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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning's box office sets one final global push ahead of its VOD release. The eighth, and potentially last, Mission: Impossible movie sees Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his Imf team pushing forward in their battle against the rogue AI called the Entity, racing to stop it from wiping out humanity.

Top-lined by Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning's cast also includes Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Angela Bassett, and Shea Whigham reprising their roles. Joining them are newcomers Holt McCallany (Mindhunter), Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation), Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso), Tramell Tillman (Severance), and Katy O'Brian (Love Lies Bleeding).

Now, following its twelfth week in theaters, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning has made $595 million at the worldwide box office, according to The Numbers, meaning the movie could make one final global push to...

People really, really love the "Mission: Impossible" movies. Inspired by the 1960s TV series of the same name, the films star Tom Cruise as super-spy Ethan Hunt, with Cruise performing wildly dangerous stunts on-camera as his character gets involved in all kinds of espionage. These things are global blockbusters, with even the "worst" of the franchise knocking it out of the park at the box office, and yet, I had never seen a single one until now. Spy movies have never really been my thing, while Cruise's ties to Scientology make him less than appealing. Be that as it may, in the name of art and criticism, I tried to set my hang-ups aside and see what the heck this "Mission: Impossible" thing was all about.

Years of exposure to commercials for the "Mission: Impossible" sequels and seeing clips on social media had led me to believe that 1996's "Mission: Impossible...

Marvel Cinematic Universe star Chris Pratt is a made man in the animated world, having attracted record-breaking billion-dollar success in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. His most recent foray into animation, The Garfield Movie, earned considerably weaker results, but is a strong Netflix hit following recent confirmation of its sequel.

Via Collider, The Garfield Movie is a global hit on Netflix, becoming popular among subscribers almost a year after it was first released on the streaming service. The film is garnering attention in various countries, particularly Singapore, where it recently landed in the Top 10.

After voicing the popular video game character, Mario, in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Pratt took on another beloved character, voicing the Monday-hating charismatic cat, Garfield. The Garfield Movie is the latest big-screen adaptation chronicling the title character, coming two decades after Bill Murray voiced the eponymous role in Garfield: The Movie. Directed by Disney veteran Mark Dindal,...

Imagine if there was a spin-off to The Last of Us that starred Liam Neeson as a retired bioterror operative who teams up with a couple of young kids to stop a zombie outbreak. Imagine even further if that spin-off was a horror comedy thriller filled with over-the-top gore, and you have yourself Cold Storage, the new flick by director Jonny Campbell that was written by the same person who's penned such hits as Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, and Spider-Man.

Thankfully, you don't have to imagine it any longer, as the first trailer for Cold Storage just dropped (seen below), and if it's any indication of what the actual movie will be like, we're in for a real treat when it hits theaters next year. Seriously, this movie has everything from exploding heads and a military cover-up, to elevator-riding deer and infected felines. What's not to love?

Written by David Koepp...

Brian Tyree Henry is three for three when it comes to Emmy nominations in the major acting categories, having nabbed his first for best guest actor in 2017 for his appearance as the long-lost cousin of Ron Cephas Jones’ William on the NBC drama This Is Us; his second a year later for his supporting actor role as Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles in the FX comedy Atlanta; and now a lead actor nod for his portrayal of Ray Driscoll in Apple TV+’s limited series Dope Thief.

“This is a sexy-ass category,” says Henry of being nominated alongside Colin Farrell (The Penguin), Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent), Cooper Koch (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story) and Stephen Graham (Adolescence), to whom he expects to take a graceful L.

“I hit up Stephen, because I love Stephen Graham — I truly, truly love him,” adds Henry, “and I keep telling him, ‘It’s...

This article contains spoilers for "The Naked Gun."

In Nicole Kidman's version of the cinephile's pledge of allegiance, we come to movie theaters to laugh, to cry, and to care, yet we don't seem to be doing much of the first part. To be fair, there have been several great theatrical comedies released over the past five years like the screamingly funny slapstick epic "Hundreds of Beavers," but they've rarely come from major studios. There are, of course, exceptions like "Barbie" or the miniature success of "No Hard Feelings," but otherwise, recent studio comedies have gone underseen, been relegated to streaming, or simply not been made. A comedy like 2023's extremely funny "Joy Ride" simply isn't treated with the same fervor as a blockbuster action movie. But if there's one film this year that possesses the power to hopefully change that tide, it's "The Naked Gun."

Ethan Anderton's overwhelmingly...

