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The best movies in cinemas now and coming soon to Australia
From Boxing Day releases, to new rom coms, summer blockbusters, homegrown heroes and animated movies the whole family can enjoy, these are the top films being released in Australia over the 2025-2026 holiday period.
Catching the latest movie releases has long been one of Australia's favourite holiday pastimes over the summer period. Whether it's the chance to spend some quality time with the kids, a loved one, or simply enjoy some respite from the heat, there are plenty of new films coming to Australian cinemas from November 2025 through to autumn 2026.
Plus with a range of ticket and candy bar discounts for RACV Members, including at selected Hoyts, Village, Palace, Event and IMAX cinemas, there’s never been a better time to sit back and enjoy some movie magic.
Please note release dates are subject to change.
Movies out in cinemas over Australia summer 2025/26
Blockbuster movies out now and coming soon
Wicked: For Good
- Release Date: 20/11/2025
- Director: Jon M. Chu
- Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh
- Synopsis: Based off the hit Broadway musical, the story of Elphaba (Erivo) and Glinda (Grande) comes to a spectacular close in a visually lavish sequel.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Release Date: 18/12/2025
- Director: James Cameron
- Starring: Zoe Saldaña, Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington
- Synopsis: Following the death of their son, Jake (Worthington) and Neytiri (Saldaña) experience new conflict on the planet Pandora as they encounter the war-like Ash People and their leader Varang.
The Housemaid
- Release Date: 25/12/2025
- Director: Paul Feig
- Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried
- Synopsis: A psychological thriller in which the troubled Millie (Sweeney) takes a job as the housemaid for an affluent couple only to become embroiled in the family's dark secrets.
Wuthering Heights
- Release Date: 12/02/2026
- Director: Emerald Fennel
- Starring: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Alison Oliver
- Synopsis: Emily Brontë's beloved novel returns to the silver screen in what promises to be a raunchy reimagining of the tragic lovestory of Catherine (Robbie) and Heathcliff (Elordi).
Thriller and horror movies out now and coming soon
The Carpenter's Son
- Release Date: 20/11/2025
- Director: Lofty Nathan
- Starring: Nicolas Cage, FKA Twigs, Noah Jupe
- Synopsis: A dark reimagining of Jesus' adolescence wherein a carpenter and his family living in Roman-era Egypt begin experiencing the supernatural.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
- Release Date: 15/01/2026
- Director: Nia DaCosta
- Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Erin Kellyman
- Synopsis: The 28 Years Later franchise continues with another journey into a post-apocolyptic Britain, revisiting the stories of Fiennes' Dr. Ian Kelson and Alfie Williams' Spike.
Cold Storage
- Release Date: 05/02/2026
- Director: Jonny Campbell
- Starring: Joe Keery, Liam Neeson, Georgina Campbell
- Synopsis: A body horror with a dash of comedy, Cold Storage follows two storage facility employees and a world-weary bioterror operative as they attempt to save humanity from an escaped deadly fungus.
The Bride!
- Release Date: 06/03/2026
- Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley
- Synopsis: Set amongst the glitz and gangs of 1930s Chicago, The Bride continues the story of Frankenstein's Monster (Bale) as finds a companion in the reanimated corpse of a murdered woman.
Family and kids' movies out now and coming soon
Zootopia 2
- Release Date: 27/11/2025
- Director: Jared Bush, Byron Howard
- Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Idris Elba
- Synopsis: Join Zootopia police officers Nick (Bateman) and Judy (Goodwin) as they return to solve a new case, discovering the city's secret reptile population along the way.
The SprongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
- Release Date: 26/12/2025
- Director: Derek Drymon
- Starring: Tom Kenny, Mark Hamill, Arturo Castro, Clancy Brown
- Synopsis: Everybody's favourite underwater invertebrate is back in a new movie, teaming up with his pals to solve new mysteries and go face-to-ghostly-face with the Flying Dutchman.
The Pout-Pout Fish
- Release Date: 01/01/2026
- Director: Ricard Cussó, Rio Harrington
- Starring: Amy Sedaris, Nick Offerman, Miranda Otto, Mark Coles Smith
- Synopsis: Based on the children's book of the same name, The Pout-Pout Fish follows the grumpy Mr. Fish and bubbly Pip the sea dragon as they go on an adventure to find the mythical, wish-granting 'Shimmer'. A joint US and Australian production.
The Magic Faraway Tree
- Release Date: 26/03/2026
- Director: Ben Gregor
- Starring: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Jessica Gunning
- Synopsis: Return to the enchanted world of Enid Blyton's Faraway Tree series with this modern take on the classic children's book.
Drama movies out now and coming soon
Song Sung Blue
- Release Date: 01/01/2026
- Director: Craig Brewer
- Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson
- Synopsis: The real-life husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act of Mike and Claire Sardina (aka Lightning and Thunder) are the inspiration for this musical dramatisation.
The Choral
- Release Date: 01/01/2026
- Director: Nicholas Hytner,
- Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Emily Fairn, Mark Addy
- Synopsis: After the male members of an English choral society enlist in World War I, the new choir master, Dr Guthrie, turns to recruiting teenagers who soon discover a love of singing while coming to terms with their impending conscriptions.
The History of Sound
- Release Date: 15/01/2026
- Director: Oliver Hermanus
- Starring: Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor
- Synopsis: Students then lovers, Lionel (Mescal) and David (O'Connor), both share a passion for folk music in their home state of New England, eventually pairing up to collect and record the songs of the region.
Marty Supreme
- Release Date: 22/01/2026
- Director: Josh Safdie
- Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow
- Synopsis: Inspired by the flamboyant table tennis star Marty Reisman, Marty Supreme is a sports-comedy where star player Marty (Chalamet) will go to any length to become the best.
Comedy/romance movies out now and coming soon
Eternity
- Release Date: 04/12/2026
- Director: David Freyne
- Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, Callum Turner
- Synopsis: A surreal rom-com in which the recently deceased Joan (Olsen) has to decide whether to spend the afterlife with her first love or her husband.
Rental Family
- Release Date: 26/12/2026
- Director: Hikari
- Starring: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto
- Synopsis: Phillip (Fraser), an American actor living in Tokyo, rediscovers purpose and finds a sense of belonging when he starts working in a Japanese "rental family" agency.
Anaconda
- Release Date: 26/12/2025
- Director: Tom Gormican
- Starring: Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Thandiwe Newton, Steve Zahn
- Synopsis: Things go horribly, comically wrong when four middle-aged friends try to recreate their favourite childhood film.
The Deb
- Release Date: 15/01/2026
- Director: Rebel Wilson
- Starring: Natalie Abbott, Charlotte MacInnes, Shane Jacobson, Rebel Wilson
- Synopsis: An Australian musical comedy set in a small rural town where two teenage girls are preparing for their first debutante ball.
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