2026 Film Releases in South Africa

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Movie Showtimes in South Africa

REVIEWS: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple / Crime 101 / The Death Of Robin Hood / Disclosure Day / The Dog Stars / Hamnet / Kiss Of The Spider Woman / Lee Cronin’s The Mummy / Mercy / Marty Supreme / Michael / Nuremberg / Obsession / The Odyssey / Passenger / Primate / Send Help /

TOP FILMS OF 2026 (Listed Alphabetically) : Blue Film / The Bride! / Die My Love / Disclosure Day / Good Boy / Hamnet / The History Of Sound / I Swear / Kiss of the Spider Woman / Leviticus / Marty Supreme / Merrily We Roll Along / Nuremberg / Obsession / Pillion / Project Hail Mary / The Sheep Detectives / Young Washington

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Insidious: Out of the Further is the sixth film in the Insidious franchise and a direct sequel to Insidious: The Red Door (2023). The film follows a young mother who discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses the terrifying ability to bring its entities back into the real world.
Mutiny s an action‑thriller following former Special Forces operative Cole Reed (Jason Statham), who is framed for the murder of his billionaire employer and forced to go on the run as he uncovers a far‑reaching international conspiracy.
Spa Weekend is a comedy about three lifelong friends whose relaxing getaway at a luxury spa spirals into absolute chaos when their trouble‑magnet friend unexpectedly joins them. What begins as a much‑needed escape quickly unravels into a weekend of misadventure, bad decisions, and hilariously escalating disasters.

New Releases

The Dog Stars is set after a devastating flu pandemic that has wiped out most of humanity, the film follows a grieving pilot (Jacob Elordi) living in an abandoned airport hangar with his dog (Josh Brolin) and a hardened ex‑Marine who serves as both neighbour and uneasy ally. In cinemas 28 August
Spider Island is a comedy‑horror that follows a group of social‑media influencers who travel to a luxury tropical resort for a glamorous launch event, only to find themselves trapped in a deadly infestation of highly aggressive spiders that turns their dream getaway into a fight for survival. In cinemas 28 August

Tadeo and the Magic Lamp follows Tadeo, Sara, Momia, Jeff, and Belzoni on a new quest triggered when Tadeo accidentally unleashes an ancient spell from a magic lamp, sending the group on a time‑travel adventure that revisits key historical eras and iconic locations from the previous films. In cinemas 28 August

The 13th European Film Festival South Africa presents the latest award-winning, critically-acclaimed and star-studded European films for local audiences to experience in cinemas around South Africa from 17 to 27 September. Read more

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2026 FILM RELEASES (Listed Alphabetically)

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple  /Above and Below / The Amazing Digital Circus / Angels: They Are Amongst Us / Apex / Backrooms / Beast / Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) / The Bride! / Brothers Under Fire / Cats in the Museum 2 / Charlie The Wonderdog / Cold Storage  / Crime 101 / Dead Man’s Wire / Dear Sis Dolly / The Death Of Robin Hood / Deep Water / The Devil Wears Prada 2 / Die My Love / Disclosure Day / The Drama / The End of Oak Street / EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert / Evil Dead Burn / F Valentine’s Day / Fuze / The Get Out / Giant / Goat / God’s Work  / GR 10 D / Greenland 2: Migration / Hamnet / The Heart Is a Muscle / Hoppers / How to Make a Killing / Insidious: Out of the Further / The Invite / Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition / Is This Thing On? /jackass: best and last / Kiss of the Spider Woman / Lee Cronin’s The Mummy / Lucky Strike / The Magic Faraway Tree / Marty Supreme  / Masters of the Universe / Melania / Mercy  / Michael / Minions & Monsters / Moana (Live‑Action) / Mortal Kombat II / Mother Mary / Motor City / Mutiny / Normal / Nuremberg / Obsession / The Odyssey /One Night Only / O’ Romeo / Passenger / Power Ballad  /PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie / Pretty How Town / Primate  / Project Hail Mary / The Protector /Ready or Not 2: Here I Come / Reminders Of Him / Rental Family / Sarafina!  / Scary Movie / Scream 7 / Send Help  / The Sheep Detectives / Shelter / Solo Mio / Spa Weekend / Spider‑Man: Brand New Day / The Strangers: Chapter 3 /Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu / Sunny Dancer / Supergirl  / The Super Mario Galaxy Movie / Testament of Ann Lee / They Will Kill You / Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass / Top Gun – 40th Anniversary / Toy Story 5  / The Trek / Tuner / Variations on a Theme / Wardriver / Whistle / Wuthering Heights / Wildcat / You & Me & Tuscany / Young Washington

TV / STREAMING: Heated Rivals / Truth & Reason / I Swear / The History Of Sound / Merrily We Roll Along / Pillion

REVIEWS: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple / Crime 101 / Hamnet / Kiss Of The Spider Woman / Lee Cronin’s The Mummy / Mercy / Marty Supreme / Michael / Nuremberg / Primate / Send Help /

TOP FILMS OF 2026 (Listed Alphabetically) : The Bride! / Die My Love / Hamnet / The History Of Sound / I Swear / Kiss of the Spider Woman / Marty Supreme / Merrily We Roll Along / Nuremberg / Pillion / Project Hail Mary