Here Are All the Movies Releasing in Theaters This Week, Including ‘Dead of Winter’

Fall is in full swing and the big screen is getting busy again, with everything from family animation and documentary deep-dives to high-tension thrillers and a classic anime restoration. Whether you’re in the mood for masked mayhem, true-life science, or a time-leaping favorite, there’s something landing on the marquee for everyone.

Below, you’ll find this week’s releases organized with quick, useful details: who’s in them, who’s behind the camera, what the stories cover, and when they arrive. Dates below reflect openings between September 24–28, 2025, so you can plan your watchlist without hunting around.

‘Blue Moon’ (2025)

Opening on September 24, 2025, ‘Blue Moon’ is a biographical comedy-drama about lyricist Lorenz Hart, unfolding on the opening night of ‘Oklahoma!’ as he reflects on his partnership with Richard Rodgers. The film stars Ethan Hawke as Hart, with Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott among the cast.

Directed by Richard Linklater and written by Robert Kaplow, the film’s craft team includes composer Graham Reynolds, cinematographer Shane F. Kelly, and editor Sandra Adair. It runs 100 minutes and was produced by Detour Filmproduction with Sony Pictures Classics handling distribution; it emphasizes music-industry history and personal struggle rather than a cradle-to-grave cradle biography, and arrives September 24, 2025.

‘The Clouds’ (2025)

Arriving September 26, 2025, ‘The Clouds’ is an Argentine crime-thriller following Pablo Prieto, a man marked by childhood violence who leads a crew targeting small towns until a botched robbery and a rescued student accelerate betrayals and a manhunt. Alberto Ajaka, Patricio Contreras, Diego Cremonesi, and Luciano Cáceres star.

The film is directed by Eduardo Pinto, with U.S. release handled by Indican. It runs about 1 hour 41 minutes and frames its tension through cat-and-mouse pursuits and courtroom pressure as a former protégé—now a judge—closes in, with the theatrical date set for September 26, 2025.

‘One Battle After Another’ (2025)

Hitting theaters September 26, 2025, ‘One Battle After Another’ follows Bob Ferguson, a washed-up revolutionary living off-grid with his daughter Willa; when an old nemesis resurfaces and Willa vanishes, Bob’s hunt mixes past sins with present danger. Leonardo DiCaprio leads, joined by Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hall, and Teyana Taylor.

Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and based on Thomas Pynchon’s novel ‘Vineland’, the film also features producing credits for Anderson, Adam Somner, and Sara Murphy. Early reviews have highlighted its propulsive action and satirical bite ahead of the September 26, 2025 date.

‘Dead of Winter’ (2025)

‘Dead of Winter’ arrives September 26, 2025 and centers on a grief-stricken loner (Emma Thompson) stranded by a blizzard near a Minnesota lake who stumbles upon a kidnapping at a remote cabin. Judy Greer and Marc Menchaca play the desperate couple, with Laurel Marsden as the captive whose survival hinges on a risky rescue.

Directed by Brian Kirk and written by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb, the film also features Brían F. O’Byrne. It premiered earlier in August and now expands to theaters with a 97-minute runtime, emphasizing tight geography and escalating stakes as the storm closes in on September 26, 2025.

‘Breed of Greed’ (2025)

Opening September 26, 2025, ‘Breed of Greed’ follows the scandal-shadowed Wendolyn pharma dynasty after the patriarch’s suspicious death, as an ancient curse feeds on the family’s infighting. Gina Gershon stars alongside Sam Ashby, Chelsea Gilligan, and Adrian Enscoe, with Andrew Boszhardt appearing in a key role.

The thriller is directed by Ralph Hemecker from a screenplay by Hemecker, Andrew Boszhardt, and Otto Eckstein. Production credits include Mythic Films and Voodoo Production Services, with a 1 hour 44 minute runtime, and it brings its supernatural-tinged power struggle to the screen on September 26, 2025.

‘Spider-Man/Spider-Man 2/Spider-Man 3’ (2002–2007)

The original big-screen ‘Spider-Man’ trilogy returns as a marathon engagement beginning September 26, 2025, collecting Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’, ‘Spider-Man 2.1’ (the extended cut), and ‘Spider-Man 3’. The event reunites Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, and Topher Grace across three films.

Presented as a fan-favorite rerelease, the trilogy screens over the September 26–28 window, letting audiences follow Peter Parker’s arc from origin to the symbiote’s corruption. The combined runtime for all three features clocks in at over six hours, with the showcase starting September 26, 2025.

‘Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution’ (2025)

Opening September 26, 2025, this feature documentary charts Nobel laureate Phillip A. Sharp’s path from rural Kentucky to the discovery of RNA splicing and the rise of modern biotech. It’s narrated by Mark Ruffalo with on-camera perspectives from figures including Walter Isaacson and Noubar Afeyan.

Written and directed by Bill Haney and produced by Uncommon Productions, the film runs 97 minutes and is distributed by Dada Films. It blends archival materials, explainer segments, and interviews to connect lab breakthroughs to companies and therapies that reshaped medicine, with theatrical play beginning September 26, 2025.

‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ (2025)

Purr-fect for families, ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ paws its way into theaters on September 26, 2025, sending Gabby and Grandma Gigi on a rescue mission when the dollhouse lands with the eccentric cat-lover Vera. Laila Lockhart Kraner returns, joined by Kristen Wiig, Gloria Estefan, Carla Tassara, Tara Strong, and an ensemble of familiar series voices.

