From acclaimed award-winners and brilliant new festival discoveries to stunning new 4K restorations, this month’s lineup promises an unforgettable journey through the best of contemporary and classic international cinema.

Discover what’s coming to MUBI this July!

New releases

Wasteman (Crime, Drama, Thriller) – Streaming on July 3, 2026

Dir. Cal McMau, 2025 

Parolee Taylor’s fresh start hopes are jeopardized by cellmate Dee’s arrival. As Dee takes Taylor under his wing, a vicious attack tests their bond, forcing Taylor to choose between protecting Dee and his own parole chances.

Wasteman premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2025. The film stars David Jonsson (Industry, The Long Walk) and Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Plainclothes).

Men of War (Documentary) – Streaming on July 3, 2026

Dir. Billy Corben, Jen Gatien, 2024 

A former U.S. Green Beret mounts a failed coup to remove Venezuela’s president and is pursued by the government he served. 

Men of War premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024. The film was directed by Billy Corben and Jen Gatien.

Phantoms of July (Comedy) – Streaming on July 3, 2026

Dir. Julian Radlmaier, 2025 

Ursula, an East German waitress, and Neda, an Iranian YouTuber, both feel stuck in lives of precarity and loneliness. On one summer evening in the whimsical town of Sangerhausen, chance encounters lead them toward the nearby Harz mountains, where mysteries continue to unfold. 

Phantoms of July premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2025.

Miroirs No. 3 (Drama, Music) – Streaming on July 17, 2026

Dir. Christian Petzold, 2025 

A young piano student is involved in a car accident in which her boyfriend is killed. Miraculously, she survives the accident unharmed and is taken in by a family. She finds comfort and support in order to get her life back on track, but over time she notices that something is wrong with the family. 

Miroirs No. 3 premiered at Cannes Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight section in 2025. The film is also featured in the HAND-PICKED BY CHRISTIAN PETZOLD collection this month.

The classics arriving

Sacramento (Comedy) – Streaming on July 1, 2026

Dir. Michael Angarano, 2024 

Glenn and Rosie live in Los Angeles, and are expecting their first child. Confronted with the stresses that can bring, she is calm; Glenn, less so. When an old wildcard friend turns up unannounced, the nervous father-to-be allows himself the passing distraction of road-tripping to Sacramento.

Sacramento premiered at Tribeca Festival in 2024. The film stars Michael Angarano (Almost Famous), Michael Cera (Juno, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and Kristen Stewart (Spencer, Crimes of the Future).

Amores Perros (Drama, Thriller, Anthology, Crime, Cult) – Streaming on July 10, 2026

Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2000 NEW 4K RESTORATION 

Set against the backdrop of Mexico City, Amores Perros unfolds through three interconnected stories brought together by a devastating car accident. A love triangle between brothers, a man who gives up everything for a beautiful model, and a hitman with a past he’s about to unearth. The circle never truly closes: pain, too, can be a path to hope.

One of the most celebrated and influential films of the twenty-first century, Amores Perros announced the arrival of a new generation of filmmaking talent and launched the international careers of director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, actor Gael García Bernal and cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto. Twenty-five years after its premiere, the film remains a defining work of contemporary cinema: bold, visceral and formally groundbreaking, with an influence that continues to be felt across film and television today.

La Chimera (Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance) – Streaming on July 24, 2026

Dir. Alice Rohrwacher, 2023 

In 1980s rural Italy, English archaeologist Arthur aids a ragtag group of local graverobbers to find ancient tombs filled with valuable artefacts. But Arthur, who mourns the loss of his love, Beniamina, uses the digs to search for the door to the afterlife, where he imagines reuniting with her. 

La Chimera premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d’Or. The film stars Josh O’Connor (The Mastermind, God’s Own Country) and was directed by Alice Rohrwacher (Happy as Lazzaro, The Wonders).