Best New Movies of 2026, Ranked by Tomatometer

Critics Consensus: Chronicling Paul McCartney’s time spent in the creative wilderness through when he regrew his wings, Man on the Run is a lovely testament to the musical genius and his romantic partnership with Linda McCartney.

Synopsis: What happens when you wake up the morning after leaving the most important rock band of all time? In April 1970, Paul released his first… View Full Synopsis

Directed By: Morgan Neville, Paul McCartney, Caitrin Rogers

Critics Consensus: A moving chronicle of generational trauma and perseverance, All That’s Left of You is a riveting drama that takes on the thematic breadth of an epic work.

Synopsis: In the Occupied West Bank of the 1980s, a Palestinian teenager is swept into a protest that changes the course of his family’s life. Reeling… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Cherien Dabis, Saleh Bakri, Mohammad Bakri, Adam Bakri

Directed By: Cherien Dabis

Critics Consensus: Anchored by writer-director Simón Mesa Soto’s wry detail and Ubeimar Rios’ brilliantly uneasy performance, A Poet uses the tortured artist archetype to craft a story that’s as darkly funny as it is unexpectedly affecting.

Synopsis: Middle-aged and erratic, Oscar is a failed writer who has given up on life. Unemployed and living with family, he wanders the streets of Medellín… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona, Alisson Correa

Directed By: Simón Mesa Soto

Critics Consensus: Finding dignity and fresh beginnings in old age, The Blue Trail is a scrappy adventure that elevates its modest production value with ample doses of imagination.

Synopsis: In a not-so-distant dystopian future where the government sends seniors to isolated colonies under the guise of boosting the economy, 77-year-old Tereza (Denise Weinberg) decides… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarrás, Adanilo Reis

Directed By: Gabriel Mascaro

Critics Consensus: Chronicling one whistleblower’s uphill struggle with clear-eyed insight, Mr. Nobody Against Putin is a powerful documentary that vividly illustrates the resilience of everyday people against institutional forces.

Synopsis: Pavel “Pasha” (33) is a teacher and event organizer at a small primary school in a Russian town with a population of 10,000. In ordinary… View Full Synopsis

Directed By: David Borenstein

Critics Consensus: A prison picture with a terrific pair of lead performances by David Jonsson and Tom Blyth, Wasteman is harrowing, superbly acted across the board, and revealing about the incentives for violence in the correctional system.

Synopsis: Taylor is branded a “wasteman” by society, his family and in prison. In a world of parties, gangs and violence, he’s managed to keep out… View Full Synopsis

Starring: David Jonsson, Tom Blyth, Alex Hassell, Corin Silva

Directed By: Cal McMau

Critics Consensus: A tenderly crafted, often devastating portrait of childhood in rural Iraq, The President’s Cake vividly brings to life its morally complex world through richly drawn characters and intimate storytelling.

Synopsis: While people across 1990’s Iraq struggle to survive, 9-year old Lamia has been selected to prepare a cake to celebrate the President’s birthday. In a… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Rahim AlHaj

Directed By: Hasan Hadi

Critics Consensus: A masterfully-assembled memory piece that goes a long way towards articulating life-altering grief, Blue Heron is deeply affecting and announces writer-director Sophy Romvari as an artist to watch.

Synopsis: In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is interrupted by… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Iringó Réti, Amy Zimmer, Eylul Guven, Iringó Réti

Directed By: Sophy Romvari

Critics Consensus: Weaving high-stakes political commentary with rich personal dynamics that are bolstered by Sope Dirisu’s commanding performance, My Father’s Shadow casts a highly promising light on feature-debut director Akinola Davies’ future.

Synopsis: The UK’s Best International Feature Film entry to the 98th Academy Awards® and recipient of the Caméra d’Or Special Mention at Cannes, Akinola Davis Jr.’s… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sope Dirisu, Godwin Egbo, Chibuike Marvellous Egbo, Efon Wini

Directed By: Akinola Davies

Critics Consensus: It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights — this spirited return to The Muppet Show‘s roots is clever, earnest, and feels exactly right.

Synopsis: It’s “The Muppet Show!” Kermit, Miss Piggy and the beloved Muppet gang are back with a brand-new special event. Music, comedy, and a whole lot… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz

Directed By: Alex Timbers, Alex Timbers, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg

Critics Consensus: A sweeping yet intimate historical epic, Palestine ’36 demands careful attention to its intricately woven storytelling, rewarding viewers with a humanist, clear-eyed act of remembrance.