Developed by DreamWorks Animation from the hit series created by Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey, the feature is directed by Ryan Crego, with Stephanie Economou composing. The story expands the show’s craft-friendly, music-forward playbook into a bigger, self-contained adventure arriving September 26, 2025.

‘BFFs’ (2025)

Crime-comedy ‘BFFs’ opens September 26, 2025 and follows Jerry’s attempt to reconnect with childhood friend Henry, a reunion that escalates from pranks into peril. Jennifer Morrison, Amaury Nolasco, Nick Stahl, and Terrence Howard lead the cast, with Taye Diggs and Michael Bacall among additional players.

Directed by Constantine Paraskevopoulos, the film threads darkly comic set pieces through a tight 81-minute frame as the friends’ mischief endangers careers and relationships. Festival and market materials foreground its blend of caper mechanics and buddy-movie friction, with the release dated September 26, 2025.

‘Eleanor the Great’ (2025)

‘Eleanor the Great’ arrives September 26, 2025, centering on 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein as she relocates to New York City after a personal loss and forges an unexpected friendship with a college student. June Squibb headlines, with Erin Kellyman, Jessica Hecht, and Chiwetel Ejiofor in supporting roles.

The film marks Scarlett Johansson’s feature directorial debut from a script by Tory Kamen, with cinematography by Hélène Louvart and music by Dustin O’Halloran. It premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard earlier this year and now opens domestically on September 26, 2025.

‘Dude Perfect: The Hero Tour’ (2025)

Set for September 26, 2025, the Dude Perfect team’s big-screen outing chronicles the planning, engineering, and behind-the-scenes grind behind the group’s large-scale trick-shot spectacles. Tyler Toney, Coby Cotton, Cory Cotton, Garrett Hilbert, and Cody Jones appear throughout, blending tour footage with candid creative sessions.

The project has evolved alongside a concurrent concert-film-style release tied to the ‘Hero Tour’, capturing arena-sized segments and fan interactions; together they document production logistics, safety rigs, and the trial-and-error repetitions that shape the collective’s viral stunts, with the theatrical date marked September 26, 2025.

‘Predators’ (2025)

Opening September 26, 2025, ‘Predators’ examines the rise and fall of the television phenomenon ‘To Catch a Predator’ and the world it fostered, drawing on interviews, archival footage, and unseen material to reassess media ethics and law-enforcement spectacle. The film features journalist Chris Hansen and is directed by David Osit.

Produced by Jamie Gonçalves, Kellen Quinn, and Osit, the documentary is released by MTV Documentary Films. It maps the show’s cultural footprint and the subsequent boom in vigilante “catcher” content, placing these trends in a broader legal and social context, and lands in theaters September 26, 2025.

‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ (2025)

Horror sequel ‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ continues the story of Maya as masked assailants return to finish what they started, expanding the mythology with carefully rationed backstory nods while maintaining the franchise’s unnerving randomness. Madelaine Petsch stars, with Gabriel Basso and Ema Horvath alongside. It opens September 26, 2025.

Directed by Renny Harlin from a screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland, the film clocks in at 98 minutes, with cinematography by José David Montero and music by Justin Burnett and Òscar Senén. The production followed ‘Chapter 1’ (2024) and was designed with a third installment to follow, with the second chapter dated September 26, 2025.

‘The Ugly’ (2025)

‘The Ugly’ arrives September 26, 2025, a South Korean mystery-thriller in which Dong-hwan investigates his mother’s decades-old disappearance and the cruel social prejudice she faced, uncovering long-buried truths. Park Jeong-min, Kwon Hae-hyo, and Shin Hyun-been star, with Well Go USA handling North American distribution.

Written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho and based on his own graphic-novel work, the film premiered at TIFF and features layered interviews and shifting perspectives as the investigation deepens. Its theatrical rollout begins September 26, 2025, following significant international sales.

‘The Girl Who Leapt Through Time’ (2006)

The 4K restoration of ‘The Girl Who Leapt Through Time’ returns to theaters on September 27, 2025. Directed by Mamoru Hosoda and based on Yasutaka Tsutsui’s novel, the anime follows high-schooler Makoto Konno, who discovers she can “time-leap,” only to face the ripple effects of small changes stacking into life-altering consequences.

The restoration is part of a broader Hosoda celebration and features new screenings across multiple days, spotlighting the film’s hand-drawn warmth and bittersweet finale. Riisa Naka and Takuya Ishida headline the Japanese voice cast, with the remaster playing its first date September 27, 2025.

‘Spider-Man 3’ (2007)

As its own booking, ‘Spider-Man 3’ also swings back into theaters on September 28, 2025. Directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and Topher Grace—with Thomas Haden Church and James Franco in pivotal roles—the film follows Peter Parker’s struggle with the symbiote’s corrupting influence while new enemies and broken friendships collide.

This rerelease offers an easy on-ramp to the trilogy’s finale for fans not attending the full marathon, with the special engagement landing between late-September and early-October playdates; September 28, 2025 marks the first of its two scheduled dates.

Share which of these you’re planning to see first—and why—in the comments!