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DIRECTORS
Travis Knight
Jacob Tremblay, Richard E Grant, Amandla Stenberg, Tom Waits, Tantoo Cardinal, Maya Erskine, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, Charlie Day, Mahershala Ali, Carey Mulligan, Jake Johnson
RELEASE DATE
October 23, 2026
PG-13 - for strong fantasy violence/bloody images, thematic material, suicide-related material, brief partial nudity and language.
Fantasy, Epic, Animation
DIRECTOR
James Watkins
Tom Rhys Harries, Nancy Carroll, Joshua James, Eddie Marsan, Naomi Ackie, Max Minghella, David Dencik
RELEASE DATE
October 23, 2026
R - for strong bloody violence, gore, language, some nudity and brief drug use.
Superhero, Revenge, Horror
DIRECTOR
Taika Waititi
Steve Buscemi, Amy Adams, Natasha Lyonne, Jenna Ortega, Mia Tharia, Aran Murphy
RELEASE DATE
October 23, 2026
PG-13 - for thematic elements , some violence and strong language.
Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy
DIRECTOR
Martin McDonagh
Sam Rockwell, Tom Waits, John Malkovich, Parker Posey, Steve Buscemi
RELEASE DATE
November 6, 2026
R - for pervasive language, some strong violence, drug use and sexual references.
Comedy, Espionage, Thriller
DIRECTOR
Brian Duffield
Josh Brolin, Jane Levy, Emily Rudd, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Abrams, John Ortiz
RELEASE DATE
October 16, 2026
PG-13 - for peril, violent content, bloody images, some strong language, and thematic content.
Survival, Thriller
DIRECTORS
Lance Oppenheim, Nathan Fielder
Elizabeth Holmes
RELEASE DATE
October 16, 2026
R - for language and some graphic nudity.
Documentary
DIRECTOR
Chris Rock
Rosalind Eleazar, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya
RELEASE DATE
October 9, 2026
R - for sexual content, drug use, language throughout and some nudity
Comedy, Drama
DIRECTOR
Michael Showalter
Ismael Cruz Cordóva, Brady Wagner, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Anne Hathaway
RELEASE DATE
October 2, 2026
R - for sexual content, some nudity, language, violence and bloody images.
Thriller
DIRECTOR
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Jesse Plemons, Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Sophie Wilde, Emma D’Arcy, Robert John Burke, Burn Gorman
RELEASE DATE
October 2, 2026
R - for pervasive language.
Comedy, Disaster
DIRECTOR
Ian Tuason
Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Michèle Duquet
RELEASE DATE
March 13, 2026
R - for language.
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
DIRECTOR
Aaron Sorkin
Jeremy Allen White, Wunmi Mosaku, Bill Burr, Jeremy Strong, Billy Magnussen, Betty Gilpin, Mikey Madison
RELEASE DATE
October 9, 2026
R - for language.
Legal Drama, Thriller, Docudrama
DIRECTOR
Josef Kubota Wladyka
Alberto Guerra, Alejandro Edda, Rinko Kikuchi
RELEASE DATE
September 25, 2026
R - for sexual content and language.
Drama, Dance, Romance
