A24 has a long list of movies lined up for 2025, starting with Opus, which will hit theaters on March 14. With its immense popularity in the indie movie scene, more mainstream artists are eager to collaborate with A24. It was primarily a film distribution company but later ventured into production with the Oscar-winning film Moonlight.
More recently, the studio is known for critically acclaimed films like MaXXXine, Sing Sing, A Different Man, We Live in Time, Heretic, Queer, The Brutalist, and Babygirl. The Oscar-winning film Everything Everywhere All at Once is the highest-grossing film from the studio.
A24 has already been involved in two movies this year. The studio distributed the Italy-France co-production Parthenope in the United States. It also produced the film On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, which was released in March. Here are all the upcoming films from the studio:
1 Opus
Opus is the directorial debut of Mark Anthony Green and stars an ensemble cast including Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Tatanka Means, and others. The horror musical features original music written by Nile Rodgers and The-Dream.
It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2025 in the Midnight section. The film received mixed reviews, with Malkovich’s performance in the movie gaining praise from the critics. The film is set to be released in the United States on March 14, 2025, by A24.
2 Death of a Unicorn
Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega play father-daughter Elliot and Ridley Kintner in this horror film, helmed by Alex Scharfman. The film recently premiered at the SXSW Festival and received positive reviews from critics. A24 co-financed the film and will distribute it globally.
According to Deadline, the film follows the Kintner father-daughter duo who accidentally hit and kill a unicorn. Elliot’s billionaire boss, played by Richard E. Grant, seeks to exploit the magical curative powers of the creature. However, the unicorn’s parents arrive to seek revenge.
The film also features Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, Anthony Carrigan, and Jessica Hynes. It will be released in the U.S. theaters on March 28, 2025.
3 Warfare
After collaborating with A24 for the critically acclaimed film Civil War last year, Alex Garland once again joined forces with the studio for a war movie. He is co-writing and co-directing Warfare with Ray Mendoza, a former U.S. Navy SEAL. Earlier, Mendoza served as the military supervisor for the film Civil War.
The story is based on Mendoza’s experiences during the Iraq War. Canadian actor D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai will play the role of Mendoza. Joining him is an ensemble cast including Will Poulter, Joseph Quinn, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Taylor John Smith, Michael Gandolfini, Noah Centineo, and Charles Melton. It will hit theaters on April 11, 2025.
4 The Legend of Ochi
Isaiah Saxon’s debut film, The Legend of Ochi, stars Helena Zengel in the lead role. Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, and Willem Dafoe appear in supporting roles in this film. In the film, a farm girl is taught to fear the reclusive creatures known as the Ochi. However, when she finds an injured baby Ochi, she decides to return it to its family.
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and received generally favorable reviews from critics. It was initially slated for a February release but got delayed after director Saxon recently lost his home in the fires raging in Southern California. The film is scheduled to arrive in theaters on April 25, 2025.
5 Friendship
Craig Waterman’s life changes when he falls for his charismatic new neighbor, Austin Carmichael. Tim Robinson plays Craig, while Paul Rudd plays Austin in his second collaboration with A24 this year. Friendship premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. The reviews for the film were overwhelmingly positive.
Kate Mara, Jack Dylan Grazer, Josh Segarra, and Billy Bryk also star in this film. It is the first feature film by director Andrew DeYoung, who also serves as the writer and executive producer. He has previously helmed episodes of Miracle Workers, Dave, and Netflix’s The Decameron. It will be released in theaters on May 9, 2025.
6 Bring Her Back
Oscar-winning actress Sally Hawkins plays the lead role in this A24-distributed film. Twins Danny and Michael Philippou directed the film, which the former wrote alongside Bill Hinzman. The twins are popular for directing another A24 horror film, Talk to Me.
The other cast of the film includes Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, and Jonah Wren Phillips. Bring Her Back revolves around a brother and a sister who discover a terrifying ritual at the home of their new foster home. Sony has acquired the film’s international distribution rights. It will be released in theaters on May 30, 2025.
7 Materialists
Lucy’s matchmaking expertise is highly sought after in New York City, but when it comes to her personal life, she is torn between her perfect match and her imperfect ex. The premise of Materialists is simple, but Celine Song’s skillful approach behind the camera is sure to elevate the experience for the viewers.
Song’s directorial debut was Past Lives in 2023, which received critical acclaim and earned two Oscar nominations. The film stars Dakota Johnson as Lily, Chris Evans as John, and Pedro Pascal in the lead roles. The film will hit theaters on June 13, 2025.
8 Marty Supreme
Timothée Chalamet will be eyeing his next Oscar nomination after A Complete Unknown with the A24 film Marty Supreme. Josh Safdie of the former Safdie brothers duo will be directing the film. He also co-wrote it alongside Ronald Bronstein. The film is a fictionalized sports tale based on professional table tennis player Marty Reisman.
Chalamet is also a co-producer of the film. Besides Chalamet, the film features an ensemble cast including Gwyneth Paltrow, Tyler, the Creator, Odessa A’zion, Penn Jillette, Kevin O’Leary, Abel Ferrara, and Fran Drescher. It is the studio’s most expensive film at $70 million, surpassing last year’s Civil War (via Deadline). It will be released in theaters on December 25, 2025.
9 André Is an Idiot
André Is an Idiot is a bold attempt from Tony Benna, who documents the last few years of André Ricciardi’s life. Ricciardi was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. The title is a reference to Ricciardi’s mother’s quote, who learned that he was sick because he didn’t get a colonoscopy and shared, “What a f**king idiot.”
