What's Coming Out This Week (September 15 - September 21, 2025)
Here's your one-stop guide to all the films and shows hitting theaters and streaming this week!
If you need a quick update on what’s coming out this week on both the big and small screens, you might want to bookmark this. Scroll down to see what’s heading to theaters or landing on streaming platforms over the next couple of days. You might just find the perfect pick to add to your watchlist. Enjoy!
🎥 In Theaters This Week
🎥 Him
(Fri, Sept. 19th — wide release)
What would you sacrifice to be the greatest? Marlon Wayans and Tyriq Withers star in Justin Tipping’s twisted sports horror, produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw, where the pursuit of perfection morphs into a waking nightmare. A golden chance for a young quarterback (Withers) to train with his idol (Wayans) at an elite, secluded compound spirals into a fever dream of obsession, control, and psychological terror. This chilling reimagining of the all-American sports fantasy exposes the dark side of fame, glory, and the brutal cost of chasing excellence.
🎥 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
(Fri, Sept. 19th — wide release)
What if finding true love meant rewriting your past? Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell star in Kogonada’s sweeping romantic time-travel fantasy about two strangers who meet at a wedding and stumble into a surreal dream world. After opening a red door in the middle of the forest, Sarah (Robbie) and David (Farrell) are swept back to life’s pivotal regrets—from missed confessions to heartfelt goodbyes—each offering a chance to heal old wounds. As they journey through these memories, they discover that rewriting the past may be the key to shaping a future worth sharing. Turns out the greatest love story isn’t about destiny... it’s about do-overs!
🎥 The Lost Bus
(Fri, Sept. 19th — wide release)
Trapped in the inferno of the 2018 Camp Fire (one of California’s deadliest wildfires), a school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) and a determined teacher (America Ferrera) must steer 22 children through smoke-choked chaos and firestorms straight out of hell. Directed by Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips) and written by Brad Ingelsby (creator of Task and Mare of Easttown), this true-story thriller unfolds with nerve-shredding intensity. A gripping portrait of survival, it proves that when every road is blocked by flames, courage is the only way forward.
🎥 The Senior
(Fri, Sept. 19th — wide release)
Michael Chiklis stars in this inspiring true-story football drama as Mike Flynt, a 59-year-old family man who laces up for one last shot at redemption nearly four decades after being kicked out of college for fighting. Returning to his alma mater, he sets out to prove that passion, grit, and the love of the game don’t have an expiration date. Directed by Rod Lurie and co-starring Mary Stuart Masterson, Rob Corddry, and Brandon Flynn, this is a rousing reminder that it’s never too late to rewrite your own ending.
🎥 Steve
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release)
Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy brings a quiet ferocity to this new Netflix original, playing a reform school headteacher in mid-1990s England who faces a day that could break him... or redeem him. Struggling to keep the school from collapsing under chaos, Steve (Murphy) must confront his own fragile state of mind while guiding a troubled teen (Jay Lycurgo) teetering on the edge. From Max Porter’s acclaimed novel Shy and directed by Tim Mielants, the film balances raw intensity with aching humanity. Sometimes the hardest lesson to teach is the one you still need to learn yourself.
🎥 Xeno
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release)
When a scaly, sharp-toothed extraterrestrial crash-lands in the desert, a teen girl (Lulu Wilson) discovers that even the most terrifying creatures might just need a friend. Together, they forge an unlikely bond while evading ruthless government agents led by Omari Hardwick, who will stop at nothing to capture the alien. With dazzling creature effects from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop and produced by Kevin Hart, this sci-fi flick reimagines first contact as a thrilling mix of heart, horror, and high-stakes adventure. Sometimes the real monsters aren’t from outer space—they’re the ones chasing you.
