A Look at the 9 New Movies Coming Out This Week: ‘Flight Risk,’ ‘Presence,’ and More!

Lights, camera, action! This week’s movie lineup is here, and it’s packed with thrills, chills, and heartfelt stories to satisfy every kind of movie fan. Whether you’re craving pulse-pounding action, spine-tingling scares, or feel-good inspiration, there’s something for everyone hitting theaters and streaming platforms.
Buckle up for the suspenseful ride of Flight Risk, starring Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Dockery, where a routine flight spirals into danger over the Alaskan wilderness. And, if horror is more your speed, Presence delivers haunting secrets as a family’s move into a century-old house takes a sinister turn.
Below is the complete list of all the new movies coming out this week in theaters and streaming!
New Movies Coming Out This Week: January 20 – 26, 2025
Flight Risk (2025)
Rating: R
Release Date: In theaters nationwide on Friday, January 24, 2025.
Summary: In Flight Risk, a small plane pilot (Mark Wahlberg) is transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As the flight traverses the Alaskan wilderness, tensions rise, and it becomes clear that everyone on board is not who they seem.
What to Watch For: The film is directed by two-time Academy Award winner Mel Gibson.
Word on the Street: The last film Mel Gibson directed was the 2016 film Hacksaw Ridge.
My Take: Mark Wahlberg shaved his head for the role. He did not want to wear a bald cap during filming.
Presence (2024)
Rating: R
Release Date: In theaters on Friday, January 24, 2025.
Summary: Presence is about husband Chris (Chris Sullivan), his wife Rebecca (Lucy Liu), and their siblings Ty (Eddy Maday) and Chloe (Callina Liang), who are moving into a 100-year-old house. From the very first moments in the house, the family is convinced that they are not alone, nor is everything alright with this family.
What to Watch For: The film is from award-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh (Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1990), Traffic (2001), Erin Brockovich (2001)).
Word on the Street: The film was shot in three weeks, all inside one house, from the point of view of whatever is in the house.
My Take: I love that some of the audience at the Sundance Film Festival screening walked out. Not because the film was bad, but because it was too intense.
Inheritance (2025)
Rating: R
Release Date: In theaters on Friday, January 24, 2025.
Summary: Inheritance is about Maya (Phoebe Dynevor), who has endured a rough year that includes the loss of her mother. Her estranged father, Sam (Rhys Ifans), arrives and proposes a trip to Egypt, which she accepts. Little does she know her father was once a spy and has given her a key to an international conspiracy everyone wants. Maya becomes a target and must quickly learn her father’s skills, or she will not survive.
What to Watch For: The film is from director Neil Burger (The Illusionist (2006), Limitless (2011), and Divergent (2014)).
Word on the Street: The film was shot entirely on an iPhone.
My Take: I know Phoebe Dynevor from not only her role as Daphne on Bridgerton but also Clare on the TV series Younger.
Brave the Dark (2023)
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: In theaters on Friday, January 24, 2025.
Summary: Brave the Dark tells a tale about a teen haunted by a horrible childhood and getting into trouble. Nate (Nicholas Hamilton) is on a dangerous and dark journey from which he might never recover. When his drama teacher, Mr. Deen (Jared Harris), bails him out of jail and takes him in, Nate must confront his past before it leads to his destruction.
What to Watch For: The film won the Audience Choice Award at the 2023 Heartland International Film Festival.
Word on the Street: The film is based on a true story.
My Take: The film is from Angel Studios, a fan-based film studio that picked up the film after it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023.
The Colors Within (2024)
Rating: PG
Release Date: In theaters on Friday, January 24, 2025.
Summary: In The Colors Within, high school student Totsuko Higurashi (Sayu Suzukawa) has a synesthesia-related condition that allows her to see people as different colors, letting her see what they are made of. Totsuko joins two other outcasts to form a band, a place where they feel accepted and loved.
What to Watch For: The film won Best Animation Film at the 2024 Shanghai International Film Festival.
Word of the Street: The film is from award-winning director Naoko Yamada, known for her films Liz and the Blue Bird (2018) and A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016).
My Take: The film is getting high praise from film critics, with a rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Premiering on Paramount+ on Friday, January 24, 2025.
Summary: Star Trek: Section 31 starts when there is a threat unlike anything Star Fleet has seen suddenly appears. Who do they turn to in saving the galaxy, giving them a command of a black ops crew? Emperor Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh).
What to Watch For: This is a continuation of a character that Michelle Yeoh portrayed on the TV series Star Trek: Discovery.
Word on the Street: Michelle Yeoh says she is open to making more films about Section 31.
My Take: I have been a Michelle Yeoh fan since her early days making Hong Kong martial arts films in the mid-80s.
Sunray: Fallen Soldier (2024)
Rating: N/A
Release Date: In theaters on Friday, January 24, 2025.
Summary: In Sunray: Fallen Soldier, Andy (Tip Cullen) has long served in the armed forces and now is struggling to survive in the civilian world that he barely recognizes. He is forced back into action and calls on his friends from his past to hunt down the people responsible for the death of his daughter.
What to Watch For: The film was created by and stars former Royal Marines Commandos.
Word on the Street: The film premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
My Take: The film’s London premiere raised money for a local organization dedicated to saving and changing the lives of Armed Services members affected by stress.
Into the Deep (2025)
Rating: R
Release Date: In theaters on Friday, January 24, 2025.
Summary: Into the Deep begins after a near death experience, Cassidy (Scout Taylor-Compton) is going on a diving expedition looking for sunken treasure. Her group encounters modern-day pirates who have just killed some drug dealers and want the drug stash that is at the bottom of the ocean. Cassidy will have to dive into waters where a great white shark has already attacked one of her divers in order to find the stash and save her group.
What to Watch For: Richard Dreyfuss portrays Cassidy’s father 50 years after appearing in the 1975 film Jaws.
Word on the Street: Scout Taylor-Compton is best known for her role as Laurie Strode in Halloween (2007) and Lita Ford in The Runaways (2010).
My Take: I know Scout Taylor-Compton from her role as Clara Forester in the TV series Gilmore Girls.
Bau: Artist at War (2024)
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: In theaters on Friday, January 24, 2025.
Summary: In Bau: Artist at War, Joseph Bau (Emile Hirsch) is an artist who used his skills, humor, and hope to survive a concentration camp during World War II. Not only did Joseph, using his artistic skills as a forger, help others avoid the atrocities of the camp, but he also found love amid despair with another in Rebecca (Inbar Lavi).
What to Watch For: The film has had success on the film festival circuit, winning numerous awards, including Best Feature Film at the 2024 Burbank International Film Festival.
Word on the Street: The film is based on a true story.
My Take: The director of this film, Sean McNamara, directed a favorite inspirational film of mine, Soul Surfer (2011).
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