While the tone of the film is kept light, the documentary gets sadder as each year passes by and Ricciardi’s chemo becomes less and less effective. A24‘s description of the movie read, “His sobering diagnosis, complete irreverence, and insatiable curiosity, send him on an unexpected journey learning how to die happily and ridiculously without losing his sense of humor.”
10 Architecton
A24 financed Russian director Victor Kossakovsky’s architecture-based documentary film Architecton and will distribute the film in North America. According to Variety, the film is “an epic, intimate and poetic meditation on architecture and how the design and construction of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destruction — and offer hope for survival and a way forward.”
Architecton competed at the Berlinale International Film Festival in 2024. Ben Bernhard handles the film’s brilliant cinematography. It is the twelfth feature film from Kossakovsky, whose earlier film Gunda played in Berlinale Encounters in 2020.
11 The Drama
The Drama is a romance comedy-drama starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson in the lead roles. Licorice Pizza‘s Alana Haim and Mamoudou Athie are the other cast members. Kristoffer Borgli, who directed the critically acclaimed film Dream Scenario for A24, is directing this film.
The filming began in October 2024 in the UK and concluded in December 2024. Filmmakers Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen, and Tyler Campellone will produce the film via Square Peg. A24 and Square Peg are also collaborating on Death of a Unicorn and Eddington this year.
12 Eddington
Eddington is Ari Aster’s highly anticipated ensemble film, starring acting powerhouses like Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, and Austin Butler. Last month, Variety reported that the film has entered post-production and will potentially make its debut at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film’s plot reportedly revolves around a small-town sheriff in New Mexico, played by Phoenix, who has ambitious dreams. However, fans think that Ari Aster has packed more than this simple plotline in his film, given that his filmography includes Hereditary and Midsommar.
13 Eternity
Irish filmmaker David Freyne has tapped Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, Miles Teller, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph for his new film Eternity. Pat Cunnane penned the script, which was placed on The Black List as one of the Best Unproduced Screenplays of 2022.
In the film, the characters get one week to choose where to spend their eternity after death. It’s a question for Olsen’s Joan, Teller’s Larry, and Turner’s Luke about who to spend their eternity with. The filming began in May 2024 and wrapped in July 2024.
14 Highest 2 Lowest
Spike Lee reinterprets Akira Kurosowa’s crime film High and Low in this American adaptation titled Highest 2 Lowest. The film has an ensemble cast including Denzel Washington, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jeffrey Wright, Ice Spice, and A$AP Rocky. The film marks the fifth collaboration between Lee and Washington.
During an interview with Deadline, the BlacKkKlansman director revealed that Rocky plays the leading role in the film. William Alan Fox wrote the screenplay of the film. It is scheduled to be released theatrically by A24 before its release on AppleTV+.
15 If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is the second directorial feature of Mary Bronstein, who earlier directed the 2008 film Yeast. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2025. The film stars Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Lark White, Ivy Wolk, Daniel Zolghadri, Delaney Quinn, and A$AP Rocky.
Byrne plays Linda in this movie, who navigates her child’s mysterious illness. The character also has an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist, played by O’Brien. Byrne received the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance in the film at the Berlin International Film Festival.
16 Mother Mary
The Green Knight fame David Lowery helms this musical drama film, starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Cole. It follows the relationship between a musician and a fashion designer, with Hathaway taking on the titular role. The film also stars Hunter Schafer, Jessica Brown Findlay, Sian Clifford, and FKA Twigs.
Mother Mary will focus on the music and has hired Daniel Hart to compose the film’s score. Musicians Jack Antonoff and Charli XCX will be providing original songs for the movies. The filming began in May 2023 and wrapped up in July 2024.
17 Pillion
Emmy and Golden Globe winner Alexander Skarsgård will join forces with Harry Potter star Harry Melling in this bike gang comedic romance. Writer-director Harry Lighton’s project follows the leader of a bike gang and his new submissive boyfriend. The story is adapted from Adam Mars-Jones’ novel Box Hill.
A24 will distribute the film in the United States. The film is backed by Element Pictures, BBC Film, Fremantle, Picturehouse Entertainment, and September Film. Lighton is famous for his award-winning short film, Wren Boys.
18 The Smashing Machine
Dwayne Johnson is taking on the role of UFC wrestler Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine. The film is written and directed by Uncut Gems fame Benny Safdie in a solo venture for A24. He will also reunite with his Jungle Cruise co-star, Emily Blunt, in this film. Fans are so far impressed with the developments in the film, including Johnson’s new unrecognizable look.
Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions acquired the rights for Safdie’s script in 2019, and the two have been collaborating on the project ever since. Safdie’s Out for the Count banner will also be producing the film alongside Seven Bucks. Mark Kerr was popular among the fans during the no-holds-barred era of UFC and won several titles besides the UFC championship.
Besides telling the story of Kerr inside the ring, The Smashing Machine will also tell his struggle with addiction, love, and friendship. Noah Sacco of A24 told Deadline last year that Johnson and Safdie’s “shared vision for Mark’s inspiring story is electrifying.” He added that the studio has full trust in the actor and director.
19 Sorry, Baby
Billions star Eva Victor helms this self-starring independent film. Sorry, Baby premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and will be released in the U.S. this year. The story about a college professor recovering from a s*xual assault has already earned critical acclaim at Sundance.
American filmmaker Barry Jenkins is one of the film’s producers. It also stars Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges, John Carroll Lynch, Louis Cancelmi, and Kelly McCormack. A24 acquired the distribution rights to the film for $8 million, beating studios like Searchlight, Neon, and Mubi in a bidding war.
