What are the most anticipated movies of 2023? A list of all the best new releases and films coming out this year, divided by month!
It’s time to look at what next year has to offer, with our list of the most anticipated movies of 2023! From great releases to watch in theaters and cinemas to lesser known films to stream from home, there are so many upcoming movies to look forward to next year, and we’ve collected them all in this list!
All of next year’s most anticipated movies are divided by month and listed in order of release. We prioritized U.S. and global releases, but we’ve added U.K. dates where available, and at the end of each section you’ll find a list of movies coming out in the U.K. each month too. We’ll keep updating the list as new films are announced, so don’t forget to add this page to your bookmarks!
The most anticipated movies of 2023: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Last updated on: October 24, 2023
JANUARY 2023: MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES
US & Global:
- January 13: M3GAN, Saint Omer,
- January 20: Missing, The Son, When You Finish Saving the World
- January 27: Plane, Infinity Pool, Distant, One Fine Morning, Shotgun Wedding, Fear, You People
UK:
- January 6: Till
- January 13: Empire of Light, Enys Men
- January 20: Babylon
- January 27: All The Beauty and the Bloodshed
FEBRUARY 2023: MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES
US & Global:
- February 3: Knock at the Cabin, 80 for Brady
- February 8: Magic Mike’s Last Dance
- February 10: Of An Age, Sharper
- February 17: Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
- February 24: Cocaine Bear
UK:
MARCH 2023: MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES
US & Global:
- March 3: Creed III
- March 10: 65, Inside, Champions, Scream VI
- March 17: Boston Strangler, Shazam! Fury of the Gods
- March 24: A Good Person, John Wick 4
- March 31: A Thousand and One, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Spinning Gold
UK:
- Fashion Reimagined: March 3
- Rye Lane: March 17
APRIL 2023: MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES
US & Global:
- April 5: Air, The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- April 7: Chevalier
- April 14: Beau Is Afraid, Renfield
- April 21: Evil Dead Rise
- April 28: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Big George Foreman, Polite Society, R.M.N.
UK:
- April 28: Love According to Dalva
MAY 2023: MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES
US & Global:
- May 5: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- May 12: Blackberry, Knights of the Zodiac, The Mother, Book Club 2: The Next Chapter, Love Again
- May 19: Fast X
- May 26: The Little Mermaid, The Machine, About My Father
UK:
- May 5: Lakelands
- May 12: Plan 75
- May 19: Under the Fig Tree
JUNE 2023: MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES
US & Global:
- June 2: The Boogeyman, Past Lives, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- June 9: Blue Jean, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
- June 16: Asteroid City, Elemental, The Flash, The Blackening
- June 23: No Hard Feelings
- June 30: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Nimona, Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken,
UK:
- June 6: La Syndicaliste
- June 30: Small, Slow but Steady
JULY 2023: MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES
US & Global:
- July 7: Earth Mama, Insidious: The Red Door, Joy Ride
- July 14: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- July 21: Barbie, Oppenheimer
- July 28: Haunted Mansion, Talk to Me
AUGUST 2023: MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES
US & Global:
- August 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- August 4: Meg 2 The Trench, Dreamin Wild, Shortcomings, Passages
- August 11: Gran Turismo, The Last Voyage of the Demeter
- August 18: Blue Beetle, Ashkal
- August 25: Retribution
UK:
- August 4: Revoir Paris, Love Life
SEPTEMBER 2023: MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES
US & Global:
- The Equalizer 3, Nandor Fodor and the Talking Moongoose: September 1
- El Conde: September 5
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, The Nun 2: September 8
- A Haunting in Venice, Cassandro: September 15
- Dumb Money, Expend4bles, It Lives Inside, Stop Making Sense: September 22
- The Creator, Saw X: September 29
UK & Ireland:
- Past Lives: September 8
OCTOBER 2023: MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES
FOE
Director: Garth Davis
U.S. Release: October 6
Canadian Release: October 13
Australian Release: October 19
U.K. & Irish Release: October 20
Official synopsis: Academy Award nominees Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in Foe, a haunting exploration of marriage and identity set in an uncertain world. Hen and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior’s family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger (Aaron Pierre) shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Based on best-selling author Iain Reid’s novel, directed by Garth Davis, and co-written by Davis and Reid, Foe’s mesmerizing imagery and persistent questions about the nature of humanity (and artificial humanity) bring the not-too-distant future to luminous life.
THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER
Director: David Gordon Green
Global Release: October 13
Official synopsis: ince the death of his pregnant wife in a Haitian earthquake 12 years ago, Victor Fielding (Tony winner and Oscar® nominee Leslie Odom, Jr.; One Night in Miami, Hamilton) has raised their daughter, Angela (Lidya Jewett, Good Girls) on his own.
But when Angela and her friend Katherine (newcomer Olivia Marcum), disappear in the woods, only to return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, it unleashes a chain of events that will force Victor to confront the nadir of evil and, in his terror and desperation, seek out the only person alive who has witnessed anything like it before: Chris MacNeil.
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Director: Martin Scorsese
U.S. Release: October 6 (limited), October 20 (nationwide)
Global Release: in theaters October 20, then on Apple TV+
Official synopsis: When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
THE HOLDOVERS (LIMITED)
Director: Alexander Payne
U.S. Release: October 27 (limited), November 3 (nationwide)
U.K. Release: January 19, 2024
Official synopsis: From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, THE HOLDOVERS follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).
OCTOBER 2023: MORE ANTICIPATED MOVIES
US & Global:
- True Love: October 6
- Pain Hustlers: October 27
NOVEMBER 2023: MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES
PRISCILLA
Director: Sofia Coppola
U.S. Release: November 3
U.K. Release: December 26 (limited), January 1 (nationwide)
Official synopsis: When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’s long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland, in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame.
THE KILLER
Director: David Fincher
Global Release: November 10 on Netflix
Official synopsis: After its world premiere at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, David Fincher’s highly anticipated new movie The Killer will be out globally on Netflix from November 10, 2023. The film is based on a French graphic novel, and Michael Fassbender is the titular killer – a man on a dangerous international mission that may or may not be personal.
THE MARVELS
Director: Nia DaCosta
Global Release: November 10
Official synopsis: In Marvel Studios’ “The Marvels,” Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as “The Marvels.”
FALLEN LEAVES
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
U.S. Release: November 17
U.K. Release: December 1
Official synopsis: FALLEN LEAVES tells the story of two lonely people (Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen) who meet each other by chance in the Helsinki night and try to find the first, only, and ultimate love of their lives.Their path towards this honorable goal is clouded by the man’s alcoholism, lost phone numbers, not knowing each other’s names or addresses, and life’s general tendency to place obstacles in the way of those seeking their happiness.This gentle tragicomedy, previously thought to be lost, is the fourth part of Aki Kaurismäki’s working-class trilogy.
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES
Director: Francis Lawrence
Global Release: November 17
Official synopsis: Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), the girl tribute from impoverished District 12. But, after Lucy Gray commands all of Panem’s attention by defiantly singing during the reaping ceremony, Snow thinks he might be able to turn the odds in their favor. Uniting their instincts for showmanship and newfound political savvy, Snow and Lucy Gray’s race against time to survive will ultimately reveal who is a songbird, and who is a snake.
NEXT GOAL WINS
Director: Taika Waititi
U.S. Release: November 17, 2023
U.K. Release: December 29, 2023
Official synopsis: Directed by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok), NEXT GOAL WINS follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. With the World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in this heartfelt underdog comedy.
THANKSGIVING
Director: Eli Roth
Global Release: November 17
Official synopsis: After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.
NAPOLEON
Director: Ridley Scott
U.S. Release: November 22
Global Release: later this year, on Apple TV+ – watch Napoleon!
