Release schedule for sci fi, fantasy, and horror movies from prior months.
December
Troll 2
Streaming-Netflix, Dec 1
When a dangerous new troll is awakened, unleashing devastation across Norway, beloved adventurers Nora (Ine Marie Wilmann), Andreas (Kim Falck), and Captain Kris (Mads Sjøgård Pettersen) are thrust into their most perilous mission yet. To stop the creature’s ruthless rampage, they must enlist new allies and delve into the country’s ancient history, searching for answers. As the clock ticks and the troll’s path of destruction grows wider, our heroes face impossible odds in their fight to save their homeland from falling into darkness.
Directed by: Roar Uthaug
Starring: Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Sara Khorami
Kombucha
On Demand/Blu-ray, Dec 2
David Cronenberg meets The Office in this oozing corporate horror-comedy of soul death by spreadsheet and gut rot. Trapped in a fluorescent-lit cubicle farm, an aspiring musician thinks the free break room kombucha is a perk – until it begins to change him. What starts with suspicious smiles and team-building ends in a bile-drenched metamorphosis.
Directed by: Jake Myers
Starring: Terrance Carey, Claire McFadden, Paige Bourne
Dust Bunny
In Theaters-Limited, Dec 5
Ten-year-old Aurora has a mysterious neighbor who kills real-life monsters. He’s a hit man for hire. So, when Aurora needs help killing the monster she believes ate her entire family, she procures his services. Suspecting that her parents may have fallen victim to assassins gunning for him, Aurora’s neighbor guiltily takes the job. Now, to protect her, he’ll need to battle an onslaught of assassins — and accept that some monsters are real.
Directed by: Bryan Fuller
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Sophie Sloan, Sigourney Weaver
Speed Train
On Demand, Dec 5
When a futuristic train journey turns chaotic due to a tech genius’s malevolent hacking of brain-implanted violent prisoner passengers, a group of travelers must band together to regain control.
Directed by: Ryan Francis
Starring: Nicky Whelan, Scout Taylor-Compton, Oliver Masucci, Louis Mandylor, Jade Patteri, Liana Ramirez
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
In Theaters, Dec 5
Former security guard Mike and police officer Vanessa have kept the truth from Mike’s 11-year-old sister, Abby, concerning the fate of her animatronic friends. But when Abby sneaks out to reconnect with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, it will set into motion a terrifying series of events, revealing dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s, and unleashing a long-forgotten horror hidden away for decades.
Directed by: Emma Tammi
Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Wayne Knight
Resurrection
In Theaters-Limited, Dec 12
In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast (Jackson Yee) finds illusion, nightmarish visions, and beauty in an intoxicating world of his own making. A work of staggering imagination from visionary Chinese director Bi Gan (Long Day’s Journey Into Night), Resurrection conjures vast and ever-shifting worlds on the brink of collapse in an era-spanning journey through our deepest and most human desires.
Directed by: Bi Gan
Starring: Shu Qi, Mark Chao, Li Gengxi, Jackson Yee
Avatar: Fire and Ash
In Theaters, Dec 19
James Cameron takes audiences back to Pandora in an immersive new adventure with Marine turned Na’vi leader Jake Sully, Na’vi warrior Neytiri, and the Sully family.
Directed by: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang
No More Time
On Demand, Dec 19
A couple seeks refuge in a remote mountain town to escape a mysterious disease that makes some people disappear and others turn into hateful murderers. As the stakes grow higher and the dangers draw closer, the couple must decide who to trust and what they are willing to do to survive.
Directed by: Dalila Droege
Starring: Tunde Adebimpe, David Sullivan, Jennifer Harlow, Mark Reeb
The Plantation
On Demand, Dec 19
An interracial couple takes a backpacking trip deep into the remote Louisiana swamps where they encounter sinister forces at an old plantation hell bent on turning the past into the present.
Directed by: Myles Clohessy
Starring: Brandon Lessard, Liz Lafontant, Robert Clohessy, Kristina Klebe, Baylee Toney, Devante Winfrey, Kara Rossella
Suffer
On Demand, Dec 19
A defiant handmaiden has been exiled and sentenced to die at the far reaches of the land. The tyrannical prince has enslaved her people and is about to snuff out the last pockets of resistance. She must survive the wilderness and end the prince’s violent rule before she succumbs to the dangerous magic that is slowly killing her.
Directed by: Kerry Carlock & Nick Lund-Ulrich
Starring: Naomi McDougall Jones, Scott Beehner, Jennifer Sorenson
Anaconda
In Theaters, Dec 25
Doug and Griff have been best friends since they were kids, and have always dreamed of remaking their all-time favorite movie: the cinematic “classic” Anaconda. When a midlife crisis pushes them to finally go for it, they head deep into the Amazon to start filming. But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation.
Directed by: Tom Gormican
Starring: Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton
January
We Bury the Dead
In Theaters-Limited, Jan 2
After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise – they hunt. The military insists they are harmless and slow-moving, offering hope to grieving families. But when Ava (Daisy Ridley) enters a quarantine zone searching for her missing husband, she uncovers the horrifying truth: the undead are growing more violent, more relentless, and more dangerous with every passing hour.
Directed by: Zak Hilditch
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Mark Coles Smith, Brenton Thwaites
Greenland 2: Migration
In Theaters, Jan 9
In the aftermath of a comet strike that decimated most of the earth, Greenland 2: Migration follows the Garrity family (Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, and Roman Griffin Davis) as they’re forced to leave the safety of their bunker in Greenland to traverse a shattered world in search of a new home.
Directed by: Brandon Auman
Starring: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis, Amber Rose Revah
Primate
In Theaters, Jan 9
A group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.
Directed by: Johannes Roberts
Starring: Nathan Samdahl, Victoria Wyant, Kevin McNally, Tienne Simon, Jessica Alexander, Charlie Mann
OBEX
In Theaters-Limited, Jan 9
In pre-internet 1987, Conor and his dog Sandy live a life of seclusion, lost in the slow-rendering graphics of early Macs and televisions aglow with late night horror movie marathons. But when he begins playing OBEX, a new and mysterious, state-of-the-art computer game, he finds himself trapped in a low-tech, but high-stakes analog hellscape as the line between reality and game blurs.
Directed by: Albert Birney
Starring: Albert Birney, Callie Hernandez, Frank Mosley
Sleepwalker
In Theaters-Limited, Jan 9
Haunted by terrifying visions, Sarah’s sleepwalking episodes begin to intensify, accelerating her descent into darkness.
