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# 2026 Is Delivering BANGERS Only — Top 20 Movies to Watch Right NOW! | Netflix, Prime & Theaters

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## Summary

The video presents a curated ranking of the 20 best live-action movies released from January to May 2026 across Netflix, Prime Video, and theaters. It covers a wide range of genres including sci-fi horror, black comedy, action thrillers, and biographical dramas, providing brief plot summaries and key details for each film. The list excludes animated titles but highlights notable releases like 'Cold Storage', 'The Mummy', 'Mortal Kombat 2', and 'Project Hail Mary'.

### Key Points

- **Scope of the List** [0:22] — The video ranks 20 live-action movies from January 1st to May 15th, 2026, across Netflix, Prime Video, and theaters. Animated titles are excluded.
- **Cold Storage** [0:58] — A sci-fi horror comedy about a parasitic fungus escaping a military vault. Directed by Johnny Campbell, written by David Koepp.
- **The Mummy 2026** [1:16] — Lee Cronin's reinvention of The Mummy franchise with body horror and family tragedy. A journalist's daughter returns mummified after 8 years.
- **Hocum** [2:19] — A folk horror film about a grieving novelist at an Irish inn encountering a witch legend. Stars Adam Scott, 107 minutes.
- **How to Make a Killing** [3:03] — A black comedy thriller about a disinherited heir eliminating wealthy relatives. Inspired by 'Kind Hearts and Coronets'.
- **Shelter** [3:44] — Jason Statham plays a former MI6 assassin hiding on a Scottish island who must rescue a girl and confront his past.
- **Ready or Not 2** [4:21] — Sequel to Ready or Not, a bride returns to ritual violence as rival dynasties hunt her and her sister for a throne.
- **The Wrecking Crew** [5:07] — Buddy action film with Bautista and Momoa as estranged half-brothers investigating their father's death in Hawaii.
- **Mercy** [5:46] — A cyber legal thriller where a detective is tried by an AI judge and has 90 minutes to prove his innocence.
- **Apex** [6:30] — A survival thriller about a grieving climber hunted by a deceptive local in the Australian wilderness.
- **In the Gray** [7:12] — Guy Ritchie's espionage film about a covert team reclaiming a billion-dollar fortune from a despot. 98 minutes.
- **Send Help** [7:48] — Sam Raimi's survival horror about a plane crash survivor and her boss stranded on a jungle island. $40M budget, $94M box office.
- **Crime 101** [8:24] — A heist thriller on LA's Route 101 about a jewel thief planning his final job, colliding with an insurance broker and a detective.
- **The Punisher: One Last Kill** [9:11] — Marvel Studios special on Disney+ where Frank Castle must embrace his Punisher persona when a crime matriarch hunts him.
- **War Machine** [9:50] — Military sci-fi where Ranger candidates face an alien invasion during a simulated mission. Stars Alan Ritchson.
- **Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man** [10:36] — Peaky Blinders film set during the Birmingham Blitz, with Tommy Shelby forced back into action when his son allies with a Nazi agent.
- **The Rip** [11:12] — Crime thriller about Miami narcotics officers who discover $20M in cartel cash, leading to distrust and betrayal.
- **The Drama** [11:57] — Dark comedy about a bride's shocking confession during her wedding week that shatters trust and exposes hypocrisy.
- **Mortal Kombat 2** [12:36] — Sequel with Shao Kahn rising, Johnny Cage joins Earthrealm's defenders. 116 minutes of martial arts and supernatural fantasy.
- **Michael** [13:18] — Biographical drama about Michael Jackson's journey from child prodigy to global icon, starring Jaafar Jackson. Highest-grossing biopic of 2026.
- **Project Hail Mary** [14:03] — Ryan Gosling plays a science teacher who awakens light-years from Earth as humanity's last hope to stop a microorganism killing the sun. Features alien friend Rocky.

## Transcript

Tell me what's going on. First off, back
the [ __ ] up.
>> [screaming]
>> Well, call me when you've killed them
all.
