This week on Episode 671 of the InSession Film Podcast, we discussed our Top 5 most anticipated films of 2026. It’s a new year and that means new movies to look forward to as we turn the page. 2026 will be interesting as the summer season looks pretty abysmal outside of a few exceptions. There’s hope for Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Supergirl, but there’s a lot of questions otherwise. The fall season looks way more compelling with the likes of Dune: Messiah, Avengers: Doomsday, Sunrise on the Reaping and Narnia. Mostly, 2026 will be defined by great filmmakers taking bold risks as we’re getting potential bangers from Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, Robert Eggers, Joel Coen, David Lowery, Pedro Almodovar, James Gray and two movies from our boy Hirokazu Kore-eda. Not to mention more from Jane Schoenbrun, Annie Baker, Nicolas Winding Refin, Kogonada, Tom Ford, M. Night Shyamalan and many more that we’re excited about. Should be a great year!
For the sake of this post, we are going to list our true Top 10 most anticipated films of 2025, even thought we mostly just discussed our top five on the show.
JD
1) Sheep in the Box / Look Back
2) The Odyssey
3) All of a Sudden
4) I Want Your Sex
5) Disclosure Day
6) Jack of Spades
7) Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
8) Werwulf
9) Ancient History
10) The Death of Robin Hood
Brendan
1) Wildwood
2) Look Back
3) Her Private Hell
4) Hope
5) Resident Evil
6) Werwulf
7) Disclosure Day / The Odyssey
8) Remain
9) Ray Gunn
10) Behemoth!
Honorable Mentions (Combined)
The Way of the Wind, Mother Mary, Dune: Messiah, Bitter Christmas, Paper Tiger, The Bone Temple, The Bride!, Possible Love, Hoppers, Narnia, At the Sea, Project Hail Mary, Ink, Cry to Heaven, October, Primetime, Saturn Return, Whitney Springs, Parallel Tales, The Unknown, Flowervale Street, American Nails, The Adventures of Cliff Booth, A Long Winter, The Diary of a Chambermaid, Dracula, Fjord, Godzilla Minus Zero, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Artificial, The Land of Nod, 1949, Wild Horse Nine, Power Ballad, Send Help, Tony, A Place in Hell, Digger, Ghostwriter, The Dog Stars, Here Comes the Flood, Cutoff, Chasing Summer, The Death of a Salesman, The Drama, Racoon, Alpha Gang, Let Love In, Burning Rainbow Farm, Bucking Fastard, The Man I Love, System of Colors, Crime 101, The Moment, Toy Story 5, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Avengers: Doomsday, Masters of the Universe, Supergirl, Jackass 5, Cliffhanger, Coyote vs ACME
Hopefully you guys enjoyed our lists and if you agree or disagree with us, let us know in the comment section below. There are obviously many more films coming out this year that we didn’t have time to mention. Which is to say, your list could look very different than ours given the amount of great potential that we could see in 2026. That being said, what would be your Top 5? Leave a comment in the comment section or email us at [email protected].
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