This article highlights 25 upcoming movies for 2025 that showcase originality, depth, and fresh perspectives, moving beyond the typical blockbuster formula.
And after a quick glance at the 2025 calendar, the major studios still seem to be in recovery mode, reverting to familiar franchises and wan high-concept pitches. But not all hope is lost. Here are 25 movies for 2025 that promise originality, depth, and vision outside of the blockbuster machine.
There was a moment during this past September’s Toronto International Film Festival in which it looked like William Goldenberg’s underdog sports drama might have landed the fest’s coveted People’s Choice Award.checked all the boxes: a fantastic lead performance from Jharrel Jerome as Anthony Robles, an NCAA wrestling champ who took on all comers despite being born with only one leg, plus starry supporting turns from Jennifer Lopez as Robles’s mom, and Don Cheadle as his coach. And then there are the film’s remarkable visual effects, which digitally erase Jerome’s real right leg – proof that the best VFX work goes unnoticed. Yet afterleft TIFF empty-handed, MGM Amazon seemed to forget about the movie entirely. Don’t make the same mistake.franchise to unprecedented action-movie heights, director Justin Lin returns to his indie-film roots with this drama tracing the story of real-life missionary John Allen Chau (Sky Yang), whose visit to an isolated tribe living on an island in the Indian Ocean sparks a series of crises. Twenty years ago, Lin took his crime thrillerto the Sundance Film Festival and sparked a mini-revolution whose reverberations can still be felt today. Here’s hoping that the mountain-air lighting strikes twice.The absurdist dramedy by Winnipeg writer-director Matthew Rankin, Unstoppable, has been short listed for the 2025 Academy Award for Best International Film.Almost entirely shot and set in a frigid and brutalist Winnipeg – or at least an imaginary version of it that feels equal parts Manitoban and Iranian –is inspired by writer-director Matthew Rankin’s lifelong fascination with the gentle-touch cinema of such Iranian masters as Abbas Kiarostam
Movies 2025 Original Independent Film Festival Sports Drama Action-Movie Missionary Absurdist Dramedy
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Platinum to remain rangebound in 2025, palladium price could fall to $800/oz in 2025The Kitco News Team brings you the latest news, videos, analysis and opinions regarding Precious Metals, Crypto, Mining, World Markets and Global Economy.
Read more »
Toronto Housing And Urban Initiatives To Watch For In 2025Naama is an architect, urban planner and urban designer. She has a bold vision: to change what good development can and should look like; with that in mind, she co-founded Smart Density.
Read more »
Stars to Watch at the 2025 World Junior Hockey ChampionshipThe upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship in Ottawa promises exciting performances from the next generation of NHL stars. This article highlights key players to watch, including Gavin McKenna of Canada and James Hagens of the United States, both projected as top draft picks.
Read more »
Stars to Watch at the 2025 World Junior Hockey ChampionshipThe 2025 World Junior Hockey Championship in Ottawa promises exciting performances from the next generation of hockey stars. The Canadian Press highlights key players to watch, including Canada's Gavin McKenna and James Hagens of the United States.
Read more »
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Revitalizing America’s cities — Investment, innovation and contracting opportunities in 2025Canada's construction news
Read more »
Canada to open 2025 Davis Cup play against Hungary in first-round qualifierAs one of the nations that reached the Davis Cup Final 8 last month, Canada will host the tie at a venue to be determined
Read more »