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As movie theater prices continue to increase (let’s not even talk about those concessions), we know it can be tough to figure out which movies to spend your hard-earned money on. With that in mind, here’s a handy calendar of some of the most noteworthy titles coming in 2025 so you can budget and plan accordingly.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
(2025)
Release Date: December 5, 2025
Director: Emma Tammi
Starring: Elizabeth Lail, Josh Hutcherson, Matthew Lillard, Piper Rubio
Come one, come all: Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza is reopening its doors for a Five Nights at Freddy’s sequel. Based on the titular superhit video game, and following the trend of video game movies, the hauntingly familiar animatronics are reawakening for their second round of frights. The first installment raked in upwards of $80 million in its box office run and saw record numbers on Peacock during its streaming release for Blumhouse — all despite poor reviews — making a second film a no-brainer for the studio.
Fackham Hall
(2025)
Release Date: December 5, 2025
Director: Jim O’Hanlon
Starring: Damian Lewis, Katherine Waterston, Thomasin McKenzie, Tom Felton
When a new porter forms an unlikely connection with the youngest daughter of the esteemed Davenport family, his arrival coincides with a disastrous wedding that threatens to unravel the family’s prim-and-proper façade. Think Downton Abbey meets The Favourite, with a twist.
Jay Kelly
(2025)
Release Date: December 5, 2025
Director: Noah Baumbach
Starring: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern
Jay Kelly, the latest film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famed movie star Jay Kelly (George Clooney) and his loyal manager Ron (Adam Sandler) on a press tour throughout Europe. Both men confront the choices that shaped their lives. Thoughtful, funny, and bittersweet, critics haave praised Baumbach for his newest feature.
Release Date: December 12, 2025
Director: Rian Johnson
Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington
The Knives Out franchise welcomes a new mystery, starring Daniel Craig as the famous detective Benoit Blanc. While not much is known about the plot, this film has been titled as the detective’s most dangerous case yet. The film will also feature new faces, including Josh O’Connor.
Ella McCay
(2025)
Release Date: December 12, 2025
Director: James L. Brooks
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Ayo Edebiri, Jack Lowden
Ella McCay will bring viewers to Rhode Island in this James Brooks film starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Mackey, and Woody Harrelson. This comedy centers on a politician who becomes the Ocean State’s next governor and has to balance her new job and personal life.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
(2025)
Release Date: December 19, 2025
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, David Thewlis, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Yeoh, Oona Chaplin
The third film of the Avatar franchise brings audiences back to Pandora and the Na’vi, this time with new biomes and new clans. The “Ash People” will represent fire and depict Na’vi who are not as kind as those we’ve seen before. New additions to the cast include Michelle Yeoh, playing human scientist Dr. Karina Mogue, and Oona Chaplin, playing the villain Na’vi Varang. Avatar 3 follows on the heels of the box office juggernaut Avatar: The Way of Water, and the first act of the fourth film has also already been shot.
Release Date: December 19, 2025
Director: Derek Drymon
Starring: Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Brian Doyle-Murray, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Mr. Lawrence, Carolyn Lawrence
SpongeBob SquarePants and friends are coming back to the big screen. The fourth movie centers on SpongeBob’s adventures in the deep sea, facing the ghost of the Flying Dutchman. The original SpongeBob SquarePants TV series has been running since 1999 and is currently in its 14th season.
The Housemaid
(2025)
Release Date: December 25, 2025
Director: Paul Feig
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone
Paul Feig’s latest film is a psychological thriller based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Freida McFadden. Sydney Sweeney stars as a struggling woman who finds work as a housemaid for an affluent couple (Amanda Seyfried and It Ends with Us‘ Brandon Sklenar), only to discover her new employers may harbor some dark secrets. In other words, perfect Christmas Day viewing.
Marty Supreme
(2025)
Release Date: December 25, 2025
Director: Josh Safdie
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Odessa A’zion, Gwyneth Paltrow
Josh Safdie’s sports drama stars Timothée Chalamet as Marty Reisman, the renowned Table Tennis player who, at 22, won five bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships. Aside from his successful career, Reisman faced numerous tribulations throughout his life. Along will Chalamet, Odessa A’zion and Gwyneth Paltrow bring this story to life.
Anaconda
(2025)
Release Date: December 25, 2025
Director: Tom Gormican
Starring: Steve Zahn, Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Daniela Melchior, Thandiwe Newton, Selton Mello
The giant man-eating snake returns to screens in this cheeky update of the 1997 film that starred Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube. While the original was a horror movie, the 2025 version will flip the story on its head to retell it as a comedy while still honoring its horror roots.
The Testament of Ann Lee
(2025)
Release Date: December 25, 2025
Director: Mona Fastvoid
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman
Amanda Seyfried stars as Ann Lee, the founding leader of the Shaker Movement who was declared the female Christ by her followers. The film chronicles her creation of a utopian community defined by worship through song and dance. Already earning a Certified Fresh score of 90%, The Testament of Ann Lee is being hailed as one of the year’s most powerful historical dramas.
In The Grey
(2025)
Release Date: TBD
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill, Eiza Gonzalez, Rosamund Pike, Fisher Stevens
Jake Gyllenhaal, hot off Prime Video’s Road House, repurposes the tough-guy attitude in a new action thriller directed by Guy Ritchie. Gyllenhall previously starred in Ritchie’s war thriller, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, and will team up with Henry Cavill and Eiza Gonzalez, who reunite after Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Together, the three form a gang of badasses determined to rescue billions stolen from them.
