Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

After its thunderous premiere at last week’s Cannes Film Festival, the eighth instalment in the Mission: Impossible saga lands in dozens of cinemas across Greece. It’s already tipped to become the first major box office hit of the summer—and deservedly so.

Tom Cruise, now in his 60s, reprises the role of Ethan Hunt with fearless intensity, once again performing his own jaw-dropping stunts. Whether plunging naked into an icy ocean or leaping between airplanes mid-flight, Cruise defies the laws of gravity—and belief—in a nearly three-hour spectacle packed with pulse-pounding action. This time, Hunt and his IMF (Impossible Mission Force) team race to neutralize “the Entity,” a rogue artificial intelligence capable of ending humanity as we know it.

Where to watch: Aigli Zappeiou, cine War Museum, Anesis, Danaos, Cine Filothei, Aigli 3D digital, Artemis (Papagou), Kifissia Cinemax, Village cinemas, Chloe, Tria Asteria, Aello, Attikon Groove, Arcadia, Nana, Cine Argyroupoli, Cine Kipos, Cine Floisvos, Sporting, Anoixi art cinema, Katerina, Lampros Konstantaras movie theater, Foivos, Asteri, Escape center, Arian, Varkiza, Marilena, Ria, Options cinemas, Zea, Paradeisos, Sissy

Oh Canada! (2024)

Veteran screenwriter and filmmaker Paul Schrader returns with a timely and politically charged drama, based on Russell Banks’ novel Foregone. Set against a backdrop of rising tensions between the U.S. and Canada under President Donald Trump, the film follows Leo Fife—a once-radical documentary filmmaker now grappling with a terminal illness. As death looms, he agrees to give a televised interview about his life, prompting a complex, layered reflection on art, activism, and truth.

Where to watch: Cine Dexameni, The Greek Film Archive, Mikrokosmos, Karmen, Avana, Stella, Nana cinemax, Sporting, Cine Philip, Escape center, Akti, Options cinemas (Glyfada)

Norah (2023)

“There are two kinds of people: those who see darkness and those who see light.” This line anchors the debut feature by Saudi filmmaker Tawfik Alzaidi—an emerging voice to watch. Norah is set in a remote desert village in 1990s Saudi Arabia, where patriarchal norms dominate. The story revolves around Nader, a new teacher and former artist, and Norah, a young woman yearning for a different world. Their shared passion for artistic expression becomes a quiet form of resistance in a society that sees their connection as dangerous.

The film made history as the first Saudi feature selected for the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section, where it screened on May 23, 2024.

Where to watch: Asty

It’s Not Me (C’est pas moi, 2024)

Credit: Les Films du Losange.

Commissioned—ironically—for an exhibition that never happened, Leos Carax’s latest work is a cinematic self-portrait that doubles as a philosophical inquiry. When the Pompidou Centre asked him, “Where are you now?”, Carax responded with this deeply personal, fragmented film. Through a collage of images, archival footage, and introspective narration, he revisits his 40-year filmography, contemplating his artistic journey and the political landscape that shaped it. Experimental and elusive, It’s Not Me resists easy definition—but offers a rare window into one of cinema’s most enigmatic auteurs.

Where to watch: Cine Karmen, Stella

Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Disney continues its trend of live-action remakes with a fresh take on Lilo & Stitch, originally released in 2002. Set in Hawaii, this heartfelt story follows a lonely girl who befriends an alien fugitive, helping to heal her fractured family. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Rideback, this new version blends live-action with animation to reintroduce the beloved story to a new generation.

Where to watch: Aigli Zappeiou, Danaos, Ellinis cinemax, Anesis, Danaos, Amaryllis (English audio), Artemis (Papagou), Cine Pallini, Kifissia Cinemax (English audio), Mpomponiera (English audio), Village cinemas, Tria Asteria, Aello Cinemax, Attikon Groove (English audio), Nana Cinemax (English audio), Floisvos, Sporting digital cinema, Cine Philip, Anoixi art cinema, Lampros Konstantaras movie theater, Cine Peran (English audio), Escape center, Options Glyfada, Ria, Korali (English audio), Oneiro( Rentis), Zea cinema, Cine Paradeisos, Cine Selini (Salamina), Cine Kykrops, Cine Alex

Re-Release: La Haine (1995)

Mathieu Kassovitz’s blistering black-and-white debut returns to cinemas in a timely reissue. La Haine (meaning “hate”) won Best Director at Cannes upon its release and has lost none of its urgency or impact. Set over 24 tense hours in the Parisian suburbs, it follows three friends—Vincent Cassel as a Jew, Hubert Koundé as a Black man, and Saïd Taghmaoui as an Algerian—as they navigate racism, violence, and systemic oppression. With raw dialogue and unflinching social critique, the film remains a haunting reflection on race, class, and nationalism in modern France—30 years on.

Where to watch: Cine Ekran, Cine Paris, The Greek Film Archive, Aigli 3D digital, Cine Alexandra, Cine Pallini, Diana, Cine Flerry, Cine Varkiza, Village cinemas (Rentis)

Not to be Missed: Kyuka: Before the Summer’s End (2024)

Don’t miss this poetic debut from Greek director Kostis Charamountanis, an evocative portrait of family, memory, and summer in Greece. Drawing on his own childhood vacations on the island of Poros, Charamountanis blends autobiographical storytelling with visual lyricism. The story follows a single father who arranges a sailboat trip for his twin adult children—secretly hoping to reunite them with their estranged mother.

Now showing with English subtitles, Kyuka: Before the Summer’s End was a standout at the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award, and was also selected for Cannes’ prestigious ACID section.

Where to watch: Elli, Cine Zephyros, Riviera, The Greek Film Archive, Mikrokosmos, Cine Alexandra, Cine Diana, Cine Anoixis, Cine Laour