Upcoming best and biggest movies 2019

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From Avengers: Endgame to Toy Story 4, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to The Lion King, Disney has at least five films that could very well break the £1 billion mark at the global box office in 2019.


But there's plenty more to get excited about as well as the box office big hitters, including Quentin Tarantino's latest, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

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Here are the biggest and most anticipated movie releases still to come in 2019. Check back for more details and new additions as the year goes on, and scroll to the bottom for 2020's big hitters...

Prepare to cry your weight in tears once again as Buzz, Woody and the gang return for another tale. But what exactly is weird new toy Forky?

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Tony Hale,

Former EastEnders star Himesh Patel stars as young, unsuccessful musician Jack who wakes up from a car accident to a world where no one's ever heard of the Beatles – except him. The film is written by Richard Curtis and directed by Danny Boyle. Read more

Starring: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon, Lamorne Morris, Sarah Lancashire, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal

July 2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home – release date 2nd July 2019


Tom Holland is back in the new Spider-Man movie, dealing with some of the fallout to Marvel epic Avengers: Endgame – and going on a road trip to Europe. Read more

Starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau

Spider-Man: Far From Home is an enticing look at Marvel's future
Midsommar – release date 3rd July 2019


Anyone who saw Hereditary knows that director Ari Aster makes the sort of horror that lingers with you long after the end credits. Florence Pugh stumbles into a Swedish cult in this haunting follow-up. Read more

Starring Florence Pugh, Will Poulter, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper

The Lion King – release date 19th July 2019


Whatever your thoughts on sequel and reboot culture, you'll be hard pushed to convince anyone that Beyoncé and Donald Glover leading this CGI re-telling of the Disney classic is not a good idea. Hakuna Matata. Read more

Starring: Donald Glover, Beyoncé, James Earl Jones, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Keegan Michael-Key, John Oliver

The Current War – release date 26th July 2019


Chart Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse's 19th century race to provide America with electricity for the first time. With a starry cast, this film was once set for released by The Weinstein Company and is finally getting a much-delayed distribution. Read more

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Tom Holland, Nicholas Hoult Matthew Macfadyen, Katherine Waterston, Tuppence Middleton

August 2019
Hobbs and Shaw – release date 2nd August 2019


The Rock and Jason Statham lead this Fast and the Furious spin-off, which sees the duo form an unlikely alliance. Read more

Starring: Vanessa Kirby, The Rock, Jason Statham

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – release date 14th August 2019


Quentin Tarantino's latest film will see him delve into the Manson murders, with the help of a typically stellar cast. Read more

Starring: Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt

September 2019
It: Chapter Two – release date 6th September 2019


The second part of Stephen King's story finds the Losers Club 27 years after the events of the first film, and Pennywise is back to haunt them again...

Starring: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader

Downton Abbey movie – release date 13th September 2019


Production has wrapped on the film, which is set to star Downton favourites Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery and Hugh Bonneville – and features a visit from the King and Queen. Read more

Starring: Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Imelda Staunton

Hustlers – release date 13th September 2019

A film based on the real-life story of a group of ex-strippers who conspired to swindle wealthy Wall Street bankers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. As well as its stellar cast, Hustlers boasts producers Adam McKay and Will Ferrell (who teamed up for Anchorman, Step Brothers and more). Read more

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Lili Reinhart, Cardi B, Julia Stiles, Lizzo

Ad Astra – release date 18th September 2019


Brad Pitt plays an astronaut who travels to the outer edges of the solar system in a bid to track down his missing father (Tommy Lee Jones) and get to the bottom of a mystery that threatens the survival of Earth. Read more

Starring: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Liv Tyler, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland

Rambo: Last Blood – release date 20th September 2019


Sylvester Stallone is back as military hero John Rambo – a whopping 37 years on from the release of First Blood. This time he's made it his mission to take down a sex-trafficking ring linked to a drug cartel. Read more

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Adrian Berraza, Yvette Monreal, Sergio Perris-Menchata

October 2019
Joker – release date 4th October 2019


Can Joaquin Phoenix give Joker as much gusto in this origin film as Heath Ledger did in The Dark Knight? Time will tell... Read more

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert DeNiro, Zazie Beetz

The Goldfinch – release date 11th October 2019

Adaptation of Donna Tartt's bestselling novel of the same name, which follows the story of a young boy after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Read more

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ansel Elgort, Sarah Paulson

Zombieland: Double Tap – release date 11th October 2019


This sequel to the post-apocalyptic comedy has its entire original cast intact as Columbus, Tallahasse, Wichita, and Little Rock move into a deserted White House and fight amongst one another and against evolved zombies and fellow survivors.

