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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.
Buzz Feed
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Viola Davis Responded To Timothée Chalamet's Viral SAG Speech, And People Are Praising Her Reaction
Viola Davis had some very sweet words for Timothée Chalamet after he shouted her out in his unconventional SAG Awards acceptance speech. Timothée made history at the 2025 SAG Awards, becoming the youngest person to ever win Best Actor in a Leading Role. He took home the bronze statue (also known as The Actor) for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. And if you're looking at the statue saying, "That does not look bronze." You're right. The statues achieve their bluish-green color after being chemically oxidized. While the win itself was one people will never forget, it was his speech that left the masses in awe. And based on his reaction to it all, no one was more shocked than Timothée. 'i'm not even 30, i feel like i'm just getting started' PERIOD KING! LOVE YOURSELF! CELEBRATE YOURSELF! — ⚘️ (@timoatreides) February 24, 2025 SAG / Twitter: @timoatreides 'I know the classiest thing would be to downplay the effort that went into this role and how much this means to me," Timothée said in his acceptance speech after thanking his mother. "But the truth is, this was five and a half years of my life. I poured everything I had into playing this incomparable artist, Mr. Bob Dylan, a true American hero, and it was the honor of a lifetime playing him.' While some celebrity speeches can feel like they were written by AI, the 29-year-old didn't hold back his desire to be one of the greats and share his love for the craft. 'I know we're in a subjective business, but the truth is, I'm really in pursuit of greatness. I know people don't usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats." 'I'm inspired by the greats. I'm inspired by the greats here tonight. I'm as inspired by Daniel Day-Lewis, Marlon Brando, and Viola Davis as I am by Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, and I want to be up there. So I'm deeply grateful. This doesn't signify that, but it's a little more fuel. It's a little more ammo to keep going. Thank you so much.' Well, Viola recently caught wind of his affirming thoughts, calling his speech "beautiful." Viola's daughter Genesis, who happens to be a huge Timothée fan, was the one who made her aware of the iconic namedrop. "It was a speech about excellence," Viola told Access Hollywood while on the red carpet for her upcoming film G20. "It wasn't about celebrity, it wasn't about ego. I completely understood it, and it was beautiful." If that isn't a humble way to acknowledge your greatness, I don't know what is! And, honestly, I don't blame her. Viola is an EGOT winner, a champion of women, and an all-around amazing could you not be inspired? We love to see it!
Yahoo
17-03-2025
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‘The Actor' Costume Designer on Gemma Chan's Clown Costume and André Holland's James Dean-Inspired Red Jacket
When director Duke Johnson sat down and watched Federico Fellini's 1954 classic 'La Strada,' he was immediately drawn to the iconic clown costume worn by Giulietta Masina. Now in his newest film, 'The Actor,' a similar outfit is adorned by Edna (Gemma Chan) while out on an intimate date with Paul (André Holland). 'It's these two people that feel like maybe they don't fit into the world,' Johnson tells Variety. 'With these two oddballs finding each other, the possibility of connection was the driving force. They've really hit it off.' More from Variety 'The Actor' Director Duke Johnson on Embracing the Film's 'Theater Troupe Energy' and Why André Holland Is 'Such an Intuitive Actor' 'The Actor' Review: 'Anomalisa' Co-Director's Muddled Donald E. Westlake Adaptation Loses the Plot 'Love, Brooklyn' Review: André Holland, Nicole Beharie and DeWanda Wise Carry a Simmering Romantic Drama The moment takes place on Halloween night when Paul, still trying to piece together who he is after waking up with amnesia, goes out with Edna after the two meet at the cinema. Despite it being Halloween, you'd hardly be able to tell by looking at the men's synonymous coats, making Edna's hand-stitched blue clown costume immediately stand out. After Johnson pitched the idea, costume designer Suzie Harman ('The Death of Stalin,' 'The Personal History of David Copperfield') knew it was important for the design to look like something Edna herself had created. Harman collaborated closely with Chan to figure out how a 'sweet' person like Edna would make herself up, including the pink hat and red dots on her face. 