Fancy catching an international film on the big screen? Here you’ll find non-French titles currently playing in cinemas and the upcoming international releases to watch for—from European, American, Asian, African, and Latin American cinema, to titles from other parts of the world.
In this guide, international films refers to works that aren’t French, whether they’re auteur cinema, mainstream titles, animated features, documentaries, festival prize-winners, or helmed by filmmakers from around the world.
Heart of the Beast in cinemas: our take on the Brad Pitt film
Heart of the Beast, David Ayer's survival thriller starring Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons, arrives in theaters on September 23, 2026. Get the latest on the film and our take after watching. [Read more]
Obsession on VOD: Curry Barker’s horror phenomenon to watch at home
Obsession, Curry Barker’s horror film that crossed the one-million admissions mark in France, has been available on VOD since September 10, 2026. [Read more]
Resident Evil : Austin Abrams amid a torrent of zombies in an unreleased clip
Resident Evil debuts an unseen clip featuring Austin Abrams facing a zombie onslaught. Zach Cregger's film hits theaters on September 16, 2026. [Read more]
Avengers: Endgame Extended: Marvel's film returns to theaters with a sneak peek at Doomsday
Avengers: Endgame Extended is back in theaters on September 23, 2026 for two weeks, featuring an exclusive first look at Avengers: Doomsday. [Read more]
Primetime: Robert Pattinson Takes Over as Host of To Catch a Predator
Robert Pattinson plays host Chris Hansen in Primetime, Lance Oppenheim’s film inspired by To Catch a Predator, hitting theaters on September 23, 2026. [Read more]
Sense and Sensibility: Daisy Edgar-Jones stars in Jane Austen’s new adaptation
Georgia Oakley adapts Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility with Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles. In theaters September 23, 2026. [Read more]
The Enchantresses 2: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman back in 2026
The Witches 2, the sequel to the 1998 fantasy film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, hits cinemas in France on September 9, 2026. [Read more]
Pressure: Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser take on D-Day
Pressure, Anthony Maras's historical thriller starring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser and Kerry Condon, hits theaters on September 9, 2026. The film looks back at the weather decision that preceded the Allied landing in Normandy. [Read more]
The Invitation: Olivia Wilde orchestrates a tense couples’ dinner
Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton share an explosive dinner in The Invitation, hitting theaters on September 16, 2026. [Read more]
My Samurai Family: An animated film that bridges Brazil and Japan
My Samurai Family, Célia Catunda's animated feature adapted from the novel Nihonjin, hits theaters on September 16, 2026. Watch the trailer. [Read more]
The Water Spectacle 2026 at Grand Rex, featuring the new Disney film Billie, at the Crossroads of Worlds
Sponsored - Discover the 2026 Féerie des Eaux show, headlined by Disney’s new animated film, BILLIE, at La Croisée des Mondes! Catch it at the Grand Rex from November 25, 2026 to January 3, 2027 and embark on a journey into a magical world. [Read more]
Cars marks its 20th anniversary with a theatrical re-release.
