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Summer is almost here and with it comes a new crop of movies streaming and opening in theaters!
From the highly anticipated sequels like 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' and 'Mortal Kombat II', to the live-action remake of 'Moana', animated sequels 'Toy Story 5' and 'Minions & Monsters', super hero movies 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' and 'Supergirl', films from iconic directors like Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' and Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey', a new 'Masters of the Universe', and the first 'Star Wars' movie to hit theaters since 2019, 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu', summer 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 May, June, July and August 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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May:
'The Devil Wears Prada 2' (5/1)
Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing. She faces off against Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt), her one-time assistant, now a high-powered executive for a luxury group, with advertising dollars that Priestly desperately needs.
'Hokum' (5/1)
A horror novelist (Adam Scott) visits a remote Irish inn to spread his parents’ ashes, unaware the place is rumoured to be haunted by a witch.
'Animal Farm' (5/1)
A satirical allegory of revolution and power that 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.
'Deep Water' (5/1)
A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.
'Mortal Kombat II' (5/8)
The fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) 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.
'The Sheep Detectives' (5/8)
The film follows George Hardy (Hugh Jackman), a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand, never suspecting that not only can they understand but they argue for hours afterwards about whodunnit. When George is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it. The local cop Tim Derry (Nicholas Braun), on the other hand, has never solved a serious crime in his life, so the sheep conclude they will have to solve it themselves, even if it means leaving their meadow for the first time and facing the fact that the human world isn’t as simple as it appears in books.
'Remarkably Bright Creatures' (5/8)
A lonely elderly widow named Tova (Sally Field) forms an unlikely friendship with a curmudgeonly cephalopod octopus named Marcellus (voice of Alfred Molina), but unbeknownst to her, Marcellus is on a mission to solve a mystery that will heal the widow’s heart and lead her to a life-changing discovery.
'Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D')' (5/8)
Captured during Billie Eilish's sold-out world tour, a concert experience from one of the most celebrated and successful artists of her generation, presented in immersive 3D.
'Obsession' (5/15)
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.
'Is God Is' (5/15)
In Is God Is, two sisters (Kara Young and Mallori Johnson) embark on an epic quest for revenge, confronting a charged family history that will push them to extraordinary lengths. The film is Aleshea Harris’ directorial debut and is based on Harris’ adaptation of her award-winning play of the same name.
'The Wizard of the Kremlin' (5/15)
Russia, early 1990s. Amid post-Soviet chaos, a brilliant young man, Vadim Baranov (Paul Dano), charts his path. First an artist, then a reality TV producer, he becomes the spin doctor to a rising KGB agent: Vladimir Putin (Jude Law). At the heart of power, Baranov shapes the new Russia, blurring the boundaries between truth and lies, belief and manipulation. Only the magnetic Ksenia is beyond his control, tempting him away from this dangerous game. Years later, after retreating into silence and shrouded in mystery, Baranov finally opens up, revealing the dark secrets of the regime he helped build.
'Driver's Ed' (5/15)
A group of teens steal their school’s driver’s ed car to go on a road trip to help a high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.
'LifeHack' (5/15)
Four teenage slackers attempt a multi-million-dollar Bitcoin heist from their bedrooms, only to spiral into the darkest corners of the internet-and a danger beyond their computer screens.
'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War' (5/20)
When an international covert mission unravels a deadly conspiracy, Ryan (John Krasinski) is forced back into the world of espionage to confront a rogue black-ops unit.
'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' (5/22)
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.
'I Love Boosters' (5/22)
A crew of professional shoplifters known as The Velvet Gang take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven.
'Ladies First' (5/22)
An arrogant but charismatic ladies' man (Sacha Baron Cohen) finds his life of money, power and casual flings upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women.
'Saccharine' (5/22)
After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana (Midori Francis) finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating.
'The Breadwinner' (5/29)
Nate's (Nate Bargatze) supermom wife, Katie (Mandy Moore), lands a deal on 'Shark Tank'. Subsequently, the lifelong breadwinner of the family becomes a stay-at-home dad and quickly realizes he’s in way over his head.
'Tuner' (5/29)
A talented piano tuner's (Leo Woodall) life is turned upside down when he discovers that his meticulous skills for tuning pianos can equally be applied to cracking safes.
'Backrooms' (5/29)
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
'Pressure' (5/29)
In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and with the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, 'Pressure' follows General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) and Captain James Stagg (Andrew Scott) as they face an impossible choice—launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether.
