22 lesbian & sapphic films coming in 2026, we can't wait to see

4 Secret Dates

We’re always on the hunt for our new favorite lesbian rom-com, and this film from Aussie filmmakers just may be it! The film follows besties-turned-lovers Zara (Sarah Milde) and Jamie (Jordyn Grubisic), who panic when it’s time to go public. So, they set out on four secret dates to find out if their love is truly meant to last.

Where to watch: 4 Secret Dates is available to rent or buy on Vimeo

Twisted

Wish the Saw series had more WLW representation? Well, Twisted is about to scratch that bloody itch. This film stars Lauren LaVera and Mia Healey as a lesbian couple who are separated when one is captured by a surgeon (Djimon Hounsou) with a gruesome and horrifying plan.

Where to watch: Twisted will be available to rent or by on February 6 on VOD

Whistle

Come for the spooky vibes, stay for Dafne Keen and Sophie Nélisse playing a couple in Whistle. The film follows a group of high school outcasts who accidentally summon their own deaths when they find and blow on an ancient Aztec death whistle.

Where to watch: Whistle is In theaters on February 6

Scream 7

Just like Ghostface, the Scream series keeps rising from the dead! In the latest chapter, the film refocuses on its original final girl, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), who has once again managed to rebuild her life. But of course, a new Ghostface emerges to threaten both her and her teenage daughter. Most importantly, Jasmin Savoy Brown will return to reprise her role as lesbian horror-movie expert Mindy Meeks-Martin.

Forbidden Fruits

Were you in the market for a new obsession? Congrats — it’s here. This film — which stars Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain, and Gabrielle Union (swoon) — follows a young woman named Apple, who runs an after-hours witchy femme cult in the basement of a mall alongside Cherry and Fig. But when a new hire named Pumpkin (of course) disrupts their vibe by questioning their “performative sisterhood,” things take a sinister (and hopefully girl-kissing) turn.

Where to watch: In theaters in March 20.

Mother Mary

Right at the very top of our most anticipated lesbian films, this year is A24's upcoming "epic melodrama" Mother Mary from director David Lowery. The film follows the relationship between a fictional musician and a famous fashion designer played by Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. Obviously, we are living for these two playing lovers, plus it co-stars another fave, Hunter Schafer!

Where to watch: Mother Mary will release in theaters on April 26.

Girls Like Girls

Hayley Kiyoko makes her feature film directorial debut with this sweet sapphic coming-of-age story. In Girls Like Girls, 17-year-old Coley (Myra Molloy) is grieving the loss of her mother when her life is turned upside down again by a girl named Sonya (Maya Da Costa), who sparks new and unexpected feelings in her.

Where to watch: In theaters on June 19.

Practical Magic 2

Practical Magic isn’t queer textually, but it was a sapphic awakening for a generation of lezzies, so we’re absolutely counting its sequel. Both Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock return to reprise their roles as the Owens sisters, as will Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing as their witchy aunts. Joining the cast for this new installment are Lee Pace, Maisie Williams, and Joey King.

The Little Sister (La petite dernière)

There can never be too many stories about queer awakenings, and The Little Sister, directed by Hafsia Herzi, offers a fresh new take on this tale. Based on Fatima Daas’s novel The Last One, the film follows 17-year-old Fatima (Nadia Melliti) as she embarks on a journey of queer self-discovery while trying to balance the hopes and expectations of her French-Algerian Muslim family.

Where to watch: The Litter Sister is set to be released in Fall 2026.

Barbara Forever

We never want to miss a chance to learn more about our lesbian history, and Barbara Hammer is someone every WLW should know about. This documentary recounts the life, work, loves, and legacy of Hammer, a pioneering lesbian filmmaker who made it her life’s mission to tell stories about the lesbian experience.

Where to watch: Barbara Forever will screen at the Sundance Film festival, wide release is still TBA

Big Girls Don't Cry

Sapphic coming-of-age films are always a must-watch for us! This one takes place over the summer of 2006 in New Zealand and follows 14-year-old Sid Bookman as she discovers her sapphic identity.

Where to watch: Big Girls Don't Cry will screen at the Sundance Film festival, wide release is still TBA

The Brittney Griner Story

Brittney Griner has been through a nightmare most of us can only imagine. In this documentary, the WNBA star opens up about her experiences as one of the greatest athletes of all time, her harrowing ordeal of being detained in Russia, her next phase as an activist, and her life as an athlete, daughter, wife, and mother. This time, she gets to tell her story alongside her wife, Cherelle.

