90. “The Mandalorian and Grogu”
“The Mandalorian and Grogu” is written and directed by Jon Favreau, marking the first theatrical entry from the Disney+ era of Star Wars storytelling. The cast includes Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White, and Jonny Coyne, with Dave Filoni and Kathleen Kennedy serving as producers. The film continues the story of Din Djarin and Grogu as they navigate the fragile New Republic following the Empire’s fall. Expanding upon the series’ western-inspired tone, Favreau transitions his characters to a larger cinematic canvas while preserving the visual style and practical approach of the original show.
Release Date: May 22, via Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Studios.
89. “The Rip”
Joe Carnahan directs “The Rip,” a Miami-set crime thriller about two cops whose massive cash seizure unravels their friendship and sanity. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck lead a cast including Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Kyle Chandler, and Néstor Carbonell. Written by Carnahan, it appears to be a bruised, swaggering morality tale steeped in heat, greed, and betrayal.
Release Date: January 16, on Netflix.
88. “The Death of Robin Hood”
Michael Sarnoski, the filmmaker behind “Pig” and “A Quiet Place: Day One,” writes and directs “The Death of Robin Hood,” a gritty reinvention of the iconic outlaw’s final chapter. Starring Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, and Paul Mescal, the film reframes the legend as a brutal, elegiac character study about violence, morality, and legacy. Produced by A24 and Elara Pictures, it trades heroism for survival, transforming the myth into a grounded meditation on consequence and mortality. Shot across the U.K. and Wales, it’s positioned as one of 2026’s most anticipated reinterpretations of an ancient story through an arthouse lens.
Release Date: TBD via A24, presumably later in the year.
87. “Harmonia”
Guy Nattiv directs “Harmonia,” a mystery drama inspired by true events from his own family history. Co-written with Noa Berman-Herzberg, the film is set in the 1980s and follows Carrie Coon, Rita, a woman seeking meaning who becomes entangled in an all-female commune led by a mesmerizing spiritual figure played by Lily James. When Rita severs contact with her family, her daughters, portrayed by Bella Ramsey and Odessa Young, set out to rescue her—only to find themselves seduced by the cult’s power. Blending psychological tension and emotional realism, Nattiv explores devotion, control, and inherited trauma through a deeply personal lens. Distributed by Bleecker Street, it’s positioned as a grounded, character-driven portrait of belief gone wrong.
Release Date: TBD via Bleecker Street.
86. “See You When I See You”
Jay Duplass returns with “See You When I See You,” his second feature in less than a year after “The Baltimorons,” signaling that his break from directing is over. Written by Adam Cayton-Holland, the film follows a comedy writer battling PTSD after the tragic death of his sister, leaning on his family as he claws his way back toward some equilibrium. Cooper Raiff stars alongside David Duchovny, Kaitlyn Dever, Hope Davis, Lucy Boynton, and Ariela Barer. Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon are two notable producers.
Release Date: TBD; premiering at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
85. “Ray Gunn”
After spending decades as a passion project on the shelf, Brad Bird finally revives “Ray Gunn,” an animated neo-noir sci-fi action comedy he developed from his own original story, co-writing the screenplay with Matthew Robbins. Produced by Skydance Animation and released by Netflix, the film features voice work from Sam Rockwell as Raymond Gunn, alongside Scarlett Johansson, Jamie Costa, and John Ratzenberger. Michael Giacchino composed the score, and Darren T. Holmes edited the film. It’s a rare chance to see Bird tackle a more adult-leaning, detective-flavored genre blend in animation—one he’s been circling since the 1990s—now finally landing as a major 2026 swing on streaming.
Release Date: TBD, via Netflix.
84. “The Beloved”
After “The Beasts,” Rodrigo Sorogoyen returns with “The Beloved” (“El ser querido”), a Spanish-French drama co-written with Isabel Peña. Javier Bardem and Victoria Luengo star as an estranged father and daughter—an acclaimed director and a struggling actress—reunited on a film set after years apart. Their fraught attempt at reconciliation unfolds amid a movie-within-the-movie shooting on Fuerteventura, set in 1930s Western Sahara. The ensemble includes Raúl Arévalo and Marina Foïs, with music by Olivier Arson.
Release Date: August 28 (Spain) via A Contracorriente Films; France via Le Pacte.
83. “The Shitheads”
Writer-director Macon Blair brings his scruffy, anarchic sensibility to “The Shitheads,” a road-trip comedy set to premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. The film pairs Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. as spectacularly unqualified lowlifes hired to transport a rich, troubled teen to rehab, only for the supposedly simple gig to escalate into mayhem, bad decisions, and increasingly desperate schemes. Mason Thames plays their volatile young charge, with Peter Dinklage, Kiernan Shipka, and Nicholas Braun rounding out the ensemble. Expect crime-movie stakes filtered through Blair’s grimy humor and underdog empathy. Sundance has it slotted for an early-2026 premiere, making it one of the year’s first buzzy cult-comedy contenders.
Release Date: TBD, Premiering at Sundance 2026.
82. “Union County”
Writer-director Adam Meeks’ “Union County” casts Will Poulter, Noah Centineo, Elise Kibler, Emily Meade, and Annette Deao in a grounded drama about the opioid crisis in rural Ohio. Cody Parsons (Poulter), assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, struggles through a fragile path to recovery as the system around him tests every attempt at change.
Release Date: TBD; premiering at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
81. “The Unknown”
Oscar-winning filmmaker Arthur Harari — most recently celebrated for co-writing “Anatomy Of A Fall” — turns to surreal identity horror with “The Unknown,” led by Léa Seydoux and Niels Schneider. They’re joined by Victoire du Bois, Lilith Grasmug, Valérie Dréville, and Alexandre Pallu in a story that follows David Zimmerman, a nearly 40-year-old photographer no one actually knows is a photographer. After being dragged to a chaotic party, he becomes fixated on a woman in the crowd, follows her, and abruptly wakes up in her body — a rupture that shatters his sense of self and sends him spiraling across the city. Described as “a mix between a realist urban chronicle, a fantastic film, an investigative movie, a melodrama and a waking dream,” the film was shot in France and Italy with cinematography by Tom Harari.
Release Date: TBD.
