Rating: NR
Runtime: 100 minutes
Director: Pål Øie (The Tunnel, Dark Woods)
Cast: Sara Khorami, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Jenny Evensen
Read moreRelease Date: June 12, 2026 (theaters/VOD)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin travels to a small Norwegian town that’s under attack by a mythical beast in Kraken.
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Rating: NR
Runtime: 93 minutes
Director: Ryuya Suzuki
Cast: Ace Cool
Read moreRelease Date: June 5, 2026 (theaters—expanding nationwide on 6/12)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a man through a century of experiences in the Japanese animated drama Jensei.
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Rating: NR
Runtime: 116 minutes
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen (Riders of Justice, The Green Butchers)
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sofie Gråbøl, Nicolas Bro, Lars Brygmann, Søren Malling
Read moreRelease Date: May 29, 2026 (theaters/VOD)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin joins a couple of brothers as they’re forced to confront their childhood trauma in The Last Viking (Den sidste viking).
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Rating: NR
Runtime: 100 minutes
Director: Derek Hui (Coffee or Tea?, This Is Not What I Expected)
Cast: Jackie Chan, Li Ma, Shan Qiao, Yang Yu, Yinglu Wang
Read moreRelease Date: April 17, 2026 (select theaters)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin joins an action star and a lovable panda on a quest to save a hidden village in Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe.
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Rating: R
Runtime: 115 minutes
Director: Oliver Laxe (Fire Will Come, Mimosas)
Cast: Sergi López, Bruno Núñez Arjona, Stefania Gadda, Joshua Liam Herderson, Richard “Bigui” Bellamy, Tonin Janvier, Jade Oukid
Read moreRelease Date: March 6, 2026 (expanding to additional theaters)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a father and son on a dangerous journey to save a loved one in the Spanish Oscar nominee Sirât.
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Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 105 minutes
Director: Hasan Hadi
Cast: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem
Read moreRelease Date: February 27, 2026 (theaters)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin joins a frightened little girl as she sets out on an all-important mission in The President’s Cake (Mamlaket al-qasab).
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Rating: NR
Runtime: 174 minutes
Director: Sang-il Lee (Unforgiven, Rage)
Cast: Ryô Yoshizawa, Ken Watanabe, Ryûsei Yokohama
Read moreRelease Date: February 20, 2026 (theaters)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin explores the world of kabuki through the eyes of a young actor who’s set on stardom in Kokuho.
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Rating: NR
Runtime: 109 minutes
Director: Hlynur Pálmason (Joan of Arc, Godland)
Cast: Saga Garðarsdóttir, Sverrir Gudnason
Read moreRelease Date: January 30, 2026 (theaters)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a family as they spend a year adjusting to the parents’ separation in the Icelandic dramedy The Love That Remains (Ástin sem eftir er).
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Rating: R
Runtime: 103 minutes
Director: Rebecca Zlotowski (Other People’s Children, Grand Central)
Cast: Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira, Mathier Amalric, Luàna Bajrami, Vincent Lacoste
Read moreRelease Date: January 16, 2026 (theaters)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a therapist’s search for answers about her patient’s death in A Private Life (Vie privée).
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Rating: R
Runtime: 133 minutes
Director: Paulo Sorrentino (The Hand of God, Youth)
Cast: Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti, Massimo Venturiello, Milvia Marigliano
Read moreRelease Date: December 25, 2025 (limited)
On this episode of Reel Discovery, Kristin follows an Italian leader as he faces difficult decisions in his final days in office in La Grazia.
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