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Drama films 2026

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Take Me Home (2026 film)

Take Me Home (2026) is Liz Sargent's debut drama, expanded from her 2023 Sundance short, starring her sister Anna Sargent as a disabled Korean adoptee caregiver; it won Sundance's Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award and opened limitedly via WILLA.

Tell Me Everything (2026 film)

Tell Me Everything (Hebrew: Atzma'ut, עצמאות) is a 2026 Israeli-French drama by Moshe Rosenthal about a boy's discovery of his father's secret in 1987 Tel Aviv; Sundance premiere, record 16 Ophir nominations, 10 wins, Israel's 99th Academy Awards submission.

Tenzing (film)

Tenzing (2026 film), also called Tenzing Norgay biopic, is Jennifer Peedom's Apple Original Films drama starring Genden Phuntsok and Tom Hiddleston about the 1953 first Everest ascent, released October 2026.

Test (2026 film)

Test (2026) is an American LGBTQ+ sports drama directed by Sam McConnell, written by and starring Brock Yurich as a small-town bodybuilder facing PEDs, faith, and queer awakening; distinct from the 2025 Tamil cricket film Test.

The Accompanist (2026 film)

The Accompanist (2026) is Zach Woods's feature directorial debut, an American magical-realist foster-care drama starring Susan Sarandon, Everly Carganilla, and Aubrey Plaza; it premiered June 4, 2026 at Tribeca.

The Beloved (2026 film)

The Beloved (El ser querido) is a 2026 Spanish-French drama by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, starring Javier Bardem and Victoria Luengo as an estranged father-daughter filmmaking pair; it competed at Cannes 2026 and opened in Spain on 26 August 2026.

The Birthday Party (2026 film)

The Birthday Party (Histoires de la nuit) is Léa Mysius's 2026 French thriller adapting Laurent Mauvignier's novel; it premiered in Cannes Competition on 22 May 2026, stars Hafsia Herzi and Monica Bellucci, and is distinct from Miguel Ángel Jiménez's 2025 Willem Dafoe film of the same title.

The Day She Returns

The Day She Returns (그녀가 돌아온 날) is Hong Sang-soo's 2026 black-and-white South Korean drama, his 34th feature, starring Song Seon-mi as an actress returning after twelve years; it premiered in Panorama at the 76th Berlinale.

The Doll (2026 film)

The Doll (Lalka) is Maciej Kawalski's 2026 Polish feature film adapting Bolesław Prus's novel, starring Marcin Dorociński and Kamila Urzędowska, 162 minutes, released 30 September 2026, distinct from the Netflix series.

The Dreamed Adventure

The Dreamed Adventure (Das geträumte Abenteuer) is Valeska Grisebach's 2026 German-French-Bulgarian-Austrian crime drama set in Svilengrad, Bulgaria, starring Yana Radeva and Syuleyman Letifov; it won the Cannes Jury Prize and is Bulgaria's 2027 Oscar entry.

The Education of Jane Cumming

The Education of Jane Cumming (Eine Schule für Jane Cumming) is Sophie Heldman's 2026 UK-German-Swiss historical drama, premiering in Berlinale Panorama, about the 1810 Edinburgh libel case of teachers Jane Pirie and Marianne Woods, based on Lillian Faderman's Scotch Verdict.

The Green Eyes

The Green Eyes (Les Yeux verts) is a 2026 French-Belgian-Swedish drama by Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh about an Iraqi refugee girl entering her brother's dreams after he falls into resignation syndrome; it opened Locarno 2026.

The Idiot(s)

The Idiot(s) is a 2026 Germany-Poland period drama by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert, starring Aimee Lou Wood and Johnny Flynn as Anna and Fyodor Dostoevsky, adapted from Kaufman's The Gambler Wife; distinct from Macon Blair's 2026 comedy Idiots.

The Last Day (2026 film)

The Last Day (2026) is Rachel Rose's feature debut drama, loosely adapted from Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, starring Alicia Vikander, Victoria Pedretti, and Wagner Moura; it premiered at Tribeca on June 6, 2026, runs 99 minutes, and was produced by Killer Films.