'We didn't want it to look like it's come out of a couture house, instead something she would have made and hand-crafted,' Harman says. 'She's a crafty kind of character. For reference, we were looking at '50s patterns that our grandparents would have had.' While the film is steeped in old noir aesthetics, including trench jackets and a detective narrative, Harman was actually more inspired by the 'simplicity' of Japanese films from the '50s rather than Old Hollywood films. 'I mean yes, there were certainly references with the femme fatale, but it was more inspired by Ozu Yasujiro,' Harman says. 'Since noir was mostly black-and-white, we're actually injecting color into a noir-esque movie, so we had to be really strong with the palette.' In juxtaposition to Edna's blue clown costume, Paul wears a red-plaid jacket, one of the first visual choices Harman landed on. To make Paul's red pop even more, Harman, Johnson and the rest of the crew knew that red couldn't appear anywhere else in the film. 'It is a nod to 'On the Waterfront' and James Dean, and those iconic red jackets of the '50s,' Harman says. 'The question was then: When's he going to wear it? We wanted to bring in the soft turquoises and the cool raspberries with Edna because they would work really well with the red or whatever suit he was wearing in the scene. It all started with the red.' With 'The Actor' being an independently-produced project, an additional consideration for Harman and her team was making the most of a low budget. As Johnson previously told Variety, the decision to have the ensemble cast of Tracey Ullman, May Calamawy and Joe Cole play multiple parts came out of creative problem-solving. Harman admits that she got 'told off' for being too loud during the fittings with the actors because of how much fun they were having. 'It's only when the actor comes in that magic either happens, or you have to move in a different way,' Harman says. 'When actors come into a fitting, it's oftentimes their first point-of-contact. And sometimes it's one little fix, like for Tracey the glasses or the jewelry. But we had to move pretty fast with it. It was slightly bonkers.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Oscars 2026: First Blind Predictions Including Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, 'Wicked: For Good' and More What's Coming to Disney+ in March 2025
Arab News
17-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
May Calamawy promotes indie film ‘The Actor'
DUBAI: Egyptian Palestinian actress May Calamawy took to social media this week to promote her latest film, 'The Actor.' The actress, who previously took on a leading role in Marvel series 'Moon Knight,' stars alongside US actor Andre Holland and English actress Gemma Chan in the indie film. A post shared by May Calamawy (@calamawy) 'Had the BEST TIME with everyone on #TheActor, showing in select theatres today (sic),' Calamawy wrote on Instagram alongside a carousel of behind-the-scenes images from the set of the film. The movie follows fictional actor Paul Cole who is beaten and left for dead in 1950s era Ohio. He loses his memory and finds himself stranded in a mysterious small town where he struggles to get back home to New York and reclaim what he has lost. The film was directed by Duke Johnson, co-produced by 'Suits' alum Abigail Spencer and executive produced by Ryan Gosling. The film was scripted by Johnson and Stephen Cooney and is based on the bestselling novel 'Memory' by Donald E. Westlake. Calamawy is known for her roles in US Netflix series 'Ramy' and 'Moon Knight' (2022), where she plays dual characters Layla El-Faouly and the Scarlet Scarab. She made headlines in late 2024 when almost all her scenes were cut from Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator II,' with fans taking to social media to complain. Her casting in the film was first announced in May 2023. At the time, Deadline reported that Scott had cast Calamawy after a lengthy search, writing: 'While many of the leading roles were straight offers, Scott wanted to do a similar search he did for the (Paul) Mescal part for the role that Calamawy ultimately landed. 'Given the importance of the character to the story, Scott wanted a thorough search, and following multiple auditions Calamawy landed the part,' Deadline added. However, fans noticed that in the final cut, which hit cinemas in November, Calamawy is only seen in passing and she has no dialogue. Scott did not comment on Calamawy's removal from the two hour and 28-minute film.
