Every Movie Releasing In Theaters In July 2023 (2024)

July 2023 will see the theatrical release of a new movie from the Insidious franchise, Ethan Hunt’s latest mission, Christopher Nolan’s newest project, a movie about the world’s most famous doll, a movie based on a theme park attraction, and more. June 2023 saw the release of some of the most anticipated movies of the year, such as the animated adventure Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the latest Transformers adventure Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, DC’s The Flash, Pixar’s Elemental, Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City, and the final Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

As June’s theatrical releases were mostly big ones, none of them are available to stream yet, and most of them will wait a bit longer to join the world of streaming, but July is also bringing some of 2023’s most anticipated movies. July will welcome a variety of titles from different genres and for all tastes, such as a new entry in the Insidious franchise, Ethan Hunt’s most dangerous mission to date, Christopher Nolan’s latest project, a one-of-a-kind Barbie adventure, a new film adaptation of Disney’s Haunted Mansion, and more. Here’s every movie coming to theaters in July 2023.

Insidious: The Red Door – July 7

Insidious: The Red Door is a supernatural horror movie directed by Patrick Wilson in his directorial debut, and it’s a direct sequel to Insidious and Insidious: Chapter 2. Set a decade after the events of the second movie, Insidious: The Red Door sees Josh Lambert (Wilson) heading east to take his son, Dalton (Ty Simpkins) to an idyllic university. Unfortunately, Dalton’s college dream turns into a nightmare when the repressed demons of his past return to hunt him and his father. In order to put an end to the haunting, Josh and Dalton must return to the Further, but it won’t be that easy. Also starring in Insidious: The Red Door are Rose Byrne, Andrew Astor, Lin Shaye, Hiam Abbass, and Peter Dager.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – July 12

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is an action spy movie directed by Christoper McQuarrie, and it’s the sequel to the 2018 movie Mission: Impossible – Fallout. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One will see Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team going on their most dangerous mission to date: tracking down a new weapon that threatens humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With the fate of the world at stake and with dark forces from Ethan’s past closing in, Ethan finds himself in a deadly race around the world while being confronted by a mysterious and very powerful enemy. Also starring Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One are Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, and Henry Czerny. The sequel, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, will be released on June 28, 2024.

Oppenheimer – July 21

Oppenheimer is a biographical thriller movie directed by Christopher Nolan and based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. Oppenheimer tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project, and how his contributions led to the creation of the atomic bomb, crediting him as one of the “fathers of the atomic bomb”. Also starring in Oppenheimer are Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Kenneth Branagh, Josh Peck, and Rami Malek, among many other well-known actors.

Barbie – July 21

Barbie is a fantasy comedy movie directed by Greta Gerwig and based on the famous Barbie doll. Barbie takes the audience to Barbie Land to meet Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling), as well as their many different variations. Living in Barbie Land is all about perfection, but when Barbie has an existential crisis, she leaves Barbie Land to go on a journey of self-discovery to the real world – along with Ken, who invited himself. Also starring in Barbie are Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Dua Lipa, Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, Scott Evans, John Cena, and many, many more.

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The Beanie Bubble – July 21

The Beanie Bubble is a comedy-drama directed by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash, and based on the 2015 book The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute, by Zac Bissonnette. It’s the story of Ty Warner (Zach Galifianakis), a frustrated toy salesman whose life and career take a turn when he collaborates with three women – Robbie (Elizabeth Banks), Sheila (Sarah Snook), and Maya (Geraldine Viswanathan). Their idea grows into the biggest toy craze in history: the Beanie Babies. The Beanie Bubble will be released in select theaters before moving to Apple TV+ a week later on July 28.

Cobweb – July 21

Cobweb is a horror movie directed by Samuel Bodin in his directorial debut. Peter (Woody Norman), an eight-year-old boy, is being haunted by mysterious knocking noises coming from inside the walls of his house, which his parents insist are just his imagination. As Peter’s fear grows, he decides to investigate these noises, but he ends up discovering a horrible and dark secret that his sinister parents had kept hidden from him. Also starring in Cobweb are Lizzy Caplan, Cleopatra Coleman, and Antony Starr. Cobweb is getting a limited theatrical release.

Haunted Mansion – July 28

Haunted Mansion is a horror comedy directed by Justin Simien, and it’s the second film adaptation of Walt Disney’s theme park attraction The Haunted Mansion. When Gabbie (Rosario Dawson) and her son Travis (Chase W. Dillon) move into an old mansion, they quickly find that it is haunted, and they need to get rid of all the spirits inhabiting it. To do so, they hire Ben (LaKeith Stanfield), a former paranormal investigator turned tour guide, a priest named Kent (Owen Wilson), Harriet (Tiffany Haddish), a psychic, and history professor Bruce (Danny DeVito), but it won’t be easy to destroy the ghosts living at the mansion. Also starring in Haunted Mansion are Jamie Lee Curtis, Jared Leto, Dan Levy, Winona Ryder, and Hasan Minhaj.

Sympathy For The Devil – July 28

Sympathy For the Devil is a psychological horror movie directed by Yuval Adler. Sympathy For the Devil follows a driver (Joel Kinnaman) who, in the middle of a family emergency, is forced to take a mysterious passenger (Nicolas Cage) at gunpoint. The Driver soon finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, where nothing is as it seems, and the Passenger gradually gets more and more violent. Also starring in Sympathy For the Devil are Kaiwi Lyman, Cameron Lee Price, Burns Burns, and Rich Hopkins.