Now that summer is over, the 2026 fall movie season is about to begin!
From highly anticipated sequels like 'Practical Magic 2' and 'The Social Reckoning', to video game adaptions 'Resident Evil' and 'Street Fighter', Oscar contenders 'Digger' and 'Primetime', horror movies 'Clayface' and 'Other Mommy' and even two different films with similar titles such as 'The Runner' with Gal Gadot and 'Runner' with Alan Ritchson, fall 2026 promises a little bit of something for everyone.
Moviefone has compiled a list of the most anticipated movies opening in theaters and/or streaming in September and October 2026, which not only includes major studio releases but also smaller independent films that you won't want to miss.
Let's begin!
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September:
'Just Play Dead' (9/1)
When wealthy criminal mastermind Jack Wolfe (Samuel L. Jackson) is cornered by the Feds, he plans to fake his own death and claim the $30 million life insurance payout with his “grieving” wife Nora (Eva Green), while framing her surfer lover Chad (Jason Fernández) for his murder. But Nora is cooking up a scheme of her own: kill Jack for real, frame Chad and keep the fortune for herself. As lies unravel, Nora and Jack scramble to outsmart one another, leaving one burning question: who will come out on top in this twisted game of life and death?
'Fall 2: Deadpoint' (9/2)
On a perilous climb across Thailand's Mount Kwan, two climbers become trapped thousands of feet above the ground, where vertigo-inducing heights, sheer exposure, and impossible odds turn every moment into a fight for survival.
'The Runner' (9/2)
A high-powered attorney (Gal Gadot) must race through London, following the cryptic commands of a mysterious caller (Damian Lewis), as she fights against time to save her abducted son.
'By Any Means' (9/4)
A young Black FBI agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is sent into 1960s Mississippi to investigate a wave of brutal killings targeting civil rights leaders. Forced to work alongside notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa (Mark Wahlberg), he finds himself pulled into a deadly hunt where justice and vengeance begin to blur.
'Onslaught' (9/4)
When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers break loose in the desert, a badass Army sniper (Adria Arjona) must unleash hell to protect her young daughter.
'The Sun Never Sets' (9/4)
Wendy’s (Dakota Fanning) life is thrown into chaos when her boyfriend, Jack (Jake Johnson), who is older and divorced with children, insists they take space to evaluate the relationship. During their break, Wendy runs into her ex, Chuck (Cory Michael Smith), forcing them into a volatile triangle.
'Mayday' (9/4)
When a U.S. Navy pilot (Ryan Reynolds) on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to form an alliance with an eccentric ex-KGB agent (Kenneth Branagh).
'Virginia Woolf's Night & Day' (9/4)
In 1910 London, independent-minded Katharine Hilbery (Haley Bennett) defies her family's expectations of marriage to pursue a career in astronomy. But when her father (Timothy Spall) pressures her into an unwanted engagement, her resolve is tested. Through new friendships—including a bold suffragette and a thoughtful editor—Katharine begins to question the limits placed on her by society, love, and tradition, ultimately searching for a path that is truly her own.
'Untold Mr. T: I Pity The Fool' (9/8)
'Practical Magic 2' (9/11)
The Owens sisters (Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock) must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all.
'The Uprising' (9/11)
In plague-ravaged 14th century England, a peasant (Andrew Garfield) triggers a rebellion against King Richard II and unintentionally becomes a legend of resistance.
'Runner' (9/11)
A former soldier (Alan Ritchson) and his unlikely partner (Owen Wilson) become the targets of a ruthless cartel while racing to complete a critical medical delivery and save the life of a little girl.
'The Fix' (9/11)
Disillusioned by the end of the war in Afghanistan, a group of disgraced, war-torn ex-CIA operatives set out to Tehran to take down a life-changing score.
'If I Go Will They Miss Me' (9/18)
A poetic, emotionally expansive father-son story about Black family, grace, imagination, and the hope that love can transform even the most fragile relationships into something more healing and beautiful.
'Resident Evil' (9/18)
Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier, unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.
'The Weight' (9/18)
When Samuel (Ethan Hawke) is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal prison, Warden Clancy (Russell Crowe) offers him a high-stakes proposition: smuggle gold out of a remote mine with a dangerous crew of prisoners and he’ll win his freedom.
'The History of Concrete' (9/18)
After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, filmmaker John Wilson tries to use the same formula to sell a documentary about concrete.
'Clayface' (9/23)
Follow the terrifying descent into hell of a promising Hollywood actor (Tom Rhys Harries) who has become a monster driven by revenge, exploring the loss of identity and humanity, the ravages of toxic love and the dark side of scientific ambition.
