On Screens This Week's Picks | 47th Edition

Published on 20 June 2025 at 07:15

Another weekend means another exploration of global screens. "On Screens This Week" is back with a curated selection of compelling new releases from both cinemas and streaming platforms.

This week's lineup includes dystopian thrillers, heartfelt dramas, and impactful documentaries, all tied together by themes of identity, truth, resilience, and revelation.

Do you want to step into a zombie-infested future, race against the clock, rediscover love and loss, question memories, seek intimacy, or confront unsettling justice? There’s something here to challenge and move every viewer.

In Cinemas

Horror | Thriller | Zombie

The infested have evolved, the undead are back – smarter, faster & more ruthless. They adapted to survive, so does humanity too.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: Twenty-eight years since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one member departs on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

Writer: Alex Garland

Cast: Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Laird, Robert Rhodes, Erin Kellyman, Geoffery Newland, Gordon Alexander, Kim Allan, Joe Blakemore, Chi Lewis-Parry

Cine-grapher: Anthony Dod Mantle

Music Composer: Young Fathers

Costume Designers: Gareth Pugh, Carson McColl & Mark Tildesley

Production Designer: Mark Tildesley

Producers: Bernard Bellew, Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice & Richard Styles

Editor: Jon Harris

Director: Danny Boyle

Release Date: 19 June 2025

Screening Territory: Global

Production Locations: Northumberland, Holy Island in Berwick-upon-Tweed & Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Production Countries: UK & US

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYGG55qwQZQ&t=4s

Rating: 0 stars
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Drama | Romance

Seasons pass. Scars remain. Strength grows. A love story that doesn’t flinch.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: A talented karate student embarks on a journey of self-discovery where she experiences both love and loss.

Writer & Director: Phanindra Narsetti

Cast: Ananthika Sanilkumar, Sumant Nitturkar, Ravi Theja Duggirala, Hanu Reddy, Kanna Pasunnori

Cine-grapher: Vishwanath Reddy

Music Composer: Hesham Abdul Wahab

Costume Design: Sumaiya Alam

Production Designer: Arvind Mule

Producers: Y. Ravi Shankar & Naveen Yerneni

Editor: Shashank Mali

Release Date: 20 June 2025

Screening Territory:

Production Location:

Production Country: India

Language: Telugu

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp7emkCa50o&t=81s

Rating: 0 stars
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Action | Drama | Sports

Redemption runs on fumes and fire. Formula 1’s fiercest fight isn’t on the track.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: Dubbed “the greatest that never was,” Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling FORMULA 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to FORMULA 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world. He’ll drive alongside Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the team's hotshot rookie intent on setting his own pace. But as the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that in FORMULA 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition—and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.

Writer: Ehren Kruger & Joseph Kosinski

Cast: Brad Pitt, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, Damson Idris, Tobias Menzies, Simone Ashley, Liz Kingsman, Sarah Niles, Kim Bodnia, Emilina Adams, Lewis Hamilton, Abdul Salis

Cine-grapher: Claudio Miranda

Music Composer: Hans Zimmer

Costume Design: Julian Day

Production Designer: Ben Munro & Mark Tildesley

Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Chad Oman

Editor: Stephen Mirrione

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Release Date: 25 June 2025

Screening Territory: Global

Production Locations: UK, US, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands & UAE

Production Country: US

Cert: 12A

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge_ABjtYx88&t=102s

Rating: 0 stars
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Animation | Family | Comedy | Sci-Fi

He wanted to meet aliens – now he is one. Adventure begins when identity is mistaken.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: A space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession, Elio’s all in for an epic undertaking when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide. When Elio is mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions, and somehow discover who and where he is truly meant to be.

Writers: Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, Mike Jones, Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian

Cast: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Remy Edgerly, Brandon Moon, Brad Garrett, Jameela Jamil, Young Dylan, Jake T. Getman, Matthias Schweighofer, Ana de la Reguera, Atsuko Okatsuka

Cine-graphers: Jordan Rempel & Derek Williams

Music Composer: Rob Simonsen

Sound Designer: Jeremy Bowker

Production Designer: Harley Jessup

Producers: Mary Alice Drumm & Alice Clendenen

Editors: Anna Wolitzky & Steve Bloom

Directors: Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi

Release Date: 20 June 2025

Screening Territory: Global

Production Country: US

Cert: PG

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH5zbV7eweM&t=5s

Rating: 0 stars
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Drama

Modern love, aging parents, and fragile truths. A quiet drama where architecture echoes emotion.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: Isabell's life takes a turn when it becomes apparent that her aging parents can no longer live independently. While searching for care staff and navigating her complicated marriage with Philippe, she shuttles between Berlin and her parents' weekend house—a striking modernist home her father built in his better days. There, Isabell repeatedly encounters the enigmatic Anja, a single mother struggling to make ends meet. As Anja and her young daughter, Greta, weave themselves into Isabell's life, an unexpected bond begins to form. Yet Isabell feels increasingly uncertain about the life she thought she knew. As the lines blur, Isabell's sense of control falters, and she starts to feel the ground shifting beneath her.