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This August, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the much-anticipated release of the final season of the comedy series, Utopia, to The Terminal List‘s prequel series. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films that are coming to Prime Video in August 2025 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Blow Out (August 1) Rt Score: 88% Credit – Viscount Associates

Blow Out is a neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The 1981 film follows Jack Terry, a sound engineer for a slasher film, who accidentally records evidence that proves that a seemingly ordinary accident is actually murder, and he soon finds himself hunted because of it.

August 1 will be a bad day for the highest-rated movie directed by Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino is a well-known director, writer, and actor who got his start in the late 1980s. While he has both written and performed in movies that he did not direct, including Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn, Tarantino is best known for his directorial efforts.

Quentin Tarantino's first movie as a director was 1992's Reservoir Dogs, a cult classic that kickstarted a career that includes major titles such as the Kill Bill movies, Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Altogether, Tarantino's directorial efforts, none of which have splats on Rotten Tomatoes, have earned him eight Oscar nominations and two wins.

Pulp Fiction Is Leaving A Major Streamer July 31 Is Its Final Day

Pulp Fiction is about to depart from one of its most important streaming homes. Tarantino's massively influential crime movie,...

The ‘00s were a happening time for horror remakes. That decade produced its fair share of forgettable efforts but more importantly yielded a number of quality reimaginings of beloved classics like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, and several more. Though not all of the reboots from the era made their mark, a large number of them certainly did.

Most of the reimaginings of the ‘00s that successfully made their mark did so thanks in no small part to a screenplay that took inspiration from the original without trying to recreate the source material in its entirety. That approach allows the film in question to appeal to the uninducted without alienating fans of the IP on which it is based. It’s a delicate balance, but when done well, it’s something to behold.

No remake from the ‘00s walked that line...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning's box office hits a final global milestone ahead of its digital release. The eighth and possibly final Mission: Impossible film follows Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team of Imf operatives as they continue their fight against the rogue AI known as the Entity and prevent it from destroying all of humanity.

Led by Cruise, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning's cast also includes Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Angela Bassett, and Shea Whigham reprising their roles. New cast members include Mindhunter's Holt McCallany, Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman, Ted Lasso's Hannah Waddingham, Severance's Tramell Tillman, and Love Lies Bleeding's Katy O'Brian.

Now, following its ninth weekend in theaters, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning has reached $590 million at the box office worldwide, according to The Numbers. Though it still has a chance of surpassing $600 million,...

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It always seems like Netflix has an unending library of great movies and TV shows, but at the same time, it is also quite difficult to figure out what you actually want to watch. So, we thought why not let Netflix make it easy for you, as it removes movies and TV shows from its library every month, and we decided to pick the best of the best films and TV shows you should watch before you can’t anymore and also just a reminder 12 great AMC shows are also leaving Netflix next month.

Dawn of the Dead (August 1) Credit – Universal Pictures

Dawn of the Dead is an action horror film directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay by James Gunn. Based on the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead by George A. Romero, the 2004 film is set in...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is finally coming to digital platforms. The movie will be available starting August 19, which is almost three months after it hit theaters.

This latest Mission: Impossible film was released in cinemas on May 23, 2025. It had its world premiere in Tokyo on May 5, followed by a screening at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14. Paramount Pictures handled the release.

This movie marks the eighth film in the series and the last time Tom Cruise plays Ethan Hunt. Alongside Cruise, the film stars Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, and Angela Bassett. In this story, Ethan Hunt and his team try to stop a rogue AI called the Entity from wiping out humanity.

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, who also co-wrote the film with Erik Jendresen, the movie went through many delays before its release. Originally planned for August 2022, it got...

‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ is finally heading to digital platforms on August 19. This news comes almost three months after the movie first hit theaters.

The film is the eighth chapter in the famous action series, and marks Tom Cruise’s last time playing Ethan Hunt. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the movie was written by McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen.

In this latest adventure, Ethan Hunt and his Imf team are racing to stop a rogue AI known as the Entity, which threatens all of humanity. The film also stars Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, and Angela Bassett.

The movie premiered in Tokyo on May 5, 2025, and was later shown at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14 before its wide theatrical release on May 23.

According to Paramount Pictures, the film was originally planned for much earlier releases but kept getting delayed. It was pushed...

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is the final entry in Tom Cruise's long-running action franchise. The eighth installment premiered in theaters on May 23.

The action film is one of the most expensive films ever made, with a production budget of around $400 million. The Final Reckoning debuted with positive reviews, but didn't end up becoming a commercial hit, either. Two months after its release, Paramount Pictures confirmed Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is heading to digital platforms on Aug. 19.