🎥 Afterburn
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release)
Dave Bautista stars as a battle-hardened treasure hunter sent to retrieve the Mona Lisa from a scorched, post-apocalyptic Europe. Teaming up with Olga Kurylenko, he clashes with ruthless scavengers and warlords in a world where art is the last thing worth dying for. With Samuel L. Jackson and Kristofer Hivju co-starring, this fiery blend of heist thrills and wasteland chaos proves the prize may be priceless—but the cost could be everything.
🎥 Plainclothes
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release)
Set in 1997, this emotionally charged thriller, from writer-director Carmen Emmi, follows Lucas (Tom Blyth), a closeted rookie cop assigned to an undercover sting targeting gay men in a local mall bathroom—only to find himself secretly drawn into the very world he’s meant to police. When he begins a risky affair with Andrew (Russell Tovey), one of his targets, the stakes spiral as both men juggle secrets that could shatter their lives.
🎥 London Calling
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release)
Josh Duhamel stars as a jaded L.A. hitman forced to babysit a nerdy teen (Jeremy Ray Taylor) whose mob-connected dad (Rick Hoffman) insists he toughen up. In exchange for safe passage to reunite with his own son in London, the assassin drags the kid through a bullet-sprayed crash course in “life lessons.” With Aidan Gillen as a relentless gangster on his tail, this crime comedy proves the hardest job in the underworld isn’t pulling the trigger—it’s playing dad.
🎥 Waltzing with Brando
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release)
Billy Zane channels Marlon Brando in this 1960s-set tale of Hollywood fame and radical ambition. At the height of his stardom, Brando buys a remote island in Tahiti with plans to build the world’s first sustainable ecological retreat. To realize his vision, he recruits Judge (Jon Heder), a low-profile Los Angeles architect pulled into Brando’s whirlwind of larger-than-life dreams. Co-starring Rob Corddry, Tia Carrere, and Richard Dreyfuss, this darkly comic biopic explores how genius and excess collide when ambition takes on the impossible.
🎥 Doin’ It
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release)
Lilly Singh co-writes and stars as an Indian-American teacher who somehow lands the job of teaching high school sex ed—despite being a lifelong virgin raised in a strict household. Awkward anatomy lessons, hormonal chaos, and laugh-out-loud misfires ensue as she learns about sex right alongside her students. ‘Cause sometimes the hardest subject to teach is the one you’ve never studied yourself.
🎥 MEGADOC
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release)
Francis Ford Coppola risked $120 million of his own fortune to bring Megalopolis to life—now Mike Figgis’s behind-the-scenes documentary captures the chaos, clashes, and obsession that fueled his decades-long dream. With Adam Driver, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, and more, this making-of doc asks the ultimate question: was Coppola a visionary... or a madman with too much to lose?
🎥 Chain Reactions
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release)
Fifty years after The Texas Chain Saw Massacre rewrote the rules of horror, this new documentary turns the blade on Tobe Hooper’s classic to explore its lasting shockwaves. With commentary from Stephen King, Patton Oswalt, Karyn Kusama, Takashi Miike, and more, this doc dissects how a low-budget nightmare became a global touchstone of terror. Some films fade... yet, this one still cuts to the bone.
🎥 The Summer Book
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release)
Young Sophia (Emily Matthews) spends a formative summer with her grieving father (Anders Danielsen Lie) and wise, whimsical grandmother (Glenn Close), finding joy, wonder, and resilience in nature’s rhythms in this poignant story of love, loss, and coming of age.
🎥 Prisoner of War
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release; also on VOD)
Scott Adkins stars as British SAS officer James Wright in this brutal WWII action thriller where survival means fighting back with fists of fury. Captured by the Japanese and forced into savage death matches at a Philippine POW camp, Wright refuses to break. Rallying his fellow soldiers, he leads a desperate uprising where honor clashes with vengeance.
