The Best New Movies to Rent or Own on Demand: September 2025

Fans of Action Comedies Are Spoiled for Choice This Month.
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Fall is officiously, and the last movies of summer are nearly dwindling out to the pvod forms, allowing you to see you missed one of the most interesting in a long time. Want a comedy reboot? An EXEXPECTED SEQUEL? Do Smash Horror Hit? You can get all three and more this month. Definitely don’t miss Splitsvillea rom-com hitting vod tomorrow that May just have the fight scene of the year.

Dir. Akiva Schaffer, 85 minutes

Liam Neeson Completely Commits to the Bit in this Wonderful Reboot, a movie that casts the action staris as the Kid of Leslie Nielsen’s Infamous Frank Drebin. He basically plays it as if it is Taken Sequel, USSING HIS DEADPAN DEMEANOR AS A COMEDIC WEAPON. Pamela Anderson is Also Perfectly Cast in a Film that work so Much Better than it should. Bonus: It”s Under 90 minutes! Thank God for COMEDIES that know how to get in, make you laugh, and get out again.

Dir. Timo Tjahjanto, 89 minutes

And anoter Unexpective Action Star is Back. 2021’s Nobody was a surprise hit, a great vehicle for bob odenkirk to start as a former assassin rebooted John Wick Style when he crosses Paths with some foreign bad guys on a bus. The sequel sees odenkirk’s hutch mansell attempt to take a family Vacation, Only to Cross Paths with Violent Jerks Played by Colin Hanks and Sharon Stone. It is got a bit of a case of diminishing returns, but those who loved the original shoulder, especally Now they can watch it at home.

Dir. Ethan Coen, 89 minutes

The Jury May Be Out on Which Director Has Fared Better Since the Coen Brothers Split, but we can say prey confidently that they not quite delivering at the Same rate as they did together. Ethan has headd down an unexpected road, making what he’s calling the “Lesbian b-Movie Trilogy.” This One Follows 2024’s Drive-Away Dolls And Also Stars Margaret Qualley, joined This Time by Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, and Charlie Day. The Reviews Were mixed, but it feels like that that is the should pick up fans at home. Maybe You’re One.

Dir. Zach Cregger, 128 minutes

One of the Biggest Critical and Commercial Horror Flicks of the Year is already home. The setup is amazing: dozens of kids in the same class get up in the middle of the Night and Run the Front Door, Never to Be Seen Again. Blending Paul Thomas Anderson and George Romero, Zach Cregger Has Made An Enesemble Piece That’s Really About the Witch Hunting of Julia Garner Her Best Film Work. Twisting, turning, and at Times Downright Hilarious, this is one of the essential movies of 2025.

Dir. David MacKenzie, 112 minutes

The Great Riz Ahmed Stars as a fixer who brokers deals between corporations and whistleblowers, usually keping the identity of the Latter Secret Through an Old-Fashi-Fashioned System. When Sarah Grant (Lily James) Comes Forward to Coordinate a Deal, It Sets in Motion A Series of Twists that Grow Increasingly Silly, But Ahmed Grounds This Thriller As He Posybly Can. He’s Always Excellent.

Dir. Michael Angelo Covino, 104 minutes

The Co-Writer/Director/Star of The The Climb Reunites with that movie’s Co-Writer/Star Kyle Marvin for A Romantic Comedy That’s Really More About Man-Children who Can’t Manage their Relationships. Covino’s Life Goes Haywire when his Wife, Dakota Johnson, Sleeps with his best friend, played by Marvin, after he splits with his partner, played by Adria Arjona. Got that? IT Gets Crazier. Swapping partner, Physical Mood, and Strong Comic Timing Make this One of the Better Comedies of the Year.