A Glean movie guide
Best New Movies to Watch Right Now
Fresh from the big and small screens.
The most acclaimed theatrical releases and streaming hits of early 2026.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
The Bride!
A punk-gothic reimagining of the Frankenstein myth starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale.
A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.
- 02
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Cillian Murphy returns as Tommy Shelby in this high-stakes feature-length conclusion to the epic saga.
After his estranged son gets embroiled in a Nazi plot, self-exiled gangster Tommy Shelby must return to Birmingham to save his family — and his nation.
- 03
One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling action-drama is a massive critical success and awards season frontrunner.
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.
- 04
Hoppers
Pixar’s latest follows a girl who transfers her mind into a robotic beaver to explore the animal kingdom.
Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.
- 05
Sinners
Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan reunite for a supernatural thriller set in the 1930s Jim Crow South.
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
- 06
Hamnet
A deeply moving adaptation of the acclaimed novel exploring the life of Shakespeare’s wife and their lost son.
The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
- 07
Nuremberg
Russell Crowe and Rami Malek star in this tense psychological drama set during the post-WWII trials.
In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.
- 08
Scream 7
Neve Campbell returns to the iconic slasher franchise for a meta-horror experience that’s dominating the box office.
When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.
- 09
Wuthering Heights
Emerald Fennell delivers a stylish, modern take on the classic romance starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
Tragedy strikes when Heathcliff falls in love with Catherine Earnshaw, a woman from a wealthy family in 18th-century England.
- 10
Crime 101
Chris Hemsworth and Pedro Pascal face off in a high-stakes jewel heist thriller along the California coast.
When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.
- 11
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Nia DaCosta breathes new life into the post-apocalyptic franchise with a haunting look at human survival.
Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.
- 12
Send Help
Sam Raimi blends humor and survival tension in this story of two employees stranded at a remote station.
Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.