What to see in cinemas in June 2026? This month, movie theaters are welcoming a slate of highly anticipated releases, spanning family animation, comedies, thrillers, action-packed titles, dramas, and broad-appeal productions. Among the titles to note: Toy Story 5, Scary Movie 6, La Bataille de Gaulle: L'âge de fer, L’Affaire Zanetti, The Furious, Backrooms, Des Minions et des monstres or Les Parfait(s).
To plan your screenings, check below the June 2026 movie releases, listed by release date, with the films announced every Wednesday and the cinema events to discover this month.
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]
The Plague: Charlie Polinger's debut feature arrives in cinemas
The Plague hits theaters on June 3, 2026. Charlie Polinger's debut feature, an American psychological thriller starring Joel Edgerton, was unveiled at Cannes 2025 in the Un Certain Regard section. [Read more]
Scary Movie: the sixth installment coming to theaters
Scary Movie hits theaters on June 3, 2026. Directed by Michael Tiddes, this sixth installment brings back Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans for another fresh horror spoof. [Read more]
L’Affaire Zanetti : Roschdy Zem as a criminologist on the big screen
The Zanetti Case, a psychological drama by Leonardo Di Costanzo starring Roschdy Zem and Barbara Ronchi, hits cinemas on June 3, 2026. The film revisits a criminal case inspired by real events. [Read more]
Anna and the Kids: the trailer for the comedy starring Camille Chamoux
The French comedy Anna and the Children, directed by Diane Clavier and starring Camille Chamoux, Alban Lenoir, and Olivia Côte, hits cinemas on June 3, 2026. A first trailer unveils this story built around a rare phobia: the fear of children. [Read more]
The Battle of Gaulle: The Iron Age, the trailer for Antonin Baudry's film starring Simon Abkarian
The trailer for The Battle of Gaulle: The Iron Age is online. The first instalment of Antonin Baudry's diptych, featuring Simon Abkarian as de Gaulle, hits cinemas on June 3, 2026. [Read more]
New Friends on Puffin Rock: the trailer for Cartoon Saloon's animated feature
Discover the trailer for New Friends on Puffin Rock, Cartoon Saloon's animated film adapted from the Netflix series, in theaters June 3, 2026 for ages 3 and up. [Read more]
Disclosure Day: Steven Spielberg returns to sci‑fi with an extraterrestrial thriller — our review
Steven Spielberg makes a spectacular return to science fiction with Disclosure Day. Twenty years after War of the Worlds, the director teams with David Koepp on the screenplay and John Williams on the score to deliver a psychological thriller about the day humanity discovers it is not alone in the universe, anchored by a star-studded cast led by Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor. Read our review. [Read more]
The Christophers : Soderbergh dives into the art world
The Christophers, a dramatic comedy by Steven Soderbergh starring Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel and James Corden, hits theaters on June 10, 2026. The film follows a family scheme centered on unfinished canvases. [Read more]
An Italian Year: a coming-of-age tale set in Trieste
An Italian Year, Laura Samani’s dramatic comedy, hits theaters on June 10, 2026. Based on Giani Stuparich, the film follows a Swedish high-school girl in Trieste in 2007. [Read more]
Son of Nobody: Romain Duris plays a father grappling with adoption
Fils de personne, a Safy Nebbou drama starring Romain Duris, hits theaters on June 10, 2026. The film follows a grieving father and an adopted child on a journey between France and Thailand. [Read more]
The Vertigo: Dupieux’s animated film in a video-game style
Le Vertige, Quentin Dupieux’s first animated feature, hits cinemas on June 10, 2026. Shown in the closing night of the Directors’ Fortnight, it toys with the idea of a world that’s a simulation. [Read more]
The Furious, the non-stop action film, arrives in theaters in June (+ our verdict)
The Furious, even before its release, is already riding a solid buzz. Indeed, the film has already generated chatter, with numerous positive reviews following screenings at film festivals. Not to mention social media, which has only heightened the anticipation around it. Watch the trailer and our take, ahead of its theatrical release on June 10. [Read more]
The Illusion of Yakushima: Naomi Kawase's drama arrives in theaters.
The Illusion of Yakushima, Naomi Kawase’s drama featuring Vicky Krieps, Kan’ichirô and Ojiro Nakamura, hits theaters on June 17, 2026. [Read more]
Shana: Lila Pinell's dramatic comedy arrives in theaters
Shana, a dramatic comedy by Lila Pinell starring Eva Huault, Noémie Lvovsky and Inès Gherib, opens in cinemas on June 17, 2026, after the Directors' Fortnight. [Read more]
Ulysse: Laetitia Masson follows the journey of a different child on the big screen.