Cars returns to around 300 French cinemas from September 30, 2026. The Pixar film featuring Lightning McQueen is celebrating its 20th anniversary on the big screen. [Read more]
Verity: trailer starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson
Verity, a romantic thriller directed by Michael Showalter and led by Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett, hits theaters on September 30, 2026. The trailer unveils the adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel. [Read more]
Digger: Tom Cruise in Alejandro González Iñárritu's film
Tom Cruise stars as an all-powerful man responsible for a global catastrophe in Digger, Alejandro G. Iñárritu's new black comedy, in theaters September 30, 2026. [Read more]
The Social Reckoning : Aaron Sorkin brings the Facebook Files to the big screen
The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin's film about the Facebook Files with Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White, is set to hit theaters on October 7, 2026. [Read more]
Joyful Jungle! : Elizabeth searches for her brother in the tropical forest
Joyful Jungle! follows a girl on a quest to find her brother in the rainforest. The animated feature lands in theaters on October 7, 2026. [Read more]
Malfaisante: Jessica Chastain confronts her monstrous doppelgänger
Malfaisante, Rob Savage’s horror film featuring Jessica Chastain in a double role, hits theaters on October 14, 2026. Watch the trailer. [Read more]
Street Fighter: Saint-Denis, Doumbè and Dena join the French voice cast
Street Fighter unveils its French voice cast: Benoît Saint Denis, Cédric Doumbè and Paul Dena voice Zangief, Balrog and Joe in cinemas. [Read more]
Engulfed: Austin Abrams trapped inside a sperm whale in Brian Duffield's thriller
Englouti, a Brian Duffield-directed thriller starring Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin and Elisabeth Shue, hits theaters on October 14, 2026. Watch the trailer. [Read more]
Shaun the Sheep: The Halloween Beast, a creature prowls Mossy Bottom
Shaun the Sheep: The Halloween Beast, Aardman’s latest stop-motion feature, hits theaters on October 21, 2026. Watch the trailer. [Read more]
The Island of Memories: DreamWorks’ animated film hits theaters in October 2026
The Island of Memories, formerly titled The Forgotten Island, hits theaters on October 21, 2026. The DreamWorks film follows two friends stranded on an island inspired by Philippine myths. [Read more]
Klara and the Sun: Jenna Ortega plays a robot in Taika Waititi's film
Klara and the Sun, Taika Waititi's sci-fi film starring Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, and Mia Tharia, hits cinemas in France on October 21, 2026. [Read more]
Clayface: the final trailer reveals the DC character's terrifying transformation
Clayface unveils its final trailer featuring Tom Rhys Harries. The DC horror film directed by James Watkins hits cinemas on October 21, 2026. [Read more]
Une femme aujourd’hui : Robert Guédiguian follows the rebuilding of Marilou Aussilloux
Marilou Aussilloux tries to rebuild her life after an assault in Robert Guédiguian's Une femme aujourd’hui, in theaters on October 21, 2026. [Read more]
Peking Opera Blues: Tsui Hark's film arrives in theaters in a restored 4K version
Peking Opera Blues by Tsui Hark, starring Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, and Sally Yeh, makes its French cinema debut on October 21, 2026, in a restored 4K version. [Read more]
Hope: Na Hong-jin's sci-fi thriller unveils its trailer
Hope, Na Hong-jin's new sci‑fi thriller starring Hoyeon and Michael Fassbender, opens in French theaters on October 28, 2026. [Read more]
Wild Horse Nine: John Malkovich, Venice prize-winner, faces off against Sam Rockwell
John Malkovich, feted at Venice, and Sam Rockwell play two CIA agents in Wild Horse Nine, hitting theaters on November 4, 2026. [Read more]
Godzilla Minus Zero: Sequel to Minus One Unveils a New Trailer
Godzilla Minus Zero unveils its new trailer. The next installment from Takashi Yamazaki will hit France on November 4, 2026, in IMAX, VF and VOSTFR. [Read more]
How to Rob a Bank? Nicholas Hoult and Zoë Kravitz Prepare a Viral Heist
Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, and Pete Davidson are plotting a live-streamed heist in David Leitch’s new film, set for release in theaters on November 11, 2026. [Read more]
George Michael: The Faith Tour, the 1988 concert never released before, restored for the big screen.
Filmed at Paris-Bercy in 1988, George Michael: The Faith Tour hits cinemas on November 11, 2026, after a premiere at the Grand Rex. [Read more]
Scrooge: First trailer for the film starring Johnny Depp unveiled
Johnny Depp stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in Scrooge, Ti West’s new take on A Christmas Carol. Watch the first trailer for the film. [Read more]
Hunger Games: Dawn on the Harvest, the eagerly awaited prequel's new trailer hits theaters
A new trailer for Hunger Games: Dawn on the Harvest, Francis Lawrence's Haymitch-centered prequel, starring Joseph Zada and Glenn Close. In theaters November 18, 2026. [Read more]
The Braves (Coward): Lukas Dhont reimagines war.
