Here Are the Top 15 Most-Popular Movies on IMDb This Week, Including the Returning ‘Superman’
Here’s a friendly, fact-packed rundown of the 15 film and TV titles everyone is searching for right now. For each pick you’ll find who made it, who’s in it, and what story it’s telling—so you can decide what to watch next without wading through spoilers or guessing what’s real behind the marketing.
From superheroes and satirical thrillers to anime epics and true franchise finales, this week’s mix covers just about every mood. Casts are stacked, directors are swinging big, and several entries mark notable returns to beloved series—some on the big screen, some streaming first.
15. ‘The Housemaid’ (2025)
Paul Feig directs Lionsgate’s adaptation of Freida McFadden’s bestselling thriller, with Sydney Sweeney as Millie Calloway and Amanda Seyfried as Nina Winchester, joined by Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, and Elizabeth Perkins. Rebecca Sonnenshine wrote the screenplay; Theodore Shapiro composed the score.
The plot centers on a live-in job that exposes chilling secrets inside a wealthy household, with production set in New Jersey earlier this year. The first trailer arrived in September, the author praised the cut she saw, and the U.S. theatrical release is set for December 19.
14. ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ (2025)
An animated musical action-fantasy from Sony Pictures Animation, directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, with a voice cast that includes Arden Cho, Ji-young Yoo, May Hong, Ahn Hyo-seop, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, and Lee Byung-hun. Michelle Wong produces; the screenplay is by Kang, Appelhans, Danya Jimenez, and Hannah McMechan.
The film follows global girl-group Huntr/x as they juggle stadium tours and secret demon-hunting duties, complete with rival boy-band antagonists. Released globally via Netflix, it became the streamer’s most-watched movie to date and even spawned a karaoke “sing-along” event cut.
13. ‘Swiped’ (2025)
Rachel Lee Goldenberg writes and directs a biographical drama inspired by the life of Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, starring Lily James with Dan Stevens, Myha’la, and Jackson White. Produced by 20th Century Studios and Ethea Entertainment, the film premiered at TIFF before debuting on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
The narrative covers Wolfe Herd’s early days, the fallout from her Tinder departure, and the launch of a women-first platform that reframed online dating. Public discussion around the film’s release included Wolfe Herd’s own comments about not being involved in production and feeling conflicted about watching her story on screen.
12. ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ (2025)
Chris Columbus directs this adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestseller, with Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie as retirees who meet weekly to solve cold cases and stumble into an active murder. The production is by Amblin/Jennifer Todd Pictures/Maiden Voyage, with Thomas Newman composing.
Filmed across U.K. locations and Shepperton Studios, the Netflix release rolled out in late August with trailers, cast spotlights, and featurettes detailing Columbus’s approach and the ensemble’s chemistry. The platform has highlighted the film as part of its late-summer slate, with talk of potential follow-ups.
11. ‘The Wrong Paris’ (2025)
Directed by Janeen Damian for Netflix, this romantic comedy stars Miranda Cosgrove and Pierson Fodé, with Madison Pettis, Frances Fisher, and Yvonne Orji in support. MPCA and Brad Krevoy Productions produced; Graham Robbins shot the film, Scott Hill edited, and Nathan Lanier composed the music.
The story follows an artist who joins a reality dating show to fund studies in Paris—only to discover the “Paris” in question is Paris, Texas—prompting elaborate schemes to exit the show. Netflix dated the premiere for September and promoted it with behind-the-scenes features and first-look stills.
10. ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ (2025)
Kogonada directs a romantic fantasy from writer Seth Reiss, starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell alongside Kevin Kline and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Produced by Imperative Entertainment and partners, the film features cinematography by Benjamin Loeb, editing by Susan E. Kim and Jonathan Alberts, and an original score by Joe Hisaishi.
The plot follows two strangers who step through mysterious doorways that refract memory, chance, and second chances, folding road-movie intimacy into a high-concept premise. Sony released the film in September following an international rollout, where it arrived opposite higher-octane box-office competition.
9. ‘Anaconda’ (2025)
Tom Gormican directs and co-writes (with Kevin Etten) a meta reboot of the 1997 creature feature, starring Paul Rudd and Jack Black as lifelong friends who set out to remake their favorite movie—only to encounter a very real giant snake. Sony’s Columbia Pictures produces with Fully Formed Entertainment.
Thandiwe Newton, Steve Zahn, Daniela Melchior, Selton Mello, and others round out the cast, with a Christmas Day theatrical release on the calendar. First-look marketing highlighted the film’s self-aware tone and jungle-set mayhem as production wrapped earlier this year.
