Here Are All Of The Movies Coming To Theaters (And Streaming) This Summer That You Won't Want To Miss
The warm (and somewhat sweaty) embrace of summer is here, which means some absolutely incredible movies are coming to theaters and premiering on streaming! With that in mind, we rounded up 38 films premiering in summer 2023 (aka May 2023 through August 2023) that you're not going to want to miss! Ready? I sure hope so! Here we go:
1.Hypnotic
Robert Rodriguez's new action-thriller sees a hardened detective forced to team up with a psychic in order to track down his missing daughter.
Starring: Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, J. D. Pardo, Hala Finley, Dayo Okeniyi, Jeff Fahey, Jackie Earle Haley, and William Fichtner.
When it premiered: May 12 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
2.Knights of the Zodiac
Based on the manga Saint Seiya by Masami Kurumada, this action-packed fantasy follows an orphan as he taps into his powers and embraces his destiny to protect a reincarnated goddess sent to Earth.
Starring: Mackenyu, Famke Janssen, Madison Iseman, Diego Tinoco, Mark Dacascos, Nick Stahl, and Sean Bean.
When it premiered: May 12 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
3.Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me
Netflix's new documentary paints a humanizing portrait of Vickie Lynn Hogan — better known to the public as Anna Nicole Smith — documenting her rise to fame as well as her tragic death.
Starring: Anna Nicole Smith
When it premiered: May 16 on Netflix
You can watch the trailer here:
4.Fast X
Cars! Lost of cars, I assume! Fast cars! Some slow ones, too, maybe! Also! The cast! Of this movie! Is wild!
Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Jason Momoa, John Cena, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Brie Larson, Alan Ritchson, Daniela Melchior, Scott Eastwood, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, and Rita Moreno.
When it premieres: May 19 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
5.White Men Can't Jump
A remake of the 1992 classic, the film sees two seemingly opposite boys use their basketball skills to hustle for extra cash and, over time, discover they're not exactly the "opposites" they imagined they were.
Starring: Sinqua Walls, Jack Harlow, Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, Vince Staples, Myles Bullock, and Lance Reddick.
When it premieres: May 19 on Hulu
You can watch the trailer here:
6.The Little Mermaid
I don't know when (I do, it's May 26). I don't know how (I do, Disney made it). But I know this REBOOT IS COMING OUT NOW.
WATCH AND YOU'LL SEE.
ARIEL WILL BE.
PART OF YOUR WORLDDD.
Starring: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy.
When it premieres: May 26 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
7.About My Father
Based loosely on comedian Sebastian Maniscalco's real life, the film documents the story of Maniscalco's relationship with his traditional Italian immigrant father — played here by the iconic Robert De Niro.
Starring: Sebastian Maniscalco, Robert De Niro, Leslie Bibb, Anders Holm, David Rasche, and Kim Cattrall.
When it premieres: May 26 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
8.Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
They're alien car-things that turn into big robots! And fight! That's about it! Also, more importantly — when I was little — I thought the theme song said "Transformers: Robots in the Skies" rather than "Transformers: Robots in Disguise," so imagine my fear as a toddler that giant robots were just going to fall on me from the ether!
Starring: Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Vélez, Tobe Nwigwe, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Colman Domingo, Cristo Fernández, Tongayi Chirisa, Peter Cullen, John DiMaggio, and David Sobolov.
When it premieres: May 26 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
9.You Hurt My Feelings
The iconic Julia Louis-Dreyfus graces our big screens once again in this comedy-drama following a quiet, codependent couple's relationship after it's challenged by a betrayal.
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins, Arian Moayed, and Jeannie Berlin.
When it premieres: May 26 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
10.The Wrath of Becky
A sequel to the 2020 action flick Becky, this film sees the titular character forced back into violence when her quarters are once again broken into, forcing her to defend not only herself, but her loved ones.
Starring: Lulu Wilson and Seann William Scott.
When it premieres: May 26 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
11.Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man! Spider-Man! Does whatever a Spider-Man can! Shoots his web! Other things! I don't know the rest of the song! La, la, la! Slide to the left! Take it back now, y'all! One hop this time!
Starring: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, Karan Soni, Jason Schwartzman, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Greta Lee, Rachel Dratch, Jorma Taccone, Shea Whigham, and Oscar Isaac.
