Which movies to see in theaters from Wednesday, May 20, 2026? This new slate of releases blends blockbuster titles with auteur cinema, horror, historical drama, dramedy, and animated science-fiction, offering a varied lineup to help plan your session—from Paris and Île-de-France to destinations across France.
Among the most anticipated releases, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu expands the universe of the beloved saga with Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, and Jeremy Allen White, while Autofiction, by Pedro Almodóvar, sits in the realm of Spanish dramatic comedy. In the genre cinema corner, Passenger offers a horror-driven tale about a couple haunted by a demonic presence.
The week of May 20, 2026 also features Les Goûteuses d’Hitler, a historical drama from Silvio Soldini, Vanilla, a Mexican dramatic comedy from Mayra Hermosillo, and All You Need Is Kill, a sci‑fi animated film built around a time loop. Here are the movies to see in cinemas this week.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, the highly anticipated comeback of the iconic duo to the big screen
Star Wars : The Mandalorian and Grogu hit theaters on May 20, 2026. The famous duo from The Mandalorian continues its adventure in a new Star Wars movie. [Read more]
Passenger: André Øvredal's horror film hits theaters
Passenger, a horror-thriller directed by André Øvredal, hits theaters on May 20. A taut road-trip thriller featuring Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell, and Phoebe Dynevor. [Read more]
Autofiction: Pedro Almodóvar in competition at Cannes 2026 with his new film
Autofiction marks Pedro Almodóvar's return to the Cannes Film Festival's official competition in 2026. The film is set for release in cinemas with an international cast. [Read more]
Vanilla: Mayra Hermosillo's Mexican comedy-drama hits theaters
Vanilla, Mayra Hermosillo’s debut feature, arrives in theaters on May 20. A Mexican dramedy driven by a young heroine navigating grief and family secrets. [Read more]
Hitler’s Taste-Testers: Silvio Soldini’s historical drama hits theaters
Hitler's Tasters, a historical drama by Silvio Soldini starring Elisa Schlott, hits cinemas on May 20 and revisits the fate of the women tasked with tasting the Führer's meals. [Read more]
Maximilian Kolbe: A Life Given, the film about the Auschwitz priest hits cinemas
Maximilian Kolbe: A Life Given Away hits cinemas on May 20. The film traces the final days of the Polish priest, who died at Auschwitz after volunteering to take the place of another prisoner. [Read more]
All You Need Is Kill: the sci-fi anime adaptation of the cult novel hits the big screen
All You Need Is Kill, the Japanese animated film by Kenichiro Akimoto and Yukio Ando, arrives in cinemas on May 20 with its futuristic war story told in a time loop. [Read more]
L’Abandon hits theaters: Vincent Garenq revisits the Samuel Paty affair
The Abandonment, a drama by Vincent Garenq starring Antoine Reinartz and Emmanuelle Bercot, opens in cinemas on May 13, 2026. The film recounts the last eleven days of Samuel Paty. [Read more]
Obsession : a chilling horror tale about a wish that spirals out of control hits theaters.
Obsession, a horror film from Curry Barker starring Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette, hits theaters on May 13, 2026. The feature centers on a seemingly harmless wish that slowly drags its characters into a troubling spiral. [Read more]
Top Gun: Both films return to theaters starting today.
Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick are back in theaters from May 13 to 19, 2026. A chance to relive on the big screen the two cult classics starring Tom Cruise, blending aviation, action, and nostalgia. [Read more]
Junk World : the prequel to Junk Head opens in theaters today
Junk World, a Japanese animated film by Takahide Hori, hits theaters on May 13, 2026. A prequel to Junk Head, this stop‑motion science‑fiction feature plunges into an underground world populated by robots, clones and cyborgs. [Read more]
Iron Maiden : the Burning Ambition documentary hits cinemas today
Burning Ambition, an unreleased documentary marking Iron Maiden’s fifty-year career, hits theaters on May 13, 2026. The film traces the journey of the British heavy metal band through archival footage, testimonies, and rare images. [Read more]
Élise under a spell hits theaters: José Garcia in a toxic relationship
Élise under the spell, Marie Rémond's debut feature with José Garcia, Gustave Kervern and the cast announced, hits cinemas on May 13, 2026. The film delves into a toxic relationship and its dynamics of control. [Read more]
Electric Venus: Pierre Salvadori's film will open the Cannes Film Festival 2026.
Billed as the opening film of the Cannes Festival, Pierre Salvadori's The Electric Venus hits cinemas on May 13, 2026, starring Pio Marmaï, Anaïs Demoustier, and Gilles Lellouche. [Read more]
The Criminals: the trailer for the heist film starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson
The Criminals, David Mackenzie's latest film starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Theo James, unveils its trailer ahead of its release in cinemas on May 6, 2026. [Read more]
The Bojarski Case, starring Reda Kateb, hits VOD in May 2026
The Bojarski Case, a historical drama by Jean-Paul Salomé starring Reda Kateb and Sara Giraudeau, debuts in EST on May 14 and hits VOD on May 19, 2026. [Read more]
Mi Amor : Guillaume Nicloux's thriller starring Pom Klementieff
Guillaume Nicloux unveils with Mi Amor a psychological thriller led by Pom Klementieff and Benoît Magimel. Between a troubling disappearance and a downward spiral of paranoia, the film hits cinemas on May 6, 2026. [Read more]
28 Years Later: The Temple of the Dead Arrives on VOD
28 years later: The Temple of the Dead, a horror film directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Alex Garland, arrives on VOD for purchase on May 14, 2026, followed by rental on May 20. [Read more]
Mortal Kombat II: Karl Urban enters the fight arena
Mortal Kombat II, the action film directed by Simon McQuoid starring Karl Urban, Lewis Tan, and Tati Gabrielle, hits theaters on May 6, 2026. [Read more]
For the fun of it: Alexandra Lamy and François Cluzet are a couple.
Reem Kherici directs Pour le plaisir, a comedy featuring Alexandra Lamy and François Cluzet about female pleasure and a couple trying to invent a revolutionary sex toy. [Read more]
The World of Love: Yoon Ga-eun's Korean drama
The World of Love, a Korean dramedy by Yoon Ga-eun starring Seo Su-bin, hits theaters on May 6, 2026. The film follows a high school girl grappling with a painful past. [Read more]
What is love? Trailer for the Alpe d’Huez Grand Prix, in theaters May 2026
What is love?, Fabien Gorgeart's comedy starring Laure Calamy and Vincent Macaigne, unveils its trailer ahead of its theatrical release on May 6, 2026. [Read more]
Which film to see today? Our screening ideas
films to be seen today in Paris and the Île-de-France region. [Read more]
Comedies, thrillers, animated films, horror... Discover the latest cinema releases classified by genre to find the film that's right for you. [Read more]
Which film to see today? Our screening ideas
Cinema releases: films to see in cinemas sorted by genre
