U.S. Release Date: 2026-09-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Disturbing sexual material, nudity, some violent content, and language)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Lance Oppenheim
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Matthew Maher, Phoebe Bridgers, Bokeem Woodbine, Alex Winter, Anna Faris
A hollow narrative and caricatured lead performance render this media satire toothless and wholly unconvincing.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-09-25
MPAA Rating: "PG" (For animated sequences of scary action, language, rude humor)
Genre: Animated/Fantasy
Director: Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado
Cast: H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Dave Franco, Manny Jacinto, Jenny Slate, Lea Salonga, Dolly De Leon, Jo Koy, Kevin McCann
This imaginative journey through Filipino folklore overcomes a poorly resolved climax with memorable characters and energetic animation.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-09-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Strong bloody violence, gore and language)
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Zach Cregger
Cast: Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser, Johnno Wilson
Director Zach Cregger ditches decades of convoluted lore to deliver a lean standalone horror-comedy that revitalizes a notoriously stale cinematic property.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-09-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Language and some violence/bloody images)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Padraic McKinley
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Sam Hazeldine, George Burgess
This desperate wilderness survival trek echoes classic suspense films and delivers enough raw tension to overcome minor storytelling flaws.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-09-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence/bloody images)
Genre: Action/Drama
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller, Woody Norman
Two hours of headache-inducing handheld camera movements tell a story that seems to be missing far too much connective tissue.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-09-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Pervasive Language, Violence/Bloody Images)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Elegance Bratton
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Beharie, Giancarlo Esposito, Josh Lucas, David Strathairn, Ethan Embry, LisaGay Hamilton
Structural issues derail a heavily fictionalized story of events surrounding a murder investigation in Jim Crow Mississippi.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-09-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Strong bloody violence, some gore, sexual material/nudity, and language)
Genre: Horror/Action
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast: Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Eric Wareheim, Reginald Veljohnson, Michael Biehn, Alex Pereira, Drew Starkey, Rebecca Hall
This hyperviolent sensory assault offers ninety minutes of chaotic fun but loses much of its impact outside a theater.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-08-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Strong violence and language)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Allison Janney
Another middling effort from director Ridley Scott, whose conventional post-apocalyptic tale goes off the rail during a rushed, unsatisfying second half.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-08-28
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Cartoon violence and some language)
Genre: Comedy/Animation
Director: Dave Green
Cast: Will Forte, John Cena, Lana Condor, Tone Bell, Luis Guzman, Martha Kelly, P.J. Byrne, Eric Bauz
A loving and humorous homage to the greatest of Looney Tunes losers, even if the live-action elements fall a little short at times.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-08-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Strong violent content, bloody images, some strong language)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: David Robert Mitchell
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery, Jordan Alexa Davis
This entertaining monster movie abandons massive franchise spectacle to let dinosaurs wreak havoc on an unsuspecting retro neighborhood.