CLARISSA’S CORNER • CC WATCH
UK CINEMA RELEASES
JANUARY 2027
New Releases • Horror • Thrillers • Event Cinema • My Watchlist
Ahead-of-release cinema diary for January 2027, focused on the films, adaptations, darker picks, family releases and special screenings most relevant to Clarissa’s Corner.
Release dates, cinema availability and ticket information can change, so always check your chosen cinema or distributor before booking.
1 JANUARY
Werwulf
UK cinema release: 1 January 2027
Robert Eggers’ werewolf film opens the year with exactly the sort of dark January cinema CC WATCH was made for.
WHERE TO SEE: check current local cinema listings.
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Mr. Irrelevant
UK cinema release: 1 January 2027
David Corenswet stars as NFL underdog John Tuggle in this true-story sports drama.
WHERE TO SEE: check current local cinema listings.
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8 JANUARY
Ink
Working UK cinema date: 8 January 2027
DATE STATUS: provisional UK forward-planning date — recheck before booking.
Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce and Claire Foy star in this January drama-thriller.
WHERE TO SEE: check current local cinema listings.
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15 JANUARY
The Beekeeper 2
UK cinema release: 15 January 2027
Jason Statham returns for the action-thriller sequel.
WHERE TO SEE: check current local cinema listings.
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The Debut
UK cinema release: 15 January 2027
Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti and Halle Bailey feature in this mid-January release.
WHERE TO SEE: check current local cinema listings.
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22 JANUARY
Animal Friends
Working UK cinema date: 22 January 2027
Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza and Dan Levy lead this live-action/animation hybrid comedy.
DATE STATUS: provisional UK forward-planning date — recheck before booking.
WHERE TO SEE: check current local cinema listings.
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29 JANUARY
A24 · TRAILER OUT NOW
Slayground
A24 announced theatrical date: 29 January 2027 — not confirmed for UK cinemas.
Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room, Blue Ruin, Murder Party) writes and directs this haunted-attraction thriller, previously developed as October. Scare actor “Metal Mike” Graves wakes among his murdered colleagues with no memory of what happened, while a statewide manhunt closes in. Cory Michael Smith stars alongside Chase Sui Wonders, Sophie Wilde, Imogen Poots, James Badge Dale and others.
Watch the official A24 trailer and see film details (free).
UK STATUS: UK distributor, cinema date, streaming availability and tickets not announced. No BBFC classification yet. Accessible screenings, captions and audio description cannot be confirmed until UK listings exist.
○ WATCHLIST · UK RELEASE AWAITED
Elsinore
UK cinema release: 29 January 2027
Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman and Billie Piper star in a late-January drama with a strong theatre crossover.
WHERE TO SEE: check current local cinema listings.
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EVENT CINEMA & SPECIAL SCREENINGS
19 JANUARY
Exhibition on Screen: Renoir & Love
Event cinema from 19 January 2027
Exhibition on Screen brings Renoir & Love to participating cinemas.
WHERE TO SEE: check current local cinema listings.
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FAMILY CINEMA & CHEAP SCREENINGS
Low-cost family programmes and school-holiday screenings vary by venue. Use the evergreen guide for current ways to save.
ACCESSIBLE & RELAXED CINEMA
Check individual listings for relaxed, sensory-friendly, subtitled and audio-described performances, plus CEA Card eligibility.
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