Just look at the most anticipated movies of 2025 — Now You See Me 3, Wicked: Part Two, Avarar: Fire & Ash, Superman, Tron 3, The Running Man, The Naked Gun, Saw XI, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, 28 Years Later, Ballerina, How to Train Your Dragon. They’re all friggin’ sequels and remakes. It’s enough to make you swear off the movies forever. So if you’re looking for an original story, something that isn’t dependent upon a franchise or a continuation of something you’ve seen before, here are 20 movies coming in 2025 that may have smaller budgets but are much bigger in originality. Mark your calendars for these hidden gems: