U.S. Release Date: 2026-05-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (War violence, bloody images, some strong language, and smoking)
Genre: War Drama
Director: Anthony Maras
Cast: Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina, Damian Lewis
Although it struggles to make meteorology cinematic, this historical drama offers a tense look at the crucial weather forecast behind the Normandy invasion.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-03-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Some Strong Language, Sci-Fi Action)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
Cast: Ryan Gosling, James Ortiz, Sandra Huller
A cerebral yet emotional journey into the unknown that delivers the kind of awe and wonder missing from modern blockbusters.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-02-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Nudity, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Gavin Polone
Cast: Georgina Campbell, James Preston Rogers, Malcolm McDowell
This bleak slasher starts strong but eventually descends into self parody as a nonsensical climax ensures the film fails to deliver any lasting impact.
U.S. Release Date: 2026-01-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, gore, profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Johannes Roberts
Cast: Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, Troy Kotsur, Victoria Wyant, Gia Hunter, Benjamin Cheng
Every horror fan deserves a decent fix, and "Primate" delivers a solid, suspense-driven creature feature that hits many of the right notes without relying on cheap parody.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-11-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Cast: Dimitrius Schuster-Kolomatangi, Elle Fanning
Reinvigorates the tired franchise with sharp humor, bold world building, and a surprisingly sympathetic monster at its core.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2025-07-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Malcolm Washington
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins, Michael Potts, Skylar Aleece Smith
With impeccable period details, top-notch performances, and the text of one of the most lauded plays of the 20th century, this represents one of the stronger unsung late-2024 drops from Netflix.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-06-06
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content, Nude Images)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Bryan Cranston, Tom Hanks, Riz Ahmed, Michael Cera, Mia Threapleton, Benedict Cumberbatch
Anderson has almost completely dispensed with a conventional storyline in service of a movie that delights in parodying seemingly anything and everything.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-11-14
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Documentary
Director: George Butler, Robert Fiore
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Matty Ferrigno, Mike Katz, Serge Nubret, Franco Columbu
A cheesy curiosity upon its release, it has become a valuable historical record because of the lasting cultural impact of its central figure.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-07-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: John Erick Dowdle
Cast: Ben Messmer, Stacy Chbosky, Ivar Brogger, Lou George, Michael Lawson, Samantha Robson
For all its skill at mimicry, it has nothing to say and no real story to tell. It’s as ephemeral as it is unpleasant – a rancid little curiosity whose impressions are easily flushed.
U.S. Release Date: 2023-12-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Fantasy/Comedy
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Mark Ruffalo, Kathryn Hunter, Christopher Abbott, Margaret Qualley, Hanna Schygulla, Jerrod Carmichael
Challenges the kind of by-the-numbers approach that has dominated multiplex fare this year; it is brave, unconventional, and unique.