To beat the Texas heat this summer, make plans to see these movies in an air conditioned theater.

The Little Mermaid

Summary: A young mermaid trades her voice for human legs to impress a prince and discover the world above the water.

Major actors:

• Halle Bailey
• Jonah Hauer-King
• Melissa McCarthy
• Javier Bardem
• Jude Akuwudike
• Noma Dumezweni
• Kajsa Mohammar
• Lorena Andrea
• Daveed Diggs
• Jacob Tremblay

Release date: May 26, 2023

Age rating: PG

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Summary: Miles Morales travels across the Multiverse.

Major actors:

• Shameik Moore
• Hailee Steinfeld
• Oscar Isaac
• Jake Johnson
• Issa Rae
• Brian Tyree Henry
• Luna Lauren Velez
• Rachel Dratch

Release date: June 2, 2023

Age rating: PG

Transformers: Rise of The Beasts

Summary: During the early 1990s, New York archaeologists become involved with a worldwide adventure with the Autobots and three other factions: Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons.

Major actors:

• Michelle Yeoh
• Dominique Fishback
• Ron Perlman
• Pete Davidson
• Peter Dinklage
• John DiMaggio
• Cristo Fernandez
• Michaela Jae Rodriguez
• Anthony Ramos
• Peter Cullen
• Liza Koshy
• David Sobolov

Release date: June 9, 2023

Age rating: PG-13

The Flash

Summary: The Flash used his speed to change the past but inadvertently altered the future.

Major actors:

• Ben Affleck
• Michael Shannon
• Michael Keaton
• Ezra Miller
• Temuera Morrison
• Kiersey Clemons
• Sasha Calle
• Ron Livingston
• Antje Traue
• Maribel Verdu

Release date: June 16, 2023

Age rating: PG-13

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Summary: In 1969, Indiana Jones lives against the backdrop of the Space Race. Jones is uneasy over the fact that the U.S. government has recruited former Nazis to help beat the Soviet Union in the competition to make it to space. His goddaughter, Helena Shaw, accompanies him on his journey.

Major actors:

• Harrison Ford
• Phoebe Waller-Bridge
• Boyd Holbrook
• Mad Mikkelsen
• Antonio Banderas
• John Rhys-Davies
• Toby Jones
• Thomas Kretschmann
• Olivier Richters
• Jill Winternitz

Release date: June 30, 2023

Age rating: PG-13

Insidious 5

Summary: Dalton becomes haunted with repressed demons while at college.

Major actors:

• Ty Simpkins
• Patrick Wilson
• Rose Byrne
• Andrew Astor

Release date: July 7, 2023

Age rating: PG-13

Barbie

Summary: Barbie goes off into the human world after being expelled from Barbieland for not being perfect.

Major actors:

• Margot Robbie
• Ariana Greenblatt
• Ryan Gosling
• Emma Mackey
• Kingsley Ben-Adir
• Nicola Coughlan
• John Cena
• Simu Liu
• Hair Nef
• Alexandra Shipp
• Emerald Fennell
• Michael Cera
• Helen Mirren
• Will Ferrell
• Dua Lipa
• Kate McKinnon
• Scott Evans
• Ritu Arya

Release date: July 21, 2023

Age rating: PG-13

Oppenheimer

Summary: Robert Oppenheimer works with a team of scientists to develop the atomic bomb.

Major actors:

• Florence Pugh
• Matt Damon
• Robert Downey Jr.
• Cillian Murphy
• Emily Blunt
• Josh Hartnett
• Gary Oldman
• Gustaf Skarsgard
• Jack Quid
• Michael Angarano

Release date: July 21, 2023

Age rating: R

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Summary: The Turtle Brothers attempt to be accepted as normal teenagers while taking down a mysterious crime syndicate.

Major actors:

• John Cena
• Paul Rudd
• Jackie Chan
• Seth Rogen
• Rose Byrne
• Giancarlo Esposito
• Natasia Demetriou
• Maya Rudolph
• Ice Cube
• Ayo Edebiri
• Brady Noon
• Hannibal Buress
• Nicolas Cantu
• Post Malone
• Micah Abbey
• Shamon Brown Jr.

Release date: August 4, 2023

Age rating: Unknown

Blue Beetle

Summary: An ancient alien superweapon chooses Jaime Reyes as its symbiotic host, granting him extreme power and an incredible suit of armor. Using this power, Jaime becomes the Blue Beetle.

Major actors:

• Bruna Marquezine
• Xolo Mariduena
• Susan Sarandon
• Raoul Max Trujillo

Release date: August 18, 2023

Age rating: PG-13