New Movies & Shows to Watch – July 2023

By George Bate & Josh Bate

july 2023 new movies shows

Joy Ride

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When: July 7

Where: In theaters

Plot: This comedy follows four Asian-American friends as they bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who you are, while they travel through Asia in search of one of their birth mothers.

Insidious: The Red Door

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When: July 7

Where: In theaters

Plot: Patrick Wilson makes his directorial debut as the Lamberts return 10 years after the last installment.

The YouTube Effect

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When: July 7

Where: In theaters

Plot: In this eye-opening documentary, Alex Winter presents a thoughtful, troubling look at YouTube, a site with humble origins that has gone on to change how we experience the world.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

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When: July 12

Where: In theaters

Plot: Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt returns as the IMF agent tracks down a key to a deadly weapon.

Full Circle

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When: July 13

Where: Max

Plot: Director Steven Soderbergh heads this TV project starring Timothy Olyphant, Dennis Quaid, and Zazie Beetz about a kidnapping gone wrong.

Gran Turismo

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When: July 16

Where: In theaters

Plot: Based on a true story, this is the ultimate wish fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver.

Justified: City Primeval

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When: July 18

Where: Hulu/FX

Plot: U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens returns in a continuation of the hit series.

Oppenheimer

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When: July 21

Where: In theaters

Plot: Christopher Nolan writes and directs the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Barbie

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When: July 21

Where: In theaters

Plot: To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a ken. Margot Robbie stars alongside Ryan Gosling in Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated comedy fantasy.

Twisted Metal

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When: July 27

Where: Peacock

Plot: This video game adaptation follows drivers in armed and armored cars in a post-apocalyptic demolition derby.

Talk to Me

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When: July 28

Where: In theaters

Plot: A group of friends’ attempts to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand goes wrong in this new A24 horror film.

Haunted Mansion

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When: July 28

Where: In theaters

Plot: Disney adapts a new adaptation of their classic spooky ride in this film starring Rosario Dawson, Lakeith Stanfield, Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny DeVito, and Tiffany Hadish.

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