June 2025 on Netflix is crashing in with a tidal wave of 2000s thrillers, featuring faces that cannot be forgotten. Matthew McConaughey has flown through space in Interstellar, ruled the streets in The Gentlemen, teamed up with Bill Paxton’s Apollo 13 grit, and other pulse-pounding favorites. But beneath this surge of action-packed hits, a classic WWII showdown is gearing up to resurface—ready to pull audiences into the innermost recesses of a high-stakes submarine operation that defined an era of nail-biting cinema!

Old favorites come back into the limelight. But watch closely—an iconic WWII tale is about to rise from the depths and take the plunge into the best of Netflix 2025’s must-watch list.

Netflix brings back Matthew McConaughey in this submarine showdown

As confirmed by What’s on Netflix, U-571 hits Netflix on June 1st—and it is not sneaking in quietly. This WWII submarine thriller straps viewers in with Matthew McConaughey and Bill Paxton on a wild underwater mission to capture a fascist encryption device. Disguises, disasters, and depth charges? It is all there. The stakes are sky-high and the oxygen is running low. It is not just battle—it is survival under pressure, and Netflix is reintroducing the insanity to a new generation of viewers.

With his 2013 Oscar-winning hit making waves on Netflix again, Matthew McConaughey is back in the spotlight— with U-571. Directed by Jonathan Mostow and co-written with David Ayer and Sam Montgomery, U-571 first surfaced in 2000 with explosive tension, claustrophobic suspense, and a storm of submarine battle. It stirred controversy across the UK but anchored itself as a true action classic—and now, it is resurfacing to remind everyone how deep McConaughey’s action roots really go, with him now moving onto new chapters in 2025 with a fresh wave of stories filled with fire, fury, and real-life drama.

Come 2025, McConaughey’s swapping the deep blue for red-hot drama. From submerged secrets to blazing rebellions, his upcoming projects are set to light up screens with passion, power, and pulse-pounding stories that fans cannot wait to dive into.

McConaughey reloads with more big titles ahead

Matthew McConaughey is back — not just in one film, but with a whole lineup that is turning heads. As Deadline reported, he is said to be teaming up with Paul Greengrass for The Rage, set during a wild 1381 rebellion in England. Word is, McConaughey might play the rebel who started it all. With Jason Blum producing, and Greengrass behind the camera, this one sounds like a fiery comeback that is about to shake things up — swords, stakes, and all the drama fans have come to expect.

That is not all. McConaughey has reportedly also wrapped shooting another Greengrass project, The Lost Bus, also produced by Blum. Based on Lizzie Johnson’s wildfire survival book Paradise, this Apple film stars McConaughey as a man racing to save kids and a teacher from California’s deadliest fire. Add to that The Rivals of Amziah King, directed by Andrew Patterson of The Vast of Night fame, and it is clear this 2025 McConaughey is firing on all cylinders again — with real-time stories, grand drama, and layered characters all in the menu!

Have you watched the thrilling U-571? Will this be your next binge on Netflix? Let us know in the comments!