The 10 Best Movies of 2026 (So Far)

Is it wrong that I’m filing this annual halfway-mark roundup right before heading off to see The Odyssey? Somehow, it seems like Christopher Nolan’s movie will find its billion-dollar audience whether or not critics—and apparently not influencers—act as heralds. If it really does turn out to be the greatest story ever told (or even nearly as good as O Brother, Where Art Thou?), it’ll find a way into the year-end top 10. Place your bets. In the meantime, here are 10 movies (and some honorable mentions) worth seeing before the fall deluge brings forth even more of the usual suspects than usual (“by gawd … that’s Alejandro González Iñárritu’s music!”) and the awards-conscious consensus rears its boring head.