The fall 2026 movie season is set to offer a mix of highly anticipated sequels, original dramas, and potential award contenders, aiming to maintain the momentum of a strong summer at the box office.
Among the early releases, "Resident Evil" on Sept. 18 will reboot the popular horror franchise with director Zach Cregger at the helm, drawing inspiration from "Resident Evil 2." Following on Sept. 25 are "Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!," an indie drama about a Tokyo ballroom dancer, and "Primetime," featuring Robert Pattinson as "To Catch A Predator" host Chris Hansen.
October brings a slate of high-profile films. Tom Cruise stars as an oil tycoon in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's satire "Digger," set for Oct. 2. On Oct. 9, Aaron Sorkin directs "The Social Reckoning," a follow-up to "The Social Network" with Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg, and Jessica Chastain stars in the horror film "Other Mommy." Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" receives a new adaptation on Oct. 16, the same day "La Bola Negra," a Spanish gay epic spanning multiple decades and starring Penélope Cruz, is released.
Mid-October also features genre-bending films, with "Clayface" on Oct. 23 offering a body-horror take on the DC villain and "Wicker" presenting a bizarre fairy-tale rom-com starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård.
November's releases include "Godzilla Minus Zero" on Nov. 6, a sequel to the acclaimed Japanese Godzilla film. Martin McDonagh's dark comedy "Wild Horse Nine," starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as CIA agents on Easter Island, also arrives Nov. 6. Jordan Firstman's comedy "Club Kid" is set for the same date. Johnny Depp returns to major roles as Ebenezer Scrooge in "Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol" on Nov. 13, the same day "I Play Rocky," a film about Sylvester Stallone's journey writing and starring in "Rocky," is released. The "Hunger Games" franchise continues with "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping" on Nov. 20, set 24 years before the original film. Andrew Scott stars as actor Ian Charleson in the biopic "Elsinore," also on Nov. 20. The "Meet the Parents" franchise continues with "Focker-in-Law" on Nov. 25, featuring Robert De Niro and Ariana Grande. Brad Pitt reprises his role as Cliff Booth in "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth," which will have an IMAX run before hitting Netflix.
The year concludes with "Behemoth!" on Dec. 4, starring Pedro Pascal in a psychological drama. Jesse Eisenberg directs Julianne Moore in "The Debut," a film about a community theater audition, arriving Dec. 11. Danny Boyle directs "Ink," a film about Rupert Murdoch's purchase of The Sun newspaper, also on Dec. 11. The highly anticipated "Dune: Part Three" is slated for Dec. 18, followed by Marvel's "Avengers: Doomsday" on the same date, pitting the Fantastic Four and Thunderbolts against Doctor Doom, played by Robert Downey Jr. The year wraps up with Robert Eggers' horror film "Werwulf" on Dec. 25.