73 New Films Releasing In January 2026 in Theaters and Streaming To Watch (With Trailers)

Here are 73 new releases for January 2026, either in theaters or on digital for the first time.

Some of them had festival/limited runs, but are now releasing to a wide audience, am counting them.

And some of them are brand new limited theater releases, so you will need to check where they are playing!

And for digital releases always use Just Watch.

Der Tiger – January 2nd (Amazon Prime)

A German WWII thriller following a 5-man tank crew on a 1943 secret mission behind Eastern Front lines, fueled by methamphetamine and descending into a “heart of darkness”. Directed by Dennis Gansel, this intense, gritty drama explores fear and psychological breakdown.

Der Tiger Trailer

We Bury The Dead – January 2nd (Limited Theaters)

After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise, they hunt. Ava searches for her missing husband, but what she finds is far more terrifying.

We Bury The Dead Trailer

The Plague – January 2nd (Theaters)

A socially anxious 12-year-old boy becomes entangled in a cruel ritual of bullying targeting another boy with a skin condition, exploring themes of masculinity, peer pressure, and fear.

The Plague Trailer

Broken Bonds – January 2nd (Tubi)

Three struggling waitresses who, after witnessing a fatal shootout, hide a bag of illicit cash. The discovery forces them into a dangerous web of survival and betrayal.

Broken Bonds Trailer

Follow My Voice – January 2nd (Amazon Prime)

After a health crisis that has kept her housebound for 76 straight days, the only thing Klara does is listen to her favourite radio show, Follow My Voice. One day, however, she wonders: Is it possible to fall in love with someone she’s heard on the radio but never met in person? Could she really feel something for Kang, the host of the radio show?

Folow My Voice Trailer

The Dutchman – January 2nd (Limited Theaters)

Haunted by his crumbling marriage and an identity crisis, a successful but troubled businessman gets drawn into a psychological game of cat and mouse with a sinister, mysterious woman whom he encounters on a New York subway

The Dutchman Trailer

Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman – January 2nd (Digital)

A mother embraces a violent crime spree as a means to survive.

Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman Trailer

The Mother and the Bear – January 2nd (Limited Theaters)

A comedic drama about a Korean mother, Sara, who travels to Winnipeg to care for her comatose daughter, Sumi, after an accident. While there, Sara meddles in Sumi’s life, using a dating app to find her a husband, ultimately discovering her daughter’s hidden life.

The Mother and the Bear Trailer

Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline – January 4th (Limited Theaters)

Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon as they are stranded on a mysterious, trap-filled island in the Bermuda Triangle, where they must battle a monstrous immortal being, Muom, and survive toxic fog, serving as a direct prequel to The Secret of Mamo.

Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline Trailer

Predator Badlands – January 6th (Digital)

Predator: Badlands follows Dek, a young, exiled Yautja (Predator) who crash-lands on the deadly planet Genna, seeking to hunt the legendary, nigh-unkillable Kalisk to prove his worth and regain honor. He forms an unlikely alliance with Thia, a resourceful Weyland-Yutani android (played by Elle Fanning in dual roles), and they navigate the hostile environment together, discovering the planet holds even deadlier threats and encountering other synthetics, all while a larger conspiracy involving the corporation unfolds.

Predator Badlands Trailer

Hallow Road – January 6th (Digital)

Parents Maddie (Rosamund Pike) and Frank (Matthew Rhys) race to help their teenage daughter, Alice, after a late-night hit-and-run.

Hallow Road Trailer

TRON: Ares – January 7th (Disney+)

TRON: Ares follows a sophisticated AI program, Ares (Jared Leto), who is sent from the digital world to the real world on a mission, marking humanity’s first encounter with sentient AIs, as rival tech companies (ENCOM & Dillinger Systems) race to find Kevin Flynn’s “Permanence Code” to stabilize digital creations in reality, leading to Ares gaining self-awareness and questioning his purpose amidst corporate espionage and the struggle for AI rights, culminating in him seeking a new path in the human world.

TRON: Ares Trailer

Greenland 2: Migration – January 9th (Theaters)

Greenland: Migration (2026) follows the Garrity family five years after a cataclysmic comet strike. Forced to leave their secure Greenland bunker, they embark on a dangerous journey across the shattered European landscape to find a new, habitable home. It focuses on survival, compassion, and tough choices.

Greenland 2: Migration Trailer

Primate – January 9th (Theaters)

A group of friends are trapped in a pool during a tropical vacation when a beloved family chimpanzee, Ben, contracts rabies and becomes a violent menace. The film focuses on survival,, featuring practical effects and animatronics.

