Beyond Fest 2025 Releases Full Schedule of 90 Movies

Not only does Beyond Fest show movies—the bare minimum for a film festival, if we’re honest—but many, many filmmakers, actors, and other such fame-os will be in attendance for the various screenings. Like who? Well, how about the likes of Guillermo del Toro, Luca Guadagnino, John Carpenter, Jafar Panahi, Karyn Kusama, Al Pacino, William Petersen, Tim Robbins, Butthole Surfers, and Japanese icon, Meiko Kaji. That do anything for ya?

Opening and Closing Night honors are bestowed upon two of contemporary Cinema’s most beloved auteurs: Park Chan-wook and Yorgos Lanthimos, with No Other Choice (Opening) and Bugonia (Closing) bookending this year’s exhaustive program.

Major premieres anchor the festival once again with a blend of star power and genre thrills, including U.S. Premieres of Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune starring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, and Keke Palmer, genre maestro Bryan Fuller’s Dust Bunny starring Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver.

West Coast Premieres include the triumphant and terrifying return of Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill with Black Phone 2. The maestro, Luca Guadagnino, exposes uncomfortable truths with After the Hunt. Gore Verbinski brings the theatrical debut with a very special screening of his action comedy Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. Mary Bronstein will be joined by stars Rose Byrne and Conan O’Brien as she debuts her revelatory If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.

Action Cinema is hyper-violently represented with the most electrifying films of the year. Stunt icon Kenji Tanigaki brings his instantly infamous epic-fight-fest, The Furious, to the Egyptian Theatre for its U.S. Premiere. Sisu: Road to Revenge sees Jalmari Helander dispatch his bullets and bombs to the Red Army, and Psycho Goreman’s Steven Kostanski reinvents the iconic Deathstalker with an abundance of practical effects and gore galore.

“This year, we’re celebrating the full spectrum of genre filmmaking that intentionally ranges from the arthouse to the grindhouse,” said Evrim Ersoy, Beyond Fest Head of Programming. “Our goal has always been to connect film communities with the greatest variety of filmmakers, and the vast diversity of this year’s slate, featuring an unprecedented array of premieres and restorations, is a steadfast commitment to this mission and the power of genre Cinema.” 

Beyond Fest continues its tradition of honoring Cinema icons with unforgettable in-person events. Complementing the previously announced Guillermo del Toro retrospective, Japanese icon Meiko Kaji takes center stage with her first-ever U.S. appearance, celebrating decades of legendary performances. Beyond Fest will honor her career with a rare series of 2K restorations, including Lady Snowblood, Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion, and Blind Woman’s Curse. Oscar-winner Sean Baker will join Kaji in conversation, offering audiences a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the charisma, ferocity, and enduring influence of one of Japanese Cinema’s most electrifying figures. 

For the whole list of films, venues, and guests. Check out the list below. Check out more at BeyondFest.com.

BEYOND FEST 2025 PROGRAM
EGYPTIAN THEATRE
BUTTHOLE SURFERS: THE HOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUTT
West Coast Premiere
Director: Tom J. Stern
Country: United States
Runtime: 106 minutes Year: 2025

PRIMATE
West Coast Premiere
Director: Johannes Roberts
Country: United States
Runtime: 89 minutes
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Year: 2025

GOOD BOY
West Coast Premiere
Director: Ben Leonberg
Country: United States
Runtime: 102 minutes
Distributor: Shudder
Year: 2024
Guests: Ben Leonberg, Shane Jensen, Dog Actor Indy

SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE
West Coast Premiere
Director: Jalmari Helander
Country: Finland / United States
Distributor: Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films & Screen Gems
Runtime: 88 minutes
Year: 2025

EXIT 8
U.S. Premiere
Director: Genki Kawamura
Country: Japan
Runtime: 95 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2025

THE FURIOUS
U.S. Premiere
Director: Kenji Tanigaki
Country: Hong Kong, China
Runtime: 113 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests: Kenji Tanigaki