Welcome back movie lovers. 2026 has
already been packed with huge releases
across Netflix, Prime Video, and
theaters. From January 1st to May 15th,
I'm ranking the 20 best live-action
movies of the year so far. Animated
titles are off the list, but Hopper's
Goat and Swapped are still worth a
watch. If you love great movies, this is
one list you can't miss.
Cold Storage 2026 Want to open it? Nope,
I'm good.
>> [music]
>> We're getting a temperature breach alert
from a decommissioned facility. Some of
us have encountered this before.
We created a new species.
JESUS CHRIST! When a parasitic fungus
escapes from a sealed military vault
beneath a storage facility, chaos
erupts.
Night guards Naomi and T-Kay join
retired bioterror agent Robert Quinn to
stop the mutating organism before it
spreads globally. Cold Storage is a
sci-fi horror comedy directed by Johnny
Campbell and written by David Koepp,
delivering a grotesque, yet witty,
survival tale of containment, courage,
and absurdity.
Lee Cronin's The Mummy 2026
She's been missing for 8 years.
What was our daughter doing in a
3,000-year-old sarcophagus?
She just needs our care and lots of
How many others were found?
57
In Egypt, a journalist's daughter
vanishes under mysterious circumstances.
8 years later, she returns mummified,
triggering terror within her family. As
Charlie Cannon and his wife Larissa
uncover the truth, they confront ancient
curses and supernatural horrors tied to
a black pyramid. Lee Cronin's The Mummy
reinvents the franchise with disturbing
body horror, family tragedy, and
relentless suspense.
Hocum, 2026. I can't find my way out.
I keep hearing something.
I think there's someone down here.
Can you hear me?
Get me out of here, man.
Grieving novelist Owen Bellman arrives
at a secluded Irish inn to scatter his
parents' ashes. Instead, he encounters
chilling folklore, disturbing visions,
and a sinister witch legend that
threatens his sanity. Hocum blends folk
horror and psychological suspense
recalling The Witch for atmospheric
dread and Hereditary for family trauma,
delivering 107 minutes of haunting
storytelling led by Adam Scott.
How to Make a Killing, 2026. Becket, no
way. Are you leaving the city now? Yeah,
I do. I do.
It's a long story. Whatever happened
[music] to the Redfellow family fortune?
Uninherited.
Someday.
Well, call me when you've killed them
all.
Disowned at birth, Becket Redfellow
grows up resentful of his wealthy
family.
>> [music]
>> Determined to claim the fortune denied
to him, he embarks on a murderous path
eliminating relatives one by one while
climbing the social ladder. How to Make
a Killing is a black comedy thriller
directed and written by John Patton
Ford, inspired by the 1949 British
classic Kind Hearts and Coronets and Roy
Horniman's novel Israel Rank. Shelter,
2026.
Mason isn't just an assassin.
He's a precision instrument.
He was one of the first of elite
operatives.
Then what happened?
Michael Mason, a former MI6 assassin,
hides on a remote Scottish island until
fate forces him back into conflict.
After rescuing Jessie, a grieving girl,
Mason is hunted by MI6 operatives under
a corrupt surveillance program. Shelter
delivers explosive action echoing Taken
for personal stakes in the Bourne
Identity for espionage thrills
showcasing [music] Jason Statham in a
gritty thriller about survival and
confronting the ghosts of the past.
Ready or Not 2, Here I Come, 2026.
They
will try to kill you. Welcome to our
home.
>> [screaming]
>> A bride turned survivor returns to a
world of ritual violence when rival
dynasties hunt her and her sister for a
throne. Grace must outwit aristocratic
killers turning opulent mansions into
battlegrounds. Ready or Not 2 amplifies
the original satire and gore with
inventive set pieces and a relentless
cat-and-mouse pulse that tests loyalty,
luck, and lethal ingenuity.
The Wrecking Crew, 2026.
This doesn't happen here every day.
I can't have two guys who look like they
eat steroid pancakes [music] for
breakfast turning my island into
bedroom.
