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30-05-2025
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Movies to stream in June: our expert's 15 must-watch movies new to Netflix, Disney Plus, Max and more
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Looking for some new movies to stream in June? Well great news, there are plenty of options across the likes of Netflix, Max, Disney Plus and all of the major streaming services this month. With that said, it can be a lot to scroll through, so allow me to offer my humble services in helping you find the new movies on streaming that you are not going to want to miss. The below list of movies are taken from the major streaming services: Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, Hulu, Max, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock and Prime Video. I'm also specifically picking movies that are new to streaming this month — in this case, these are 15 movies that are landing on one of the major streamers for the first time, or coming back to streaming services after only being available via on-demand. So without further ado, here are my picks for the 15 movies to stream in June. While The Actor made very little noise at the box office, it did seem to resonate with those who saw it, as the movie earned a 90% positive score from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. So what is this indie movie about? Based on the novel Memory by Donald E. Westlake, The Actor is a psychological drama about a man who is left for dead in a small town in 1950s Ohio, with his memory completely gone. He must figure out how to reclaim what he has lost. Andre Holland stars alongside Gemma Chan, Toby Jones and more. Stream The Actor on Hulu in the US starting June 30; there's no UK streaming info available at this time. Beasts of the Southern Wild is a magical movie. The southern folk tale focuses on a young girl named Hushpuppy, played by Quvenzhané Wallis, who must go on an adventure to save her ill father and their bayou home as it is threatened by melting ice-caps and mythical beasts. Director Behn Zeitline has unfortunately not made a movie to rival this one (his only other feature credit to date is 2020's Wendy, which came and went with little fanfare), but if his sole movie of note is Beasts of the Southern Wild, then he's put his stamp on cinema with a gem that deserves to be rediscovered. Stream Beasts of the Southern Wild on Hulu in the US starting June 1; streaming on StudioCanal Presents and ITVX Premium in UK To help mark the 30th anniversary of Before Sunrise, I declared the movie's central couple Jesse and Celine, played by Ethan Hawke and Julie Deply, as the greatest movie couple of all time. That's not just because of their magical night in Vienna, but the entire run of their relationship that we see in Before Sunset and Before Midnight. You can experience the latter on streaming again in June. Before Midnight picks up with Jesse and Celine after another nine years. They are married and vacationing in Greece with their family, but is the spark that they had in Vienna and Paris something that is built to last? Stream Before Midnight on Hulu in the US starting June 1; streaming on Prime Video in the UK Looney Tunes were a big part of growing up for me, as I loved watching the old cartoons. Well, kids today have gotten their very own Looney Tunes original, and it's a feature-length movie. In The Day the Earth Blew Up, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig must save the world from an alien invasion; expect wacky antics to ensue. The Day the Earth Blew Up is 'Certified Fresh' on Rotten Tomatoes. With kids at home for the summer from school, the timing is perfect to give them something fun to watch. Stream The Day the Earth Blew Up on Max in the US starting June 27; there's no UK streaming info available at this time. Fans of Frozen can watch the well known story of Anna, Elsa and Olaf in an entirely new way, as a Broadway production. Telling the same story and featuring iconic songs like 'For the First Time in Forever,' 'Do You Want to Build a Snowman?' and of course 'Let It Go,' the recording of the stage production also features 12 new original songs. Disney previously had a massive streaming hit with a recording of Hamilton on Broadway, this could be something just as big. Stream Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical on Disney Plus worldwide starting June 20. It's crazy to think that Nancy Meyers hasn't made a movie since 2015's The Intern (she was working on a project with Netflix but it was ultimately scrapped because of budget concerns). While I wouldn't say that The Intern is her best movie (The Holiday, Something's Gotta Give top the list for me), The Intern is a charming movie about a retiree (Robert De Niro) deciding to rejuvenate his life by becoming an intern for a startup, where he becomes a key ally and confident to the novice CEO (Anne Hathaway). It's the easy kind of watch that you just need some