Writer & Director: Ina Weisse

Cast: Nina Hoss, Saskia Rosendahl, Vincent Macaigne, Camille Loup Moltzen, Anna Mateur, Thorsten Merten, Bettina Lamprecht, Inge Weisse, Robert Mika, Mark Zak, Christina Große

Cine-grapher: Judith Kaufmamm

Music Composer: Annette Focks

Sound Design: Noemi Hampel

Production Designer: Petra Ringleb

Producers: Felix von Boehm, & Katrin Jochimsen

Editor: Hansjorg Weißbrich

Release Date: 19 June 2025

Screening Territory: Germany

Production Location: Germany

Production Countries: Germany & France

Languages: German, French & English

Cert: 6

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb37DoBrr-o&t=24s

Rating: 0 stars
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Streaming TV Series

Crime | Psychological Thriller

A daughter, a forensic genius, a killer, a hidden truth about a crime that runs in her blood.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: Se-hyun, a genius forensic scientist who discovers traces of her father's killings while doing an autopsy and goes on a hunt in order to hide the past that she wants to erase, before the police get to the truth first.

Writers: Jo Han-young Park Hyun-shin Hong Yeon-yi Jin Se-hyuk

Cast: Park Ju Hyun, Park Yong Woo, Kang Hoon, Choi Kwang Je, Ryu Eung Soo, Shim Ji Yoo, Bin Chan Uk, Oh Yeon Ah, Kim Min Sang, Kim Seon Hwa, Jin Ga Eun, Kang Ji Yong

Director: Lee Jung Hoon

Release Date: 18 June 2025

Streaming On: Disney+ & U+mobiletv (South Korea)

Production Locations: Seoul, Gyeonggi, Paju & Cheogju – South Korea

Production Country: South Korea

Language: Korean

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RR0eL7m2K4&t=8s

Rating: 0 stars
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Mystery | Thriller | Romance

She lost her memory but not the truth. The perfect family. The perfect lie.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: One year after a mysterious accident left her with amnesia, 17-year-old Cadence returns to Beechwood, an island off Martha's Vineyard, seeking answers. As three generations of the distinguished Sinclair family gather at their private summer utopia, no one will talk about the accident – neither her childhood friends "The Liars" nor her first love Gat, forcing her to uncover the truth herself.

Writers: Scarlett Curtis, Fola Goke-Pariola, Sid Gopinath, Aditya Joshi, E. Lockhart, Carina Adly MacKenzie, Julie Plec, Allison Sanchez, Rohit Kumar, Brett Matthews, Gursimran Sandhu & Maya Vyas

Cast: Emily Alyn Lind, Brady Droulis, David Morse, Rahul Kohli, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Candice King, Shubham Maheshwari, Joseph Zada, Esther McGregor, Dylan Bruce

Cine-grapher: Sylvaine Dufaux, Cary Lalonde & Simon Duggan

Music Composer: Michael Suby

Costume Design: Amanda Riley

Production Designer: Jessica Kender & Mun Ying Kwun

Producers: Holly Redford, Kimberly Ndombe, Rohit Kumar Gary Mueller & Shelby Petta

Editors: Ben Callahan, Nathan Easterling, Rachel Katz-Overstreet, Orlee Buium & Evan J. Warner

Directors: Erica Dunton, So Yong Kim, Tara Miele, Julie Plec & Nzingha Stewart

Release Date: 18 June

Streaming On: Prime Video

Production Locations: Nova Scotia, Dartmouth, Canada

Production Country: US

Cert: 14

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoMLuX42pCk&t=18s

Rating: 0 stars
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Documentaries

Biography | Romance | History

She made history – her love stayed hidden. She is America’s space hero.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: Sally Ride's groundbreaking journey as the first American woman in space concealed a deeply personal story. Her life partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy, unveils their covert 27-year romance and its accompanying sacrifices.

Writers: Tom Maroney & Cristina Costantini

Cast: Lindsey Lamer, Sally Ride, Billie Jean King, Varda Appleton, Ava Madison Gray, John Fabian, Steve Hawley, Diana Peremoga, Lynn Sherr, Carolyn Grundman, Bear Ride

Cine-grapher: Michael Latham

Music Composer: Jeff Morrow

Production Designer: Jon J. Bush

Costume Designer: Charlie Altuna

Producers: Jon Bardin, Lauren Cioffi, Dan Cogan, Cristina Costantini, Alfie Koetter & Yuna Ma

Editors: Kate Hacket & Andrew McAllister

Director: Cristina Costantini

Release Date:  17 June 2025

Streaming On: Disney+

Production Country: US

Cert: 13

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C67rl6MNGe0&t=5s

Rating: 0 stars
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Investigative | History

A tragedy built by neglect. Voices from the ashes speak truth.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: This feature length documentary examines the disturbing chain of events that led to the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. By uncovering actions taken by business and government years before the tragedy, the film shines a light on how it could have been prevented, and 72 lives could have been saved. The documentary gives a platform to survivors, bereaved families and firefighters to share their story.

Cine-grapher: Harry Truman

Producers: Ahmed Peerbux, James Saville, Anna Prichard

Editor: Anna Prichard

Director: Olaide Sadiq

Release Date:  20 June 2025

Streaming On: Netflix

Production Country: UK

Cert: 12

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33r17KyIhN8&t=8s

Rating: 0 stars
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From the edge of space to the depths of human memory, these stories don’t just entertain—they reveal. Wherever you choose to watch this weekend, let these titles remind you that truth, in all its forms, always finds its way to the screen.

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