Synopsis: 1936. As villages across mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jeremy Irons, Liam Cunningham, Robert Aramayo, Hiam Abbass

Directed By: Annemarie Jacir

Critics Consensus: Guided by Gianfranco Rosi’s eloquent directorial hand, Pompei: Below the Clouds captures life in a fragile, volcano-shadowed city with a deeply evocative, surprisingly hopeful cinematic mosaic.

Synopsis: From award-winning filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi comes Pompei: Below the Clouds, a striking portrait of life in Naples, a city living in the shadow of Vesuvius…. View Full Synopsis

Directed By: Gianfranco Rosi

Critics Consensus: A visually magnificent tribute to humanity’s fascination with animals, Ghost Elephants is a haunting documentary that reaffirms how much any subject becomes all the more intriguing when beheld by Werner Herzog’s gaze.

Synopsis: For over a decade, Dr. Steve Boyes, conservation biologist and National Geographic Explorer, has been in search of a mysterious, elusive herd of Ghost Elephants… View Full Synopsis

Directed By: Werner Herzog

Critics Consensus: A documentary departure for director Lucrecia Martel that fits in seamlessly with the themes of her fiction films, Our Land captures the dignity and perseverance of an Indigenous community with sharp insight.

Synopsis: Armed men kill Indigenous leader Javier Chocobar during attempted eviction in Argentina, 2009. After years of protests, a court case opens in 2018. Community voices… View Full Synopsis

Directed By: Lucrecia Martel

Critics Consensus: A deft balance of prickly and sweet that’s bound together by Robert Aramayo’s knockout performance, I Swear doesn’t sugarcoat the challenges of Tourette syndrome while delivering an uplifting tale of resilience.

Synopsis: Scottish setting, true life story of John Davidson. Diagnosed with Tourette’s at 15, targeted as ‘insane’ by his peers, he struggled with a condition few… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robert Aramayo, Peter Mullan, Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson

Directed By: Kirk Jones

Critics Consensus: Resurrecting Elvis Presley at the peak of his showmanship, Baz Luhrmann’s truly epic concert documentary restores some joy into The King’s legacy, thank you very much.

Synopsis: Elvis sings and tells his story like never before in a new cinematic experience from visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann.

Directed By: Baz Luhrmann, Tom Mackay, Richard Story, Krista Wegener

Critics Consensus: Combining slyly skillful filmmaking with gut-busting laughs, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie will be pure heaven for fans of the series while making happy converts of the uninitiated.

Synopsis: When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.

Starring: Ben Petrie, Ethan Eng, Luke Lalonde, Jay McCarrol

Directed By: Matt Johnson, Jared Raab, Kate Parkes, Jay McCarrol

Critics Consensus: Anchored by Sergei Loznitsa’s impeccable staging and Aleksandr Kuznetsov’s haunting performance, Two Prosecutors delivers its chilling portrait of bureaucratic deception and lost idealism with quiet, unsettling power.

Synopsis: The latest film from the great Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa (My Joy) is a scalpel-precise tale of the horrors of totalitarian bureaucracy. Adapting a novel… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Aleksandr Filippenko, Anatoliy Belyy, Andris Keiss

Directed By: Sergei Loznitsa

Critics Consensus: Redux Redux detonates as a fiercely imaginative, nerve‑shredding multiverse thriller that channels grief and terror into a tightly controlled, emotionally searing story of loss and reckoning.

Synopsis: In an attempt to avenge her daughter’s death, Irene Kelly travels through parallel universes, killing her daughter’s murderer over and over again. She grows addicted… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michaela McManus, Stella Marcus, Jeremy Holm, Jim Cummings

Directed By: Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus, Karen Cormier, Paul Cormier

Critics Consensus: A public service announcement with a disarming sense of humor, André is an Idiot brings a light touch to a morbid topic and is all the more powerful for it.

Synopsis: André is a brilliant idiot. He is dying because he didn’t get a colonoscopy. His sobering diagnosis, complete irreverence, and insatiable curiosity, send him on… View Full Synopsis

Directed By: Tony Benna, Jessica Harrop, Nicole Stott, Emily Osborne

Critics Consensus: Equal parts harrowing and unsentimental in its evocation of the brutal grind of hospital work, Late Shift clocks in as an accomplished character study with a superb Leonie Benesch front and center.