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Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning's digital release will come with many exciting bonus features. It will include a deep dive into production on the last entry, including interviews, exclusive commentary, and deleted footage.

Its physical release will follow this fall. Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning will be released on 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray SteelBook, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray,...

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the Digital release for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, which has grossed $588.8 million at the global box office. The eighth and presumably final installment has earned $195.8 million in North America and $393 million in international markets.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning will be available to buy on Digital starting on August 19, 2025. Fans who purchase the film on Digital can take a deep dive into the production with behind-the-scenes interviews, exclusive commentary, and deleted footage not seen in theaters.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning will arrive on 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray SteelBook, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray, and DVD on October 14, 2025.

Released in theaters on May 23 and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the movie stars Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman, Angela Bassett, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis,...

Tom Cruise starred in one of the biggest movies of the year with Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, but now that the film has been playing in theaters for nearly two months, it’s finally time for it to take its next step. Paramount Pictures has officially announced that the eighth (and likely final) Mission: Impossible movie is coming to digital platforms like Prime Video and Fandango at Home on August 19, just under one month from today. This comes after the film is finally winding down its run at the box office with $588 million globally, including $195 million from domestic markets and $392 million internationally. The Final Reckoning also holds a “certified fresh” 80% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a “verified hot” 88% on the audience-driven Popcornmeter.

The Final Reckoning sees Tom Cruise suit up as Ethan Hunt one last time for his most important mission yet: stopping the Entity once and for all.

While horror remakes often suffer from comparisons to the iconic films they try to reimagine, Dawn of the Dead (2004) remains a standout exception. Directed byZack Snyder in his feature debut and written by a pre-Guardians of the Galaxyand SupermanJames Gunn, this brutal, fast-paced reboot of George A. Romero’s zombie classic managed to earn critical respect, fan acclaim, and a new place in undead canon. Now, with the film set to leave Netflix U.S. at the end of this month, it’s the perfect time to revisit one of the greatest zombie reimaginings ever made.

Set during the early hours of a mysterious zombie outbreak, Dawn of the Dead stars Sarah Polley as Ana, a nurse who loses her husband in a brutal cold open that’s still one of the best horror intros of the 21st century. She soon finds herself holed up in a suburban shopping mall...

El gato que odia los lunes y ama la lasaña regresará a la gran pantalla. © Sony Pictures

Alcon Entertainment y Sony Pictures han anunciado que ya trabajan en una secuela de Garfield: La película –estrenada en mayo de 2024– y que el actor Chris Pratt volverá a prestar su voz al emblemático felino naranja que odia los lunes y ama la lasaña creado por Jim Davis en los años setenta.

Esta secuela animada, todavía sin título oficial y con estreno previsto próximamente en cines, se encuentra en plena fase de desarrollo y, según ha trascendido, los productores están en conversaciones con posibles guionistas y directores, y se espera que en breve se anuncie el elenco.

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Cabe recordar que la primera entrega contó con un reparto de voces de primer nivel. Además de Pratt, participaron Samuel L. Jackson (Kingsman: Servicio secreto), Hannah Waddingham (Ted...

One of Academy Award-winning actor Lupita Nyong'o's highest-rated films lands another theatrical run several months after its critically and commercially successful premiere. Fans can now watch (or rewatch) the acclaimed DreamWorks blockbuster, The Wild Robot, which is a hot ticket in theaters again in the heart of summer.

PerCollider, The Wild Robot has returned to cinemas for Cinemark's Summer Movie Clubhouse series for kids. The film will be shown at select Cinemark locations between Jul. 14 and Jul. 17, becoming one of several animated titles shown during the series, including Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and The Garfield Movie.

This is the second time that The Wild Robot has been re-released in theaters this year, having returned in January for a limited time before its Peacock debut. Since becoming available on streaming, the Oscar-nominated film has become a popular watch for fans, finding top 10 chart success globally on Netflix following its...

2024 was a good year for animation fans, from Oscar-winning Flow, Transformers One, Kung Fu Panda 4, to The Garfield Movie, they were spoilt for choice. Among them was Lupita Nyong’Oand Pedro Pascal starring in The Wild Robot, which touched many hearts with its animation and a unique story. Now, fans can relive the magic on the big screen as the DreamWorks film returns to theatres.

