Almost seven years after 2018’s A Simple Favor left one character in jail and the other with a publishing deal, we’re getting a sequel. Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick reprise their roles in this story that follows Emily’s (Lively) wedding with Stephanie (Kendrick) as her maid of honor. The film is a Prime Video exclusive.

Starring: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Allison Janney, Henry Golding

Directed By: Paul Feig

The Surfer is a psychological thriller that follows the story of a father (Nicolas Cage) who returns to his Australian hometown beach with his and son and faces off against a band of local bullies. The film was a hit with critics when it premiered at Cannes in 2024.

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon, Nicholas Cassim, Miranda Tapsell

Directed By: Lorcan Finnegan

The next chapter of the MCU follows a ragtag group of former villains and side characters who, in the absence of the Avengers, are tasked with teaming up to take down a new adversary.

Starring: Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell

Directed By: Jake Schreier

After the cult success of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Eli Craig returns with a new slasher following a father-daughter duo who move to a struggling small town whose residents are terrorized by a creepy clown named Frendo.

Starring: Katie Douglas, Aaron Abrams, Carson MacCormac, Vincent Muller

Directed By: Eli Craig

Writer-director Andrew DeYoung makes his feature debut with this unsettling comedy starring comedian Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd as new neighbors who become part of the same friend group before their newfound friendship is abruptly cut short. Think of it as the polar opposite companion piece to I Love You, Man. The film opens in limited release on May 9 and expands wide on May 23.

Starring: Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd, Kate Mara, Jack Dylan Grazer

Directed By: Andrew DeYoung

Just in time for its 25th anniversary, the Final Destination franchise is back, this time focusing on a college student whose family is targeted because her grandmother cheated death decades prior.

Starring: Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Tony Todd, Brec Bassinger, Teo Briones

Directed By: Adam B. Stein, Zach Lipovsky

Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye teams up with It Comes at Night and Waves director Trey Edward Shults for this psychological thriller that serves as a companion piece to his album of the same name.

Starring: Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan, Paul L. Davis

Directed By: Trey Edward Shults

Return to 1988 Shadyside this summer for a new Fear Street movie, based on R.L. Stine’s book series of the same name. In this adaptation of 1992’s The Prom Queen, an unlikely nominee for the titular honor emerges as her competitors begin mysteriously disappearing. This film streams as a Netflix exclusive.

Starring: Ariana Greenblatt, Ella Rubin, India Fowler, Fina Strazza

Directed By: Matt Palmer

The family favorite Disney classic returns to screens in live-action format, retelling the story of a mischievous alien who crash lands on Earth and befriends a young girl and her family.

Starring: Jason Scott Lee, Billy Magnussen, Zach Galifianakis, Tia Carrere

Directed By: Dean Fleischer-Camp

The eighth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise picks up where 2024’s Dead Reckoning left off, with Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) searching for a lost submarine that serves as the source of a dangerous, weaponized AI.

Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg

Directed By: Christopher McQuarrie

This A24 horror story revolves around a pair of siblings who enter foster care after the death of their mother and discover a horrifying secret in their new home. The film is directed by Danny and Michael Philippou, whose Talk to Me was one of the best horror films of 2023.

Starring: Sally Hawkins, Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips

Directed By: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou

The latest chapter in the now 40-plus-year-old Karate Kid saga brings together the old and the new, as Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso teams up with Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han from the 2010 version of The Karate Kid to train a new student for a tournament in New York.

Starring: Ralph Macchio, Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Joshua Jackson

Directed By: Jonathan Entwistle

Wes Anderson’s latest star-studded ensemble comedy follows a wealthy man (Benicio del Toro) and his daughter (Mia Threapleton) as they navigate the perils — both economic and life-threatening — of their family business.

Starring: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Set in the John Wick universe, specifically between Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, Ballerina stars Ana de Armas as an assassin trained by the Ruska Roma criminal organization who sets out to avenge her father’s death.