Synopsis: Dedicated nurse Floria navigates the relentless pace of her hospital’s understaffed surgical ward with humanity and warmth. As her overnight shift intensifies, she is pushed… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Leonie Benesch, Sonja Riesen, Urs Bihler, Margherita Schoch

Directed By: Petra Biondina Volpe

Critics Consensus: A beguiling odyssey that offsets its scrappy production values with sumptuously analog presentation, OBEX is a wildly inventive riff on the digital world.

Synopsis: In pre-internet 1987, Conor and his dog Sandy live a life of seclusion, lost in the slow-rendering graphics of early Macs and televisions aglow with… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Albert Birney, Callie Hernandez, Frank Mosley

Directed By: Albert Birney

Critics Consensus: A hushed, enigmatic psychodrama, Miroirs No. 3 simmers with mystery and mood as Paula Beer’s transfixing performance anchors its exploration of fractured identity.

Synopsis: During a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura, a young piano student from Berlin, miraculously survives a shocking car crash. Awakening in a nearby house,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Paula Beer, Barbara Auer, Matthias Brandt, Enno Trebs

Directed By: Christian Petzold

Critics Consensus: Quietly powerful and profoundly humanistic, Young Mothers deftly balances social observation with intimate character study to craft an essential portrait of resilience.

Synopsis: Five young mothers living in a shelter strive for a better future for themselves and kids amidst challenging upbringings.

Starring: Elsa Houben, Babette Verbeek, Janaina Halloy, Lucie Laruelle

Directed By: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Critics Consensus: Surveying the natural world and the people who wander through it with generous empathy, Silent Friend is one of writer-director Idikó Enyedi’s most lyrical and profound efforts yet.

Synopsis: In the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. This silent witness has observed over… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, Sylvester Groth

Directed By: Ildikó Enyedi

Critics Consensus: A visual knockout that patiently explores the price that artists pay for their craft, Kokuho‘s astonishing technical virtues are only rivaled by Ryô Yoshizawa and Ryûsei Yokohama’s superb performances.

Synopsis: Nagasaki, 1964 — After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ryô Yoshizawa, Ryûsei Yokohama, Soya Kurokawa, Keitatsu Koshiyama

Directed By: Lee Sang-il

Critics Consensus: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo uses rich magical realism and vividly realized characters to poetically explore queer resistance, found family, and the power of empathy over fear.

Synopsis: In the early 80’s, in the Chilean desert, eleven-year-old Lidia grows up in a loving queer family pushed on the edge of an unwelcoming dusty… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tamara Cortés, Matías Catalán, Paula Dinamarca, Claudia Cabezas

Directed By: Diego Céspedes

Critics Consensus: Taking an icky conceit and twisting it to deviously crowd-pleasing ends, Obsession is dauntingly disturbing while also skillfully amusing and thrilling.

Synopsis: After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless

Directed By: Curry Barker

Critics Consensus: An eager beaver for endearment that has the charm to back it up, Hoppers is a sprightly riot that might just be the funniest entry in the Pixar canon yet.

Synopsis: What if you could talk to animals and understand what they’re saying? In Disney and Pixar’s all-new feature film “Hoppers,” scientists have discovered how to… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Meryl Streep

Directed By: Daniel Chong

Critics Consensus: The Love That Remains gently drifts through a melancholic yet quietly humorous portrait of love and separation with its exquisite Icelandic imagery and tender performances buoying a deliberately mild, fragmentary narrative.

Synopsis: Anna, an artist, and Magnús, a fisherman, live with their three children and charismatic sheepdog in the quiet grandeur of the Icelandic countryside. As the… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Saga Garðarsdóttir, Sverrir Gudnason, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Þorgils Hlynsson

Directed By: Hlynur Pálmason

Critics Consensus: Somber and boldly intimate, Mother of Flies is a folk horror chamber piece that infuses its meditation on death with jaw-dropping practical effects and ferocious weirdness.

Synopsis: A young woman suffering from a life-threatening illness ventures deep into the woods to seek the help of a mystical healer offering an unconventional cure.

Starring: Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, John Adams, Lulu Adams

Directed By: John Adams, Toby Poser, Zelda Adams

Critics Consensus: Oscillating between brutal humor and unsettling insight, Our Hero, Balthazar is an audacious and often astonishing directorial debut tinged with riveting performances and sprawling thematic ambition.