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin, Luke Wilson, Rosario Dawson, Zoey Deutch

Gemini Man – release date 11th October 2019


A highly successful government assassin looking to end his career comes up against a younger clone of himself sent by his old boss who has a different, more deadly form of retirement in mind for him.

Starring: Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil –release date 18th October 2019

Angelina Jolie returns for the sequel to the 2014 hit about a vengeful fairy who develops a relationship with a young princess she was meant to curse. Read more

Starring: Elle Fanning, Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Lindsay, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ed Skrein, Imelda Staunton

Official Secrets – release date 18th October 2019 (US release date: 23rd August 2019.

Based on the true story of Katherine Gun, this political thriller tells of how a GCHQ employee leaked top secret information to the UK press in a bid to expose the USA's illegal activities in their campaign to invade Iraq in 2003. Read more

Starring: Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans

Judy – release date 2nd October 2019


Renee Zellweger stars as Judy Garland in a film focusing on the life of the Hollywood starlet in 1968 – 30 years after she charmed audiences in The Wizard of Oz – on the eve of a sell-out live run in London. But worn out after four decades in showbiz, and with a weakening voice, she's desperate to be back home with her kids. Read more

Starring: Renee Zellweger, Michael Gambon, Rufus Sewell, Jesse Buckley, Bella Ramsay

Terminator: Dark Fate – release date 31st October 2019


The original stars reunite for the first time in 28 years, as T-800 and the iconic Sarah Connor return for Deadpool director Tim Miller's latest instalment in the Terminator franchise. Original writer-director James Cameron is back as a producer, too. Read more

Starring: Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Luna, Mackenzie Davis

November 2019
Charlie's Angels – release date 15th November 2019


Elizabeth Banks directs the reboot to the popular TV series about a trio of private detectives, working for the now-international Townsend Agency. The twist here is multiple teams of Angels organised by multiple Boseleys. Read more

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Patrick Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Noah Centineo, Djimon Hounsou, Elizabeth Banks Director: Elizabeth Banks

Last Christmas –release date 15th November 2019


Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding (of Crazy Rich Asians fame) lead this Christmassy rom-com, which was written by Emma Thompson. Read more

Starring: Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Emma Thompson, Michelle Yeoh

Le Mans '66 - release date 15th November 2019.

Christian Bale and Matt Damon lead this true story about an American car designer and a British-born driver who team up to make a race car to challenge Enzo Ferrari's lot at Le Mans in the 1960s.

Starring: Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Caitriona Balfe

Frozen 2 – release date 22nd November 2019

Disney fans have not let this one go: we're finally getting that long-awaited sequel. Read more

Starring: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Sterling K Brown, Evan Rachel Wood, Josh Gadd

December 2019
A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood – release date 6th December 2019


Tom Hanks stars as legendary American TV host Fred Rogers opposite Matthew Rhys as a reluctant Esquire journalist sent to profile him. The real-life story might not mean as much to UK audiences, but Hanks' performance is already generating plenty of awards buzz based on the first trailer.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys

Jumanji: The Next Level – release date 13th December 2019.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black return for a second outing in the franchise reboot as a group of teens head back into Jumanji to rescue their friend. Read more

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Jack Black, Danny DeVito, Donald Glover, Nick Jonas

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – release date 20th December 2019


The final part of JJ Abrams' Star Wars trilogy comes a year and a half after the ill-fated Han Solo standalone story. Can JJ finish what he started with The Force Awakens? Read more

Starring: Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Kelly-Marie Tran, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Keri Russell, Richard E Grant, Lupita Nyong'o Director: JJ Abrams

Cats – release date 20th December 2019


All the questions we need answering after that disturbing Cats trailer
The long-running musical hits the silver screen, with a jaw-dropping cast that includes Taylor Swift, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Rebel Wilson, James Corden and Ray Winstone, to name just a few. They'll be CGI'd into anthropomorphic cats, so that'll be interesting.

Starring: Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Jennifer Hudson, Rebel Wilson, James Corden, Ray Winstone

Sonic The Hedgehog – release date 26th December 2019


This film may look very different by the time it sprints into cinemas. Director Jeff Fowler said he would "fix" his animated character after the first trailer was widely criticised online. There's a chance the project might not hit its November 2019 release date. Read more

Starring: Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, James Marsden

The Irishman – release date TBC 2019


Martin Scorsese's latest film is set to be released on Netflix before the end of the year. It stars Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran, a labour union official with mob connections. Read more

Starring: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, Stephen Graham, Anna Paquin

We are ready to enjoy.