Looking for one or more new movies to watch at your local theater this weekend (September 25/26)? You're in luck. Depending on where you live, there are up to five (!) new films to check out, including the re-release of the highest-grossing Marvel movie of all-time in Avengers: Endgame Encore.
Plenty more new movies are on the way in October, November, and December, too (NB: entries for late October, plus the final two months of 2026 will be added in due course). So, read on to see what else has just dropped in cinemas near you and what else is coming to the big screen very soon.
New movies: September
Avenger: Endgame Encore
Release date: out now (worldwide)
Dropping in theaters just three months shy of Avengers: Doomsday's own much-anticipated release, Avengers: Endgame Encore gives Marvel fans the chance to re-live the cultural phenomenon on the big screen once more.
Billed as necessary viewing ahead of Doomsday's arrival on December 17, Endgame Encore has drawn some criticism for being something of a cash-grab. Indeed, with just six additional minutes to enjoy before the final Marvel Phase 6 film of the year is released, diehard fans can't agree on whether seeing Endgame on the silver screen again is must-see or not — especially as its four new post-credits scenes have already leaked online.
Still, if you want to experience this Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie on the biggest screen imaginable again, the entry fee is still worth it.
Her Private Hell
Release date: out now (worldwide)
Nobody makes movies quite like Nicholas Winding Refn. Few others make films that are as creatively curious and neon-drenched as this, well Neon-published flick as the Danish filmmaker, too.
Sophie Thatcher stars in this sci-fi thriller as Elle, who crosses paths with a US solider known as Private K (Charles Melton) in a dystopian, mist-filled city as the pair individually search for members of their family.
Her Private Hell has received poor reviews from critics (42% on Rotten Tomatoes) and general moviegoers (35% on RT), so one of September's final new movies might be worth swerving in favor of something else.
Hope
Release date: out now (worldwide)
Korean filmmaker Na Hong-jin will deliver Hope alongside Neon (US) and Mubi (internationally) later this year — and, if early reactions (it holds 78% critical and 77% audience ratings on RT) to this supposedly gonzo sci-fi horror movie are any indication, it could be a dark horse for prizes on the 2027 awards circuit.
Set in a remote South Korean town, Hope follows numerous individuals — a police chief, rookie cop, and group of hunters — as they track a mysterious creature that's wrought havoc on the local community. Unbeknownst to them all, though, there's more here than meets the eye and, soon enough, everyone is fighting for their lives against a threat nobody saw coming.
Heart of the Beast
Release date: out now (worldwide)
Brad Pitt fans, listen up, because a new survival thriller starring the A-lister is out now. Oh, and did I mention he'll be teaming up with an adorable pup in it, too?
Heart of the Beast tells the tale of Special Forces officer James Belmont (Pitt) and his trusty canine sidekick Odin, the latter of whom is now a retired combat dog. However, when the pair crash-land in the Alaskan wilderness, their relationship is firmly put to the test as they fight against the bitter cold, dangerous terrain, and the odd grizzly bear.
Come for Pitt, stay to find out if Odin makes it out alive (please let this good boy make it out alive...) and, based on its 88% critical and 96% audience scores on RT, a highly enjoyable flick.
Sense and Sensibility
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Release date: out now (worldwide)
Described by Universal Pictures and subsidiary company Focus Features as "an irresistible take" on Jane Austin's beloved 1811 novel of the same name, the latest big-screen adaptation of Sense and Sensibility will hit theaters very soon.
Daisy Edgar-Jones stars in the period drama as Elinor Dashwood who, along with her sisters Marianne (Esmé Creed-Miles) and Margaret (Bodhi Rae Breathnach) navigates 19th century Britain, heartbreak, and the class divide after their family is stripped of their father's estate. A film reimagining that's been positively received by RT critics, with its 76% rating suggesting it might be worth seeing.
Forgotten Island
Release date: out now (US); October 16 (internationally)
From the creative visionaries behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, DreamWorks' latest animated feature will be a visual and thematic treat for viewers young and old.
In it, best friends Jo and Raissa (voiced by H.E.R and Liza Soberano) are mysteriously transported to the mystical world of Nakali. There, they must join forces Raww and myriad other creatures to escape back to the real world, otherwise Jo and Raissa lose their memories and forget about each other forever. Expect a film full of laughs, frenetic set-pieces, and tons of emotional beats.
New movies: October
Digger
Release date: October 2 (worldwide)
The first of October's new movies sees Tom Cruise tackle his most unusual role since he played Les Grossman in 2008's Tropic Thunder.