The Braves (Coward), a historical drama from Lukas Dhont starring Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne, hits theaters on November 18, 2026. [Read more]
Billie, at the crossroads of worlds: the trailer for Disney's Christmas 2026
Billie, at the crossroads of worlds, formerly Hexed, hits theaters on November 25, 2026. Disney unveils the first trailer for this magical animated feature. [Read more]
My father-in-law, my stepdaughter, and me: a new chapter in the cult saga with Ariana Grande
My father-in-law, my stepdaughter and I, a John Hamburg comedy featuring Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, and Ariana Grande, will hit theaters on November 25, 2026, marking the return of the franchise with a new family dynamic. [Read more]
Wildwood – The Prophecy of the Forest: LAIKA’s latest stop-motion journey
Wildwood - The Prophecy of the Forest, LAIKA's new stop-motion film directed by Travis Knight, hits theaters on December 9, 2026. [Read more]
The Cat in the Hat: Ahmed Sylla will voice the film's hero
Le Chat Chapeauté, an animated Warner Bros. feature adapted from Dr. Seuss, hits theaters on December 9, 2026. Ahmed Sylla will voice the famous character in the French version. [Read more]
Dune: Part Three Unveils a New Trailer
Dune: Part Three will be released on December 16, 2026. The new trailer shows Paul Atreides as emperor, threatened by a conspiracy and haunted by Chani's return. [Read more]
Avengers: Doomsday debuts a new trailer at D23.
Marvel unveils at D23 2026 a new official trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, slated for theatrical release on December 16, 2026, featuring Robert Downey Jr., Pedro Pascal, and the Russo brothers. [Read more]
Jumanji: Welcome to Our World, the trailer reveals Dwayne Johnson's return
The first trailer for Jumanji: Welcome to Our World teases the new challenge from Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan, set to hit theaters on December 23, 2026. [Read more]
I Play Rocky: Sylvester Stallone’s story in theaters in December 2026
I Play Rocky traces Sylvester Stallone’s journey to bring to life the boxer he envisioned. In cinemas December 23, 2026. [Read more]
Angry Birds 3 - The Great Takeoff: trailer and release date for the animated film
Angry Birds 3 - The Great Takeoff hits theaters on December 23, 2026. Directed by John Rice, the animated film reunites Red, Chuck, Silver and Bomb for a family adventure. [Read more]
Werwulf: The Cursed Beast, Robert Eggers' film, unveils its trailer
Robert Eggers boards Werwulf: The Cursed Beast, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe. The horror film hits theaters on January 6, 2027. [Read more]
The Kingdom of Orïsha: Tomi Adeyemi’s fantasy comes to life on the big screen
The Kingdom of Orïsha, an adaptation of Blood and Rage directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Thuso Mbedu, hits theaters on January 27, 2027. [Read more]
Stay with me: M. Night Shyamalan blends romance with the supernatural, starring Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor reunite for Stay with Me, M. Night Shyamalan's fantastical thriller slated for a 2027 theatrical release. [Read more]
Ice Age: The Volcano Awakening, Manny and Sid Are Back in 2027
Ice Age: The Volcano Awakening, the latest animated installment in the saga, hits cinemas in France on February 3, 2027, featuring Manny, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Buck and Scrat. [Read more]
Nero, the black cat (Gatto): Pixar's new film due in cinemas in March 2027.
