From Hanuman Ansh and Haiwaan to new thrillers, sports dramas, and OTT releases, here are the movies and shows to watch in the UAE this weekend.
Cinemas across the UAE have a packed lineup this week, with new releases arriving on September 10 and 11, 2026, across Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam, Japanese, and English-language films.
The selection is unusually broad. There are sports dramas, survival thrillers, historical epics, devotional cinema, regional releases, and a few films that sound like they were designed to make you nervous before the opening credits even roll.
Here is your guide to what is worth watching in UAE cinemas and on OTT platforms this weekend.
For Sports and Underdog Fans
Blue Lock
The Japanese sports film Blue Lock arrives in UAE cinemas on September 10 with a premise that is far more intense than a conventional football story.
It follows 300 high-school players brought into a secret training facility to compete in ruthless trials designed to create Japan’s greatest striker. Only one player can emerge at the top, while those eliminated face a permanent ban from Japan’s national team.
VOX Cinemas lists the film for release on September 10 in Japanese with Arabic and English subtitles.
The result is less about teamwork in the traditional sporting sense and more about ambition, ego, competition and survival.
For Edge-of-Your-Seat Thrillers
Runner
Owen Wilson and Alan Ritchson team up in Runner, an action thriller built around a desperate race against time.
A former soldier is tasked with delivering a critical medical package, but becomes the target of a ruthless cartel. The mission becomes a fight to stay alive while getting the delivery to a child who urgently needs it.
VOX lists Runner as a September 10 release in English.
Haiwaan
Haiwaan brings Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan back together on screen in a Hindi-language thriller directed by Priyadarshan.
The story follows a blind maintenance manager whose extraordinary instincts become crucial after he is falsely accused of murder and theft. He must protect a young girl from a dangerous killer while trying to clear his own name.
The film releases in the UAE on September 11 and is rated PG15 by VOX.
The film has also received a U/A 16+ certificate in India ahead of its September 11 theatrical release.
The Bay
For anyone looking for something considerably more terrifying, The Bay combines a destination wedding with a sinking boat and a tiger shark sanctuary.
Two friends travelling to Thailand for a wedding find themselves trapped on a sinking tour boat in waters filled with tiger sharks.
The thriller opens in UAE cinemas on September 10, with VOX listing screenings in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah.
Spider Island
Spider Island goes for a simpler horror formula. A group of young people heads off for what should be a carefree getaway, only to discover that their sunny escape is anything but safe.
VOX lists the English-language film for September 10, with a 15+ rating.
For History and Large-Scale Drama
The Uprising
Andrew Garfield and Jamie Bell lead The Uprising, a historical drama directed by Paul Greengrass and inspired by England’s 14th-century Peasants’ Revolt.
Set against plague-ravaged England and the rule of King Richard II, the film follows a peasant whose actions help ignite a rebellion against the Crown.
Focus Features lists the film for a September 11 domestic release, while UAE cinema listings show it opening on September 10.
For viewers who prefer historical conflict, rebellion and political drama over conventional action, this is one of the weekend’s more substantial options.
For Family Movie Night
Cats in the Museum: Treasures of Egypt
The animated adventure Cats in the Museum: Treasures of Egypt brings Maurice the mouse and his feline companions back for another adventure.
Two years after the earlier story, Maurice is still looking for excitement, while Vincent and Cleopatra now have two mischievous kittens of their own.
The film opens in UAE cinemas on September 10 and is rated PG.
Hanuman Ansh
Hanuman Ansh is a Hindi devotional biographical drama centred on Neem Karoli Baba.
The story follows a grieving boy searching for God after losing his mother. His journey eventually leads him towards service, compassion and the spiritual teachings associated with Neem Karoli Baba.
VOX lists the film for a September 10 UAE release, with Hindi screenings and Arabic and English subtitles.
The film has also generated significant attention in India, where it has become a surprise box-office success. It is now expanding to international markets, including the UAE.
For Fans of Regional Cinema
Sardar 2
Tamil action thriller Sardar 2 continues the espionage story of its predecessor, this time expanding the scale into an international mission involving larger and more sensitive threats.
VOX lists Sardar 2 for September 10 in Tamil, with Arabic and English subtitles.
Singh Vs Kaur 2
Punjabi film Singh Vs Kaur 2 follows Nehal, the son of a martyred Indian Army soldier, who tries to transform his village through a fish-farming project.
When the villagers’ investments disappear, and Nehal is blamed for the loss, his search for the truth takes him from Punjab to Kolkata and eventually Canada, where he discovers a much more dangerous criminal operation.
The film arrives on September 11.
America America 2
Kannada romantic drama America America 2 takes its lead character Nudi to Seattle, where an unexpected encounter brings old emotions back to the surface.
The story centres on love, relationships, second chances, and the difficult choices between the life someone has built and the life they once imagined.
The film releases on September 11.
Pradhama Drishtya Kuttakkar
Malayalam drama Pradhama Drishtya Kuttakkar follows a woman who enters the police force after her husband’s death.
VOX lists the film for a September 11 UAE release in Malayalam.
The premise gives it the potential for a character-driven story alongside the police setting.
Aasha
For something more atmospheric, Malayalam psychological thriller Aasha stars Joju George, Urvashi and Aishwarya Lekshmi.
VOX describes it as a psychological thriller built around intense visuals and natural, green landscapes. It releases in the UAE on September 11.
On OTT This Weekend
Crew Girl, September 10, Netflix
Netflix’s Crew Girl is an eight-episode coming-of-age sports drama set in the competitive world of elite school rowing.
Sixteen-year-old Teagan Tao is a talented rower whose life is disrupted by a family scandal. After moving to a new town, she discovers that her prestigious school does not have a girls’ rowing team.
Her route back onto the water is unexpected. She joins the boys’ crew team as its coxswain, where competition, friendships, and a complicated love triangle quickly follow.
Netflix lists Crew Girl among its September 10 releases, while recent coverage describes its central setup and characters.
The Revolutionaries, September 11, Prime Video
Prime Video’s The Revolutionaries takes viewers back to India’s freedom struggle.
Created and directed by Nikkhil Advani, the Hindi-language series is inspired by Sanjeev Sanyal’s book Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom.
Set mainly around 1912, the series follows four young revolutionaries, Rash Behari Bose, Sachindra Nath Sanyal, Pratibha Lahiri and Bagha Jatin, as they organise underground networks and pursue armed resistance against British rule.
The series stars Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf, Pratibha Ranta and Gurfateh Pirzada in the central roles. Prime Video has confirmed a worldwide premiere for September 11, 2026.
The story also explores the personal cost of revolutionary politics, including friendships, betrayal, sacrifice and the choices made in the pursuit of independence.
The UAE Weekend Watchlist at a Glance
For football fans, Blue Lock offers the most unusual sporting premise of the week.
For action, Runner and Haiwaan provide very different kinds of suspense, while Sardar 2 brings espionage to the regional-cinema lineup.
For horror, The Bay and Spider Island are the obvious choices.
For history, The Uprising brings Andrew Garfield into a violent chapter of medieval England, while The Revolutionaries shifts the focus to India’s anti-colonial struggle on Prime Video.
And for families, Cats in the Museum: Treasures of Egypt offers the lighter option, while Hanuman Ansh brings a spiritual story to UAE screens.
With so many genres arriving across September 10 and 11, this is one of those weekends when choosing what to watch may be harder than finding something worth watching.
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