What films should you catch in theaters starting Wednesday, July 15, 2026? This new slate of releases blends a mythic blockbuster, family-friendly adventure, animation, a cult re-release, a documentary and auteur cinema, offering a varied lineup to plan your screening in Paris, Île-de-France, or elsewhere in France.
Among the most anticipated releases, L’Odyssée, directed by Christopher Nolan, adapts the tale of Homer with an international cast led by Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron. The film blends adventure, myth and spectacular spectacle around Odysseus's journey after the Trojan War.
This week also features The Last Viking, the new film from Anders Thomas Jensen starring Mads Mikkelsen, Kayara, Princess of the Incas, a family-friendly animated feature, as well as The Good, the Bad and the Nutty, Kim Jee-woon’s Korean action Western back in a 4K extended version. Here are the films to catch in theaters this week.
Kayara, Incan Princess on the Big Screen: An Animated Adventure for 6 and Up
Kayara, Inca Princess, Cesar Zelada’s animated film suitable for ages 6 and up, opens in French cinemas on July 15, 2026. An adventure set during the era of the Inca Empire. [Read more]
The Last Viking in cinemas: Mads Mikkelsen stars in a Danish dark comedy
The Last Viking, a dark comedy by Anders Thomas Jensen starring Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, opens in French theaters on July 15, 2026. [Read more]
Odyssey: Nolan’s new trailer for his film
L’Odyssée, Christopher Nolan’s take on Homer starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron, unveils a new trailer ahead of its theatrical release on July 15, 2026. [Read more]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly returns to theaters in a 4K extended version
The Good, the Bad and the Mad, a Korean action Western from Kim Jee-woon starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun and Jung Woo-sung, returns to cinemas on July 15, 2026 in a 4K extended version. [Read more]
Moana: Disney's live-action stuns with its beauty, less so with its storytelling.
In theaters on July 8, 2026, Vaiana, the Legend of the Edge of the World returns in a live-action version from Disney, delivering a visually stunning family adventure led by a surprisingly moving Dwayne Johnson, though it stays very close to the 2016 animated film. [Read more]
Evil Dead Burn hits theaters: the horror saga returns with Sébastien Vaniček
Evil Dead Burn arrives in theaters on July 8, 2026. Sébastien Vaniček unveils a new chapter in the Sam Raimi–created saga, starring Souheila Yacoub. [Read more]
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair in theaters: Tarantino's complete cut
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair hits theaters on July 8, 2026. Quentin Tarantino reunites the two volumes of Kill Bill in a complete, four-hour-and-35-minute cut. [Read more]
In cinemas: Omar Sy stars in a drama about Syrian exile
The Passage hits theaters on July 8, 2026. Brandt Andersen signs a drama about Syrian exile, led by Yasmine Al Massri, Yahya Mahayni and Omar Sy. [Read more]
Microstar hits theaters: a French comedy about influence and social ascent
Microstar hits cinemas on July 8, 2026. Léopold Kraus signs on for a contemporary comedy starring Abraham Wapler, Félix Lefebvre, and Raïka Hazanavicius. [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]
In Waves hits cinemas: a moving animated film about love, surfing and grief
In Waves opens in theaters on July 1, 2026. Phuong Mai Nguyen adapts AJ Dungo's graphic novel into an animated feature about love, illness, and surfing. [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]
They called him Robin Hood: a dark, distant myth
With They Called Him Robin Hood, Michael Sarnoski crafts a dark reimagining of the legend featuring Hugh Jackman. A visually superb film, it exercises greater pull through its atmosphere than through its narrative. [Read more]
Grave of the Fireflies in cinemas: Studio Ghibli's masterpiece back in theaters
Grave of the Fireflies returns to cinemas on July 1, 2026. Isao Takahata's cult film for Studio Ghibli is back on the big screen thirty years after its French release. [Read more]
License to Destroy in cinemas: Kad Merad and Patrick Timsit in Corsica
Permis de détruire hits theaters on July 1, 2026. Éric Fraticelli returns to the world of Permis de construire in a Corsican comedy starring Kad Merad and Patrick Timsit. [Read more]
Supergirl on the big screen: Milly Alcock cast as Kara Zor-El in the DC film
Supergirl hits theaters on July 1, 2026. Directed by Craig Gillespie, the DC Studios film follows Kara Zor-El on a space-faring journey starring Milly Alcock. [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]
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]
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