FUCK MY SON!
West Coast Premiere
Director: Todd Rohal
Country: United States
Runtime: 94 minutes
2025
Guests: Todd Rohal, Johnny Ryan

TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA
Special Screening
Director: William Friedkin
Country: United States
Runtime: 123 minutes
Distributor: Park Circus
Year: 1985
Guests: William Petersen

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA — 70mm Presentation
Special Screening
Director: John Carpenter
Country: United States
Runtime: 99 minutes
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Year: 1986
Guests: John Carpenter, Dean Cundey

MANHUNTER
Special Screening
Director: Michael Mann
Country: United States
Runtime: 120 minutes
Distributor: Rialto Pictures
Year: 1986
Guests: William Petersen

THE PLAYER
Special Screening
Director: Robert Altman
Country: United States
Runtime: 124 minutes
Distributor: Janus Films
Year: 1992
Guests: Tim Robbins

JACOB’S LADDER
World Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Adrian Lyne
Country: United States
Runtime: 113 minutes
Distributor: Rialto Pictures
Year: 1990
Guests: Tim Robbins

NIRVANNA THE BAND, THE SHOW, THE MOVIE
West Coast Premiere
Director: Matt Johnson
Country: Canada
Runtime: 100 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2025
Guests: Matt Johnson, Jay McCarrol

THE RING
Special Screening
Director: Gore Verbinski
Country: United States
Runtime: 115 minutes
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Year: 2002
Guests: Gore Verbinski

SHELBY OAKS
West Coast Premiere
Director: Chris Stuckmann
Country: United States
Runtime: 99 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2024
Guests: Chris Stuckmann

DREAM EATER
L.A. Premiere
Director: Jay Drakulic, Mallory Drumm, Alex Lee Williams
Country: United States
Runtime: 86 minutes
Distributor: The Horror Section
Year: 2025
Guests: Jay Drakulic, Mallory Drumm, Alex Lee Williams, Eli Roth

DUST BUNNY
U.S. Premiere
Director: Bryan Fuller
Country: United States
Runtime: 106 minutes
Distributor: Lionsgate
Year: 2025
Guests: Bryan Fuller

MAG MAG
World Premiere
Director: Yuriyan Retriever
Country: Japan
Runtime: 118 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests: Director Yuriyan Retriever, lead actress Sara Minami, producer Daisuke Takahashi

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE
Special Screening
Director: Gore Verbinski
Country: United States / Germany
Runtime: 100 minutes
Distributor: Briarcliff Entertainment
Year: 2026

LADY SNOWBLOOD
Special Screening
Director: Toshiya Fujita
Country: Japan
Runtime: 97 minutes
Distributor: Janus Films
Year: 1973
Guests: Meiko Kaji

LADY SNOWBLOOD: LOVE SONG OF VENGEANCE
Special Screening
Director: Toshiya Fujita
Country: Japan
Runtime: 89 minutes
Distributor: Janus Films
Year: 1974
Guests: Meiko Kaji

FEMALE PRISONER #701: SCORPION
Special Screening – 2K Restoration
Director: Shun’ya Itō Country: Japan
Runtime: 87 minutes
Distributor: AGFA
Year: 1972
Guests: Meiko Kaji

BLIND WOMAN’S CURSE
Special Screening
Director: Teruo Ishii
Country: Japan
Runtime: 85 minutes
Distributor: AGFA
Year: 1970
Guests: Meiko Kaji

In The Mood For Love
CRIMSON PEAK – 4K Restoration
World Premiere
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 119 mins
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Year: 2015
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

NIGHTMARE ALLEY – VISION IN DARKNESS AND LIGHT
Special Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States / Mexico / Canada
Runtime: 159 mins
Distributor: Searchlight Pictures
Year: 2021
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

