5 new movies to watch in July, including Deadpool & Wolverine
Marvel/DisneyHere’s a preview of all the major new movies releasing in July, including Twisters, Longlegs, Despicable Me 4, and Deadpool & Wolverine.
June gave us a Western in the shape of Kevin Costner’s Horizon. A biker movie via The Bikeriders. And a gigantic animated blockbuster through Pixar’s Inside Out 2.
June has a similarly varied spread of genres thanks to another animated sequel, a pair of eagerly anticipated horror movies, and a superhero team-up that could make a billion.
So, looking ahead, the following are our picks of the movies hitting screens this month in chronological order, followed by a list of every new film releasing in cinemas in July, plus a preview of August.
Despicable Me 4
Release Date: July 3, 2024
Despicable Me and its Minions spinoff make up the most financially successful animated franchise of all-time. So expectations are inevitably high for the fourth film in the central series. Especially as White Lotus creator Mike White is co-scripting, and Will Ferrell is joining the voice cast as the film’s villain.
The story sees Gru and his family welcoming a new baby – Gru Jr. – and being forced on the run. Despicable Me 4 also features the debut of multiple amped up secret agent Mega-Minions.
MaXXXine
Release Date: July 5, 2024
Ti West’s widely acclaimed X trilogy kicked off with the Texas Chain Saw-style horror in the original X, followed by more melodramatic scares in Pearl. MaXXXine completes the circle via a neon-lit slice of 1980s sleaze.
Having survived the events of X, Maxine Minx is pursuing stardom on LA’s sunset strip, as the same time that serial killer the Night Stalker is on his murderous rampage. Mia Goth once again stars, while support comes from Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Debicki, and Halsey.
Longlegs
Release Date: July 12, 2024
Longlegs is a serial killer thriller from the twisted mind of Osgood Perkins, whose previous credits include The Blackcoat’s Daughter, and I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House.
Scream queen Maika Monroe is an FBI agent investigating a series of murders linked to the occult, and Nicolas Cage plays her prime suspect, while the insane Longlegs marketing campaign has horror fans jazzed for this one.
Twisters
Release Date: July 19, 2024
Twisters is a very belated sequel to the original Twister, which revolved around storm-chasers, and became a box office smash in the summer of 1996.
Here, Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones are on the tail of the tornadoes, while the action plays out on the open plains of Oklahoma. Minari director Lee Isaac Chung oversees the chaos.
Deadpool & Wolverine
Release Date: July 26, 2024
Deadpool & Wolverine is the biggest superhero movie of the year, and might end of being the most successful film of 2024. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star as the titular comic book characters, while D&W is rumored to be filled with cameos from other heroes and villains.
The story is triggered by the Time Variance Authority, so expect multiverse action, and even a potential soft reset for the Marvel Cinematic Universe that could have far-reaching consequences for future movies.
New movies in July 2024: Full list
This is a list of all the major new movies releasing in US cinemas during July 2024:
July 3
- Despicable Me 4
- The Secret Art of Human Flight
July 4
- Kill
- Sound of Home: The Story of Possum Trot
- American Dream: The 21 Savage Story
July 5
- MaXXXine
- Boneyard
- Murder Company
- Dead Whisper
- Mother Couch
- Escape
- America
- The Nature of Love
- Goldilocks and the Two Bears
July 12
- Longlegs
- Fly Me to the Moon
- Tough
- The Inheritance
- Lumina
- Dandelion
- The Convert
- Sing Sing
- National Anthem
July 17
- Disciples in the Moonlight
July 19
- Twisters
- The Abandon
- Valleyheart
- Thelma
- Widow Clicquot
- Oddity
- Before Dawn
- Crossing
- Crumb Catcher
July 23
- The Good Half
July 26
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Didi
- The Girl in the Pool
- The Beast Within
- The Fabulous Four
- The Arctic Convoy
- Swan Song
- Starve Acre
July 28
- Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
July 31
- The Duel
- BLACKPINK’S BORN PINK World Tour
What’s coming in August 2024?
Next month, we’ve got action and horror via new Alien and Crow movies, a Marvel character making his celluloid debut, M. Night Shyamalan’s new joint, and a star-studded video game adaptation:
For more previews, check out the best new TV shows this month, what’s happening in true crime and documentaries, plus movies that are streaming this month.