All the movies coming to cinemas and streaming from May to August

Are you ready for some movies this summer? There's action-adventure, romance, horror, franchises and anniversary re-releases of some of your favorites populating theatres and streaming services from May to August. You just have to know where to look.

Things kick off in theatres in May with a new instalment in the Apes series Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes (May 9) and closing out with the Mad Max prequel Furiosa. June brings Hit Man to Netflix and Bad Boys 4 to theatres, as well as Inside Out 2 and The Bikeriders.

And while July might not have another Barbenheimer showdown, there's plenty to be excited for including Twisters and, of course, Deadpool & Wolverine. August has some gems too, including a new Alien movie (Alien: Romulus).

Here's your guide to what's coming to theatres and streaming services this summer.

MAY MOVIE RELEASES

Tarot (May 1, theatres): A horror about what happens when a group of friends use someone else’s deck which is apparently a sacred rule of Tarot.

The Idea Of You (May 2, Prime Video): Anne Hathaway plays a single mother in Los Angeles who begins a relationship with a younger pop star, played by Nicholas Galitzine, in this smart and charming romantic comedy.

Unfrosted (May 3, Netflix): Jerry Seinfeld makes his directorial debut with this film about the race between cereal rivals Kellogg’s and Post to create a new pastry. Seinfeld stars alongside Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Amy Schumer, Hugh Grant, Max Greenfield and many more.

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes (May 9, theatres): Generations after Caesar, apes have become the dominant species in this new instalment directed by Maze Runner alum Wes Ball. Owen Teague stars as the young ape Noa whose world is upended when an intelligent human arrives.

Mother Of The Bride (May 9, Netflix): Brooke Shields plays mother to Miranda Cosgrove in this romantic comedy about her daughter’s engagement to the son of the man who broke her heart.

If (May 16, theatres): This family film about a girl (Cailey Fleming) and her upstairs neighbour (Ryan Reynolds) who can see all the imaginary friends (aka Ifs) who have been left behind was written and directed by John Krasinski. If voices include Steve Carell, Emily Blunt, Maya Rudolph, Matt Damon and the late Louis Gossett Jr.

Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle (May 16, theatres): Already a hit in Japan, this instalment in the anime volleyball series finds old nemesis teaming up to defeat a rival high school team.

Thelma The Unicorn (May 17, Netflix): This animated film about a pony whose dreams of becoming a pop star come true was written by Napoleon Dynamite duo Jared and Jerusha Hess.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (May 22, theatres): Buckle up, George Miller is back with another high-octane Mad Max tale focusing this time on a young Furiosa, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, and a warlord named Dementus (Chris Hemsworth).

The Garfield Movie (May 22, theatres): Chris Pratt voices another classic character in this animated film about the feline lasagna enthusiast.

Jeanne Du Barry (May 23, Shaw Theatre): Maiwenn co-wrote, directs and stars in this period drama about a working-class woman who wins over King Louis XV (Johnny Depp).

Atlas (May 23, Netflix): Jennifer Lopez is a sceptical data analyst who must learn to trust artificial intelligence to save humanity in this Brad Peyton-directed flick.

Jim Henson Idea Man (May 31, Disney+): Ron Howard takes us inside the mind of the man behind The Muppet Show, and countless other entertainments, in a new documentary.

JUNE MOVIE RELEASES

Bad Boys: Ride Or Die (Jun 6, theatres): Will Smith reunites with Martin Lawrence for the fourth instalment in the Bad Boys franchise, which started in 1995.

Hit Man (Jun 7, Netflix): Armed with glowing reviews from the fall festivals, Richard Linklater’s Hit Man starring Glen Powell is finally coming to Netflix.

The Watchers (Jun 13, theatres): Dakota Fanning plays an artist who gets stranded in a forest in western Ireland where mysterious creatures lurk in the night in this film from Ishana Night Shyamalan.

Inside Out 2 (Jun 13, theatres): Riley is a teenager now and some new emotions are coming onto the scene to join Joy (Amy Poehler) and the gang, including Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Ennui (Adele Exarchopoulos) and Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser).

Ultraman: Rising (Jun 14, Netflix): Animator Shannon Tindle directs this animated action film about a baseball star/superhero who has to raise the offspring of a foe.

The Bikeriders (Jun 20, theatres): Jeff Nichols captures the spirit of a Midwestern motorcycle club in the 1960s in this exciting drama starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy and Mike Faist. It’s inspired by Danny Lyon’s 1967 photo book about the Outlaws Motorcycle Club.

I Am: Celine Dion (Jun 25, Prime Video): A behind-the-scenes look at Celine Dion's life now, living with the rare neurological disorder stiff person syndrome.

A Quiet Place: Day One (Jun 27, theatres): Michael Sarnoski takes over directing duties for Krasinski in this prequel about the invasion, set in New York City. It stars Lupita Nyong’o and Stranger Things' Joseph Quinn.

Fancy Dance (Jun 28, Apple TV+): Lily Gladstone stars in this gem about a woman caring for her niece on the Seneca-Cayuga reservation in Oklahoma, the search for her missing sister and the plight of Indigenous women.

JULY MOVIE RELEASES

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Jul 3, Netflix): Forty years after Axel Foley crossed jurisdictions to investigate a crime, Eddie Murphy is back for a fourth film, alongside Judge Reinhold and Paul Reiser.

Despicable Me 4 (Jul 4, theatres): Gru and the minions are back, with a new baby in the mix.

Twisters (Jul 18, theatres): Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos lead a new band of storm chasers in this standalone sequel to the 1996 blockbuster directed by Lee Isaac Chung and produced by Steven Spielberg.

Deadpool & Wolverine (Jul 25, theatres): The Merc With A Mouth (Ryan Reynolds) and the previously-dead Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) find their way to one another at last, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in this Shawn Levy-directed film. There are more rumours than confirmations about what it’s even about, and who will be making a cameo, but two things are certain: It’s rated R and it’s going to be one of the summer’s biggest hits.
 

AUGUST MOVIE RELEASES

Borderlands (Aug 8, theatres): After a few years of delays, Eli Roth’s colourful action-adventure Borderlands, based on the video game, is heading to theatres starring Cate Blanchett, Ariana Greenblatt and Kevin Hart.

Alien: Romulus (Aug 15, theatres): The director of Don’t Breathe helms this terrifying new instalment in the Alien series, starring Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced and David Jonsson.

The Union (Aug 16, Netflix): Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg are former high school sweethearts turned spies in this action-comedy-romance.

Blink Twice (Aug 22, theatres): Zoe Kravitz makes her directorial debut, with Channing Tatum starring as a tech billionaire who invites a waitress (Naomi Ackie) to his private island where odd things start happening.

The Crow (Aug 22, theatres): Bill Skarsgard, FKA Twigs and Danny Huston star in director Rupert Sanders’ reboot of the comic-based series about a dead musician resurrected to avenge his and his fiance’s deaths.

They Listen (Aug 29, theatres): A mysterious Blumhouse horror from writer-director Chris Weitz, starring John Cho and Katherine Waterston.