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The most anticipated films of Fall 2025
Sentimental Value starring Elle Fanning, Spike Lee’s wild Highest 2 Lowest, the Palme d’Or winner Just an Accident, or Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest feature with Leonardo DiCaprio… Numéro has listed the must-see films coming out this Fall 2025.
and The Editorial Team.
Published on 11 August 2025. Updated on 18 August 2025.
Sentimental Value with Elle Fanning
In 2025, Norwegian director Joachim Trier is back in the spotlight with Sentimental Value. A new feature, which won the Grand Prix in the official competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. In this film, an aging patriarch played by the brilliant Stellan Skarsgård sets out to make a new cinematic project… Hoping to cast his eldest daughter in the lead role. This family drama features outstanding performances from Renate Reinsve and Elle Fanning.
Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier, coming out in theatres on August 20th, 2025.
Caught Stealing with Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz
Two years after the gloomy The Whale, which revived Brendan Fraser’s career and earned him an Oscar in 2023, director Darren Aronofsky is now adapting the thriller Caught Stealing written by Charlie Huston. This film adaptation of the same name is set to be one of the most action-packed movies of this Fall. The cast includes Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King, and Bad Bunny.
Caught Stealing by Darren Aronofsky, coming out in theatres on August 27th, 2025.
Highest 2 Lowest by Spike Lee
One of the major events of this Fall season is Spike Lee‘s new film Highest 2 Lowest. In fact, it has already electrified the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Starring Denzel Washington and special guest Rakim Mayers, aka A$AP Rocky, the feature is a modern rewriting of High and Low, the masterpiece directed by Japanese master Akira Kurosawa. Scheduled for release on August 15th in the US, it will be available on Apple TV+ in France on September 5th, 2025. We can’t wait to watch this new take on Kurosawa’s classic.
Highest 2 Lowest by Spike Lee, coming out on Apple TV+ on September 5th, 2025.
Sirāt by Oliver Laxe
Last May 2025, the stunning road movie Sirāt, set in the blazing Moroccan desert, lit up the rather reasonable official competition in Cannes. The film by Franco-Spanish director Oliver Laxe premiered at the festival and was awarded the Jury Prize. Its mystical tone captivated the audience. The title of the film refers to the bridge over Hell that souls must cross on Judgment Day in the Islamic tradition. A metaphor that permeates the whole direction, oscillating between ecstasy and tragedy. Opening with a grand celebration in the desert, Sirāt unfolds a sensory and spiritual tale in which wandering becomes a metaphysical quest.
Sirāt by Oliver Laxe, coming out in theatres on September 10th, 2025.
One Battle After Another with Leonardo DiCaprio
Two years after Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) by Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio returns to the silver screen under the direction of Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza). Set for release on September 24th, 2025, One Battle After Another will also star Sean Penn (The Tree of Life), singer Teyana Taylor, and Regina Hall (Scary Movie). An action comedy that is bound to make waves. The premise? “When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue one of their own’s daughter.”
One Battle After Another by Paul Thomas Anderson, coming out in theatres on September 24th, 2025.
It Was Just an Accident by Jafar Panahi
Last year, The Seed of the Sacred Fig by Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof was on the run for the Palme d’Or… Yet, it was overtaken by Sean Baker’s Anora to the general surprise. In 2025, Juliette Binoche awarded the prize to another Iranian director. Jafar Panahi, a symbol of resistance against the regime in Tehran, won the Palme d’Or for It Was Just an Accident, which tells the story of victims of state torture coming face-to-face with their torturer.
It Was Just an Accident by Jafar Panahi, coming out in theatres on October 1st, 2025.
Nouvelle Vague by Richard Linklater
Presented in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Nouvelle Vague by Richard Linklater is a vibrant love letter to cinema. After the spy comedy Hit Man (2023) starring Glenn Powell, the Texan director takes a bold turn. He dives into the creative whirlwind of the 1960s to revisit the behind-the-scenes of a legendary film set, namely Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard. The iconic cornerstone of the French New Wave. With a stellar cast including the impressive Zoey Deutch and Guillaume Marbeck, Richard Linklater’s film will both make us laugh and cry.
Nouvelle Vague by Richard Linklater, starring Zoey Deutch, in theatres on October 8th, 2025.
Bugonia by Yórgos Lánthimos, starring Emma Stone
Following his success at the 2024 Oscars with Poor Things, director Yórgos Lánthimos is back with Bugonia this year. His fifth collaboration with actress Emma Stone is set to premiere at the upcoming Venice Film Festival. The film is a remake of a South Korean comedy about a CEO being kidnapped by two men who believe she is an alien sent to destroy Earth. A quirky sci-fi feature, which will perfectly fit into the director’s offbeat cinematic universe.
Bugonia by Yórgos Lánthimos, coming out in theatres on November 5th, 2025.
Avatar: Fire and Ash by James Cameron
A few years ago, director James Cameron made a deal with the government of New Zealand to shoot the next three instalments of his Avatar saga there. Titled Avatar: Fire and Ash, the upcoming film of the highly successful franchise stars like Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Kate Winslet, and Sigourney Weaver. The release is scheduled for December 17th, 2025, it is expected to be one of the year’s biggest box-office hits.
Avatar: Fire and Ash by James Cameron, coming out in theatres on December 17th, 2025.
The housemaid starring Sydney Sweeney
For his new feature, American director Paul Feig (A Simple Favor) is adapting the best-selling novel The Housemaid, which has been lauded by readers online. Starring Hollywood rising star Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, and Michele Morrone, the film tells the story of a maid (Sydney Sweeney) working for a wealthy couple in suburban New York. Among hidden secrets and dangerous affairs, this psychological thriller is set to heat up our Winter.
The Housemaid by Paul Feig, coming out in theaters on December 24th, 2025.
