Yahoo Lifestyle 34 New Movies Coming Out This Summer That You'll Actually Want To See
Summer is almost here, and many must-see movies come with it. From seriously sexy rom-coms to terrifically terrifying thrillers and inspiring indies, here are 34 films coming out from June through August that you'll definitely want to put on your radar:
1.Hit Man
Glen Powell stars in and cowrote this comedy thriller about Gary Johnson, a "fake hit man" with a successful side hustle catching people soliciting murder-for-hire requests. However, things go awry when he falls for Madison (Adria Arjona), who wants her husband dead.
Starring: Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Retta, Sanjay Rao, and Molly Bernard
Release date: June 7 on Netflix
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2.Bad Boys: Ride or Die
The ride isn't over for detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence). In this fourth film in the series, the two Bad Boys avenge their captain, Conrad Howard (Joe Pantoliano), after he's accused of being involved in a criminal enterprise following his death.
Starring: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence
Release date: June 7 in theaters
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3.The Watchers
Director Ishana Night Shyamalan, M. Night Shyamalan's daughter, makes her feature debut by continuing the family knack for horror films. In The Watchers, Mina (Dakota Fanning) is trapped with three individuals in an isolated home deep in Western Ireland's dense forests. The task is simple: survive a bewildering force holding them hostage.
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Olwen Fouéré, Oliver Finnegan, and Georgina Campbell
Release date: June 7 in theaters
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4.Tuesday
Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays a mother caretaking for her ill daughter when a talking bird arrives to usher her daughter through death in this film about grief and enduring love.
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Lola Petticrew
Release date: June 14 in theaters
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5.Firebrand
Alicia Vikander is Catherine Parr, King Henry VIII's sixth and final wife. In Firebrand, Henry (played by Jude Law) becomes increasingly skeptical of his latest wife's allegiance to his throne just as she becomes increasingly skeptical of his volatile ruling.
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Sam Riley, Simon Russell Beale, Erin Doherty, and Eddie Marsan
Release date: June 14 in theaters
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6.Inside Out 2
Riley's emotions are back with a new battle: surviving life as a teenage girl. In this sequel to the hit 2015 Pixar film about anthropomorphized emotions, Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Tony Hale, replacing Bill Hader), Disgust (Liza Lapira, replacing Mindy Kaling), Anger (Lewis Black), and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) are unprepared for the arrival of new emotions coming as Riley grows up: Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser), and Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos).
Starring: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Liza Lapira, Maya Hawke, Ayo Edebiri, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser, Paula Pell, June Squibb, John Ratzenberger, Diane Lane, Yvette Nicole Brown, Ron Funches, and Kyle MacLachlan
Release date: June 14 in theaters
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7.Trigger Warning
Jessica Alba stars as Parker, a Special Forces soldier who must return home after her father unexpectedly dies. While attempting to understand what happened to him, Parker soon finds herself at odds with a local gang and needs to use her force training in her personal life.
Starring: Jessica Alba, Gabrielle Brasso, Mark Webber, Jake Weary, Tone Bell, and Anthony Michael Hall.
Release date: June 21 on Netflix (A trailer is not yet available.)
8.Kinds of Kindness
Fresh off her Best Actress Oscar win for Poor Things, Emma Stone has reunited for a third time with director Yorgos Lanthimos for this triptych film with a stellar cast. Yorgos first directed Emma in the 2018 film The Favourite.
Starring: Emma Stone, Joe Alwyn, Hunter Schafer, Willem Dafoe, Mamoudou Athie, Hong Chau, Margaret Qualley, and Jesse Plemons
Release date: June 21 in theaters
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9.The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders is finally hitting theaters six months after it was initially slated to be released in December 2023 but pushed back amid the SAG-AFTRA strike. Austin Butler and Tom Hardy star in this drama about a 1960s motorcycle gang and their family members in the Chicago area as the group of bikers turns from a community effort to a crime organization over the course of a decade.
Starring: Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Norman Reedus, and Mike Faist
Release date: June 21 in theaters
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10.Fancy Dance
Lily Gladstone stars as Jax, a woman determined to figure out what happened to her missing sister while simultaneously caring for her niece Roki (Isabel DeRoy-Olson). The stakes are raised when Roki is placed under the care of Jax's father, Frank (Shea Whigham), resulting in Jax secretly bringing Roki to an upcoming powwow against her father's wishes.
