What's Coming Out This Week In Theaters and On Streaming, VOD & TV: March 16 thru March 22, 2026
All the 🎥 films and 📺 shows hitting theaters and streaming this week!
Whether you’re heading out to the movies this weekend or staying in to catch up on the latest TV shows, March keeps things moving with a steady wave of new releases. As always, we’ve rounded up what’s arriving over the next few days across both the big and small screens. Think of this as your quick guide to what’s worth adding to the queue before the week gets away from you and your watchlist starts stacking up. So, take a look and see what stands out!
🎥 In Theaters This Week
🎥 Tommy: 50th Anniversary
(IMAX re‑release; Tues, March 17th thru Wed, March 18th)
This ’70s operatic fever dream makes its return to theaters. The Who’s Roger Daltrey stars as a pinball prodigy whose childhood trauma leaves him deaf, dumb, and blind, only to emerge as an unlikely messiah for a world in search of meaning. Directed by Ken Russell and fueled by Pete Townshend’s thunderous rock score, with standout turns from Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Elton John, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, and Jack Nicholson, this maximalist cult classic transforms a rock spectacle into something surreal, overwhelming, and oddly transcendent.
🎥 Project Hail Mary
(Fri, Mar 20th — wide release)
The sun is dying, and humanity is out of time. Ryan Gosling stars as a mild-mannered middle-school science teacher unexpectedly recruited for a desperate interstellar mission to save Earth. Stranded alone in deep space with fading memories of how he got there, he discovers an unusual rock-like alien he names Rocky, who becomes an unlikely partner as they work together to solve the cosmic mystery threatening both their worlds.
🎥 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
(Fri, Mar 20th — wide release)
In this sequel to the hit horror-comedy, Grace (Samara Weaving) has just survived her in-laws’ twisted deadly ritual game, but the nightmare isn’t over yet. When a powerful new family dynasty tied to the same sinister tradition pulls her back into another life-or-death contest, she’s forced to fight once again… this time with her sister (Kathryn Newton) dragged into the blood-soaked mayhem. As alliances shift and the hunt begins anew, Grace must rely on her instincts to survive another round of a twisted family game that never seems to end.
🎥 The Pout-Pout Fish
(Fri, Mar 20th — wide release)
Based on the New York Times bestselling children’s book, this animated adventure follows Mr. Fish (Nick Offerman) and Pip (Nina Oyama) as they embark on an undersea quest to find a legendary fish that could save their homes. Featuring voices from Miranda Otto, Remy Hii, Jordin Sparks, and Amy Sedaris, the colorful ocean adventure celebrates friendship and spreading happiness beneath the waves.
🎥 Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour: Live in 3D
(Fri, Mar 20th — IMAX 3D release)
This immersive concert film captures the energy of Billie Eilish’s global tour through cutting-edge 3D filmmaking. Cameras place viewers inside massive arena performances as elaborate staging and striking visuals surround the crowd. Directed by Billie Eilish along with Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron (someone who knows a thing or two about 3D), the film also offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the massive production, creating an audiovisual experience designed to put audiences at the center of the show.
🎥 Tow
(Fri, Mar 20th — limited release)
Inspired by a true story, recent Oscar nominee Rose Byrne stars as a struggling Seattle woman living out of her aging Toyota Camry while trying to rebuild her life and reconnect with her teenage child (Elsie Fisher). When the car is suddenly towed and impounded, she loses both her transportation and the last place she can call home. With the help of a young lawyer (Dominic Sessa), she challenges a towing company’s predatory practices, turning her fight into a class-action battle for fairness and accountability.
🎥 Wardriver
(Fri, Mar 20th — limited releases)
Easy money is never as simple as it seems. Dane DeHaan stars as a small-time hacker who skims digital cash by “wardriving,” believing he’s untouchable and his crimes are untraceable. But when a mysterious woman (Sasha Calle) pulls him into a much bigger score tied to a mob-connected lawyer (Jeffrey Donovan), he’s dragged into a world far beyond his control. Also starring Mamoudou Athie, this neo-noir thriller suggests the second you think you’ve executed the perfect crime is when everything starts to fall apart.
🎥 Vampires of the Velvet Lounge
(Fri, Mar 20th — limited release)
In this indie horror action flick, Dichen Lachman stars as a former mercenary turned undercover vampire hunter investigating a mysterious neon-lit bar in the American South. The club, run by a seductive vampire countess (Mena Suvari), secretly serves as a feeding ground for a powerful coven preying on unsuspecting patrons. As she infiltrates the bar and the body count rises—drawing in deadly figures played by Rosa Salazar and Stephen Dorff—the mission erupts into a brutal showdown between predator and prey beneath flickering neon lights.
