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The 26 Most Anticipated Movies of 2026

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January 6, 2026 · 2:22:45 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins

Chapters

Intro▶ 0:00
Holiday break recap▶ 2:07
Holiday box office rundown▶ 13:36
Awards season check-in▶ 22:07
Introducing the most anticipated movies list▶ 49:50

Lists in this episode

Sean Fennessey's most anticipated movies of 2026

Ranked list · Sean Fennessey · ▶ 57:58

  1. 13The Bride (1985)▶ 57:58
  2. ·Primetime (2026)▶ 1:00:54
  3. ·Ink▶ 1:02:07
  4. 11Digger (2026)▶ 1:07:55
  5. 10Remain (1993)▶ 1:10:51
  6. 9Untitled Jeremy Saulnier film▶ 1:17:01
  7. ·Her Private Hell▶ 1:20:50
  8. 7Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma▶ 1:25:53
  9. 6Resident Evil (2002)▶ 1:28:19
  10. 5Paper Tiger▶ 1:32:21
  11. ·Jack of Spades▶ 1:34:54
  12. 3The Adventures of Cliff Booth▶ 1:40:08
  13. 2Dune: Part Three▶ 1:43:53
  14. 1Disclosure Day (2026)▶ 1:48:32

Amanda Dobbins's most anticipated movies of 2026

Ranked list · Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 52:52

  1. ·The Devil Wears Prada 2▶ 52:52
  2. ·The Social Reckoning (2026)▶ 52:54
  3. ·Sense and Sensibility (1995)▶ 52:55
  4. 12The Rip (2026)▶ 59:36
  5. 11The Entertainment System Is Down▶ 1:03:54
  6. 10How to Make a Killing▶ 1:09:19
  7. 9The Moment▶ 1:13:09
  8. ·Fjord▶ 1:19:06
  9. 7Narnia: The Magician's Nephew▶ 1:23:14
  10. 6Possible Love▶ 1:27:19
  11. 5Behemoth▶ 1:30:21
  12. 4The Drama (2026)▶ 1:33:38
  13. 3Artificial▶ 1:36:17
  14. 2Project Hail Mary (2026)▶ 1:42:51
  15. 1The Odyssey (2016)▶ 1:45:40

10 international films

Unranked list · Sean Fennessey · ▶ 1:50:08

  1. ·Hope (2013)▶ 1:50:08
  2. ·1949▶ 1:50:28
  3. ·Out of This World▶ 1:50:31
  4. ·Untitled Ryusuke Hamaguchi film▶ 1:50:56
  5. ·Parallel Tales▶ 1:51:02
  6. ·Coward▶ 1:51:06
  7. ·Butterfly Jam▶ 1:51:09
  8. ·Sheep in the Box▶ 1:51:13
  9. ·Look Back (2024)▶ 1:51:14

the horror wave for 2026

Unranked list · Sean Fennessey · ▶ 1:52:23

  1. ·Werewolf (2022)▶ 1:52:23
  2. ·Obsession (2025)▶ 1:53:00
  3. ·Psycho Killer▶ 1:53:06
  4. ·Send Help (2026)▶ 1:53:10
  5. ·Scream 7 (2026)▶ 1:53:11
  6. ·Scary Movie 6▶ 1:53:12
  7. ·Evil Dead Burn▶ 1:53:19
  8. ·Other Mommy (2026)▶ 1:53:37
  9. ·Ready or Not 2▶ 1:53:45
  10. ·The Mummy (1999)▶ 1:53:48
  11. ·Undertone▶ 1:53:53
  12. ·Backrooms (2026)▶ 1:53:59
  13. ·Hokum▶ 1:54:02
  14. ·Victorian Psycho▶ 1:54:18
  15. ·Terrifier 4▶ 1:54:27

honorable mentions

Unranked list · Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 2:15:22

  1. ·Verity (2026) · honorable mention▶ 2:15:22
  2. ·A Long Winter · honorable mention▶ 2:16:00
  3. ·Pressure · honorable mention▶ 2:16:24
  4. ·Tend It Carefully · honorable mention▶ 2:17:23

Is this really happening?