The Last Sunrise

The Last Sunrise is a 2026 Prime Video romantic drama directed by Carlson Young, adapted from Anna Todd's 2025 novel, starring Maia Reficco, Fernando Lindez, and Eva Longoria; a Spain-US co-production set in Mallorca.

The Leader (film)

The Leader is a 2026 English-language drama directed by Michael J. Gallagher about the Heaven's Gate cult, starring Tim Blake Nelson as Marshall Applewhite and Vera Farmiga as Bonnie Lu Nettles; it premiered at Tribeca 2026. Distinct from the 2026 Tamil action film Leader.

The Long Haul (2026 film)

The Long Haul (2026) is David Drake's debut feature drama, formerly titled Dead Letters, starring Margo Martindale as trucker CJ Montague facing parole of her daughter's murderer; it premiered at Tribeca on June 7, 2026.

The Man I Love (2026 film)

The Man I Love is a 2026 Ira Sachs drama, written with Mauricio Zacharias, starring Rami Malek as AIDS-stricken New York performer Jimmy George; it competed at Cannes 2026 and holds 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Man with the Plan (film)

The Man with the Plan is a 2026 British drama by Christine Edzard starring Simon Callow as William Beveridge; student Flea (Sophie Jenkin) explores the 1942 Beveridge Report's Five Giants in a self-funded Sands Films production touring UK venues.

The Meltdown (film)

The Meltdown (El deshielo) is Manuela Martelli's 2026 Chilean mystery drama, premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard, set in 1992 post-Pinochet Chile at an Andean ski hotel where a German skier vanishes; Chile's 2027 Oscar submission.

The Moment (2026 film)

The Moment (2026) is an A24 mockumentary directed by Aidan Zamiri, starring Charli XCX as a fictionalized version of herself after Brat summer; premiered at Sundance 2026, released January 30, 2026.

The Revisionist

The Revisionist is a 2026 American drama, Alex Vlack's narrative feature debut, premiering at Tribeca with Alison Brie, Tom Sturridge, André Holland, and Dustin Hoffman; a blocked novelist manipulates real people into her fiction. Not the 2013 Jesse Eisenberg play.

The River Train

The River Train (El tren fluvial) is a 2026 Argentine debut feature by Lorenzo Ferro and the late Lucas A. Vignale, following nine-year-old malambo dancer Milo Barría as he runs away by train to Buenos Aires; it premiered in Berlinale Perspectives.

The Sun Never Sets (2026 film)

The Sun Never Sets (2026) is Joe Swanberg's Alaskan romantic drama starring Dakota Fanning, Jake Johnson, and Cory Michael Smith. Premiered at SXSW March 13, 2026; limited US release August 28, 2026 via IFC; shot on 35mm in Anchorage; $282,578 domestic gross; 79% on Rotten Tomatoes.

They Fight

They Fight is a 2026 American boxing drama directed by Sheldon Candis, adapted from the 2018 documentary, starring André Holland as ex-con coach Walt Manigan; it premiered at Tribeca and streamed on Hulu and Disney+ from July 17, 2026.

To the Max (film)

To the Max (La fiera) is a 2026 Spanish drama directed by Salvador Calvo about Spain's wingsuit BASE-jumping pioneers, released theatrically 6 February 2026 and on Netflix 14 August 2026; advisor Carlos Suárez died during filming.

Top of the World (2026 film)

Top of the World (2026 film) is an American documentary short directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West about the Windows on the World restaurant atop the World Trade Center's North Tower, released by CNN Films for the September 11 attacks' 25th anniversary.

Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear

Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear is a 2026 Hulu/Disney+ documentary about Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, directed by Justin Krook and Michael Dwyer, filmed 2017-2026, covering his 2008 plane crash survival and recovery.

Trial of Hein

Trial of Hein (Der Heimatlose) is Kai Stänicke's 2026 German debut drama, 122 minutes, in which a man returning after 14 years to a North Sea island village must prove his identity at a village trial; it won the Teddy Jury Award at the 2026 Berlinale.

Uchronia (film)

Uchronia (2026) is a Greek-Netherlands psychedelic docu-essay by Fil Ieropoulos, written by Foivos Dousos, in which Arthur Rimbaud's ghost meets queer revolutionaries; premiered at the 2026 Berlinale Forum Expanded.