Where to watch: The Brittany Griner Story will screen at the Sundance Film festival, wide release is still TBA

Extra Geography

This sapphic coming-of-age story follows two best friends (m Galaxie Clear and Marni Duggan) who decide that their quest to be more worldly means falling in love, which leads them to set their sights on their geography teacher (Alice Englert). They begin concocting a plan, which goes about as well as you might expect.

Where to watch: Extra Geography will screen at the Sundance Film festival, wide release is still TBA

Give Me The Ball!

No matter how many times we hear the story of world champion tennis player Billie Jean King, we’re always blown away—not only by her trailblazing spirit but also by her incredible legacy for women, lesbians, and athletes. In this intimate documentary, King gives an even deeper look into her life and the sacrifices she made to blaze that trail.

Where to watch: Give Me the Ball! will screen at the Sundance Film festival, wide release is still TBA

Heartstopper: Forever

Brace yourself — Heartstopper is coming to an end in 2026, and it’s going out with this film, which will presumably wrap things up. The central storyline follows Nick and Charlie as they navigate the challenges of long-distance romance when Nick leaves for university. Both Darcy (Kizzy Edgell) and Tara (Corinna Brown) are listed among the cast, so their stories will continue in the film, too.

Where to watch: Coming to Netflix in 2026.

The Housekeeper

Speaking of celebs we can't wait to see heat up the big screen as sapphic lovers, Uma Thurman and Phoebe Dynevor will star in the period piece The Housekeeper. The film follows Danni (Thurman), a housekeeper at a manor home owned by the wealthy widow, Lady DeWithers. Danni finds herself caught up in a romance with novelist Daphne Du Maurier (Dynevor) when the authoress comes to the house as a guest.

Where to watch: The Housekeeper will release in theaters late this year.

Love Me Tender

This French drama, based on Constance Debré’s autobiographical novel, follows the heart-wrenching story of Clémence (Vicky Krieps), who, after coming out as a lesbian, finds herself embroiled in a custody battle with her former husband over their son Paul. We're going to need to break out all the tissues for this one.

Where to watch: Love Me Tender premiered at Cannes in 2025, and the US release date has yet to be announced.

Montreal, My Beautiful

Get ready for some good old-fashioned lesbian yearning! This film follows the passionate and unexpected love story between Feng (Joan Chen), a Chinese immigrant mother, and Camille (Charlotte Aubin), a young Québécoise woman. This cross-cultural and generational love story forces them to explore issues of tradition, identity, and duty in their quest to follow their hearts. Also… Joan. Chen.

Where to watch: Montreal, My Beautiful is currently in the festival circuit wide release is still TBA

Saccharine

This film, from Natalie Erika James (Relic), tackles the meaty topics of body dysphoria, fatness, and weight loss in the era of GLP-1s—all through the lens of supernatural horror. Out actor Midori Francis stars as Hana, a young woman and “lovelorn medical student,” who finds herself haunted by a hungry ghost after taking part in a weight loss craze that involves eating human ashes. Queer body horror? We are so in!

Where to watch: Saccharine will screen at the Sundance Film Festival, with a theatrical and Shudder release to follow, date TBA

SoulM8ate

If you think a spin-off of the M3GAN series isn’t your jam, stay tuned. This erotic sci-fi thriller comes from lesbian director Kate Dolan — and if her previous film, You Are Not My Mother is anything to go by, it’s about to be way cooler and more subversive than either of the previous entries in the franchise, by a mile.

This film follows a grieving man who acquires an AI love-bot to help distract him from his loneliness, but his desire to create a sentient partner accidentally turns her into a deadly soulmate. Honestly, it could be camp, it could be moving and thought-provoking — either way, we are seated.

Where to watch: In theaters, TBA

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

The second this film was announced, it danced all the way to the tippy-top of our most anticipated sapphic films list. Not only is it the latest from I Saw the TV Glow writer-director Jane Schoenbrun — which already guaranteed our viewing — but the casting is the definition of a lesbian dream come true.

Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson have signed on for the film, which centers on a director (Einbinder) who becomes fixated on casting a reclusive former “final girl” (Anderson) in her new film. When the two connect, they descend into a “psychosexual mania.” SAY LESS.

ZI

This Hong Kong-set film is a lyrical and experimental story that rides the line between sci-fi and the supernatural. It follows a young woman (Michelle Mao) who is haunted by visions of herself in the future. But her chance meeting with a stranger changes the trajectory of that future forever. The film also features a complex romance between Mao’s character and those played by Haley Lu Richardson and Jin Ha, as they explore “existential anxiety [and] romantic misgiving.”

Where to watch: ZI will screen at the Sundance Film Festival, wide release is still TBA