Synopsis: Eager to impress his activist crush, a wealthy New York teenager follows an online connection to Texas, where he’s convinced he can stop an act… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jaeden Martell, Asa Butterfield, Chris Bauer, Jennifer Ehle

Directed By: Oscar Boyson

Critics Consensus: An unsettling maze navigated with finesse by director Genki Kawamura, Exit 8 is a video game adaptation rendered with existential dread and stylistic sophistication.

Synopsis: A man trapped in a endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma, Kotone Hanase

Directed By: Genki Kawamura

Critics Consensus: Proving that old toys can learn new tricks while reckoning with an era of endless screen time, Toy Story 5 largely sidesteps franchise fatigue by reaffirming that children everywhere still got a friend in these lovable characters.

Synopsis: The toys are back in Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” and this time it’s Toy meets Tech. Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Tony Hale

Directed By: Andrew Stanton

Critics Consensus: The Serpent’s Skin sheds some light on the trans experience with its narrative ingenuity and an evocative color palette, delivering a feel-good horror hybrid in its sleek runtime.

Synopsis: After escaping her transphobic hometown, Anna meets goth tattoo artist Gen. They bond over shared supernatural abilities, but Gen’s tattoo work accidentally conjures a demon… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Alexandra McVicker, Avalon Fast, Jordan Dulieu, Charlotte Chimes

Directed By: Alice Maio Mackay

Critics Consensus: A direct continuation of 28 Years Later that ups the gore while deepening the dread, The Bone Temple is finely adorned by Nia DaCosta’s unnerving direction as well as Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell’s inspired performances.

Synopsis: Expanding upon the world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 Years Later — but turning that world on its head — Nia… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Alfie Williams, Jack O'Connell, Erin Kellyman

Directed By: Nia DaCosta, Cillian Murphy

Critics Consensus: Putting director Sam Raimi’s penchant for diabolical mayhem to great use, Send Help doesn’t need any assistance in thrills thanks to a very game Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien along with a viciously clever script.

Synopsis: In “Send Help,” two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O'Brien, Edyll Ismail, Dennis Haysbert

Directed By: Sam Raimi, Jonathan Hook

Critics Consensus: A raucous capitalist critique, I Love Boosters careens through the carefully-controlled chaos of writer-director Boots Riley’s imagination to deliver a comedy that’s as funny as it is thought-provoking.

Synopsis: Professional shoplifters embark on a wild adventure as they target a cutthroat fashion mogul.

Starring: Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu

Directed By: Boots Riley

Critics Consensus: A glossy, slow burn thriller carried by soulful performances, Islands compellingly explores loneliness with artful restraint and intoxicating atmosphere.

Synopsis: In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom (Sam Riley) teaches… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sam Riley, Stacy Martin, Jack Farthing, Dylan Torrell

Directed By: Jan-Ole Gerster

Critics Consensus: The Last Viking leverages Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Mads Mikkelsen’s finely tuned chemistry to anchor its cartoonish violence and offbeat humor, resulting in a film that’s as sincere and affecting as it is bizarre.

Synopsis: Anker is released from prison following a fifteen-year sentence for robbery. The money from the heist was buried by Anker’s brother, Manfred. Only he knows… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sofie Gråbøl, Lars Ranthe

Directed By: Anders Thomas Jensen

Critics Consensus: Cleverly contextualizing Albert Camus’ existentialist classic within a modern political lens, François Ozon’s The Stranger is as intriguing to mull over as it is beautiful to look at.

Synopsis: In French Algeria, Meursault drifts through life and love with mysterious detachment. When he stands accused of murdering an Arab man, indifference is his only… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Denis Lavant

Directed By: François Ozon

Critics Consensus: Romería unfolds as a quietly observed, beautifully acted family study, where director Carla Simón’s delicate sense of place and Llúcia Garcia’s luminous presence combine to create a quietly powerful film.

Synopsis: A beautifully rendered autobiographical tale, Romería is celebrated Spanish director Carla Simón’s touching portrait of family origins. In a bravura performance, Llúcia Garcia stars as… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tristán Ulloa, Sara Casasnovas, José Ángel Egido, Miryam Gallego

Directed By: Carla Simón

Critics Consensus: Magellan blends Lav Diaz’s slow cinema rigor with the biopic form to create a visually hypnotic, deliberately paced historical epic that immerses viewers in a spiritually charged meditation on power, mythology, and colonial ambition.