Primate Trailer

Oscar Shaw – January 9th (Limited Theaters/Digital)

Haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend, a retired detective embarks on a perilous quest for vengeance as he fights to restore justice to the streets he once protected.

Oscar Shaw Trailer

I Was a Stranger – January 9th (Limited Theaters)

Tragedy strikes a Syrian family in Aleppo, starting a chain reaction of events involving five different families in four different countries.

I Was a Stranger Trailer

People We Meet On Vacation – January 9th (Netflix)

Poppy wants to explore the world and Alex prefers to stay home with a good book, but somehow they are the best of friends. They live far apart, but for a decade they have spent one week of summer vacation together.

People We Meet On Vacation Trailer

31 Candles – January 9th (Limited Theaters)

When a Jewish film director who makes Christmas movies decides to have his bar mitzvah at age 31, he must navigate situationships, exes, and family to complete his project and impress his childhood crush.

31 Candles Trailer

Dead Man’s Wire – January 9th (Limited Theaters)

On February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a “dead man’s wire” from the trigger to Tony’s own neck.

Dead Man’s Wire Trailer

Sleepwalker – January 9th (Limited Theaters/Digital)

Haunted by terrifying visions, a young woman’s sleepwalking episodes begin to intensify, accelerating her descent into darkness.

Sleepwalker Trailer

Starbright – January 9th (Limited Theaters)

Aisling becomes the guardian of a fallen star’s life force during an eclipse. Pursued by dangerous forces, she is aided by Joshua and Raphael on a journey to find hope, courage, and redemption.

Starbright Trailer

The Chronology of Water – January 9th (Theaters)

The Chronology of Water (2025), directed by Kristen Stewart in her directorial debut, is a raw, poetic drama based on Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir. It follows a swimmer (Imogen Poots) navigating childhood abuse, addiction, and grief, ultimately transforming her trauma into art through literature and self-discovery.

The Chronology of Water Trailer

Rosemead – January 9th (Theaters)

An ailing Chinese American mother discovers her teenage son’s violent obsessions. In a race against time, she must go to great lengths to protect him and potentially others.

Rosemead Trailer

Relentless – January 9th (Digital)

A homeless man targets a wealthy elite with a hidden, revenge-driven motive.

Relentless Trailer

All That’s Left Of You – January 9th (Limited Theaters)

After a Palestinian teen gets swept up into a West Bank protest, his mother recounts the family story of hope, courage and relentless struggle that led to this fateful moment.

All That’s Left Of You Trailer

Young Mothers – January 9th (Limited Theaters)

Five young mothers living in a shelter strive for a better future for themselves and kids amidst challenging upbringings.

Young Mothers Trailer

OBEX – January 9th (Limited Theaters)

Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog, Sandy, until one day he begins playing OBEX, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.

OBEX Trailer

The Running Man – January 13th (Paramount+)

In the near future, “The Running Man” is the top-rated show on television, a deadly competition where contestants must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins. Desperate for money to save his sick daughter, Ben Richards is convinced by the show’s ruthless producer to enter the game as a last resort. Ratings soon skyrocket as Ben’s defiance, instincts and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite, as well as a threat to the entire system.

The Running Man Trailer

The Internship – January 13th (Digital)

The film centers on a ruthless, highly trained assassin, raised from childhood in a top-secret CIA program known only as “The Internship”. Having had her youth stolen by the program, she is determined to dismantle the institution from within.

The Internship Trailer

Bone Lake – January 15th (Netflix)

Diego and Sage’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate gets upended when they’re forced to share a mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. Their dream getaway soon spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies and manipulation as terrifying secrets come to light, triggering a bloody battle for survival.

Bone Lake Trailer

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple – January 16th (Theaters)

Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship with consequences that could change the world as he knows it, while Spike’s encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can’t escape.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Trailer

The Rip – January 16th (Netflix)

A group of Miami cops discovers a stash of millions in cash, leading to distrust as outsiders learn about the seizure, making them question who to rely on.

The Rip Trailer

Charlie the Wonderdog – January 16th (Limited Theaters)

A dog gains superpowers after his owner is abducted by aliens. Together they battle an evil cat threatening humanity while the dog becomes a famous superhero.

Charlie the Wonderdog Trailer

Killer Whale – January 16th (Limited Theaters/Digital)

Best friends Maddie (Virginia Gardner) and Trish (Mel Jarnson) are trapped in a remote Thai lagoon with “Ceto,” an enraged orca seeking vengeance for a brutal life in captivity. After a tragedy, the friends fight for survival.

