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'Tis So Sweet
'Tis So Sweet (retitled Give Me Some Sugah) is a 2026 Netflix faith-based drama directed by Tasha Smith, starring Taraji P. Henson and Joey Bada$$, based on Chicago baker Lenore Lindsey's true story, produced by Tyler Perry and DeVon Franklin.
Amri (film)
Amri is an upcoming 2027 American biographical drama directed by Mira Nair, co-written with Clara Royer, about painter Amrita Sher-Gil (1915-1941) across Hungary, France, and India, starring Anjali Sivaraman with Emily Watson, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
Bare (upcoming film)
Bare is an upcoming 2027 British drama, Lorna Tucker's feature directorial debut adapted from her 2025 memoir, starring Florence Hunt as runaway Sophie, with Isla Fisher and Colin Firth; filmed in London, in post-production.
Behemoth!
Behemoth! is a 2026 Searchlight Pictures drama written and directed by Tony Gilroy, starring Pedro Pascal as cellist Alex Serian, scored by nine composers as The Behemoth! Collective, premiered at NYFF, released December 4, 2026.
Children Untold
Children Untold (Watashi no Shiranai Kodomotachi, わたしの知らない子どもたち) is a 2026 Japanese drama film written and directed by Miwa Nishikawa about a 12-year-old war orphan girl in postwar Tokyo who disguises herself as a boy, released October 16, 2026 and opening the 51st Toronto Film Festival's Platform section.
Closing Night (film)
Closing Night is a 2026 drama, Cody Fern's directorial debut co-written with Devon Bostick, starring Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts, and Dianne Wiest as an estranged family; it premiered at TIFF 2026 seeking distribution.
Cry to Heaven (film)
Cry to Heaven is Tom Ford's upcoming film adaptation of Anne Rice's 1982 novel about 18th-century Italian castrati, starring Adele in her acting debut with Nicholas Hoult and Aaron Taylor-Johnson; filmed in Italy in early 2026.
De Noche (film)
De Noche is an upcoming Todd Haynes romantic noir set in 1930s Los Angeles, starring Pedro Pascal and Danny Ramirez as lovers fleeing to Mexico; originally developed with Joaquin Phoenix, who exited in 2024, it was revived with MK2 Films financing and is now in post-production.
Elsinore (film)
Elsinore is a 2026 biographical drama directed by Simon Stone, starring Andrew Scott as actor Ian Charleson (distinct from Elsinore Film, the Rome production company), who performed Hamlet at the National Theatre in 1989 while dying of AIDS; Olivia Colman co-stars.
Fleur (film)
Fleur (film) covers two films in production of that name: Ellie Foumbi's upcoming erotic drama starring Halle Berry as a Paris escort, and Rémi Chayé's French animated feature set in Belle Époque Paris, releasing March 2027.
Fog City (film)
Fog City is a 2023 American comedy-horror film directed by Steve Wolsh, in which friends trapped in a Cape Cod house face a strange orange fog.
Good Little Soldier
A Good Little Soldier (Un bon petit soldat) is a 2026 French drama by Stéphane Brizé starring Alba Rohrwacher as HR manager Carla and Vincent Lindon as her CEO; it won Venice Best Screenplay.
Hillside Drive
Hillside Drive is an upcoming Irish coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Lenny Abrahamson, set in 1970s Dublin and scheduled for release in 2027.
Ibelin (upcoming film)
Ibelin is an upcoming biographical drama directed by Morten Tyldum about Norwegian gamer Mats Steen, who had Duchenne muscular dystrophy and lived richly in World of Warcraft.
It Will Happen Tonight
It Will Happen Tonight (Succederà questa notte) is a 2026 romantic drama directed by Nanni Moretti, freely adapted from Eshkol Nevo's Legami, starring Louis Garrel and Jasmine Trinca, 103 minutes, premiered in Venice competition, released December 3, 2026 in Italy.
Karateka (film)
Karateka is a 2026 Spanish-Belgian biographical sports drama by Aritz Moreno about kata karate champion Sandra Sánchez, starring Andrea Ros and Patrick Criado; premiered at San Sebastián's Velódromo and released in Spain on 30 October 2026.
