‘One Battle After Another’ Deservedly Leads the Most Popular Movies List of the Week; Here Are the 14 Other Movies Atop IMDb’s List

This week’s buzziest titles span superhero debuts, franchise continuations, literary adaptations, and a major anime event film. Below you’ll find compact rundowns for each: what the story covers, who’s in the cast, and which creative teams shaped the productions.

Each entry sticks to concrete details—plot basics, principal performers, writers, directors, and known production elements like companies involved, filming locales, and release plans—so you can quickly learn what each project actually is.

‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ (2025)

‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ follows two strangers whose chance meeting sets off a cross-country odyssey shaped by doorways that open onto key moments from their lives. Their route becomes a map of choices they made—and avoided—as they decide how to move forward.

Kogonada directs from a script by Seth Reiss, starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell with supporting roles for Kevin Kline and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Sony distributes, with Benjamin Loeb serving as cinematographer and Joe Hisaishi composing an original score.

‘Primitive War’ (2025)

‘Primitive War’ is set in 1968 Vietnam, where a recon unit sent to locate a missing team encounters de-extinct dinosaurs deep in the jungle. The mission shifts from recovery to survival as the squad contends with predators and the terrain itself.

Luke Sparke directs from Ethan Pettus’s novel, with Ryan Kwanten, Tricia Helfer, Nick Wechsler, and Jeremy Piven among the cast. The production combines practical creature elements with digital enhancements and uses Queensland, Australia, as a principal base for exteriors standing in for the jungle.

‘The Thursday Murder Club’ (2025)

‘The Thursday Murder Club’ brings four residents of an English retirement community together for their weekly cold-case hobby—until a local developer is found dead and their pastime turns into an active inquiry. The quartet pools contacts and life experience to follow leads the police overlook.

Chris Columbus directs from an adaptation of Richard Osman’s novel, with Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie headlining. Produced with Amblin partners and released by Netflix, the film employs on-location shooting around village settings to ground the mystery.

‘Mantis’ (2025)

‘Mantis’ drops into a clandestine guild of assassins thrown into disorder after a leadership shock, forcing rival crews into open conflict. A returning hitter finds old loyalties tested as contracts, codes, and territory lines are renegotiated at gunpoint.

The action feature stars Yim Si-wan, Park Gyu-young, and Jo Woo-jin. Developed for Netflix, the project ties into a shared underworld concept seen in other Korean assassin tales, with city-set sequences staged across multiple districts and a global streaming release.

‘Him’ (2025)

‘Him’ centers on a prized football recruit invited to an isolated desert training compound run by a former pro quarterback whose regimen blurs mentorship and control. As camp rules tighten, the player uncovers the motives driving the program and the pressures shaping his future.

Justin Tipping directs, with Marlon Wayans and Tyriq Withers leading the cast alongside Julia Fox and Tim Heidecker. Produced by Monkeypaw and released by Universal, the production shot primarily in New Mexico, with Kira Kelly as cinematographer and Bobby Krlic composing.

‘All of You’ (2024)

‘All of You’ focuses on longtime friends who navigate a turning point when a life event pushes them to confront whether their bond should stay platonic or become romantic. The story plays out in a near-future setting where emerging technology nudges their decisions but doesn’t replace them.

Written and directed by William Bridges, the film stars Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots with supporting performances from Zawe Ashton, Steven Cree, and Jenna Coleman. Apple handles global distribution, pairing the release with platform marketing and a modest theatrical presence in select territories.

‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ (2025)

‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ follows Ed and Lorraine Warren as a cursed religious artifact links a new case to earlier investigations, drawing them into clergy archives and a chain of unexplained deaths. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson return as the paranormal investigators, with supporting roles expanding the family and church perspectives.

Michael Chaves directs from a screenplay by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. New Line Cinema produces with James Wan and Peter Safran, continuing the franchise under Warner Bros. distribution.

‘The Smashing Machine’ (2025)

‘The Smashing Machine’ dramatizes the career of MMA fighter Mark Kerr, charting his ascent through the late-1990s fight circuit and the toll of training, injuries, and addiction on his personal life. Dwayne Johnson stars as Kerr, with Emily Blunt portraying partner Dawn Staples.

Written and directed by Benny Safdie and produced with A24, the film recreates period bouts with choreography tailored to the rule sets of the era. Location work and archival-style shooting complement staged arenas, with a release timed to fall film season.

‘28 Years Later’ (2025)

‘28 Years Later’ revisits the outbreak world decades after the original crisis, following new survivors as the Rage virus resurfaces in a region attempting to rebuild. The plot tracks parallel journeys that eventually intersect, bringing the characters into conflict with both the infected and hardline human factions.

Danny Boyle directs from a screenplay by Alex Garland, reuniting the pair that launched the series. The cast includes Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, and Ralph Fiennes, while Sony oversees global distribution following shoots in the U.K. and other European locations.

‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle’ (2025)

‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle’ moves the story into Muzan Kibutsuji’s shifting stronghold, where Tanjiro and the Demon Slayer Corps confront the Upper Moons in interlinked battles. The narrative focuses on coordinated fights across moving chambers that test each swordsman’s technique and resolve.

Ufotable produces and animates the feature at theatrical scale with returning Japanese voice actors from the series. Aniplex and partners handle distribution, with international rollout aligned to dubbed and subtitled versions following the domestic premiere.

‘The Long Walk’ (2025)

‘The Long Walk’ adapts Richard Bachman’s dystopian story about a state-sanctioned endurance contest in which teenage contestants must keep moving under fatal rules. The narrative follows a small group within the larger march, revealing alliances, rivalries, and a mounting national obsession with the spectacle.

Francis Lawrence directs from a screenplay by JT Mollner, with Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Joshua Odjick, Roman Griffin Davis, Judy Greer, and Mark Hamill among the cast. The production teams with Lionsgate for distribution, pairing Jo Willems’s cinematography with a score by Jeremiah Fraites.

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ (2025)

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ introduces Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Ben Grimm, and Johnny Storm as a family-team of explorers who encounter cosmic forces that reshape their lives and mission. Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn lead the principal quartet, with Ralph Ineson portraying Galactus and Julia Garner in a pivotal supporting role.

Matt Shakman directs from a screenplay by Josh Friedman with contributions from Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer. Produced by Kevin Feige for Marvel Studios, the film blends period-style production design with effects-driven sequences and is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

‘Weapons’ (2025)

‘Weapons’ weaves multiple characters into a mystery-horror framework, following a chain of incidents that link a suburban community to a larger, hidden menace. The ensemble includes Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan, with intersecting storylines converging in the final act.

Written and directed by Zach Cregger, the film reunites the filmmaker with New Line Cinema for another original genre entry. Key craft heads include Larkin Seiple on cinematography and a post team led to emphasize practical effects augmented by targeted VFX.

‘Superman’ (2025)

‘Superman’ introduces a fresh take on Clark Kent in Metropolis, centering on the balance between investigative reporting at the Daily Planet and his responsibilities facing a newly escalating threat. David Corenswet stars as Clark Kent, with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor; the ensemble includes Edi Gathegi, Nathan Fillion, and Isabela Merced.

James Gunn wrote and directed, shaping the film as the opening feature in a new continuity. Production utilized U.S. soundstages and European locations, with principal photography completed ahead of a wide mid-summer release through Warner Bros.

‘One Battle After Another’ (2025)

‘One Battle After Another’ tracks an ex-revolutionary who resurfaces to find his estranged daughter and confronts a network of officials and fixers whose interests collide with his past. The cast features Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti in key roles that intersect across the investigation.

Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film pairs Michael Bauman’s cinematography with Andy Jurgensen’s editing and a score by Jonny Greenwood. It was produced through Anderson’s banner alongside studio partners, with Warner Bros. handling theatrical rollout.

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