When it premieres: June 2 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
12.The Boogeyman
An adaptation of one of Stephen King's short stories, this spooky tale sees two young sisters recovering from the death of their mother, when they are suddenly confronted with a terrifying entity.
Starring: Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, Vivien Lyra Blair, and David Dastmalchian.
When it premieres: June 2 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
13.Flamin’ Hot
Based on the memoir A Boy, a Burrito and a Cookie: From Janitor to Executive by Richard Montañez, this movie follows Montañez — who was a janitor for Frito-Lay — as he claims to have invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
Starring: Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, and Tony Shalhoub.
When it premieres: June 9 on Hulu and Disney+
You can watch the trailer here:
14.The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
After the tragic murder of her brother, a young woman embarks on a mission to prove that death isn't final — rather, it's a disease to be cured. However, when her experiments have unwanted consequences, things take a horrifying turn.
Starring: Laya DeLeon Hayes, Chad L. Coleman, and Denzel Whitaker.
When it premieres: June 9 in theaters, on demand, and on digital
You can watch the trailer here:
15.The Flash
I mean, if you see this for anything — see it for Michael Keaton as Batman again.
Starring: Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, and Michael Keaton.
When it premieres: June 16 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
16.Elemental
The concept of "opposites attract" is put to a very literal test in Pixar's newest rom-com, which sees a world where elements live together — but not always in harmony.
Starring: Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O'Hara, Mason Wertheimer, Joe Pera, and Matt Yang King.
When it premieres: June 16 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
17.The Blackening
A comedy-horror that seeks to interrogate horror tropes, this film follows an all-Black group of friends staying in a cabin in the woods as they're stalked by a killer.
Starring: Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharoah, and Yvonne Orji.
When it premieres: June 16 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
18.Asteroid City
In Wes Anderson's latest quirkiness-fest, a Junior Stargazer convention in 1955 is interrupted by an absurd sequence of events. Also, this cast, though?!
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Steve Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, and Jeff Goldblum.
When it premieres: June 16 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
19.Extraction 2
A sequel to the 2020 film, mercenary Tyler Rake is back for another dangerous mission after being assumed dead in the first installment.
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani, Adam Bessa, Olga Kurylenko, Daniel Bernhardt, and Tinatin Dalakishvili.
When it premieres: June 16 on Netflix
You can watch the trailer here:
20.No Hard Feelings
In J. Law's return to our big screens, she plays a woman facing bankruptcy who answers an odd ad placed by parents who are hoping to find their awkward-but-gifted teenage son a social life.
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, Natalie Morales, Scott MacArthur, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
When it premieres: June 23 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
21.Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
The hat-wearin', whip-snappin', Nazi-punchin' action hero is back again, teaming up with his goddaughter to track down an ancient artifact.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore, and Mads Mikkelsen.
When it premieres: June 30 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
22.Insidious: The Red Door
Have you found yourself thinking lately, "Hmmm, it's been a while since I had a horrifying nightmare! I could go for one of those!" Might I suggest 1) therapy, and 2) going to see the latest entry in the Insidious-verse, which sees the original cast return to face a whole new host of terrors!
Starring: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Hiam Abbass, Sinclair Daniel, Andrew Astor, and Rose Byrne.
When it premieres: July 7 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
23.Joy Ride
A group of childhood friends come together to travel across China in order to find one of their birth mothers. Anyway, as a massive fan of Stephanie Hsu, I will go to see absolutely anything she's in, so count! Me! In!
Starring: Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu.
When it premieres: July 7 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
24.Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Do you love to watch Tom Cruise run like a maniac while repeatedly almost dying doing wild stunts? Boy, do I have a movie for you!
Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Pom Klementieff, and Henry Czerny.
When it premieres: July 12 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
25.Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan's newest film — which I've been referring to as "Not Barbie" — documents the life of Robert Oppenheimer, the man credited as "The Father of the Atomic Bomb" (which is a sick nickname, TBH. Sounds like the title of a Fall Out Boy song).
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, Josh Hartnett, and Kenneth Branagh.
When it premieres: July 21 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
26.Barbie
WHAT COULD I POSSIBLY SAY THAT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN SAID?! JUST SEE IT. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO. I CAN'T WAIT. I PLAN TO MOVE INTO A MOVIE THEATER AND WATCH THIS FOR HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS AND—
Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Sharon Rooney, Dua Lipa, Nicola Coughlan, Ana Cruz Kayne, Ritu Arya, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, Scott Evans, Ncuti Gatwa, Connor Swindells, Michael Cera, Helen Mirren, Jamie Demetriou, Emerald Fennell, and Will Ferrell.