In Digger, the A-lister plays a wealthy oil tycoon called Digger Rockwell, who's tasked with saving humanity from a major environmental disaster that he unleashed upon the world. Riz Ahmed, Sandra Huller, Jon Goodman, Emma D'Arcy, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Jesse Plemons are among its starry cast.
Co-written and directed by Alejandro G Inarritu, Warner Bros. will be crossing their fingers that Digger strikes box office gold after an underwhelming year for the entertainment giant.
Verity
Release date: October 2 (worldwide)
The latest Colleen Hoover novel to be turned into a movie, Verity stars Dakota Johnson as Lowen, an author with writer's block who's contacted by Jeremy Crawford (Josh Hartnett) to finish his wife Verity's (Anne Hathaway) bestselling book series. The reason? Verity suffered a mysterious accident that's seemingly left her paralyzed, and she wants Lowen to complete her final novel.
It isn't long, though, before secrets and sexual desires involving the trio come to light. Cue a psychological erotic thriller of a tale that viewers can't agree will be amazing or so bad it's good. Decide for yourself when this Amazon Original lands in theaters next month.
The Social Reckoning
Release date: October 9 (worldwide)
16 years on after The Social Network wowed the world with its adaptation of Facebook's origins and creation, the writer of that movie Aaron Sorkin is on double duties as the scribe and director of this legal thriller sequel.
Starring Jeremy Strong as Mack Zuckerberg (NB: Jesse Eisenberg wouldn't return to play the CEO of Facebook/Meta), The Social Reckoning dramatizes the massive Facebook leak that occurred in 2021. Mikey Madison portrays whistleblower-in-chief France Haugan, while Jeremy Allen White will tackle the role of Wall Street journalist Jeff Horwitz. Expect fireworks on and off the screen once this one lands in cinemas.
Other Mommy
Release date: October 9 (worldwide)
Jessica Chastain is out to give us all nightmares via the dual role she has in Universal's next pre-Halloween movie.
In Other Mommy, Chastain plays Ursula, mom to Bela (Arabella Olivia) and wife of Russ (Jay Duplass). However, when the titular malicious supernatural entity appears and not only starts impersonating Ursula, but also terrifies and tries to kidnap Bela, the young girl and her parents are put at the center of a familial nightmare that they seemingly can't wake from. Haunting doesn't even cover it...
The Uprising
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Release date: out now (US); October 9 (internationally)
A historical drama that sparked confusion when its marketing campaign indicated it was actually a Robin Hood origins story, The Uprising stars Andrew Garfield as Wat Tyler.
One of two men (the other being John Ball (played by Jamie Bell)) who led the infamous 1381 Peasants' Revolt in Britain, the action period piece has drawn mixed reactions from RT fans and critics alike in the US. So, it'll be interesting to see if fares better elsewhere, especially on UK soil.
Street Fighter
Release date: October 16 (worldwide)
With Mortal Kombat II failing to capture audiences' imagination upon its release in May, Paramount Pictures' live-action adaptation of the iconic Street Fighter game series will soon have the chance to show their beat-em-up archrivals how it's done.
Set in 1993, it'll see Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruit Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken (Noah Centineo) to fight in a martial arts tournament and confront the tyrannical M. Bison (David Dastmalchian). Fans new and old can expect plenty of videogame references, campness, and full-throttle action sequences from this one. Altogether now: Hadouken!
Whalefall
Release date: October 16 (worldwide)
Fresh off starring in Zach Cregger's hit Resident Evil movie, Austin Abrams trades survival horror for an aquatic survival thriller.
Based on Daniel Kraus' book namesake, Whalefall sees Abrams portray Jay Gardiner, a scuba diver who gets swallowed alive by a sperm whale when he's inadvertently caught up in said whale's pursuit of its next meal in the form of a giant squid. With only an hour's worth of oxygen left in his air tank, Jay must use every survival skill his dad (Josh Brolin) ever taught him to try and escape his living prison.
A claustrophobia-inducing flick that's had me saying "nope nope nope" since its first teaser dropped, will you attempt to *ahem* stomach one of October's most unlikely new movies?
Primetime
Release date: September 25 (US); October 30 (internationally)
Robert Pattinson's incredibly busy 2026 has continued apace with the hotly-anticipated Primetime.
Based on Chris Hansen's controversial Dateline-NBC TV show To Catch a Predator and a 2007 Esquire article about the death of one of its targets Bill Conradt, the A24 crime-thriller dramatizes the events leading up to, around, and after Conradt's suicide.
Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers, Matthew Maher, Anna Faris, Alex Winter and Bokeem Woodbine are also part of this Lance Oppenheim-directed flick that's earned rave reviews (it holds 86% critical and 84% audience scores on RT) and drew fierce criticism from the real Hansen ahead of release.
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