July has quite minimal releases, but some of what is coming has been much anticipated for many months, particularly Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and the MCU’s next instalment, Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Hopefully they will prove to have been well worth the wait!

Please note, all dates are UK release dates taken from IMDb along with the synopsis for each film. To see a further release schedule for each film, including other countries, click on its date to see more.

Minions & Monsters
Release date: 1st July
Director: Pierre Coffin
Cast: Amy Sedaris, Romesh Ranganathan, Pierre Coffin
Synopsis: Follows the Minions in 1920s Hollywood as they search for frightening creatures for their monster movie, partner with a green creature, and must save the planet after unleashing monsters.

The Invite
Release date: 3rd July
Director: Olivia Wilde
Cast: Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton
Synopsis: Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.

Evil Dead Burn
Release date: July 10th
Director: Sébastien Vanicek
Cast: Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Eroll Shand
Synopsis: After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws. As one by one they transform into deadites, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life – survive even in death.

Moana
Release date: 10th July
Director: Thomas Kail
Cast: Catherine Laga’aia, Dwayne Johnson, John Tui, Frankie Adams, Rena Owen
Synopsis: Live-action adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film ‘Moana’.

The Odyssey
Release date: 17th July
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie, Mia Goth, Jon Bernthal, Elliot Page, John Leguizamo, Jovan Adepo, Samantha Morton, Ryan Hurst, Bill Irwin, James Remar
Synopsis: After the Trojan War, Odysseus (Damon) faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Circe (Theron) along the way.

Pinocchio Unstrung
Release date: 24th July
Director: Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Cast: Richard Brake, Robert Englund, Cameron Bell
Synopsis: A dark coming-of-age reimagining of Pinocchio, this unsettling tale follows the iconic puppet’s disturbing journey toward becoming real.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Release date:
Director: 31st July
Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo,
Synopsis: Peter Parker (Holland) tries to focus on college and leave Spider-Man behind. But when a new threat endangers his friends, he must break his promise and suit up again, teaming with an unexpected ally to protect those he loves.