Per Cinemark, the movie will return as a part of their Summer Movie Clubhouse for kids. The Wild Robot follows an intelligent robot, Rozz (Nyong’O), who, after a shipwreck, is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh surroundings, she bonds with a fox (Pascal) and other animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose. The movie has a 96 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating from critics, while fans deem it a 98 percent, cementing both fans' and critics’ love for the film. It was...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning North America Box Office Day 50(Photo Credit – Instagram)

Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning’s ruling days are over. Although it has consistently been at #2 at the domestic box office chart due to its clash with Lilo 7 Stitch, it still had a good grip. No matter how big a star Tom Cruise is, the people are done with the Mission: Impossible franchise. As a result, even after spending fifty days in the theaters, it did not cross this significant milestone domestically. Keep scrolling for the deets.

Mission: Impossible might be a popular franchise, and it is mainly because of Tom Cruise‘s incredible stunts, which he performs himself. However, none of the films could cross the $1 billion mark worldwide despite being so trendy and polished, coupled with Tom’s star power. The makers really took the right decision to end this series, as Mi 7, released before The Final Reckoning,...

The wildly diverse worlds of Star Trek and Quentin Tarantino’s arguably best film, Pulp Fiction, overlapped during the run of Star Trek: Picard. That’s when Amanda Plummer, who played Honey Bunny in Pulp Fiction, portrayed Picard’s season 3’s main antagonist, Vadic. Plummer, the daughter of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country co-star Christopher Plummer, appeared in six episodes as the changeling captain of the Shrike.

But a look at a casting memo written by Tarantino in advance of production on Pulp Fiction reveals that several future and past Star Trek figures were at least considered for roles in the writer-director’s film. Tim Roth ultimately starred as Pumpkin, but among those on Tarantino’s list of potential actors for the role was Christian Slater. A massive Star Trek fan and the son of Star Trek VI casting director Mary Jo Slater, Christian cameoed in VI as a...

The Garfield Movie utilized Chris Pratt as the voice of its titular star after Pratt received criticism for his curious attachment to The Super Mario Bros. Movie. He was equally the target for the 2024 animated film for the second consecutive perceived miscasting. However, that won’t stop him from returning for more lasagnas, as Alcon Entertainment and Prime Focus Studios announce that there will be a sequel to the lazy feline film, and Pratt will once again voice Garfield.

This recent incarnation brought us an origin story of sorts. We got a look at how Garfield had ended up with his owner, Jon Arbuckle. Kitten Garfield works his way into Jon’s life while he is out dining one night. Garfield’s background is explored even further as the plot dealt with his estranged father, Vic, who was voiced by Samuel L. Jackson.

Pratt was not only joined by Jackson,...

Chris Pratt is returning for a sequel to The Garfield Movie. Based on the famous comic strip, the 2024 animated film follows the titular tabby cat as he unexpectedly reunites with his long-lost father, a street cat named Vic, before being forced to join him on a high-stakes heist.

In addition to Pratt as the titular character, The Garfield Movie's voice cast also includes Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Cecily Strong, Harvey Guillén, Brett Goldstein, Bowen Yang, and Snoop Dogg.

Now, a year after its release, the animated movie is officially getting a sequel. According to Deadline, Pratt is returning as the voice of the titular orange cat in a sequel to 2024's The Garfield Movie.

The producers are currently in discussions with prospective writers and directors, and further casting announcements will be made soon. The original movie was directed by Mark Dindal with a screenplay written by Paul A. Kaplan,...

Chris Pratt has many exciting projects on the way, and has just scored a new one. Aside from his roles in superhero and action movies, the actor has had a lot of commercial success with animation.

Pratt has starred in different animated films, including 2020's Onward, 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and 2024's The Garfield Movie. The latter received negative reviews from the critics but positive comments from the audience, and was a box office hit. Now, Deadline reports that Pratt will return to voice Garfield in Alcon Entertainment's animated sequel to The Garfield Movie.

Sony Pictures will distribute the upcoming sequel, like the first entry, which was released under Columbia Pictures. The announcement was made by Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson after Alcon acquired the rights to the Garfield comic strip and brand from the creator Jim Davis, who will serve as an executive producer on the sequel.

Chris Pratt has signed to voice Garfield in Alcon Entertainment’s animated theatrical sequel to last year’s The Garfield Movie, based on the iconic comic strip Garfield with Sony Pictures distributing.

Producers are in talks with potential writers and directors and additional casting will be announced shortly. Mark Dindal directed The Garfield Movie, whose voice cast also included Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Winningham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Cecily Strong, Harvey Guillén, Snoop Dogg and others.

