When To Stream’s July 2025 Preview
Welcome to When To Stream’s monthly preview! We’re here to give you an overview of the top streaming titles (including PVOD, Digital, and SVOD) expected in July 2025, and also give a glimpse at the films we expect to launch this month, but have not yet been announced.
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Here’s what’s coming in July 2025:
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR (Digital - Sale Only)
Synopsis: Stephanie and Emily reunite on the beautiful island of Capri, Italy for Emily's extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square.
FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA (PVOD)
Synopsis: Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.
BRING HER BACK (PVOD)
Synopsis: Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are introduced to their new sibling by their foster mother, only to learn that she has a terrifying secret.
ICE ROAD: VENGEANCE (PVOD)
Synopsis: Big rig ice road driver Mike McCann travels to Nepal to scatter his late brother’s ashes on Mt. Everest. While on a packed tour bus traversing the deadly 12,000 ft. terrain of the infamous Road to the Sky, McCann and his mountain guide encounter a group of mercenaries and must fight to save themselves, the busload of innocent travelers, and the local villagers’ homeland.
THE INSTIGATORS (Digital - Sale Only)
Synopsis: Rory and Cobby are unlikely partners thrown together for a heist. But when it goes awry, they team up with an unusual accomplice — Rory's therapist — to outrun police, backward bureaucrats, and a vengeful crime boss.
SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED (VOD/Digital)
Synopsis: Legendary musician Swamp Dogg, alongside housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty, has transformed his home into an artistic playground. Together they navigate the tumultuous music industry, and forge a unique and inspiring path across time and space.
THUNDERBOLTS* (PVOD)
Synopsis: After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.
TORNADO (VOD/Digital)
Synopsis: When her father's puppet samurai show gets ambushed by a notorious gang, Tornado vows to seek vengeance and forge her own destiny by stealing their ill-gotten gold.
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2025
HEADS OF STATE - Prime Video
Synopsis: The UK Prime Minister and US President have a public rivalry that risks their countries' alliance. But when they become targets of a powerful enemy, they're forced to rely on each other as they go on a wild, multinational run. Allied with Noel, a brilliant MI6 agent, they must find a way to thwart a conspiracy that threatens the free world.
THE OLD GUARD 2 - Netflix
Synopsis: Andy and her team of immortal warriors fight with renewed purpose as they face a powerful new foe threatening their mission to protect humanity.
Thursday, July 3rd, 2025
BATMAN NINJA VS. YAKUZA LEAGUE - HBO Max
Synopsis: The Batman family has returned to the present to discover that Japan has disappeared, and a giant island - Hinomoto - is now in the sky over Gotham City. At the top sit the Yakuza, a group of superpowered individuals who reign without honor or humanity and look suspiciously like the Justice League. Now, it’s up to Batman and his allies to save Gotham!
Friday, July 4th, 2025
IN THE LOST LANDS - Hulu
Synopsis: A queen sends the powerful and feared sorceress Gray Alys to the ghostly wilderness of the Lost Lands in search of a magical power, where she and her guide, the drifter Boyce, must outwit and outfight both man and demon.
THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA - AMC+
Synopsis: 1984; Michael Larson, an unemployed ice-cream truck driver from Ohio, steps onto the game show "Press Your Luck" harboring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak is threatened when the executives in the control room start to uncover his real motivations.
ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL - HBO Max
Synopsis: On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
SINNERS - HBO Max
Synopsis: Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Tuesday, July 8th, 2025
THE SHROUDS (VOD/Digital, The Criterion Channel)
Synopsis: Inconsolable since the death of his wife, Karsh, a prominent businessman, invents a revolutionary and controversial technology that enables the living to monitor their dear departed in their shrouds. One night, multiple graves, including that of Karsh’s wife, are desecrated, and he sets out to track down the perpetrators.
WATCH THE SKIES (VOD/Digital)
Synopsis: When a foster home placed teenage rebel suspects that her father is not dead but kidnapped by UFOs, she takes help from a UFO association to find out the truth. Together, they embark on a risky adventure that takes them far beyond the laws borders and into a world filled with UFO expeditions, conspiracies and inexplicable phenomena.
Friday, July 11th, 2025
Drop (Peacock)
Synopsis: Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry, is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.
JAWS @ 50: THE DEFINITIVE INSIDE STORY (Disney+, Hulu)
Synopsis: The authorized documentary celebrating the film that redefined Hollywood, 50 years after its premiere. Featuring rare archival footage and interviews with acclaimed Hollywood directors alongside Steven Spielberg, top shark scientists, and conservationists, the film uncovers the behind-the-scenes chaos and how the film launched the summer blockbuster, inspired a new wave of filmmakers, and paved the way for shark conservation that continues today.
MADEA’S DESTINATION WEDDING (Netflix)
Synopsis: Madea packs her best floral dresses and a whole lot of chaos when the Simmons family heads to the Bahamas for her grandniece's whirlwind wedding.
NOBU (VOD/Digital)
Synopsis: High-quality ingredients, simple and fresh. Those are the pillars of Nobu Matsuhisa, the celebrated chef of the Nobu restaurants, which are globally renowned for their distinct blend of Peruvian and Japanese flavors.
OPUS (HBO Max)
Synopsis: A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago. Surrounded by the star's cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan.
PAVEMENTS (MUBI)
Synopsis: Documentary about the American indie band Pavement, which combines scripts with documentary images of the band and a musical mise-en-scene composed of songs from their discography.
RIFF RAFF (Hulu)
Synopsis: A retired hitman's life is turned upside down when his ex-wife and son arrive unannounced during the holidays because they are on the run from his former mob associates.
SOVEREIGN (PVOD)
Synopsis: Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision course with a police chief who has spent his life upholding the rules that Jerry has spent his tearing down.
Monday, July 14th, 2025
APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS (Netflix)
Synopsis: When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? In Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra Costa investigates the increasingly powerful grip Christian evangelical leaders hold over politics in Brazil. She gains extraordinary access to the country’s top political leaders, including President Lula and former president Bolsonaro, as well as to Brazil’s most famous televangelist: a magnetic pastor who aspires to play puppet master to the far-right leader.
Thursday, July 17th, 2025
THE AMATEUR (Hulu)
Synopsis: After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.
Saturday, July 19th, 2025
THE ASSESSMENT (Hulu)
Synopsis: In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful couple faces scrutiny by an evaluator over seven days to determine their fitness for childbearing.
Friday, July 25th, 2025
DEATH OF A UNICORN (HBO Max)
Synopsis: A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.
HAPPY GILMORE 2 (Netflix)
Synopsis: Revisit Happy Gilmore's golf career after his win in the Tour Championship.
Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
BRIDE HARD (PVOD)
Synopsis: Sam is a secret agent whose toughest mission to date is pleasing her bride-to-be best friend at a lavish destination wedding. When a team of mercenaries crashes the party and takes the guests hostage, Sam is thrown into a fight unlike any before — one where she can’t risk blowing her cover or ruining the big day. As she takes on the bad guys in a high-stakes battle disguised as a fairy-tale affair, she realizes the real threat might be closer than she thinks.
In case you missed them, here are links to various streaming services’ July 2025 announced schedules:
Here’s a snapshot of the current July 2025 schedule:
And finally, here are the titles not yet announced that we think might still begin streaming in July 2025:
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