What are the best new movie releases?

The highest-ranked title is August with a 92% Celluloid Score (Celluloid Pick). 40 titles are ranked from five public rating sources.

How does Celluloid rank these lists?

Every title uses Celluloid Score — a transparent composite of critic percentage, audience percentage, Metascore, IMDb, and fan/Letterboxd ratings.

Best New Releases — Ranked by Celluloid Score

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August

2024 · Zhang Zhehan

Documentary · 53m

92%

Celluloid Score Celluloid Pick

97% Audience

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Legend of Meng Po

2024 · Pengxin Yi

Fantasy · 2h 0m

91%

Celluloid Score Celluloid Pick

97% Audience

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The Odyssey

2026 · Christopher Nolan

Action, Adventure · 2h 53m

90%

Celluloid Score Celluloid Pick

97% Audience

FeaturedVenice 2024

I'm Still Here

2024 · Walter Salles

Drama, Biography · 2h 17m

89%

Celluloid Score Recommended

93% Audience

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One Battle After Another

2025 · Paul Thomas Anderson

Thriller, Crime · 2h 42m

89%

Celluloid Score Recommended

91% Audience

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Song of Altay

2025 · Teng Congcong

Drama · 2h 0m

89%

Celluloid Score Recommended

96% Audience

TIFF 2024

The Wild Robot

2024 · Christopher Sanders

Sci-Fi, Animation · 1h 55m

89%

Celluloid Score Recommended

98% Audience

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Deaf President Now!

2025 · Nyle DiMarco

Documentary · 1h 40m

88%

Celluloid Score Recommended

92% Audience

Cannes 2024

Flow

2024 · Gints Zilbalodis

Animation · 2h 55m

88%

Celluloid Score Recommended

98% Audience

FeaturedCannes 2024

All We Imagine as Light

2024 · Payal Kapadia

Drama · 1h 55m

87%

Celluloid Score Recommended

85% Audience

FeaturedSundance 2025

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025 · Ryan White

Comedy, Drama · 1h 55m

87%

Celluloid Score Recommended

90% Audience

Dune: Part Two

2024 · Denis Villeneuve

Science Fiction, Adventure · 2h 47m

87%

Celluloid Score Recommended

95% Audience

Cannes 2025

It Was Just an Accident

2025 · Jafar Panahi

Thriller · 2h 55m

87%

Celluloid Score Recommended

88% Audience

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Project Hail Mary

2026 · Phil Lord & Christopher Miller

Sci-Fi, Adventure · 2h 36m

87%

Celluloid Score Recommended

96% Audience

FeaturedAnnecy 2024

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

2024 · Merlin Crossingham

Animation · 2h 10m

87%

Celluloid Score Recommended

97% Audience

Busan 2024

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

2024 · Pat Boonnitipat

Drama, Comedy · 2h 7m

86%

Celluloid Score Recommended

94% Audience

FeaturedAnnecy 2024

Memoir of a Snail

2024 · Adam Elliot

Animation, Drama · 1h 34m

86%

Celluloid Score Recommended

90% Audience

Venice 2025

No Other Choice

2025 · Park Chan-wook

Musical · 1h 40m

86%

Celluloid Score Recommended

90% Audience

FeaturedCannes 2024

Souleymane's Story

2024 · Boris Lojkine

Drama · 2h 40m

86%

Celluloid Score Recommended

90% Audience

FeaturedCannes 2024

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

2024 · Mohammad Rasoulof

Drama, Thriller · 2h 48m

86%

Celluloid Score Recommended

88% Audience

Sundance 2024

Black Box Diaries

2024 · Shiori Ito

Documentary · 2h 10m

85%

Celluloid Score Recommended

88% Audience

FeaturedVenice 2025

Cover-Up

2025 · Mark Obenhaus

Documentary · 2h 55m

85%

Celluloid Score Recommended

85% Audience

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Epic: Elvis Presley in Concert

2026 · Baz Luhrmann

Documentary, Music · 1h 40m

85%

Celluloid Score Recommended

90% Audience

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

2025 · Maïlys Vallade

Animation · 2h 10m

85%

Celluloid Score Recommended

91% Audience

FeaturedCannes 2025

My Father's Shadow

2025 · Akinola Davies Jr.

Drama, Family · 1h 33m

85%

Celluloid Score Recommended

88% Audience

FeaturedCannes 2025

The Secret Agent

2025 · Kleber Mendonça Filho

Thriller · 2h 10m

85%

Celluloid Score Recommended

82% Audience

FeaturedCannes 2024

Anora

2024 · Sean Baker

Comedy, Drama · 2h 19m

84%

Celluloid Score Recommended

79% Audience

FeaturedSundance 2026

Blue Heron

2026 · Sophy Romvari

Drama · 1h 35m

84%

Celluloid Score Recommended

78% Audience

FeaturedSundance 2024

Ghostlight

2024 · Kelly O'Sullivan

Horror, Drama · 2h 10m

84%

Celluloid Score Recommended

85% Audience

Sundance 2025

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

2025 · Shoshannah Stern

Drama · 2h 40m

84%

Celluloid Score Recommended

90% Audience

FeaturedTIFF 2025

Obsession

2026 · Curry Barker

Horror, Romance · 1h 49m

84%

Celluloid Score Recommended

94% Audience

Balinale 2024

Porcelain War

2024 · Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev

Documentary · 1h 27m

84%

Celluloid Score Recommended

88% Audience

FeaturedVenice 2025

Rose of Nevada

2026 · Mark Jenkin

Sci-Fi, Drama · 1h 54m

84%

Celluloid Score Recommended

80% Audience

FeaturedSundance 2026

The Invite

2026 · Olivia Wilde

Comedy, Drama · 1h 47m

84%

Celluloid Score Recommended

91% Audience

FeaturedCannes 2025

The Secret Agent

2026 · Kleber Mendonça Filho

Thriller, Drama · 2h 38m

84%

Celluloid Score Recommended

80% Audience

FeaturedSundance 2024

A Real Pain

2024 · Jesse Eisenberg

Comedy, Drama · 1h 30m

83%

Celluloid Score Recommended

85% Audience

Venice 2024

Challengers

2024 · Luca Guadagnino

Drama, Romance · 2h 12m

83%

Celluloid Score Recommended

88% Audience

Venice 2024

Familiar Touch

2024 · Sarah Friedland

Drama · 2h 25m

83%

Celluloid Score Recommended

80% Audience

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Hoppers

2026 · Daniel Chong

Animation, Comedy · 1h 44m

83%

Celluloid Score Recommended

92% Audience

FeaturedShanghai 2025

Ne Zha 2

2025 · Jiaozi

Animation, Fantasy · 2h 24m

83%

Celluloid Score Recommended

95% Audience