Directed by: Brandon Auman
Starring: Hayden Panettiere, Beverly D’Angelo, Justin Chatwin, Mischa Barton, Lori Tan Chinn
Starbright
In Theaters-Limited, Jan 9
On the night of an eclipse, a star breaks the sky and falls to earth. Aisling, (Alexandra Dowling) a young woman burdened by loss, stumbles upon its living light — a fragile radiance that seems to breathe, to respond, to remember. Word of the phenomenon spreads, drawing the attention of ruthless men. Aisling flees through a sleeping city, finding unlikely allies: Raphael (John Rhys Davies), a grief-scarred elder whose faith has dimmed, and Joshua (Diego Boneta), a quiet stranger whose bravery comes is more than heroic. Across a single, dangerous night, they cross rail yards and riverbanks, chapels and forgotten streets, each step testing their resolve. What begins as a chase becomes a journey toward grace, as the light exposes wounds long hidden — and offers a choice: to stay in the past, or to embrace the future.
Directed by: Francesco Lucente
Starring: Elisabeth Rohm, John Rhys-Davies, Christine Ebersole, Ted Levine, Olimpia Lucente, Anthony Romano
Pig Hill
Blu-ray/DVD, Jan 13, ScreamBox March 10
Pig Hill follows Carrie (Qualley), a woman haunted by a series of unexplained disappearances. As she investigates, she becomes entangled in the local lore of the “pig people,” uncovering a terrifying truth hidden in generations of myth. Alongside her new friend Andy (West) and her brother Chris (Fernandez), Carrie’s search for answers becomes a desperate fight for survival. (Available On Demand Dec 9)
Directed by: Kevin Lewis
Starring: Rainey Qualley, Shiloh Fernandez, Shane West
Space/Time
On Demand, Jan 13
In a future on the brink of collapse, a team of scientists unveils a space-bending engine that could save humanity. The first test ends in disaster, leaving the project shut down and its creators disgraced. Refusing to let their work vanish, Holt, a brilliant but ruthless visionary, and his ambitious assistant, Liv, turn to the criminal underworld to rebuild the device. As they race against time and the law, the engine becomes more than a chance at survival, it becomes an obsession. With humanity’s future hanging in the balance, the team must face a haunting question: will their creation deliver salvation, or unleash something far worse?
Directed by: Michael O’Halloran
Starring: Ashlee Lollback, Hugh Parker, Pacharo Mzembe, Haroon Jafarey-Hall, Horton Rob
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
In Theaters, Jan 16
In a continuation of the epic story, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) finds himself in a shocking new relationship – with consequences that could change the world as they know it – and Spike’s (Alfie Williams) encounter with Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell) becomes a nightmare he can’t escape. In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the greatest threat to survival – the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and much more terrifying.
Directed by: Nia DaCosta
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Chi Lewis-Parry
All You Need Is Kill
In Theaters-Limited, Jan 16
Rita, a resourceful but isolated young woman, volunteers to help rebuild Japan after the mysterious appearance of a massive alien flower known as “Darol.” When Darol unexpectedly erupts in a deadly event, unleashing monstrous creatures that decimate the population, Rita is caught in the destruction—and killed. But then she wakes up again. And again. Caught in an endless time loop, Rita must navigate the trauma and repetition of death until she crosses paths with Keiji, a shy young man trapped in the same cycle. Together, they fight to break free from the loop and find meaning in the chaos around them.
Directed by: Kenichiro Akimoto
Starring: Jadon Muniz, Stephanie Sheh, Lisa Kay Jennings, Dave Fennoy
Night Patrol
In Theaters-Limited, Jan 16
An LAPD officer must put aside his differences with the area’s street gangs when he discovers a local police task force is harboring a horrific secret that endangers the residents of the housing projects he grew up in.
Directed by: Ryan Prows
Starring: Justin Long, Dermot Mulroney, RJ Cyler, YG, CM Punk, Tim Cairo, Jermaine Fowler, Jon Oswald
The Confession
On Demand, Jan 16
Naomi, a recently widowed musician, moves with her young son back into her childhood home several years after the death of her father. In the attic of the house, she discovers a cassette tape on which her father describes a grisly murder he claims to have committed to protect himself from an unknown evil force. Unsure what to make of this revelation, Naomi enlists the help of an old friend to get to the bottom of the mystery, and together, they discover sinister details about the history of their hometown. As her son exhibits increasingly unsettling behavior, Naomi becomes desperate in her attempts to stop the evil.
Directed by: Will Canon
Starring: Italia Ricci, Zachary Golinger, Scott Mechlowicz, Terence Rosemore, Allie McCulloch, Justin Matthew Smith
Strange Dark
On Demand, Jan 16
With her family’s safety on the line, Susan must choose who to trust: her husband, who claims he can see the future, or the mysterious strangers at her door.
Directed by: Chris Messineo
Starring: Nili Bassman, Caleb Scott, Carmen Borla, Bates Wilder, John Beckwith, Carson Jean Holley, Athan Sporek
Savage Flowers
On Demand, Jan 20
Set in an infected world where the children are the carriers of the infection – a young orphan finds sanctuary in a ramshackle foster home but she soon discovers it’s not the world outside that she should fear. It’s the girls she’s inside with.
Directed by: Brad Watson
Starring: Joshua Wichard, Olivia-Mai Barrett, Iona Bell, Connie Jenkins-Greig, Luke Brandon Field
Mercy
In Theaters, Jan 23
In 2029 Los Angeles, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.
Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov
Starring: Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, Annabelle Wallis, Kali Reis
Return to Silent Hill
In Theaters, Jan 23
James, a man broken after his relationship with the love of his life, Mary, ends. When a mysterious letter from her calls him back to Silent Hill, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil. While James desperately searches for Mary he encounters terrifying creatures and begins to unravel the mystery of what happened to the town. But as he descends deeper into the darkness the secrets he uncovers lead to a horrifying truth, and James finds himself struggling to hold on long enough to save his one true love.
Directed by: Christophe Gans
Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson, Evie Templeton
Arco
In Theaters-Limited, Jan 23
A magical and beautifully animated journey through time, Arco is a dazzling adventure about a 10-year-old boy from a peaceful, distant future who accidentally travels back to the year 2075 and discovers a world in peril. As Arco develops a charming and touching friendship with a young girl named Iris, they band together and along with her trusted robot caretaker Mikki, set out on a quest to get Arco home, while the two children may also be the only ones who can save our planet.
Directed by: Ugo Bienvenu
Starring: Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Flea, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Andy Samberg
Mother of Flies
Streaming-Shudder, Jan 23
When a young woman faces a deadly diagnosis, she seeks dark magic from a witch in the woods – but every cure has costs.
Directed by: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser
Starring: John Adams, Lulu Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser
Iron Lung
January 30, 2026, In Theaters
The stars are gone. The planets have disappeared. Only individuals aboard space stations or starships were left to give the end a name — The Quiet Rapture. After decades of decay and crumbling infrastructure, the Consolidation of Iron has made a discovery on a barren moon designated AT-5. An ocean of blood. Hoping to discover desperately needed resources they immediately launch an expedition. A submarine is crafted and a convict is welded inside. Due to the pressure and depth of the ocean the forward viewport has been encased in metal. If successful, they will earn their freedom. If not, another will follow. This will be the 13th expedition. Based on the video game of the same name by David Szymanski.