🎥 Compulsion
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release; also on VOD)
A dream escape to Malta curdles into a nightmare when a young woman is pulled into a web of cons, cover-ups, and murder. With secrets unraveling and a relentless detective closing in, paradise quickly becomes a cage. From genre master Neil Marshall (The Descent), this sun-drenched thriller stars Charlotte Kirk, Anna-Maria Sieklucka, and Zach McGowan—proving even in paradise, there’s no escape from the truth.
🎥 Another End
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release; also on VOD)
When grief consumes him, Sal (Gael García Bernal) turns to radical tech that resurrects his lost love Zoe (Renate Reinsve)—but inside another woman’s body. What begins as a miraculous second chance spirals into a chilling test of desire, memory, and identity. Co-starring Bérénice Bejo and Olivia Williams, this sci-fi drama asks: can love endure when everything looks the same... except the body it inhabits?
🎥 Apollo 13: 30th Anniversary
(Fri, Sept. 19th — limited release; IMAX re-release)
Houston... we have nostalgia! Experience Ron Howard’s acclaimed space drama like never before as Apollo 13 returns to the big screen in breathtaking IMAX. Relive the suspense, the heroism, and the unforgettable true story that had the whole world holding its breath.
🎦 Streaming This Week
🎦 Ice Road: Vengeance
(Mon, Sept. 15th — streaming on Netflix)
Liam Neeson shifts into high gear once again as trucker-turned-reluctant-hero Mike McCann in this globe-trotting sequel that swaps frozen lakes for Himalayan cliffs. When a scenic tour bus to Mt. Everest is hijacked by mercenaries with plans to desecrate sacred land, Mike trades cargo for combat—teaming up with a local guide (Fan Bingbing) to outdrive, outgun, and outgrowl a new wave of villains. Jonathan Hensleigh is back behind the camera as writer-director.
🎦 Smurfs
(Tues, Sept. 16th — streaming on Paramount+)
It’s a Smurfed-up summer, and those little blue creatures are back... bolder, louder, and more musical than ever. When Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is snatched by the sinister sorcerer Gargamel and his brother Razamel, Smurfette (Rihanna) leads the gang on a wild rescue mission through the streets of Paris. With help from a long-lost Smurf clan led by Papa Smurf’s long-lost brother (enter, Nick Offerman), they’ll dance, sing, and Smurf their way toward saving the universe.
🎦 Elio
(Wed, Sept. 17th — streaming on Disney+)
Be careful what you wish for—especially if it involves alien abduction. In Pixar’s latest cosmic adventure from Coco director Adrian Molina, 11-year-old UFO fanatic Elio Solis (voiced by Yonas Kibreab) finally gets his wish when a UFO whisks him away and accidentally introduces him to the universe as Earth’s official representative. Thrust into the Communiverse (a colorful intergalactic council), Elio must navigate eccentric aliens, galactic misunderstandings, and the pressure of saving the planet, all while figuring out where he really belongs.
🎦 Swiped
(Fri, Sept. 19th — premiering on Hulu/Disney+)
Lily James stars as tech entrepreneur Whitney Wolfe in Hulu and 20th Century Studios’ sharp biographical drama about the rise of Bumble and the messy world of tech-fueled love. From her early days battling Tinder’s boys’ club to launching a billion-dollar app that put women in control, Wolfe’s story unfolds as ambition collides with lawsuits, egos, and betrayal. Co-starring Dan Stevens, Myha’la Herrold, and Clea DuVall, the film proves that if love is complicated, tech is downright cutthroat. And sometimes the biggest gamble is swiping right on yourself.
🎦 Night of the Reaper
(Fri, Sept. 19th — premiering on Shudder)
A new babysitter. A new night of terror. College student Deena (Jessica Clement) heads home for the weekend only to land a babysitting job that turns sinister fast. Meanwhile, the local sheriff (Ryan Robbins) receives chilling clues hinting that a recent murder was just the beginning—and the killer is planning an encore.