Killer Whale Trailer

No Other Choice – January 16th (Theaters)

Abruptly laid off after 25 years at the same company, a desperate man goes to extreme lengths to eliminate the competition for the job he wants.

No Other Choice Trailer

All You Need Is Kill – January 16th (Limited Theaters)

The story of Rita, a resourceful but isolated young woman volunteering 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.

All You Need Is Kill Trailer

Night Patrol – January 16th (Limited Theaters)

An LAPD officer discovers a local police task force harbors a dangerous, vampiric secret. The officer must team up with street gangs to protect the residents of his childhood housing projects.

Night Patrol Trailer

Sheepdog – January 16th (Theaters)

U.S. Army veteran Calvin Cole gets placed under the care of a student who’s training to become a VA trauma therapist. Things get even more complicated when his father-in-law, a fellow veteran, shows up on his doorstep after his release from prison.

Sheepdog Trailer

Beast of War – January 16th (Shudder)

Australian WWII soldiers are left stranded on a raft in the Timor Sea after a Japanese attack.

Beast of War Trailer

A Private Life – January 16th (Limited Theaters)

A Paris-based analyst who becomes obsessed with investigating the alleged suicide of a patient, convinced it was murder.

A Private Life Trailer

The Confession – January 16th (Limited Theaters)

A widowed musician discovers tapes of her deceased father confessing to a grisly murder to protect himself from an evil force. As her son begins acting disturbed, she must stop the entity.

The Confession Trailer

A Useful Ghost – January 16th (Limited Theaters)

A woman named Nat dies from dust pollution and returns as a ghost inhabiting a vacuum cleaner. She aims to prove her worth to her grieving, reluctant husband and his family by cleaning, protecting them, and fighting other, less useful spirits.

A Useful Ghost Trailer

How to Lose a Popularity Contest – January 16th (Tubi)

A perfectionist overachiever teams up with a charming slacker to run for student body president, only for unexpected sparks to disrupt their plans.

How to Lose a Popularity Contest Trailer

Twinless – January 16th (Hulu)

Two grieving men form an unlikely friendship in a twin support group. It explores themes of identity, secrets, and loneliness as they navigate life without their other halves.

Twinless Trailer

Leave – January 16th (Limited Theaters)

A man moves his wife and two children to an isolated old house in rural Florida in hopes of repairing their strained marriage, but the family soon realizes they have moved to an eerie town, and their new home holds disturbing secrets. As unexpected visitors and strange events escalate, the family’s attempt to rebuild their lives turns into a struggle for survival.

Leave Trailer

Sound of Falling – January 16th (Limited Theaters)

A drama chronicling four generations of women in the same German farmhouse from the 1910s to the present.

Sound of Falling Trailer

Signing Tony Raymond – January 16th (Limited Theaters)

An idealistic college coach in the Deep South desperate to sign the nation’s top high school defensive end. To save his job, he navigates a frenzy of rivals, a dysfunctional family, and corrupt townsfolk in rural Alabama.

Signing Tony Raymond Trailer

The Big Fake – January 22nd (Netflix)

Inspired by true events, Toni Chichiarelli, is an aspiring artist in 1970s Rome who becomes a master forger. His talent leads him into a dangerous underworld of crime, politics, and history.

The Big Fake Trailer

Mercy – January 23rd (Theaters)

In the near future, an advanced AI judge tells a captive detective that he’s on trial for the murder of his wife. If he fails to prove his innocence within 90 minutes, he’ll be executed on the spot.

Mercy Trailer

Return to Silent Hill – January 23rd (Theaters)

When a mysterious letter calls him back to Silent Hill in search of his lost love, James finds a once-recognisable town and encounters terrifying figures both familiar and new, and begins to question his own sanity.

Return to Silent Hill Trailer

H Is For Hawk- January 23rd (Theaters)

After losing her beloved father, Helen finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel.

H Is For Hawk Trailer

The Testament of Ann Lee – January 23rd (Theaters)

Revered by her followers, Ann Lee preaches gender and social equality as the founder of the devotional sect the Shakers.

The Testament of Ann Lee Trailer

Mother of Flies – January 23rd (Shudder)

When a young woman faces a deadly diagnosis, she seeks dark magic from a witch in the woods; but every cure has its cost.

Mother of Flies Trailer

The Smashing Machine – January 23rd (HBO Max)

The Smashing Machine is the true story of mixed martial arts and UFC fighter Mark Kerr, whose obsession with greatness made him a legend — and nearly cost him everything.

