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111 Echoes from Halifax
111 Echoes from Halifax is a 2026 Swiss-Canadian drama by Mauro Mueller about the Swissair Flight 111 crash of September 2, 1998, told through the bereaved without showing the disaster; it premiered as AIFF 2026's opening gala and won Best Atlantic Feature.
2 Valid IDs
2 Valid IDs is a 2026 Filipino drama directed by Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan, starring Pokwang as a farmer who cannot claim a remittance for her husband's COPD treatment without two valid IDs. It won three Cinemalaya 2026 awards and was released nationwide October 14, 2026.
23 000 Lives
23 000 Lives (German: 23 000 Leben) is a 2026 German Netflix drama directed by Markus Goller, inspired by the Jugend Rettet rescue ship Iuventa, whose young volunteers saved over 23,000 Mediterranean refugees; starring Louis Hofmann, premiered at Filmfest München.
9 Temples to Heaven
9 Temples to Heaven (9 วัด สู่สวรรค์) is a 2026 Thai family drama by Sompot Chidgasornpongse, produced by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, about nine relatives on a one-day merit-making pilgrimage to nine temples; it premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight and is Thailand's 99th Academy Awards entry.
A Bit of Light (2026 film)
A Bit of Light (Kami nour, کمی نور) is a 2026 Persian-language drama by Ali Asgari, an Iran-Switzerland-Italy-Canada-Turkey co-production that premiered in Venice Main Competition, about a doctor who decides to end his life after his clinic is shut down.
A Family (2026 film)
A Family is a 2026 Dutch-language drama by Mees Peijnenburg (Netherlands/Belgium, 89 min), also known as Een Familie, working title Volcano. Siblings Nina and Eli narrate their parents' divorce twice; Berlinale Generation 14plus special mention, Gouden Kalf nominations.
A Long Winter
A Long Winter is a 2026 Canada-UK drama directed by Andrew Haigh, adapted from Colm Tóibín's short story, starring Fred Hechinger, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitríona Balfe, and Kit Connor; a 1950s Colorado family searches for a mother lost in a blizzard.
A Prayer for the Dying (2026 film)
A Prayer for the Dying (2026) is Dara Van Dusen's debut Western drama, adapted from Stewart O'Nan's 1999 novel, starring Johnny Flynn and John C. Reilly; it premiered at Berlinale 2026 and opened in the US October 9, 2026.
All of a Sudden (2026 film)
All of a Sudden (Soudain; based on 急に具合が悪くなる) is Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 2026 French-language drama, 196 minutes, starring Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto, who shared Cannes 2026 Best Actress; premiered in Competition at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
Another Day (2026 film)
Another Day (French: Garance) is a 2026 French drama by Jeanne Herry, her fourth feature, starring Adèle Exarchopoulos as an actress battling alcoholism over eight years. It competed at Cannes 2026 and opened in France on September 23, 2026.
Artificial (2026 film)
Artificial (2026) is Luca Guadagnino's comedy-drama, written by Simon Rich, dramatizing Sam Altman, Ilya Sutskever, and OpenAI's 2023 firing crisis. Starring Andrew Garfield, it was dropped by Amazon MGM, acquired by Neon, premiered at NYFF, and opens in US theaters December 25, 2026.
Ashes (2026 film)
Ashes (Ceniza en la boca), 2026 drama directed by Diego Luna, adapted from Brenda Navarro's novel; premiered Cannes Special Screenings; Anna Díaz plays Lucila, a Mexican migrant reuniting with her mother in Madrid.
At the Sea
At the Sea is a 2026 US-Hungarian drama by Kornél Mundruczó, written with Kata Wéber, starring Amy Adams as Laura, a dancer back from rehab at her family's Cape Cod home; it premiered in competition at the 76th Berlinale on 16 February 2026.
Ben'Imana
Ben'Imana is a 2026 Kinyarwanda-language drama, the debut feature of Rwandan director Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo. Set in Kibeho in 2012 during Gacaca reconciliation trials, it won the Caméra d'Or and FIPRESCI at Cannes and became Rwanda's first Oscar submission.