Starring: Lily Gladstone, Isabel DeRoy-Olson, Shea Whigham, Crystle Lightning, and Ryan Begay
Release date: June 21 in select theaters, June 28 on Apple TV+
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11.Janet Planet
In this directorial debut by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker, a young girl growing up in western Massachusetts must contend with who exactly her mother is to her after three people enter their world during the summer of 1991.
Starring: Julianne Nicholson, Zoe Ziegler, Sophie Okonedo, Will Patton, and Elias Koteas
Release date: June 21 in theaters
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12.Thelma
June Squibb is an action star! Thelma (played by June) is a grandmother determined to get her revenge...and money back after...she fell for scammers pretending to be her grandson Danny (Fred Hechinger).
Starring: June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Parker Posey, Clark Gregg, and Richard Roundtree
Release date: June 21 in theaters
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13.Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1
Kevin Costner takes the reigns as director, cowriter, and star in his first of a four-part epic about the American West during the Civil War. It's his first directorial effort since the 2003 film Open Range.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jamie Campbell Bower, Will Patton, Ella Hunt, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Isabelle Fuhrman, Luke Wilson, Danny Huston, and Tatanka Means
Release date: June 28 in theaters
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14.A Quiet Place: Day One
As its title suggests, A Quiet Place: Day One chronicles the deadly and world-changing arrival of fearsome aliens who can detect even the slightest sounds. While A Quiet Place and its sequel chronicled a family trying to stay alive following the attack, Day One follows Sam (Lupita Nyong'o) and Eric (Joseph Quinn) on the day of the invasion in New York.
Starring: Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, and Djimon Hounsou
Release date: June 28 in theaters
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15.A Family Affair
The stars of the 2012 film The Paperboy, Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron, are back together in this Netflix rom-com about a woman (played by Nicole) who finds herself romantically tangled up with her daughter's boss, a movie star (played by Zac). Joey King plays Nicole's daughter.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, and Joey King
Release date: June 28 on Netflix (A trailer is not yet available.)
16.Despicable Me 4
In the latest installment of the Despicable Me franchise, a domestic Gru (Steve Carell) must deal with raising kids all while the villainous Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell) is fresh out of prison and hellbent on getting revenge.
Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Sofía Vergara, Will Ferrell, Stephen Colbert, Chloe Fineman, Joey King, Dana Gaier, Madison Polan, and Miranda Cosgrove
Release date: July 3 in theaters
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17.MaXXXine
Mia Goth is back as Maxine. The third film in the X franchise finds Maxine determined to make it in 1985 Hollywood amid the Night Stalker's terrifying killing spree.
Starring: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan, Moses Sumney, Halsey, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Kevin Bacon, and Giancarlo Esposito
Release date: July 5 in theaters
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18.Fly Me to the Moon
In this Space Race rom-com, Scarlett Johansson plays a marketing exec hired to help NASA sell the country on space exploration while simultaneously falling for the program's debonair director, played by Channing Tatum.
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Ray Romano, Jim Rash, Anna Garcia, Nick Dillenburg, Noah Robbins, Christian Zuber, and Woody Harrelson
Release date: July 12 in theaters, on Apple TV+ at a later date
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19.Longlegs
An FBI agent (Maika Monroe) finds herself way in over her head and dealing with the occult while investigating a serial killer (Nicolas Cage).
Starring: Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage
Release date: July 12 in theaters
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20.Sing Sing
Colman Domingo stars as a man serving 25 years to life in prison who transforms himself through a theater program at the Sing Sing correctional facility in New York. The film is based on the real Rehabilitation Through the Arts initiative and features alumni of the program.
Starring: Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San José, and Paul Raci
Release date: July 12 in select theaters, August nationwide
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21.My Spy: The Eternal City
Dave Bautista and Chloe Coleman are back in the sequel to the family-friendly action 2020 film My Spy. This time, J.J. (Dave Bautista) and his stepdaughter Sophie (Chloe Coleman) are pulled into another mission while on her high school trip to Italy.
Starring: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Anna Faris, Craig Robinson, Kristen Schaal, and Ken Jeong
Release date: July 18 on Prime Video (A trailer is not yet available.)
22.Find Me Falling
Harry Connick Jr. and Agni Scott star in this Netflix rom-com about a down-on-his-luck rockstar who decides to flee to Cyprus to escape his life. While there, he crosses paths with a former lover.
Starring: Harry Connick Jr. and Agni Scott
Release Date: July 19 on Netflix (A trailer is not yet available.)
