July is a month all about rebirths, revitalisation, and returning to dormant series. Two films releasing this month are holding a lot on their shoulders for Marvel and DC as well.
Both the release of Superman and Jurassic World: Rebirth aim to breathe fresh life into characters and worlds that haven’t had a great entry in their last cinematic appearances. Zack Snyder’s DC Universe and Man of Steel left fans looking for something more, while Jurassic World: Dominion wasn’t the ‘dinosaurs take over the world’ success story many were hoping for when that film was released. And in recent stories of films that didn’t live up to expectations, there’s nothing more in that box than the release of 2015’s Fantastic Four, which was supposed to set up a new series of films but never progressed beyond an abysmal box office and critical response. The Fantastic Four: First Steps now has a lot to live up to as it also brings Marvel’s first family into the MCU. For horror fans, July is also getting a new addition to the dormant I Know What You Did Last Summer series. Going for the same treatment that Scream received, I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) is both a sequel to the first two films as well as a reboot, introducing new characters.
Here are all the new films coming to Australian cinemas in June 2025.
JULY 3
Jurassic World Rebirth
Five years post-Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough.
Lovesick
Zijie, a rebellious teenager, stumbles upon the unexpected perks of being mistaken for terminally ill. Intrigued by the attention and freedom, he chooses to play along, embracing a carefree “lying flat” lifestyle. His act soon draws the concern of Yezi, a straight-A classmate with a mysterious warmth. As Zijie’s deception deepens, the lies spiral out of control. Just when he’s on the verge of being exposed, a twist turns everything upside down—Yezi is the one truly battling a terminal illness. Bound by secrets and a ticking clock, the faker and the genuinely ill set off on a heartfelt mission: to check off each other’s bucket lists before time runs out.
The Shrouds
Karsh, an innovative businessman and grieving widower, builds a device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud.
The Wolves Always Come at Night
Davaa and Zaya are a young nomadic couple in the vast Bayanhongor region of Mongolia who are in the throes of animal birthing season when a seismic event suddenly changes their lives. They are forced to migrate afar but are haunted by their past lives.
What About Sal?
With his mother dying of lung cancer, Sal, who has Down Syndrome, embarks on a journey to find his father: a rock band singer that his mother had a one-night stand with 30 years ago.
JULY 5
Smurfs (2025)
When Papa Smurf is taken by evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission to the real world to save him.
Superman (2025)
Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.
JULY 11
Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story
Abraham van Helsing moves his two sons to the United States in an attempt to escape their past.
JULY 17
Friendship (2025)
A suburban dad falls hard for his charismatic new neighbour.
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
A group of friends is terrorised by a stalker who knows about a gruesome incident from their past.
The Divine Sarah Bernhardt
1915, Sarah Bernhardt is the world’s first star. Free. Modern. Divine. Eccentric. Visionary… Between legend and fantasy, Sarah Bernhardt tells us the love story that marked her life.
JULY 24
Bambi: The Reckoning
After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother.
Four Letters of Love
Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it? As ghosts, fate and the sheer power of true love pull them together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart.
Holy Cow
Totone and his band of friends, local barflies, spend most of their summer scouring the Jura dances. Following the sudden death of his cheese-making father, Totone suddenly finds himself responsible for his seven-year-old sister, and must find a way to earn a living. With his friends, he sets out to make the best Comté cheese, one that will win him the gold medal at the agricultural competition and 30,000 euros.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.
JULY 25
House on Eden
A team of paranormal investigators encounters a malevolent presence in a remote, abandoned house.
The Home
A troubled man starts working at a retirement home and realises its residents and caretakers harbor sinister secrets.
JULY 31
Bride Hard
When a mercenary group takes a lavish wedding hostage, they have no idea what they are in for as the Maid of Honour is actually a secret agent ready to rain hell-fire upon anyone who would ruin her best friend’s wedding.
The Friend
When a solitary writer adopts and bonds with a Great Dane that belonged to a late friend, she begins to come to terms with her past and her own creative inner life.
The Stolen Painting (Le Tableau volé)
André Masson, specialist in modern art, receives a letter according to which a painting by Egon Schiele had been discovered in Mulhouse. He finds that the work has been missing since 1939. This discovery puts his career in danger.
Together (2025)
With a move to the countryside already testing the limits of a couple’s relationship, a supernatural encounter begins an extreme transformation of their love, their lives, and their flesh.
When Fall is Coming (When Autumn Falls)
Michelle, a retiree in Burgundy, expects her grandson Lucas but a mistake ruins her plans. Her friend Marie-Claude’s son is released from prison, reviving Michelle’s purpose.
What films are you most excited to see in cinemas this month? Let me know in the comments section below.
Is there anything missing from this list? If so, let me know, and I’ll add it!
You can also check out what’s coming to streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, and more on our ‘What’s Streaming’ page.
[Descriptions & cinema dates gathered from Flicks.com.au & IMDB]