times. Stream The Intern on Netflix in the US and UK starting June 22 Summer is beach season, which makes the terror of Jaws all the more palpable; don't worry, shark attacks are not nearly as prevalent as Steven Spielberg's breakout movie (though notably not Spielberg's first big-screen movie) would make it seem. The all-time classic celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025, so there's no better time to watch. Stream Jaws on Peacock in the US starting June 15; Jaws is not streaming in the UK at this time. Another underrated gem from 2015 to stream this month is Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. A coming-of-age comedy with some darker tones focuses on a high schooler that befriends a classmate that has been diagnosed with cancer. A breakout movie for Olivia Cooke (who plays the titular dying girl), Thomas Mann and RJ Cyler — supported by the likes of Nick Offerman, Molly Shannon, Connie Britton and Jon Bernthal — the movie doesn't pander to its primary teen audience, offering a mature take on growing up, connection and death. Stream Me and Earl and the Dying Girl on Hulu in the US starting June 1; Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is not streaming in the UK at this time. While we don't have an exact date, we do know that the biggest movie of 2025 to date is coming to streaming in June, as A Minecraft Movie is set to premiere on Max. After raking in early a billion dollars worldwide and causing quite the stir in theaters (thanks in large part to the chicken jockey), the video game adaptation hits home, allowing fans to dive into the world of Minecraft once again. An exact streaming premiere date for A Minecraft Movie is not available as of publication. Parthenope the movie is much like Pathenope the character, mysterious (perhaps a bit confusing) yet quite alluring. The movie was not a big hit with most critics, but I enjoyed Paolo Sorrentino's exploration of Naples through the years via the perspective of the titular young woman, played by newcomer Celeste Dalla Porta (read my Parthenope review for more details on why). The movie also features a brief supporting turn from Gary Oldman as famous author John Cheever. While I don't know if it's one of the best, Parthenope is definitely one of the most intriguing movies of the year. Stream Parthenope on Max in the US starting June 6; there's no UK streaming info available at this time. Steven Soderbergh's other 2025 new movie, aside from Black Bag, is a haunted house movie that has also received great critical acclaim ('Certified Fresh' at 88%). Despite the solid reviews, Presence got little fanfare at the early year box office, so this is going to be the chance for the movie — starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan and Julia Fox — to finally find its audience. Stream Presence on Hulu in the US starting June 3; there's no UK streaming info available at this time. Netflix is giving legendary director Alfred Hitchcock the spotlight in June, as the streaming service is adding six of his movies, including classics like Vertigo and The Birds. But my pick of the Hitchcock movie you need to watch on Netflix this month is Rear Window. The movie stars Jimmy Stewart as a professional photographer bored out of his mind while recovering from a broken leg, who begins to watch the neighbors in his apartment complex. Things get dicey when he begins to suspect that one neighbor has murdered his wife. This is one of my favorite Hitchcock movies, and is a perfect sampling to see why he is considered one of the greatest directors of all time. Stream Rear Window on Netflix starting June 1. An American icon, Sally Ride was the first American woman in space, but back on Earth things were complicated in her personal life. This new documentary, from National Geographic and Emmy-winning documentarian Cristina Costantini, reveals the sacrifices that Sally Ride made in her life, with testimony from her life-partner of 27 years, Tam O'Shaughnessy. Stream Sally on Disney Plus and Hulu in the US starting June 17; streaming on Disney Plus in the UK as of June 17. Another documentary to watch on streaming in June is Titan: The OceanGate Disaster. Most will remember the tragic story of the implosion of an OceanGate submersible, the Titan, that killed all five passengers in 2023. This documentary will look at what went wrong to lead to such an outcome. This is one of two documentaries about the Titan incident, with the other being Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster. Stream Titan: The OceanGate Disaster on Netflix starting June 11. The prolific Tyler Perry has a brand new project as the director and writer of Straw, a thriller starring Taraji P. Henson as a single mother who is pushed to the brink, leading her to a shocking act of desperation. Henson is joined in the cast by Teyana Taylor, Sherri Shepherd, Rockmund Dunbar, Glynn Turman and, in one of his most profile roles in years, Sinbad. Stream Straw on Netflix starting June 6.