The Garfield Movie was released in May 2024 and grossed more than $260 million worldwide. Sony Pictures distributed the animated film globally, excluding China.

Alcon acquired the rights from Jim Davis, the creator of the Garfield comic strip and brand, who will serve as an executive producer on the sequel with Bridget McMeel from Amuse.

John Cohen (The Garfield Movie, Despicable Me) and Steven P. Wegner will serve as producers along with Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson,...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning North America Box Office: On Track To Become The 4th Highest-Grossing Mi Movie ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning is tracking to finish its domestic run and hit the $200 million milestone. But before hitting that milestone, it will achieve another notable feat by beating Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation at the North American box office. Mi 8 is set to become the fourth highest-grossing film in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Keep scrolling for more.

Mission: Impossible 8 is losing financially, and this is due to multiple reasons, including its massive budget requiring an unusually high break-even point. Despite Tom Cruise’s star power, the film’s emotional payoff and spectacle haven’t fully resonated with audiences, leading to an underwhelming global performance so far. There is also steep competition, and most makers want to push their films during the summer window.

How much has the film...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning India Box Office Day 48 (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, starring Tom Cruise in the lead role, turned out to be a success story at the Indian box office. Though it has fetched a bit less than expected, the film has managed to emerge a winner by comfortably going past the 100 crore mark. Currently, it’s in the final stage of its theatrical run, and with new releases arriving in theatres today, it is likely to make negligible earnings from here. Keep reading for a detailed collection report of 48 days!

How much did Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning earn at the Indian box office in 48 days?

The Final Reckoning, also known as Mission: Impossible 8, started its journey with a solid 17.5 crore net. Being a Saturday release helped the film, and on Sunday, it went ahead by earning 18 crores. However,...

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Tubi might not be as big as some of the other popular streaming services, but it does have some of the best movies and TV shows of recent times, and that too for absolutely free. The Fox-owned streaming service adds a ton of new monthly content to its ever-expanding library. So, we thought of compiling a list of the best movies coming to Tubi in July 2025.

Pale Rider (July 1) Rt Score: 94% Credit – Warner Bros.

Pale Rider is a Western film directed by Clint Eastwood from a screenplay co-written by Michael Butler and Dennis Shryack. The 1985 film follows a mysterious preacher as he single-handedly tries to protect a prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to take their land. Pale Rider stars Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Christopher Penn, Richard Dysart, Sydney Penny, Richard Kiel, Doug McGrath, and John Russell.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning director Christopher McQuarrie has explained why the movie's tragic death was so vital for Ethan Hunt's final impossible mission. As Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is slated to be the last Tom Cruise-led Mission: Impossible movie, the story had to pack a punch; not just action-wise but emotionally, too.

While many speculated that this meant Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt was destined to die while trying to contain the terrifyingly malevolent AI known as the Entity, viewers were forced to watch one of Ethan's most trusted friends, Luther (Ving Rhames), sacrifice himself instead, as he defused a bomb to save a vast underground tunnel system and the city above it.

Rhames' Luther has been a franchise mainstay since the original 1996 Mission: Impossible movie, making his death and the effect it has on Ethan all the more poignant. In a spoiler-filled interview with Empire,...

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This July, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated final chapter of the worldwide hit fantasy series The Sandman to the much-awaited sequel of the fantasy action film The Old Guard. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Netflix this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Netflix in July 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Captain Phillips (July 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93% Credit – Sony Pictures

Captain Phillips is a biographical action-thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass from a screenplay by Billy Ray. Based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, the 2013 film follows Captain Richard Philips, a merchant mariner, as his ship is overtaken by Somali Pirates and he is taken hostage.

Director Christopher McQuarrie has explained why Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt survived his last, seemingly impossible mission in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. When it was confirmed that The Final Reckoning was meant to be the concluding movie in the franchise (though anything is possible in Hollywood), audiences began speculating about Ethan Hunt's fate. Would defeating the malicious AI known as the Entity prove to be his undoing?

Speaking to Empire, McQuarrie revealed that there had been a moment when he considered how Hunt's death might narratively impact Cruise's final, death-defying stunt and the film's ending. In a battle between two tiny biplanes high above South Africa's stunning natural landscape, it's ultimately Ethan's nemesis, Gabriel (Esai Morales), who dies during that fight, his head unceremoniously smashed against his plane's rudder when he tries to escape.

