Here’s what’s hitting theaters this summer — a solid mix of blockbusters, horror, and some genuinely interesting smaller films worth keeping an eye on. July is shaping up to be the biggest month, with Nolan’s The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day landing just two weeks apart. On the indie side, Backrooms, Is God Is, and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma are generating serious buzz. And if you’re just looking for a good time at the movies, Masters of the Universe, One Night Only, and Idiots have you covered.
Is God Is | Now Playing
Twin sisters scarred by an abusive father set out on a revenge mission ordered by their dying mother, confronting family trauma along the way.
Director: Aleshea Harris
Cast: Kara Young, Mallori Johnson, Janelle Monáe, Sterling K. Brown, Erika Alexander, Vivica A. Fox, Mykelti Williamson
I Love Boosters | Now Playing
In a surreal Bay Area, a crew of shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion mogul who stole their designs.
Director: Boots Riley
Cast: Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza González, LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter, Don Cheadle, Demi Moore
Backrooms | May 29
A therapist ventures into an otherworldly dimension to find her missing patient, based on the viral internet creepypasta.
Director: Kane Parsons
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell, Avan Jogia
Masters of the Universe | June 5
Prince Adam returns to Eternia after 15 years to find his kingdom under Skeletor’s rule, and must wield a magical sword to reclaim it.
Director: Travis Knight
Cast: Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Jared Leto, Idris Elba, Alison Brie, Kristen Wiig, James Purefoy, Morena Baccarin
Couples Weekend | Jun 8
Two couples head away for a weekend getaway, and things get complicated.
Director: Nora Kirkpatrick
Cast: Alexandra Daddario, Daveed Diggs, Josh Gad, Ashley Park
Scary Movie | June 12
The franchise is back, with the Wayans brothers reuniting alongside the original cast for more horror spoof mayhem.
Director: Michael Tiddes
Cast: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Dave Sheridan, Jon Abrahams, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Anthony Anderson, Chris Elliott
Disclosure Day | June 12
A UFO thriller from Spielberg built around a simple and terrifying question: if someone proved to you we weren’t alone, would that frighten you?
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, Eve Hewson, Wyatt Russell
Color Book | June 19 (Netflix)
A devoted father learns to raise his son with Down Syndrome as a single parent after losing his wife, and the two set off on a journey through Atlanta to attend their first baseball game together.
Director: David Fortune
Cast: William Catlett, Jeremiah Daniels, Brandee Evans, Terri J. Vaughn
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow | June 26
Kara Zor-El’s origin story, following her across the galaxy before she ever reaches Earth.
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Milly Alcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Corenswet, Jason Momoa, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham
Strung | June 26
A talented violinist takes a prestigious tutoring job with an enigmatic family, and nothing is what it seems.
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: Chloe Bailey, Coco Jones, Anna Diop, Lynn Whitfield, Lucien Laviscount
Above the Line | Jun 26
Six Hollywood hopefuls each receive a mysterious envelope offering the opportunity of a lifetime: burglarize a producer who screwed them all over and steal his Best Picture awards.
Director: Jeffrey Scott Collins
Cast: Cedric the Entertainer, Sophia Ali, Gregg Henry, Adhir Kalyan, Reno Wilson, Dylan Playfair
The Odyssey | July 17
Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic poem, shot entirely on IMAX cameras across the globe.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong’o, Mia Goth, John Leguizamo, Samantha Morton
72 Hours | July 24 (Netflix)
A 40-year-old executive accidentally gets added to a group of twenty-somethings’ bachelor party chat and decides to crash their wild three-day weekend in Miami.
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Kevin Hart, Marcello Hernández, Mason Gooding, Teyana Taylor, Andy Garcia, Kam Patterson, Ben Marshall, Zach Cherry, Kevin Dunn, Michael Mando
Spider-Man: Brand New Day | July 31
Five years after Peter Parker erased himself from everyone’s memories, he’s back to protecting a New York City that no longer knows his name.
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Jacob Batalon, Mark Ruffalo, Sadie Sink, Michael Mando, Tramell Tillman
Fall 2 | August 7
Jax mourns the death of her sister from the events of the first film while facing a new terrifying survival ordeal.
Director: Peter and Michael Spierig
Cast: Harriet Slater, Arsema Thomas, Tom Brittney
One Night Only | August 7
Two New Yorkers are the only singles in the city looking for something real on the one night a year when premarital sex is legal.
Director: Will Gluck
Cast: Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Maya Hawke, Julia Fox, King Princess, Ziwe, Ben Marshall, Molly Ringwald, LeVar Burton, Este Haim
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma | August 7
A queer filmmaker hired to reboot a tired slasher franchise becomes obsessed with the reclusive actress who played the original final girl, and the two spiral into something far stranger than either expected.
Director: Jane Schoenbrun
Cast: Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Fix, Arthur Conti, Eva Victor, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Quintessa Swindell
Idiots | August 28
Two down-on-their-luck guys are hired to escort a rich teenager to rehab, and their simple job quickly spirals into dangerous chaos.
Director: Macon Blair
Cast: Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Mason Thames, Peter Dinklage, Kiernan Shipka, Nicholas Braun
How to Rob a Bank | September 4
A crew of bank robbers documenting their heists on social media finds themselves hunted by police.
Director: David Leitch
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Anna Sawai, Zoë Kravitz, Pete Davidson, John C. Reilly, Christian Slater, Rhenzy Feliz
By Any Means | September 4
Set in 1966 Mississippi, a notorious mafia hitman and a young Black FBI agent are forced into an uneasy alliance to track down those responsible for the murders of civil rights leaders, uncovering a conspiracy that tests the limits of justice and loyalty.
Director: Elegance Bratton
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Giancarlo Esposito, Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas, David Strathairn, Ethan Embry, LaChanze