2025’s Must-Watch Movies That Should Be On Your Watchlist

Another year is another reason to grab popcorn for your next movie date! 2025 has barely started, but let’s face it — there’s never a wrong time to start curating your movie watchlist. We’ve rounded up the most anticipated films of 2025, complete with cast details, plot summary, and release dates. This year promises a stellar lineup of films that will have us laughing, crying, and sitting on the edge of our seats.

Whether you're a fan of jaw-dropping action, thought-provoking dramas, or animated masterpieces, there's something for everyone. From the Wicked sequel to Mickey 17, 2025 is set to bring us highly anticipated films, including one from Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho. Here are the top seven movies you won’t want to miss in 2025.

1. Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good is the follow-up to the mesmerising first chapter that had everyone holding space for the lyrics of Defying Gravity in 2024. While the first instalment delivered plenty of emotional highs, director Jon M. Chu (known for Crazy Rich Asians) teased that part two will take things up a notch. Speaking to Variety, he described the sequel as “a doozy” regarding its emotional weight.

Genre: Fantasy, Musical

Cast: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, and Jonathan Bailey.

Mark your calendars: 21 November 2025

2. Freakier Friday

Freakier Friday is the highly anticipated sequel to the 2003 Disney body-swap classic Freaky Friday. The plot takes place 20 years after the events of the original, with Harper being Anna’s (Lindsay Lohan) daughter and Lily the daughter of Anna’s fiancé, Eric Davis, a suave British restaurateur. The two girls trade bodies with Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Anna, forcing the characters to navigate the digital-TikTok era and teenage drama — all while sorting out their personal lives.

Genre: Comedy, Family

Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chad Michael Murray, Manny Jacinto 

Mark your calendars: 8 August 2025

3. Superman

We will miss Henry Cavill as Superman, but we all have to move on and embrace the new man stepping in to wear the iconic red cape. David Corenswet, known for his roles in Ryan Murphy's The Politician and Hollywood, gives off endearingly awkward Clark Kent vibes, which makes his secret Superman identity more believable. James Gunn's version of Superman is shaping up to be more comic book-accurate, with an updated suit design and the addition of Krypto the Superdog.

Unlike previous iterations of the DC superhero, the 2025 version leans more heavily into themes of hope, compassion, and heroism — core aspects of Superman’s character that fans have long been yearning for.

Genre: Superhero, Adventure

Cast: David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Nathan Fillion, and Isabela Merced 

Mark your calendars: 11 July 2025

4. Mickey 17

Bong Joon-ho is back with a highly anticipated new project called Mickey 17. If you're a fan of his movies, especially Parasite, then you can expect another nail-biting plot that will keep your eyes glued to the screen. The story is based on Edward Ashton’s 2022 novel Mickey7, the story takes place in a near-future world where human bodies can be endlessly replicated or “printed” after death, complete with their previous memories.

However, due to a critical malfunction, we see two versions of Mickey existing at the same time. The whole movie will be a chaotic, thought-provoking exploration of identity, mortality, and the implications of cloning gone wrong.

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

Cast: Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo 

Mark your calendars: 7 March 2025

5. The Great Flood

Kim Da-mi as An-na rescuing a young child in The Great Flood. (Photo from: @netflixsg)

Imagine the end of the world, not in fire, but in an unstoppable deluge. That’s the gripping premise of The Great Flood, an intense disaster thriller set on the very last day of Earth as a catastrophic flood engulfs the entire planet. Kim Da-mi plays An-na, an AI researcher thrust into a life-or-death struggle when she rescues a young child from a flooding apartment.

While chaos reigns around her, Park Hae-soo stars as Hee-jo, a security team member determined to save An-na from the rising waters — and something far more dangerous lurking beneath the surface.

Genre: Disaster, Science Fiction

Cast: Kim Da-Mi and Park Hae-Soo

Mark your calendars: TBA on Netflix

6. Lost in Starlight

Netflix is set to release its first-ever Korean-language animated film, Lost in Starlight, a charming sci-fi romance starring Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung. It's a love story that follows Nan-young (voiced by Kim Tae-ri), a scientist who dreams of journeying to Mars in search of her mother, an astronaut who disappeared on a mission years ago. Just before embarking on her life-altering voyage, she crosses paths with Jay (voiced by Hong Kyung), a musician who restores vintage instruments.

With its unique blend of romance, sci-fi, and animation, Lost in Starlight is shaping up to be an unforgettable emotional journey.

Genre: Romance, Drama

Cast: Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung 

Mark your calendars: TBA on Netflix

7. Love Untangled

Shin Eun-soo as Park Se-ri and her unruly hair. (Photo from: @netflixsg)

Set in a high school in Busan during 1998, this coming-of-age film follows 19-year-old Park Se-ri (Shin Eun-soo) as she grapples with teenage love, insecurities, and her frizzy hair. Determined to transform her curls and muster the courage to confess her feelings to her long-time crush, Kim Hyun (Cha Woo-min), the popular student at school, her plans take an unexpected turn when mysterious transfer student Han Yoon-seok (Gong Myung) arrives from Seoul.

However, it is Ko In-jeong (Kang Mi-na), her rival, who holds the secret to straight hair. With its blend of romance and self-discovery, this high school story is sure to resonate with audiences of all ages.

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Cast: Gong Myoung, Shin Eun-soo, Cha Woo-min, Youn Sang-hyun, and Kang Mi-na 

Mark your calendars: TBA on Netflix

(Cover photo from: @jamesgunn)

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