'The Love Hypothesis' (9/23)
Olive Smith (Lili Reinhart), a biology PhD candidate, and Dr. Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman), a hotshot professor and well-known tyrant, enter into a fake relationship, seeing each of their carefully calculated theories on love get thrown into chaos.
'Avengers Endgame: Encore' (9/25)
'Heart of the Beast' (9/25)
After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements.
'Primetime' (9/25)
In 2006, 'To Catch a Predator' host Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) sets out to make television history.
'Charlie Harper' (9/25)
The journey of a young woman, Harper (Emilia Jones), and a young man, Charlie (Nick Robinson), as they meet, leave their respective homes, and attempt to build a life together in a new city. As the driven and ambitious Harper works to build a career as a chef, and the brilliant-yet-stuck Charlie struggles to get himself on track, their relationship faces growing challenges.
'Forgotten Island' (9/25)
While celebrating their last night together, high school graduates and best friends Jo (H.E.R.) and Raissa (Liza Soberano) stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa will race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.
'Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother' (9/25)
From writer-director Bassam Tariq, 'Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother' stars Mahershala Ali as Latif, a devoutly religious hitman who struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children, confronting the forces closing in around him - and the beliefs threatening to unravel within.
'Never After Dark' (9/25)
A traveling psychic who helps lost souls cross over encounters a powerful entity at a remote house. While investigating its origins, she uncovers dark secrets and faces a deadly threat from an unexpected source.
'The Deputy' (9/25)
Chief Kreuger (William H. Macy) assigns rookie Deputy Toby Sawyer (Duke Nicholson) to guard a dead body. But when the corpse vanishes, Toby launches a frantic search that unearths decades of small-town rot. Pressured to look the other way, Toby finds a lone ally in Deputy Amanda Jackson (Tiffany Haddish) and sets his sights to unravel a lethal web of corruption to clear his name in a town where secrets stay buried.
'The Incomer' (9/25)
'The Incomer' is a modern folk fairy tale set on a remote Scottish island, where two siblings survive by hunting seabirds, retelling the stories of their ancestors, and defending the isle from dreaded Incomers'. Their world is upended with the arrival of an awkward council worker who has come to uproot them from their homeland on behalf of the government.
'The Stunt Driver' (9/25)
Based on the true story of Montrealer Ken Carter (Jay Baruchel), the “Mad Canadian” stunt driver who tried to jump the Saint Lawrence River in a rocket car in the mid-’70s. Carter's dream was to end his 30-year career with a big jump, a big paycheck, and mega stardom. In the process of accomplishing it, he hired a big sports manager and enlisted the best in rocket car design, with the National Film Board of Canada filming a documentary leading up to the event.
October:
'Digger' (10/2)
The most powerful man in the world (Tom Cruise) embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything.
'Verity' (10/2)
Struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson) is hired as a ghostwriter for renowned author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) under mysterious circumstances, but her assignment takes a dark turn after discovering chilling autobiographical notes. Faced with a series of deadly family secrets, Lowen struggles to separate fiction from reality, while also blurring the lines with Verity’s husband, Jeremy (Josh Hartnett).
'Appofeniacs' (10/2)
When Duke (Aaron Holliday) goes on a frenzy of reckless deepfake creations, his callous disregard of consequences shows how, with a few clicks of an app on a phone, anyone can create a deceiving video of an unsuspecting victim and ruin their life… or end it.
'Last Shot' (10/2)
12-year-old basketball prodigy Caden Isaacs (Dylan Friedman) faces grief, identity issues, and high expectations. After the sudden death of his father and amid a strained relationship with his previously absent mother (Jamie Pressly), the two must come to terms with their past and give their future one last shot.
'Atonement' (10/2)
Based on Dexter Filkins’ resonant New Yorker article of the same name, about Marine Lu Lobello (Boyd Holbrook), haunted by memories of a deadly incident in Baghdad, whose journey of guilt and remorse leads him to reach out to Nora, the sole surviving member of the family he believes he may have harmed.
'The Influencer Project' (10/2)
Influencer Chiara King travels to Copenhagen with a documentary crew promising an unfiltered look behind the glamorous business of online fame. But as the cameras and her devoted fans follow her every move, someone else is watching too. When an obsessive stalker begins closing in, the documentary mutates into something far more terrifying, blurring the line between content and evidence, follower and predator, fact and fiction.
'Beware Boiúna' (10/2)
Deep in the Amazon, a medical mission spirals into a fight for survival when Boiúna, a colossal ancient predator, awakens to reclaim her domain. In the jungle where nature holds absolute power, she decides who lives and who dies.