Official synopsis: Directed by Scott from a screenplay by David Scarpa, “Napoleon” stars Joaquin Phoenix as the French emperor and military leader. The film is an original and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine, played by Vanessa Kirby. The film captures Napoleon’s famous battles, relentless ambition and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader and war visionary. An Apple Studios production in conjunction with Scott Free Productions, “Napoleon” is produced by Scott, Kevin Walsh, Mark Huffam and Phoenix, with Michael Pruss and Aidan Elliott serving as executive producers.
SALTBURN
Director: Emerald Fennell
U.S. Release: November 24
Official synopsis: Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) brings us a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire. Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
NOVEMBER 2023: MORE ANTICIPATED MOVIES
US & Global:
- Trolls Band Together: November 17
- Wish: November 22
DECEMBER 2023: MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES
EILEEN
Director: William Oldroyd
U.S. Release: December 1 limited, December 9 nationwide
Official synopsis: Eileen is set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter. Young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret – throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.
THE BOY AND THE HERON
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
U.S. Release: December 8
U.K. Release: December 26
Official synopsis: A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death and creation, in tribute to friendship from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
LORD OF MISRULE
Director: William Brent Bell
U.S. Release: December 8
U.K. Release:
Official synopsis: Directed by William Brent Bell (THE BOY, ORPHAN: FIRST KILL), LORD OF MISRULE follows Rebecca Holland (Tuppence Middleton), who has recently taken over as priest of a small town. When her young daughter Grace (Evie Templeton) goes missing at the local harvest festival, a desperate search begins. The closer they edge towards finding Grace, the more secrets emerge from the town’s dark past. Soon, Rebecca must decide just how much she is willing to sacrifice to rescue her daughter from the grip of evil.
POOR THINGS
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Global Release: December 8
Official synopsis: The incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
THE ZONE OF INTEREST (LIMITED)
Director: Jonathan Glazer
U.S. Release: December 8
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
AMERICAN FICTION
Director: Cord Jefferson
U.S. Release: December 15 (limited), December 22 (nationwide)
Official synopsis: AMERICAN FICTION is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
WONKA
Director: Paul King
Global Release: December 15
Official synopsis: Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, “Wonka” tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.
ALL OF US STRANGERS
Director: Andrew Haigh
U.S. Release: December 22
U.K. Release: January 26
Official synopsis: One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam (Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry (Paul Mescal), which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up, and the childhood home where his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell), appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.
THE IRON CLAW
Director: Sean Durkin
U.S. Release: December 22
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.
MIGRATION
Director: Benjamin Renner
U.S. Release: December 22
U.K. Release: February 2, 2024
Official synopsis: This holiday season, Illumination, creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies, invites you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown with a funny, feathered family vacation like no other in the action-packed new original comedy, Migration.
THE BOYS IN THE BOAT
Director: George Clooney
U.S. Release: December 25
January 12, 2024
Official synopsis: The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.
THE COLOR PURPLE
Director: Blitz Bazawule
Global Release: December 25
Official synopsis: A decades-spanning tale of one woman’s journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
FERRARI
Director: Michael Mann
U.S. Release: December 25
Official synopsis: It is the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory he and his wife, Laura built from nothing ten years earlier. Their volatile marriage has been battered by the loss of their son, Dino a year earlier. Ferrari struggles to acknowledge his son Piero with Lina Lardi. Meanwhile, his drivers’ passion to win pushes them to the edge as they launch into the treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy, the Mille Miglia.
OCCUPIED CITY
Director: Steve McQueen
U.S. Release: December 25
U.K. Release: TBA
Official synopsis: The past collides with our precarious present in Steve McQueen’s bravura documentary Occupied City. From the streets of Amsterdam, McQueen creates two interlocking portraits: a vivid journey through the last years of pandemic and protest, and a door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation that still haunts his adopted city. What emerges is both devastating and life-affirming, an expansive meditation on memory, time, and where we’re headed.
DECEMBER 2023 MOVIES: IN U.K. CINEMAS
DECEMBER 2023: MORE ANTICIPATED MOVIES
US & Global:
- Leave the World Behind: December 10
- Rebel Moon: Part One: December 22