🎥 Mr. Burton
(Fri, Mar 20th — limited release; also on ✅VOD/Digital)
Greatness doesn’t just arrive fully formed. Sometimes, it must be shaped, guided, and given a new name. In this inspirational British biopic, Harry Lawtey plays a young Richard Jenkins (later known to the world as celebrated actor Richard Burton), an unpolished Welsh miner’s son whose acting ambitions catch the eye of schoolteacher Philip Burton (Toby Jones), who becomes both mentor and adoptive father in hopes of steering him toward Oxford and the stage. Co-starring Lesley Manville, this drama traces the rise of a stage and film icon whose humble origins have gone largely forgotten.
🎥 Do Not Enter
(Fri, Mar 20th — limited release; also on ✅VOD/Digital)
Some doors are closed for a reason. A crew of thrill-seeking urban explorers livestream their most dangerous stunt yet: breaking into a long-abandoned hotel rumored to hide a fortune and haunted by a violent past. What begins as a hunt for buried riches turns into a fight for survival when something deadly stalks them through its decaying halls. Starring Jake Manley, Adeline Rudolph, and Javier Botet, this horror thriller proves some treasures aren’t meant to be found... they’re meant to keep you inside.
🎥 Golden
(Fri, Mar 20th — limited release; also on ✅VOD/Digital)
Brian Austin Green leads this high-stakes crime thriller as a master counterfeiter forced to stay one step ahead of ruthless criminals and relentless law enforcement after his talents draw dangerous attention. Co-starring Glenn Plummer, Massi Furlan, and Alena Savostikova, the story barrels toward one final job where every deal feels shaky and getting out clean may no longer be possible.
🎥 Ricky
(Fri, Mar 20th — limited release)
If Beale Street Could Talk actor Stephan James stars as a man released from prison after losing his formative years behind bars, now trying to navigate work, family, and independence with no room for mistakes and no time to breathe. Directed by Rashad Frett, who earned a Directing Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, the film explores the quiet weight of lost time and the truth that freedom isn’t a reset... it’s learning to live with everything you missed.
🎥 The Cure
(Fri, Mar 20th — limited release)
Your body should be your own... unless someone else is pulling the strings. A chronically ill teenager (Samantha Cochran) begins to suspect her ultra-wealthy biotech philanthropist parents (David Dastmalchian and Ashley Greene) may be orchestrating her illness, turning her into something far more sinister than she ever imagined in this twisty indie thriller.
🎥 Two Prosecutors
(Fri, Mar 20th — limited release; in NY; other cities to follow)
Written and directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa, this stark historical thriller drops into the paranoia of the Soviet Union in 1937, at the height of Stalin’s Great Terror. Starring Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Alexander Filippenko, and Anatoli Beliy, the story follows newly appointed prosecutor Alexander Kornyev (Kuznetsov), who receives a secret letter from a prisoner claiming wrongful imprisonment. Driven to uncover the truth, Kornyev heads to Moscow, only to find himself trapped inside a system fueled by fear and silence.
🎥 Late Shift
(Fri, Mar 20th — limited release)
From acclaimed Swiss filmmaker Petra Volpe, this tense medical drama stars German actress Leonie Benesch as an overworked nurse pushed to her limits by exhaustion, understaffing, and the ticking clock during a grueling overnight shift. Unfolding in near real time, small disruptions quickly escalate into life-or-death stakes, where every choice matters and the strain of holding it all together intensifies with each passing minute.
🎥 Maya & Samar
(Fri, Mar 20th — limited release)
Nicolette Pearse and Amanda Babaei Vieira star as two women whose brief affair in Athens sparks sudden fame for one and real danger for the other in this sexually charged drama. As love turns transactional and intimacy becomes content, a journalist walks a risky line between connection and exploitation after falling for a queer Afghan club dancer whose life becomes the basis of her next story.
🎥 Spacewoman
(Fri, Mar 20th — limited release)
This high-flying documentary follows pioneering astronaut Eileen Collins as she rises from a working-class upbringing in upstate New York to become the first woman to both pilot and command a U.S. space shuttle, with each mission raising the pressure. It’s an inside look at courage under pressure... and the price of going further than anyone before.
🎥 RAD: 40th Anniversary (RAD40)
(Sun, Mar 22nd and Tues, Mar 24th— re-release; two-night special event via Fathom Events)
Big hair, bigger air. Directed by Hal Needham, this remastered BMX cult favorite follows small-town rider Cru Jones as he chases glory on the infamous Helltrack, with a $100,000 prize at stake. Starring Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin, Talia Shire, and Ray Walston, the film captures the neon-charged rush of ’80s underdog ambition, where winning isn’t just about the prize... it’s about proving you belong at the starting gate.