Synopsis: 16th century. Magellan, a young and ambitious Portuguese navigator, rebels against the power of the King, who doesn’t support his dream of discovering the world…. View Full Synopsis

Starring: Gael García Bernal, Ângela Azevedo, Amado Arjay Babon, Ronnie Lazaro

Directed By: Lav Diaz

Critics Consensus: Anchored by Daisy Ridley’s magnetic performance and a grimly inventive premise, We Bury the Dead keenly uses familiar zombie tropes as a framework to deliver a beautifully shot, emotionally resonant meditation on loss and grief.

Synopsis: After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise — they hunt. The military insists they are harmless and slow-moving, offering hope to grieving… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites, Matt Whelan, Mark Coles Smith

Directed By: Zak Hilditch, Lee Broda, Ford Corbett, Jatin Desai

Critics Consensus: A restrained meditation on grief, Renoir gradually accumulates a big emotional wallop thanks in large part to Yui Susuzki’s guileless performance.

Synopsis: Suburban Tokyo, 1987. Imaginative eleven-year-old Fuki begins her summer break lonely and adrift — her kind, terminally ill father has landed once again in the… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Yui Suzuki, Hikari Ishida, Ayumu Nakajima, Yumi Kawai

Directed By: Chie Hayakawa

Critics Consensus: A loosely structured yet emotionally sharp coming-of-age film, Mile End Kicks captures early 20s aimlessness with authentic charm, lifted by Barbie Ferreira’s natural lead turn and Chandler Levack’s confident, unsentimental direction.

Synopsis: I Like Movies director Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks is a bright romantic comedy starring Barbie Ferreira as Grace, a young music critic who moves… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostick, Stanley Simons, Juliette Gariépy

Directed By: Chandler Levack, Brian Alkerton, Timo Argillander, Fraser Ash

Critics Consensus: A comprehensive survey of a brave new world, The AI Doc is a balanced inquiry into a transformative technology that weighs the risks with a touching amount of humanity.

Synopsis: From the Academy Award®-winning filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny; a father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this… View Full Synopsis

Directed By: Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell

Critics Consensus: Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas prove to be harmonious screen partners in Power Ballad, a mellow dramedy that acknowledges the allure and pitfalls of stardom with equal measures of grace.

Synopsis: When Rick (Paul Rudd), a past-his-prime wedding singer, meets fading boy-band star Danny (Nick Jonas) during a gig, the two bond over music and a… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Jack Reynor, Havana Rose Liu

Directed By: John Carney

Critics Consensus: A bonkers riff on the lengths people will go to for connection, Dead Lover‘s singular sensibility can be an acquired taste but writer-director Grace Glowicki’s vision is admirably one of a kind.

Synopsis: A lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses finally meets her dream man, but their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea…. View Full Synopsis

Starring: Leah Doz, Grace Glowicki, Lowen Morrow, Ben Petrie

Directed By: Grace Glowicki

Critics Consensus: Sporting a terrific voice cast, nifty animation, and a solid moral for youngsters, GOAT plays a familiar game with enough style and finesse to come close to the greats.

Synopsis: From Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, comes GOAT, an original action-comedy set in an all-animal world. The story follows Will,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Steph Curry, Aaron Pierre

Directed By: Tyree Dillihay, Rick Mischel, Fonda Snyder

Critics Consensus: A breezy portrait of bohemian Warsaw elevated by Charli XCX’s poised, quietly commanding performance, Erupcja unfurls as a refreshingly genuine, contemplative drama that lingers with understated grace.

Synopsis: Set in Poland, ERUPCJA follows two women as they complicate their romantic lives. Nel lives in Warsaw where she works at a flower shop. When… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Charli XCX, Lena Góra, Jeremy O. Harris, Will Madden

Directed By: Pete Ohs

Critics Consensus: Pairing Claire Foy’s psychologically raw performance with lush, evocative imagery, H Is for Hawk approaches its tale of grief and acceptance with bruising realism and thoughtful candor.

Synopsis: H is for Hawk follows Helen (Claire Foy), who, after the sudden death of her father (Brendan Gleeson), loses herself in the memories of their… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson, Denise Gough, Sam Spruell

Directed By: Philippa Lowthorpe

Critics Consensus: A humanistic variation on one of Steven Spielberg’s most revisited themes, Disclosure Day‘s breathless pursuit of optimism in an age of conspiracy gets its biggest boost from career-highlight work by Emily Blunt.

