The following is a list of Australian films that have been or will be released in 2026.
Films
OpeningTitleDirectorCastGenreJANUARY 1 The Pout-Pout Fish Ricard Cussó, Rio Harrington Nick Offerman, Nina Oyama, Miranda Otto, Remy Hii, Jordin Sparks, Amy Sedaris Children's 16 Killer Whale Jo-Anne Brechin Virginia Gardner, Mel Jarnson, Mitchell Hope, Isaac Crawley, Scott George Survival thriller FEBRUARY 12 War Machine Patrick Hughes Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Keiynan Lonsdale, Daniel Webber Military science fiction action MARCH 5 Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story Matthew Walker Martin Plaza, Peter O'Doherty, Reg Mombassa, David Twohill, Greedy Smith Documentary APRIL 2 Whale Shark Jack Miranda Edmonds, Khrob Edmonds Abbie Cornish, Michael Dorman, Alyla Browne, Rachel Ward, Ursula Yovich, Karen O'Leary Family 23 Beast Tyler Atkins Russell Crowe, Daniel MacPherson, Luke Hemsworth, Mojean Aria, George Burgess Action, drama MAY 1 All My Friends Are Back in Brisbane Louise Alston Nelle Lee, Andrew Steel, Kym Jackson, Tim Ross, Julian Curtis, Dan Ewing Romantic comedy JUNE 11 How to Talk Australians: The Movie Tony Rogers Eddie Baroo, Stephen Curry, Madeleine Dyer, Alison Fonseca Comedy 18 Leviticus Adrian Chiarella Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie, Davida McKenzie, Nicholas Hope, Zamira Newman, Mia Wasikowska Romantic supernatural horror 26 The Get Out Derrick Borte Russell Crowe, Luke Evans, Teresa Palmer, Danny Zovatto, Josh McConville, Nina Dobrev, Aaron Paul Crime thriller JULY 9 Saccharine Natalie Erika James Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald, Madeleine Madden, Robert Taylor, Showko Showfukutei, Annie Shapero Supernatural horror 23 Penny Lane Is Dead Mia'kate Russell Alexandra Jensen, Steve Le Marquand, Ben O'Toole, Fletcher Humphrys, Bailey Spalding, Sophia Wright-Mendelsohn, Tahlee Fereday Dark comedy horror 30 The Birthday Trip James Robert Woods David Quirk, Luke Jacobz, Annelise Hall, Ben Gerrard, Sapphire Blossom, Nicola Frew, Robert Preston, Josephine Starte Satirical comedy drama AUGUST 15 Poster Boy: Becoming Zyzz Selina Miles Aziz "Zyzz" Shavershian, Said Shavershian, Paolo Cianci, Shaun Hunt, Phillip Raymond, George Mourgalakis Documentary OCTOBER 8 Tenzing Jennifer Peedom Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe, Caitríona Balfe, Thinley Lhamo Biographical drama
See also 2026 in Australia 2026 in Australian television List of 2026 box office number-one films in Australia
References
External links 10 Australian films of 2026 at The Guardian