Best Franchises & Universes Movies & TV Shows

Train Dreams

A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.

Run time: 102m Tagline: The extraordinary story of an ordinary life. Release: 2025-11-05

Stars: Alfred Hsing Clifton Collins Jr. Felicity Jones Joel Edgerton John Diehl Kerry Condon Nathaniel Arcand Paul Schneider Will Patton William H. Macy

Hamnet

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Run time: 126m Tagline: Keep your heart open. Release: 2025-11-26

Stars: David Wilmot Emily Watson Jacobi Jupe Jessie Buckley Joe Alwyn Justine Mitchell Louisa Harland Noah Jupe Olivia Lynes Paul Mescal

Frankenstein

Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Run time: 150m Tagline: Only monsters play God. Release: 2025-10-17

Stars: Charles Dance Christian Convery Christoph Waltz David Bradley Felix Kammerer Jacob Elordi Lars Mikkelsen Mia Goth Nikolaj Lie Kaas Oscar Isaac

A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

Run time: 128m Tagline: Come together. Release: 2024-07-24

Stars: Dafne Keen Emma Corrin Hugh Jackman Jennifer Garner Jon Favreau Leslie Uggams Matthew Macfadyen Morena Baccarin Rob Delaney Ryan Reynolds

Reminders of Him

When Diem's custodial grandparents adamantly refuse Kenna's attempts to see her daughter, Kenna discovers unexpected compassion, and then something truer and deeper, with former NFL player and local bar owner Ledger. As their secret romance develops, so do the dangers for both of them, leading Kenna toward heartbreak and, ultimately, the hope for a second chance.

Run time: 114m Tagline: Everyone deserves a second chance. Release: 2026-03-11

Stars: Bradley Whitford Jennifer Robertson Jillian Walchuck Lainey Wilson Lauren Graham Maika Monroe Nicholas Duvernay Rudy Pankow Skye MacDonald Tyriq Withers

Forrest Gump

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

Run time: 142m Tagline: The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump. Release: 1994-06-23

Stars: Gary Sinise Haley Joel Osment Hanna Hall Michael Conner Humphreys Mykelti Williamson Rebecca Williams Robin Wright Sally Field Siobhan Fallon Hogan Tom Hanks

The Housemaid

Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.

Run time: 131m Tagline: Discover what lies behind closed doors. Release: 2025-12-18

Stars: Amanda Joy Erickson Amanda Seyfried Brandon Sklenar Elizabeth Perkins Ellen Tamaki Indiana Elle Megan Ferguson Michele Morrone Sarah Cooper Sydney Sweeney

Cold Storage

When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.

Run time: 99m Tagline: If it spreads, you're dead. Release: 2026-01-22

Stars: Aaron Heffernan Andrew Brooke Clare Holman Darrell D'Silva Georgina Campbell Joe Keery Lesley Manville Liam Neeson Rob Collins Sosie Bacon

The Bride!

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

Run time: 126m Tagline: Here comes the mother f*%#ing bride! Release: 2026-03-04

Stars: Annette Bening Christian Bale Jake Gyllenhaal Jeannie Berlin Jessie Buckley John Magaro Matthew Maher Penélope Cruz Peter Sarsgaard Zlatko Burić

The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin

Merlin, the immortal son of the bard Taliesin and Atlantean Princess Charis, is followed through his tragic upbringing, descent into madness, and shocking disappearance, leading to the legend that surrounds him. Set before King Arthur's birth, Merlin, assumed dead or a myth, reemerges in sub-Roman Britain to unite the fractured kingdoms under threat from Saxon invaders.

Stars: Alex Laurence - Phillips Brett Cooper Colin Cunningham Emree Franklin Finney Cassidy James Arden Myles Clohessy Nicholas Boulton Rose Reid Tom Sharp

The Roses

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

Run time: 105m Tagline: This marriage ain't big enough for the both of them. Release: 2025-08-27

Stars: Allison Janney Andy Samberg Belinda Bromilow Benedict Cumberbatch Jamie Demetriou Kate McKinnon Ncuti Gatwa Olivia Colman Sunita Mani Zoë Chao

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, while defending Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.

Run time: 0m Release: 2025-07-23

Stars: Ebon Moss-Bachrach John Malkovich Joseph Quinn Julia Garner Natasha Lyonne Paul Walter Hauser Pedro Pascal Ralph Ineson Sarah Niles Vanessa Kirby

The Bad Guys 2

The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.

Run time: 0m Tagline: Back in badness. Release: 2025-07-30

Stars: Anthony Ramos Awkwafina Craig Robinson Danielle Brooks Marc Maron Maria Bakalova Natasha Lyonne Richard Ayoade Sam Rockwell Zazie Beetz

Freakier Friday

Years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover lightning might indeed strike twice.

Run time: 0m Release: 2025-08-06

Stars: Chad Michael Murray Christina Vidal Haley Hudson Jamie Lee Curtis Julia Butters Lindsay Lohan Lucille Soong Mark Harmon Rosalind Chao Stephen Tobolowsky