New releases, fresh favourites and the films to add to your July watchlist.

ENOLA HOLMES 3

Netflix | English | Mystery Adventure

Millie Bobby Brown is back as Enola Holmes, investigating what might just be her most personal case to date. In the new chapter, the young detective travels to Malta, with Henry Cavill reprising his role as Sherlock Holmes. Watch it for the blend of mystery, romance, wit, and period adventure—a franchise that stays light, smart, and universally accessible.

IKKA

Netflix | Hindi | Courtroom Thriller

Ikka, the new streaming venture of Sunny Deol, clashes with Akshaye Khanna in a high-voltage courtroom thriller. A celebrated lawyer must defend a man whom he suspects may be guilty, and the case turns into a battle of law, conscience, and personal history. This is the strongest drama hook of July for Hindi OTT.

ELLE

Prime Video | English | Coming-of-Age Drama

Before Harvard Law and the pink-powered confidence of Legally Blonde, there was teenage Elle Woods. Prime Video’s Elle is back in her high school years with friendship, family relocation, forbidden romance, and 1990s fashion. It’s shiny, nostalgic, and comforting—the easiest weekend watch in July for pop-culture lovers.

X-MEN ’97 SEASON 2

Disney+ (India) | Platform TBC | Language: English | Genre: Animation / Superhero

Marvel Animation is bringing back X-Men ’97 for a Season 2, with the mutant heroes scattered across time and new threats rising in their absence. If you’re a fan of the original cartoon and modern Marvel storytelling, this is nostalgia with real emotional stakes.

72 HOURS

Netflix | English | Comedy | July 24

This Netflix comedy features Kevin Hart as a 40-year-old executive who accidentally finds himself in a wild bachelor party weekend with a much younger crowd. The premise is simple, streaming-friendly, and set up for easy laughs: one wrong group chat, three chaotic days, and a man trying to survive Gen-Z madness without losing himself.

Alpha — In Cinemas

Alpha is Alia Bhatt’s debut in the YRF Spy Universe, the first female-led action chapter of the franchise. With Sharvari joining the cast and the teaser portraying Alia as a trained assassin, this is not your run-of-the-mill spy movie. Bollywood is testing whether women can now take center stage in its biggest action universe.

Lenin — In Cinemas

Akhil Akkineni’s Lenin presents Telugu cinema with a village action-romance drama dealing with family conflicts, power struggles, and emotional relationships. With Bhagyashri Borse playing opposite him and Nagarjuna promising a new avatar for Akhil, the film has comeback energy. It’s one to watch for the mass-meets-emotion positioning.

Moana—In Cinemas

Disney’s live-action Moana puts the ocean, music, and myth back on the big screen. Catherine Lagaʻaia returns as Moana, and Dwayne Johnson is back as Maui. This could be the most accessible global spectacle for family audiences in July—colorful, musical, adventurous, and emotionally rooted in identity, courage, and homecoming.

The Odyssey — In Cinemas

Christopher Nolan tackles Homer’s ancient epic with Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, and more in a giant ensemble. The Odyssey is not just a film release; it is marketed as a mythological event on the scale of IMAX. The month’s serious cinema spectacle—history, heroism, and scale—meets Nolan’s visual ambition.

Evil Dead Burn — In Cinemas

Evil Dead Burn is another brutal chapter for horror fans, bringing the cult franchise back. The premise is a family get-together that turns into Deadite terror, giving the film a claustrophobic emotional hook. This film may not appeal to all viewers, but genre fans will watch it specifically for its fear and connection to the franchise’s bloodline.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day — In Cinemas

Tom Holland is back as Peter Parker in the fourth MCU Spider-Man movie. This is July’s superhero moment, and India is expected to get the film a day earlier than the global release. The promise is simple: a more mature Spider-Man, a new threat, old emotional ties, and a franchise that still knows how to draw crowds.