The Guardian
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Before Sunrise review – Richard Linklater's brief encounter defies romantic convention
Not a romcom, not a romantic drama, but just … a romance, a brief encounter on a train without heartache, a strange and wonderful moment-by-moment miracle that never seems cloying or absurd. Richard Linklater's film from 1995 is now re-released for its 30th anniversary, a stretch of time that gives us a chance to ponder the characters' time-travel musings about their future selves. The two sequels Before Sunset (in 2004) and Before Midnight (in 2013) famously reunited the leads and gave us an episodic study of their growing old as a couple welded together by that amazing moment in Vienna; it was an ambitious approach which Linklater brought to its fullest success with his time-lapse portrait Boyhood, which he was working on around the same period. The goateed and sweetly conceited twentysomething Jesse, played by Ethan Hawke, is on a train to Vienna when the smart and beautiful Céline, insouciantly played by Julie Delpy, sits down opposite him and they start talking. Everyone is reading books and even newspapers in 1995, not looking at phones, or posting Instagram selfies – so striking up flirtatious conversations is not quite as difficult, but still a gamble; you can feel Jesse's heart-thumping nerves as he suggests to Céline that she forget about her plans to go to Paris and instead get off the train with him to hang out in Vienna for 24 hours – with no money for a hotel, literally wandering around with him all night, never revealing their surnames. Of course, the comical or cynical or commonsense worldview can see a thousand ways in which this would probably or, rather, definitely go wrong. But it doesn't – and that itself doesn't seem wrong. They never have a serious row and then make up, there are no serious personal revelations which emerge, nothing that catches either of them in a lie which then demands a cathartic apology and moment of self-knowledge. Before Sunset refuses to conform to screenplay-seminar rules. And they have a long scene up in Vienna's Riesenrad ferris wheel without at any time mentioning The Third Man. In fact they just talk … and it isn't insufferable. I can hardly think of a single film which sports so elegantly with the idea of unresolved sexual tension over such an extended stretch of time. When they are in the record shop listening booth (another amazing period touch), smiling, trying not to catch each other's glance, you can see the thought in the face of each. Do we kiss? Do we leave it till later? Would kissing now spoil everything? They actually kiss up in the ferris wheel, and then carry on walking and talking down at ground level, with the unresolved sexual tension taken up a notch. Sex al fresco would be a challenge. Again, you can each see each having the same thought: is what we have right now actually better than sex? It's a pleasure to notice again, or for the first time, all the incidental details. Jesse has a sister, for example, a character destined to be Céline's sister-in-law. Maybe Linklater was considering a film about her. It is the lightness of this film which is still charming; Jesse and Céline are free from everything, free from work worries or family cares, but they are also free from the gravity of cause-and-effect, the world of consequences and responsibilities. They bounce and float around the streets of Vienna like astronauts of love. Before Sunrise is in UK cinemas from 31 January.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Entertainment
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Ethan Hawke Remembers 'Before Sunrise''s World Premiere with Julie Delpy 30 Years Ago: 'Great Night'
Ethan Hawke is throwing it back to Before Sunrise! Hawke, 54, shared three images of him, filmmaker Richard Linklater and actress Julie Delpy to Instagram on Monday, Jan. 27 as he recalled in a caption that Before Sunrise premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 30 years ago in 1995. Hawke's post featured an image of him, Delpy, now 55, and Linklater, now 64, on the movie's set and at its world premiere in Utah. "This time 30 years ago our movie Before Sunrise debuted at Sundance. Redford himself introduced it," Hawke wrote in caption, referencing actor and Sundance founder Robert Redford. "Great night." Before Sunrise marked Linklater's fourth film as a director. The movie follows American 20-something Jesse (Hawke) and a young French woman named Céline (Delpy), who meet on a train in Europe and impulsively decide to spend one night together roaming Vienna before Jesse flies back to the United States. Related: Ethan Hawke Hated Being the Gen X Poster Boy After Reality Bites Came Out: 'Now I Love It' (Exclusive) Many Instagram users left comments on Hawke's post celebrating the film's 30th anniversary by noting their love for Before Sunrise, including Topher Grace. "Best trilogy of all time," Grace, 46, wrote in a comment, referencing Before Sunrise's two sequels, 2004's Before Sunset and 2013's Before Midnight. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The Before trilogy meets Hawke and Delpy's characters several years apart in each installment. In Before Sunset, Jesse and Céline encounter one another again by chance in Paris, where they spend an afternoon together and muse on their decision not to reconnect after their original meeting in Vienna. Before Midnight meets Jesse and Céline after they have been in a relationship and started a family together as they wrangle with the realities of a long-term partnership and their own career paths. Related: Julie Delpy Says She Was Paid 'About a 10th' of Costar Ethan Hawke's Fee in 'Before Sunrise' Delpy, Hawke and Linklater have considered continuing the romance series beyond Before Midnight, but Delpy most recently stated in 2021 that the group had agreed they did not have a pitch for a fourth installment that they were creatively satisfied with. 'What happened was that we — all three of us — agreed that we couldn't come up with something good for a fourth one. It's that simple. We didn't fight. We're not on bad terms. Everyone's happy… It's so much drama for nothing," she told Variety at that time, after reports suggested Delpy had declined to participate in a fourth Before movie. "We just didn't come up with a good idea.' While Delpy clarified that she, Hawke and Linklater had discussed ideas for a new installment, she described the conversations as "basically an idea that none of us liked. That was the end of it. It was half of a bad idea that went around and we were like, 'Let's not do it.' ' Read the original article on People
