Christmas is over, which means there’s a whole new year of movies to look forward to, and January is going to give your 2026 screenings the very strongest of starts.
Check out all the films coming up this January for you to enjoy at Cineworld, and sign up to Unlimited so you can watch all of them for the equivalent price of, on average, just two cinema tickets.
From touching stories of love and loss to bonkers thrill-rides with killer chimps, there really is something for everyone…
Song Sung Blue (1st January)
Sparks fly in this moving story of two lost souls who find each other and themselves through music – somewhat unexpectedly, it’s the music of Neil Diamond.
Based on a true story, the always enjoyable Hugh Jackman is joined by a version of Kate Hudson we don’t often get to see, breaking out of her winning rom-com persona to remind us of her nuanced and heartbreaking performance in Almost Famous. We’re not crying you’re crying.
SOULM8TE (9th January)
Life is all about light and dark, so here’s the dark. You know that thing where after your wife dies you try to fill the void with an AI android but end up accidentally turning it into a murderous lovebot? This spin-off from the hugely successful M3GAN franchise promises to be another instant modern classic in the sci-fi/horror/erotic thriller genre.
Hamnet (9th January)
Not sure how many reasons you need to see this film, but there are A LOT. It stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, in what the Gladiator II star has referred to as a life-changing role. It’s co-written by Maggie O’Farrell, author of the multi-award winning novel that it’s based on, with Chloé Zhao, the Oscar-winning indie filmmaker who brought us Nomadland, who also directs.
Loosely based on the relationship between the OG storyteller, William Shakespeare, and his wife, Anne Hathaway, in the aftermath of the death of their son, who inspired a little play called Hamlet. We could go on, but we don’t need to.
Rental Family (16th January)
Brendan Fraser follows up his Oscar-winning performance in The Whale with a more light-hearted and quirky turn as American actor Philip, who lands an unusual job as a stand-in for families.
From being hired by a lesbian as her fake fiancé, to posing as the dad of kid who’s mum is trying to get her into a good school, through Philip’s various roles in strangers’ lives he starts to form genuine connections and has to decide who he really is.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (16th January)
Building on the much-loved franchise they started together in 2002, writer Alex Garland and director Danny Boyle plunge us into another terrifying chapter in the 28 Days Later timeline.
Shot back-to-back with the previous instalment, The Bone Temple takes place directly after those events, with Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, and Chi Lewis-Parry starring in a post-apocalyptic world that’s been ravaged by the rage virus.
Whether or not you agree that zombies should be able to run is really beside the point, you’ll be too busy gripping your cinema seat. But could there finally be a cure?
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H is for Hawk (23rd January)
The always-brilliant Claire Foy swaps her crown for a hawk named Mabel in this biographical drama, based on the highly lauded 2014 memoir by Helen Macdonald.
When her dad (Brendan Gleeson) dies, the only thing she can think of to deal with the loss is to buy and train a young goshawk, and in the process is able to release some of her grief.
This tender and life-affirming story that sold millions of books is sure to be an awards season contender.
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The History of Sound (23rd January)
Yet another rich role for Paul Mescal in one month (not that we’re complaining), this time paired with Josh O’Connor as two aspiring American folk musicians.
This period piece takes place in the years around World War I; they meet while studying at the Boston Conservatory, but history intervenes.
Nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes, it proves that both actors are on top of their game. Gloriously cinematic, it’s an ode to the power of music and love.
Return to Silent Hill (23rd January)
Just when you think you’ve escaped, a mysterious letter from your lost love Mary calls you back to Silent Hill for the third instalment in this creepy-as-heck franchise. But when our protagonist James returns, things doesn’t look as he remembers.
Based on the hit video game and giving strong Upside Down vibes, the psychological terror really ramps up as James unravels what’s happened to this once familiar town, while trying to save Mary and get out alive before the darkness consumes him.
Mercy (23rd January)
In this tense, action-packed sci-fi thriller set in the near future, Chris Pratt plays a captive detective on trial for murdering his wife. An AI judge (that he helped to create, incidentally) gives him just 90 minutes to prove his innocence using information stored in the cloud.
Chris is joined by Rebecca Ferguson as Mercy, who acts as judge, jury, and now his potential executioner, in this fable that acts as a warning of what might be awaiting us if the power of AI remains unchecked. Eek.
Primate (30th January)
If you’ve ever wanted to see primates getting their own back for all the various injustices they’ve suffered as lab specimens, you probably weren’t expecting it in the form of this highly entertaining thriller full of jump-scares and throwbacks to classic horror movies.
In place of the usual crazed killer is Ben, a friendly-looking chimp in a t-shirt who’s been raised as one of the kids. But something is very wrong with him, and he longer wants to be part of the family.
Make sure you can tick off every last January release with Unlimited.
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