Unranked list · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 2:20:10

  1. ·The Way of the Wind · Sean Fennessey▶ 2:20:10
  2. ·Horizon: Chapter Two · Sean Fennessey▶ 2:20:35
  3. ·Whitney Springs · Sean Fennessey▶ 2:21:02
  4. ·Cry to Heaven · Amanda Dobbins▶ 2:21:24

a few more (Sean's additional 2026 mentions)

Unranked list · Sean Fennessey · ▶ 2:17:46

  1. ·The Basics of Philosophy▶ 2:17:46
  2. ·Ghostwriter (2010)▶ 2:18:11
  3. ·Bucking Fastered▶ 2:18:28
  4. ·Untitled Anne Hathaway / David Robert Mitchell film▶ 2:18:42
  5. ·I Want Your Sex▶ 2:18:49
  6. ·The History of Concrete▶ 2:18:52
  7. ·Wild Horse Nine▶ 2:19:10
  8. ·I Love Boosters▶ 2:19:23
  9. ·The Dog Stars (2026)▶ 2:19:29
  10. ·Wildwood▶ 2:19:54
  11. ·Ray Gun▶ 2:19:59

Movies Referenced (132)

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

14 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 3:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Marty Supreme (2025)

10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 5:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sinners (2025)

10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 5:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Avatar (2009)

9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 13:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Secret Agent (2025)

8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 26:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Spider-Man (2002)

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 2:06:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

One Battle After Another (2025)

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 6:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Frankenstein (2025)

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 35:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Frozen II (2019)

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 17:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sense and Sensibility (2026)

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 52:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Resident Evil (2002)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:28:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sentimental Value (2025)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 27:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (34)

Ben Affleck

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 31:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Luca Guadagnino

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for I Am Love, Challengers, Call Me by Your Name▶ 1:36:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Steven Spielberg

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 54:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jafar Panahi

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for It Was Just an Accident▶ 26:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sean Penn

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Mystic River, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking▶ 29:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Danny Boyle

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for 127 Hours, 28 Days Later, Shallow Grave▶ 1:02:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jeremy Saulnier

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Rebel Ridge, Green Room, Blue Ruin▶ 1:17:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Josh Safdie

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Uncut Gems, Good Time, Marty Supreme▶ 32:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Thomas Anderson

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 31:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Christopher Nolan

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 1:33:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Fincher

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 1:40:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Mangold

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Logan, A Complete Unknown, Ford v Ferrari▶ 44:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (157)

Robert Pattinson

8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Twilight, The Batman, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse▶ 1:01:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Timothée Chalamet

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Complete Unknown, Call Me by Your Name, Lady Bird▶ 6:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Daniel Craig

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for No Time to Die, Casino Royale, Skyfall▶ 1:04:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Eve Hewson

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Bridge of Spies▶ 11:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Matt Damon

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed▶ 59:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rupert Murdoch

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Gallipoli▶ 1:02:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Amy Madigan

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Weapons, Field of Dreams▶ 35:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Anne Hathaway

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Dark Knight Rises, Rachel Getting Married▶ 1:46:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Emma Stone

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for La La Land, Easy A, The Help▶ 2:07:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Greta Gerwig

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Barbie, Lady Bird, Mistress America▶ 1:23:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Guy Pearce

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Memento, L.A. Confidential▶ 1:02:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jake Gyllenhaal

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Nightcrawler, Brokeback Mountain, Donnie Darko▶ 1:10:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (26)

Joel Cohen

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Toy Story, Money Talks▶ 1:35:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Nicholas Sparks

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Safe Haven▶ 1:12:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Aaron Sorkin

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for A Few Good Men, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 54:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Emily Henry

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for People We Meet on Vacation▶ 20:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Cameron

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 15:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jane Austen

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Sense and Sensibility▶ 57:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joe Carnahan

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The A-Team, Narc▶ 1:00:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tony Gilroy

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Michael Clayton, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story▶ 1:30:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Andy Weir

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Martian, Project Hail Mary▶ 1:43:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Colleen Hoover

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for It Ends with Us, Regretting You, Verity▶ 20:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Carney

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Sing Street, Once▶ 1:59:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Nancy Meyers

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for It's Complicated, Something's Gotta Give, Private Benjamin▶ 1:57:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Michael Bauman

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for One Battle After Another, Iron Man, The Island▶ 31:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