When you think of the summer movie season, you probably think of sci-fi extravaganzas and spandexed superheroes. June certainly has its share of popcorn blockbusters set for release, but it also boasts perhaps the most eclectic film slate of the year.
On the big screen, dinosaurs will once again rule the Earth in Jurassic World Dominion, a Space Ranger will go to infinity and beyond in Lightyear, and the King of Rock and Roll will shake his hips in Elvis. If that weren't enough, filmmaker David Cronenberg brings back body horror in his latest sci-fi thriller, Crimes of the Future, and Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is getting his own feature film. Which is to say, there truly is something for everyone in theaters this June.
The at-home offerings are just as promising, with festival favorites like Cha Cha Real Smooth and Good Luck To You, Leo Grande making their streaming debuts alongside the swoon-worthy romantic comedy Fire Island.
Scroll on for more on all of the movies hitting theaters and streaming services this June.
Crimes of the Future
The father of body horror is back. David Cronenberg's first feature in almost a decade stars Viggo Mortensen as celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser, whose work revolves around showcasing the metamorphosis of his organs. Kristen Stewart co-stars as a National Organ Registry investigator whose obsessive tracking of Saul uncovers a mysterious group whose mission could lead to the next phase of human evolution.
Watch: In theaters June 3
READ: 'Crimes of the Future' Reveals the Newest Body Horror From David Cronenberg
Fire Island
It's only taken 200 years, but the gay Pride and Prejudice is finally here. Directed by Spa Night's Andrew Ahn, this is a loose adaptation of the Jane Austen classic. Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang star as best friends at the center of this very modern and very queer rom-com. Also starring Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, Matt Rogers and Margaret Cho.
Watch: On Hulu June 3
READ: Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang Queer 'Pride and Prejudice' in 'Fire Island'
Watcher
Watcher, writer-director Chloe Okuno's feature debut, had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The film is an unnerving thriller about a young woman (Maika Monroe) who moves to Romania with her husband and soon notices that their mysterious new neighbor is watching her from across the street. But what happens when she begins to watch back?
Watch: In theaters June 3
Hustle
The more serious side of Adam Sandler will be on display once again in this sports drama about a down-on-his-luck basketball scout, Stanley Beren, who discovers a once-in-a-lifetime basketball star (real-life Utah Jazz player Juancho Hernangómez) abroad. The unlikely duo return to the States together to take on the NBA. One of the producers behind Hustle is none other than LeBron James.
Watch: On Netflix June 8
Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion fulfills a promise 30 years in the making: Dinosaurs have taken over the world. The reboot threequel also brings together the stars of the reboot, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, with the original Jurassic Park stars, Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum -- returning to their iconic roles of doctors Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler and Ian Malcolm, respectively. Colin Trevorrow, who directed 2015's Jurassic World, the first film in this reboot trilogy, is once again at the helm.
Watch: In theaters June 10
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Brian and Charles
British comedian David Earl and Chris Hayward wrote and star in this charming comedy about a lonely Welsh inventor, Brian (Earl), and the artificially intelligent robot he builds from a washing machine and names Charles (Hayward). There are odd couples and then there are best friends Brian and Charles. Directed by Jim Archer, the movie was picked up by Focus Features at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
Watch: In theaters June 17
Cha Cha Real Smooth
In writer-director Cooper Raiff's sophomore feature, he plays Andrew, a 20-something who moves back home after graduating college and begins moonlighting as a bar mitzvah party starter. When Andrew befriends a single mother, Domino (Dakota Johnson), he gets a glimpse of the future he wants. Cha Cha Real Smooth also premiered at Sunday, where it won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award.
Watch: On Apple TV+ and in select theaters June 17
READ: Dakota Johnson and Cooper Raiff Come of Age (Again) in 'Cha Cha Real Smooth'
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson stars as Nancy Stokes, a 55-year-old retired schoolteacher and widow who has never had an orgasm. So, she takes matters into her own hands and hires a sex worker, the charming Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack), to help her finally experience good sex. The rom-com hails from director Sophie Hyde from a script by English comedian Katy Brand.
Watch: On Hulu June 17
READ: Emma Thompson Discusses Her Bold Performance in 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande'
Lightyear
According to Toy Story lore, Buzz Lightyear is a toy modeled after a character in a sci-fi blockbuster. Now, Pixar is releasing that movie, with Chris Evans voicing the "real" Buzz Lightyear. Marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth, Buzz enlists a crew of Space Rangers (voiced by Uzo Aduba, Keke Palmer and Taika Waititi) and a cute robot cat to take on Emperor Zurg (James Brolin).
Watch: In theaters June 17
Official Competition
Can a millionaire, an auteur, a Hollywood heartthrob and a theatre legend come together to make the greatest movie in cinematic history? In this satire, Penélope Cruz stars as revered filmmaker Lola Cuevas, who accepts an entrepreneur's impulsive offer to finance her next film. To play her leads, Lola casts A-list movie star Félix Rivero (Antonio Banderas) and stage legend Iván Torres (Oscar Martínez), who just happen to be bitter nemeses.
Watch: In theaters June 17
READ: Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas Are Making the Greatest Movie Ever in 'Official Competition'
Spiderhead
Chris Hemsworth plays Steve Abnesti, a brilliant visionary who runs the eponymous state-of-the-art penitentiary and research center and performs experiments on his prisoners (including Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett) using untested mind-altering drugs. Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick) directs from a script by Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, which is based on a 2010 George Saunders short story.
Watch: On Netflix June 17
READ: Chris Hemsworth Goes Full Mad Scientist in the Sci-Fi Flick 'Spiderhead'
The Black Phone
Ethan Hawke is in his villain era. Following an antagonist turn in Marvel's streaming series Moon Knight, the actor returns to the big screen as a serial killer called The Grabber. Based on the 2004 short story from horror writer Joe Hill, the horror flick follows a teenage boy who discovers that he's able to hear the voices of The Grabber's previous victims. Scott Derrickson (Sinister and Doctor Strange) directs this latest offering from Blumhouse.
Watch it: In theaters June 24
Elvis
Elvis Presley is getting the biopic treatment, Baz Luhrmann-style. Austin Butler plays the King of Rock and Roll over multiple decades, with Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker, the manager who first discovered an unknown Presley. Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), Jimmie Rodgers (Kodi Smit-McPhee), B.B. King (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), Little Richard (Alton Mason) and the Godmother of Rock 'n Roll, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Yola), are all featured in the musical drama.
Watch: In theaters June 24
READ: Austin Butler Channels the King of Rock and Roll in 'Elvis'
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Everyone's favorite shoe-wearing mollusk sets out on his biggest adventure yet, leaving his quaint existence with his grandmother Connie (Isabella Rossellini) and pet lint, Alan, to find his long-lost family. Jenny Slate (who voices Marcel) wrote the screenplay with Nick Paley and Dean Fleischer-Camp, who directed and also appears in the movie as Dean, the documentarian who first discovered Marcel.
Watch: In theaters June 24
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