Lear Rex
Lear Rex is an unreleased film adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, written and directed by Bernard Rose, starring Al Pacino as Lear and Jessica Chastain as Goneril; filmed in Los Angeles from August 2024, still in post-production.
Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors
Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors (Filipino: Makikiraan Po) is a 2026 Philippine historical drama film directed by Lav Diaz, set in 1617 during Spanish colonial rule.
Lovers in the Blue Night
Lovers in the Blue Night is a 2026 Hindi-language drama directed by Anuparna Roy, premiering in Orizzonti at the 83rd Venice Film Festival. It follows four Mumbai migrants, a closeted gay husband, his bar-worker wife, a thief, and a pimp, entangled in love and survival.
My Duchess
My Duchess (2026) is a British biographical drama directed by Mike Newell, written by Louise Fennell, starring Joan Collins as Wallis Simpson and Isabella Rossellini as lawyer Suzanne Blum; John Gore Studios' first film, premiering 28 October 2026.
Onwards and Sideways
Onwards and Sideways is a 2026 British comedy-drama, also known as But When We Dance, directed by John Madden and written by Paul Mayhew-Archer, who has Parkinson's. Rhys Ifans and Laura Linney play strangers diagnosed with Parkinson's the same morning; it premiered at TIFF 2026 and opened in UK cinemas 6 November 2026.
Possible Love (가능한 사랑)
Possible Love (가능한 사랑, Ga-neung-han Sa-rang) is a 2026 South Korean drama by Lee Chang-dong, his first film since Burning (2018), starring Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung, and Cho Yeo-jeong; it won the Venice Silver Lion and is Korea's 99th Academy Awards submission.
Rest and Relaxation
Rest and Relaxation is an upcoming American drama film directed and written by Rebecca Rajadnya, in post-production with Tiny Office Productions. Sunita Mani stars as Amandeep, a guest at a secluded bed and breakfast, alongside Christine Taylor and Scott Cohen.
Rizana – A Caged Bird
Rizana – A Caged Bird, later renamed Rihanna, is a Sri Lankan film by Chandran Rutnam and Sumathi Studios starring Jeremy Irons, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, and Vidushika Reddy, dramatizing the 2005 arrest and 2013 execution of domestic worker Rizana Nafeek in Saudi Arabia.
Rubber Hut
Rubber Hut is an upcoming American drama film written and directed by Hanna Gray Organschi, starring Grace Van Patten as a drive-thru condom seller in 1992 Rhode Island.
Running (upcoming film)
Running is an upcoming Apple Original Films drama directed by Gavin O'Connor, written by Bill Dubuque, starring Spike Fearn as a homeless teen track prodigy, with Brian Tyree Henry, Rhea Seehorn, and Teyonah Parris; release date unannounced.
Samo Lives
Samo Lives is an upcoming American biographical drama by Julius Onah about painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Basquiat, Antony Starr as Andy Warhol, and Jeffrey Wright as Gérard Basquiat; filmed in New York and New Jersey in 2025, releasing December 2026.
Séance on a Wet Afternoon (upcoming film)
Séance on a Wet Afternoon, upcoming psychodrama directed by Tomas Alfredson, written by Jack Thorne, starring Rachel Weisz and Matthew Macfadyen; remakes the 1964 Bryan Forbes film based on Mark McShane's 1961 novel; filmed in England January–March 2026, no release date yet.
Sweetsick
Sweetsick is an upcoming fantasy drama film written and directed by Alice Birch in her directorial debut, starring Cate Blanchett and Spike Fearn, produced by House Productions and Dirty Films with Film4 and Searchlight Pictures.
Tangled Up in Blue (film)
Tangled Up in Blue is an upcoming Jamie Adams drama filmed in Porthcawl and Cardiff, Wales, from June 2026, starring Quentin Tarantino as talent manager Jake Stroud and Kylie Minogue, titled after Bob Dylan's 1975 Blood on the Tracks song; no release date announced.