23.Twisters
There are twins! In this sequel to the smash hit 1996 film Twister starring Helen Hunt and the late Bill Paxton, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell are the modern-day tornado chasers. This time, what starts as a mission to track a cyclone intensifies as they realize two tornadoes are converging.
Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, and Brandon Perea
Release date: July 19 in theaters
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24.Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) & Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) are officially in the MCU. The latest film in the Deadpool franchise finds the wise-cracking superhero teaming up with the downtrodden X-Man. But Wolverine isn't the only X-Men character caught up in Marvel's world. Emma Corrin appears as the supervillain Cassandra Nova.
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Matthew Macfadyen, and Morena Baccarin
Release date: July 26 in theaters
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25.Cuckoo
Hunter Schafer plays an American teenager who becomes stuck in a nightmare while working the front desk at a German resort.
Starring: Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, and Jessica Henwick
Release date: August 2 in theaters
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26.Borderlands
Borderlands is the latest video game to get the movie treatment. Death Wish and Thanksgiving director Eli Roth is behind the film which follows Lilith (Cate Blanchett) leading a rowdy team in pursuit of finding a treasure trove.
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Edgar Ramírez, Gina Gershon, Florian Munteanu, and Ariana Greenblatt
Release date: August 9 in theaters
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27.It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover's blockbuster novel has been adapted into a highly anticipated film starring Blake Lively as Lily and Justin Baldoni as Ryle. The film, which is sure to be a hit with BookTok, follows a flower shop owner who contends with her once-sweet partner's dark side just as her childhood love comes back around.
Starring: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, and Brandon Sklenar
Release date: August 9 in theaters
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28.The Instigators
Road House director Doug Liman is back with his second movie this year. In The Instigators, Rory (Matt Damon), Cobby (Ben Affleck), and Rory's therapist (Hong Chau) are on the run after the two men fumble a heist.
Starring: Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, and Hong Chau
Release date: August 9 on Apple TV+ (A trailer is not yet available.)
29.Trap
Josh Hartnett plays the perfect dad taking his daughter to see her favorite pop star in concert, but his fears skyrocket as soon as he realizes the concert is a trap to catch a serial killer. But it's not just his daughter and the concertgoers whose lives are in danger. So is his. Because, as the trailer makes you wonder, could he be the killer?
Starring: Josh Hartnett and Ariel Donoghue
Release date: August 9 in theaters
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30.Jackpot
In this high-action comedy, Katie (Awkwafina) must survive a new contest after she ends up with a winning lottery ticket, except she must fend off foes who want to (and can kill her, per the program rules) for the jackpot. Luckily, she's got a jackpot protector in Noel (John Cena).
Starring: Awkwafina, John Cena, and Simu Liu
Release date: August 15 on Prime Video (A trailer is not yet available.)
31.The Union
Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg are the latest stars of an action rom-com in this Netflix film about former high school sweethearts immersed in a European intelligence mission.
Starring: Halle Berry, Mark Wahlberg, Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and J.K. Simmons
Release date: August 16 on Netflix (A trailer is not yet available.)
32.Alien: Romulus
The seventh entry in the Alien franchise is set after the first film and before Aliens. It follows a group of space colonizers whose trip to an old space station results in an unforeseen and definitely unfavorable encounter with an extraterrestrial.
Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Archie Renaux, David Jonsson, and Isabela Merced
Release date: August 16 in theaters
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33.Blink Twice
Formally titled Pussy Island, Blink Twice is Zoë Kravitz's highly anticipated directorial debut, not the least bit because she met her fiancé Channing Tatum after casting him in a lead role. Channing plays Slater King, a captivating yet mysterious tech mogul who invites Frida (Naomi Ackie) and her friend (Alia Shawkat) to one of his notorious island vacations. But the fun only lasts so long for Frida when she starts to wonder if something more sinister is occurring on the island.
Starring: Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Alia Shawkat, Christian Slater, Adria Arjona, Simon Rex, Kyle MacLachlan, and Geena Davis
Release date: August 23 in theaters
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34.Finally, The Crow
Bill Skarsgård is the latest actor to take up the mantle of the undead musician Eric, aka The Crow. The film tells the origin story of Eric pursuing revenge for his and his girlfriend Shelly (FKA Twigs)'s murders. Notably, the film is a reimagining of James O’Barr's 1989 graphic novel of the same, which also inspired a 1994 film starring the late Brandon Lee.
Starring: Bill Skarsgård, FKA Twigs, and Danny Huston
Release date: August 23 in theaters
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