🎦 Streaming This Week
🎦 The Plastic Detox
(Mon, Mar 16th — premiering on Netflix)
Invisible pollution is everywhere... and we’re only beginning to grasp the cost. This environmental documentary follows researchers, including Dr. Swan, as they investigate how microplastics have quietly spread through food, water, and even human bodies. Their studies examine potential links between plastic exposure and fertility, development, and long-term health. As the evidence grows, scientists warn these nearly invisible pollutants may carry consequences for generations to come.
🎦 Meal Ticket
(Thurs, Mar 19th — premiering on Prime Video)
This sports documentary explores the long legacy of the McDonald’s All American Games, the high school showcase that introduced future stars like Blake Griffin, Grant Hill, Patrick Ewing, Dominique Wilkins, and Breanna Stewart to the national stage. Through interviews and archival footage, the film traces how this annual event became one of basketball’s most influential stepping stones for the next generation of players.
🎦 Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
(Fri, Mar 20th — premiering on Netflix)
Cillian Murphy returns as notorious gangster Tommy Shelby in this feature-length continuation of the hit British crime series. Now living in self-imposed exile as Europe drifts toward World War II, Tommy’s illegitimate son Duke (Barry Keoghan) has transformed the Peaky Blinders into a volatile criminal empire, turning the streets of Birmingham into a battlefield of power and ambition. But when extremist Nazi sympathizers begin using the gang for their own political agenda, Tommy is drawn back into the life he tried to leave behind... setting the stage for a bitter father-and-son clash over power, loyalty, and the future of the Blinders.
🎦 The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
(Fri, Mar 20th — premiering on Netflix)
How did the iconic L.A. punk-funk-rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers get its start and find its voice? Founding members Flea and Anthony Kiedis look back on the band’s early days in this music documentary exploring the Chili Peppers’ formative years and the friendship that fueled their rise. At the center is founding guitarist Hillel Slovak, whose electrifying talent helped shape the group’s musical identity but who tragically died before the band’s worldwide breakthrough, yet leaving a legacy that still echoes through their music today.
🎦 1000 Women in Horror
(Fri, Mar 20th — premiering on Shudder)
Horror has always had women behind the camera... whether the industry noticed or not. This documentary examines the often-overlooked contributions of female filmmakers, writers, editors, and producers who have shaped the horror genre from its earliest days to the present. Through interviews with voices like Roxanne Benjamin, Akela Cooper, Mary Harron, Roseanne Liang, and Nikyatu Jusu, the film highlights their creative impact and the barriers they faced while helping redefine horror for future generations.
🎦 Is This Thing On?
(Fri, Mar 20th — streaming on Hulu/Disney+)
Sometimes rock bottom comes with a microphone. Starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern, this quietly funny dramedy follows a newly divorced man (Arnett) who stumbles into the unpredictable world of stand-up comedy and discovers that bombing onstage can hurt just as much as the collapse of his marriage. With Bradley Cooper serving as director and co-starring as Arnett’s laid-back slacker best friend, this bittersweet comedy finds humor in failure, heartbreak in love, and the awkward search for a second act.
🎦 King Ivory
(Fri, Mar 20th — streaming on Hulu/Disney+)
America’s opioid crisis becomes the front line of a brutal, unrelenting war in this gritty crime drama starring James Badge Dale as a determined DEA agent hunting a powerful fentanyl trafficking network stretching from Mexico to the United States. Also starring Ben Foster with Melissa Leo and Graham Greene, the fight to stop the deadly pipeline begins to look less like justice... and more like a war no one can truly win.
🎦 Wicked: For Good
(Fri, Mar 20th — streaming on Peacock)
The witches of Oz return for their final act. This sweeping fantasy sequel reunites Cynthia Erivo’s defiant Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s glittering Glinda as their once-unlikely friendship splinters under the weight of politics, power, and the growing legend of the Wicked Witch of the West. With director Jon M. Chu bringing the beloved Broadway saga to its emotional finale, this musical epic builds toward the moment when myth, destiny, and friendship collide in Oz.
🎦 Sisu: Road to Revenge
(Sat, Mar 21st — streaming on Netflix)
The war may be over, but the killing isn’t. This brutal action sequel sees Jorma Tommila return as the indestructible Finnish commando who refuses to let his enemies (or his past) rest. As a new wave of ruthless adversaries (played by Richard Brake and Stephen Lang) crosses his path, the quiet prospector turns into a one-man wrecking crew once again, proving that revenge is a road best traveled with bullets, guts, and zero mercy.