THE SHAPE OF WATER – 4K Restoration
World Premiere
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 123 mins
Distributor: Searchlight Pictures
Year: 2017
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

From Sketch to Screen
HELLBOY
Special Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 122 mins
Distributor: Park Circus
Year: 2004
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Special Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 120 mins
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Year: 2008
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

BLADE II
Special Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 117 mins
Distributor: Warner Bros
Year: 2002
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

CRONOS – 4K Restoration
World Premiere
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: Mexico
Runtime: 92 mins
Distributor: Janus Films
Year: 1993
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE
Special Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: Spain/Mexico
Runtime: 106 mins
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Year: 2001
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

MIMIC – Director’s Cut
Special Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 105 mins
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Year: 1997
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

The Revolution
PAN’S LABYRINTH
Special Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: Spain/Mexico Runtime: 120 mins Distributor: Warner Bros. Year: 2006
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

GOOD FORTUNE
West Coast Premiere
Director: Aziz Ansari
Country: United States
Runtime: 98 minutes
Distributor: Lionsgate
Year: 2025
Guests: Aziz Ansari

AERO THEATRE PRESENTED BY NEON
NO OTHER CHOICE
U.S. Premiere
Director: Park Chan-wook
Country: South Korea Runtime: 139 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2025

BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL
North American Premiere
Director: David Kittredge
Country: United States
Runtime: 112 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests: David Kittredge, Linda Blair, Garrett Brown, Travis Stevens

EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC
Special Screening – 35mm Print Courtesy of the Martin Scorsese Collection at the George Eastman Museum Director: John Boorman
Country: United States
Runtime: 117 minutes
Distributor: Park Circus
Year: 1977
Guests: None listed

BARRIO TRISTE
West Coast Premiere
Director: Stillz
Country: Colombia / United States
Runtime: 84 minutes
Distributor: EDGLRD
Year: 2025

THE RED SPECTACLES
World Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Country: Japan
Runtime: 106 minutes
Distributor: Arbelos Films
Year: 1987

IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU
West Coast Premiere
Director: Mary Bronstein
Country: United States
Runtime: 113 minutes
Distributor: A24
Year: 2025
Guests: Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Mary Bronstein

URCHIN
West Coast Premiere
Director: Harris Dickinson
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 99 minutes
Distributor: 1-2 Special
Year: 2025

DRACULA
West Coast Premiere
Director: Radu Jude
Country: Romania
Runtime: 125 minutes
Distributor: 1-2 Special
Year: 2025

DICK TRACY
Special 35th Anniversary Screening
Director Warren Beatty
Country United States
Runtime 105 minutes
Distributor: Disney
Year: 1990
Guests Al Pacino

THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN – Cinematic Void Presents
World Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Mike Nichols
Country: United States
Runtime: 104 minutes
Distributor: Rialto Pictures
Year: 1973

SALEM’S LOT
World Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Tobe Hooper
Country: United States Runtime: 183 minutes Distributor: Warner Bros.
Year: 1979

HOUSE
Special 40th Anniversary Screening
Director: Steve Miner
Country: United States
Runtime: 93 minutes
Distributor: AGFA
Year: 1985
Guests: William Katt

NIGHT PATROL
West Coast Premiere
Director: Ryan Prows
Country: USA
Runtime: 104 minutes
Distributor: RLJE Films/ Shudder
Year: 2025
Guests: Ryan Prows, RJ Cyler, Flying Lotus

V/H/S/HALLOWEEN
West Coast Premiere
Directors: Bryan M. Ferguson, Casper Kelly, Micheline Pitt-Norman & R.H. Norman, Alex Ross Perry, Paco Plaza, Anna Zlokovic
Country: United States
Runtime: 115 minutes
Distributor: Shudder
Year: 2025
Guests: Micheline Pitt-Norman, RH Norman, Anna Zlokovic, Casper Kelly, Josh Goldbloom