New York Times
15-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Gemma Chan Gets Joni Mitchell's ‘Blue' More as She Gets Older
After captivating audiences as the glamorous Astrid in 'Crazy Rich Asians,' Gemma Chan was sent quite a few scripts with dignified but unhappy wives. She sensed trouble ahead. 'There's a danger of being typecast,' she said. 'But I'm still a work-in-progress pushing back on that. I want to do something different and show something different and tell a different story.' Her new film, 'The Actor,' directed by Duke Johnson, checked those boxes. Chan plays Edna, a costume designer in a factory town and the romantic interest of an amnesiac. She had loved Johnson's haunting animated movie 'Anomalisa,' and she responded similarly when she read 'The Actor.' 'Then I spoke to Duke about how he planned to shoot it, which was in quite a different way to anything that I've shot before,' she said. 'Quite experimental, bringing elements that were quite theatrical and quite stylized.' Chan has also wrapped 'Josephine,' with Channing Tatum, about an 8-year-old who witnesses an assault. And she is producing her own work: an adaptation of the 'Rise of the Empress' fantasy book series for Amazon Prime Video, and an unconventional history of Anna May Wong, considered to be the first Chinese American movie star. 'As an actor, you often come in quite late in the process and you are part of fulfilling someone else's vision,' she said. 'That's been really exciting, getting to choose where I want to put my focus.' In a video interview, Chan talked about becoming a cat lady, living on Mars and learning to play Schubert. These are edited excerpts from the conversation. Having dim sum with my family has been a ritual since my childhood. There are certain restaurants that we go to time and again in Chinatown in London. The food is so delicious and in my relatively limited Cantonese, I can order all my favorites. There's often quite brisk service in these restaurants, but I wouldn't have it any other way. When I've been away for a long time, I really miss it. I miss the slightly grim sense of humor that Londoners have. The winters are bleak, quite diabolical, but when spring comes, it's a wonderful place to be. I was always a dog person and I never understood the appeal of cats. Then my boyfriend was doing a job in Puglia a few years ago, and he was staying in this farmhouse and there were stray cats all around. And this little kitten with a stumpy tail and a gorgeous personality wandered into his room and basically moved in there. We ended up adopting him and bringing him, sadly, from the beautiful Italian countryside to a flat in London. They come at it from a slightly skeptical point of view of 'Should we venture out into space? Should we settle the moon and Mars?' There's a lot of humor in the book, and they make the point that if you go out of the Earth's atmosphere, it's so hostile to life. It's made me appreciate so much that we are living in an Eden already. It's the classic British dinner or lunch. You have the potatoes, trimmings, the gravy, all of that is such comfort food and it's such a lovely meal to share. I love what we call a builder's tea. I use Yorkshire tea bags, which are very strong. You have to brew them properly and then not add too much milk. I feel like we drink tea with a real seriousness in the U.K., whether we're celebrating, commiserating or just trying to start the day. I've supported Arsenal for nearly all of my life, since I was 4. I try to go several times a year to Emirates Stadium. There's often moments of crushing disappointment that you become very familiar with. I shot 'Josephine' last year in San Francisco, and the place where I was staying had a Steinway piano. I started playing again for the first time in a long time. I listen to Brendel's recordings when I'm traveling or when I'm on the train or when I just need to clear my mind. I'd always wanted to try playing one of these pieces, so I've started learning No. 3. The colors, the costumes. You've got heartbreaking performances from Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung. Wong Kar-wai's skill in telling this story that could have been quite melodramatic, but he does it with such restraint that it's all the more moving. I didn't understand it as much when I first started listening to it in college. But as I get older, the lyrics to her songs resonate with me more deeply. Just these themes of love and loss that she speaks about through her music. I think 'A Case of You' is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
