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This July, HBO Max is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated streaming releases of Ryan Coogler‘s Sinners and Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega‘s Death of a Unicorn. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to HBO Max next month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 12 best films coming to HBO Max in July 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Woman at War (July 1) Rt Score: 97% Credit – Köggull Filmworks, Solar Media Entertainment, Gulldrengurinn, Vintage Pictures, and Slot Machine

Woman at War is an Icelandic-Ukrainian comedy-drama film directed by Benedikt Erlingsson, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Ólafur Egill Egilsson. The 2018 film follows Halla, an environmental activist trying to destroy the local aluminium business, but her priorities change...

The Christmas Quest is airing tonight at 8 p.m. Et!

The Hallmark Channel original TV movie marks Lacey Chabert‘s 15th Hallmark Christmas movie to date.

Lacey and Hallmark favorite Kristoffer Polaha star together for the first time in a Hallmark movie in The Christmas Quest.

Keep reading to find out more…

Here’s a plot summary: “Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Iceland, The Christmas Quest follows archeologist Stefanie (Chabert) as she embarks on a mission to track down the legendary Treasure of the Yule Lads—a quest that was her late mother’s lifelong dream. Each of the 13 Yule Lads, Iceland’s Father Christmas figures, hold clues to the treasure’s location, compelling Stefanie to team up with her exhusband, Chase (Polaha), an expert in ancient Norse languages, for the adventure. As the two traverse Iceland’s diverse regions, immersing themselves in local Christmas traditions, they race against...

Photo: Kristoffer Polaha, Lacey Chabert

Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Eva Rut Hjaltadottir

Filmed on location in spectacular Iceland, The Christmas Quest airs as part of the popular Countdown to Christmas 2024.

Lacey Chabert and Kristoffer Polaha are starring for the first time together in the new, original movie, The Christmas Quest.

Meanwhile, Lacey’s 15th Christmas movie was filmed on location in Iceland and premieres on December 1 as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown To Christmas 2024. Read on to find out more about the movie and its cast and watch a trailer.

The Christmas Quest on Hallmark Channel Photo: Lacey Chabert

Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Eva Rut Hjaltadottir

According to the official synopsis, the movie, filmed in the breathtaking backdrop of Iceland tells the story of archaeologist Stefanie (Chabert). She embarks on a mission to track down the legendary Treasure of the Yule Lads, a quest that was her late mother’s lifelong dream.

In his new film Woman At War, Icelandic director Benedikt Erlingsson (Of Horses and Men) offers a funny, smart and thoroughly engaging story revolving around a woman’s solitary fight against the establishment in this politically charged drama comedy. Starring Halldóra Geirharõsdóttir (Sense8) and with a screenplay from Ólafur Egilsson and Benedikt Erlingsson, the film uses dry humour and a quirky style to tell an urgent tale about the importance of preserving Iceland’s natural beauty from the dangers of industrialism.

From the outside Halla (Geirharõsdóttir) leads a quiet and normal life as a respected choir conductor. In her spare time however, our heroine is a highly motivated and fierce eco-warrior who has been waging a singular war against a local aluminium factory by causing power cuts on regular sabotage missions. Known to others only by her alias ‘The Woman of the Mountain’, Halla soon has to choose between continuing her noble mission,...

Woman at War (Kona fer í stríd) Magnolia Pictures Reviewed by: Tami Smith, Film Reviewer for Shockya Grade: B+ Director: Benedikt Erlingsson Screenwriter: Benedikt Erlingsson, Ólafur Egill Egilsson Cast: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Jörundur Ragnarsson Release Date: March 1, 2019 Legends and literature introduce us to some brave and exceptional women that went beyond the […]

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"Now the whole world is watching." Magnolia Pictures has released the full-length official Us trailer for an indie action drama titled Woman at War, coming from Iceland (as their Academy Awards submission this year) - following the first teaser a few weeks back. This premiered at Critics Week during the Cannes Film Festival last year, and played at a bunch of other fests since then. The film is about a woman named Halla, who declares war on the local aluminum industry to prevent it from disfiguring her country. She risks all she has to protect the highlands of Iceland, until a long-forgotten application for adoption is approved, changing everything when she learns there's a girl waiting for her in Ukraine. Starring Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, along with Jóhann Sigurðarson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada, and Jörundur Ragnarsson. This looks so damn good - addressing contemporary issues in a unique, challenging, provocative way. I'm all in.

Get ready to meet the Woman at War. Magnolia Pictures has debuted a very short first teaser trailer for an indie action drama titled Woman at War, coming from Iceland (as their Academy Awards submission this year). This premiered at Critics Week during the Cannes Film Festival, and played at a bunch of festivals since then - heading to Us theaters in March. The film is about a woman named Halla, who declares war on the local aluminum industry to prevent it from disfiguring her country. She risks all she has to protect the highlands of Iceland, until a long-forgotten application for adoption is approved, and everything changes when she realizes there's a girl waiting for her in Ukraine. Starring Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, along with Jóhann Sigurðarson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada, and Jörundur Ragnarsson. This is just a very short teaser, and I'm surprised there's not any more to it. But...

Is there anything rarer than an intelligent feel-good film that knows how to tackle urgent global issues with humor as well as a satisfying sense of justice? Look no further than “Woman at War,” , one electric pylon at a time. Commentators will be tumbling over themselves trying to define what kind of movie this is: comedy, musical, social drama, politically correct issue film. It’s all those except the last; political correctness implies one-dimensional preaching that narrowly cuts off conversations, whereas, whereas “Woman at War” deftly centralizes a profound humanity from which vital issues are comfortably suspended. Bound to be one of the hot sellers at this year’s Cannes, the film is likely to do bang-up business worldwide.

“Of Horses and Men” deliciously played with narrative conventions even as it astonished with pictorial surprises that continue to induce smiles five years later. Erlingsson’s sophomore feature tells a more...