2026 is all about the movies, and we’re here to show you why! With a ton of interesting releases this year, it’s going to be another massive cinema extravaganza. Check out the following list of top 13 titles that you can definitely add to your watchlist.
1. Wuthering Heights
Inspired by Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, the story follows two former childhood friends, Heathcliff and Catherine, who reconnect as adults. However, times have changed, and they are no longer from the same social class, leading to a tumultuous relationship between the two.
- Mould: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes, Evan Mitchell, Vi Nguyen, Charlotte Mellington, Owen Cooper
- Director: Emerald Fennel
- Language: English
- Style: Gothic, Erotic, Psychological, Romance, Drama
- Release date: 13 February 2026
2. Project Hail Mary
Dr. Ryland Grace is an astronaut who is trying his best to return to Earth. After waking up in a strange and unfamiliar spaceship with no memory of how he got there or what his mission was, he begins to look for clues and realizes that he is the last of the survivors above the Tau Ceti solar system, and is searching for a solution to save his home planet. He soon looks for others who can join him in Project Hail Mary.
- Mould: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Huller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, Milana Weintraub, Liz Kingsman, Orion Lee
- Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
- Language: English
- Style: Science Fiction, Adventure
- Release date: 20 March 2026
3. drama
Emma Harwood is a bookstore clerk from Louisiana, and Charlie Thompson is a museum director from London. They are a happy couple, they are engaged and are set to get married soon. As they begin filming for an experimental project that sheds light on their true natures, unexpected revelations are made, putting their relationship at risk and raising questions about how much they know about each other.
- Mould: Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Athie, Alana Haim, Hailey Gates, Zoe Winters
- Director: Christopher Borgli
- Language: English
- Style: Romantic, Comedy, Drama
- Release date: 3 April 2026
4. Mother Mary
Pop star Mother Mary reunites with her former best friend and costume designer Sam Anselm after a long time. Many seasons have passed between them and their relationship, which appears fine on the outside, is far from it. As they reunite to work on a big project, their unresolved issues, including a past affair, feelings of jealousy, and more, come to the surface, which they must now confront before they even get into the game.
- Mould: Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Sian Clifford, FKA Twigs, Athena Frizzell, Kaia Gerber, Jessica Brown Findlay, Isaura Barbe-Brown, Alba Baptista
- Director: David Lowery
- Language: English
- Style: Psychological drama, thriller
- Release date: 24 April 2026
5. The Devil Wears Prada 2
The iconic world of The Devil Wears Prada has finally returned for a reboot, with the powerful Miranda Priestly now at the mercy of the declining print media industry. She and former assistant Emily Charlton are now at opposite ends of the pyramid. While he needs his former coworker’s help to keep his business going, Andy Sachs returns to the scene as a journalist and tries to make amends between them.
- Mould: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Tracy Thomas, Tibor Feldman, Kenneth Branagh, Simon Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Patrick Bramall, Caleb Heron, Helen J. Shane, Pauline Chalamet
- Director: david frankel
- Language: English
- Style: comedy drama
- Release date: 1 May 2026
6.Odyssey
Based on Homer’s ancient epic The Odyssey, the film chronicles the legendary Greek king of Ithaca’s treacherous journey back to his homeland after the Trojan War and his attempt to reunite with his wife Penelope. On his way, he faces many obstacles, including his encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, and the witch-goddess Circe.
- Mould: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, Charlize Theron
- Director: christopher nolan
- Language: English
- Style: epic, action, fantasy
- Release date: 17 July 2026
7. Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The fourth installment of the Spider-Man franchise and part of Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the film is based on Peter Parker, who used to be an Avenger. After a spell cast by Dr. Stephen Strange takes effect, the world is once again unaware of his identity as Spider-Man, and he begins solving street crimes.
- Mould: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Sadie Sink, Liza Colon-Zayas, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Mando, Trammell Tillman, Marvin Jones III.
- Director: Destin Daniel Creighton
- Language: English
- Style: super hero
- Release date: 31 July 2026
8. Digger
Digger Rockwell is a charming man, but he also has a streak of disaster. As one simple mistake of hers threatens to bring chaos to the world and overturn world power, she must abandon her ego and come to terms with the changes through a very hilarious turn of events.
- Mould: Tom Cruise, Jesse Plemons, Sandra Huller, Riz Ahmed, Sophie Wilde, Emma D’Arcy, Robert John Burke, Burn Gorman, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Goodman
- Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu
- Language: English
- Style: black comedy
- Release date: 2 October 2026
9. Truthfulness
Based on Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name, Verity follows a woman who is a ghostwriter for a famous author named Verity Crawford. Loven Ashley encounters a set of strange notes that ultimately changes her life. Her relationship with the Crawford family, and especially the writer’s husband, becomes awkward and it becomes difficult for her to differentiate between fake and truth.
- Mould: Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett, Ismael Cruz, Brady Wagner, Irina Dvorovenko, Keke Mogi, Michael Abbott Jr.
- Director: Michael Showalter
- Language: English
- Style: psychological, thriller
- Release date: 2 October 2026
10. The Hunger Games: Sunrise at the Reaping
Based on the 2025 novel Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, it is a prequel to the 2012 Hunger Games film. The District 12 tribute, focusing on the life of Haymitch Abernathy, shows how in the second quarter-quel, he works hard to survive the 50th Hunger Games and survives against all odds.
- Mould: Joseph Zada, Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, McKenna Grace, Maya Hawke, Whitney Peak, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Glenn Close
- Director: francis lawrence
- Language: English
- Style: dystopian action
- Release date: 20 November 2026
11. Narnia: The Wizard’s Nephew
Based on the 1955 novel The Magician’s Nephew, this film version follows Digory and Polly, who use the former’s uncle’s magic rings to find the Wood Between the Worlds and witness the creation of Narnia by Aslan. It serves as a prequel to The Chronicles of Narnia films.
- Mould: Emma Mackey, Carey Mulligan, Daniel Craig, David McKenna, Beatrice Campbell, Tom Bonington, Denise Gough, Ava Jagger
- Director: greta gerwig
- Language: English
- Style: epic, fantasy
- Release date: 26 November 2026
12. Avengers: Doomsday
Part of the sixth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the film is set to feature the union of the Avengers, Wakandans, Fantastic Four, New Avengers and X-Men to fight against a new enemy, Doctor Doom.
- Mould: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Ebon Moss-Baraich, Simu Liu, Florence Pugh, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour, Winston Duke, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal
- Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Language: English
- Style: super hero
- Release date: 18 December 2026
13. Dune: Part Three
Based on the novel Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert, the third installment of the Dune series depicts the rise of Paul Atreides, Duke of House Atreides. As his people try to assert their dominance over the known universe, other houses plan a rebellion against the Emperor in hopes of becoming the next ruler. Meanwhile, Paul and China have children, Leto II and Ghanima, who become important to the story.
- Mould: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Nakoa-Wolf Momoa, Ida Brooke, Robert Pattinson
- Director: denis villeneuve
- Language: English
- Style: epic, space opera, science fiction
- Release date: 18 December 2026
Other exciting releases in 2026 include the sequels to some highly anticipated animated releases, including Toy Story 5 and Minions 3: Mega Minions. Additionally, Moana, Sense & Sensibility, and Disclosure Day are also eyeing a premiere this year.
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