Detective, that is uncalled for.
>> gaslighting us? You want to tell me why
the Yakuza wants you dead?
You'll have to ask them. Estranged
half-brothers James and Johnny Hale are
reunited in Hawaii after their father's
suspicious death. As they investigate,
they uncover ties to casino developers,
Yakuza leaders, and political
corruption. The Wrecking Crew blends
explosive fight sequences, sharp comedy,
and family drama showcasing Bautista and
Momoa's chemistry in a high-octane buddy
action film about uncovering buried
secrets.
Mercy 2026.
You are before this court today charged
with the murder of your wife.
Oh my god.
>> Your guilt must fall below the 92%
threshold or you will be executed in
precisely 90 minutes.
In near-future Los Angeles, Detective
Chris Raven faces trial by an AI judge
after his wife's murder. With evidence
stacked against him, the system grants
him 90 minutes and unrestricted access
to municipal data to find exculpatory
proof. Racing against an algorithmic
death sentence, Raven confronts
corruption, personal demons, and the
limits of automated justice in a
high-stakes cyber legal thriller.
Apex 2026
You made it. It's me from the gas
station.
Hey. You having fun? Something got into
my gear last night and took everything.
I'm sorry. It's a drastic bummer.
You hungry?
Just kind of looking for that gear.
Grieving climber Sasha retreats to
Australia after a fatal accident. There
she becomes the target of a deceptive
local who hunts her in the wilderness as
ritualistic prey.
Isolated and resourceful, she fights to
survive against traps, crossbows, and a
relentless predator. Turning the bush
into a battleground in a tense survival
thriller that tests endurance, guilt,
and courage deeply. In the gray 2026
This is Salazar's island. The police are
on payroll.
And he has a reasonably experienced
private army.
Tick every box. Tick every [music] tock.
Lube every wheel. Lick every stamp.
Three two one.
>> [music]
>> A covert team led by Bronco and Sit is
sent to reclaim a billion-dollar fortune
stolen by a despot. Betrayal and
deception turn the mission into a deadly
chess match. Guy Ritchie's In the Gray
blends sharp action, espionage
spectacle, and moral ambiguity echoing
Mission: Impossible for thrills and
Sicario for tension across 98 minutes of
stylish combat. Send Help 2026
No help is coming.
We just have to accept that this is how
things are now.
You're a
I think I like it.
After a corporate trip goes wrong,
analyst Linda Little and her arrogant
boss, Bradley Preston, survive a plane
crash near Thailand. Stranded on a
jungle island, their toxic workplace
dynamic collapses into a battle of
wills. Send Help is a survival horror
thriller directed by Sam Raimi with a
$40 million budget and $94 million box
office. Critics praised its tension and
McAdams' commanding performance.
Crime 101 2026 What's the security
setup? There's a courier. They're
carrying Washington gems. We're looking
at $11 million in one room,
of which I want three.
Let him rob the courier.
And then you'll rob him.
On Los Angeles' Route 101, jewel thief
Davis plans his final heist, avoiding
violence and leaving no trace. His path
collides with Sharon, a frustrated
insurance broker, while detective Lou
Lubesnick closes in. Bart Layton's Crime
101 delivers sleek heist thrills,
echoing Heat for criminal psychology and
Collateral for tense Los Angeles noir,
exploring greed, survival, and the
blurred lines between law and crime.
The Punisher: One Last Kill 2026
Daddy!
>> [music]
>> That's all you got?
That's all you got?
>> [music]
>> Haunted by visions of his murdered
family, Frank Castle hides in Little
Sicily, struggling with PTSD and loss.
When crime matriarch Manucci unleashes
her network to hunt him down, Castle
must embrace his Punisher persona once
more. One Last Kill is a Marvel Studios
special presentation streaming on Disney
Plus. It delivers brutal action and
emotional depth, exploring trauma,
vengeance, and survival.
War Machine 2026
Son,
you're one of the most promising
candidates we've ever seen.
But why are you here?
I just want to get across that finish
line, Sergeant Major.
