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JustWatch Unveils the UK’s Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2025

2 June 2025

in Culture, Film

As the summer movie season ramps up, JustWatch reveals the most eagerly awaited films landing in cinemas and on streaming platforms through August 31, 2025.

According to JustWatch trends, nostalgia is thriving. Familiar franchises continue to dominate audience interest as reimagined classics and long-awaited sequels fill the top ranks.

Drawing from user behaviour data—trailer views, watchlist and likeliest additions, and overall page engagement—this exclusive ranking highlights what movie fans across the UK are most excited to watch.

Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies in the UK

	UK
Rank	Title	Release Date	Release (Cinema/Streaming)	Interactions	Trailer Views	Watchlist Adds	Likeliest Adds	Page Views	Popularity Score
1	Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning	May 21, 2025	Cinema	1.00	1.00	0.85	1.00	1.00	0.95
2	28 Years Later	June 20, 2025	Cinema	0.92	0.75	1.00	0.67	0.86	0.84
3	Lilo & Stitch	May 21, 2025	Cinema	0.37	0.62	0.29	1.00	0.32	0.55
4	Jurassic World: Rebirth	July 2, 2025	Cinema	0.54	0.85	0.59	0.17	0.51	0.52
5	Superman	July 11, 2025	Cinema	0.33	0.28	0.59	0.83	0.27	0.51
6	Fountain of Youth	May 23, 2025	Streaming	0.25	0.05	0.66	0.67	0.21	0.43
7	From the World of John Wick: Ballerina	June 6, 2025	Cinema	0.47	0.31	0.56	0.33	0.46	0.43
8	M3GAN 2.0	June 27, 2025	Cinema	0.34	0.36	0.32	0.17	0.37	0.30
9	The Fantastic Four: First Steps	July 25, 2025	Cinema	0.22	0.08	0.48	0.33	0.19	0.29
10	F1 The Movie	June 25, 2025	Cinema	0.33	0.11	0.48	0.17	0.34	0.29
11	How to Train Your Dragon	June 9, 2025	Cinema	0.23	0.20	0.24	0.50	0.19	0.29
12	Together	July 30, 2025	Cinema	0.25	0.10	0.52	0.17	0.24	0.28
13	Weapons	August 8, 2025	Cinema	0.31	0.25	0.48	0.00	0.32	0.27
14	Hot Milk	July 4, 2025	Cinema	0.37	0.55	0.18	0.00	0.43	0.27
15	Bring Her Back	August 1, 2025	Cinema	0.15	0.07	0.37	0.33	0.13	0.24
16	The Old Guard 2	July 2, 2025	Streaming	0.21	0.02	0.29	0.33	0.20	0.22
17	The Life of Chuck	August 22, 2025	Cinema	0.33	0.12	0.38	0.00	0.34	0.22
18	Eddington	July 18, 2025	Cinema	0.12	0.03	0.32	0.33	0.11	0.21
19	Nobody 2	August 15, 2025	Cinema	0.19	0.03	0.35	0.17	0.20	0.20
20	The Phoenician Scheme	May 30, 2025	Cinema	0.19	0.02	0.52	0.00	0.16	0.20
Source: justwatch.com

The most-added films to user watchlists include Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Fountain of Youth, 28 Years Later, Jurassic World: Rebirth, and Ballerina.

While established franchises dominate, original titles are holding their own with impressive interaction metrics.

At the top of the pile is Fountain of Youth (#10), a breakout Apple+ streaming title. From the mind of Guy Ritchie, whose latest crime series Mobland is currently streams on Paramount+, audiences can expect high-octane energy induced in this action-packed heist adventure.

It packs a star-studded cast – lead by John Krasinski (A Quiet Place) and Natalie Portman (Black Swan) who play a pair of estranged siblings team up and embark on a journey to find the famed mythological Fountain.

With Fountain of Youth’s place on the list, it means that Apple+ leads the streaming buzz of the summer season. Its strong performance underscores the continued appetite for premium original content beyond the box office.

There is also the deeply twisted body-horror, Together (#11). Audiences are intrigued to see real-life married actors Alison Brie and Dave Franco work off each other as the film’s fictional couple who move to the countryside. They encounter a mysterious force that horrifically causes changes in their bodies.

Lastly, there isF1: The Movie (#12), a high-octane dive into the world of motorsport. Director Joseph Kosinski has already thrilled audiences with Top Gun: Maverick(2022), showing off air combat in all its cinematic glory. Now, he lends his knack for spectacle in Formula One, with Hollywood-heavyweight Brad Pitt as the lead.