Ulysse, a dramatic comedy by Laetitia Masson starring Élodie Bouchez, Alphonse Roberts and Stanislas Merhar, hits cinemas on June 17, 2026 after its Cannes premiere. [Read more]
The Whale and the Musician: Rone Talks to Cetaceans on the Big Screen
The Whale and the Musician, Valentin Paoli's documentary featuring Rone, hits theaters on June 17, 2026. The film follows a musical experiment conducted at sea with a humpback whale. [Read more]
Jim Queen on the big screen: a queer animated comedy presented at Cannes
Jim Queen, a French animated comedy from Marco Nguyen and Nicolas Athané, hits theaters on June 17, 2026. The film, unveiled at Cannes 2026, follows a gay icon struck by a fictional virus. [Read more]
Backrooms on the big screen: Internet’s horror phenomenon adapted by A24
Backrooms hits theaters on June 17, 2026. Produced by A24, Kane Parsons’ horror-sci‑fi feature adapts the internet-born viral universe. [Read more]
Toy Story 5 hits cinemas: Buzz, Woody and Jessie confront the screens
Toy Story 5 hits theaters on June 17, 2026. The new Disney-Pixar film reunites Woody, Buzz, and Jessie for a family adventure that explores the role of screens in childhood. [Read more]
Turn into a movie star: Manu Payet in a school comedy
Deviens génial hits theaters on June 17, 2026. Manu Payet and Melha Bedia reunite for a comedy about a school trip to Germany that spirals into chaos. [Read more]
Giaccomo on the Big Screen: a comedy about influence and buzz
The Giaccomo hits cinemas on June 17, 2026. Baptiste Drapeau signs on a mockumentary-style comedy about an influencer willing to do anything to reach one million followers. [Read more]
The Stranger on Screen: Zar Amir in a Drama about Exile and Asylum
The Stranger hits cinemas on June 24, 2026. Gaya Jiji directs an intimate drama led by Zar Amir, about a Syrian refugee in Bordeaux who is trying to reunite with her son. [Read more]
The Parfait(s): family cons at the cinema with Audrey Fleurot and Ramzy Bedia
The Parfait(s): Family Cons hits theaters on June 24, 2026. Audrey Fleurot and Ramzy Bedia star as a family of con artists forced to hide in Scotland. [Read more]
The Caprices of the Child King on the Big Screen: Artus as Cyrano faces the young Louis XIV
Les Caprices de l’Enfant Roi hits cinemas on June 24, 2026. Michel Leclerc signs off on a historical comedy starring Artus, Julia Piaton and Franck Dubosc, weaving together the Fronde, the theatre, and the young Louis XIV. [Read more]
Minions and Monsters on the Big Screen: The Minions Hit Hollywood
Minions and monsters head to cinemas on June 24, 2026. The new Illumination film transports the Minions to 1920s Hollywood, where silent cinema collides with monstrous creatures. [Read more]
The Battle of Gaulle - Part 2 in cinemas: I Write Your Name with Simon Abkarian
The Battle of Gaulle - Part 2: I Write Your Name hits cinemas on June 26, 2026. Antonin Baudry continues his historical duology with Simon Abkarian portraying Charles de Gaulle. [Read more]
This free festival at an airfield in Seine-et-Marne (77) combines open-air cinema, a live concert and flight experiences.
L’aérodrome de Meaux-Esbly takes to the big screen and opens the runway to families for a free day on June 27, 2026. On the program: introductory flights, a concert, activities, and an outdoor cinema under the stars. [Read more]
Open-air cinema in Levallois (92): here are the four free films in the 2026 lineup.
Levallois lights up the projector again on Friday, June 19 and Sunday, June 21, 2026, for two free outdoor cinema nights. On the bill: four mainstream films, food trucks, and two starry screenings in the City Hall gardens. [Read more]
Starlit cinema 2026: the lineup for Seine-Saint-Denis's free outdoor screenings.
From June 27 to August 14, 2026, head to nine towns across Seine-Saint-Denis to enjoy Ciné sous les étoiles, a 100% free outdoor cinema festival you won’t want to miss during the summer break! [Read more]
The Butt Film Festival 2026 in Paris: The lineup
The 11th edition of the Butt Film Festival runs from June 17 to 21, 2026, at Reflet Médicis, the Majestic Bastille, the Point Éphémère, and the Méliès in Montreuil. On the program: screenings, carte blanche slots, readings, and performances featuring Paris’s most beautiful posteriors. [Read more]
Two Hours of Detention: the teen-movie cine-club lands in Paris
The 2H DE COLLE film club is staging five screenings of cult teen movies at Pathé Les Fauvettes in Paris, running until September 2026, with talks, quizzes and meetups centered on adolescent cinema. [Read more]
Palais Galliera Goes to the Movies: Which Films Are Showing in June 2026? - Tickets
When the temperatures rise in Paris, outdoor cinemas reclaim the screens across the capital. But some sets nearly steal the spotlight from the films, as with the Palais Galliera, which will transform its grand courtyard into a black-box cinema from June 11 to 13, 2026, in echo of the ongoing exhibition. Three evenings where cinema meets fashion, under the spotlights… and the stars. [Read more]
Eatfilm, the first documentary film festival dedicated to gastronomy
From June 11 to 14, 2026 in Paris, the Eatfilm film festival will examine, in its inaugural edition, our relationship with food through the eyes of filmmakers from around the world, revealing that eating is also an intimate, social, and political act. [Read more]
