2026 in Films

Format adapted from Charles François, who I still hope will one day rediscover his cinephilia and start hanging out with myself and the Skandies crew again. It’s been ten years since he last used it and I hereby declare it in the public domain.

Combine the first two columns for a list of films released (or "released") in 2026, and the last two columns for films seen in 2026. Ordering is preferential when ratings are identical.

Seen Previously
Movies I saw in 2025 {or before} that were released in the U.S. in 2026. Films not yet released but currently scheduled for this year are indicated by a (→).

Seen in 2026
Movies I saw shortly before, during or after their 2026 U.S. run. Asterisks (*) indicate films seen prior to their actual release. TV-only "runs" (arbitrarily deemed eligible) get a (†).

To Be Released
Movies I saw in 2026 which are still awaiting a U.S. release. Those known to have lined up distribution are indicated by a (→). Production {year} is listed if film is more than two years old.

A For All Time

A- Event

Chime (Kurosawa) 84

B+/A- Near Great

The Currents (Mumenthaler) 78

B+ Must See

B/B+ Warmly Recommended

The Christophers (Soderbergh) 70

B Recommended

Eagles of the Republic (Saleh) 68

Pompei: Below the Clouds (Rosi) 68

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Johnson) 67

*Fiume o morte! (Bezinović) 67

→ Case 137 (Moll) 66

→ Olmo (Eimbcke) 65

→ Carolina Caroline (Rehmeier) 65

B-/B Recommended with Mild Reservations

The Sheep Detectives (Balda) 62

→ The Little Sister (Herzi) 62

→ The Furious (Tanigaki) 61

The Last One for the Road (Sossai) 60

→ Rose of Nevada (Jenkin) 60

B- Recommended with Strong Reservations

Exit 8 (Kawamura) 59

The Love That Remains (Pálmason) 58

Send Help (Raimi) 57

Blue Heron (Romvari) 56

Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (Cameron, Eilish) 55

C+/B- On the Fence, Leaning Forward

Fuze (Mackenzie) 53

Two Prosecutors (Loznitsa) 53

I Only Rest in the Storm (Pinho) 52

→ Romería (Simón) 51

Ghost Elephants (Herzog) 51

C+ Take It or Leave It

Miroirs n^o 3 (Petzold) 50

Kontinental '25 (Jude) 50

Renoir (Hayakawa) 50

What Does That Nature Say to You (Hong) 47

C/C+ On the Fence, Leaning Backward

*Our Land (Martel) 46

Three Kilometres to the End of the World (Pârvu) 44

Beating Hearts (Lellouche) 44

The Book of Solutions {2023} (Gondry) 43

Transamazonia (Marais) 43

The Wizard of the Kremlin (Assayas) 43

Young Mothers (Dardennes) 42

C Pass

Limonov. The Ballad (Serebrennikov) 41

Magellan (Diaz) 41

Project Hail Mary (Lord, Miller) 40

C- Ugh

Alpha (Ducournau) 34

D+ Double-Ugh

The Most Precious of Cargoes (Hazanavicius) 25

D Bomb

F Burn the Negative

Walk-outs Channel Surfing

→ Bad Apples (Etzler)

The Bone Temple (DaCosta)

→ Good News (Byun)

→ The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (Céspedes)

Undertone (Tuason)