Columbus movie listings: Aug. 13–20

The Cinema Columbus schedule for 2026 is now live and it’s chock full of goodness. Director Brett Reiter has done a great job spotlighting the wealth of talent in the Ohio filmmaking community, but he’s also found some treasures from the national fest circuit including something I saw and highly enjoyed at the Provincetown Film Fest. I’ll be doing special coverage ahead of the fest, happening September 10–13, and also offering a chance for you to attend the fest on Screen Addiction’s dime. Stay tuned!

Holy majoley, it’s an onslaught! With nothing from the studios expected to draw Spider-Man money, theaters are offering a variety of new titles begging for your attention, along with a few notable rereleases.

I’ve seen one: Union County, opening exclusively at Gateway. I’ve actually seen it twice. Shot in Ohio, the verité drama from Columbus native writer-director Adam Meeks is a remarkably sensitive portrayal of a young man’s post-prison time in a novel treatment program administered by a judge (which is real—actual participants are in the film). As it presents the challenges faced by Cody (a terrific Will Poulter) to stay sober with his foster brother (Noah Centineo) also in the program, it tests the preconceptions and biases the audiences walks in with. It’s a hard film, but not a dour one, and it’s well worth your time.

For the rest, lightning round!

• In The End of Oak Street, director David Robert Mitchell (It Follows) has Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor deal with their suburban neighborhood being transported to the land of dinosaurs.

• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie has a weirdly similar plotline, but for kids! And with some liberal borrowing from Jurassic Park.

• Kristen Stewart co-wrote The Wrong Girls and costars in the surreal stoner comedy, alongside the great Alia Shawkat.

• Writer-director Andrew Patterson, who turned heads with 2019’s The Vast of Night, helms The Rivals of Amziah King, featuring Matthew McConaughey as a beekeeper fending off ruthless attacks on his livelihood.

• A band that dreams of opening for Green Day embarks on a cross-country quest to make it happen in the Billie Joe Armstrong-approved comedy Nimrods.

• Kiyoshi Kurosawa tries on a new genre in The Samurai and The Prisoner, focusing on a 16th century rebellion leader who teams with a clever strategist he’s imprisoned to solve a series of mysterious crimes.

• Angel Studios goes for the Pressure crowd with The Brink of War, in which Jeff Daniels, Jared Harris, and J.K. Simmons reenact the 1986 Reykjavik summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.

• Another faith-based distributor has Elijah Peel, a true story-inspired tale of a rock star nearly dropping dead before he finds the Lord.

• With its pop reimagining of the history of Henry VIII’s wives/victims, SIX: The Musical Live! hopes to be as well received as Hadestown was a couple weeks ago.

• Moving on to old favorites, there’s the fantastical anime romance Your Name celebrating its 10th anniversary.

• The dudebro essential Point Break has two days of screenings around town for its 35th anniversary.

• Wet Hot American Summer is also around for its 25th, a perfectly timed reminder of the dick cream joke in Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.

• Why jog when you can elevate your heart rate with a 4K 10th anniversary restoration of claustrophobic zombie nightmare Train to Busan?

• The first three Wallace & Gromit shorts are at Gateway—two of them Oscar winners, all of them wonderful.

• Gateway also has the under-appreciated American Fiction for its Book to Film series this weekend..

• The CAPA Summer Movies Series closes out with the beloved holiday classic Gremlins Friday and the Cinemascope musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Saturday and Sunday.

• And for star watchers, Sherilyn Fenn will be at Studio 35 Saturday and Sunday to accompany part 5 of Twin Peaks: The Complete Mystery.

(Alphabetical by venue; info is accurate as of post date & subject to change)

• Next scheduled screening August 22

• Aug. 13: Another Thin Man

• Aug. 14: Friday Nite with Fritz: Gremlins

• Aug. 15–16: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Ends Aug. 13:

• Ice Cream Man

• Moana

New/holding as of Aug. 14:

• The Brink of War

• The End of Oak Street

• Nimrods

• The Odyssey

• One Night Only

• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

• SIX: The Musical Live!

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (select screenings in 3D)

• Super Troopers 3

• Toy Story 5

• Aug. 17 only: AMC Scream Unseen

Opens Aug. 20:

• Insidious: Out of the Further

• Through Sept. 20: Greater Columbus: The 2026 Visual Arts Fellowship Exhibition, featuring In a Barrel, ButYouDontWannaDie by Yusef Ferguson and Requiem by Malcolm Cochran

• On view in the Planetarium through Sept. 7:

  • Messengers of Time and Space

  • Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival

• On view in the Giant Screen Theater:

  • Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of the James Webb Space Telescope

Ending Aug. 13:

• Cookie Queens

• DC

• Korean Kanakaraju

• Minions & Monsters

• Toy Story 5

New/holding as of Aug. 14:

• The Brink of War

• The End of Oak Street

• Ice Cream Man

• Nimrods

• The Odyssey

• One Night Only

• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

• The Rivals of Amziah King

• SIX: The Musical Live!