🎦 Superman
(Fri, Sept. 19th — streaming on HBO MAX)
The cape is back! In the first major installment of James Gunn’s hotly anticipated DC cinematic relaunch, David Corenswet steps into the red boots of the world’s most iconic hero, facing public scrutiny, personal doubt, and a conniving Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) with no moral limits. With Rachel Brosnahan’s Lois Lane asking the hard questions and a world unsure if it wants a savior, this summer’s most talked-about superhero film aims to ground the Man of Steel with heart, hope, and a whole new DCU blueprint.
🎦 28 Years Later
(Sat, Sept. 20th — streaming on Netflix)
The only thing more terrifying than the undead? The passage of time. Director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland reunite for a long-awaited sequel to their genre-defining zombie horror classic, picking up 28 years after the rage virus first tore through Britain. When scavenger Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) leaves his fortified island with his son, they cross into a mainland warped by mutation, paranoia, and long-buried horrors. Jodie Comer plays his pregnant wife Isla, while Ralph Fiennes looms as the enigmatic Dr. Kelson. Shot on the iPhone to capture the same raw spirit of the first film, this sequel aims to draw the line between man and monster—as it grows thinner with every day, week, and year.
✅ On VOD This Week
✅ Relay
(Tues, Sept. 16th — on VOD/Digital)
Riz Ahmed stars in this razor-sharp corporate conspiracy thriller from Hell or High Water director David Mackenzie, playing a shadowy fixer who brokers secret deals between whistleblowers and the powerful companies they threaten. His rules are simple: stay hidden, stay neutral, stay alive. But when Lily James turns up not with evidence, but a plea for protection, his airtight system collapses into a dangerous race for survival. With Sam Worthington and Victor Garber, this new thriller proves that in a world built on secrets, trust is the most dangerous currency of all.
✅ Americana
(Tues, Sept. 16th — on VOD/Digital)
When a million-dollar Native American “ghost shirt” falls into the wrong hands, a small-town dreamer (Sydney Sweeney), her devoted suitor (Paul Walter Hauser), a desperate single mom (Halsey), an antique collector (Zahn McClarnon), and a rogue’s gallery of crooks (Simon Rex, Eric Dane) all dive headfirst into a whirlwind of cons, double-crosses, and gunfire. From TV producer-writer Tony Tost (Longmire, The Terror: Infamy), making his feature film debut, this offbeat crime caper proves that in the pursuit of fortune, trust is the first thing to vanish.
✅ Just Breathe
(Tues, Sept. 16th — on VOD/Digital)
After a year behind bars, Nick Bianco (Kyle Gallner) is ready to rebuild his life and rekindle an old flame. But when he discovers his parole officer (Shawn Ashmore) is after the same woman, a dangerous rivalry ignites... one that could cost him his freedom all over again.
✅ Preparation for the Next Life
(Tues, Sept. 16th — on VOD/Digital)
Sebiye Behtiyar stars as a Uyghur immigrant scraping by in New York’s Chinatown kitchens, where survival leaves little room for dreams. When she meets a haunted young soldier (Fred Hechinger) fresh from war, their unlikely romance becomes a fragile lifeline amid trauma and chaos. Directed by Bing Liu (Minding the Gap), this tender urban love story shows how connection can bloom in even the harshest places.
✅ Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
(Tues, Sept. 16th — on VOD/Digital)
Actress Embeth Davidtz makes a powerful directorial debut with this haunting adaptation of Alexandra Fuller’s memoir, set amid the crumbling aftermath of the Rhodesian Bush War. Told through the eyes of 8-year-old Bobo (a breakout Lexi Venter), the film captures the innocence of childhood colliding with the brutal realities of racial division, colonial legacy, and familial unraveling. With Davidtz also starring as Bobo’s volatile mother, this 1980s-era South African drama is a deeply personal, politically charged portrait of a world on the brink... and a girl caught in its crossfire.