When did McQuarrie feel the temptation to make that scene Ethan Hunt's last one,...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning has been out in the world for over a month now, but if you haven’t had the chance to see it yet, you should beware: there are Spoilers to come in the article below, because director Christopher McQuarrie has decided to explain why a certain character was killed off in this movie.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning tells the second half of the story that began in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, with Ethan Hunt out to destroy an AI system called The Entity, which is housed in a sunken Russian stealth submarine. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, and Dead Reckoning writer/director McQuarrie remains at the helm, working from a screenplay he crafted with Erik Jendresen. The official synopsis is very simple: Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

This week’s streaming landscape is buzzing with fresh releases and familiar favorites, with superhero action, heartfelt animation, and gripping thrillers capturing our attention. From May 26 to June 1, 2025, one film soared above the rest, proving the enduring power of a beloved franchise.

The latest box office and streaming numbers reveal a clear winner, alongside a mix of family-friendly hits and star-driven adventures. Let’s dive into the top 10 most-watched movies across all streaming platforms, counting down from the bottom to the top, and explore what makes these films resonate.

10. Mickey 17 (2025) Warner Bros. Pictures

Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ (2025) lands at number 10 with 198 million minutes watched on Max. This quirky sci-fi tale stars Robert Pattinson as Mickey, a colonist who repeatedly dies and gets reprinted for dangerous space missions, clashing with a pompous mission leader played by Mark Ruffalo. Its bold, oddball energy and Pattinson’s eccentric performance make it a unique watch,...

A masterclass action film from Hollywood legend Tom Cruise's most successful franchise becomes an online hit again two years after it debuted in theaters. The critically acclaimed Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning is back on the streaming charts as The Final Reckoning continues its cinematic run.

Per Flix Patrol,Dead Reckoning has cracked the Paramount+ top 10 movies chart in the U.S. The seventh installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise ranks 9th on the list and is one of two Cruise films to make the top 10 on the Paramount streamer's chart, with Top Gun: Maverick placed third.

This marks the second time that Dead Reckoning has hit the streaming charts this month. The Mission: Impossible sequel made the Netflix charts last week, topping the streamer's movie list in six countries and reaching the top 10 in several others. Dead Reckoning has been especially popular on Netflix, also topping the platform's charts in February,...

Ving Rhames has played the super hacker Luther Stickell in all eight of the modern "Mission: Impossible" movies (although he only appeared in a cameo for 2011's "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"). He was always a loyal friend to Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), and was always capable at a keyboard. In the eighth and final film in the series, 2025's "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning," Luther was capable and inventive enough to create a widget that could — when used juuuust correctly — defeat the evil AI monster known as the Entity. Luther invented the widget from essentially his deathbed, spending most of his time on a hospital gurney, located in a remote, stony basement room.

The villain of "Final Reckoning," Gabriel (Esai Morales), is so evil, he has no issues with planting a time bomb in Luther's cell, even though poor Luther was wasted away from cancer. In a climactic scene,...

Arguably, no death in the Mission: Impossible franchise weighed more heavily on Imf agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) than that of Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) in 2023’s Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning. However, it turns out that director Christopher McQuarrie, a.k.a. McQ, as Tom Cruise likes to call him, had been contemplating a way to kill off another fan-favorite, Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames), since before the filmmaker celebrated with Cruise and Henry Cavill over Mission: Impossible — Fallout’s enormous success back in 2018. Fast-forward seven years, and that's exactly what McQ did in Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, which has now been playing in theaters since May 23 — and only now is McQuarrie finally sharing his thoughts on why Luther died. McQ said in an interview during Empire’s Spoiler Special Podcast:

"The story was about sacrifice. The sacrifice in the movie had no teeth without it, without some loss.

On June 21, 2002, Disney unveiled Lilo & Stitch in theaters, where it would go on to gross $275 million worldwide, create a hit character for merchandise sales and spark a live-action remake two decades later. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review of the animated feature is below:

With traditional, hand-drawn animation, Lilo & Stitch might not pack the higher-profile oomph of some of the Walt Disney Co.’s more cutting-edge efforts, but what it lacks in big-budget technology it more than compensates for with the kind of inspired humor and jet powered energy usually associated with Warner Bros.’ classic Looney Tunes than with traditional Uncle Walt output.

Add in a dazzling, luminous color scheme, an irresistible Hawaiian backdrop that doesn’t stint on local flavors, a refreshingly “real” sibling relationship and an emotional undercurrent that plucks ever so gently on the heart strings, and the result is something quite fresh and delightful.

