July 2025 Movie Releases: From Rom-Coms to Thriller Must Watches

So, we’re finally done with June (thankfully), and despite our excitement this month for all the blockbusters that we were supposed to watch, this month has been… eh, okay. Materialists didn’t entirely deliver like we hoped it would. 28 Years Later lost the plot somewhere. Elio was cute. However, F1 was fantastic  – and once again has ignited the hope in me that blockbusters still exist in this world.

But July? July looks promising. Not “Barbenheimer” levels of culture, but hey – I think we’ve got a few heavy-hitters, and also a long-overdue return of The Fantastic Four that might finally hit the nail on the head.

Between prehistoric mayhem, emotionally confused superheroes, a Life in a …Metro spiritual sequel, and a blue Rihanna voicing Smurfette – this month is all about revisits. To genres and a childhood, and to franchises we thought were extinct or near extinction or just rebooted beyond repair. And yet, somehow they still work.

Movies Releasing in July 2025

Jurassic World: Rebirth

We’ll admit—we weren’t exactly begging for another Jurassic film after Dominion left us with existential dread (and not in the good way). But Gareth Edwards is in the director’s chair now, and the vibe is less “theme park gone rogue” and more “bio-corporate espionage in the tropics.” The setup? Scarlett Johansson as a covert op navigating mutated dinosaurs on a haunted island with Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey in tow. There’s even a six-limbed T-Rex named Distortus Rex. We’ll take it – especially for Jonathan Bailey’s slutty little glasses.

Jurassic World: Rebirth Release date: July 4

Metro…In Dino

Anurag Basu’s back in his poetic chaos era with a spiritual sequel to Life in a… Metro. This time it’s four love stories across four metros (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore), starring everyone from Konkona Sen Sharma to Pankaj Tripathi to Sara Ali Khan. Expect heartbreak, monsoon, and that signature Basu magic where the city feels more human than the humans.

Metro…In Dino Release date: July 4

Superman

This is not Cavill’s Superman, and that’s the point. David Corenswet flies in as a slightly kinder, gentler alien in a red onesie. Rachel Brosnahan is your new Lois (sharp, sarcastic, perfect), and Nicholas Hoult is playing Lex Luthor, which we’re tentatively excited for? Gunn’s clearly going for tone over testosterone, and if the trailer’s anything to go by, this might actually be the start of a DC era that doesn’t feel like emotional punishment. Can Gunn actually give us a Superman film with charm and not just trauma? We’re cautiously optimistic.

Superman Release date: July 11

I Know What You Did Last Summer

The slasher that refuses to die is back—27 years after the Tower Bay murders, with another hook-wielding maniac and a new batch of pretty people making poor life choices. Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt are back, but the question is: can Gen Z scream like it’s 1997? Or are we just here for the bloody callbacks?

I Know What You Did Last Summer Release date: July 11

Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan

Vikrant Massey plays a blind musician who meets Shanaya Kapoor (in her debut) on a train, and they fall into that quietly aching, wordless kind of love that Indian cinema used to do so well. Directed by Santosh Singh, it’s an old-school romance dressed in new-age skin. Could be this month’s surprise charmer.

Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan Release date: July 11

Maalik

Rajkummar Rao is a gangster. That’s really all you need to know. Rao is joined by Prosenjit Chatterjee and Manushi Chhillar, and while the plot’s under wraps, it’s giving Gangs of Wasseypur meets Inside Edge energy. The movie is also rooted in social issues.

Maalik Movie Release date: July 11

Tanvi: The Great

Fresh off a buzzy Cannes premiere, Anupam Kher’s return to directing tells the story of Tanvi Raina—a woman with autism who sets out to fulfil her late army father’s dream of saluting the flag at Siachen. Iain Glen (yes, Game of Thrones’ Jorah) is also in this. Early reviews call it “unusual and moving” and “deeply humane.” Could be this year’s sleeper Oscar hopeful. Or at least a film with a lot of heart.

Tanvi: The Great Release date: July 18

Smurfs

Blue is the warmest colour—again. Rihanna voices (and produces) a musical Smurfs reboot where Papa Smurf’s been kidnapped, and Smurfette leads the rescue mission to the real world. It’s chaotic, it’s meta, and the cast list is so wild it feels like an AI hallucination (Octavia Spencer, Daniel Levy, Nick Offerman, Sandra Oh, and Jimmy Kimmel?).

Smurfs Release date: July 18

Fantastic Four: First Steps

Marvel hits the soft reset button (again) with a retro-futuristic reboot of the Fantastic Four, starring Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby in 60s tech aesthetics. No origin story this time (thank god). Just straight into world-saving action featuring Galactus and the Silver Surfer. This could be the most fresh Marvel movie in a long while. We’re hoping for Gunn to deliver some Guardians Vol. 1 energy.

Fantastic Four: First Steps Release date: July 25