Movies coming out in January 2027

24 notable releases open in US theaters this month. Check the box below to include smaller limited releases and events.

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January 2027

Jan

Friday, January 1

2 openings

Wide release

Pendulum

R / 1h 49m / Horror · Mystery

Pendulum, directed by Mark Heyman, is a horror-mystery about a couple who travel to a New Mexico retreat where Patrick grows skeptical as Abigail falls under the leader’s influence. Tagline: "Surrender completely."

A-List

Wide release

Rocky Wake

NR / 2h 10m / Family · Horror

Rocky Wake follows Elise as she visits her dying mother Megan and reconstructs a traumatic, early‑80s memory—her father’s diagnosis and a serial killer stalking the town—over the course of one night. Directed by Dylan A…

Jan

Friday, January 8

3 openings

In theaters

Hurricanna

1h 44m / Drama

Directed by Francesca Gregorini, Hurricanna stars Holly Hunter, Mark Duplass, and Sylvia Hoeks in a drama about supermodel Anna Nicole Smith, her psychiatrist, and her lover unraveling during a glamorous championship bo…

A-List

Limited release

Rehearsals for a Revolution

PG-13 / 1h 41m / Documentary

Pegah Ahangarani’s Rehearsals for a Revolution stitches personal archives, home video and protest footage into five portraits that trace more than 40 years of Iran’s history, featuring Jamshid Ahangarani and Manijeh Hek…

A-List

Wide release

The Liberation

R / 2h 04m / Drama · Thriller

Guy Nattiv’s drama-thriller follows daughters Ella and Jo as they infiltrate the enigmatic Harmonia commune to rescue their mother, led by a mesmeric Leader; stars Carrie Coon, Lily James, Bella Ramsey, Odessa Young, Tr…

A-List

Jan

Tuesday, January 12

1 opening

In theaters

January 12 Vidudala

2h 30m / Action · Comedy

Anil Ravipudi’s Telugu action-comedy January 12 Vidudala reunites Venkatesh and Nandamuri Kalyanram with Keerthy Suresh and Krithi Shetty — a commercial crowd-pleaser from the director of Sarileru Neekevvaru and F2, lis…

Jan

Friday, January 15

5 openings

Wide release

Children of Blood and Bone

2h 26m / Fantasy · Adventure

Children of Blood and Bone, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard, The Woman King), is a fantasy-adventure about a young woman who quests to reclaim the magic stolen from her people in Orïsha, joining the kin…

IMAX
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A-List

Wide release

The Beekeeper 2

R / Action · Crime

The Beekeeper 2 is an R-rated action crime thriller starring Jason Statham as former government assassin Adam Clay continuing his vendetta, directed by Timo Tjahjanto (Nobody 2, The Night Comes For Us) and co-starring J…

Dolby Cinema
A-List

Wide release

FING!

PG / 1h 37m / Adventure

FING!, an Adventure film directed by Jeffrey Walker (The Portable Door, Dance Academy: The Movie), stars Mia Wasikowska, Taika Waititi, David Walliams and more. Wide U.S. release from Angel Studios on Jan 15; playing XL…

A-List

Wide release

River

R / 1h 32m / Horror · Thriller

Jane Levy and Jessica Rothe star in River, a 92-minute horror thriller directed by Joshua Giuliano (In Sound, We Live Forever, Tiny Thing). After being stranded in a boat on a country river, three siblings are stalked b…

A-List

In theaters

Tangles

R / 1h 42m / Animation · Drama

Tangles, an animated drama directed by Leah Nelson, follows a young woman who returns to her oddball family to care for a mother with Alzheimer’s. Voices include Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Abbi Jacobson, Bryan Cranston, Samir…

A-List

Jan

Saturday, January 16

1 opening

Limited release

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-

2h 00m / Animation · Drama

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- continues Homura Akemi’s story after Rebellion as a new threat tied to Walpurgisnacht emerges; directed by Yukihiro Miyamoto and Akiyuki Shinbo, featuring the…

Jan

Thursday, January 21

1 opening

Rerelease

The Prestige

PG-13 / 2h 10m / Drama · Mystery

Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige returns for a 20th‑anniversary IMAX 70mm re‑release — the mystery‑drama about two rival magicians, starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Rebecca Hall, Piper Perabo and Sc…

Jan

Friday, January 22

5 openings

Expands wide

A Long Winter

1h 58m / Drama

Andrew Haigh (All of Us Strangers, 45 Years) directs this drama about a young man in Colorado whose mother's disappearance during the first blizzard reshapes his relationship with his father.

Wide release

Air Bud Returns

PG / Family · Drama

Air Bud Returns, directed by franchise veteran Robert Vince, revives the hoop-shooting golden retriever for a family drama about 12-year-old Jacob coping with his father’s death. Cast includes Aydin Artis, Tracy Ifeacho…

A-List

Wide release

Animal Friends

R / Comedy · Adventure

Animal Friends follows two fugitive animals on a cross-country adventure to find their old ranch, pursued by an odd-couple DEA agent and Fish and Wildlife ranger. Directed by Peter Atencio (Keanu), it stars Ryan Reynold…

A-List

In theaters

Lords of War

Action

Nicolas Cage reprises Yuri Orlov in Andrew Niccol’s action thriller about a father-son arms-dealer rivalry that spirals into a battle for legacy and a private army.

A-List

Wide release

The Third Parent

1h 38m / Horror · Thriller

Directed by David Michaels and starring Crispin Glover and Rob Lowe, The Third Parent is a 98-minute horror thriller where a Fourth of July neighborhood celebration is interrupted by a ferociously bizarre anomaly that o…

A-List

Jan

Saturday, January 23

1 opening

Special event

MET Opera: La Fanciulla del West

3h 15m / Opera

Puccini’s Wild West drama returns in a new staging by Richard Jones — the Met’s first new production in 30+ years — featuring Vida Miknevici’t? in her Met debut, SeokJong Baek, Christopher Maltman and conductor Keri-Lyn…

Jan

Friday, January 29

5 openings

Wide release

Drag

1h 26m / Comedy · Horror

A routine rural burglary goes sideways when one thief injures their back, turning a small heist into a tense, darkly comic nightmare; directed by Raviv Ullman and Greg Yagolnitzer and starring Lizzy Caplan, Lucy DeVito,…

A-List

Wide release

Karoshi

Action · Thriller

Karoshi, from director Takashi Doscher (Only, Still), is a corporate action-thriller with a samurai twist set in a Japanese-influenced New York. It stars Teo Yoo, Isabel May, Cynthia Erivo, Takehiro Hira, Giancarlo Espo…

A-List

Wide release

Slayground

1h 30m / Action · Horror

Slayground, from director Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room, Blue Ruin, Rebel Ridge), is a taut action-horror thriller about a suspected mass murderer who escapes custody the week of Halloween and becomes the target of a mass…

Wide release

The Rescue

Western · Thriller

Potsy Ponciroli (Old Henry, Greedy People) directs this Western-thriller about a former rodeo cowboy who hunts down his kidnapped daughter with her devoted dog by his side. Stars Brandon Sklenar, Hassie Harrison, Josh L…

A-List

Wide release

Witch on the Holy Night

Animation · Fantasy

Witch on the Holy Night — a late-1980s fantasy drama about Aoko Aozaki learning sorcery from the mansion’s rumored witch Alice Kuonji. Directed by Hikaru Kondou and Masaru Takeuchi (The Garden of Sinners entries) and fe…

A-List

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