A Glean movie guide
The Best Movies to Watch Right Now
April 2026 Edition
From massive blockbusters to award-winning indies, these are the films defining 2026.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
Project Hail Mary
Ryan Gosling shines in this gripping, science-heavy survival epic from the directors of Spider-Verse.
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.
- 02
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
A cosmic, visually stunning sequel that takes the Mushroom Kingdom to inventive new heights.
Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside companions new and old, the brothers travel across the stars to stop the young heir's crusade.
- 03
One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson directs Leonardo DiCaprio in a masterful, high-stakes drama that remains a critical peak.
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
The Bride!
Maggie Gyllenhaal delivers a bold, stylish reimagining of a classic monster myth set in 1930s Chicago.
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.
- 05
Sinners
Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan reunite for a haunting, atmospheric supernatural thriller set in the 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
Marty Supreme
Timothée Chalamet is magnetic in this fast-paced, stylish look at the 1950s professional ping-pong circuit.
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
- 07
Superman
James Gunn breathes fresh, optimistic life into the Man of Steel in this definitive and colorful superhero epic.
Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.
- 08
Hoppers
A charming and inventive Pixar adventure about a young girl who swaps minds with a robotic beaver.
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.
- 09
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Danny Boyle returns to his zombie roots with a terrifying and visceral evolution of the post-apocalyptic genre.
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.
- 10
Bugonia
Yorgos Lanthimos delivers another delightfully bizarre and sharp-witted sci-fi comedy starring Emma Stone.
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
- 11
A Poet
A meditative and visually arresting journey through Medellín that has earned a rare 100% critical rating.
Middle-aged and erratic, Oscar is a failed writer who has given up on life. Unemployed and living with family, he wanders the streets of Medellín in a drunken stupor, lamenting the state of literature in his home country, where he has succumbed to the cliché of the tortured artist. However, the opportunity to mentor a young student offers a chance at redemption, if he doesn’t screw it up first.
- 12
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Cillian Murphy returns for a cinematic, high-stakes conclusion to the legendary Shelby family 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.