What are the movies to watch in cinemas starting Wednesday, October 14, 2026? This week our picks bring together seven new releases to see in theaters in Paris, the Île-de-France region, and across France: an adaptation of Victor Hugo, battles inspired by video games, dramas, horror, and two animated features.
Les Misérables, directed by Fred Cavayé, brings together Vincent Lindon as Jean Valjean and Tahar Rahim as Javert in a fresh adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel. With Street Fighter, Kitao Sakurai transports Capcom’s game into a tournament that gathers Ryu, Ken and Chun-Li. Minotaure, from Andreï Zviaguintsev, follows a business leader whose family balance unravels in 2022 Russia.
On the horror and suspense front, Malfaisante, from Rob Savage, pits Jessica Chastain against an entity that takes the form of a mother. Englouti, from Brian Duffield, traps Austin Abrams inside a sperm whale, with a limited oxygen supply and a single priority: survive.
Animation presents two stories about difference. Mochy, the ugliest dog in the world, by Jérémie Degruson and Yanis Belaïd, tells the tale of a dog who longs to enter a beauty contest. In The Corset, Louis Clichy follows an 11-year-old boy growing up on a Beauce farm who must learn to live with a corset.
This roundup gathers the cinema releases for October 14, 2026, followed by titles that debuted the previous week and those still playing in theaters, to help you pick your next screening.
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]
Minotaure will represent France at the 2027 Oscars after taking the Grand Prix at Cannes
Cannes Grand Prix: Minotaur by Andrey Zvyagintsev will represent France at the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Release scheduled for October 14, 2026. [Read more]
Mochy, the ugliest dog in the world: a family-friendly animated film hitting theaters in October 2026
Mochy, the ugliest dog in the world, an animated feature by Jérémie Degruson and Yanis Belaïd, arrives in theaters on October 14, 2026. A family-friendly adventure about embracing differences and self-acceptance. [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]
Les Misérables: Vincent Lindon and Tahar Rahim star in the teaser
Vincent Lindon stars as Jean Valjean opposite Tahar Rahim in Fred Cavayé's Les Misérables, due in cinemas on October 14, 2026. [Read more]
Le Corset: Louis Clichy’s animated feature arrives in theaters in October
Presented in Un Certain Regard at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Le Corset, Louis Clichy’s animated feature, arrives in theaters on October 14, delivering a coming‑of‑age story set in the Beauce. [Read more]
Doraemon and the Submarine Castle: the robotic cat heads to the cinema for an adventure.
Doraemon and the Submarine Castle, an animated feature by Tetsuo Yajima, is in theaters as of October 7, 2026. A Japanese adventure suitable for viewers aged 8 and up. [Read more]
Your Maternal Animal: Valentina Maurel’s family drama hits cinemas
In theaters since October 7, 2026, Your Maternal Animal by Valentina Maurel follows a young woman’s return to Costa Rica. Daniela Marín Navarro, Marina de Tavira and Mariangel Villegas were honored at Cannes. [Read more]
Ducobu and the Saint-Potache Ghost in cinemas: a Halloween adventure
Ducobu makes his Halloween comeback in Ducobu and the Ghost of Saint-Potache, a family comedy directed by Élie Semoun, hitting cinemas today. [Read more]
The House of Our Dreams in cinemas: Kev Adams takes on Chantal Ladesou
Kev Adams and Camille Aguilar buy Chantal Ladesou's house on a life annuity in La Maison de nos rêves, which hits theaters today. [Read more]
A Misstep at the Cinema: Kad Merad Takes on Benoît Poelvoorde at the Opera
Kad Merad and Benoît Poelvoorde go head to head in Fausse Note, Alexandre Arcady’s claustrophobic historical drama that hits cinemas today. [Read more]
The Social Reckoning on the Big Screen: Aaron Sorkin Revisits the Facebook Files
Aaron Sorkin brings the Facebook Files to the big screen in The Social Reckoning, starring Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong, in theaters today. [Read more]
Neither seen nor known on the big screen: Isabelle Huppert dreams of a major role
Isabelle Huppert plays a background actress who dreams of landing a lead role opposite Sandrine Kiberlain in Ni vue, ni connue, which opens in theaters today. [Read more]
Joyful Jungle! in theaters: a family adventure in the tropical rainforest
Elizabeth sets off to find her little brother in the tropical forest in Joyful Jungle!, a family-friendly animated film opening in theaters today. [Read more]
Les Roches rouges: Bruno Dumont films childhood on the French Riviera
Bruno Dumont's Les Roches rouges follows Géo, a five-year-old boy, as he hops between play, friendship and rivalries along the French Riviera. Presented at the Directors’ Fortnight, the film opened in theaters on September 23, 2026. [Read more]
Digger in cinemas: Tom Cruise faces a global catastrophe
Tom Cruise plays an all-powerful man responsible for a global catastrophe in Digger, Alejandro González Iñárritu's dark comedy, which opens in cinemas today. [Read more]
Cars in theaters: Lightning McQueen marks 20 years on the big screen.
Cars returns to nearly 300 cinemas in France today. The Pixar film starring Lightning McQueen marks its 20th anniversary on the big screen. [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]
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]
Kraken in theatres: an abandoned tower traps five young people
Kraken, a French horror film by Mohamed Chabane and Théo Jourdain Rhodes, opens in cinemas today with Alassane Diong, Manon Bresch and Guillaume Gouix. [Read more]
Our salute to cinema: Swann Arlaud stars in the Cannes prize-winning film
Our Salvation, Emmanuel Marre’s film that won the Cannes 2026 Best Screenplay Award, opens in cinemas today with Swann Arlaud in the lead. [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]
Her Private Hell: The trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn's thriller
Nicolas Winding Refn's Her Private Hell hits theaters on September 23, 2026. Watch the trailer for this thriller starring Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton. [Read more]
Aprile in cinemas: Nanni Moretti between politics, cinema and fatherhood
Aprile, Nanni Moretti's film, is back in theaters today in a restored version. An autofiction in which contemporary Italian politics intersects with cinema and the birth of his son. [Read more]
Verity in theaters: Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson star in a taut thriller
Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett lead the cast in Verity, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s thriller hitting theaters today. [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]
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]
Girlhood on the big screen: Judith Godrèche adapts Annie Ernaux
Judith Godrèche adapts Annie Ernaux's A Daughter's Memoir with Tess Barthélemy and Valérie Dréville. The film hits theaters today after its Cannes premiere. [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]
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