Starring: Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston

Directed By: Len Wiseman

This horror thriller from Sean Byrne (The Loved Ones, The Devil’s Candy) centers on a surfer who is kidnapped by a serial killer and taken out to sea with plans to feed her to sharks.

Starring: Hassie Harrison, Josh Heuston, Jai Courtney, Rob Carlton

Directed By: Sean Byrne

Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan tackles another Stephen King adaptation, albeit one of the author’s more uplifting tales, chronicling three chapters in the life of of an ordinary man with a touch of fantasy thrown in.

Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mark Hamill

Directed By: Mike Flanagan

The first animated film in the Predator franchise is an anthology of three stories following humans facing off against the alien hunters: a Viking, a ninja, and a World War II pilot. The film will stream exclusively on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in international markets.

Starring: Lindsay LaVanchy, Louis Ozawa, Rick Gonzalez, Michael Biehn

Directed By: Dan Trachtenberg, Joshua Wassung

After a trio of critically and commercially successful animated adaptations, the How to Train You Dragon franchise expands with a live-action remake of the first film, telling the story of a young Viking who defies his clan’s long-standing traditions by befriending a dragon.

Starring: Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, Nick Frost

Directed By: Dean DeBlois

Writer-director Celine Song follows up her acclaimed debut Past Lives with this romantic comedy about a high-profile matchmaker (Dakota Johnson) torn between a wealthy suitor (Pedro Pascal) and an ex-boyfriend (Chris Evans).

Starring: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal, Zoe Winters

Directed By: Celine Song

Danny Boyle returns to take the reins in 28 Years Later, once again collaborating with 28 Days Later writer Alex Garland. Set 28 years after the first film (of course), the story centers on a man and his son as they leave the safety of their island community and uncover secrets on the mainland.

Starring: Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams

Directed By: Danny Boyle

The latest from Pixar follows the story of Elio, an imaginative 11-year-old boy who is accidentally beamed into space and mistaken as an ambassador for Earth.

Starring: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña, Remy Edgerly, Brad Garrett

Directed By: Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina

Directed by the man who gave us the top-shelf action of Top Gun: Maverick and filmed on location at Grand Prix circuits across the world, F1 tells the story of a former Formula One driver (Brad Pitt) who is coaxed to come out of retirement to mentor a promising young rookie (Damson Idris).

Starring: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon

Directed By: Joseph Kosinski

Everyone’s favorite dancing, galloping killbot is back, as M3GAN is given an upgraded body to help take down an even more dangerous AI robot.

Starring: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald, Jenna Davis

Directed By: Gerard Johnstone

Writer-director Eva Victor also stars in her own feature debut, an award-winning comedy-drama about a young English professor coming to terms with the ways a traumatic event in her past has affected her life.

Starring: Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges, John Carroll Lynch

Directed By: Eva Victor

Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali headline this return to the Jurassic franchise as the core members of a team tasked with infiltrating the original Jurassic Park island to collect samples for a pharmaceutical company. Everything goes exactly as planned, and everyone lives happily ever after.

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend

Directed By: Gareth Edwards

James Gunn writes and directs DC’s latest iteration of the Last Son of Krypton, as David Corenswet takes on the mantle of a young Clark Kent attempting to reconcile his alien origins with his human upbringing.

Starring: David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi

Directed By: James Gunn

Ari Aster’s latest film is a modern Western set during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic that chronicles a standoff between the sheriff and mayor of a small fictional town in New Mexico.

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell

Directed By: Ari Aster

Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. reunite in this reboot-quel of the classic slasher franchise that tells the story of a group of friends who cover up their involvement in a fatal car accident, only to be terrorized by a mysterious stalker who claims to know what they did… last summer.

Starring: Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers

Directed By: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

Rihanna leads an all-star cast (and provides some new original songs) as the voice of Smurfette in this hybrid live-action/animated film that sees the Smurfs cross over into the real world when Papa Smurf is kidnapped by evil wizards Gargamel and Razamel.

