List of British films of 2026

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This article lists British feature-length films and full-length documentaries that have their premiere in 2026 and were at least partly produced by the United Kingdom. It does not feature short films, medium-length films, made-for-TV films, pornographic films, filmed theater, VR films or interactive films, nor does it include films screened in film festivals in previous years that have theatrical premieres in 2026.

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Film premieres

January–March

OpeningTitleCast and crewDetailsRef.
16 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Director: Nia DaCosta
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Chi Lewis-Parry, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Cillian Murphy
Columbia Pictures / DNA Films [1]
22 Everybody to Kenmure Street Director: Felipe Bustos Sierra
The Incomer Director: Louis Paxton
Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin, Grant O'Rourke, Emun Elliott, Michelle Gomez, John Hannah
Lady Director: Olive Nwosu
Cast: Jessica Gabriel, Amanda Oruh, Tinuade Jemiseye, Bucci Franklin, Seun Kuti
HanWay Films
The Last First: Winter K2 Director: Amir Bar-Lev
23 Extra Geography Director: Molly Manners
Cast: Marni Duggan, Galaxie Clear, Alice Englert
The Moment Director: Aidan Zamiri
Cast: Charli XCX, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Hailey Benton Gates, Isaac Powell, Alexander Skarsgård
A24
One in a Million Director: Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes
24 Birds of War Director: Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak Dogwoof
Fing! Director: Jeffrey Walker
Cast: Taika Waititi, David Walliams, [[Iona Bell, Mia Wasikowska, Penelope Wilton, Richard Roxburgh, Blake Harrison
Based on FING! by David Walliams
Sky Cinema
Wicker Director: Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson
Cast: Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage, Elizabeth Debicki
Based on The Wicker Husband by Ursula Wills-Jones
BBC Storyville
25 Frank & Louis Director: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rob Morgan, Indira Varma, Rosalind Eleazar
27 Antiheroine Director: James Hall, Edward Lovelace
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6 Cold Storage Director: Jonny Campbell
Cast: Georgina Campbell, Joe Keery, Sosie Bacon, Vanessa Redgrave, Lesley Manville, Liam Neeson
Samuel Goldwyn Films / StudioCanal [2]
13 Wuthering Heights Director: Emerald Fennell
Cast: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes, Ewan Mitchell
Warner Bros. Pictures / MRC / LuckyChap Entertainment [3]
Crime 101 Director: Bart Layton
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Tate Donovan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Nolte
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Raw / Working Title Films [4]
20 The Dreadful Director: Natasha Kermani
Cast: Kit Harington, Sophie Turner, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurence O'Fuarain, Jonathan Howard
True Brit Entertainment
How to Make A Killing Director: John Patton Ford
Cast: Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, Jessica Henwick, Zach Woods, Topher Grace, Bill Camp, Ed Harris
StudioCanal / Blueprint Pictures [5]
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27 The Dog Stars Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, Guy Pearce, Benedict Wong
20th Century Studios / Scott Free Productions [6]

April–June

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26 Finding Emily Director: Alicia MacDonald
Cast: Angourie Rice, Spike Fearn, Minnie Driver
Universal Pictures / Working Title Films [7]

July–September

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17 The Odyssey Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, John Leguizamo, Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Mia Goth, Corey Hawkins
Universal Pictures / Syncopy Inc. [8]
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21 Mutiny Director: Jean-François Richet
Cast: Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Roland Møller, Jason Wong, Arnas Fedaravicius, Adrian Lester
Lionsgate / Sky Cinema [9]
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25 Sense and Sensibility Director: Georgia Oakley
Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, George MacKay, Caitríona Balfe, Fiona Shaw, Frank Dillane
Focus Features / Working Title Films [10]

October–December

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13 Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie Director: Kyle Balda
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, Tosin Cole, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Bryan Cranston, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris O'Dowd, Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Working Title Films / Lord Miller Productions [11]
26 Narnia: The Magician's Nephew Director: Greta Gerwig
Cast: Emma Mackey, Carey Mulligan, Denise Gough, Daniel Craig
Netflix [12]
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23 The Angry Birds Movie 3 Director: John Rice
Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom, Danny McBride, Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox
Sega Sammy Group / Prime Focus Studios / One Cool Films / Dentsu [13]
25 Werwulf Director: Robert Eggers
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Lily-Rose Depp
Focus Features / Working Title Films [14]