The Smashing Machine Trailer

In Cold Light – January 23rd (Limited Theaters)

A former drug dealer is released from prison attempts to reclaim her empire. Her plans are derailed when she witnesses her twin brother’s murder, forcing her into a desperate fight for survival while pursued by police and a crime boss.

In Cold Light Trailer

The Big Fake – January 22nd (Netflix)

Inspired by true events, Toni Chichiarelli, is an aspiring artist in 1970s Rome who becomes a master forger. His talent leads him into a dangerous underworld of crime, politics, and history.

The Big Fake Trailer

Atropia – January 23rd (Limited Theaters)

An aspiring actress works as a paid actor in a U.S. military simulation of an Iraqi village, where her romance with a soldier playing an insurgent (Callum Turner) blurs the lines between performance and reality.

Atropia Trailer

Untitled Home Invasion Romance – January 27th (Digital)

A struggling actor stages a fake break-in to win back his estranged wife at a lake house, only for the scheme to turn fatal.

Untitled Home Invasion Romance Trailer

The Wrecking Crew – January 28th (Amazon Prime)

Estranged half-brothers – a cop and a Navy SEAL – reunite to uncover the truth behind their father’s murder in Hawaii, exposing a massive conspiracy.

The Wrecking Crew Trailer

Send Help – January 30th (Theaters)

A woman and her overbearing boss become stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. They must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it’s a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.

Send Help Trailer

Iron Lung – January 30th (Theaters)

Survivors of the apocalypse launch an expedition to a barren moon with an ocean of blood.

Iron Lung Trailer

The Moment – January 30th (Theaters)

A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.

The Moment Trailer

Shelter – January 30th (Limited Theaters)

On a remote coastal island, a former assassin living in self-imposed exile rescues a young girl from a deadly storm. As their lives start to intertwine, he must protect the orphan while battling enemies from his past.

Shelter Trailer

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – January 30th (HBO Max)

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is about Linda, who tries to navigate her daughter’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Trailer

Worldbreaker – January 30th (Limited Theaters)

A family fighting for survival five years after interdimensional monsters (“Breakers”) caused a global collapse. They live in isolation, defending their home against the beasts until new threats arise.

Worldbreaker Trailer

Grizzly Night – January 30th (Digital)

On 12 August 1967, in Montana’s Glacier National Park, the unthinkable happened: On the same night, nine miles apart, there were not one, but two fatal grizzly bear attacks.

Grizzly Night Trailer

Terri Joe: Missionary In Miami – January 30th (Tubi)

Kelon flees to Miami to escape criminals and find a new church., and what follows is her navigating intense culture shock, temptation, and absurd situations while upholding her strict, conservative beliefs.

Terri Joe: Missionary In Miami Trailer

Moses The Black – January 30th (Limited Theaters)

Released from prison, a feared Chicago gang leader returns home to avenge the murder of his closest friend. As rival gangs and a corrupt cop close in, he must confront a past that refuses to let go.

Moses The Black Trailer

Pike River – January 30th (Limited Theaters/Digital)

Pike River chroniclies the aftermath of the 2010 New Zealand mining disaster, focusing on Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse as they battle for justice after 29 men were killed. The film highlights their fight for accountability against corporate greed and government apathy.

Pike River Trailer

The Love That Remains – January 30th (Limited Theaters)

Anna, in the midst of a separation, isn’t the only one searching for meaning. Her journey juxtaposes that of Magnus, her ex-partner, a fisherman and the father of her three children. Magnus struggles to understand his own feelings.

The Love That Remains Trailer

Tafiti: Across The Desert – January 30th (Limited Theaters)

When his grandfather gets bitten by a snake, a young meerkat embarks on an adventure across the desert to find the magical flower that can cure him.

Tafiti: Across The Desert Trailer

A Poet – January 30th (Limited Theaters)

The Poet a failed, middle-aged poet who attempts to find redemption by mentoring a talented student, only for his self-destructive behavior to create more chaos.

The Poet Trailer

Stolen Ties – January 31st (Limited Theaters)

After a mysterious woman enters their lives, two sisters discover a chilling link to a manipulative man from the woman’s past. As buried truths and long-held family secrets surface, the sisters and their family are drawn into a dangerous plot involving deceit, identity, and survival. The narrative blends psychological tension with universal themes of trust and resilience.

Stolen Ties Trailer

Simon Leasher

A lover of cinema for over 35 years, I have watched many films from around the world in many different genres, yet I still normally always come back to trashy slasher horror films when in doubt. More

And yes, The Godfather 2 is better than The Godfather.