🎦 Mercy
(Sun, Mar 22nd — streaming on Prime Video)
Justice moves fast in this futuristic sci-fi thriller set in a world where artificial intelligence decides who’s guilty and who’s innocent, without human oversight. Chris Pratt stars as an L.A. detective accused of murdering his wife who must race against time to prove he’s been framed before an automated judge (Rebecca Ferguson) delivers a final verdict. As the clock ticks down, he scours hours of drone and security footage to piece together the real culprit and clear his name—all while strapped into a chair.
✅ On VOD This Week
✅ By Design
(Tue, Mar 17th — VOD/Digital)
In this absurdist body-swap comedy, Juliette Lewis stars as a woman who magically trades places with a chair (yes, a chair!) and discovers she’s far more valued as an object than as a person. With filmmaker Amanda Kramer’s surreal, emotionally off-kilter touch, this eyebrow-raising satire turns envy into an existential experiment where being desired, sat on, and admired starts to feel like a disturbingly comfortable upgrade from being seen and ignored.
✅ Preschool
(Tues, Mar 17th — on VOD/Digital)
In this British-set comedy, the race for a coveted preschool spot turns into an all-out parental showdown. Josh Duhamel pulls double duty directing and starring as an overly ambitious father whose obsession with securing admission for his child sparks a bitter rivalry with another determined dad (Michael Socha). As sabotage and ridiculous schemes pile up—much to the disbelief of their wives (Antonia Thomas and Charity Wakefield), the fight for their children’s future becomes a hilariously petty battle of egos.
✅ All That’s Left of You
(Tues, Mar 17th — on VOD/Digital)
Written and directed by Palestinian-American actress/filmmaker Cherien Dabis, this sweeping Palestinian family saga spans 75 years, following generations shaped by love, resilience, and an unbreakable sense of identity amid constant political upheaval. Produced by Mark Ruffalo, the film stays grounded in intimate human moments, examining what families carry forward, what history erases, and what stubbornly endures.
✅ Magellan
(Tues, Mar 17th — on VOD/Digital)
Gael García Bernal leads this sweeping, punishing seafaring epic as Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, whose quest to cross the Pacific spirals into obsession, madness, and mutiny amid the brutal realities of the Malay Archipelago. Directed by Lav Diaz, the film strips conquest of its romance, confronting the devastating human cost of chasing glory.
✅ Scarlet
(Tues, Mar 17th — on VOD/Digital)
From visionary filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda comes a time-bending anime epic about a vengeance-driven medieval princess hurled into a modern Otherworld, where inherited hatred clashes with the possibility of healing as she confronts a life she no longer understands.
✅ DRAGN
(Tues, Mar 17th — on VOD/Digital)
This sci-fi survival thriller strands a group of office coworkers on a remote corporate retreat when a rogue AI-powered drone begins hunting them through the forest. Starring James Paxton, Lilly Krug, Alice Pagani, Franz Drameh, and Carlos Bardem, the film follows the team as they scramble to survive a deadly game of hide-and-seek against a relentless machine.
✅ The Forbidden City
(Tues, Mar 17th — on VOD/Digital)
A search for missing loved ones leads straight into Rome’s criminal underworld in this martial arts action thriller. A determined Chinese fighter (Yaxi Liu) arrives in Rome searching for her missing sister and soon crosses paths with a desperate man (Enrico Borello) looking for answers about his own father. As their investigations converge, they uncover a violent web of organized crime, forcing the unlikely allies to rely on each other and their fighting skills to survive the city’s ruthless underworld.
✅ Touch Me
(Tue, Mar 17th — VOD/Digital)
Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jordan Gavaris, and Paget Brewster star in this absurd sci-fi horror-comedy about two codependent best friends (Dudley and Gavaris) who retreat to a secluded compound run by a mysterious, seductive alien. But when they become hooked on the creature’s heroin-like touch, their supposed safe haven begins to look less like a sanctuary and more like the beginning of a bizarre alien takeover.
⇯ See Above: ✅Mr. Burton (Fri, Mar 17; VOD/Digital)
⇯ See Above: ✅Do Not Enter (Fri, Mar 17; VOD/Digital)
⇯ See Above: ✅Golden (Fri, Mar 17; VOD/Digital)
📺 On TV This Week
📺 Born to Bowl
(Mon, Mar 16th — on HBO Max)
Behind every strike is a grind most never see. This five-part documentary follows PBA stars Kyle Troup, Anthony Simonsen, EJ Tackett, Cameron Crowe, and Jason Belmonte chasing titles, respect, and a paycheck. Narrated by Liev Schreiber and executive produced by Ben Stiller, this A24-backed docuseries reveals a blue-collar tour where passion meets uncertainty and success is earned one frame at a time.
