This winter's best movies: A guide to new cinema releases

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There's nothing quite like watching a movie on the big screen, sinking into a cosy cinema seat with supersized popcorn and soft drink, especially on a chilly winter day when you're ready to escape the cold. Whether you're on a first date, catching up with friends, or enjoying a fun family outing, experience the magic of the movies and book your tickets now.

From adrenaline-pumping action to laugh-out-loud comedies, heartwarming dramas, and kid-friendly flicks, there’s something for everyone. Check out our top picks for the must-see movie releases this winter 2025.

Final Destination Bloodlines - 16 May
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - 22 May
Lilo & Stitch - 22 May
Karate Kid: Legends - 5 June
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina - 5 June
The Great Lillian Hall - 5 June
Materialists - 12 June
28 Years Later - 19 June
Elio - 19 June
F1 The Movie - 21 June
Jurassic World: Rebirth - 3 July
Smurfs - 10 July
Superman - 10 July
I Know What You Did Last Summer - 17 July
Bride Hard - 17 July
The Fantastic Four: First Steps - 24 July
Freakier Friday - 7 August
The Life of Chuck - 21 August

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Kid's day out

Disney's Lilo & Stitch - in cinemas from 22 May

A live-action remake of Disney's animated classic 'Lilo and Stitch'.

Karate Kid: Legends - 5 June

Daniel arrives in Beijing, where Mr. Han has been seeking him out. Han has a new protege, Li Fong. The two mentors must collaborate to instruct Li Fong, but it remains to be seen if their instructional approaches will be compatible.

Elio - in cinemas from 19 June

For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers—in Disney and Pixar's all-new movie "Elio," the universe calls back! The original feature film introduces Elio, an underdog with an active imagination who finds himself inadvertently beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide. Mistakenly identified as Earth's ambassador to the rest of the universe, and completely unprepared for that kind of pressure, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, survive a series of formidable trials and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.

Smurfs - in cinemas from 10 July

When Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette (Rihanna) leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe. SMURFS features an all-star voice cast including Rihanna, James Corden, and Daniel Levy.

Have a laugh

Materialists - in cinemas 12 June

A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.

Bride Hard - in cinemas 17 July

When a mercenary group takes a lavish wedding hostage, they have no idea what they are in for as the Maid of Honor is actually a secret agent ready to rain hell-fire upon anyone who would ruin her best friend's wedding.

Freakier Friday - in cinemas 7 August

In the film, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman. The story picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.

Must-see drama

The Great Lillian Hall - in cinemas 5 June

Lillian Hall, a Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in the rehearsals her confidence is challenged. People and events conspire to take away her ability to do what she loves most.

Catch all the action

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - in cinemas from - 22 May

Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

From the World of John Wick: Ballerina - In cinemas from 5 June

Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, the film follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma. BALLERINA is directed by Len Wiseman and stars Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Norman Reedus, with Ian McShane, and Keanu Reeves.

F1 The Movie - in cinemas 21 June

The highly anticipated Formula 1® racing feature stars Brad Pitt as a former driver who returns to Formula 1®, alongside Damson Idris as his teammate at APXGP, a fictional team on the grid.

Superman - in cinemas 10 July

Follows the titular superhero as he reconciles his heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way in a world that views this as old-fashioned.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps - in cinemas 24 July

Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro- futuristic world, Marvel Studios' "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" introduces Marvel's First Family-Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they face their most daunting challenge yet.

Sit on the edge of your seat

28 Years Later - in cinemas 19 June

Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award®-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new story set in the world created by 28 Days Later. It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

Jurassic World: Rebirth - in cinemas 3 July

Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the planet's ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind. Academy Award® nominee Johansson plays skilled covert operations expert Zora Bennett, contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world's three most massive dinosaurs.