Top 5 Films To Watch This Month
Here’s our pick of the top 5 films to watch this month, from the comfort of your home or immersed on the big screen. We’ve narrowed it down so you can spend less time scrolling and more time watching.
By Hari Khan | Updated Jul 8 2025
The Phoenician Scheme - Available in Cinemas
Wes Anderson dives into the world of political espionage and crumbling colonial grandeur in The Phoenician Scheme, blending his signature symmetry with an unusually sharp edge. Set in a faded Mediterranean outpost, the film’s ornate production design and sun-baked cinematography form a lavish backdrop for a tale of secret societies, mistaken identities, and double-crosses. Beneath the pastel palettes and deadpan dialogue lies one of Anderson’s most emotionally layered and thematically ambitious works to date.
1h 45m | Comedy/Thriller | 15
Available in Cinemas
How to Train Your Dragon - Available in Cinemas
Dean DeBlois returns to the beloved world of dragons with this live-action reimagining of his animated classic. Set in the Viking village of Berk, the film rekindles the emotional core of Hiccup and Toothless’ unlikely bond, now brought to life with cutting-edge VFX and lush, tactile production design. Richly detailed world-building and a stirring orchestral score amplify the film’s heart and scale, promising an epic yet intimate new chapter for longtime fans and newcomers alike.
1h 56m | Fantasy/Action | PG
Available in Cinemas
At Eternity's Gate - Stream on Prime Video
Julian Schnabel’s poetic portrait of Vincent van Gogh offers a strikingly interior take on the painter’s final years. Willem Dafoe delivers a soul-baring performance, portraying the artist as vulnerable, visionary, and deeply human. Cinematographer Benoît Delhomme’s expressive camera captures the world as van Gogh might have seen it—fractured, luminous, alive with color and pain. With its painterly aesthetic and meditative tone, the film feels like stepping directly into a canvas.
1h 51m | Drama/History | 12A
Collateral - Stream on Netflix
Michael Mann’s Collateral remains one of the sleekest thrillers of the 21st century. Anchored by Tom Cruise’s icy turn as a contract killer and Jamie Foxx’s career-best performance as an unwilling accomplice, the film turns nocturnal Los Angeles into a shimmering labyrinth. Shot with groundbreaking digital cinematography, Mann’s city pulses with menace and melancholy. It's a masterclass in tension, mood, and moral ambiguity that still feels urgent two decades on.
2h | Thriller/Action | 15
Heretic - Stream on Prime Video
From the minds behind A Quiet Place comes Heretic, a tense and atmospheric horror that lures you in with stillness before blindsiding you with dread. Hugh Grant stars in a chilling departure from type, portraying a charismatic figure whose charm conceals something far more sinister. Set within a remote house of worship, the film’s shadowy cinematography and claustrophobic production design heighten the creeping sense of unease. It's a lean, slow-burn thriller with real bite.
1h 51m | Horror/Thriller | 15
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