Starring: Rihanna, James Corden, John Goodman, Nick Offerman

Directed By: Chris Miller

The wait is over: the Fantastic Four are finally joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and there’s no Scarlet Witch to stop them this time. Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn star as Marvel’s First Family as they square off against the planet-eating cosmic entity known as Galactus.

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn

Directed By: Matt Shakman

Adam Sandler revives his hockey goon-turned-golf-sensation for this sequel, in which an out-of-practice Happy must learn to adjust to the fact that every golfer now can hit the ball just as hard as he used to. Happy Gilmore 2 will stream exclusively on Netflix.

Starring: Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, Ben Stiller

Directed By: Kyle Newacheck

Michael Shanks earned widespread acclaim at Sundance for his feature directorial debut, a body horror thriller about a couple — played by real-life husband and wife Dave Franco and Alison Brie — who find themselves slowly merging with each other physically after they drink from a mysterious pool of water in a cave.

Starring: Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Damon Herriman, Mia Morrissey

Directed By: Michael Shanks

The Bad Guys are now Good Guys, even if not everyone is willing to believe it, but the titular team meets its match when a female gang of criminals persuades them to turn back to their life of crime for one last job.

Starring: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson

Directed By: Pierre Perifel, JP Sans

The late, great Leslie Nielsen’s iconic portrayal of the unintentionally effective detective Frank Drebin lives on in the form of Liam Neeson, who plays Frank Drebin, Jr. in this reboot (sequel?) of the police spoof franchise.

Starring: Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, CCH Pounder

Directed By: Akiva Schaffer

Taron Egerton stars in this action thriller as an ex-con who reunites with his estranged daughter and must protect her from the criminal elements on his trail.

Starring: Taron Egerton, Ana Sophia Heger, Rob Yang, John Carroll Lynch

Directed By: Nick Rowland

After more than 20 years, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reunite for a sequel to the 2003 body-switch comedy. Rosalind Chao, Chad Michael Murray, and Mark Harmon also reprise their roles from the original film, and joining them are folks like Manny Jacinto, Julia Butters, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons

Directed By: Nisha Ganatra

Zach Cregger follows up his 2022 hit Barbarian with another horror mystery with a wild premise. Julia Garner stars as an elementary school teacher who becomes the center of her town’s attention when all of the students in her class suddenly vanish without a trace one night.

Starring: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams

Directed By: Zach Cregger

Bob Odenkirk reprises his role as Hutch Mansell, the retired assassin-turned-family man, who just wants to spend some quality vacation time with his wife and kids. Unfortunately, his road trip inadvertently lands him smack dab in the middle of a criminal conspiracy, and his instincts take over.

Starring: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, John Ortiz, RZA

Directed By: Timo Tjahjanto

Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, and Halsey headline writer-director Tony Tost’s crime thriller (his feature debut) following a handful of loosely connected characters all in pursuit of a valuable, legendary shirt.

Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Zahn McClarnon, Eric Dane

Directed By: Tony Tost

The second of Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s unofficial “queer B-movie trilogy” (after Drive-Away Dolls), this crime comedy stars Margaret Qualley as a private investigator who’s tasked with looking into a suspicious car accident and ends up uncovering a whole series of criminal misadventures tied to a cult-like church.

Starring: Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, Lera Abova

Directed By: Ethan Coen

Darren Aronofsky’s latest film assembles a top-tier cast for a dark comedy about a former baseball player (Austin Butler) who struggles to survive after he inadvertently gets wrapped up in the criminal underworld of 1990s New York City.

Starring: Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith

Directed By: Darren Aronofsky

Jay Roach’s new adaptation of the 1981 novel The War of the Roses stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman as a successful and seemingly happy couple whose simmering marital issues rise to the surface when one begins to succeed while the other’s career tanks.

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney

Directed By: Jay Roach

Peter Dinklage stars in this new take on the cult classic dark comedy, in which a lowly janitor mutated by a freak accident becomes a mop-wielding vigilante.

Starring: Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Taylour Paige

Directed By: Macon Blair