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Fresh off the success of Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitchremake, another film from the franchise is making headway on the streaming charts. Per FlixPatrol, 2003’s Stitch! The Movie is climbing the Disney+ Top 10 streaming movies.

As of June 20, Stitch! The Movie is sitting at No. 6, up one spot from the previous rankings. The 2003 movie was a direct-to-video venture directed by Tony Craig and Bobs Gannaway from a script by Jess Winfield and Gannaway, based on the characters created by Dean DeBlois.

It starred Daveigh Chase as the voice of Lilo and Chris Sanders as the voice of Stitch, with Tia Carrere as Nani, David Ogden Stiers as Jumba, and Ving Rhames as Cobra Bubbles, all of whom voiced the same characters in the original 2002 animated film. In Stitch! The Movie, the audience finds the titular Stitch trying to make himself at home with Lilo in Hawaii, but he’s having...

Gerard Butler kicked off 2025 by reprising his role as Big Nick in Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, but one action thriller from the star that’s nearly 20 years old has returned to streaming charts. Butler stars alongside Game of Thrones veteran Lena Headey and Dominic West in 300, the historical action epic telling the story of the 300 Spartan soldiers who stood courageously against Xerxes and his Persian army. 300 is currently streaming on Amazon MGM+, and not only is it trending in the United States, but it’s also piquing curiosity in other countries such as Peru. 300 grossed a whopping $456 million at the box office in 2006 on a $65 million budget, and the film also earned a 61% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and an 89% on the audience-driven Popcornmeter.

In addition to Butler, Headey, and West, 300 also stars Michael Fassbender as Stelios, Rodrigo Santoro as Xerxes, and Peter Mensah as the Messenger.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Ott Verdict: Tom Cruise’s Film Is Back On Netflix’s List For The 4th Time (Photo Credit –YouTube)

Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning makes a comeback on Netflix’s weekly top 10 list for the 4th time. The reappearance might be due to the glorious box office performance of the 8th installment, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Keep scrolling for the deets.

Mi 8 was released last month and has been enjoying a solid run at the theaters. It recently crossed the $500 million milestone at the worldwide box office. The Final Reckoning is currently eyeing the $172.6 million domestic haul of Mission: Impossible 7. It is expected to beat that this weekend.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Ott Verdict

Tom Cruise starrer Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning is back on the weekly global chart for June 9-15. According to the data provided by Netflix, Mission: Impossible 7...

While the jury is still out on whether Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is Ethan Hunt’s final assignment, the movie is making waves around the world, entertaining fans with death-defying stunts and a very emotional core. Directed by Tom Cruise’s frequent collaborator Christopher McQuarrie, the feature is making and breaking box-office records. With the eighth and purportedly final chapter in the long-running franchise out now, fans are wondering about possible spin-offs with their favorite characters, but McQuarrie doubts those will be easy to make for very substantial reasons.

In a new interview with the New York Times, the director was asked about any possible plans for Mission: Impossible spin-offs and McQuarrie pointed out notable challenges that’ll any future filmmaker will face, he revealed, "One of the things I love about [Ethan and his friends] is that they are a team. They’re all great characters, but if you spin them off,...

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning could finish the titular Tom Cruise-led action franchise after three decades, wrapping up the film series after eight movies. But despite Mission: Impossible's undeniable success at the box office, there hasn't been a spinoff -- and franchise director Christopher McQuarrie is explaining why one will likely never materialize.

Speaking with the New York Times, McQuarrie expounded on the significant issues that possible Mission: Impossible spinoffs would face, suggesting major changes will need to happen for them to work. Along with the film series requiring a "very specific type of filmmaking" to make each installment believable, McQuarrie believes movies wouldn't work without Cruise's character Ethan Hunt or his current Imf team.

"One of the things I love about [Ethan and his friends] is that they are a team. They’re all great characters, but if you spin them off, you would lose two things entirely... You...

In the first act of Brian De Palma's "Mission: Impossible," Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) watches most of his Imf team die before his very eyes. The core memory would inform his personal drive to save any future field partners at all costs through the entire series — even if they turn out to be villains in the end. Ethan may be the living manifestation of destiny, but he's almost ineffective without a team by his side. Lucky for the daredevil Imf agent, he acquired one of his most valuable assets (and friends) in the first film with computer hacker extraordinaire Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames).

It's difficult to imagine what these movies would look like had Ethan not recruited the formerly avowed Imf agent for a job that ultimately brought Phineas Freak back into the fold. The "Mission: Impossible" movies have made it a sticking point ever since that Luther is Ethan's closest confidant.

