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17 (2026 film)
17 (2026 film): Macedonian-language coming-of-age drama by Kosara Mitić, North Macedonia/Serbia/Slovenia co-production. Premiered 18 Feb 2026, Berlinale Perspectives; Sara's hidden pregnancy on a school trip; Sarajevo Best Actress for Eva Kostić.
500 Miles (film)
500 Miles is a 2026 British-Irish road drama directed by Morgan Matthews, adapted from Mark Lowery's Charlie and Me, starring Bill Nighy, Roman Griffin Davis, and Maisie Williams; two brothers flee Yorkshire for their grandfather in Dingle, Ireland.
A Mosquito in the Ear
A Mosquito in the Ear (Una Zanzara nell'Orecchio) is a 2026 US-India adoption drama directed by Nicola Rinciari, adapted from Andrea Ferraris's graphic novel, starring Jake Lacy, Nazanin Boniadi, and Ruhi Pal; it opened SBIFF 2026 and won its Panavision Spirit Award.
A Place to Heal
A Place to Heal (French: 15/18) is Cédric Kahn's 2026 French drama about an adolescent psychiatric ward; Venice competition premiere, Marcello Mastroianni Award for Malou Khebizi, Golden Bayard at Namur.
A Special Memory
A Special Memory (Espesyal na Alaala) is a 2026 Viva Films Philippine romance-drama directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng, written by Ricky Lee, starring Bela Padilla and Carlo Aquino; it adapts the Japanese series Pure Soul and depicts early-onset Alzheimer's.
All the Lovers in the Night (すべて真夜中の恋人たち) (film)
All the Lovers in the Night (すべて真夜中の恋人たち) is a 2026 Japanese-French drama directed by Yukiko Sode, adapted from Mieko Kawakami's 2011 novel, starring Yukino Kishii and Tadanobu Asano; it premiered in Un Certain Regard at the 79th Cannes Film Festival and opened in Japan on November 13, 2026.
Ambleside (film)
Ambleside is the original title of Prisoners of Paradise, a 2025-2026 British period romance directed by Mitch Jenkins, adapted from Romesh Gunesekera's novel, set in 1925 Mauritius, starring Ellie Bamber and Mehdi Dehbi, filmed in 2020 and premiered at the Boston Film Festival.
Bedford Park (film)
Bedford Park is a 2026 American drama-romance, the debut feature of writer-director Stephanie Ahn, starring Moon Choi and Son Suk-ku as two Korean Americans brought together by a car accident; it won Sundance's U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Debut Feature and sold to Sony Pictures Classics.
Big Girls Don't Cry (2026 film)
Big Girls Don't Cry is a 2026 New Zealand coming-of-age drama, Paloma Schneideman's debut feature, starring Ani Palmer as 14-year-old Sid Bookman in summer 2006; it premiered at Sundance 2026 and won the Biarritz Nouvelles Vagues Grand Prix.
Burn (炎上) (2026 film)
Burn (炎上, Enjo) is a 2026 Japanese drama by director Makoto Nagahisa starring Nana Mori as Ju-Ju, a runaway from a cult family in Kabukicho; released April 10, 2026, NAKACHIKA PICTURES, 103 min, PG12, Sundance NEXT nominee.
Dua (film)
Dua is a 2026 Kosovo-Switzerland-France coming-of-age war drama by Blerta Basholli, her second feature. Set in late-1990s Prishtina, it premiered at Cannes Critics' Week, won the SACD Award, and is Kosovo's 99th Oscars submission.
Gohan (โกหาน) (film)
Gohan (โกฮัง..หัวใจโกโฮม) is a 2026 Thai drama from GDH 559, BASK, and Houston Films, co-directed by Chayanop Boonprakob, Baz Poonpiriya, and Atta Hemwadee, following a white stray dog through three owners over a decade; released 2 April 2026.
Growth of the Soil (2026 film)
Growth of the Soil (Markens grøde) is Hans Petter Moland's 2026 Norwegian drama adapting Knut Hamsun's 1917 Nobel-winning novel, starring Herbert Nordrum and Asta Kamma August, Norway's Oscar submission for the 99th Academy Awards.
If I Go Will They Miss Me
If I Go Will They Miss Me is Walter Thompson-Hernández's 2026 Sundance NEXT drama, also known by its short-film original title, about a Watts boy mythologizing his father; it stars Bodhi Dell, Danielle Brooks, and J. Alphonse Nicholson, released by Rich Spirit in September 2026.