Other premieres

TitleDirectorRelease dateRef.
Becoming Victoria WoodCatherine Abbott9 January 2026
The Disciple Joanna Natasegara 22 January 2026 (Sundance Film Festival)
Douglas Gordon by Douglas GordonFinlay PretsellFebruary 2026 (Berlin International Film Festival)
The Education of Jane CummingSophie HeldmanFebruary 2026 (Berlin International Film Festival)
FilipiñanaRafael Manuel23 January 2026 (Sundance Film Festival)
A Gangster's LifeZak Fenning9 January 2026
Hanging By a Wire Mohammed Ali Naqvi 22 January 2026 (Sundance Film Festival)
Troublemaker: The Story Behind the Mandela Tapes Antoine Fuqua 27 January 2026 (Sundance Film Festival)
TUTU Sam Pollard February 2026 (Berlin International Film Festival)

TBA

TitleCast and crewDetailsRef.
500 Miles Director: Morgan Matthews
Cast: Bill Nighy, Roman Griffin Davis, Dexter Sol Ansell, Maisie Williams
Based on Charlie and Me by Mark Lowery
Above the Below Director: Idris Elba, Martin Owen
Cast: Idris Elba, Caitlin FitzGerald, Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Lionsgate
Elsinore Director: Simon Stone
Cast: Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman
StudioCanal
The Face of Horror Director: Anna Biller
Cast: Jonah Hauer-King, Kristine Froseth, Ellie Bamber, Leo Suter, Bella Heathcote, Ben Radcliffe
Based on Yotsuya Kaidan by Anonymous
Ink Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Guy Pearce, Jack O'Connell, Claire Foy
StudioCanal
Based on Ink by James Graham
The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Jodie Comer, Patricia Arquette, Michael Sheen, Tom Bateman, Vicky McClure
Lead HeadsDirector: Giles Borg
Cast: Olatunji Ayofe, Rupert Everett, Tom Felton, Derek Jacobi, Luke Newberry, Mark Williams
[15]
The Magic Faraway Tree Director: Ben Gregor
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie, Jessica Gunning
Based on The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
Mission Director: Paul Wright
Cast: George Mackay, Rosy McEwen
Rogue Trooper Director: Duncan Jones
Cast: Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell, Sean Bean, Matt Berry, Asa Butterfield, Jemaine Clement, Jack Lowden, Alice Lowe
Based on Rogue Trooper by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons
Rosebush Pruning Director: Karim Aïnouz
Cast: Riley Keough, Callum Turner, Jamie Bell, Elle Fanning, Pamela Anderson
Savage House Director: Peter Glanz
Cast: Claire Foy, Richard E Grant, Bel Powley
Stuffed Director: Theo Rhys
Cast: Jodie Comer, Harry Melling
Sweet DreamsDirector: Carl Tibbetts
Cast: Gemma Arterton, Niamh Algar, Nick Frost
Switzerland Director: Anton Corbijn
Cast: Helen Mirren, Alden Ehrenreich, Olivia Cooke, Juliet Stevenson
Based on Switzerland by Joanna Murray-Smith
The Uprising Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Jonny Lee Miller, Thomasin McKenzie, Woody Norman, Stanley Townsend, Katherine Waterston
Victorian Psycho Director: Zachary Wigon
Cast: Maika Monroe, Thomasin McKenzie, Jason Isaacs
Based on Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

Culturally British films

The following list comprises films not produced by a British or UK film studio but is strongly associated with British culture. The films in this list should fulfil at least three of the following criteria:

TitleCountry of originAdaptationStory settingFilm locationsBritish cast and crew
The Drama United StatesEnglandUnited Kingdom Robert Pattinson

See also

References

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  2. "The Numbers - Theatrical Release Schedule Changes for the Week Ending September 14, 2025". The Numbers . 14 September 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (13 December 2024). "'Wuthering Heights' With Margot Robbie & Jacob Elordi To Make Audiences Swoon On Valentine's Day Weekend 2026". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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  10. "Focus Features, Universal Pictures International, and Working Title Set Release Dates for Georgia Oakley's Sense and Sensibility". Focus Features . Retrieved 17 November 2025.
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  12. D'Alessandro, Anthony (17 January 2025). "Greta Gerwig's Netflix Pic 'Narnia' Getting Thanksgiving 2026 Imax Global Theatrical Run". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  13. D'Alessandro, Anthony (18 September 2025). "'Angry Birds Movie 3' Adds MrBeast, Salish Matter & More; Release Now Christmas Season 2026". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  14. Kit, Borys (22 January 2025). "Robert Eggers Reteams with Focus Features for 13th Century Werewolf Thriller 'Werwulf' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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