What are the movies to see in theaters starting Wednesday, September 23, 2026? This new week of releases mixes drama, thriller, adventure and comedy, with several fresh titles to discover in Paris, Île-de-France and across France.
Among the major releases, Garance, from Jeanne Herry, follows an actress grappling with alcoholism, led by Adèle Exarchopoulos and Sara Giraudeau. Heart of the Beast drags Brad Pitt into a survival thriller in Alaska, while Raison et sentiments reimagines Jane Austen with Daisy Edgar-Jones.
The week of September 23, 2026 also features Justin the Just with Alban Ivanov, Primetime with Robert Pattinson and Avengers: Endgame Extended, back in theaters. Here are the films to catch in cinemas this week.
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]
The Abandon: Film about Samuel Paty Returns to Theaters
The Abandonment, by Vincent Garenq, with Antoine Reinartz portraying Samuel Paty, returns to cinemas on September 23, 2026, featuring an accompanying educational program. [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]
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]
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]
Justin the Just: Alban Ivanov, a peasant in revolt during World War I
Alban Ivanov and Birane Ba confront the absurdities of World War I in Justin the Just, in cinemas September 23, 2026. [Read more]
Garance at the cinema: our take on the film starring Adèle Exarchopoulos
Garance, Jeanne Herry's new film starring Adèle Exarchopoulos and Sara Giraudeau, opens in cinemas on September 23, 2026. Read our review of this intimate portrait of alcoholism. [Read more]
Night Stories: Léa Mysius's family thriller is in theaters.
Léa Mysius's Night Stories, featuring Hafsia Herzi, Benoît Magimel and Monica Bellucci, is in theaters as of September 16, 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]
If you think about it: Monia Chokri trapped in a controlling relationship
Monia Chokri and Niels Schneider star as a couple under the influence in Si tu penses bien, hitting cinemas 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 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]
Salvation : Emin Alper's political drama awarded at the Berlinale
Salvation by Emin Alper, winner of the Berlinale 2026 Jury Grand Prize, follows the clash between two Turkish villages. A political drama not suitable for under-12s. [Read more]
The Heroes of the Louvre: our review of the historical drama starring Kad Merad
The Heroes of the Louvre, by Élie Chouraqui, hits cinemas on September 9, 2026. Our take on this intense historical drama starring Kad Merad, weaving together family heroism, heritage and memory. [Read more]
La Frappe : Bastien Bouillon stars in a family drama premiered at Cannes
Bastien Bouillon, Diego Murgia and Romane Fringeli star in La Frappe, Julien Gaspar-Oliveri’s family drama, hitting cinemas on September 2, 2026. [Read more]
The Opera! : Vincent Cassel and Fanny Ardant revisit the Orpheus myth — our review
The Opera! takes Orpheus and Eurydice into a musical, fantastical universe, with Vincent Cassel and Fanny Ardant, opening in theaters on September 2. Read our review. [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]
Three Farewells: Alba Rohrwacher faces illness in Isabel Coixet's new film
Alba Rohrwacher and Elio Germano part ways in Three Farewells, Isabel Coixet's drama adapted from Michela Murgia, hitting cinemas on September 2, 2026. [Read more]
The Holy Boy : a teenager bears the suffering of an Italian village.
In The Holy Boy, a village entrusts its pain to a teenage boy endowed with an unusual power. The fantasy film hits theaters on September 2. [Read more]
The Good Sister: a sister faces an accusation of rape connected to her brother
In The Good Sister, a young woman must testify after her brother is accused of rape. The drama hits theaters on September 2. [Read more]
A Woman's Life: Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet's film in theaters this September
The Life of a Woman, directed by Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet, starring Léa Drucker, Mélanie Thierry, and Charles Berling, hits cinemas in France on 9 September 2026 after Cannes 2026. [Read more]
The Last Patient: Anouk Grinberg faces a medical and social emergency
Anouk Grinberg welcomes a pregnant woman who has run out of access to care in La Dernière patiente, Rémi Bassaler's first feature film, in theaters on September 2. [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]
Billie Melody: the French drama starring Roschdy Zem in cinemas this September
Billie Melody, a French drama directed by Christine Paillard and featuring Roschdy Zem, Julia Faure and Bonnie Bouriche Troutaud, hits cinemas on September 9, 2026. [Read more]
Love letters from my grandmother: a family story shaped by exile
A grandson digs into his family's past in My Grandmother's Love Letters, Lan Hongchun's Chinese drama hitting theaters on September 2, 2026. [Read more]
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