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 / 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

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Spider‑Man: Brand New Day takes place four years after No Way Home. Peter Parker lives completely alone, erased from the memories of everyone he loves. Peter undergoes a dangerous physical evolution while investigating a new pattern of crimes linked to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced. In cinemas 31 July.
The Get Out is a tense, muscular crime thriller that follows nightclub owner Manco Kapak, played by Russell Crowe, whose plans to retire quietly collapse when masked gunmen rob his club and trigger a violent chain of consequences. Screenplay by director Derrick Borte & Daniel Forte, based on the novel Strip by Thomas Perry. In cinemas 31 July.
The Trek emerges as a feature‑length South African horror‑western shaped by the stark, myth‑laden expanse of the Kgalagadi, where landscape becomes both setting and sentience. The film combines historical realism with Southern African folklore. Exclusively at Ster-Kinekor cinemas on 31 July, screening at: V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, Rosebank Nouveau, Johannesburg, Brooklyn, Pretoria, Garden Route Mall, George

New Releases

Young Washington is a sweeping historical drama that turns its gaze toward the formative years of George Washington, long before he became the mythic figure etched into American memory. Before he was the Father of a Nation, he was a soldier fighting to survive. In cinemas from 7 Aug
Above and Below is an action‑thriller about a group of friends whose dream holiday of partying and deep‑sea diving turns into a nightmare when they are violently attacked by criminals in open waters. In cinemas from 7 Aug
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie is an upcoming animated action‑adventure comedy in which the heroic pups are swept into a mysterious storm and crash‑land on an uncharted island teeming with dinosaurs. In cinemas from 7 Aug

In cinemas 14 August

Sunny Dancer is a British coming‑of‑age comedy‑drama about 17‑year‑old Ivy, who has just overcome cancer only to be sent by her well‑meaning parents to what she sarcastically calls “chemo camp,” a summer retreat for teens in remission. There, Ivy unexpectedly forms deep bonds with a group of misfit campers, discovering friendship, freedom, and the messy joy of being young beyond the shadow of illness.

One Night Only is a romantic comedy written and directed by Will Gluck, following two strangers, Allie and Owen, who meet on the one night each year when premarital sex is legally permitted, a high‑concept rule that drives the film’s mix of satire, romance, and chaotic misadventure.

The End of Oak Street is a science‑fiction survival thriller in which a suburban family is thrust into a prehistoric world after a mysterious cosmic event rips their entire neighbourhood out of reality and deposits it in a landscape populated by living dinosaurs. Written and directed by David Robert Mitchell and produced by J.J. Abrams.

In cinemas 21 August

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 is 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 unpredictable, trouble‑magnet friend unexpectedly joins them. What begins as a much‑needed escape from careers, relationships, and family pressures quickly unravels into a weekend of misadventure, bad decisions, and hilariously escalating disasters.

In cinemas 28 August

The Dog Stars is a post‑apocalyptic science‑fiction drama directed by Ridley Scottand based on Peter Heller’s acclaimed 2012 novel. 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.

The animated 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.

Spider Island is an upcoming British comedy‑horror film directed by Christopher Smith and written by David Quantick and Christopher Jolley. The story 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. The ensemble cast includes Rose Williams, Tim McInnerny, Avani Gregg, Owen Warner, Andy Nyman, Lena Mahfouf, Carlotta Banat, Jake Francois, and Anuschka Van Lent.

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2026 FILM RELEASES (Listed Alphabetically)

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple  / 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 / EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert / Evil Dead Burn / F Valentine’s Day / Fuze / Giant / Goat / God’s Work  / GR 10 D / Greenland 2: Migration / Hamnet / The Heart Is a Muscle / Hoppers / How to Make a Killing /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 / Normal / Nuremberg / Obsession / The Odyssey / O’ Romeo / Passenger / Power Ballad  / 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 / The Strangers: Chapter 3 /Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu / 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  / Tuner / Variations on a Theme / Wardriver / Whistle / Wuthering Heights / Wildcat / You & Me & Tuscany

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