Sequel to the 2022 animated movie The Bad Guys is given a PG age rating in the UK for mild violence, threat, rude humour.

The movie features the voice talent of Sam Rockwell who has starred in The Search For One Eye Jimmy and Jojo Rabbit, it also features Marc Maron who has been in Misery Loves Comedy and Sword of Trust.

The movie is directed by Pierre Perifel who was responsible for the frist The Bad Guys movie and JP Sans who is making a feature film debut with The Bad Guys 2.

Movie Synopsis

A gang of reformed criminals soon return to their old ways when they meet a new team of bandits responsible for a series of high-stakes heists.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: the-fantastic-four-first-steps
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild violence, threat, rude humour
• Release date: 25th July 2025
• Runtime: 104 minutes (1 hour 44 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Pierre Perifel
  • JP Sans
• Starring:
  • Sam Rockwell
  • Marc Maron
  • Craig Robinson

BBFC movie page

With Ne Zha 2 currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Monkey
• I'm Still Here
• Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack
• September 5
• Maria
• Dog Man
• The Unbreakable Boy

The Monkey

• The movie is directed by Osgood Perkins, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Osgood Perkins also directed Gretel and Hansel in 2020 which grossed $22.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Theo James who also starred in Archive (2020).
• The film also stars Tatiana Maslany who's last movie was Butterfly Tale (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / Estonia / France / Germany / Iceland / Ireland / Israel / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

I'm Still Here

• The movie is directed by Walter Salles, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Walter Salles also directed Paris, je t'aime in 2007 which grossed $17.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Fernanda Torres who also starred in Ghost of Lina Bo Bardi (2019).
• The film also stars Fernanda Montenegro who's last movie was The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao (2019).
• They also appeared together in Ghost of Lina Bo Bardi in 2019.
• Walter Salles directed Fernanda Montenegro in and Central Station
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Ireland / Israel / Mexico / New Zealand / Peru / Romania / Spain / United Kingdom / Uruguay

Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants

• The movie is directed by Hark Tsui, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Hark Tsui also directed Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings in 2018.
• It stars Zhan Xiao who also starred in The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero (2025).
• The film also stars Dafei Zhuang who's last movie was Johnny Keep Walking! (2023).
• They also appeared together in The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Laos / Malaysia / New Zealand / Singapore / Thailand / United States

The Brutalist

• The movie is directed by Brady Corbet, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Brady Corbet also directed 30 30 Vision 3 Decades of Strand Releasing in 2019.
• It stars Adrien Brody who also starred in High School (2010).
• The film also stars Felicity Jones who's last movie was Dead Shot (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Chile / Croatia / Israel / Japan / Singapore

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Heavy in 1995.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Dune: Part Two (2024).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Hong Kong / Netherlands / Norway / Peru / Sweden

Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack

• The movie is directed by Yuichiro Hayashi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Yuichiro Hayashi also directed Garo: Divine Flame in 2016.
• It stars Natsuki Hanae who also starred in Digimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence (2017).
• The film also stars Yoshimasa Hosoya who's last movie was Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump (2024).
• Natsuki Hanae and Yoshimasa Hosoya have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Digimon Adventure tri. Part 3: Confession in 2016, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence in 2017, Digimon Adventure Tri Part 2: Determination in 2016, Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna in 2020, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 6: Future in 2018, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 1: Reunion in 2015 and Digimon Adventure tri. Part 4: Loss in 2017.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Greece / Netherlands / Norway / Sweden

September 5

• The movie is from director Tim Fehlbaum.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Peter Sarsgaard who also starred in Knight and Day (2010).
• The film also stars John Magaro who's last movie was Showing Up (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Hungary / Mexico / Portugal / Romania

Maria

• The movie is directed by Pablo Larraín, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Pablo Larraín also directed Fuga in 2006.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who also starred in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005).
• The film also stars Pierfrancesco Favino who's last movie was The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Israel / Singapore / Turkey