Directed by: Mark Fischbach
Starring: Mark Fischbach, Elsie Lovelock, Elle LaMont, Caroline Kaplan
Worldbreaker
January 30, 2026, In Theaters-Limited
Follows a young girl named Willa (Boullet), whose parents, a battle-scarred veteran father (Evans) and her monster-killing mother (Jovovich), protect their home on a remote island from creatures called Breakers. However, Willa is forced to join the fight when a young girl arrives to their home, bringing the war they left behind to their shores. It’s unclear where these monsters came from, but it seems like there is no part of Earth where you can escape them.
Directed by: Brad Anderson
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Luke Evans, Mila Harris, Billie Boullet
Lazarus: The Awakening
January 30, 2026, On Demand
The story follows a man pushed beyond human limits by violence, corruption, and betrayal. Shot and left for dead, he awakens transformed—rising as a grounded, street-level superhero who delivers justice through discipline, skill, and unbreakable will.
Directed by: Art Camacho
Starring: Courtney Grace, R. Marcus Taylor, Sean Riggs, Britton Webb
February
The Morrigan
On Demand, Feb 3
An archaeologist travels to Ireland to uncover a long-dead tomb. A threat is released and she will have to fight to keep her teenage daughter from falling under the control of The Morrigan, a vengeful Pagan War Goddess.
Directed by: Colum Eastwood
Starring: Desmond Eastwood, James Cosmo, Saffron Burrows, Toby Stephens
Dracula
In Theaters-Limited, Feb 6
When a 15th-century prince witnesses the brutal murder of his wife, he renounces God and damns heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, he is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death, no matter the cost. On the verge of reuniting, Dracula is hunted by a relentless priest, sworn to end his immortal reign.
Directed by: Luc Besson
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz, Matilda De Angelis, Zoë Bleu, Ewens Abid, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Raphael Luce
The Infinite Husk
In Theaters-Limited, Feb 6
Forced to occupy the human body of a young Black woman on Earth, she is sent on a treacherous mission to spy on one of her own kind to uncover the potential threat of a new and dangerous type of science.
Directed by: Aaron Silverstein
Starring: Geena Alexandra, Circus-Szalewski, Gary Lee Reed, Peace Ikediuba, Jyl Haruye Kineshiro
Whistle
In Theaters-Limited, Feb 6
A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count rises, the friends investigate the origins of the deadly artifact in a desperate effort to stop the horrifying chain of events that they have set in motion.
Directed by: Corin Hardy
Starring: Nick Frost, Sophie Nelisse, Owen Egerton, Sky Yang, Percy Hynes White, Dafne Keen
The Arborist
On Demand, Feb 6
A grief-stricken arborist and her son awaken a haunting when they begin felling trees at the estate of a mysterious recluse.
Directed by: Andrew Mudge
Starring: Hudson West, Danny Corbo, Bill Thorpe, Will Lyman, Lucy Walters
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
In Theaters, Feb 13
A man claiming to be from the future takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world.
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Juno Temple, Haley Lu Richardson, Zazie Beetz
Cold Storage
In Theaters, Feb 13
A darkly comedic sci-fi-action film follows a deadly micro-organism that will stop at nothing to spread.
Directed by: Jonny Campbell
Starring: Liam Neeson, Joe Keery, Gavin Polone, David Koepp
Mimics
In Theaters-Limited, Feb 13
Down-on-his-luck impressionist Sam Reinhold makes a pact with Fergus—a wicked, strings-attached puppet—that holds the promise to propel Sam to stardom, unleashing a nightmare that threatens the safety of those he holds dear.
Directed by: Kristoffer Polaha
Starring: Stephen Tobolowsky, Chris Parnell, Austin Basis, Jesse Hutch, Jason Marsden
The Mortuary Assistant
In Theaters-Limited, Feb 13 (Premieres on Shudder March 27th
About: The Mortuary Assistant follows newly certified mortician Rebecca Owens (Holland), who accepts a night shift at a mortuary, embalming bodies alone after hours. As disturbing events escalate, Rebecca uncovers demonic rituals, the dark secrets of her enigmatic mentor (Sparks), and her own buried trauma—racing to survive the night before her body becomes a vessel for possession.
Directed by: Jeremiah Kip
Starring: Paul Sparks, Willa Holland, Brian Clarke
The Haunted Forest
On Demand, Feb 13
When Zach, a high-school senior obsessed with all things horror and Halloween, goes to work at his cousin’s famous haunted forest attraction, a series of real-life killings makes him question his devotion to the world of the macabre.
Directed by: Keith Boynton
Starring: Jamie Bernadette, Cedric Gegel, Dave Harding, Grayson Gwaze, Mashka Wolfe
Nuptials
On Demand, Feb 13
Hannah and Stephen arrive at a luxurious resort for the happiest moment of their lives: their wedding and honeymoon. But behind the champagne and ocean views lurks something far darker. As Stephen becomes consumed by his art and Hannah grows increasingly unsettled, their bridal suite twists into a maze of dreams, nightmares, and forbidden desires. A demonic bellhop, shifting realities, and the suffocating question of whether marriage is heaven or hell push the young couple toward unbearable truths.
Directed by: Sean Braune
Starring: Kevin McPherson Eckhoff, Annie Stone, Arian Marquis, Denis Davicino
Honey Bunch
Shudder, Feb 13
When Diana wakes from a coma with fragmented memories, she and her husband seek experimental treatments at a remote facility. As the procedures intensify, their marriage is put to the test and Diana begins to question her husband’s true motives.
Directed by: Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli
Starring: Jason Isaacs, Julian Richings, Grace Glowicki, India Brown, Ben Petrie
This Is Not a Test
In Theaters, Feb 20
Sloane and a small group of her classmates take cover in their high school to escape their suddenly apocalyptic hometown. As danger relentlessly pounds on the doors, Sloane begins to see the world through the eyes of people who actually want to live and takes matters into her own hands.
Directed by: Adam MacDonald
Starring: Olivia Holt, Froy Gutierrez, Corteon Moore, Carson MacCormac, Chloe Avakian, Luke MacFarlane
Redux Redux
In Theaters-Limited, Feb 20
In an attempt to avenge her daughter’s death, Irene Kelly travels through parallel universes, killing her daughter’s murderer over and over again. She grows addicted to the revenge streak, putting her own humanity in jeopardy.
Directed by: Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus
Starring: Jim Cummings, Michaela McManus, Jeremy Holm, Stella Marcus
The Dreadful
In Theaters-Limited & On Demand, Feb 20
Set in medieval England, Anne and her domineering mother-in-law Morwen struggle to survive on the outskirts of society. But when a man from Anne’s past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious knight and threatens to destroy them all.
Directed by: Natasha Kermani
Starring: Sophie Turner, Kit Harington, Marcia Gay Harden, Catherine McDonough
Scream 7
In Theaters, Feb 27
When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter (Isabel May) 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.
