Best films released in the UK this month: June 2026
Steven Spielberg’s Jaws is often considered the first ever Hollywood blockbuster – and more than 50 years later, the great director is still at it.
His new movie Disclosure Day – which sees him return to the subject of UFOs decades after Close Encounters of the Third Kind and ET – is the highlight of this June’s release slate as we fully head into blockbuster season.
There’s also great news for Pixar fans, with Woody, Buzz Lightyear and co back on the big screen in a fifth Toy Story movie, while Nicholas Galitzine has the lead role in a new big screen reboot of Masters of the Universe.
Meanwhile, if it’s outrageous comedy you’re after, there are new instalments in two long-running franchises: Scary Movie and Jackass. The latter of those is being billed as the final entry in the popular stunts and pranks franchise, so get ready to see Johnny Knoxville and friends one last time.
Of course, there are also plenty of smaller releases to complement the big budget behemoths. For example, Sophy Romvari’s semi-autobiographical indie Blue Heron has won significant acclaim on the festival circuit, while Jodie Foster leads the French mystery thriller A Private Life.
To help you pick out the highlights, we’ve put together a selection of some of the best films to watch this month – check out the video above or read on for our choices.
Best films released in the UK this month: June 2026
Masters of the Universe
Release date: Wednesday 3 June in cinemas
Nicholas Galitzine takes on the role of Prince Adam Glenn/He-Man in this reboot of the Mattel franchise, which is helmed by Bumblebee director Travis Knight and also stars Camila Mendes, Jared Leto, Alison Brie and Idris Elba among the cast.
It will follow Prince Adam when he returns to his home of Eternia after 15 years away and finds it destroyed and under the rule of powerful warlord Skeletor (Leto). This leads to him embracing his alter-ego as the most powerful man in the universe in order to reclaim his legacy.
Erupcja
Release date: Friday 5 June in cinemas
Charli xcx has the lead role in this indie drama about a woman who reunites with an old friend after getting stranded with her boyfriend – and soon-to-be fiancé – while on a romantic holiday in Warsaw.
According to the synopsis, it follows the two women as they “traipse across lofts, clubs and back alleys, all the while becoming entangled in an emotional web that challenges her sense of self.”
Savage House
Release date: Friday 5 June in cinemas
Richard E Grant and Claire Foy have starring roles in this satire set in 18th century England, which unfolds against the backdrop of a Pox outbreak and the Jacobite uprising.
Grant plays social climber Sir Chauncey Savage and Foy his wife Lady Savage, with the pair preparing to host a dinner party for a duke and duchess as they strive for a better life.
Scary Movie
Release date: Friday 5 June in cinemas
The Wayans brothers return to lampoon recent horror releases in the first entry in the popular comedy series since 2013 and the sixth film in the franchise overall.
Anna Faris and Regina Hall are among the other returning faces from the original movies, while films that we can expect to see parodied include The Substance, Weapons, Longlegs, M3GAN, Sinners, Heretic, Smile and the Terrifier franchise.
Disclosure Day
Release date: Wednesday 10 June in cinemas
Having previously tackled the subject matter with the likes of Close Encounters of the Third Kind and ET, Steven Spielberg returns to the theme of UFOs in this star-studded blockbuster which features Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson and Colman Domingo.
Based on a screenplay by the prolific David Koepp (Jurassic Park), it follows a whistleblower as he races against time to bring about the extraordinary event that will change human history forever: the day of ultimate alien disclosure.
Toy Story 5
Release date: Friday 19 June in cinemas
Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie and co are all back for this fifth instalment in Pixar’s most popular and enduring franchise, which arrives seven years after the last outing.
This time the toys go head-to-head with a new threat that has become Bonnie’s favourite toy: a frog-like tablet named Lilypad. Greta Lee joins the voice cast in that new role, while Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack are among the big names to reprise their roles.
Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day
Release date: Friday 19 June in cinemas
Haley Bennett, Jack Whitehall, Lily Allen and Timothy Spall are among the stars in this adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1919 novel about a female astronomer (Bennett) trying to avoid the patriarchal attitudes of the day.
Although her father forces her into an engagement with family friend William, she attempts to furrow her own path – aided by new friendships with a spirited suffragette and a working-class editor.
Blue Heron
Release date: Friday 26 June in cinemas
This acclaimed semi-autobiographical debut feature from writer/director Sophy Romvari follows the eight-year-old daughter of a Hungarian immigrant family in the late 1990s, following their move to Vancouver Island.
It explores events when the family’s oldest son Jeremy (Edik Beddoes) begins to display increasingly dangerous behavioural issues in their new environment.
A Private Life
Release date: Friday 26 June in cinemas
Jodie Foster leads this Paris-set mystery thriller as a renowned psychiatrist who mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients after she becomes convinced he was murdered.
Written and directed by filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski, it boasts an impressive supporting cast full of big name French stars, including Daniel Auteuil, Mathieu Amalric and recent best actress winner at the Cannes Film Festival, Virginie Efira.
Supergirl
Release date: Friday 26 June in cinemas
One year on from the first entry in James Gunn’s relaunched DC Universe, the focus shifts from David Corenswet’s Superman to Milly Alcock’s Supergirl in this intergalactic movie – which sees her travel across the galaxy on a murderous quest for revenge.
Directed by Craig Gillespie (I Tonya, Cruella), it is an adaptation of the comic book miniseries Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow and includes Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley and Jason Momoa in the supporting cast.
Jackass: Best and Last
Release date: Friday 26 June in cinemas
Billed as the fifth and final instalment in the extreme stunts and pranks comedy franchise, Johnny Knoxville and friends are back for some more outrageous big screen exploits in this raucous film.
The movie will blend old and new footage, showing highlights from the previous films in addition to fresh material – such as long-time cast member Steve-O getting a painful prostate exam from a robot named Larry.
500 Miles
Release date: Friday 26 June in cinemas
This drama follows two brothers who run away from home in England to reach their estranged grandfather – played by Bill Nighy – in rural Ireland.
Jojo Rabbit’s Roman Griffin Davis and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms star Dexter Sol Ansell play the two brothers, while there’s also a key role for Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams.
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