'Propeller One-Way Night Coach' (5/29)
In the golden age of aviation, a young airplane enthusiast, Jeff (Clark Shotwell), and his mother (Kelly Eviston-Quinnett) set off on a one-way cross-country odyssey to Hollywood, which transforms a simple flight into the trip of a lifetime. Between airline meals, charming flight attendants, unexpected stopovers, larger-than-life passengers and a thrilling glimpse at first class, the journey unfolds in moments both magical and unexpected, charting the course for the boy's future.
'Speed Demon' (5/31)
Aboard a high-speed train, a Nun (Katie Cassidy) who lost her faith must perform her first Exorcism on a possessed passenger hellbent on crashing the runaway train.
June:
'Masters of the Universe' (6/5)
Almost two decades after crashing down to Earth, Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) is whisked back across space to defend his home planet of Eternia against the evil forces of Skeletor (Jared Leto). But to defeat such a powerful villain, Prince Adam will first need to uncover the mysteries of his past and become He-Man: the most powerful man in the Universe.
'Scary Movie' (2026) (6/5)
'Power Ballad' (6/5)
When Rick (Paul Rudd), a past-his-prime wedding singer, meets fading boy-band star Danny (Nick Jonas) during a gig, the two bond over music and a late-night jam session. But when Danny turns one of Rick’s songs into the hit that reignites his career, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves - even if it means risking everything he cares about.
'Carolina Caroline' (6/5)
A young woman (Samara Weaving) skips her small town — in search of her estranged mother (Kyra Sedgwick) — alongside a charismatic con man (Kyle Gallner) on the run from the law. The duo leave a wave of crime and passion behind them as they hustle their way through the Southeast.
'The Birthday Party' (6/5)
The late 1970s, somewhere in the Mediterranean: Marcos Timoleon (Willem Dafoe), a tycoon, is throwing a lavish, extravagant birthday party for Sofia (Vic Carmen Sonne) on his exclusive private island. The party is a perfect excuse for various people in his life to approach him with their own agendas.
'Office Romance' (6/5)
Jackie (Jennifer Lopez), President and CEO of Air Cruz, runs a tight ship in her business, including a rigid anti-fraternization policy for all her employees. When a new sexy lawyer (Brett Goldstein) begins working for her, that policy becomes very tested.
'Disclosure Day' (6/12)
If you found out we weren’t alone in the universe, would that frighten you?
'Stop! That! Train!' (6/12)
Two train stewardess BFFs switch from a dull railway to the luxurious Glamazonian Express. During a massive storm, they must work with snooty first-class crew and President Gagwell (RuPaul) to prevent disaster in LA.
'Find Your Friends' (6/12)
Amber (Helena Howard) and her four best girlfriends take a trip to escape the L.A. bubble and cut loose in Joshua Tree for the weekend. But upon arrival, they quickly realize the locals don’t want them there.
'Toy Story 5' (6/19)
When Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz (Tim Allen), Woody (Tom Hanks), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the rest of the gang's jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime.
'Girls Like Girls' (6/19)
Coley (Maya da Costa), 17, from rural Oregon, navigates intimacy after her mother's passing. Meeting Sonya (Myra Molloy) sparks new feelings, but self-doubt hinders their connection. Sonya, unfamiliar with dating girls, is uncertain. They learn to embrace emotions.
'Finnegan's Foursome' (6/19)
Two middle aged brothers (Edward Burns and Brian d'Arcy James) and their respective adult children (Erica Hernandez and Brian Muller) travel to Ireland to play the Finnegan Family's annual golf outing, where they distribute the ashes of the family patriarch
'The Death of Robin Hood' (6/19)
Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood (Hugh Jackman) finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman (Jodie Comer), he is offered a chance at salvation.
'Supergirl' (6/26)
While celebrating her 21st birthday, Kara Zor-El (Milly Alcock) travels across the galaxy with her dog Krypto, during which she meets the young Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley) and goes on a "murderous quest for revenge".
'Couture' (6/26)
In the frenzy of Fashion Week, three women cross paths in Paris, grappling with the world's tragedies and the questions of their lives: Maxine (Angelina Jolie), an American film director in her forties, discovers she has cancer; Ada (Anyier Anei), a young South Sudanese model, escapes a predetermined destiny to be thrust into a deceptive universe and French makeup artist Angèle (Ella Rumpf), a small hand working in the shadows of the catwalks, dreams of escaping her life.
