Rating: R
Runtime: 115 minutes
Director: Padraic McKinley
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Avy Berry
Read moreRelease Date: September 18, 2026 (theaters)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a desperate dad on a dangerous mission in an attempt to get back to his daughter before it’s too late in The Weight.
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Rating: NR
Runtime: 106 minutes
Director: George Jaques
Cast: Bella Ramsey, Daniel Quinn Toye, Neil Patrick Harris, Ruby Stokes, Conrad Khan, Earl Cave, Jasmine Elcock
Read moreRelease Date: September 18, 2026 (theaters)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin joins a group of young cancer survivors for a month of living like normal kids at summer camp in Sunny Dancer.
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Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 118 minutes
Director: Hongchun Lan (Back to Love, Proud of Me)
Cast: Sitong Li, Yantong Wang, Shaoqing Wu, Runqi Zheng
Read moreRelease Date: September 4, 2026 (limited)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a family’s journey to uncovering the truth about the grandfather that they believe left them for a new life and a new family in Dear You (Gei a ma de qing shu).
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Rating: NR
Runtime: 110 minutes
Director: Merlin Camozzi
Cast: Cassady McClincy, Dempsey Byrk, Royce Johnson
Read moreRelease Date: August 21, 2026 (theaters)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a desperate young woman on a fight to protect her family and her future in The Snare.
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Rating: NR
Runtime: 100 minutes
Director: Mahesh Pailoor (Brahmin Bulls)
Cast: Kapil Talwalkar, Olivia Liang, Karan Soni, Faran Tahir, Meera Simhan
Read moreRelease Date: August 21, 2026 (theaters – on VOD 8/25)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin explores the life and mission of a young cancer patient in Paper Flowers.
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Rating: NR
Runtime: 97 minutes
Director: Adam Meeks
Cast: Will Poulter, Noah Centineo, Annette Deao
Read moreRelease Date: August 14, 2026 (theaters)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin joins a former addict on his court-ordered recovery journey in Union County.
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Rating: NR
Runtime: 81 minutes
Director: Imran J. Khan
Cast: Atharv Verma, Rizwan Manji, Alicia Silverstone, Melody Cao, Hasan Minhaj
Read moreRelease Date: July 31, 2026 (theaters)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a Muslim teen as he’s taken out of his comfort zone and placed in a public high school in Mustache.
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Rating: NR
Runtime: 98 minutes
Director: Sheldon Candis (Luv, Baltimore Boys)
Cast: André Holland, Wendell Pierce, Samira Wiley, Anthony B. Jenkins, Toussaint Francois Battiste
Read moreRelease Date: July 17, 2026 (Hulu)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a team of young boxers on the path to finding strength and healing in the ring with help from their ex-con coach in They Fight.
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Rating: NR
Runtime: 104 minutes
Director: Vincent Grashaw (What Josiah Said, Bang Bang)
Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Dana Namerode, Elisha Pratt, Nick Stahl, Irene Bedard, Lane Factor
Read moreRelease Date: July 10, 2026 (limited/VOD)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a couple of tribal cops on their daily fight to protect their community in Gangland.
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Rating: NR
Runtime: 95 minutes
Director: John Suits (Breach, 3022)
Cast: Mackenzie Foy, Joe Pantoliano, Sean Bean, Odeya Rush, Ty Simpkins, Martin Sensmeier, Jack Kesy
Read moreRelease Date: July 10, 2026 (theaters)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin joins a young woman’s fight to protect herself and defend a remote Union Army outpost from a band of outlaws in The Isolate Thief.
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