Dog Man

• The movie is directed by Peter Hastings, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Peter Hastings also directed The Country Bears in 2002.
• It stars Pete Davidson who also starred in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).
• The film also stars Poppy Liu who's last movie was Space Cadet (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cyprus / Estonia / Hungary / Iceland

The Unbreakable Boy

• The movie is directed by Jon Gunn, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jon Gunn also directed The Week in 2015.
• It stars Zachary Levi who also starred in Office Uprising (2018).
• The film also stars Meghann Fahy who's last movie was Your Monster (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Singapore / United States / Vietnam

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

Next week there are 51 new movies released gloabally

• A Complete Unknown - From Wednesday, 25th December
• The Brutalist - From Thursday, 27th February
• The Monkey - From Wednesday, 26th February
• Last Breath - From Thursday, 27th February
• Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack - From Tuesday, 25th February
• Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare - From Monday, 24th February
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Wednesday, 26th February
• Nosferatu - From Wednesday, 26th February
• Flow - From Thursday, 27th February
• Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning - From Thursday, 27th February
• Operation Hadal - From Thursday, 27th February
• Love Hurts - From Wednesday, 26th February
• Cleaner - From Thursday, 27th February
• A Real Pain - From Wednesday, 26th February
• Vicious - From Friday, 28th February
• I'm Still Here - From Thursday, 27th February
• Memoir of a Snail - From Thursday, 27th February
• The Last Showgirl - From Thursday, 27th February
• Dog Man - From Thursday, 27th February
• Emilia Pérez - From Thursday, 27th February
• Better Man - From Thursday, 27th February
• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 27th February
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 27th February
• The Marching Band - From Friday, 28th February
• Becoming Led Zeppelin - From Wednesday, 26th February
• Parthenope - From Thursday, 27th February
• The Poet - From Wednesday, 26th February
• La Cocina - From Friday, 28th February
• Queer - From Wednesday, 26th February
• Hard Truths - From Friday, 28th February
• Conclave - From Thursday, 27th February
• September 5 - From Thursday, 27th February
• Sing Sing - From Thursday, 27th February
• Into the Deep - From Friday, 28th February
• 1st Kiss - From Wednesday, 26th February
• Absolution - From Thursday, 27th February
• Black Dog - From Wednesday, 26th February
• Universal Language - From Friday, 28th February
• The Sloth Lane - From Thursday, 27th February
• Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants - From Wednesday, 26th February
• The End - From Thursday, 27th February
• The Quiet Son - From Thursday, 27th February
• The Teacher Who Promised the Sea - From Saturday, 1st March
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy - From Thursday, 27th February
• Feng Shen 2 - From Tuesday, 25th February
• 200% Wolf - From Thursday, 27th February
• Detective Chinatown 1900 - From Wednesday, 26th February
• Anora - From Friday, 28th February
• Tin Soldier - From Thursday, 27th February
• Onmyoji Zero - From Friday, 28th February
• The Colors Within - From Monday, 24th February

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 21st February 2025, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Captain America: Brave New World from the top of the North American box office.

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Monkey
• Cleaner
• The Unbreakable Boy
• Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants

The Monkey

• The movie is directed by Osgood Perkins, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Osgood Perkins also directed Gretel and Hansel in 2020.
• It stars Theo James who also starred in Mr. Malcolms List (2022).
• The film also stars Tatiana Maslany who's last movie was Butterfly Tale (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Cleaner

• The movie is directed by Martin Campbell, it is the directors 21st movie.
• Martin Campbell also directed The Protégé in 2021.
• It stars Daisy Ridley who also starred in Young Woman and the Sea (2024).
• The film also stars Clive Owen who's last movie was Lui (2021).
• They also appeared together in Ophelia in 2019.
• Martin Campbell directed Clive Owen in and Beyond Borders
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Unbreakable Boy