8. ’28 Years Later’ (2025)
Danny Boyle returns to the universe he launched, directing from Alex Garland’s screenplay with Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, and Ralph Fiennes leading the cast. The Sony/Columbia release features cinematography by Anthony Dod Mantle, editing by Jon Harris, and music by Young Fathers.
Set decades after the original outbreak, the story explores survivors navigating new regimes and dangers as quarantines and control measures reshape daily life. The film premiered in June across the U.K. and North America, with a sequel already dated and additional cast returns teased for the continuing trilogy.
7. ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ (2025)
Michael Chaves directs the ninth entry in The Conjuring Universe from a script by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, with Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson returning as Lorraine and Ed Warren alongside Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy. New Line/Atomic Monster/The Safran Company produced for Warner Bros.
Drawing from the Smurl haunting case, the film marks a planned capstone to the core ‘Conjuring’ series, scored by Benjamin Wallfisch and shot by Eli Born. It became 2025’s top-grossing horror release worldwide while courting mixed reviews, underscoring the franchise’s enduring audience pull.
6. ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle’ (2025)
Ufotable’s theatrical finale to the ‘Infinity Castle’ arc is directed by Haruo Sotozaki, with returning cast including Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitō, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Hiro Shimono, Takahiro Sakurai, and Akira Ishida. Aniplex and Toho handled Japan, with worldwide distribution through Sony Pictures Releasing/Crunchyroll.
The feature assembles the Demon Slayer Corps for the all-out assault on Muzan Kibutsuji and the Upper Ranks inside the shape-shifting castle, showcasing music by Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina. The film set multiple opening records in Japan and pushed past the half-billion mark globally during its international run.
5. ‘Him’ (2025)
Directed by Justin Tipping from a screenplay by Tipping, Zack Akers, and Skip Bronkie, this Universal/Monkeypaw psychological horror stars Marlon Wayans as a legendary quarterback and Tyriq Withers as a rising player invited to train at an isolated desert compound. Producers include Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, and Jamal M. Watson.
The film tracks the protégé’s week-long evaluation inside a sealed world of fame, control, and sacrifice, escalating into terror as lines blur between mentorship and manipulation. Shot around Albuquerque (including Spaceport America) with DP Kira Kelly and composer Bobby Krlic, it opened in September opposite several high-profile releases.
4. ‘One Battle After Another’ (2025)
Paul Thomas Anderson writes and directs a Warner Bros. action-thriller with Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti. The film reunites Anderson with editor Andy Jurgensen and composer Jonny Greenwood; Michael Bauman serves as cinematographer and Ghoulardi Film Company produces.
Loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Vineland,’ the plot centers on a former revolutionary who must rescue his daughter from a powerful antagonist, blending satire and action against a backdrop of political extremism. The late-September theatrical rollout arrived amid festival-era buzz and strong early critical chatter.
3. ‘The Long Walk’ (2025)
Francis Lawrence directs a feature adaptation of Stephen King’s (Richard Bachman) dystopian novel, from a screenplay by JT Mollner. The Lionsgate release stars Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Judy Greer, and Mark Hamill, with Jo Willems as cinematographer and Mark Yoshikawa as editor.
Set in a near-future America, the film follows teenage contestants forced into an endurance march where stopping means death, focusing on alliances and rivalries that form along the road. It opened in mid-September in the U.S., closed the Sitges Film Festival in October, and drew generally positive notices for its tense, character-driven approach.
2. ‘Weapons’ (2025)
Zach Cregger follows ‘Barbarian’ with a mystery-horror ensemble led by Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan. Produced with New Line/Warner Bros., Vertigo Entertainment, and BoulderLight Pictures, the film features cinematography by Larkin Seiple, editing by Joe Murphy, and music contributions from Ryan and Hays Holladay along with Cregger.
Conceived as a multi-threaded “horror epic” inspired by sprawling narratives like ‘Magnolia,’ the plot interweaves disturbing incidents across a community and gradually connects its characters’ secrets. It opened in August under the Warner Bros. banner and went on to strong domestic and international grosses through September.
1. ‘Superman’ (2025)
James Gunn writes and directs a new launch for DC Studios with David Corenswet as Clark Kent and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, joined by Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, and an expanded DCU bench of heroes and foes. It premiered in early July and opened the new DCU “Chapter One,” with John Murphy providing the score and Warner Bros. handling distribution.
The story follows Clark balancing his Kansas upbringing with his Kryptonian legacy while Metropolis contends with Luthor’s ambitions and the arrival of other powered players. The film runs 2 hours 9 minutes, carries a PG-13 rating for action and language, and released wide in U.S. theaters before making a late-summer digital/streaming bow.
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