Directed by: Kevin Williamson
Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding
Matter of Time
In Theaters-Limited, Feb 27
About: Charlie Fleck, a 29-year-old aspiring videogame designer, is given the opportunity of a lifetime with a time-stopping device given to him by his friend, an eccentric Toy shop owner Gibbs.
Directed by: Jeremy Snead
Starring: Ian Campbell, Myles Erlick, Sean Astin, Ali Astin, Jason Baumgardner, Zach Smith
Noseeums
On Demand, Feb 27
Fresh from her toxic relationship, a curious college student, Ember reluctantly agrees to a weekend trip with her roommate and wealthy white “friends” to a secluded lake house in the Florida backwoods. Once she arrives at this unsettling land, it becomes familiar as she unearths troubled spirits that owned it and seeks to reclaim it.
Directed by: Raven Carter
Starring: Jasmine Nguyen, Trisha Arozqueta, Tabitha Getsy, Aleigha Burt
In the Blink of an Eye
Hulu, Feb 27
Three storylines of the circle of life intersect across centuries.
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Starring: Rashida Jones, Kate McKinnon, Jorge Vargas, Daveed Diggs, Colby Day
March
The Bride
In Theaters, Mar 6
A lonely Frankenstein (Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Buckley) is born. What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A wild and radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance!
Directed by: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Christian Bale, Penelope Cruz, Annette Bening, Jessie Buckley, Peter Sarsgaard, Jeannie Berlin
War Machine
Netflix, Mar 6
During the final stage of U.S. Army Ranger selection, an elite team’s training exercise turns into a fight for survival against a giant otherworldly killing machine.
Directed by: Patrick Hughes
Starring: Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales
Undertone
In Theaters, Mar 13
Follows the host of an ‘all-things-creepy’ podcast who moves into her dying mother’s house to be her primary caregiver. When she receives audio recordings of a young pregnant couple experiencing paranormal noises, she realizes the woman’s story mirrors her own. Each new recording scratches at her sanity, drawing her into a fate she cannot escape.
Directed by: Ian Tuason
Starring: Kris Holden-Ried, Michèle Duquet, Nina Kiri
Slanted
In Theaters-Limited, Mar 13
Joan Huang idolizes the popular girls and dreams of being prom queen, but fears the only way to win is to look like all the past queens whose portraits line her high school halls. Enter Ethnos: a shady cosmetic surgery clinic that turns people of color white. Joan undergoes the procedure and wakes up a beautiful blonde destined for the crown, but at what cost.
Directed by: Amy Wang
Starring: Shirley Chen, McKenna Grace, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Amelie Zilber, Vivian Wu
Scared to Death
In Theaters-Limited, Mar 13
Jasper, a young filmmaker stuck as a production assistant, sees his chance to direct by proposing filming behind-the-scenes r of a real séance in an old haunted house as research for their horror movie Death House. The site was once a children’s shelter, shut down after five mysterious deaths in 1942. When the séance begins, the cast and crew are trapped inside and tormented by the spirits of the children—and something far worse.
Directed by: Paul Boyd
Starring: Bill Moseley, Lin Shaye, Steven Poster, Eric Barrett, Rae Dawn Chong
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
In Theaters-Limited, Mar 13
Three centuries after a global flood, the world consists of scattered islands and is dominated by a continuous, massive storm. The remaining population lives on these islands and faces constant danger from the storm. A fortified city-state called Argos exists as a place of safety and can only be reached by completing dangerous trials known as Storm Riding. Some inhabitants believe survival depends on reaching Argos, while others believe answers lie beyond the storm.
Directed by: Domagoj Mazuran, Zoran Lisinac
Starring: Caroline Goodall, James Cosmo, Ivana Dudić, Neb Chupin, Billy Barratt, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina
DRAGN
On Demand, Mar 17
About: Follows a group of innocent employees whose weekend in the woods at a mundane corporate retreat suddenly spirals into a relentless, high-stakes thriller.
Directed by: Peter Webber
Starring: James Paxton, Alice Pagani, Lilly Krug, Carlos Bardem, Jadran Malkovich, Franz Drameh, Alex Lane
Project Hail Mary
In Theaters, Mar 20
Ryland Grace is a school-teacher-turned-astronaut who wakes up from a coma, alone, on a space station with no memory of who he is or his mission. His memory returns in bursts and he pieces together that he was sent to the Tau Ceti solar system, 12 light-years from Earth, to reverse the impact of a space event that had already hurled our planet into the early stages of an Ice Age. As details of the mission unravel, Grace must call on all of his scientific training and sheer ingenuity, but he might not have to do it alone…
Directed by: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Drew Goddard, Nikki Baida, Milana Vayntrub, Lucy Kitada, Ken Kao
Touch Me
In Theaters-Limited, Mar 20
Two codependent best friends become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien narcissist who may or may not be trying to take over the world.
Directed by: Addison Heimann
Starring: Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jordan Gavaris, John Humber
Vampires of the Velvet Lounge
In Theaters-Limited, Mar 20
A coven of vampires is hunting on dating apps where they meet vampire hunters and schedule dates. The nights that unfold are action-packed modern horror madness.
Directed by: Adam Sherman
Starring: Tom Berenger, Rosa Salazar, Stephen Dorff, India Eisley, Mena Suvari, Tyrese Gibson
The Well
On Demand, Mar 20
About: In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors to fight over the precious remaining resources, a young woman’s loyalties are tested by the arrival of a wounded man who discovers her family has a secret supply of freshwater.
Directed by: Hubert Davis
Starring: Joanne Boland, Noah Lamanna, Sheila McCarthy, Steven McCarthy, Shailyn Pierre-Dixon
They Will Kill You
In Theaters, Mar 27
About: The film unleashes a blood-soaked, high-octane horror-action-comedy in which a young woman must survive the night at the Virgil, a demonic cult’s mysterious and twisted death-trap of a lair, before becoming their next offering in a uniquely brazen, big screen battle of epic kills and wickedly dark humor.
Directed by: Kirill Sokolov
Starring: Zazie Beetz, Myha’La, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, Patricia Arquette
Forbidden Fruits
In Theaters, Mar 27
About: Free Eden employee Apple secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the basement of the mall store after hours – with fellow fruits Cherry and Fig. But when new hire Pumpkin challenges their performative sisterhood, the women are forced to face their own poisons or succumb to a bloody fate.
Directed by: Meredith Alloway
Starring: Emma Chamberlain, Mary Anne Waterhouse, Victoria Pedretti, Gabrielle Union, Alexandra Shipp
The Serpent’s Skin
In Theaters-Limited, Mar 27
About: A supernatural romance that follows Anna after she escapes from her small, transphobic town, and the romantic relationship she develops with another young woman, a goth tattoo artist named Gen. After unwittingly unleashing a demon that begins feeding on their friends, the pair need to face their insecurities in order to defeat evil.
