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The following is a list of Australian films that have been or will be released in 2026.

Films

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Y		 1 The Pout-Pout Fish Ricard Cussó, Rio Harrington Nick Offerman, Nina Oyama, Miranda Otto, Remy Hii, Jordin Sparks, Amy Sedaris Children's [1]
16 Killer Whale Jo-Anne Brechin Virginia Gardner, Mel Jarnson, Mitchell Hope, Isaac Crawley, Scott George Survival thriller [2]
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Y		 12 War Machine Patrick Hughes Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Keiynan Lonsdale, Daniel Webber Military science fiction action [3]
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H		 5 Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story Matthew Walker Martin Plaza, Peter O'Doherty, Reg Mombassa, David Twohill, Greedy Smith Documentary [4]
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L		 2 Whale Shark Jack Miranda Edmonds, Khrob Edmonds Abbie Cornish, Michael Dorman, Alyla Browne, Rachel Ward, Ursula Yovich, Karen O'Leary Family [5]
23 Beast Tyler Atkins Russell Crowe, Daniel MacPherson, Luke Hemsworth, Mojean Aria, George Burgess Action, drama [6]
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Y		 1 All My Friends Are Back in Brisbane Louise Alston Nelle Lee, Andrew Steel, Kym Jackson, Tim Ross, Julian Curtis, Dan Ewing Romantic comedy [7]
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E		 11 How to Talk Australians: The Movie Tony Rogers Eddie Baroo, Stephen Curry, Madeleine Dyer, Alison Fonseca Comedy [8]
18 Leviticus Adrian Chiarella Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie, Davida McKenzie, Nicholas Hope, Zamira Newman, Mia Wasikowska Romantic supernatural horror [9]
26 The Get Out Derrick Borte Russell Crowe, Luke Evans, Teresa Palmer, Danny Zovatto, Josh McConville, Nina Dobrev, Aaron Paul Crime thriller [10]
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 9 Saccharine Natalie Erika James Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald, Madeleine Madden, Robert Taylor, Showko Showfukutei, Annie Shapero Supernatural horror [11]
23 Penny Lane Is Dead Mia'kate Russell Alexandra Jensen, Steve Le Marquand, Ben O'Toole, Fletcher Humphrys, Bailey Spalding, Sophia Wright-Mendelsohn, Tahlee Fereday Dark comedy horror [12]
30 The Birthday Trip James Robert Woods David Quirk, Luke Jacobz, Annelise Hall, Ben Gerrard, Sapphire Blossom, Nicola Frew, Robert Preston, Josephine Starte Satirical comedy drama [13]
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T		 15 Poster Boy: Becoming Zyzz Selina Miles Aziz "Zyzz" Shavershian, Said Shavershian, Paolo Cianci, Shaun Hunt, Phillip Raymond, George Mourgalakis Documentary [14]
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R		 8 Tenzing Jennifer Peedom Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe, Caitríona Balfe, Thinley Lhamo Biographical drama [15]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Tangcay, Jazz (11 September 2025). "Viva Kids Acquires Animated Film 'The Pout-Pout Fish' for North American Distribution". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Jo-Anne Brechin's 'Killer Whale' sets sights on Brisbane". IF Magazine. The Intermedia Group. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Kornits, Dov (5 February 2026). "Trailer: War Machine". FilmInk. FKP International Exports. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Creswell, Toby (3 March 2026). "'We were just astonished': Mental As Anything on their highs and lows – and hitting the road again". The Guardian Australia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Slatter, Sean (31 March 2026). "'We all knew what we wanted to make': How 'Whale Shark Jack' finally found his way to screens". IF Magazine. The Intermedia Group. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Griffiths, Neil (6 March 2026). "Australian Russell Crowe Film 'Beast' Gets Cinema Release Date". Variety Australia. Brag Media. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (7 April 2026). "No-budget, caffeine-fuelled Brisbane flick to premiere on the Gold Coast". In Daily Qld. Solstice Media. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  8. ↑ McNamara, Lauren (14 May 2026). "Trailer for New Aussie Comedy 'How to Talk Australians: The Movie' Drops". Variety Australia. Archived from the original on 15 May 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Griffiths, Neil (23 April 2026). "Release Date & Trailer for New Horror Film 'Leviticus' From 'Babadook' and 'Talk to Me' Producers Revealed". Variety Australia. Brag Media. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (25 February 2025). "Teresa Palmer Joins Russell Crowe & Nina Dobrev In Action-Thriller 'Bear Country'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Lang, Brent (20 January 2026). "Independent Film Company, Shudder Buy Supernatural Body Horror Film 'Saccharine' Ahead of Sundance Premiere". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  12. ↑ Russell, Stephen A (23 July 2026). "Penny Lane is Dead review: a gripping ripper". ScreenHub Australia. Archived from the original on 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "'The Birthday Trip' (Trailer)". IF Magazine. The Intermedia Group. 29 May 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  14. ↑ Callaghan, Greg (30 July 2026). "Mystery death of the original 'gymfluencer': Inside the tragic final days of Zyzz". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Rose, Tom (7 May 2025). "Apple's new Everest film Tenzing starts shooting in Nepal with Tom Hiddleston as Sir Edmund Hillary". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
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