Iltalehti film critic Juho Rissanen presents the most interesting new films of 2025.
The trailer of the Nosferatu movie alone is apt to evoke shivers of horror. PDO
The film year 2025 starts with terrible signs, when 3.1. premiering in Finland will be a new interpretation of the vampire classic Nosferatu.
A 41-year-old American by Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman) the fourth film already caused positive buzz in advance thanks to its personal visual appearance.
The film has been claimed as one of the scariest horror films in a long time, and its leading roles include Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe mixed Bill Skarsgård.
Zombie horror
On the other hand, we will get to a more fast-paced horror adventure on June 27, when the cult classic premieres 28 Days Later (2002) movie’s second sequel 28 Years Later.
The director of the original film is making a comeback Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland and there will be fast-paced and bloody survival horror this time as well. Of course, the film series will also get at least one more sequel.
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Humanity has to fight for its survival again in Danny Boyle’s new film. PDO
The youth of the singing legend
Bob Dylan has already reached the respectable age of 83, but only now has a traditional biographical film been made about the giant of folk music, who made his breakthrough at a young age and won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature (in 2007, of course, an episodic and experimental I’m Not Therewhich, however, cannot be considered an actual film about Dylan’s life).
Now we will see you in the role of Dylan Timothée Chalamet. Movie The Complete Unknown is set in the 1960s and focuses on Dylan’s teenage years. It premieres in Finland on February 7.
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The Complete Unknown tells the story of Bob Dylan’s rise to fame. SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
Two interesting domestics
At least one of the domestic films of 2025 must be seen Häjyt 2 and Orenda.
Premiering on February 19 Häjyt 2 is a sequel to the 1999 hit film. You will be seen in the main roles of the crime boss Samuli Edelmann, Joel Hirvonen and Sari Havas.
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Father and son measure each other in the movie Häjyt 2. CATA PORTIN / SOLAR FILMS
The 77-year-old Finnish director greatness Pirjo Honkasalo novelty film Orenda premieres on April 17. Honkasalo’s spouse will be seen in the main role of the film Pirkko Saisio75, who also wrote the film. He plays the other main part Alma Pöysti.
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Orenda tells about the meeting of two strong-willed women in magical island landscapes. MAX SMEDS / BUFO
In this context, it should also be mentioned that it was filmed in Finland Summer bookwhich is based on Tove Jansson’s to the book of the same name. The film, which premieres in Finland on January 31, has been directed by Charlie McDowell and it stars an American star Glenn Close77. However, there is also a Finnish actor in the film, such as Pekka Strang and Sophia Heikkilä and it has also been produced by Helsinki-Filmi.
The Architect’s Story
February 28 is a day that movie fans should mark in their calendars, because that’s when the Finnish premiere of the over 3.5-hour-long feature film that has garnered enormous praise around the world The Brutalists.
A 36-year-old American who started his career as an actor by Brady Corbett directed by and together with his spouse By Mona Fastvold co-written by The Brutalists takes place in the 1950s and tells the story of a Jewish architect who survived the Holocaust and ends up in the United States to start a new life. However, not everything goes according to plan in the new home country.
You will be seen in the lead roles of the film Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce. The trio’s acting performances have been hailed as amazing in reviews, and the film, which was completed after many setbacks, has been praised as a “masterpiece” as well as “monumental” and “visionary”.
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The Brutalist has been described, among other things, as an exploration into the dark side of the United States. PDO
News from top directors
So From Mel Gibson, By Paul Thomas Anderson than From Wes Anderson too we will probably see the new films in 2025. However, there is still no definite information about the premieres of the films in Finland.
Gibson is releasing a sequel to the 2004 blockbuster The Passion of the Christ. The film’s premiere in the United States is planned for April, but not much detailed information has leaked out to the public. It is known that the main role will be seen as in the previous film Jim Caviezel.
by Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia, There Will Be Blood, Inherent Vice) novelty film The Battle of Baktan Cross premieres in the US in August and stars Leonardo DiCaprio. Not much is known about the plot of the film yet, but it is rumored to be a crime thriller genre.
Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch) has once again assembled a large and famous cast for his new film called The Phoenician Scheme. Included are, among other things Benicio del Toro, Bill Murray, Tom Hanks and Scarlett Johansson. The film has been described as a spy thriller and is estimated to premiere sometime in 2025.
Guaranteed operation
And of course Hollywood hasn’t forgotten fans of action, science fiction and superhero movies either.
Marvel’s superhero saga continues in the film Captain America: Brave New World (Finnish premiere on February 12, 2025). Tom Cruise will be seen possibly for the last time in the role of top agent Ethan Hunt in the film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Finnish premiere on May 23, 2025). Dinosaurs make a comeback in the movie Jurassic World: Rebirth (Finnish premiere on July 4, 2025). The classic Man of Steel is getting a new movie with a simple name Superman (Finnish premiere on 11 July 2025) and James Cameron’s the third part of the epic space adventure saga Avatar: Fire and Ash on the other hand, premieres at the end of December.