What movies to see in cinemas in May 2026? This guide brings together the May 2026 movie releases, featuring the films to discover in theaters, their release dates, and the latest arrivals organized week by week.
Comedies, dramas, thrillers, action films, animated features, biopics or auteur cinema: discover the films to see in theaters films to see in theaters with each Wednesday’s releases, as well as the film festivals and cinema events planned for the month.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 hits cinemas this Wednesday, April 29, 2026 — our verdict.
Le Devil Wears Prada 2 hits cinemas this Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt reprise their roles in this highly anticipated sequel centered on Miranda Priestly and the fashion world. Read our review. [Read more]
Die My Love hits the big screen: Jennifer Lawrence stars opposite Robert Pattinson
Die My Love hits theaters this Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Lynne Ramsay directs Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson in a drama marked by the strain in the relationship, isolation and a loss of bearings. [Read more]
Elfie and the Super Elfkins hits the big screen: an animated adventure for ages 3 and up.
Elfie and the Super Elfkins hits theaters this Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Aimed at children as young as 3, this family-friendly animated film offers an adventure that's accessible for a first cinema outing or a family screening. [Read more]
Me, Reincarnated as a Slime — The Tears of the Azure Sea
Me, when I reincarnate as a Slime — The Tears of the Azure Sea is set to hit cinemas on April 29 and 30, 2026, exclusively. A limited, event-style release for fans of the Japanese anime, distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony. [Read more]
For the fun of it: Alexandra Lamy and François Cluzet are a couple.
Reem Kherici directs Pour le plaisir, a comedy featuring Alexandra Lamy and François Cluzet about female pleasure and a couple trying to invent a revolutionary sex toy. [Read more]
The World of Love: Yoon Ga-eun's Korean drama
The World of Love, a Korean dramedy by Yoon Ga-eun starring Seo Su-bin, hits theaters on May 6, 2026. The film follows a high school girl grappling with a painful past. [Read more]
Mi Amor : Guillaume Nicloux's thriller starring Pom Klementieff
Guillaume Nicloux unveils with Mi Amor a psychological thriller led by Pom Klementieff and Benoît Magimel. Between a troubling disappearance and a downward spiral of paranoia, the film hits cinemas on May 6, 2026. [Read more]
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour (3D): James Cameron's concert film in theaters
The Billie Eilish concert film – Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour (3D), directed by James Cameron and Billie Eilish, hits cinemas in France on 7 and 10 May 2026. A new date has been added in response to demand. [Read more]
The Criminals: the trailer for the heist film starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson
The Criminals, David Mackenzie's latest film starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Theo James, unveils its trailer ahead of its release in cinemas on May 6, 2026. [Read more]
What is love? Trailer for the Alpe d’Huez Grand Prix, in theaters May 2026
What is love?, Fabien Gorgeart's comedy starring Laure Calamy and Vincent Macaigne, unveils its trailer ahead of its theatrical release on May 6, 2026. [Read more]
Mortal Kombat II: Karl Urban enters the fight arena
Mortal Kombat II, the action film directed by Simon McQuoid starring Karl Urban, Lewis Tan, and Tati Gabrielle, hits theaters on May 6, 2026. [Read more]
Obsession: Curry Barker’s horror film passes the one-million mark
Obsession, Curry Barker’s horror film released May 13, 2026, has topped one million admissions in France, cementing its status as a breakout box-office phenomenon. [Read more]
Iron Maiden : the Burning Ambition documentary hits cinemas today
Burning Ambition, an unreleased documentary marking Iron Maiden’s fifty-year career, hits theaters on May 13, 2026. The film traces the journey of the British heavy metal band through archival footage, testimonies, and rare images. [Read more]
L’Abandon hits theaters: Vincent Garenq revisits the Samuel Paty affair
The Abandonment, a drama by Vincent Garenq starring Antoine Reinartz and Emmanuelle Bercot, opens in cinemas on May 13, 2026. The film recounts the last eleven days of Samuel Paty. [Read more]
Élise under a spell hits theaters: José Garcia in a toxic relationship
Élise under the spell, Marie Rémond's debut feature with José Garcia, Gustave Kervern and the cast announced, hits cinemas on May 13, 2026. The film delves into a toxic relationship and its dynamics of control. [Read more]
Top Gun: Both films return to theaters starting today.
Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick are back in theaters from May 13 to 19, 2026. A chance to relive on the big screen the two cult classics starring Tom Cruise, blending aviation, action, and nostalgia. [Read more]
Junk World : the prequel to Junk Head opens in theaters today
Junk World, a Japanese animated film by Takahide Hori, hits theaters on May 13, 2026. A prequel to Junk Head, this stop‑motion science‑fiction feature plunges into an underground world populated by robots, clones and cyborgs. [Read more]
Electric Venus: Pierre Salvadori's film will open the Cannes Film Festival 2026.
Billed as the opening film of the Cannes Festival, Pierre Salvadori's The Electric Venus hits cinemas on May 13, 2026, starring Pio Marmaï, Anaïs Demoustier, and Gilles Lellouche. [Read more]
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, the highly anticipated comeback of the iconic duo to the big screen
Star Wars : The Mandalorian and Grogu hit theaters on May 20, 2026. The famous duo from The Mandalorian continues its adventure in a new Star Wars movie. [Read more]
Autofiction: Pedro Almodóvar in competition at Cannes 2026 with his new film
Autofiction marks Pedro Almodóvar's return to the Cannes Film Festival's official competition in 2026. The film is set for release in cinemas with an international cast. [Read more]
Maximilian Kolbe: A Life Given, the film about the Auschwitz priest hits cinemas
Maximilian Kolbe: A Life Given Away hits cinemas on May 20. The film traces the final days of the Polish priest, who died at Auschwitz after volunteering to take the place of another prisoner. [Read more]
Passenger: André Øvredal's horror film hits theaters
Passenger, a horror-thriller directed by André Øvredal, hits theaters on May 20. A taut road-trip thriller featuring Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell, and Phoebe Dynevor. [Read more]
Hitler’s Taste-Testers: Silvio Soldini’s historical drama hits theaters
Hitler's Tasters, a historical drama by Silvio Soldini starring Elisa Schlott, hits cinemas on May 20 and revisits the fate of the women tasked with tasting the Führer's meals. [Read more]
Vanilla: Mayra Hermosillo's Mexican comedy-drama hits theaters
Vanilla, Mayra Hermosillo’s debut feature, arrives in theaters on May 20. A Mexican dramedy driven by a young heroine navigating grief and family secrets. [Read more]
All You Need Is Kill: the sci-fi anime adaptation of the cult novel hits the big screen
All You Need Is Kill, the Japanese animated film by Kenichiro Akimoto and Yukio Ando, arrives in cinemas on May 20 with its futuristic war story told in a time loop. [Read more]
Mata : trailer for Rachel Lang's espionage thriller starring Eye Haïdara
Watch the trailer for Mata, Rachel Lang's espionage thriller starring Eye Haïdara and Mélanie Laurent. In theaters May 27, 2026. [Read more]
All's well: Hakim Jemili in a romantic comedy
Tout va super, a romantic comedy by Patrick Cassir starring Hakim Jemili, Noémie Lvovsky, and Marie Colomb, arrives in cinemas on May 27, 2026 after its selection at the Alpe d’Huez Festival. [Read more]
The Last Breath of a Yakuza: the anime nominated at Annecy
The Last Breath of a Yakuza, a Japanese animated film by Baku Kinoshita that was nominated at Annecy 2025, hits theaters on May 27, 2026. An intimate drama about a prisoner confronting his past. [Read more]
The Virtuoso: a thriller starring Leo Woodall in theaters
The Virtuoso, a thriller by Daniel Roher starring Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, and Havana Rose Liu, hits theaters on May 27, 2026. A piano tuner gets drawn into a spree of burglaries. [Read more]
Colony: Yeon Sang-ho’s horror film hits theaters
Colony, Yeon Sang-ho's new horror film and the director of Train to Busan, opens in cinemas on May 27, 2026 after its Midnight Screening at Cannes. [Read more]
The Case at Hand: Agnès Jaoui unveils her new film
The Object of the Crime, Agnès Jaoui's new film with Daniel Auteuil and Eye Haïdara, hits cinemas on May 27, 2026, after its out-of-competition screening at the Cannes Film Festival. [Read more]
