Today is Friday, which means you might have a little wiggle room to watch a movie or two this weekend. But with so many films to choose from, it might be hard to find the right one for you and your needs. To help, we gathered what we consider the 10 best movies of 2026 (so far!), from comedies to horrors to tearjerkers, along with some Letterboxd reviews to give you a peek at what people think of each film.
1. Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling, James Ortiz, and Sandra Hüller.
Synopsis: "Believe in the Hail Mary.
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone."
Review #1: "the definition of 'accidentally became important at work and it’s ruining my life.'"
Review #2: "you tell me that rocky is an almost 300 year old engineer with a thriving marriage but i still see a baby that i would take a bullet for."
Project Hail Mary is available on Amazon Prime Video. Watch the trailer below:
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2. The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon, Himesh Patel, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, and Zendaya.
Synopsis: "Defy the gods. The Odyssey is a mythic action epic that adapts Homer’s foundational saga."
Review #1: "Staggering. A near three-hour epic that somehow feels closer to two. Constantly engaging on a visual level, while remaining thought-provoking and narratively complex in classic Nolan fashion. There are two fairly terrifying sequences that lead me to believe Nolan will one day deliver on his desire to make a horror movie. See it big. See it loud. And maybe we'll start seeing more films like this made, because we sure as hell need them."
Review #2: "Interstellar is about a father who leaves his family to save the world. The Odyssey is about a father who returns home to save his family. somehow both movies are about getting back to anne hathaway."
The Odyssey is available in theaters. Watch the trailer below:
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3. Blue Heron, starring Eylul Guven, Iringó Réti, Ádám Tompa, and Edik Beddoes.
Synopsis: "In the late 1990s, a family of six settles into their new home on Vancouver Island, as internal dynamics are slowly revealed through the experiences of the youngest child, Sasha. Their fresh start is interrupted by the increasingly dangerous behavior of Jeremy, the family’s oldest child."
Review #1: "so hard to understand how memory actually works -- incredible to see a movie depict that trickiness so well."
Review #2: "When I saw this at TIFF last year I said that it made me cry at one point. Well on this second viewing I was a weepy mess from basically beginning to end. My mind’s made up, this is a five-bagger. The shards of this very specific story can hit just about everyone. The stubborn immovability of the past. The powerless feeling of being a kid and experiencing the currents of unsettlement your parents’ world. The feeling of having never really known someone. The awful feeling of love not being enough."
The Blue Heron is available in some theaters and on Amazon Prime ($14.99). Watch the trailer below:
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4. The Invite, starring Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton.
Synposis: "It’ll be fun. Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places."
Review #1: "watch with your divorced mom for the 4D experience."
Review #2: "the dinner party episode of The Office on crack (complimentary)."
The Invite is available in theaters. Watch the trailer below:
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5. Obsession, starring Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, and Megan Lawless.
Synopsis: "Be careful who you wish for… 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."
Review #1: "a sad and perfect analogy of how men literally push you into 'madness,' and then judge and blame you for being 'crazy.'”
Review #2: "absolutely nothing can prepare you for inde navarrette’s performance."
Obsession is available in theaters and on Peacock. Watch the trailer below:
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6. Is God Is, starring Kara Young, Mallori Johnson, Vivica A. Fox, and Sterling K. Brown.
Synopsis: Make your daddy dead. Real dead. Two sisters embark on an epic quest for revenge, confronting a charged family history that pushes them to extraordinary lengths."
Review #1: "Wow. Kara Young is a STAR. Casting Sterling K. Brown, who often plays characters with deep moral authority, as the villain is such an inspired choice. Black women’s rage being played straight and not for laughs or shame is so refreshing to see. I’m all for more films that centers our justified rage and shows us acting out instead of internalizing it so we can be considered 'good women.' Here for Black women being the complicated antiheroes for once!!"
Review #2: "i knew it was Sterling K. Brown the second that man turned around😏🍑."
Is God Is is available on MGM+. Watch the trailer below:
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7. The Drama, starring Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Alana Haim, and Mamoudou Athie.
Synopsis: "Witness the wedding of the year. A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails."
Review #1: "I know charlie’s r/AmITheAsshole post went crazy."
Review #2: "Girl there were studio audience sitcom level gasps going on in the theatre... The drama indeed!"
The Drama is available on Amazon Prime ($5.99) and on HBO Max (July 31st). Watch the trailer below:
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8. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, starring Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol.
Synopsis: "One… last… plan. When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008."
Review #1: "how on earth did they make this lol."
Review #2: "Comedy masterpiece. There’s a gag related to THE HANGOVER that might be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen."
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is available on Amazon Prime ($5.99). Watch the trailer below:
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9. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, starring Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, and Erin Kellyman.
Synopsis: "Fear is the new faith. Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike’s encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can’t escape."
Review #1: "it's very easy to confuse an orange-skinned old man with satan tbh i do it daily."
Review #2: "Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell having a full on diva off."
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is available on Netflix. Watch the trailer below:
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10. The Sheep Detectives, starring Hugh Jackman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Bryan Cranston, and Molly Gordon.
Synopsis: "A new breed of mystery. George Hardy is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers."
Review #1: "if you asked me a week ago if i thought i’d burst into tears at the end of a movie called The Sheep Detectives i would have laughed in your face."
Review #2: "Significantly better than the trailers made it look. Surprise of the year for me, so damn heartfelt and funny. I hope there's some good Officer Derry x Elliot Matthews yaoi fics."

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