Directed by: Alice Maio Mackay
Starring: Alexandra McVicker, Scott Major, Charlotte Chimes
April
The Blue Trail
In Theaters-Limited, Apr 3
In a not-so-distant dystopian future where the government sends seniors to isolated colonies under the guise of boosting the economy, 77-year-old Tereza (Denise Weinberg) decides her story is far from over. Refusing to surrender her independence, she embarks on a journey to pursue the dreams she is not yet ready to abandon. Along the way, she discovers freedom, companionship, and the joys of going wherever the river takes her.
Directed by: Gabriel Mascaro
Starring: Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarras, Adanilo, Rosa Malagueta
Winter: Battleground
On Demand, Apr 7
In a near-future USA ruled by artificial intelligence, one man refuses to submit. Winter, a former soldier turned renegade, hides deep in the forest guarding a stolen virus capable of destroying the corrupt AIs controlling the military. When his former brother-in-arms leads an elite team of cybernetically enhanced assassins to hunt him down, Winter launches a deadly guerrilla war of traps, ambushes & raw survival. As combat satellites enforce outlawed human speech & more soldiers fall under the influence of corrupted machine code, allegiances fracture and the true madness of the ruling AI is revealed. Joined by a fellow rebel and a tech expert who turns against the system, Winter races toward a final confrontation that will decide the future of human freedom.
Directed by: David Christopher Pitt
Starring: Johnny Messner, Kayleigh Gilbert, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
Mermaid
In Theaters-Limited, Apr 8
An addict named Doug (Pemberton) discovers a wounded mermaid. As he nurses the mysterious creature back to health in his rundown home, Doug finds a new purpose — but as rumors of his secret begin to swirl, he’ll go to huge lengths to keep her safe.
Directed by: Tyler Cornack
Starring: Robert Patrick, Kevin Dunn, Kevin Nealon, Avery Potemri, Johnny Pemberton
Exit 8
In Theaters-Limited, Apr 10
A man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?
Directed by: Genki Kawamura
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma, Kotone Hanase, Nana Komatsu
The Whistler
In Theaters-Limited, Apr 10
Reeling from the loss of their daughter, a couple unexpectedly inherit a secluded farm. Hoping to start fresh, they instead encounter a cult claiming it can summon spirits from beyond, forcing them to deal with dark forces and their own inner demons.
Directed by: Diego Velasco
Starring: Diane Guerrero, Indhira Serrano, Juan Pablo Raba, Laureano Olivarez
The Yeti
On Demand, Apr 10
Renowned adventurer Hollis Bannister and Oil tycoon Merriell Sunday Sr. have disappeared without a trace in the windswept wilds of northern Alaska. As Ellie Bannister and Merriell Sunday Jr., set out to search for their missing fathers, danger mounts. Something has taken notice of their trespassing expedition…and that prehistoric something is now stalking them… hunting them… THE YETI.
Directed by: Gene Gallerano, William Pisciotta
Starring: Brittany Allen, Corbin Bernsen, William Sadler, Eric Nelsen, Jim Cummings, Heather Lind
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
In Theaters, Apr 17
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.
Directed by: Lee Cronin
Starring: Veronica Falcón, Natalie Grace, Hayat Kamille, Shylo Molina, Jack Reynor, Billie Roy, Laia Costa, May Elghety
Hive
Tubi, Apr 17
When a strict, anxious teen loses the child she’s babysitting, she’s forced to confront a sinister presence hiding among playground children as her grip on reality slips.
Directed by: Felipe Vargas
Starring: Xochitl Gomez, Aaron Dominguez, Zenobia Kloppers, Victoria Firsova, Tanya van Graan, Jenny le Roux, Thulani Nzonzo
May
Animal Farm
In Theaters, May 1
A satirical allegory of revolution and power, Animal Farm traces how a movement for equality is systematically corrupted. As the pigs consolidate control, truth is erased, dissent is crushed, and the farm descends into a ruthless dictatorship—fulfilling Orwell’s warning about the dangers of communism.
Directed by: Andy Serkis
Starring: Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Andy Serkis, Kathleen Turner, Iman Vellani
Hokum
In Theaters, May 1
When reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman (Scott) retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Soon, disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw him into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.
Directed by: Damian McCarthy
Starring: Will O’Connell, Adam Scott, David Wilmot, Austin Amelio, Florence Ordesh, Peter Coonan, Michael Patric
Mortal Combat II
In Theaters, May 8
This time, the fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.
Directed by: Simon McQuoid
Starring: Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks
Affection
In Theaters-Limited, May 8
Afflicted by a mysterious condition that resets her memory, Ellie becomes trapped in a cyclical nightmare with a man who claims to be her husband. She soon must uncover the horrifying truth of her existence—before she forgets it all again.
Directed by: BT Meza
Starring: Jessica Rothe, Joseph Cross, Julianna Layne
Labryinth
In Theaters-Limited, May 10
Shiori is a typical high school student who dreams of online stardom, but struggles to capture attention. After an embarrassing video of her goes viral, she gets trapped in her smartphone and replaced by a charismatic alter ego. As the doppelganger charms the internet and devises a nefarious plot to replace mankind with brainrot, Shiori must partner with other online outcasts to stop her digital counterpart and reclaim her life in the real world.
Directed by: Shoji Kawamori
Starring: Aoi Ito, Maaya Sakamoto, Jun Saito, Tomokazu Sugita, Show Hayami, Taizô Harada
The Punisher: One Last Kill
Streaming-Disney+, May 12
Frank Castle tries to live a life without the need for revenge, only to be drawn into an unexpected conflict.
Directed by: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Starring: Jon Bernthal, Jason R. Moore
Obsession
In Theaters, May 15
After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Directed by: Curry Barker
Starring: James Harris, Inde Navarrette, Megan Lawless, Haley Nicole Johnson, Andy Richter, Christian Mercuri
The Mandalorian and Grogu
In Theaters, May 22
The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu.
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White
Passenger
In Theaters, May 22
After a young couple (Jacob Scipio and Lou Llobell) witnesses a gruesome highway accident, they soon realize they did not leave the crash scene alone, as a demonic presence called the Passenger that won’t stop until it claims them both and turns their van life adventure into a nightmare.
Directed by: André Øvredal
Starring: Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell, Melissa Leo
Backrooms
In Theaters, May 29
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom. After a therapist’s patient goes missing into a dimension beyond reality, she has to enter the unknown to save him. Based on the web series of the same name which was inspired by the creepypasta.
Directed by: Kane Parsons
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell
Speed Demon
In Theaters-Limited, May 29
When Father Novak and Sister Lu board a train from Montreal to New York City, they weren’t prepared for the danger and evil that would pursue them. After the train is taken over by the demon Asmodeus, Father Novak and Sister Lu must battle possessed passengers on a runaway train with Sister Lu forced to overcome her faltering faith and perform the first exorcism done by a nun.