✅ Witchboard
(Tues, Sept. 16th — on VOD/Digital)
When a cursed Ouija board unleashes vengeful spirits in New Orleans, a young couple is drawn into a deadly game of possession and deception. From director Chuck Russell (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Mask) and starring Madison Iseman and Jamie Campbell Bower, this remake of the 1986 cult horror flick proves that in the Big Easy, dark magic plays for keeps... and the board always has the last move.
✅ Griffin in Summer
(Tues, Sept. 16th — on VOD/Digital)
A 14-year-old wannabe playwright (Everett Blunck) finds unlikely inspiration in his mom’s brooding new handyman (Owen Teague) in Nicholas Colia’s offbeat coming-of-age comedy. With Melanie Lynskey, Abby Ryder Fortson, and Kathryn Newton, this quirky indie turns one kid’s summer of nerdy ambition into a hilariously dark tale of muses, mischief, and makeshift basement theater.
✅ Ne Zha 2
(Tues, Sept. 16th — on VOD/Digital)
The myth blazes back to life in this epic sequel, now with a star-powered English voice cast led by Michelle Yeoh. Reborn after a great sacrifice, Ne Zha (voiced by Crystal Lee) carries the spirit of his fallen friend Ao Bing as he battles the sinister Master Shen. A dazzling blend of myth, magic, and martial might, this hit Chinese animated sequel continues the legendary journey of China’s most fiery hero.
✅ The Knife
(Tues, Sept. 16th — on VOD/Digital)
Former NFL star turned actor-filmmaker Nnamdi Asomugha directs and leads this tense, slow-burn thriller about a family whose lives are shattered by a violent home invasion. But as the investigation unfolds, a veteran detective (Oscar-winner Melissa Leo) begins peeling back layers of the family’s story. Was it self-defense... or are they covering up the truth about the now-dead intruder—one that could imply a premeditated act... and raise the chilling question: who was really holding the knife that night? Also starring Aja Naomi King and Manny Jacinto, and co-written and executive produced by Mark Duplass.
✅ Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
(Fri, Sept. 19th — on VOD/Digital)
DC reimagines the Dark Knight in this animated adventure set in 16th-century Mesoamerica. After his father is slain by Spanish conquistadors, young Yohualli Coatl trains under the bat god Tzinacan to become a warrior of vengeance. With mystical weapons and allies like Jaguar Woman and Forest Ivy, he rises to defend his people in a clash of gods, empires, and destiny.
✅ Eden
(Fri, Sept. 19th — on VOD/Digital)
What begins as a quest for island bliss unravels into a nightmare in Ron Howard’s new true-story thriller. Jude Law plays a German scientist who flees 1930s Europe to start anew in the Galápagos, only to clash with fellow settlers, including Daniel Brühl, Sydney Sweeney, and Ana de Armas as a dangerously alluring baroness. With Vanessa Kirby caught in the fallout, this period drama exposes how utopias collapse when ambition and desire turn paradise into a powder keg.
✅ Trust
(Fri, Sept. 19th — on VOD/Digital)
Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner sheds royalty for raw survival in this home-invasion thriller. Playing a disgraced starlet retreating to a remote cabin after a scandal, she discovers the real betrayal isn’t from the tabloids... it’s from the man she trusted most (Billy Campbell). As her safe haven becomes a deadly trap, Turner must fight back against intruders in a vicious game of survival. With Rhys Coiro, Forrest Goodluck, and Katey Sagal, this nail-biter proves that sometimes the real danger isn’t fame—it’s who you let in.
⇯ See Above: Prisoner of War (Fri, Sept. 19th — on VOD/Digital)
⇯ See Above: Compulsion (Fri, Sept. 19th — on VOD/Digital)
📺 On TV This Week
📺 Futurama: Season 13
(Mon, Sept. 15th — on Hulu/Disney+)
The future’s still weird... and still hilarious! Matt Groening’s cult sci-fi comedy returns as pizza guy Philip J. Fry, frozen in 1999 and thawed a thousand years later, keeps stumbling through life with the Planet Express crew. Season 13 delivers more sharp satire, bizarre adventures, and classic Futurama chaos fans have been waiting for.
