A Look at the 6 New Movies Coming Out This Week: ‘Sinners,’ ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ and More!

Get your popcorn ready, movie fans! This week delivers a thrilling lineup of new movies coming out that will satisfy every taste in your friend group!

Horror fans are in for a treat with Sinners, the highly anticipated film from acclaimed director Ryan Coogler (the genius behind Creed and Black Panther). Michael B. Jordan takes on the challenge of playing twin brothers in this bone-chilling tale set against the eerie backdrop of the 1930s deep South.

Need a good laugh instead? The Wedding Banquet combines Bowen Yang’s comedic brilliance with Oscar-nominee Lily Gladstone’s captivating talent in a wedding celebration that promises hilarious chaos from “I do” to the last dance.

From family-friendly animation to indie gems, we’ve got the complete breakdown of all the new movies coming out this week in theaters and on your favorite streaming platforms. Trailers, plot details, and insider tidbits – it’s all waiting for you below!

New Movies Coming Out This Week: April 14 – 20, 2025

Sinners  (2025)

Rating: R 

Release Date:  In theaters nationwide on Friday, April 18, 2025.

Summary: In Sinners, twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan) are trying to leave their troubled past behind and return to their hometown to open a dance hall. They soon discover that their hometown has changed, and a great evil is waiting to welcome them back.

What to Watch For: The film is written and directed by two-time Oscar-nominated Ryan Coogler (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Judas and the Black Messiah) and stars Michael B. Jordan in a duel role of the two twin brothers. 

Word on the Street: The movie was shot on film using IMAX cameras. 

My Take: Director Ryan Coogler has stated that the two biggest influences on the look of the film were Robert Rodríguez’s From Dusk to Dawn (1996) and The Faculty (1998).

The Wedding Banquet  (2025)

Rating:  R

Release Date:  In theaters on Friday, April 18, 2025.

Summary: The Wedding Banquet is the story of two couples: Chris (Bowen Yang) and Min (Han Gi-chan), and Angela (Kelly Marie Tran) and Lee (Lily Gladstone). Min needs a green card and strikes a deal with Lee, who is trying to get pregnant via the costly IVF procedure. Min will be responsible for paying for the IVF procedure if Lee marries Min. Things are going great until Min’s grandmother (Youn Yuh-jung) unexpectedly comes to the U.S. to throw a lavish wedding for her grandson. What seemed so simple is now one big lie that could fall apart at any minute.

What to Watch For: This is a remake of the 1993 film of the same name from Ang Lee. The 1993 film was nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award in 1994.

Word on the Street: The film won the Producers Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. 

My Take: Joan Chen plays Angela’s mother in the film. I fell in love with Joan Chen when she played Jocelyn in the TV series Twin Peaks.

Sneaks  (2025)

Rating:  PG

Release Date:  In theaters on Friday, April 18, 2025. 

Summary: In the animated film Sneaks, a brother and sister designer sneakers are stolen and separated in the big city of New York. The brother goes on a quest to find his sister and together return to their rightful owner. 

What to Watch For: The voice cast includes Anthony Mackie, Keith David, Laurence Fishburne, Martin Lawrence, Rico Rodriguez, Chloe Bailey, Ella Mai, and Macy Gray.

Word on the Street: Co-writer/director Rob Edwards is known for his screenplays for the animated films Treasure Planet (2002) and The Princess and the Frog (2009).

My Take: The film played at the 2025 Phoenix Film Festival.

The Ugly Stepsister  (2025)

Rating:  N/A

Release Date:  In theaters on Friday, April 18, 2025.

Summary: The Ugly Stepsister is about Elvira (Lea Myren), who has enrolled in a finishing school to get her ready for the ball, where she is her family’s hope to meet a young prince and marry into wealth. The problem is that Elvira is competing with her beautiful stepsister (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) in a society where beauty is to be achieved, even if it means extreme measures to attain it.

What to Watch For: The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. 

Word on the Street: The film won the Best Feature Award at the 2025 Boston Underground Film Festival.

My Take: The film has been called a “gruesome reinvention of the Cinderella tale.”

The President’s Wife  (2023)

Rating:  N/A

Release Date:  In select theaters on Friday, April 18, 2025.

Summary: The President’s Wife is about Bernadette Chirac (Catherine Deneuve), who has always stayed out of the spotlight as her husband’s political career always took precedence. Now that her husband is President of France, Bernadette decides it’s time to change her image, and she is about to take the country by storm. 

What to Watch For: The film is based on the actual story of the wife of two-time President Jacques Chirac.

Word on the Street: The film was nominated for Best First Film at the 2024 Cesar Awards.

My Take: This is the 146th film that Catherine Deneuve has starred in. Her first role was in 1957. 

It Feeds  (2025)

Rating:  R

Release Date:  In theaters and On Demand on Friday, April 18, 2025.

Summary:  In It Feeds, Cynthia (Ashley Greene) is a clairvoyant who helps people overcome trauma in their lives with the help of her daughter, Jordan (Ellie O’Brien). When a young girl bursts into Cynthia’s practice, claiming an entity is feeding on her, Jordan and her mother must find a way to stop the force before the girl is taken completely.

What to Watch For: Ashley Greene is known for her role as Alice Cullen in the Twilight film series.

Word on the Street: Writer/director Chad Archibald is known for his award-winning horror films, The Heretics (2017) and The Oak Room (2020).

My Take: I know Ellie O’Brien from her role as Grace on the TV series My Life with the Walter Boys.

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