• The movie is directed by Jon Gunn, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jon Gunn also directed The Week in 2015.
• It stars Zachary Levi who also starred in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023).
• The film also stars Meghann Fahy who's last movie was Your Monster (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants

• The movie is directed by Hark Tsui, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Hark Tsui also directed Knock Off in 1998.
• It stars Zhan Xiao who also starred in The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero (2025).
• The film also stars Dafei Zhuang who's last movie was Johnny Keep Walking! (2023).
• They also appeared together in The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

• A Complete Unknown - Wednesday, 25th December - streaming
• Last Breath - Friday, 28th February
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - Friday, 28th February
• Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning - Friday, 28th February
• Operation Hadal - Friday, 28th February
• Vicious - Friday, 28th February

This weekend, Friday 24th January 2025, there are 7 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Mufasa: The Lion King, for the number 1 spot?

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Flight Risk
• Presence
• Brave the Dark
• The Colors Within
• Inheritance
• The Girl With the Needle
• Bau: Artist At War

Flight Risk

• The movie is directed by Mel Gibson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Mel Gibson also directed Hacksaw Ridge in 2017 which grossed $67.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $180.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in Self/Less (2015).
• The film also stars Mark Wahlberg who's last movie was Arthur the King (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Presence

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Solaris in 2003.
• It stars Lucy Liu who also starred in Shanghai Noon (2000).
• The film also stars Julia Fox who's last movie was No Sudden Move (2021).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Julia Fox in and No Sudden Move
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Brave the Dark

• The movie is directed by Damian Harris, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Damian Harris also directed Mercy in 2000.
• It stars Jared Harris who also starred in White Lies (1997).
• Damian Harris directed Jared Harris in and The Rachel Papers
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Colors Within

• The movie is directed by Naoko Yamada, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Naoko Yamada also directed K-On!: The Movie in 2011.
• It stars Sayu Suzukawa who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Akari Takaishi who's last movie was My Happy Marriage (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Inheritance

• The movie is directed by Neil Burger, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Neil Burger also directed Voyagers in 2021.
• It stars Phoebe Dynevor who also starred in Fair Play (2023).
• The film also stars Rhys Ifans who's last movie was Venom: The Last Dance (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Girl With the Needle

• The movie is directed by Magnus von Horn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Magnus von Horn also directed The Here After in 2016.
• It stars Vic Carmen Sonne who also starred in Godland (2022).
• The film also stars Trine Dyrholm who's last movie was The Almond and the Seahorse (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Bau: Artist At War

• The movie is directed by Sean McNamara, it is the directors 44th movie.
• Sean McNamara also directed Treehouse Hostage in 1999.
• It stars Emile Hirsch who also starred in Just Jim (2015).
• The film also stars Inbar Lavi who's last movie was For the Love of Money (2012).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

Next week there are 5 new movies released

• Panda Bear In Africa - Monday, 14th October - streaming
• Feng Shen 2 - Wednesday, 29th January - limited release
• Dog Man - Friday, 31st January
• Companion - Friday, 31st January
• Game of Power - Sunday, 2nd February

Released globaly this week there are 29 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Mufasa: The Lion King from the top of the global box office.

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Den of Thieves 2
• Babygirl
• Companion
• Emilia Perez
• A Real Pain
• Conclave
• The Girl With the Needle
• The Damned
• Better Man
• William Tell

Den of Thieves 2

• The movie is directed by Christian Gudegast, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Christian Gudegast also directed Den of Thieves in 2018.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Greenland (2020).
• The film also stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• They also appeared together in Den of Thieves in 2018.
• Christian Gudegast directed Gerard Butler in and Den of Thieves
• Christian Gudegast directed O'Shea Jackson Jr. in and Den of Thieves
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Estonia / France / Hungary / Iceland / Indonesia / Israel / Malaysia / Portugal / Romania / Russia / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United States