Bitter Christmas
Bitter Christmas (Amarga Navidad) is a 2026 Spanish tragicomedy by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Bárbara Lennie and Leonardo Sbaraglia, about nested autofictional screenplays; it premiered at Cannes 2026 in Competition.
Bucking Fastard
Bucking Fastard is a 2026 Werner Herzog drama starring Kate and Rooney Mara as sisters Jean and Joan Holbrooke who speak in unison, premiered in competition at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on 3 September 2026, inspired by the Chaplin twins.
California Scenario
California Scenario is a 2026 American indie drama directed by James Takata, co-written with Dara Resnik, set in Isamu Noguchi's Costa Mesa sculpture garden; it premiered at SBIFF 2026 and follows two single parents confronting internment and Holocaust family trauma.
Chork (film)
Chork is an upcoming British drama film directed by Shane Meadows and co-written with Jack Thorne, following two foster siblings fleeing along England's eastern coast.
Clarissa (2026 film)
Clarissa (2026) is a drama by Nigerian twin directors Arie and Chuko Esiri, adapting Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway to contemporary Lagos. Premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight; Sophie Okonedo stars; Neon released it December 11, 2026.
Dark Horse (2026 film)
Dark Horse (2026 film), Brazilian title O Azarão, is a Cyrus Nowrasteh biopic of Jair Bolsonaro starring Jim Caviezel. Its R$134 million financing became a criminal investigation, and Europa Filmes left it without a Brazilian release date.
Dear You (film)
Dear You (给阿嬷的情书) is a 2026 Chinese family drama directed by Lan Hongchun, shot mostly in Teochew about qiaopi remittance letters; a low-budget breakout that became China's second-highest-grossing film of 2026.
Dora (2026 film)
Dora (도라) is a 2026 South Korean psychological drama by July Jung, loosely based on Freud's Dora case, starring Kim Do-yeon and Sakura Ando; it premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2026.
Effi o Blaenau
Effi o Blaenau is a 2026 Welsh-language drama directed by Marc Evans, adapted from Gary Owen's monodrama Iphigenia in Splott, starring Leisa Gwenllian as Effi in Blaenau Ffestiniog; it set a Welsh-language box office record with £215,000 for MetFilm.
Everybody Digs Bill Evans (film)
Everybody Digs Bill Evans is a 2026 Irish-British biographical drama by Grant Gee, adapted from Owen Martell's novel Intermission, starring Anders Danielsen Lie as pianist Bill Evans after Scott LaFaro's 1961 death; it won the Berlin Silver Bear for Best Director.
Extra Geography
Extra Geography is a 2026 British coming-of-age comedy-drama, Molly Manners' feature debut, adapted from Rose Tremain's 2007 short story by Miriam Battye. It premiered in Sundance's World Cinema Dramatic Competition and stars Marni Duggan, Galaxie Clear, and Alice Englert.
Filipiñana
Filipiñana (2026) is Rafael Manuel's debut feature, a class satire set at a Manila country club, expanded from his Silver Bear-winning 2020 short; it won a Sundance Special Jury Award and is the Philippines' 99th Oscars entry.
Flesh and Fuel
Flesh and Fuel (Du fioul dans les artères) is Pierre Le Gall's 2026 French-Polish debut feature, a queer romantic drama about truckers Étienne and Bartosz; it premiered at Cannes Critics' Week and won the Queer Palm Revelation award.
Gauthali (गौंथली)
Gauthali (गौँथली) is a 2026 Nepali social drama directed by Dr. Kapil Rijal from a story by Dr. Bhola Rijal, about child marriage, denied education, and an autistic husband; released July 17, 2026, it became Nepal's second highest-grossing film.
Gentle Monster (film)
Gentle Monster is a 2026 drama by Austrian director Marie Kreutzer, starring Léa Seydoux, Jella Haase, Laurence Rupp, and Catherine Deneuve. It premiered in Competition at Cannes 2026; a pianist's husband is arrested over child abuse material, and it streamed on Netflix from November 18, 2026.
Hershey (film)
Hershey (2026) is a Mark Waters biographical drama starring Finn Wittrock as Milton Hershey and Alexandra Daddario as Kitty, released by Angel Studios in US theaters November 25, 2026.