THE SECRET AGENT
West Coast Premiere
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Country: Brazil
Runtime: 120 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2025
Guests: Kleber Mendonça Filho, Udo Kier

BACURAU
Special Screening
Directors: Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles
Country: Brazil
Runtime: 132 minutes
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Year: 2019

THE INVITATION
Special Screening – 10th Anniversary
Director: Karyn Kusama
Country: United States
Runtime: 100 minutes
Distributor: AGFA
Year: 2015
Guests: Karyn Kusama, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Logan Marshall-Green

DEATHSTALKER
West Coast Premiere
Director: Steven Kostanski
Country: Canada / United States
Runtime: 102 minutes
Distributor: Shout! Studios
Year: 2025

RESURRECTION
U.S. Premiere
Director: Bi Gan
Country: China
Runtime: 160 minutes
Distributor: Janus Films
Year: 2025

SIRT
West Coast Premiere
Director: Oliver Laxe
Country: Spain, France
Runtime: 120 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2025
Guests: Oliver Laxe, Sergi Lopez

GODZILLA FINAL WARS
Special Screening – 4K
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Country: Japan
Runtime: 125 minutes
Distributor: Toho/GKIDS
Year: 2004
Guests: Ryuhei Kitamura

AFTER THE HUNT
West Coast Premiere
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Country: USA
Runtime: 139 minutes
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Year: 2025
Guests: Luca Guadagnino

STRAY CAT ROCK: DELINQUENT GIRL BOSS
Special Screening – 2K Restoration
Director: Toshiya Fujita
Country: Japan
Runtime: 90 minutes
Distributor: AGFA
Year: 1970
Guests: Meiko Kaji

STAND BY ME
Special Screening
Director: Rob Reiner
Country: United States
Runtime: 89 minutes
Distributor: Sony Repertory
Year: 1986
Guests: Rob Reiner

MISERY
Special Screening
Director: Rob Reiner
Country: United States
Runtime: 107 minutes
Distributor: Disney
Year: 1990
Guests: Rob Reiner

THE BOULET BROTHERS’ DRAGULA: TITANS – SEASON 2, EPISODE 1
World Premiere
Directors: Dracmorda Boulet & Swanthula Boulet
Country: United States
Runtime: 65 minutes
Distributor: Shudder
Year: 2025
Guests: Dracmorda Boulet and Swanthula Boulet

QUEENS OF THE DEAD
West Coast Premiere
Director: Tina Romero
Country: United States
Runtime: 99 minutes
Distributor: Shudder
Year: 2025
Guests: Tina Romero, Nina West

CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST
World Premiere – 4K Restoration Uncut
Director: Ruggero Deodato
Country: Italy
Runtime: 96 minutes
Distributor: Grindhouse Releasing
Year: 1980
Guests: None listed

BLACK PHONE 2
West Coast Premiere
Director: Scott Derrickson
Country: Canada
Runtime: 114 minutes
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Year: 2025
Guests: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill

THE DEVIL’S REJECTS
4K Restoration – Co-Presented with Rucking Fotten!
Director: Rob Zombie
Country: United States
Runtime: 107 minutes
Distributor: Lionsgate
Year: 2005
Guests: Rob Zombie, Sherri Moon Zombie

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
West Coast Premiere
Director: Jafar Panahi Country: Iran
Runtime: 105 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2025x
Guests: Jafar Panahi

CRIMSON GOLD
Special Screening
Director: Jafar Panahi
Country: Iran
Runtime: 95 minutes
Distributor: KimStim
Year: 2003
Guests: Jafar Panahi

BUGONIA
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 120 minutes
Distributor: Focus Features
Year: 2025

NEON THEATRE at LOS FELIZ 3
KILLING FAITH
World Premiere
Director: Ned Crowley
Country: United States
Runtime: 104 minutes
Distributor: Shout! Studios
Year: 2025
Guests: DeWanda Wise, Bill Pullman, Neil Crowley