'Little Brother' (6/26)
A famous real estate agent's carefully curated world is upended when his eccentric “little brother” unexpectedly reappears. Starring John Cena and Eric André.
July:
'Minions & Monsters' (7/1)
This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.
'Young Washington' (7/3)
Against the frontier of colonial America, the untold origin story of a 22-year-old George Washington (William Franklyn-Miller) unfolds—long before the Revolution, long before the Constitution—when a single mistake nearly cost him everything. After triggering the start of the French and Indian War, Washington must reckon with personal failure, devastating loss, and the weight of responsibility. What emerges from the ashes isn’t just a military leader—but a man forged by humility, courage, and conviction.
'Moana' (7/10)
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui (Dwayne Johnson) reaches the island of an impetuous Chieftain, his willful daughter (Catherine Laga‘aia) answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
'Evil Dead Burn' (7/10)
After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws. As one by one they transform into deaites, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life - survive even in death.
'The Odyssey' (7/17)
Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War, chronicling his encounters with mythical beings such as the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, and the witch-goddess Circe.
'The Dink' (7/24)
Desperate to save a struggling country club and earn his father's respect, a washed-up tennis pro (Jake Johnson) is compelled to break a sacred vow and do the unthinkable: play pickleball.
'Motor City' (7/24)
In 1970s Detroit, John Miller (Alan Ritchson) falls in love with the girlfriend of a local gangster. To get revenge, the gangster sets up a frame-up to send the innocent man to prison. With his life ruined, Miller plots revenge against the man who took his girlfriend away from him.
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' (7/31)
The fourth installment in the Spider-Man franchise and part of Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
August:
'PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie' (8/4)
The PAW Patrol pups crash land on an uncharted tropical island filled with dinosaurs after their ship gets caught in a mysterious storm. They meet Rex (Hayden Chamberlen), a pup who has been stranded on the island for years and has become an expert in all things dino-related. When the Patrol’s archrival, Mayor Humdinger, begins recklessly mining in hopes of exploiting the island for its natural resources, he inadvertently causes a huge, dormant volcano to erupt. The pups are thrown into a series of high-stakes, dino-sized rescues bigger than anything they’ve done before, as they must stop Humdinger before everything on the island goes extinct.
'Ice Cream Man' (8/7)
'Ice Cream Man' follows an idyllic summer town descending into madness when an ice cream man (Ari Millen) serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.
'One Night Only' (8/7)
Two strangers (Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner) scramble to find someone to sleep with on the one night of the year when premarital sex is legal.
'The End of Oak Street' (8/14)
After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, a family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.
'Insidious: Out of the Further' (8/21)
A trio of stalkers infiltrate a quiet suburb and force a new family into the astral plane, where they uncover a terrifying truth: the Further is bleeding into the real world.
'Mutiny' (8/21)
After witnessing his billionaire boss' murder and being framed for the crime, Cole Reed (Jason Statham) boards a cargo ship on a one-man crusade to avenge his boss' death only to discover an international conspiracy.
'Spa Weekend' (8/21)
The film follows three childhood best friends, Jane, Coco, and Sophie, as they embark on some much-needed pampering during a luxury girls' getaway, and stars Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, Michelle Buteau, and Anna Faris.
'Idiots' (8/28)
When two unqualified bozos (Dave Franco and O'Shea Jackson Jr.) are hired to transfer a rich teen to rehab, their straightforward gig quickly spirals into dangerous mayhem.
'Finding Emily' (8/28)
When a lovesick musician (Spike Fearn) is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her (Angourie Rice). Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.
'Cliffhanger' (8/28)
During a weekend trip with a billionaire’s son, seasoned mountaineer Ray Cooper (Pierce Brosnan) and his daughter Sydney (Nell Tiger Free) are targeted by a gang of kidnappers. Ray’s other daughter Naomi (Lily James), still haunted by a past climbing accident, witnesses the attack and escapes. To save her family, she must confront her fears and fight for survival.
'The Dog Stars' (8/28)
After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man (Jacob Elordi) lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman (Josh Brolin) he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while he’s flying his old Cessna, it sparks a hunt for the provenance of the sound.
'Colony' (8/28)
Professor Se-jeong (Gianna 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.
'Coyote vs. Acme' (8/28)
After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.
