What’s on this week – cinema movie guide and release dates 

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Captain America: Brave New World and more new films in Australian cinemas now.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Image: Universal Pictures/Working Title

Your guide to new films in cinemas across Australia this week, 10-16 February 2025.

For the monthly guide to new film releases, head to our guide for new films in February.

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What’s on? New movies in Australian cinemas now:

13 February

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Renée Zellweger returns to Bridget Jones, the role that landed her her first Oscar nomination, for the fourth film in the British rom-com series.

Director: Michael Morris
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Emma Thompson, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Classification: CTC
Country: UK/USA
Runtime: 125m

Captain America: Brave New World

Sam Wilson is the new Captain America in the thirty-sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

Director: Julius Onah
Cast: Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, GIancarlo Esposito
Classification: M
Country: USA
Runtime: 118m

Grand Tour

In 1917 Burma (now Myanmar), a British diplomat is set to marry his fiancée, but after a sudden panic, escapes to Singapore, sending her on what evolves into a chase across Asia.

Director: Miguel Gomes
Cast: Gonçalo Waddington, Crista Alfaiate
Classification: M
Country: China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal
Runtime: 129m

Heart Eyes

When the ‘Heart Eyes Killer’ strikes Seattle, a pair of co-workers pulling overtime on Valentine’s Day are mistaken for a couple by the elusive couple-hunting killer. Now, they must spend the most romantic night of the year running for their lives.

Director: Josh Ruben
Cast: Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding

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6 February

Attack on Titan: The Last Attack

The fate of the world hangs in the balance as Eren unleashes the ultimate power of the Titans. With a burning determination to eliminate all who threaten Eldia, he leads an unstoppable army of Colossal Titans towards Marley.

Director: Yûichirô Hayashi
Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Yoshimasa Hosoya
Classification: CTC
Country: Japan
Runtime: 146 mins

Love Hurts

Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) takes his first major lead role in this action film as a mild-mannered realtor with a dark history he’s trying to leave behind. Stars fellow Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) as the partner-in-crime he left for dead many years ago, returning with a grudge.

Director: Jonathan Eusebio
Cast: Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose
Classification: CTC
Country: USA
Runtime: 106m

Presence

A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone in this Steven Soderbergh thriller starring Emmy-nominee Lucy Liu and Julia Fox (Uncut Gems).

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Lucy Liu, Julia Fox
Classification: MA
Country: USA
Runtime: 85m

Queer

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American expat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

Director: Luca Guadagnino
Cast: Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey
Classification: MA
Country: Italy/USA
Runtime: 136m

Widow Clicquot

Haley Bennett (Cyrano), Sam Riley, and Tom Sturridge (The Sandman) star in this historical drama about the Veuve Clicquot champagne family and business that began in the late 18th century.

Director: Thomas Napper
Cast: Haley Bennett, Sam Riley, Tom Sturridge
Classification: M
Country: USA
Runtime: 89m

September 5

During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

Director: Tim Fehlbaum
Cast: John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch
Classification: M
Country: Germany
Runtime: 95m

7 February

Becoming Led Zeppelin

This hybrid docu-concert film explores the origins of the iconic group and their meteoric rise in just one year against all the odds. Powered by psychedelic, never-before-seen footage, performances and music, Bernard MacMahon’s experiential cinematic odyssey explores Led Zeppelin’s creative, musical, and personal origin story. The film is told in Led Zeppelin’s own words and is the first officially sanctioned film on the group.

Director: Bernard MacMahon
Cast: Led Zeppelin
Classification: CTC
Country: UK
Runtime: 121m

MetOpera: Aida

Soprano Angel Blue makes her long-awaited Met debut as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country, one of opera’s defining roles. Judit Kutasi also stars as Aida’s rival, Amneris, alongside tenor Piotr Beczała as the soldier Radamès—completing opera’s greatest love triangle. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium.

Director: The Metropolitan Opera
Cast: Angel Blue, Judit Kutasi
Classification: CTC
Country: USA
Runtime: 218m


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Silvi Vann-Wall is a journalist, podcaster, and filmmaker. They joined ScreenHub as Film Content Lead in 2022. Twitter: @SilviReports