03 Jul What’s on at the Cinema these July 2025 School Holidays
Looking for some movies for the days when holidays become too much and a little quiet time is required?
Elio (Disney Pixar)
Rated PG
Mild themes, animated violence
Running time: 1h 39m
Elio, an underdog with an active imagination, finds himself inadvertently beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the rest of the universe, he starts to form new bonds with eccentric aliens while discovering who he’s truly meant to be.
Karate Kid: Legends
Rated PG
Mild themes, violence and course language
Running time: 1h 34m
After moving to New York City with his mother, kung fu prodigy Li Fong struggles to let go of the past as he tries to fit in with his new classmates. When a new friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition — but his skills alone aren’t enough.
Lilo & Stitch (Disney)
Rated PG
Sci-Fi, comedy, action adventure
Running time: 1h 48m
The remake movie is almost like the original. It has updated the story of the bond formed between a lonely Hawaiian girl named Lilo, who befriends a runaway dog-like alien named Stitch, who tries to help Lilo mend her broken family. Pursuing aliens, social workers and the idea of the bond of family figure into the proceedings. The film does feel slow in parts, and younger or more energetic children may struggle to sit through it. Good for a rainy day.
How To Train Your Dragon
Rated PG
Fantasy, action, mild peril and violence; some scenes may upset young children.
Running time: 2h 05m
How to Train Your Dragon is a 2025 version film that is a live-action remake of the 2010 animated one. As an ancient threat endangers both Vikings and dragons alike on the isle of Berk, the friendship between Hiccup, an inventive Viking, and Toothless, a Night Fury dragon, becomes the key to both species forging a new future together.
Jurassic World: Rebirth
Rated PG
Sci-Fi, action, adventure, mild peril and violence, some scenes may upset young children
Running time: 2h 14m
Five years post-Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures, hoping for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough. The planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs, and those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. These three creatures hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.
Superman
Rated: PG
Violence, action, and language Sci-Fi, adventure, fantasy
Running time: 2h 14m
Superman embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent. The film will centre on the early days of Superman in Metropolis, when he is still looking for the right way to use his powers for the good of the Earth. This film is part of a DC Universe reboot directed by James Gunn. It is due for release July 10th.
It started to look increasingly likely that Superman might be blocked from release in several overseas countries, including Australia, due to an injunction by the Joseph Shuster Estate, the original author /co-creator of Superman. This is under British copyright Estate laws that Australia follows. Check closer to release time.
Peppa Pig Meets the Baby
Rated G. Limited showings ending June 30th. Check the cinema websites directly.
Very mild themes
Running time: 65m.
Join Peppa Pig and her family at the cinema as they get ready for their biggest adventure yet: welcoming a new baby! Celebrate the beginning of an exciting new era of Peppa Pig at this special, big screen experience with an hour of laughter, tears and loads of heartwarming moments. With 10 oinktastic new episodes, 6 brand new songs and music videos, your little ones can dance and sing along with Peppa and her family and friends. Join Peppa and George as they meet their new baby sibling for the first time at Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience!
