Movie News: In Theaters This Week – January 16, 2026

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This week’s new releases are aimed primarily at a more mature audience, with nearly all of them carrying an R rating. This week’s releases include a Japanese animated film about an isolated young woman and a shy young man trapped in a time loop during an alien invasion must work together to break free from the time loop, a Bollywood film about a young man who must navigate a complex love triangle while dealing with life-changing choices that affect both his romantic and family relationships, a thriller about an L.A. cop who discovers that a local task force is hiding a secret that risks the safety of his childhood neighborhood, and much more!

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (R)

As Spike is inducted into Jimmy Crystal’s gang on the mainland, Dr. Kelson makes a discovery that could alter the world.

Directed by Nia DaCosta

Starring: Jack O’Connell, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Laird, Chi Lewis-Parry, Alfie Williams

Release date: January 16

All You Need Is Kill (R)

In a time loop during an alien invasion, a resourceful but isolated young woman must navigate the repetition of death until she crosses paths with a shy young man trapped in the same cycle. Together, they fight to break free from the loop.

Directed by Ken’ichirô Akimoto, Yukinori Nakamura

Starring: Ai Mikami, Natsuki Hanae, Mô Chûgakusei, Kana Hanazawa, Hiccorohee

Release date: January 16

Dead Man’s Wire (R)

On February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a “dead man’s wire” from the trigger to Tony’s own neck.

Directed by Gus Van Sant

Starring: Dacre Montgomery, Bill Skarsgård, Al Pacino, Cary Elwes, Colman Domingo

Release date: January 16

Nari Nari Naduma Murari

Caught between two women, a young man navigates a complex love triangle while dealing with emotions and life-changing choices that affect both his romantic and family relationships.

Directed by Ram Abbaraju

Starring: Samyuktha Menon, Sakshi Vaidya, Sharwanand, Sree Vishnu

Release date: January 14

Night Patrol (R)

An L.A. cop discovers a local task force is hiding a secret that puts the residents of his childhood neighborhood in danger.

Directed by Ryan Prows

Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Justin Long, CM Punk, Jermaine Fowler, Flying Lotus

Release date: January 16

A Private Life (R)

The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered.

Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski

Starring: Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira, Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Lacoste

Release date: January 16

What new movies are you interested in seeing this weekend?

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