What’s streaming on MUBI
June 2026
ORWELL: 2+2=5
Orwell: 2+2=5 (Documentary) – Streaming exclusively on June 5, 2026
Dir. Raoul Peck, 2025
Through archival and contemporary newsreels, photos, and films, Raoul Peck explores the legacy of George Orwell’s iconic novel 1984. Aided by excerpts from the author’s various writings—read in voiceover by Damian Lewis (Band of Brothers, Homeland) —the filmmaker reflects on authoritarianism past and present. ORWELL: 2+2=5 premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 2025. The film is the most recent documentary from writer-producer-director Raoul Peck.
SAIPAN
Saipan (Drama) – Streaming exclusively on June 5, 2026
Dir. Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn, 2025
Japan, 2002. The Irish football team decamps to the island of Saipan to train for the FIFA World Cup. Their star player and captain, Robbie Keane, is outraged at leadership’s subpar preparations and quarrels with manager Mick McCarthy, who removes him from the squad on the eve of the tournament. SAIPAN had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in 2025. Starring Steve Coogan (The Trip, How are you? It’’s Alan Partridge) and Éanna Hardwicke (Normal People).
(Erotica, Drama) – Streaming exclusively on June 19, 2026
Dir. Audrey Diwan, 2024
A young married woman is in search of a lost pleasure, whose business trip to Hong Kong will initiate numerous encounters including her meeting with a man who constantly eludes her. EMMANUELLE is based on the novel of the same name by Emmanuelle Arsan. The film premiered at San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2024 and stars Noémie Merlant, Naomi Watts (The Friend), Will Sharpe (The White Lotus) and Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things).
BULL DURHAM
Bull Durham (Comedy, Sport, Romance) – Streaming on June 1, 2026
Dir. Ron Shelton, 1988
“Crash” Davis, an aging minor-league ballplayer, is transferred from a rival team to help tame a wild young pitcher named Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh. The two clash on and off the pitch as they both fall for Annie, a baseball devotee with her own perspective on the Grand Old Game. BULL DURHAM was nominated for many awards in 1989, including at the Academy Awards for Best Writing and at the Golden Globes for Best Actress: Musical or Comedy. The film stars Kevin Costner (Yellowstone) and Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise).
THE WORLD’S GAME: FOOTBALL ON SCREEN
Mario (Drama, Sport, LGBTQ+) – Streaming on June 12, 2026
Dir. Marcel Gisler, 2018
Promising Swiss footballer Mario is on his way to the top, closing in on the success he and his father always dreamed of. When talented striker Leon joins his team, he and Mario fall for each other. Soon, everything Mario has built is threatened, as prejudices begin to impact both players’ careers.
On the Seventh Day (Drama) – Streaming on June 12, 2026
Dir. Jim McKay, 2017
José, a young and hardworking bicycle delivery worker, is the captain of his soccer team in Sunset Park. When the team makes it to the finals, he and his teammates are thrilled. But his boss throws a wrench into the celebration when he tells José he has to work on Sunday, the day of the match.
Gregory’s Girl (Comedy, Drama, Romance) – Streaming on June 12, 2026
Dir. Bill Forsyth, 1980
Teenage knucklehead Gregory falls hard for Dorothy, a hotshot female player who takes his spot on the boys’ school soccer team. Prodded by the advice of his smart-mouthed 10-year-old sister, Gregory does make his move, but there’s behind the scenes feminine conspiracies en route.
WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE!:
QUEER CINEMA LOOKS BACK
Great Freedom (Drama, LGBTQ+) – Now Streaming
Dir. Sebastian Meise, 2021
In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans is imprisoned again and again under Paragraph 175, a law criminalizing homosexuality. Over the course of decades, he develops an unlikely yet tender bond with his cellmate Viktor, a convicted murderer.
The History of Sound (LGBTQ+, Romance, History, Drama) – Now Streaming
Dir. Oliver Hermanus, 2025
Two young music students, Lionel and David, attending the Boston Conservatory in 1917, bond over their shared love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine. Starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor.
Việt And Nam (Drama, LGBTQ+) – Now Streaming
Dir. Minh Quý Trương, 2024
In the dark underground passages of a coal mine in northern Vietnam, two young miners steal moments of intimacy and desire, their naked bodies pressed against the dark rocks. Nam is haunted by the past and plans to escape the country, but is grounded by the love he shares with Viêt.
Blank Narcissus (Passion Of The Swamp) (Short, LGBTQ+, Avant-Garde) – Now Streaming
Dir. Peter Strickland, 2022
An aging porn director makes a commentary in 2022 for the DVD of an underground 16mm film he made in 1972 that has recently been rediscovered. As the beautiful stud in the film undergoes a series of erotic reveries, the director laments his doomed love affair with his protagonist.
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