Check Out These March 2025 Movie Releases and Spring into the Theater

February offered a nice assortment of movies. It was a welcome break from the bouts of lousy weather and all the doom and gloom on the news and social media. Heading to the theater not only offered an escape, but there was also popcorn. As we head into the month that includes Spring Break, be sure to set aside time to take in one of these great features.

Mickey 17

Release Date: March 7, 2025
Genre: Action, SciFi, Dark Comedy
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, with Academy Award nominees Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo

The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.

Rule Breakers

Release Date: March 7, 2025
Genre: Drama
Cast: Ali Fazal, Nikohl Boosheri, Amber Afzali, Nina Hosseinzadeh, Sara Malal Rowe, Mariam Saraj, Noorin Gulamgaus, Nasser Memarzia

In a nation where educating girls is seen as rebellion, a visionary woman dares to teach young minds to dream. When their innovation draws global attention, their success sparks hope—and opposition. As threats loom and sacrifices are made, their courage and unity ignite a movement that could forever transform the world.

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Release Date: March 7, 2025
Genre: Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, and Henry B.J. Phiri
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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, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.

A Sloth Story

Release Date: March 14, 2025
Genre: Family, Animation, Adventure
Cast: Ryan Greaves and Tania Vincent

Following a speedy 12-year-old sloth named Laura whose odd sloth family is left homeless by a devastating storm. Forced to pack up what little is left of their belongings, the family heads to Sanctuary City.

Black Bag

Release Date: March 14, 2025
Genre: Drama
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Regé-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke, Pierce Brosnan

Black Bag is a gripping spy drama about legendary intelligence agents George Woodhouse and his beloved wife Kathryn. When she is suspected of betraying the nation, George faces the ultimate test – loyalty to his marriage or his country.

Novocaine

Release Date: March 14, 2025
Genre: Action, Thriller
Cast: Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Van Hengst, Conrad Kemp and Jacob Batalon

When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, everyman Nate (Jack Quaid) turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

Opus

Release Date: March 14, 2025
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Cast: Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Stephanie Suganami, Young Mazino, Tatanka Means

A young writer (Ayo Edebiri) is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star (John Malkovich) 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.

The Alto Knights

Release Date: March 21, 2025
Genre: Drama
Cast: Robert De Niro, Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis, Kathrine Narducci, Michael Rispoli, Michael Adler, Ed Amatrudo, Joe Bacino, Anthony J. Gallo, Wallace Langham, Louis Mustillo, Frank Piccirillo, Matt Servitto and Robert Uricola

The Alto Knights follows two of New York’s most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello (De Niro) and Vito Genovese (De Niro), as they vie for control of the city’s streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.

Magazine Dreams

Release Date: March 21, 2025
Genre: Drama
Cast: Jonathan Majors, Haley Bennett, Taylour Paige, Mike O’Hearn, Harrison Page, Harriet Sansom Harris

Killian Maddox is consumed by his dream of becoming a world famous bodybuilder and one day gracing the cover of fitness magazines. He lives a lonely, regimented life, and his relentless drive for perfection only pushes him deeper towards self destruction, but beneath his tenacious pursuit of superstardom lies a desperate, aching need for human connection. As he battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons, MAGAZINE DREAMS explores the lengths one man will go in his haunting quest for recognition in a world that often overlooks him.

Disney’s Snow White

Release Date: March 21, 2025
Genre: Fantasy, Remake, Live-Action
Cast: Rachel Zegler, Andrew Burnap, and Gal Gadot

“Disney’s Snow White,” a live-action musical reimagining of the classic 1937 film, opens exclusively in theaters March 21, 2025. Starring Rachel Zegler in the title role and Gal Gadot as her Stepmother, the Evil Queen, the magical music adventure journeys back to the timeless story with beloved characters Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy.

The Ballad of Wallis Island

Release Date: March 28, 2025
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carey Mulligan, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Sian Clifford

The Ballad of Wallis Island follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favorite musicians, Mortimer-McGwyer (Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden) back together. His fantasy quickly turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.

A Working Man

Release Date: March 28, 2025
Genre: Action, Thriller
Cast: Jason Statham, David Harbour, Michael Peña, Jason Flemyng

Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss’s daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.

The Woman in the Yard

Release Date: March 28, 2025
Genre: Thriller, Suspense, Horror
Cast: Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili, Russell Hornsby, Peyton Jackson, Estella Kahiha

A lone, spectral woman shrouded entirely in black appears on a family’s front lawn without explanation and warns them “today’s the day.” Where did she come from? What does she want? When will she leave? Only The Woman in the Yard knows. From Blumhouse, the most successful global brand in horror, comes a new original chiller starring BAFTA and SAG nominee Danielle Deadwyler as Ramona, a woman crippled by grief after she survives a car accident that takes her husband. Seriously injured, Ramona now must care for their 14-year-old son and 6-year-old-daughter, alone in her rural farmhouse. Then one day the woman takes form in their yard. Ramona assumes the woman is lost or demented, but as the woman creeps nearer and nearer to the house, it becomes clear she is no ordinary figure and her intentions are anything but peaceful. Now Ramona must rally to protect herself and her children from the grasp of the woman who simply won’t leave them alone.

Death of a Unicorn

Release Date: March 28, 2025
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Cast: Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, and Richard E. Grant

A father (Paul Rudd) and daughter (Jenna Ortega) accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss (Richard E. Grant) seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.

Mickey 17 is first on this list and it’s first on mine too. It’s one that we’ll definitely be working into our schedule. Also hoping to hit the theater for A Working Man and Death of a Unicorn. Of course, if there are any mystery movies in March then we’ll probably try to fit those in. The randomness is always a fun element to the movie-going experience.

Does your Spring Break include a trip to the movies?