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (select screenings in DLX)

• Super Troopers 3

• Train to Busan: 10th Anniversary Remastered and Revived

• Vishwanath & Sons

• The Wrong Girls

• Your Name 10th Anniversary

• Aug. 14 only: 2026 Cortis Tout <Put Your Phones Down> in LA: Live Viewing

• Aug. 16–17 & 19 only: Wet Hot American Summer 25th Anniversary

• Aug. 16 & 19 only: Point Break 35th Anniversary

• Aug. 18 only: Batwara 1947; Texas Chain Saw Day; Vishwanath & Sons

Opens Aug. 20:

• The Fast and the Furious 25th Anniversary

• Insidious: Out of the Further

• La La Land 10th Anniversary

• The Magic Faraway Tree

• Mutiny

• Spa Weekend

(Open Thu–Mon only)

Ends Aug. 13:

• The Odyssey

New/holding as of Aug. 14:

• The Samurai and the Prisoner

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day

• Your Name: 10th Anniversary

• Aug. 15 only: Eccentric Cinema: School in the Crosshairs

• Aug. 15–16 only: Wild Inside

• Aug. 17 only: A Case of the Mondays: The Longest Yard

Ends Aug. 13:

• Cookie Queens

• Hadestown: The Musical

New/holding as of Aug. 14:

• The Brink of War

• Elijah Peel

• The End of Oak Street

• Ice Cream Man

• Minions & Monsters

• Moana

• Nimrods

• The Odyssey

• One Night Only

• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

• The Rivals of Amziah King

• SIX: The Musical Live!

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (select screenings in 3D)

• Super Troopers 3

• Train to Busan: 10th Anniversary Remastered and Revived

• Toy Story 5

• Wet Hot American Summer 25th Anniversary

• The Wrong Girls

• Your Name 10th Anniversary

• Through Aug. 16 only: Katseye: Wild Hearts

• Aug. 16 & 19 only: Point Break 35th Anniversary

• Aug. 17 only: AMC Scream Unseen

• Aug. 18 only: Texas Chain Saw Day

Opens Aug. 20:

• The Fast and the Furious 25th Anniversary

• Insidious: Out of the Further

• The Magic Faraway Tree

• Mutiny

• Spa Weekend

• Tony

Ends Aug. 13:

• Cookie Queens

• Evil Dead Burn

• Hadestown: The Musical

• The Invite

• I Want Your Sex

• Korean Kanakaraju

• Motor City

• Sheep in the Box

New/holding as of Aug. 14:

• Awarapan 2

• Batwara 1947

• The Brink of War

• Elijah Peel

• The End of Oak Street

• Ice Cream Man

• Minions & Monsters

• Moana

• Nimrods

• Obsession

• The Odyssey (select screenings in IMAX)

• One Night Only

• Panchali Pancha Bhartruka

• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

• The Rivals of Amziah King

• SIX: The Musical Live!

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (select screenings in 3D)

• Wet Hot American Summer 25th Anniversary

• Toy Story 5

• Train to Busan: 10th Anniversary Remastered and Revived

• Vishwanath & Sons

• Wet Hot American Summer 25th Anniversary

• The Wrong Girls

• Your Name 10th Anniversary

• Through Aug. 16 only: Katseye: Wild Hearts

• Aug. 14 only: 2026 Cortis Tout <Put Your Phones Down> in LA: Live Viewing

• Aug. 16 & 19 only: Point Break 35th Anniversary

• Aug. 18 only: Texas Chain Saw Day

Opens Aug. 20:

• The Fast and the Furious 25th Anniversary

• Insidious: Out of the Further

• The Magic Faraway Tree

• Mutiny

• Never Stop Chasing

• Spa Weekend

• Tony

Aug. 15:

• Lilo & Stitch (2002) at Bexley’s Main Street Lawn

Ends Aug. 13:

• American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

• Ice Cream Man

• Cult 101: Manhunter: The Final Cut

New/holding as of Aug. 14:

• CatVideoFest 2026

• Cookie Queens

• The End of Oak Street

• The Invite

• I Want Your Sex

• The Odyssey

• The Samurai and the Prisoner

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day

• Super Troopers 3

• Cult 101: Train to Busan 4K Restoration

• Union County

• Wallace & Gromit: The Classic Shorts

• The Wrong Girls

• Aug. 14 only: Fright Club Live: The Dark and the Wicked

• Aug. 15–16 only: From Book to Film: American Fiction; Indie 90s: Chasing Amy; SIX: The Musical Live!

• Aug. 17–18 only: Indie 90s: My Own Private Idaho

• Aug. 19 only: Indie 90s: Kicking and Screaming

New/holding as of Aug. 13:

• The Odyssey

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Opens Aug. 20:

• Tony

Ends Aug. 13:

• Ice Cream Man

New/holding as of Aug. 14:

• The Brink of War

• Elijah Peel

• The End of Oak Street

• Minions & Monsters

• Moana

• Nimrods

• The Odyssey

• One Night Only

• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

• SIX: The Musical Live!