"Dope Thief allowed me to reclaim my name," says Brian Tyree Henry, the star and executive producer of the Apple TV+ limited series. The Oscar, Emmy, and Tony nominee tells Gold Derby, "I was just Paper Boi [from Atlanta] to people for quite a few years. And so with this one, I think that I became Brian again, and that is very special to me." Watch our full interview above.

Henry plays Ray Driscoll on Dope Thief, a con artist who, along with his lifelong friend Manny Carvalho (Wagner Moura), robs from drug dealers by posing as DEA agents. Unfortunately, they steal from the wrong people, and mayhem ensues. The program is written by Peter Craig and based on the 2009 novel by Dennis Tafoya. "Everything that happens is absolutely terrible, but in the end, it's a fun ride," the actor recalls.

"Wagner Moura is truly one of the best that's ever done it,...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning North America Box Office: Set To Beat Mission: Impossible III (Photo Credit –Facebook)

Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning might not be able to cause a big blast at the North American box office, but it is managing some decent numbers daily. Amid a stiff competition from Disney’s Lilo & Stitch, the magnum opus is now ready to unleash its first milestone as it is inches away from surpassing the domestic lifetime of Mission: Impossible III. Keep reading for a detailed collection report of day 13!

How much did Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning earn at the North American box office in 13 days?

Despite enjoying solid word-of-mouth, the 8th installment of the franchise didn’t explode at ticket windows. Yes, the trend over weekends has been impressive, but the firm grip is missing on weekdays. Due to discounted ticket rates, the...

Every year, a few movies come out of nowhere to become box office juggernauts — and in 2024, The Wild Robot was that film. Written and directed by animation legend Chris Sanders, the man behind Lilo & Stitch, the movie quietly arrived in theatres before taking flight in a big way, grossing over $330 million worldwide. After a successful run on Peacock, it’s now found a brand-new audience on Netflix — where it’s already cracked the Top 10 just days after debuting on Saturday, May 24.

Critics and audiences were nearly unanimous in their praise when The Wild Robot hit theatres. The film currently holds a 96% critics score and 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the best-reviewed animated movies of the decade so far. It’s not hard to see why: the story is heartfelt, gorgeously animated, and surprisingly deep.

What Is 'The Wild Robot' About?

The movie follows Roz, a high-tech...

Tom Cruise At The Worldwide Box Office: On Track To Enter The Top 20 Highest-Grossing Actors List (Photo Credit –YouTube)

Tom Cruise is a global star who has appeared in numerous films and is now thrilling audiences with his latest film, Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning. The $350 million+ global total has helped the actor smash past a mega milestone, taking him closer to entering the all-time top 20 highest-grossing actors list. Keep scrolling for the deets.

Mission: Impossible 8 is performing strongly at the Chinese box office and has earned more than $50 million from IMAX alone. This is one of the most expensive films ever made. It has earned the biggest opening in the Mission: Impossible franchise and is expected to be the highest-grossing installment.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning at the worldwide box office

Tom Cruise starrer Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning has collected $122.53 million at the North American...

It's difficult to imagine anybody other than Alan Ritchson in the role of Jack Reacher, but, not too long ago, the character was played in two theatrical movies by none other than Tom Cruise. Reacher creator Lee Child wasn't exactly a fan of Cruise's casting as the famously towering character, and the series fizzled out after just two installments. The second movie, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, grossed just around $160 million at the worldwide box office, against a budget reported to be as high as $96 million. The movie has been overtaken twice by Cruise's latest release, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

Although it cost over four times as much as Never Go Back — The Final Reckoning has a reported budget of $400 million — the movie has grossed over $350 million worldwide in less than two weeks of release. It has also out-grossed Cruise's first Jack Reacher movie, which made over $215 million globally.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning recently wrapped up its second weekend in theaters, and the film claimed another slew of victims after grossing $27 million. At the time of writing, Mission: Impossible 8 has earned $122 million domestically and $231 million in international markets for a cumulative haul of $353 million. Tom Cruise’s latest action epic has now out-grossed Spy, the highest-rated movie of Jason Statham’s career, by every metric. The Final Reckoning just recently passed Spy’s $110 million at the domestic box office, but it had no trouble overtaking the film’s $123 million international total or $233 million global total much earlier. Spy earned a “certified fresh” 95% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and the audience-driven Popcornmeter landed at a 78%. The film also stars Jude Law.

Spy isn’t the first Jason Statham film to fold under the might of The Final Reckoning, and it likely won’t be the final one either.