📺 High Potential: Season 2
(Tues, Sept. 16th — on ABC/Hulu/Disney+)
Kaitlin Olson returns as Morgan Gillory, a single mom of three with a 160 IQ and a knack for cracking the cases no one else can. Once a cleaning lady for the LAPD, now a consultant, Morgan is back on the beat with her one-of-a-kind genius.
📺 Gen V: Season 2
(Wed, Sept. 17th — on Prime Video)
The chaos of The Boys spills into Gen V as Season 2 tackles the supe virus, the Godolkin massacre, and Vought’s tightening grip. With Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) rising in power and Starlight (Erin Moriarty) pulling her into the fight, the series takes on new weight after the loss of Chance Perdomo—his absence felt through Polarity’s search for answers. Darker, bloodier, and full of crossover twists, Gen V proves it’s no mere side story.
📺 The Morning Show: Season 4
(Wed, Sept. 17th — on Apple TV+)
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon return for another round of newsroom melodrama in Apple’s glossy soap about power, ego, and media in freefall. With Marion Cotillard and Jeremy Irons joining the star-studded ensemble—alongside Billy Crudup, Jon Hamm, and Greta Lee—the claws come out as corporate rivalries and personal entanglements clash.
📺 Black Rabbit
(Thurs, Sept. 18th — on Netflix)
Jude Law and Jason Bateman lead Netflix’s new gritty new crime thriller about two estranged brothers whose reunion drags them into New York’s underworld. Law plays Jake, a sharp-suited restaurateur whose empire is on the verge of collapse, while Bateman is Vince, his reckless, debt-ridden brother running from ruthless loan sharks. With old wounds reopened and danger closing in, their family bond might be the only thing that keeps them alive—or the very thing that destroys them.
📺 Reasonable Doubt: Season 3
(Thurs, Sept. 18th — on Hulu/Disney+)
Jax Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi) finally finds peace—until a disgraced child star’s case drags her back into chaos. As Hollywood-level drama collides with a rival at her firm, Jax must fight to protect her client’s freedom and her own hard-won stability.
📺 Haunted Hotel
(Fri, Sept. 19th — on Netflix)
From Rick and Morty writer Matt Roller comes an animated comedy about a single mom struggling to keep her haunted hotel running—with unwanted “help” from her ghostly brother and a crew of opinionated phantoms. Starring the voices of Will Forte, Eliza Coupe, Skyler Gisondo, Natalie Palamides, and Jimmi Simpson, Haunted Hotel proves the afterlife can be murder on business.
📺 Billionaires’ Bunker
(Fri, Sept. 19th — on Netflix)
From the creators of Money Heist comes a high-stakes Netflix thriller where the rich can buy survival—but not peace. When a group of billionaires hides out in a luxury bunker during a global conflict, an old feud between two powerful families explodes, threatening to tear their gilded sanctuary apart.
📺 The Couple Next Door: Season 2
(Fri, Sept. 19th — on STARZ)
Charlotte (Annabel Scholey) and Jacob (Sam Palladio) face temptation and turmoil when Charlotte’s old flame returns and a mysterious new colleague, Mia (Aggy K Adams), infiltrates their lives. But as passions ignite and patients start turning up dead, desire in the cul-de-sac proves more dangerous than ever.
📺 Tulsa King: Season 3
(Sun, Sept. 21st — on Paramount+)
Sylvester Stallone returns as Dwight “The General” Manfredi, the exiled New York mobster who built a criminal empire in Oklahoma—only to clash with the powerful Dunmire clan in a bloody turf war. With business booming and enemies circling, Dwight’s brand of honor among thieves faces its toughest test yet. Samuel L. Jackson joins the mix for a scene-stealing cameo, hinting at a possible spin-off.