Babygirl

• The movie is directed by Halina Reijn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Halina Reijn also directed Bodies Bodies Bodies in 2022 which grossed $3.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Nicole Kidman who also starred in Wills and Burke (1985).
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was Blitz (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Ireland / Norway / Poland / United Kingdom

Companion

• The movie is from director Drew Hancock.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sophie Thatcher who also starred in Heretic (2024).
• The film also stars Harvey Guillén who's last movie was The Garfield Movie (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Canada / Italy / Vietnam

Emilia Perez

• The movie is directed by Jacques Audiard, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jacques Audiard also directed The Beat That My Heart Skipped in 2005.
• It stars Zoe Saldana who also starred in Unity (2015).
• The film also stars Karla Sofia Gascon who's last movie was Men and Other Inconveniences (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Finland / Italy / Sweden

A Real Pain

• The movie is from director Jesse Eisenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kieran Culkin who also starred in Igby Goes Down (2002).
• The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg who's last movie was Sasquatch Sunset (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Netherlands / Spain / United Kingdom

Conclave

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed A Good Summer in 2011.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in The Return (2024).
• The film also stars Jacek Koman who's last movie was Talk to Me (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Iceland / Mexico

The Girl With the Needle

• The movie is directed by Magnus von Horn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Magnus von Horn also directed Sweat in 2020.
• It stars Vic Carmen Sonne who also starred in Godland (2022).
• The film also stars Trine Dyrholm who's last movie was The Almond and the Seahorse (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Ireland

The Damned

• The movie is from director Thordur Palsson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Odessa Young who also starred in The Order (2024).
• The film also stars Joe Cole who's last movie was One of These Days (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

Better Man

• The movie is directed by Michael Gracey, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Gracey also directed The Greatest Showman in 2017 which grossed $435.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Robbie Williams who also starred in The Magic Roundabout (2004).
• The film also stars Jonno Davies who's last movie was Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Portugal / Singapore

William Tell

• The movie is directed by Nick Hamm, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nick Hamm also directed Driven in 2018 which grossed $147.2K globally.
• It stars Jonathan Pryce who also starred in The Healer (2017).
• The film also stars Claes Bang who's last movie was Miss VIborg (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 39 new movies released gloabally

• Wolf Man - From Thursday, 16th January
• Back In Action - From Friday, 17th January
• Paddington In Peru - From Thursday, 16th January
• Here - From Thursday, 16th January
• Babygirl - From Wednesday, 15th January
• Unstoppable - From Thursday, 16th January
• A Real Pain - From Thursday, 16th January
• Better Man - From Thursday, 16th January
• A Complete Unknown - From Friday, 17th January
• We Live In Time - From Thursday, 16th January
• Emmanuelle - From Friday, 17th January
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - From Wednesday, 15th January
• Den of Thieves 2 - From Thursday, 16th January
• Sing Sing - From Thursday, 16th January
• All We Imagine As Light - From Friday, 17th January
• In the Grey - From Friday, 17th January
• Oh Canada - From Thursday, 16th January
• The Girl With the Needle - From Friday, 17th January
• When Fall Is Coming - From Friday, 17th January
• Nosferatu - From Wednesday, 15th January
• The Bagman - From Thursday, 16th January
• Maria - From Thursday, 16th January
• The Apprentice - From Friday, 17th January
• Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack - From Thursday, 16th January
• Emilia Perez - From Thursday, 16th January
• Little Eggs: A Frozen Rescue - From Friday, 17th January
• Anora - From Thursday, 16th January
• Lee - From Thursday, 16th January
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Friday, 17th January
• Companion - From Wednesday, 15th January
• La Cocina - From Thursday, 16th January
• September 5 - From Friday, 13th December
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Friday, 17th January
• Juror #2 - From Thursday, 16th January
• The Prosecutor - From Friday, 17th January
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 16th January
• Inheritance - From Friday, 17th January
• One of Them Days - From Friday, 17th January
• The Last Showgirl - From Friday, 17th January