When it premieres: July 21 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
27.They Cloned Tyrone
An unlikely trio find themselves wrapped up in a government conspiracy as a result of a series on unfortunate events.
Starring: John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, Kiefer Sutherland, and Jamie Foxx.
When it premieres: July 21 on Netflix
You can watch the trailer here:
28.Cobweb
A young boy is haunted by a strange noise coming from his walls, but his parents insist it's all in his head. However, discoveries lead the boy to realize that it may be his own parents he can't trust.
Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman, and Antony Starr.
When it premieres: July 21 in theaters
[There is currently no trailer available for this film, but we will update this post once there is!]
29.Haunted Mansion
After moving into a [INSERT TITLE OF MOVIE], a mother and son must recruit a mismatched crew of experts to aid them in exorcising the unruly spirits from their new home.
Starring: LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon, Dan Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jared Leto.
When it premieres: July 28 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
30.Talk to Me
"Another horror movie?!" What can I say! This summer is going to be spooky! A24's latest sees a young woman haunted by a mysterious and violent entity after participating in a séance utilizing an embalmed hand.
Starring: Sophie Wilde, Joe Bird, and Alexandra Jensen.
When it premieres: July 28 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
31.Sympathy for the Devil
Featuring Nick Cage acting unhinged — my personal favorite brand of Nick Cage — this psychological horror sees a man tumble into an unexpected hell when he's forced to drive a strange passenger at gunpoint.
Starring: Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman.
When it premieres: July 28 in theaters, on demand, and on digital
[There is currently no trailer available for this film, but we will update this post once there is!]
32.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
They're turtles! They're ninjas! They're also famous artists! What can't they do?!
Starring: Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Hannibal Buress, Rose Byrne, Nicolas Cantu, John Cena, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, Natasia Demetriou, Ayo Edebiri, Giancarlo Esposito, Post Malone, Brady Noon, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, and Maya Rudolph.
When it premieres: Aug. 4 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
33.Meg 2: The Trench
In a movie my dad is very excited to see (he's a Meg man), a research team dives into the deepest depths of our oceans, only to be met with some prehistoric-sized problems (a really big shark).
Starring: Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, and Cliff Curtis.
When it premieres: Aug. 4 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
34.Red, White & Royal Blue
In the highly anticipated adaptation of Casey McQuiston's beloved novel of the same name, this LGBTQIA+ romantic comedy sees the first son of the United States join forces with a British prince in order to avoid a PR disaster.
Starring: Taylor Zakhar Perez, Nicholas Galitzine, Uma Thurman, Clifton Collins Jr., Stephen Fry, Sarah Shahi, Rachel Hilson, Ellie Bamber, Aneesh Sheth, and Polo Morín.
When it premieres: Aug. 11 on Amazon Prime
[There is currently no trailer available for this film, but we will update this post once there is!]
35.The Last Voyage of the Demeter
An adaptation of "The Captain's Log" chapter from Bram Stoker's Dracula, this supernatural horror follows the doomed crew of a ship being stalked by a certain infamous vampire (hint: it's Dracula, I literally just told you that).
Starring: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, and David Dastmalchian.
When it premieres: Aug. 11 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
36.Gran Turismo
This film is inspired by the true story of Jann Mardenborough — a teenage Gran Turismo video game player who is hoping to one day become a real race car driver.
Starring: David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe, Darren Barnet, Geri Halliwell Horner, and Djimon Hounsou.
When it premieres: Aug. 11 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
37.Blue Beetle
When a young man becomes the symbiotic host to "the Scarab" — an ancient alien relic that grants him special abilities — he becomes a superhero known as the Blue Beetle.
Starring: Xolo Maridueña, Damián Alcázar, Elpidia Carrillo, Bruna Marquezine, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez.
When it premieres: Aug. 18 in theaters
You can watch the trailer here:
38.Bottoms
Two high school girls set up a "fight club" at their school, but the club's real focus isn't punching...it's kissing, as they set it up in hopes that they'll be able to hook up with cheerleaders. And I'll take one million tickets, please.
Starring: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, and Marshawn Lynch.
When it premieres: Aug. 25 in theaters
[There is currently no trailer available for this film, but we will update this post once there is!]