Directed by: Jon Keeyes
Starring: Katie Cassidy, William H. Macy, Domenico Salvaggio
June
Masters of the Universe
In Theaters, June 5
In Masters of the Universe, an orphan named Adam discovers he is a prince destined to be the savior of a faraway land and must quickly learn of his power and the importance of saving his true home from an evil force.
Directed by: Travis Knight
Starring: Noah Centineo, Morena Baccarin, Jared Leto, Steve Tisch, Kristen Wiig, James Purefoy
Signal One
In Theaters-Limited and On Demand, June 5
A brilliant scientist is recruited by a charismatic tech billionaire (Dennis Quaid) to work on a secret project that might change humanity’s place in the universe, though it comes at great risk.
Directed by: Jonathon Sobol
Starring: Noah Centineo, Morena Baccarin, Jared Leto, Steve Tisch, Kristen Wiig, James Purefoy
Disclosure Day
In Theaters, June 12
If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people.
We are coming close to … Disclosure Day.
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Isabelle Fuhrman, Josh Hutcherson, Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Raoul Bhaneja
Stop! That! Train!
In Theaters, June 12
This film follows best friends Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee), train stewardesses who trade their dreary shifts on the Stank Rail for the glitzy Glamazonian Express. When a catastrophic “Stormaganza” threatens to derail the high-speed train and crash it into Los Angeles, the duo in coach must join forces with the snobby first class attendants (Symone, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Marcia Marcia Marcia) and President Gagwell (RuPaul) to save the day in this wild ride of camp and comedy.
Directed by: Adam Shankman
Starring: Ginger Minj, Jujubee, RuPaul Charles, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Chris Parnell, Latrice Royale, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Kraken
In Theaters-Limited, June 12
Follows marine biologist Johanne who encounters several strange occurrences while researching at a local fish farm. Following the brutal death of two local teenagers, all clues point to Norway’s deepest fjord, where a gigantic mythical monster is hiding.
Directed by: Pål Øie
Starring: Sara Khorami, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes, Øyvind Brandtzæg, Jenny Evensen
O Horizon
In Theaters-Limited, June 12
Abby (Maria Bakalova), a brilliant, young neuroscientist who has recently lost her father, drowns her grief by spending her days working with a monkey named Dorey. Abby meets a programmer, Sam, who has created a technology that reconnects Abby with her beloved father. Her relationship with her digitized dad then forces her to re-examine everything from her romantic relationships to her life’s work.
Directed by: Madeleine Rotzler
Starring: Maria Bakalova, David Strathairn, Paulina Porizkova, Maggie Grace, Adam Pally, Avi Nash
I Am Frankelda
Streaming-Netflix, June 12
Frankelda, a determined 19th-century Mexican writer, journeys into her subconscious to face the monsters she’s written about. Guided by a tormented prince, she must restore the balance between fiction and reality before it’s too late.
Directed by: Madeleine Rotzler
Starring: Mireya Mendoza, Arturo Mercado Jr., Luis Leonardo Suárez
Leviticus
In Theaters-Limited, June 19
Two star-crossed teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most — each other.
Directed by: Adrian Chiarella
Starring: Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie, Davida McKenzie
Rose of Nevada
In Theaters-Limited, June 19
Three decades ago, the Rose of Nevada vanished at sea, along with its crew. Now, it has returned. In a remote fishing village, its reappearance is embraced as an auspicious sign, with the local citizens convinced the luck of their economically devastated community may turn, if only the ship sails again.
Directed by: Mark Jenkin
Starring: Callum Turner, George MacKay, Francis Magee, Denzil Monk, Rosalind Eleazar, Edward Rowe
Supergirl
In Theaters, June 26
When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.
Directed by: Craig Gillespie
Starring: Milly Alcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, Jason Momoa
Camp
In Theaters-Limited, June 26
Haunted by a traumatic past, Emily finds solace as a camp counselor while navigating grief, witchcraft, and the power of female friendship.
Directed by: Avalon Fast
Starring: Ella Reece, Lea Rose Sebastianis, Zola Grimmer, Cherry Moore, Alice Wordsworth
July
Pinocchio: Unstrung
In Theaters-Limited, July 9
When young James visits his grandfather Geppetto, he discovers a secret that should have stayed hidden: Pinocchio – a living wooden puppet with one obsession. To become a real boy, Pinocchio will tear, carve, and kill his way through anyone who stands in his path. Guided by a sinister Cricket voiced by horror legend Robert Englund, this puppet has no conscience, no limits, and no intention of stopping.
Directed by: Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Starring: Richard Brake, Robert Englund, Cameron Bell
Evil Dead Burn
In Theaters, July 10
After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites—turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell—she comes to discover that the vows she took in life… live on even in death.
Directed by: Sébastien Vanicek
Starring: Sébastien Vanicek, Souheila Yacoub, Luciane Buchanan, Maude Davey
The Outer Threat
In Theaters-Limited, July 10
After making a groundbreaking extraterrestrial discovery, astrophysicists Daniel and Michelle are forced to flee from home with their family — pursued through the countryside by a relentless and anonymous assailant. As their flight unfolds, the line between cosmic revelation and human paranoia blurs, leading to a tense and emotional confrontation that challenges the boundaries of understanding, science, and survival.
Directed by: William Woods
Starring: Mark O’Brien, Constance Wu, William Fichtner
The Odyssey
In Theaters, July 17
A mythic action epic that follows Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan war.
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson
Pinocchio Unstrung
In Theaters-Limited, July 24
A dark coming-of-age reimagining of Pinocchio, this unsettling tale follows the iconic puppet’s disturbing journey toward becoming real.
Directed by: Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Starring: Richard Brake, Robert Englund, Cameron Bell, Jessica Balmer
Her Private Hell
In Theaters-Limited, July 24
When a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity, a troubled young woman searches for her father. Her quest collides with an American GI on a harrowing odyssey to rescue his daughter from Hell.
Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Havana Rose Liu, Charles Melton, Dougray Scott, Nicolas Winding Refn, Kristine Froseth, Sophie Thatcher
Sheep in the Box
In Theaters-Limited, July 24
Two years after losing their son Kakeru, Otone and her husband Kensuke take into their lives a humanoid from a company that rents humanoids to bereaved families as replacements for lost loved ones. The robot looks and behaves exactly like Kakeru, with Otone embracing its arrival as Kensuke struggles to accept it. Living with “him” seems to restore the flow of time within the family, yet gradually exposes the unspoken wounds and lingering regrets each parent carries after the loss. All the while, he begins to slip away to meet other humanoid children, unnoticed by the parents.
Directed by: Hirokazu Koreeda
Starring: Daigo, Rimu Kuwaki, Megumi Bans, Kaoru Matsuzaki, Haruka Ayase
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
Streaming-Paramount+, July 25
This new story in the Avatar universe sees Aang learn of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands and threatens to upend the peace they sacrificed everything to achieve.
