February is set to be a month of great cinema on MUBI. Between the poetic visions of contemporary masters and a necessary celebration of Black artistry, this month’s programming offers a journey from Sorrentino’s melancholy Italy to the vibrant streets of Douala.
Whether you’re in the mood for a cult romantic comedy or an introspective documentary, here are the titles arriving on the platform in February.
NEW RELEASES
La Grazia (Drama) | Exclusively on MUBI starting February 6
Dir.: Paolo Sorrentino, 2025
As his tenure as President of Italy nears its end, Mariano De Santis faces wrenching decisions—both political and deeply personal. Amid these moral quandaries, he must confront his own conscience and seek guidance from those closest to him, including his confidante and daughter, Dorotea.
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty), La Grazia is a sweeping exploration of love, duty, and personal freedom.
Dracula (Drama, Comedy) | Exclusively on MUBI starting February 20
Dir.: Radu Jude, 2025
A frustrated filmmaker, facing creative paralysis, turns to an A.I. chatbot to make his latest movie a hit. The result is a series of increasingly outrageous vignettes exploring the myth of Dracula, from a wild chase through the streets of modern Transylvania to eerie hauntings in rural Romania.
The film was nominated for the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival in 2025.
ARRIVING CLASSICS
Moonstruck (Romance, Comedy, Drama) | Available starting February 1
Dir.: Norman Jewison, 1987
In Brooklyn, widowed bookkeeper Loretta agrees to marry kind, steady Johnny. But when she meets Ronny, his passionate and moody younger brother, sparks fly.
An essential classic starring Nicolas Cage and Cher.
The film is presented as part of the HEARTTHROB: NICOLAS CAGE collection, which also includes Leaving Las Vegas (1995) and Valley Girl (1983).
Pictures of Ghosts (Documentary) | Exclusively on MUBI starting February 20
Dir.: Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2023
In the Brazilian city of Recife, director Kleber Mendonça Filho moves through the city’s grand movie theaters, once vital spaces of collective imagination and social life. Archival material and personal memories trace a century of dreams and urban transformations.
CUT TO BLACK: CELEBRATING BLACK CINEMA
This series bears witness to the incredible wealth of Black artistry through an eclectic range of works. This month, the collection welcomes a selection of films from filmmaker Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam, available starting February 1, 2026.
Mambar Pierrette (Drama, 2023): Douala, Cameroon. Pierrette is more than a seamstress; she is the confidant of her community. But when rain threatens to flood her workshop, she will struggle to stay afloat.
Delphine’s Prayers (Documentary, 2021): Delphine belongs to the generation of young African women crushed by patriarchal societies and abandoned to Western sexual colonization as her only means of survival.
Chez Jolie Coiffure (Documentary, 2018): In a tiny hair salon in Brussels’ Matonge district, Sabine runs a business that doubles as a gathering place for West African women.
The Two Faces of a Bamiléké Woman (Documentary, 2017): After leaving Cameroon for Belgium at 27, Rosine Mbakam returns seven years later to her village for an intimate conversation with her mother.