Nero, the noir cat, Enrico Casarosa’s newest Pixar feature starring Mark Ruffalo and Laurence Fishburne, lands in France on March 3, 2027. [Read more]
L’Affaire Thomas Crown : Michael B. Jordan prépare un casse très élégant
The Thomas Crown Affair: Michael B. Jordan gears up for a sleek heist
The Thomas Crown Affair, a remake of the famous heist film, will hit cinemas in France on March 3, 2027, starring Michael B. Jordan, Adria Arjona, Lily Gladstone and Kenneth Branagh. [Read more]
Sonic 4: filming wrapped, bigger cast, and fresh details about the movie
Filming on Sonic 4 has wrapped. Amy Rose joins the adventure, Kristen Bell is confirmed for voice duties, and several new actors join the cast of the film due in 2027. [Read more]
Not so alone: Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez in Illumination's new film
Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez lend their voices to Pas si seuls, Illumination’s new original adventure, in theaters on March 31, 2027. [Read more]
The Legend of Zelda: Nintendo confirms the title of the live-action film
Nintendo confirms the title of The Legend of Zelda, a live-action film by Wes Ball starring Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, slated for 2027. [Read more]
Beach Read: Emily Henry’s romance phenomenon arrives in theaters
Beach Read, adaptation of Emily Henry's romance, will hit cinemas in France on May 5, 2027, with Phoebe Dynevor and Patrick Schwarzenegger as January and Gus. [Read more]
Star Wars: Starfighter : Ryan Gosling gives fans a first look in new images from the film
Star Wars: Starfighter unmasked at D23 with Ryan Gosling. Shawn Levy's film, set after The Rise of Skywalker, hits theaters in May 2027. [Read more]
How to Train Your Dragon 2: Hiccup and Toothless will take to the skies in a live-action adaptation.
Dragons 2, the live-action sequel to the DreamWorks film, will hit French cinemas on June 9, 2027, starring Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler and Cate Blanchett. [Read more]
The Ocean's Eleven prequel is shooting in Paris, with Bradley Cooper, Margot Robbie and Omar Sy.
The Ocean’s Eleven prequel continues filming in Paris. Bradley Cooper, Margot Robbie, and Omar Sy have been announced to join the cast of this movie slated for 2027. [Read more]
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, the conclusion of the animated Spider-Verse, announced for 2027
The third installment of the animated saga centered on Miles Morales, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse concludes the trilogy in June 2027. Directed by Justin Thompson and Bob Persichetti. [Read more]
Shrek 5 : new teaser and Alain Chabat returns to voice the French version
Shrek 5 hits theaters in France on June 30, 2027. The new teaser confirms the green ogre’s return, directed by Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn, with Alain Chabat providing the French voice. [Read more]
Man of Tomorrow: James Gunn announces the wrap on filming for the upcoming Superman
James Gunn announces the wrap on Man of Tomorrow after 93 days of filming. The next Superman movie is set for release in France on July 7, 2027. [Read more]
The Simpsons: a second movie in the works - what we know
D'oh! The Simpsons are back in theaters! Twenty years after the first film, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie return in 2027, ready to wreak havoc in Springfield and in our cinemas. [Read more]
A Quiet Place Part III: Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy return for the terrifying sequel
Sans un bruit 3, ou A Quiet Place Part III, is scheduled to hit cinemas in France on July 28, 2027. John Krasinski returns to directing, reuniting with Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy. [Read more]
Bluey, the Movie: the first trailer reveals its transition to 3D animation
Bluey: The Movie unveils its first trailer and reveals a fresh 3D animation style. It hits French cinemas on August 4, 2027. [Read more]
To discover auteur cinema, seek out festival prize-winners, foreign dramas, or stories from Europe, Asia, Africa, or Latin America. American, Indian, Korean, or Japanese productions can also offer more mainstream fare, spanning animation, action, thrillers, romance, or sweeping epics.
To narrow down your choice, also check out our picks dedicated to French cinema, Japanese animation, and the films currently playing in theaters.
French films to watch in theaters now and coming soon
Comedies, dramas, thrillers or auteur films: discover the French movies to see in theaters right now and the upcoming releases. [Read more]
Anime, fantastical stories, adventures or animated dramas: discover Japanese animated films to watch in theaters and their upcoming releases. [Read more]
Comedy, horror, animation, drama or blockbuster: our picks of films to see in theaters right now, tailored to whatever you’re in the mood for. [Read more]
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French films to watch in theaters now and coming soon
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