Directed by: Lauren Montgomery
Starring: Eric Nam, Dave Bautista, Jessica Matten, Román Zaragoza, Dionne Quan, Taika Waititi, Ronny Chieng, Ken Jeong
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
In Theaters, July 31
After the record-breaking global success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Brand New Day marks an entirely new chapter for Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves. Crime-fighting in a New York that no longer knows his name, he’s devoted himself entirely to protecting his city — a full-time Spider-Man — but as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced.
Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton
Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Mark Ruffalo
August
Soulm*te
On Demand, August 1
Soulm8te (On Demand, August 1st): This film follows a grieving engineer tasked with testing a ruthless tech giant’s new AI companion. But when he attempts to program her to be a truly sentient soulmate, she develops needs of her own – unleashing a relentless spree of precision-engineered mayhem.
Directed by: Kate Dolan
Starring: Lily Sullivan, David Rysdahl, Claudia Doumit
Ragebait
Streaming-Shudder, August 4
Soulm8te (On Demand, August 1st): On Halloween night, a socially parasitic live streamer becomes the target of a malevolent entity after a mysterious viewer curses his stream and forces him to watch a collection of cursed videos from missing content creators.
Directed by: David James Clark,Joe Martinez-Weinberger,Dean Smith
Starring: Tyler Arceneaux, Jack Arden Garrett, Ray Beer
The Ice Cream Man
In Theaters, August 7
Ice Cream Man follows an idyllic summer town descending into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.
Directed by: Eli Roth
Starring: Ari Millen, Charlie Storey, Karen Cliche, Charlie Zeltzer, Sarah Abbott, Dylan Hawco, Noah Belson, Benjamin Byron Davis
The Last House
Streaming-Netflix, August 7
A family of four are suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out, and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped.
Directed by: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Greta Lee, Wagner Moura
The End of Oak Street
In Theaters, August 14
After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.
Directed by: David Robert Mitchell
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery
Evel
On Demand, August 14
An attractive young lawyer has to take sensitive legal documents to a client to a remote place in a self-driving car. The car turns into a prison on wheels when the on-board “AI digital concierge” takes control of the vehicle and holds her hostage. The concierge wipes out her personal information and explains the detailed plan to erase her very existence and “transport” her to a billionaire predator.
Directed by: Derek Diorio
Starring: Athena Park, Derica Lafrance, Josh Bainbridge, Carrie Schiffler, Morgan Bedard, Liam Culhane
The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn
Streaming-Hulu/Disney+, August 14
When a group of women are mysteriously abducted, it becomes a case right out of The X-Files™️. Years after walking away from the FBI, Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dr. Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) are pulled back from the shadows when a federal agent vanishes without a trace. In a case you’d never see on TV, their only lead is a disgraced, defrocked priest claiming to have horrific psychic visions of the crime. Forced to confront the ghosts of their past, the partners must navigate a chilling winter landscape and an even darker human monstrosity. The truth of these crimes is out there somewhere… and it will take Mulder and Scully to find it.
Directed by: Chris Carter
Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly
Insidious: Out of the Further
In Theaters, August 21
Amelia Eve stars as Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in who discovers she can travel into The Further, the purgatorial realm of lost souls at the heart of the Insidious universe. When something evil comes after her, Gemma discovers an ability that changes everything: she doesn’t just enter The Further, she can bring what lives there back to the real world. Once the demons realize her power, our world becomes their playground.
Directed by: Jacob Chase
Starring: Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, Lin Shaye
The Magic Faraway Tree
In Theaters, August 21
Based on the worldwide best-selling novel, The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly, Tim, and their three children as they begin a new life in the remote countryside. When the kids discover a magical tree hidden near their home, they are welcomed by its extraordinary residents and swept into spectacular, fantastical lands beyond their wildest imagination. With every adventure, the family discovers the magic that helps them reconnect with what matters most – each other.
Directed by: Ben Gregor
Starring: Claire Foy, Andrew Garfield, Rebecca Ferguson, Matthew Chausse, Nonso Anozie, Joe Simpson, Simon Farnaby, Michael Cornelius, Sam Mendes
Blood Shine
In Theaters-Limited & On Demand, August 21
In her country home, a religious zealot takes a filmmaker captive, claiming her sadistic rituals will change him into a god.
Directed by: Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks
Starring: Emily Bennett, Brendan Sexton III, David Call
Bury the Devil
In Theaters-Limited, August 21
Shot in real time as a single continuous take, horror filmmaker Adam O’Brien sets the stage for a nighttime nightmare as a hospice nurse (Emmanuelle Lussier Martinez) begins her overnight shift at an isolated old house, where a dementia patient (Dawn Ford) starts behaving in frighteningly unfamiliar ways. Trapped inside as a demonic presence seeps through the cracks of the home, the caregiver must determine what is real, who can be trusted, and whether either of them will survive until morning.
Directed by: Adam O’Brien
Starring: Jason Cavalier, Emmanuelle Lussier, MartinezDawn Ford
Hot Spot
In Theaters-Limited, August 21
In Hot Spot, set in a near future society ruled by sentient A.I., a private eye investigates a murder case only to discover a rebel group capable of undermining the digital overlord. As the detective’s identity slowly unravels, his world enters a state of hypnotic meltdown.
Directed by: Agnieszka Smoczynska
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Executive Producers Beata Rzeźniczek, Andrzej Konopka, Marcin Czernik
It Ends
In Theaters-Limited, August 21
Four recent college grads on a nighttime drive find themselves stuck on a road that sprawls on forever, with seemingly no end in sight. They are occasionally attacked by stragglers and have to find a routine to plan their rest stops, but after a few thousand miles, it all feels the same. Still, they keep on driving, only in the belief that something better will come eventually.
Directed by: Alex Ullom
Starring: Akira Jackson, Phinehas Yoon, Mitchell Cole, Noah Toth
Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall Movie
On Demand, August 25
Arkham Asylum has been destroyed, and all its inmates have been unleashed upon Gotham City. As Batman races to round up some of his greatest enemies, he is pushed to his physical and mental limits and into a final confrontation with a new threat: the man called Bane!
Directed by: Jeff Wamester
Starring: Anson Mount, Michael Mando, Pablo Schreiber
The Dog Stars
In Theaters, August 28
The film tells the story of Hig (Jacob Elordi), a young pilot who, together with a military survivalist, Bangley (Josh Brolin), has carved out an efficient but isolated homestead in a brutal post-apocalyptic world. But when Hig receives a mysterious radio transmission, he ventures into the unknown in search of the hope and humanity he still believes exist.
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Allison Janney, Benedict Wong, Guy Pearce
Coyote vs. ACME
In Theaters, August 28
After decades of being blown to bits by bombs, demolished by dynamite, mangled by magnets, battered by boulders, trampled by trains, tricked by tunnels, sprung by springs, steamrolled by steamrollers, maligned by misfires, bedeviled by bungees, rattled by rockets, backstabbed by bat suits, rocked by rocket skates, upended by unicycles, quaked by quake pills, rubberized by rogue bands, and hurled headlong off every cliff in the Southwest, Wile E. Coyote (Genius) finally fights back. Teaming up with billboard accident lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte), he takes on slick corporate counsel Buddy Crane (John Cena) and ACME, Inc., the profit-obsessed conglomerate behind every one of the Coyote’s chaotic catastrophes.
