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26 films to see in 2026

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If your New Year's resolution is to watch more films, you're going to be busy.

Song Sung Blue - In cinemas now | Director: Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan)

Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman star in a feelgood true story about a Neil Diamond tribute act and a whole lot more.

Saipan - In cinemas now | Directors: Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D'Sa (Good Vibrations, Ordinary Love)

Fall out with friends and family all over again as Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan star as Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy in the tragicomedy of that epic bust-up.

Hamnet - 9 January | Director: Chloé Zhao (The Rider, Nomadland)

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are at the vanguard of Irish Oscar hopes as Agnes and William Shakespeare in author-turned-screenwriter Maggie O'Farrell's adaptation of her own bestseller.

The Voice of Hind Rajab - 16 January | Director: Kaouther Ben Hania (The Man Who Sold His Skin, Four Daughters)

Still image of the film The Voice of Hind Rajab
Director Kaouther Ben Hania has said of her award-winning docudrama: "At the heart of this film is something very simple, and very hard to live with. I cannot accept a world where a child calls for help and no one comes"

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, this docudrama tells the true story of the death of six-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab during an Israeli military operation in Gaza in January 2024.

The Rip - 16 January | Director Joe Carnahan (Narc, Copshop)

Ben Affleck as Detective Sergeant JD Byrne and Matt Damon as Lieutenant Dane Dumars investigate in The Rip
Ben Affleck as Detective Sergeant JD Byrne and Matt Damon as Lieutenant Dane Dumars investigate in The Rip

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon hit Netflix in an action-thriller about Miami cops and millions in cash.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - 16 January | Director: Nia DaCosta (The Marvels, Hedda)

The post-apocalyptic odyssey continues as Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, and Cillian Murphy reprise their roles.

The History of Sound - 23 January | Director: Oliver Hermanus (Moffie, Living)

(L-R) Josh O'Connor and Paul Mescal attend the premiere of The History of Sound during the 69th BFI London Film Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 18 October, 2025
Josh O'Connor and Paul Mescal attend the premiere of The History of Sound during the 69th BFI London Film Festival last October

Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor star in the romantic drama, set in the early years of the 20th century.

Nouvelle Vague - 30 January | Director: Richard Linklater (Before Sunrise, Boyhood)

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Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg take an iconic stroll in Nouvelle Vague

The story of the making of director Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 classic Breathless stars Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg, Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Guillaume Marbeck as Godard.

Is This Thing On? - 30 January | Director: Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born, Maestro)

Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Andra Day, and Ciarán Hinds star opposite director Cooper in a comedy-drama that mixes marriage break-up and stand-up.

The Chronology of Water - 6 February | Director: Kristen Stewart

(L-R) Imogen Poots and Kristen Stewart at the world premiere of The Chronology of Water at the Cannes Film Festival last May

Imogen Poots stars for A-lister-turned-first-time-director Kristen Stewart in this biopic of swimmer Lidia Yuknavitch, based on Yuknavitch's 2011 memoir.

Crime 101 - 13 February | Director: Bart Layton (The Imposter, American Animals)

Barry Keoghan reunites with American Animals director Bart Layton and stars opposite Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry in a film that looks like it has plenty for Heat devotees.

"Wuthering Heights" - 13 February | Director: Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman, Saltburn)

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are all hot and bothered as Catherine and Heathcliff in this caution-to-the-wind take on Emily Brontë's timeless romance.

The Secret Agent - 20 February | Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho (Aquarius, Bacurau)

Narcos star Wagner Moura is tipped for an Oscar nomination for his performance in this political thriller, set in the last years of Brazil's military dictatorship.

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - 20 February | Director: Mary Bronstein (Yeast)

Rose Byrne poses with the Silver Bear for Best Lead Performance for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You at the 75th Berlinale International Film Festival on 22 February, 2025 in Berlin
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You star Rose Byrne won the Silver Bear for Best Lead Performance at the Berlin International Film Festival last February

Rose Byrne has received much acclaim for her lead role in this matricentric psychological drama and is the big challenger to Ireland's Oscar hopes for Jessie Buckley.

The Bride! - 6 March | Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter)

Jessie Buckley is brought to life in The Bride!
For The Bride!, Jessie Buckley has teamed up again with The Lost Daughter director Maggie Gyllenhaal

Jessie Buckley is the titular hero opposite Christian Bale as Frankenstein's monster in a film that director Maggie Gyllenhaal has said is set in 1936 - by way of New York in 1981.

La Grazia - 20 March | Director: Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo, The Great Beauty)

(L-R) Actor Toni Servillo and director Paolo Sorrentino share a laugh on the set of La Grazia
(L-R) Actor Toni Servillo and director Paolo Sorrentino share a laugh on the set of La Grazia

Toni Servillo won Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for his portrayal of an Italian president facing two moral dilemmas.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - 3 April | Directors: Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (Teen Titans Go!, The Super Mario Bros Movie)

Moustachioed box office colossus Mario (Chris Pratt) and brother Luigi (Charlie Day) go out of this world as they seek to beat their 2023 adventure's $1.36 billion gross.

Lee Cronin's The Mummy - 17 April | Director: Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground, Evil Dead Rise)

Dublin director Lee Cronin - "I'm digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening"

Dublin filmmaker Lee Cronin is joined by Wicklow actor Jack Reynor for a horror "unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before".

Michael - 24 April | Director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer)

Jaafar Jackson, son of Jermaine Jackson and the nephew of 'The King of Pop', makes his film debut as Michael Jackson in the eagerly awaited biopic, which runs from the Sixties to the Eighties.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 - 1 May | Director: David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me)

Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep are seen filming scenes for The Devil Wears Prada 2 in Hudson Yards, Manhattan on 29 July, 2025
Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep are seen filming scenes for The Devil Wears Prada 2 in Hudson Yards, Manhattan last July

Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci are back - and looking fabulous - for the sequel that starts the summer.

The Mandalorian & Grogu - 22 May | Director: Jon Favreau (Elf, Iron Man)

The much-loved Star Wars double act make the jump from director Jon Favreau's Disney+ series to cinemas in a big-hearted buddy movie set following the fall of the Galactic Empire.

Disclosure Day - 12 June | Director: Steven Spielberg

The Master returns to sci-fi in a film that sees Eve Hewson cast opposite Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, and Colman Domingo.

Toy Story 5 - 19 June | Director: Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, WALL-E)

A shock for Buzz and Woody
Buzz and Woody are back in the summer to work their magic

Double Oscar winner Andrew Stanton reunites franchise favourites Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack as Greta Lee and Anna Faris join in the Pixar fun.

The Odyssey - 17 July | Director: Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Oppenheimer)

Matt Damon is Odysseus in the all-star adventure epic that has the biggest budget of Christopher Nolan's career to date.

Digger - 2 October | Director Alejandro G Iñárritu (Birdman, The Revenant)

Film poster for Digger
"The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's saviour before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything"

A change of pace for Tom Cruise - a black comedy about the world's most powerful man...

The Social Reckoning - 9 October | Director: Aaron Sorkin (Molly's Game, The Trial of the Chicago 7)

Aaron Sorkin arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party at Sunset Tower on 27 February, 2011 in West Hollywood
Can Aaron Sorkin strike Oscar gold again with the follow-up to The Social Network?

The Social Network writer Aaron Sorkin tells the story of the 2021 Facebook leak with Succession's Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg and Anora's Mikey Madison as whistleblower Frances Haugen.

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