Synopsis: If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson

Directed By: Steven Spielberg, Adam Somner, Chris Brigham

Critics Consensus: A Private Life mixes Hitchcockian suspense, glossy aesthetics, and a playful streak of camp into an entertaining if somewhat slight mystery that’s held together by Jodie Foster’s captivating presence.

Synopsis: When renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner learns of the death of one of her patients she is deeply troubled. Convinced that it was murder, she decides… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira, Mathieu Amalric

Directed By: Rebecca Zlotowski

Critics Consensus: A smart but familiar B-movie throwback, Cold Storage delivers campy performances, gooey splatter, and wry sci-fi wit with infectious enthusiasm.

Synopsis: Teacake (Joe Keery) and Naomi (Georgina Campbell), two young employees of a self-storage company built on the site of an old US military base, have… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell, Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville

Directed By: Jonny Campbell, Anna Marsh, Ron Halpern, Shana Eddy-Grouf

Critics Consensus: That’s one bad ape, and Primate is one lean, mean, effective chiller.

Synopsis: In PRIMATE, a group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.

Starring: Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, Troy Kotsur, Victoria Wyant

Directed By: Johannes Roberts, Vicki Dee Rock, Nathan Samdahl, Johannes Roberts

Critics Consensus: Leveraging Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s classic chemistry to texturize a friendship tested by greed, The Rip tears into its potboiler setup with compulsively watchable confidence.

Synopsis: Upon discovering millions in cash in a derelict stash house, trust among a team of Miami cops begins to fray. As outside forces learn about… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor

Directed By: Joe Carnahan

Critics Consensus: Normal thrives on Bob Odenkirk’s gruff yet playful presence and director Ben Wheatley’s over-the-top carnage, delivering simple, ridiculous, and consistently entertaining thrills despite its familiar premise.

Synopsis: For Sheriff Ulysses (Bob Odenkirk), his provisional posting to the quaint Midwestern American town of Normal was meant to be a welcome respite from both… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bob Odenkirk, Lena Headey, Henry Winkler, Summer H. Howell

Directed By: Ben Wheatley, Josh Adler, Rhonda Baker

Critics Consensus: An ambitious yet imperfect thriller, Eagles of the Republic blends old fashioned suspense, dark political satire, and romance into a fitfully entertaining portrait of celebrity and moral compromise.

Synopsis: Egypt’s most adored actor, George Fahmy (Fares Fares) is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. He reluctantly accepts the role… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Fares Fares, Lyna Khoudri, Zineb Triki, Sherwan Haji

Directed By: Tarik Saleh

Critics Consensus: Masterfully using negative space and unsettling audio to build its creeping dread, undertone erupts as a diabolically immersive aural nightmare.

Synopsis: The host of a popular paranormal podcast is sent hidden messages within anonymous recordings, unleashing a demonic presence that is impossible to escape.

Starring: Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Michèle Duquet, Keana Lyn

Directed By: Ian Tuason, Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Chad Archibald

Critics Consensus: The Wrecking Crew is as brawny and disarmingly charming as its two leading men, smashing through a thin story with colorful pyrotechnics and a satisfying amount of attitude.

Synopsis: In this action comedy, two estranged half-brothers, Jonny (Jason Momoa) and James (Dave Bautista) are forced to reunite after their father’s mysterious death. As they… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, Claes Bang, Temuera Morrison

Directed By: Angel Manuel Soto

Critics Consensus: Scarlet is a narratively ambitious take on Hamlet that delivers awe-inspiring fantasy, wondrous animation, and an unforgettable atmosphere.

Synopsis: A sword-wielding princess embarks on a dangerous quest to avenge the death of her father. She soon meets an idealistic young man who shows her… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mana Ashida, Masaki Okada, Masachika Ichimura, Kôji Yakusho

Directed By: Mamoru Hosoda

Critics Consensus: Fueled by Riz Ahmed’s electrifying turn, this gritty, streamlined Hamlet boldly reimagines the classic tragedy with ferocious emotion and intent.

Synopsis: Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy is reimagined in a bold, modern adaptation set within London’s elite South Asian community. When Hamlet (Riz Ahmed) returns for his… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Sheeba Chadha

Directed By: Aneil Karia