The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad was ahead of its time for comedy in the '80's and thirty years after the last movie, Naked Gun 33 1/3 The Final Insult, comes a reboot/sequel in the shape of The Naked Gun~2025 which has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong sex references.

The movie stars action movie star Liam Neeson who has appeared in movie such as After.Life and Krull as well as Pamela Anderson who is getting a second lease of life in Hollywood and has starred in movies such as Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan and Blonde and Blonder.

The movie is directed by Akiva Schaffer who has previously helmed The Watch and Hot Rod.

Movie Synopsis

Following in his father's footsteps, a detective works to solve a murder case and save his police department from closure.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: the-naked-gun~2025
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong sex references
• Release date: 1st August 2025
• Runtime: 85 minutes (1 hour 25 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Akiva Schaffer
• Starring:
  • Liam Neeson
  • Pamela Anderson
  • Paul Walter Hauser

BBFC movie page

With Alien: Romulus currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Crow
• Widow Clicquot
• The Killer
• Cuckoo
• Kneecap
• Between the Temples
• Blink Twice

The Crow

• The movie is directed by Rupert Sanders, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rupert Sanders also directed Ghost In the Shell in 2017 which grossed £5.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $169.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Atomic Blonde (2017).
• The film also stars Danny Huston who's last movie was Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Widow Clicquot

• The movie is directed by Thomas Napper, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Thomas Napper also directed Jawbone in 2017 which grossed £30.4K in the UK.
• It stars Leo Suter who also starred in Fallen (2016).
• The film also stars Haley Bennett who's last movie was Borderlands (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Killer

• The movie is directed by John Woo, it is the directors 37th movie.
• John Woo also directed Just Heroes in 1989.
• It stars Nathalie Emmanuel who also starred in Arthur the King (2024).
• The film also stars Sam Worthington who's last movie was Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Titan in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Cuckoo

• The movie is directed by Tilman Singer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Tilman Singer also directed Luz in 2019.
• It stars Hunter Schafer who also starred in Kinds of Kindness (2024).
• The film also stars Jan Bluthardt who's last movie was Luz (2019).
• Tilman Singer directed Jan Bluthardt in Luz
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Kneecap

• The movie is directed by Rich Peppiatt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Rich Peppiatt also directed One Rogue Reporter in 2024.
• It stars Moglai Bap who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Mo Chara who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Between the Temples

• The movie is from director Nathan Silver.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jason Schwartzman who also starred in Bewitched (2005).
• The film also stars Carol Kane who's last movie was Migration (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Blink Twice

• The movie is from director Zoë Kravitz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Naomi Ackie who also starred in The Score (2022).
• The film also stars Channing Tatum who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• Afraid - Friday, 30th August
• Sing Sing - Friday, 30th August
• Touch - Friday, 30th August
• The Count of Monte-Cristo - Friday, 30th August
• The Deliverance - Friday, 30th August - streaming
• André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love - Saturday, 31st August

The summer season kicks off this weekend at the US box office.

With Challengers currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Fall Guy
• Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story
• Evil Does Not Exist
• Jeanne Du Barry
• Dragonkeeper
• The Roundup: Punishment
• Tarot

The Fall Guy

• The movie is directed by David Leitch, it is the directors 6th movie.
• David Leitch also directed Atomic Blonde in 2017 which grossed $51.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Ryan Gosling who also starred in Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011).
• The film also stars Emily Blunt who's last movie was Pain Hustlers (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story

• The movie is from director Jerry Seinfeld.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars James Marsden who also starred in Disturbing Behavior (1998).
• The film also stars Melissa McCarthy who's last movie was The Little Mermaid (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Evil Does Not Exist

• The movie is directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Ryusuke Hamaguchi also directed Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy in 2021.
• It stars Hitoshi Omika who also starred in Evil Does Not Exist (2023).
• The film also stars Ryo Nishikawa who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Jeanne Du Barry

• The movie is directed by Maiwenn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Maiwenn also directed Mon Roi in 2016.
• It stars Maiwenn who also starred in The Man In the Hat (2020).
• The film also stars Johnny Depp who's last movie was Johnny Puff: Secret Mission (2024).
• Maiwenn directed Maiwenn in Polisse
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Dragonkeeper

• The movie is directed by Jianping Li and Salvador Simo, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jianping Li and Salvador Simo also directed Salute to the Heroes in 2020.
• It stars Mario Gas who also starred in El Placer De Matar (1988).
• The film also stars Lucia Perez who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Roundup: Punishment