During their final Ranger training,
candidate 81 and his squad face a
simulated mission that becomes
terrifyingly real when alien machines
invade. Cut off from command, they must
fight for survival against overwhelming
odds. War Machine blends military grit
with sci-fi spectacle show casing Alan
Ritchson's intensity and Patrick Hughes'
explosive direction in a tense
high-stakes survival thriller.
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, 2026.
Look at me, son.
Who the [ __ ] are you? Everybody stay
calm because this man, ladies and
gentlemen,
is Tommy Shelby.
Who the [ __ ] is Tommy Shelby?
Well, I've someone here to explain to
him who [snorts] I am.
During the Birmingham Blitz, Tommy
Shelby lives in isolation haunted by
Arthur's death and visions of Ruby. When
his son Duke allies with Nazi agent John
Beckett to spread counterfeit currency,
Tommy is forced back into the Peaky
Blinders world. The Immortal Man
delivers a wartime crime drama of grief
and survival closing Shelby's saga with
historical intrigue.
The Rip, 2026. We got to be smart right
now. We got to move this money, man.
Stay off the radios. No call outs.
What do you do with this?
Just this.
Everything.
You want to steal this rip? Just say it
out loud. Oh my god.
During a raid on a highly illicit stash
house, Miami narcotics officers discover
$20 million in cartel cash. As word
spreads, distrust fractures the tactical
narcotics team. [music] Secrets,
conflicting loyalties, and outside
threats force them to question who can
be trusted. The Rip is a tense
character-driven crime thriller about
the corrosive power of wealth pairing
Damon Affleck chemistry with Joe
Carnahan's gritty direction to examine
how sudden fortune corrodes trust and
duty.
The drama, 2026.
>> [music]
>> Emma, true love is complicated.
Sorry. I I don't I'm just trying to do
your stupid joke thing.
It's about acceptance, radical [music]
acceptance. Why are you acting like
you've never done anything bad? Emma's
shocking confession during her wedding
week shatters trust with fiance Charlie
and ignites judgment among friends. What
begins as joyous celebration spirals
into chaos exposing hypocrisy and
fragile bonds. The drama blends dark
comedy with social commentary exploring
how love, secrets, and accountability
collide when private truths become
public spectacle leaving everyone
changed by exposure.
Mortal Kombat 2, 2026.
Whoa.
I really don't feel comfortable hitting
a girl. Don't worry.
You won't.
Go.
Send me back. I want to go back.
Earthrealm's defenders face annihilation
as Shao Kahn rises to claim ultimate
power. Johnny Cage joins Liu Kang, Sonya
Blade, Jax, and Scorpion in battles that
test loyalty, strength, and destiny.
Mortal Kombat 2 is the brutal sequel
directed by Simon McQuoid blends martial
arts spectacle with supernatural fantasy
recalling Avengers: Endgame for ensemble
conflict and The Witcher for dark mythos
across 116 minutes of relentless combat.
Michael 2026.
I love my family. But I just want to do
my own thing.
Just have all these ideas in my head.
Just got to get them out.
Then do it, Michael.
Not a little boy anymore.
From steelworker Joseph Jackson's strict
rehearsals to Motown discovery and
global superstardom, Michael traces the
King of Pop's journey from child prodigy
to cultural icon. Jaafar Jackson
embodies his uncle's rhythm and spirit
while the film highlights family
tensions, ambition, and legendary
performances. Despite mixed reviews,
audiences embraced its spectacle making
Michael one of 2026's
highest-grossing biographical dramas.
Uh Project Hail Mary 2026
If we do nothing,
>> [music]
>> everything on this planet will go
extinct. Including us.
Dr. Grace,
the world is counting on you.
Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, a middle
school science teacher, awakens
light-years from Earth with no memory
and discovers he is humanity's last
hope. Tasked with halting a
microorganism killing the sun, he must
rely on ingenuity and courage. An
unlikely friendship with alien mechanic
Rocky transforms his mission into a
story of survival, cooperation, and hope
in Project Hail Mary.
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