2025 is shaping up to be one of the most important years for cinema in recent times. Last year was a bit unpredictable as Hollywood looked to recover from the demanding conditions of the 2023 strikes, but there are plenty of titles to choose from over the next 12 months.
Meanwhile, IMDb, “the world’s most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV, and celebrity content,” has shared its top 10 sensible movies coming out in 2025.
As the site explains, “These 10 movies scheduled to release in 2025 were consistently the most popular with IMDb users in 2024, based on data derived from the IMDbPro MOVIEmeter rankings.”
At #1? It’s Superman. Another superhero movie takes third place with The Fantastic Four: First Steps, while Thunderbolts* comes in at fifth place and Captain America: Brave New World at #6.
Obviously there’s a lot of excitement as well for 28 years later and Snow White is on the list despite the continued negativity on social media.
“There are all kinds of things in the other movies that have inspired me,” Superman writer-director James Gunn recently said when asked about his inspirations. “Watching the movie Give When I Was a Kid was great for me and I enjoyed it. I took a lot from that. Zack Snyder did a lot of great things with action, and I took a lot from that. Array and I’ve done it before this.
“I took many other things, from other times. But I return to comics, because I am above all a fan of comedians. Comics encouraged me more than film adaptations,” added the filmmaker.
Check out the full IMDB Top 10 in the X post below.
Superman, the first DC Studios feature film to hit the screen, will hit international theaters this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the new DC Universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman driven by compassion and an inherent trust in the goodness of life. ‘humanity.
The film stars David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.
Also appearing are Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, María Gabriela de Faría, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Neva Howell.
Superman arrives in theaters on July 11, 2025.