'The Social Reckoning' (10/9)
Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.
'Animals' (10/9)
When the son of an L.A. mayoral candidate (Ben Affleck) is kidnapped, he and his wife (Kerry Washington) have a few hours to come up with the ransom payment. With most of their money spent on his political campaign, they have to get their hands dirty and expose a side of their lives they never intended to see the light of day.
'Other Mommy' (10/9)
A young girl, Bela (Arabella Olivia Clark), forms a relationship with a sinister entity in her home who looks uncannily like her own mother (Jessica Chastain).
'Matchbox: The Movie' (10/9)
When a group of former childhood friends reconnect, their reunion takes a wild turn as they stumble upon a dangerous international plot—and must save the world.
'Misty Green' (10/9)
Years after her Hollywood breakthrough, a talented actress (Rosalind Eleazar) whose career has stalled fights for her second act.
'Fjord' (10/9)
After the deaths of Mihai's parents, Mihai (Sebastian Stan) and Lisbeth (Renate Reinsve) Gheorghiu leave everything behind in Romania and move with their children to a remote village in Norway, hoping to rebuild their lives near Lisbeth's family. There, they grow close to their neighbors, the Halbergs, whose warmth offers the promise of a fresh start. But the fragile peace begins to unravel when the Gheorghius' young daughter, Elia (Vanessa Ceban), arrives at school covered in bruises.
'A Prayer for the Dying' (10/9)
In 1870 Friendship, Wisconsin, a small town of Scandinavian settlers still suffering the repercussions of the recent Civil War. When faced with a new and even deadlier threat, one man is forced to make a harrowing choice: save his young family or defend the community that gave him a second chance at life and meaning.
'Tenzing' (10/9)
A determined man (Genden Phuntsok) embarks on a high-stakes quest—and defies seemingly impossible odds—to fulfill his dream of being the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
'Double Trouble' (10/9)
When two quick-witted sisters (Violet McGraw and Madeleine McGraw) suddenly find themselves entangled in a full-blown jewelry heist in Las Vegas, they must recruit a jaded security guard, survive bumbling henchmen, and thwart the mastermind behind it, all before their parents realize they’re missing.
'Love of Your Life' (10/14)
A young woman (Margaret Qualley) loses her husband and goes on a journey to find a way forward in her life.
'Street Fighter' (10/16)
In 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don't, it's GAME OVER!
'Sacrifice' (10/16)
At an elite fundraising gala, celebrities and socialites find themselves in danger when armed activists storm the venue in pursuit of a legendary relic that could unlock supernatural powers.
'Sense and Sensibility' (10/16)
From Focus Features and Working Title comes an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s iconic 'Sense and Sensibility': a charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles.
'Klara and the Sun' (10/23)
When Klara (Jenna Ortega), an Artificial Friend who wants nothing more than to find the perfect home, meets Josie (Mia Tharia), each immediately senses a kindred spirit in the other. Josie has a fraught relationship with her mother (Amy Adams) and they've suffered great loss, but Klara's innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty begin to heal the family and bring light to Josie's complicated world.
'Wicker' (10/23)
On the outskirts of a village by the sea, lives a Fisherwoman (Olivia Colman); smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded neighbours, she commissions herself a husband (Alexander Skarsgård) to be made from wicker. In an otherwise conservative town, this unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy and chaos.
'The Cycle' (10/23)
A daughter (Deborah Ann Woll) unravels her father's dark past after his body, missing for 36 years, is found at a horrific crime scene.
'Wildwood' (10/23)
Prue (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) and her classmate Curtis (Jacob Tremblay) are drawn into a forbidden magical forest filled with enchanted creatures, loyal allies, and formidable adversaries as they embark on a desperate quest to save Prue’s kidnapped baby brother, Mac, from the crows led by a mysterious woman named Alexandra (Carey Mulligan).
'The Only Living Pickpocket in New York' (10/30)
Harry Lehman (John Turturro) is an aging pickpocket who plies his trade with ever-diminishing returns in a drastically changed New York. Wallets stuffed with cash have been replaced by easily cancelled credit cards, and Harry struggles to make ends meet as he cares for his disabled wife, Rosie (Karina Arroyave). When he unwittingly purloins and fences a valuable USB stick, Harry finds himself in a race against time to return the loot or face the rage of a vengeful crime family.
'The Mongoose' (10/30)
A falsely accused war hero (Liam Neeson) with nothing to lose leads police on an epic televised cross-country car chase, helped by members of his former Special Forces Army battalion and closely monitored by a fascinated public rooting for his safe getaway.