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (select screenings in IMAX & 3D)

• Super Troopers 3

• Toy Story 5

• Wet Hot American Summer 25th Anniversary

• Through Aug. 16 only: Katseye: Wild Hearts

• Aug. 14 only: Ohio Goes to the Movies: Air Force One

• Aug. 16 & 19 only: Point Break 35th Anniversary

• Aug. 17 only: AMC Scream Unseen

• Aug. 18 only: Texas Chain Saw Day

Opens Aug. 20:

• The Fast and the Furious 25th Anniversary

• Hot Spot

• Insidious: Out of the Further

• Mutiny

Ends Aug. 13:

• Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition

• Cookie Queens

• Disclosure Day

• The Goonies

• I Want Your Sex

• Obsession

New/holding as of Aug. 14:

• The Brink of War

• Dirty Dancing

• The End of Oak Street

• Evil Dead Burn

• Hadestown: The Musical

• Ice Cream Man

• The Invite

• Minions & Monsters

• Moana

• The Odyssey (select screenings in IMAX)

• One Night Only

• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (select screenings in 3D & IMAX)

• Super Troopers 3

• Toy Story 5

• Vishwanath & Sons

• The Wrong Girls

• Young Washington

• Aug. 15–16 & 19 only: SIX: The Musical Live!

• Aug. 16 & 19 only: Point Break 35th Anniversary

• Aug. 18 only: Texas Chain Saw Day

Opens Aug. 20:

• Insidious: Out of the Further

• Aug. 13: The Devil Wears Prada 2

• Aug. 20: Superbad

Ends Aug. 13:

• Ice Cream Man

• Lalibazar

• Moana

New/holding as of Aug. 14:

• Batwara 1947

• The Brink of War

• Elijah Peel

• The End of Oak Street

• Gauthali

• Minions & Monsters

• The Odyssey

• One Night Only

• Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie

• SIX: The Musical Live!

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (select screenings in DLX and 3D)

• Super Troopers 3

• Toy Story 5

• Vishwanath & Sons

• Your Name 10th Anniversary

• Aug. 15 only: UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Garry

• Aug. 16 & 19 only: Point Break 35th Anniversary

• Aug. 16–17 & 19 only: Wet Hot American Summer 25th Anniversary

• Aug. 18 only: Texas Chain Saw Day

Opens Aug. 20:

• The Fast and the Furious 25th Anniversary

• Insidious: Out of the Further

• The Magic Faraway Tree

• Mutiny

• Spa Weekend

Ends Aug. 13:

• DC

• G.D.N.

• Korean Kanakaraju

• Ice Cream Man

• Thudakkam

New/holding as of Aug. 14:

• Agadha

• Awarapan 2

• Batwara 1947

• The Brink of War

• The End of Oak Street

• Minions & Monsters

• Moana

• The Odyssey

• One Night Only

• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

• SIX: The Musical Live!

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (select screenings in XD & Real D 3D)

• Super Troopers 3

• Toy Story 5

• Vishwanath & Sons

• Through Aug. 16 only: Katseye: Wild Hearts

• Aug. 14 only: 2026 Cortis Tour <Put Your Phone Down> Live Viewing

• Aug. 14 & 17–19 only: Train to Busan 10th Anniversary Remastered and Revived

• Aug. 16 & 19 only: Point Break 35th Anniversary; Wet Hot American Summer 25th Anniversary

• Aug. 17 only: Secret Movie Series

• Aug. 18 only: Texas Chain Saw Day

Opens Aug. 20:

• The Fast and the Furious 25th Anniversary

• Insidious: Out of the Further

• The Magic Faraway Tree

• Mutiny

• Tony

Tentative double features Aug. 13–19 (could not be confirmed at publish time):

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day & Super Troopers 3

• Toy Story 5 & The Odyssey

Ends Aug. 13:

• DC

• El Gawahergy

• Lalibazar

• Thudakkam

New/holding as of Aug. 14:

• Awarapan 2

• Batwara 1947

• The Brink of War

• The End of Oak Street

• Minions & Monsters

• Moana

• The Odyssey

• One Night Only

• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

• SIX: The Musical Live!

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (select screenings in 3D)

• Super Troopers 3

• Toy Story 5

• Vishwanath & Sons

• Aug. 16 & 19 only: Point Break 35th Anniversary

• Aug. 17 only: Secret Movie Series

Opens Aug. 20:

• The Fast and the Furious 25th Anniversary

• Insidious: Out of the Further

• The Magic Faraway Tree

• Mutiny

Ends Aug. 13:

• The Odyssey

New/holding as of Aug. 14:

• The End of Oak Street

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day

• Aug. 15–16 only: Twin Peaks: The Complete Mystery - Part 5 with cast member Sherilyn Fenn

• Aug. 19 only: 2026 48 Hour Film Project

• Through Aug. 15: Homing: Site Reflections by Katherine G. Moore & Kathryn Nusa Logan

• A Summer Abroad: International Film Classics

  • Aug. 13: Ran