• The movie is directed by Heo Myeong Haeng, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Heo Myeong Haeng also directed Badland Hunters in 2024.
• It stars Lee Beom-su who also starred in The Roundup: Punishment (2024).
• The film also stars Derek Chouinard who's last movie was Hunt (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Tarot

• The movie is from director Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Avantika who also starred in Senior Year (2022).
• The film also stars Humberly Gonzalez who's last movie was Slumberland (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom - Tuesday, 7th May - limited release
• My Ex-Friends Wedding - Friday, 10th May
• Poolman - Friday, 10th May - limited release
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - Friday, 10th May
• Not Another Church Movie - Friday, 10th May
• Nothing Can't Be Undone By a HotPot - Friday, 10th May - limited release

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 30th September 2022, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Don't Worry Darling from the top of the North American box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• BROS
• The Good House
• Hocus Pocus 2
• Blonde
• The Greatest Beer Run Ever
• Wolf Pack
• Smile

BROS

• The movie is directed by Nicholas Stoller, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Nicholas Stoller also directed Storks in 2016 which grossed $72.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Luke Macfarlane who also starred in Rock, Paper, Scissors (2017).
• The film also stars Billy Eichner who was last seen in Noelle (2019).
• The MPAA age rating is

The Good House

• The movie is from director Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sigourney Weaver who also starred in Crazy On the Outside (2010).
• The film also stars Kevin Kline who was last seen in The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022).
• Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Investigation: A Search For the Truth In Ten Acts in 2019, Dave in 1993, The Tale of Despereaux in 2008 and The Ice Storm in 1998.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hocus Pocus 2

• The movie is directed by Anne Fletcher, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Anne Fletcher also directed 27 Dresses in 2008 which grossed $76.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $162.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bette Midler who also starred in The Thorn (1974).
• The film also stars Kathy Najimy who was last seen in Dumplin' (2018).
• Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Hocus Pocus in 1993 and Jackie's Back! in 1999.
• The MPAA age rating is

Blonde

• The movie is directed by Andrew Dominik, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Andrew Dominik also directed Killing Them Softly in 2012 which grossed $15 Mil. in the US and grossed $37.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in Overdrive (2017).
• The film also stars Lucy DeVito who was last seen in Dumbo (2019).
• The MPAA age rating is

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

• The movie is directed by Peter Farrelly, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Peter Farrelly also directed Hall Pass in 2011 which grossed $45.1 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Zac Efron who also starred in Scoob! (2020).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who was last seen in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• The MPAA age rating is

Wolf Pack

• The movie is from director Michael Chiang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jin Zhang who also starred in The Love Clinic (2010).
• The film also stars Gianluca Zoppa who was last seen in Too Cool to Kill (2022).

Smile

• The movie is from director Parker Finn.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sosie Bacon who also starred in Loverboy (2005).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who was last seen in Scream (2022).
• The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Here are 2 of the new movies for next weekend

• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile - Friday, 14th October
• Amsterdam - Friday, 7th October

With Ticket to Paradise currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Smile
• Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
• Hocus Pocus 2
• Flux Gourmet
• The Greatest Beer Run Ever
• Blonde

Smile

• The movie is from director Parker Finn.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sosie Bacon who also starred in Charlie Says (2018).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who was last seen in Scream (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

• The movie is directed by Anthony Fabian, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Anthony Fabian also directed Louder Than Words in 2013.
• It stars Lesley Manville who also starred in High Hopes (1988).
• The film also stars Isabelle Huppert who was last seen in Frankie (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Hocus Pocus 2

• The movie is directed by Anne Fletcher, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Anne Fletcher also directed 27 Dresses in 2008 which grossed £6.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $162.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bette Midler who also starred in The Magic 7 (2009).
• The film also stars Kathy Najimy who was last seen in Dumplin' (2018).
• Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Hocus Pocus in 1993 and Jackie's Back! in 1999.

Flux Gourmet

• The movie is directed by Peter Strickland, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Peter Strickland also directed The Film That Buys the Cinema in 2014.
• It stars Harry Alexander who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Paolo Bafico who was last seen in Asylum (2005).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

• The movie is directed by Peter Farrelly, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Peter Farrelly also directed Green Book in 2019 which grossed £9.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $326.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zac Efron who also starred in High School Musical (2006).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who was last seen in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Blonde

• The movie is directed by Andrew Dominik, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Andrew Dominik also directed One More Time With Feeling in 2016.
• It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in No Time To Die (2021).
• The film also stars Lucy DeVito who was last seen in Dumbo (2019).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• The Estate - Thursday, 6th October
• Fireheart - Friday, 7th October
• The Woman King - Friday, 7th October
• Vengeance - Friday, 7th October
• Amsterdam - Friday, 7th October
• The Lost King - Friday, 7th October