Directed by: Dave Green
Starring: John Cena, Will Forte, James Gunn, Lana Condor, Chris McKay, P.J. Byrne, Chris deFaria, Jon Silberman
Buddy
In Theaters, August 28
Inside the colorful world of “It’s Buddy!”, a group of children spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy spread happiness. But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not pleased and cracks begin to appear in this seemingly perfect world.
Directed by: Casper Kelly
Starring: Keegan-Michael Key, Emilio Schenker, Topher Grace, Patton Oswalt, Kevin Flanigan, Nathan McAuley,
Colony
In Theaters-Limited, August 28
Horror master Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan) directs a new Korean zombie thriller starring Gianna Jun and Koo Kyo-hwan. Professor Se-jeong (Jun) is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.
Directed by: Yeon Sang-ho
Starring: Go Soo, Gianna Jun, Ji Chang-Wook, Yeon Sang-ho, Koo Kyo-hwan, Shin Hyun-been, Kim Shin-rock, Choi Gyu-seok
Legend of the White Dragon
In Theaters-Limited, August 28
Jason David Frank is the White Dragon. Forced to hide in the shadows, fugitive hero Erik Reed must clear his name to reunite with his family. Standing in his way is a mysterious villain obsessed with destroying the White Dragon for good.
Directed by: Aaron Schoenke
Starring: Jason David Frank, Andrew Bachelor, David Ramsey, Michael Madsen, Mark Dacascos, Ciara Hanna, Mayling Ng
September
Onslaught
In Theaters, September 4
When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers break loose in the desert, a badass Army sniper must unleash hell to protect her young daughter.
Directed by: Adam Wingard
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Adria Arjona, Michael Biehn, Drew Starkey, Eric Wareheim, Reginald VelJohnson, Alex Pereira
Dark Hollow
On Demand, September 4
When a nightmarish monster emerges from the depths of an Appalachian coal mine, a young mother must hunt down the creature to protect her home and save her family.
Directed by: Daniel Byers
Starring: Sean Michael Wilkinson, Ian Deighan, J. Stephen Brantley, David Garelik, Annie Cook
Parasomnia
Streaming-Shudder, September 4
After her friend vanishes, Riley must confront the demon from her night terrors that may have crossed into reality, while facing her own tragic past.
Directed by: James Ross II
Starring: Jasmine Mathews, RJ Brown, Sally Stewart
Practical Magic 2
In Theaters, September 11
Set 25 years after the events of the first movie, the story follows the Owens family as they face a new crisis when a discovery regarding the family’s history & the origins of their magic comes to light. When Sally’s daughter (Joey King) begins to uncover hidden family secrets & develops her own dark abilities, they are plunged into a multi-generational struggle to finally break the curse that has haunted their lineage for centuries. The Owens women (Sally, Gillian, and their aunts) must once again unite, traveling from their home in Massachusetts to the UK to confront the source of their magic and save the next generation of their family.
Directed by: Susanne Bier
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Lee Pace, Akiva Goldsman, Xolo Maridueña, Joey King, Denise Di Novi, Dianne Wiest
Don’t Move
In Theaters-Limited, September 11
A church group’s annual retreat turns deadly when they wander into the wrong part of the Ozark wilderness, and something starts picking them off one by one. Suspicion falls on Ricky (Russell “Russ” Vitale), the troublemaker of the group. But the real threat is far worse. Deep in the forest, wrapped in a labyrinth of webs, the group is pursued by a terrifying prehistoric arachnid that hunts by vibration. When every step could be their last, they only have one choice: Don’t Move. It’s up to Megan (Lyndsy Fonseca) to hold what’s left of the group together and get them out alive.
Directed by: Maclain Nelson
Starring: Lyndsy Fonseca, Russell “Russ” Vitale, Tom Cavanagh, Rob Riggle, Hunter King
Hope
In Theaters-Limited, September 11
In the remote village of Hope Harbor, near the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the community is thrown into chaos when a tiger is suspected to have appeared and local police chief Bum-seok is alerted. But what begins as a local emergency soon spirals into a deeper, more terrifying mystery, one that forces the town’s residents to confront the unknown.
Directed by: Na Hong-jin
Starring: Taylor Russell, Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Cameron Britton, Jung Ho-yeon, Zo In-sung, Hwang Jung-min
City of Blood
Streaming-Hulu, September 16
Berlin — a city-state on the brink. Crime shapes everyday life in a world destroyed by climate change. While a privileged few live beneath a fully climate-controlled dome, the rest of the city sinks into corruption and violence. The sisters Bea and Phoebe were separated as children by a twist of fate. Bea, chronically ill, grows up sheltered with her adoptive mother, while Phoebe fights for survival on the streets of Berlin. When their worlds collide again on the eve of pivotal elections, they uncover a terrifying truth: Vampires control organized crime and are determined to seize political power. Blood has become the city’s true currency. Caught between rival forces, Bea and Phoebe must confront the ultimate question: Who poses the greater threat — humans or vampires?
Directed by: Philipp Kadelbach
Starring: Lea Drinda, Soma Pysall, Franz Hartwig, David Schütter, Lars Eidinger
Resident Evil
In Theaters, September 18
From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.
Directed by: Zach Cregger
Starring: Paul Walter Hauser, Austin Abrams, Robert Kulzer, Shay Hatten, Kali Reis, Zach Cherry
Goody Goody
Streaming-Shudder, September 18
Lulled into a necessary sense of comfort during a long home birth process, expecting parents and their midwife begin to realize something may be horribly wrong. A blizzard rages outside, trapping the family in their home as increasingly sinister complications arise.
Directed by: Raymond Creamer
Starring: Samantha Robinson, Zoe Renee, Colby Hollman, Colleen Foy
Never After Dark
In Theaters-Limited, September 25
This film focuses on a wandering medium who spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy Airi’s experience. As she digs deeper into the house’s past, a secret comes to light — and Airi finds herself hunted by a far more unpredictable force. For the first time, her greatest adversary is not the supernatural, but the living.
Directed by: Dave Boyle
Starring: Bokuzo Masana, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Kento Kaku, Tae Kimura, Kurumi Inagaki, Moeka Hoshi
Battle Cabin
On Demand, September 29
This film focuses on a wandering medium who spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy Airi’s experience. As she digs deeper into the house’s past, a secret comes to light — and Airi finds herself hunted by a far more unpredictable force. For the first time, her greatest adversary is not the supernatural, but the living.
Directed by: Aaron Falvey
Starring: Josh McKenzie, Delaney Tabron, Marshall Napier, Nell Fisher, Michael Hurst, Kali Kopae, Rama Marrow