Iron Boy (film)
Iron Boy (Le Corset) is a 2026 France-Belgium hand-painted animated film by Louis Clichy about 11-year-old Christophe, who wears an iron corset in rural 1980s Beauce; Cannes Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize winner, US release January 22, 2027.
Iván & Hadoum
Iván & Hadoum (2026) is Ian de la Rosa's feature debut, a Spanish romantic drama set in Almería's greenhouses, starring Silver Chicón and Herminia Loh Moreno; it won the Berlinale Teddy Award for Best Feature.
Ketticè
Ketticè (2026) is Giovanni Tortorici's second feature, a coming-of-age film set in Palermo in 2012 about 16-year-old Giulio and Ketty, starring Salvatore Gallina, Rachele Testagrossa and Monica Bellucci, produced by Luca Guadagnino's Frenesy and premiered at Locarno 2026.
La Gradiva
La Gradiva is Marine Atlan's 2026 French-Italian coming-of-age debut feature, following French high school seniors on a school trip to Naples and Pompeii. It won the Cannes Critics' Week Grand Prix and takes its title from Wilhelm Jensen's 1902 novella.
Lady (2026 film)
Lady is a 2026 British-Nigerian neo-noir drama written and directed by Olive Nwosu, starring Jessica Gabriel's Ujah as a Lagos driver saving for a new life in Freetown.
Look Back (ルックバック) (2026 film)
Look Back (ルックバック) is Hirokazu Kore-eda's 2026 live-action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's 2021 one-shot manga, starring Natsuki Deguchi and Aju Makita as aspiring manga artists Fujino and Kyomoto; it premiered in competition at Venice 2026 and opened in Japan on September 11, 2026, following the 2024 anime film.
Low Expectations
Low Expectations (Lave forventninger) is a 2026 Norwegian-Danish drama, Eivind Landsvik's feature debut, starring musician Marie Ulven (Girl in Red) as a burned-out pop star recovering at a high school job; it premiered in Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2026.
Magazine (film)
Magazine (2026) is Alexandra Pechman's feature directorial debut drama, premiering at TIFF Discovery on September 11, 2026; Lily McInerny plays Nora, a 2011 intern at the fictional New York literary magazine Platen, distinct from the Lane Stewart music video and the Marathi film of the same name.
Michael (2026 film)
Michael (2026) is a Lionsgate biopic of Michael Jackson directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring his nephew Jaafar Jackson. It covers 1966–1988, grossed $1 billion, and removed its 1993 allegations ending after reshoots.
Miss You, Love You
Miss You, Love You is a 2026 HBO drama written and directed by Jim Rash, starring Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells as a widow and her estranged son's assistant planning a funeral; released on HBO Max May 29, 2026.
Misty Green
Misty Green is a 2026 American drama film written and directed by Chris Rock, starring Rosalind Eleazar as a stalled actress seeking a comeback, with Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, and Anna Kendrick; released by A24 on October 9, 2026 after its TIFF premiere.
Mouse (2026 film)
Mouse is a 2026 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson, starring Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Sophie Okonedo, and Chloe Coleman, set in Arkansas in 2002.
Nowhere to Lay My Eyes
Nowhere to Lay My Eyes (눈 둘 데가 없네, Nunduldega eomne) is Hong Sang-soo's 2026 South Korean drama, his 35th feature: Kim Min-hee visits her estranged mother on Jeju Island; it won Best Direction, Best Performance, and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at Locarno 2026.
Paradise (2026 film)
Paradise (2026 film), Jérémy Comte's debut feature drama, a Canada-France-Ghana co-production about Ghanaian teen Kojo and Quebec teen Tony; premiered at Berlinale 14 February 2026, French release 19 August 2026. Distinct from The Paradise (Telugu), Attack on Paradise, and Paradise Lost.
Pavane (film)
Pavane (파반느) is a 2026 South Korean youth melodrama on Netflix, directed by Lee Jong-pil, starring Ko A-sung, Byun Yo-han, and Moon Sang-min, adapted from Park Min-gyu's 2009 novel Pavane for a Dead Princess.
Pretty Babies
Pretty Babies (2026) is Tyler-Marie Evans' debut drama, premiering at EIFF, starring Emily Alyn Lind, Sadie Stanley, Madelaine Petsch, and Ashley Benson; two Texas teens chasing Hollywood stardom fall into sex work.