MS. 45
International Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Abel Ferrara
Country: United States
Runtime: 80 minutes
Distributor: Arrow Films
Year: 1981

IN A COLD VEIN
International Premiere
Director: Eric Owen
Country: USA
Runtime: 90 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests: Eric Owen

HELLCAT
Us Premiere
Director: Brock Bodell
Country: United States
Runtime: 91 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests: Dakota Gorman, Todd Terry, Liz Atwater, Elise Horn, Brock Bodell

SUNDAY PRINT EDITION – JULIE PACINO
DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB
Special Screening
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Country: United Kingdom / United States
Runtime: 95 minutes
Distributor: Sony Repertory
Year: 1964

BULK
West Coast Premiere
Director: Ben Wheatley
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 95 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests

ICE TOWER
West Coast Premiere
Director: Lucile Hadžihalilović
Country: France
Runtime: 118 minutes
Distributor: Yellow Veil Pictures
Year: 2025

BURY YOUR DEAD
West Coast Premiere. Premiere
Director: Marco Dutra
Country: Brazil
Runtime: 128 minutes
Distributor: Dark Star Pictures
Year: 2024

THE PYTHON HUNT
West Coast Premiere – Co-Presented with Killer Films
Director: Xander Robin
Country: United States
Runtime: 91 minutes
Distributor: Oscilloscope Films
Year: 2025

I LIVE HERE NOW
US Premiere
Director: Julie Pacino
Country: United States
Runtime: 92 minutes
Distributor: Utopia Distribution
Year: 2024
Guests: Julie Pacino

THE SERPENT’S SKIN
LA Premiere
Director: Alice Maio Mackay
Country: Australia
Runtime: 83 minutes
Distributor: Dark Star Pictures
Year: 2025
Guests: Alice Maio Mackay, Vera Drew

THE KIRLIAN FREQUENCY
World Premiere
Director: Cristian Ponce
Country: Argentina
Runtime: 45 minutes
Year: 2025

NEW GROUP
U.S. Premiere
Director: Yuta Shimotsu
Country: Japan
Runtime: 82 minutes
Distributor: Shudder
Year: 2025

HOLD THE FORT
U.S. Premiere
Director: William Bagley
Country: United States
Runtime: 78 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests: William Bagley

WILD STYLE
West Coast Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Charlie Ahearn
Country: USA
Runtime: 82 minutes Year: 2025 Guests:

EVERY HEAVY THING
US Premiere
Director: Mickey Reece
Country: USA
Runtime: 89 minutes
Distributor: Firebook Entertainment
Year: 2025
Guests: Mickey Reece, Peter Kuplowsky MAN FINDS TAPE
West Coast Premiere
Directors: Paul Gandersman & Peter S. Hall
Country: United States
Runtime: 84 minutes
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Year: 2025

REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND
West Coast Premiere
Director: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, France
Runtime: 87 minutes
Distributor: Shudder
Year: 2025

SILENT DEATH – TERROR VISION LOST & FOUND
World Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Vaughn Christion
Country: USA
Runtime: 71 minutes
Distributor: Terror Vision Records & Video Year: 1981 Guests:

SUNDAY PRINT EDITION – FRANKENSTEIN – PRESENTED BY CODA
Director: James Whale
Country: United States
Runtime: 71 minutes
Distributor: Universal Pictures Year: 1931 Guests:

ANGEL’S EGG
West Coast Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Country: Japan
Runtime: 71 minutes
Distributor: GKIDS
Year: 1985

100 METERS
US Premiere
Director: Kenji Iwaisawa
Country: Japan
Runtime: 102 minutes
Distributor: GKIDS
Year: 2025
Guests: Kenji Iwaisawa

LONE SAMURAI
World Premiere
Director: Josh C. Waller
Country: Indonesia, Portugal, United States, United States
Runtime: 95 minutes
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment Year: 2025 Guests:

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