I watch over 400 movies every single year, and these are the most underrated films of 2026 so far.

I’m the Editorial Director at BuzzFeed — where I’ve reported on TV, film, and lifestyle trends (travel, fitness, and food) since 2013 — and I also post about the latest in pop culture news to my 850k+ followers on TikTok.

FYI: There are obviously a ton of incredible non-English films from this year (La Bola Negra! Erupcja! The Furious!), but for this specific article, I'm solely focusing on movies where English is the primary language.

Also, some of the following films may have premiered internationally or at festivals in 2025, but they all hit theaters in the US in 2026, so that's what I'm counting. Enjoy!

Who's in it: Kieron Moore and Reed Birney

Who's in it: Hugh Jackman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Emma Thompson, Molly Gordon, Patrick Stewart, Nicholas Braun, Brett Goldstein, Nicholas Galitzine, Regina Hall, Bryan Cranston, Chris O'Dowd, Bella Ramsey, and Hong Chau

Who's in it: David Jonsson and Tom Blyth

Who's in it: Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, Havana Rose Liu, and Tovah Feldshuh

Who's in it: Dominic Sessa, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall, and Antonio Banderas

Who's in it: Kara Young, Mallori Johnson, Vivica A. Fox, Janelle Monáe, Erika Alexander, and Sterling K. Brown

Who's in it: John Early, Kate Berlant, Kristen Johnston, Vanessa Bayer, Pat Regan, and Chris Bauer 

Who's in it: Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Juno Temple, Michael Peña, and Zazie Beetz

Who's in it: Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, and Mia Wasikowska

Who's in it: Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Nick Nolte

Who's in it: Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Aaron Pierre, Nicola Coughlan, David Harbour, Nick Kroll, Jenifer Lewis, Patton Oswalt, Jelly Roll, Jennifer Hudson, Sherry Cola, and Stephen Curry

Who's in it: Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes, Myha'la, Colman Domingo, and Al Pacino

Who's in it: RuPaul Charles, Ginger Minj, Jujubee, Rachel Bloom, Chris Parnell, and Sarah Michelle Gellar

Who's in it: Martin Short, Steve Martin, Catherine O'Hara, John Mulaney, Andrea Martin, and Eugene Levy

Who's in it: Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sarah Sherman, Eva Victor, and Zach Cherry

Who's in it: Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Demi Moore, LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter, Don Cheadle, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, and Eiza González 

Who's in it: Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling

Who's in it: Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Johnny Knoxville, Margaret Cho, Charli XCX, and Daveed Diggs

Who's in it: Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page