📺 Invincible: Season 4
(Wed, Mar 18th — on Prime Video)
Saving the world is hard... doing it without trusting your own father is even harder. This ultra-violent animated superhero saga follows Mark Grayson (again voiced by Steven Yeun) as he struggles to define what heroism means after learning the truth about Omni-Man (J. K. Simmons), all while facing mounting threats that could reshape humanity. Created by Robert Kirkman and based on his bestselling comic book, this darkly comic superhero series proves a world of flawed heroes is a world where doing the right thing comes at a brutal cost.
📺 Imperfect Women
(Wed, Mar 18th — on Apple TV)
Three friends. One body. And a past that was never meant to surface. Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington, and Kate Mara star in this psychological mystery as three lifelong friends whose bond shatters when one is found dead, leaving the others under suspicion as buried secrets begin to unravel. Created by Annie Weisman, this twisty series suggests some friendships don’t fall apart because of the truth... especially when they were built on lies from the start.
📺 The Lady
(Wed Mar 18th — on BritBox)
This four-part British drama tells the partly fictionalized true story of Jane Andrews, the Duchess of York’s former dresser whose rags-to-riches journey unravels into a murder case that shocked the nation. Mia McKenna-Bruce stars as Andrews, with Natalie Dormer as Sarah, Duchess of York, alongside Phillip Glenister, Laura Aikman, and Claire Skinner. From the producers of The Crown, this series explores how ambition, proximity to power, and fractured identity can lead to a tragic breaking point.
📺 Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat
(Fri, Mar 20th — on Prime Video)
In this prank mockumentary series, real-life temp Anthony Norman joins the final retreat of a fake hot sauce company, where a retiring CEO and his insecure heir spiral into chaos. Surrounded by actors posing as co-workers and circling investors, Anthony becomes the unsuspecting center of a staged meltdown. From the team behind Jury Duty, this social experiment tests how long sincerity can survive inside pure absurdity.
📺 Deadloch: Season 2
(Fri, Mar 20th — on Prime Video)
Sun, sweat, and secrets that won’t stay buried. Australian actress Kate Box and New Zealand comedienne Madeleine Sami return as mismatched detectives Dulcie Collins and Eddie Redcliffe, trading coastal calm for Top End chaos as a personal investigation spirals into a murder case in crocodile country. As missing backpackers and wary locals complicate the search, their partnership is pushed to the limit, proving the deeper they dig, the messier it gets.
📺 The Comeback: Season 3 (Final Season)
(Sun, Mar 22nd — on HBO Max)
Fame fades but the need for it doesn’t. Lisa Kudrow returns as Valerie Cherish, a washed-up sitcom star still chasing relevance in a world that keeps reinventing itself without her. Through a faux-documentary lens, this razor-sharp comedy continues to mine humiliation for truth, as Valerie dives headfirst into another comeback that risks what little dignity she has left.
📺 The Faithful: Women of the Bible
(Sun, Mar 22nd — on FOX and FOX One)
Five women. One legacy that will shape the future of faith. This biblical miniseries follows Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel as they navigate love, jealousy, and survival in a male-dominated world. Minnie Driver leads the ensemble alongside Natacha Karam, Alexa Davalos, Millie Brady, and Blu Hunt, with Jeffrey Donovan and Tom Payne co-starring, retelling Genesis through the women at its center.
📺 The Forsytes
(Sun, Mar 22nd — on PBS, Masterpiece)
Set in 1880s London, this lush prequel to The Forsyte Saga follows a powerful family navigating shifting loyalties, rising passions, and the cost of control in a world where love is often treated as possession. Francesca Annis, Stephen Moyer, Tuppence Middleton, and Jack Davenport lead a commanding ensemble in a drama where legacy is built as much on desire as it is on deception.
📺 The Count of Monte Cristo
(Sun, Mar 22nd — on PBS, Masterpiece)
Betrayal is only the beginning. Sam Claflin stars as Edmond Dantès, a man falsely imprisoned who escapes after years behind bars with a new identity, wealth, and a plan for revenge. As the Count of Monte Cristo, he infiltrates Paris high society to destroy those who wronged him, but the deeper he goes, the more he questions whether vengeance can ever truly bring justice. Based on Alexandre Dumas’s classic tale of betrayal and retribution, and how the pursuit of revenge can consume the man seeking it.
