September 2026 Indie Film Releases – UK, Ireland & North America
This page tracks independent film releases arriving in September 2026, including theatrical premieres, streaming debuts, Blu-ray releases and digital VOD launches across the UK, Ireland and North America.
From horror and thriller titles to sci-fi adventures, action films, documentaries, drama releases and festival favourites, we'll be updating this page regularly as new releases are announced throughout the month.
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2026 Release Calendar
📅 September 7 – BIG BABY (Digital, DVD & Blu-ray – UK)
📅 September 25 – BABYSTAR (Cinemas – UK & Ireland)
📅 September 30 – TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT (Restoration World Premiere + Q&A – BFI Southbank)
BIG BABY – Spider One’s Meta-Slasher Arrives On Digital, DVD & Blu-ray
Director: Spider One
Distributor: Lightbulb Film Distribution
Genre: Horror, Meta-Slasher, Slasher
Runtime: 103 mins | Cert: 18
Release Date: 7 September 2026
Starring: Brandon Scott, Krsy Fox, Adam Marcinowski, Catherine Corcoran, Chaz Bono, David Howard Thornton
Synopsis: Nightmares of a maniac killer in a baby mask inspire a writer’s new script. But as his life begins to spiral out of control, he discovers that Big Baby’s murderous rampage may be more than fiction.
Following its UK Premiere at Tubi FrightFest London, ‘BIG BABY’ is released by Lightbulb Film Distribution on Digital, DVD and Blu-ray from 7 September.
Available Platforms: Amazon, Apple TV, Sky Store, YouTube Movies, Rakuten TV
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📍 Director: Joscha Bongard
📍 Writers: Joscha Bongard, Nicole Rüthers
📍 Produced by: Lisa Purtscher, Lotta Schmelzer
📍 Starring: Maja Bons, Bea Brocks, Liliom Lewald, Joy Ewulu, Maximilian Mundt, Verena Altenberger
📍 Genre: Satirical Drama, Drama, Social Media Satire
📍 Distributor: Metis Films
📍 Release dates & regions: September 25, 2026 – Cinemas – UK & Ireland
📍 Language: German
📍 Subtitles: English
📍 Runtime: 98 minutes
📍 BBFC Certificate: 12A
🎬 Synopsis: 'BABYSTAR' follows Luca, a teenage girl with millions of social media followers. Her life looks perfect, but being an influencer is the family business, and Luca never chose it. When her parents plan to extend the family, she begins to question whether she is still special, or whether she can be replaced.
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TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT – Madness Music Film Newly Restored In 4K By The BFI
📍 Director: Dave Robinson
📍 Starring: Graham McPherson / Suggs, Mark Bedford / Bedders, Lee Thompson / El Thommo, Carl Smyth / Chas Smash, Dan Woodgate / Woody, Chris Foreman / Chrissy Boy, Mike Barson / Barzo, John Hasler, Andrew Chalk, Ian Tokins, Simon Birdsall, Clive Langer
📍 Genre: Music Film, British Music Documentary Drama, 4K Restoration
📍 Distributor: BFI Distribution
📍 Release dates & regions: September 30, 2026 – Restoration World Premiere + Q&A at BFI Southbank / October 2, 2026 – Cinemas – UK & Ireland / October 19, 2026 – BFI Blu-ray/DVD Limited Edition
📍 Restoration: Newly restored in 4K by the BFI using the only surviving 35mm prints, with the original Dolby stereo audio mix
🎬 Synopsis: Originally released in 1981, 'TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT' tells the brilliantly nostalgic story of how Madness first came together in Camden Town in the late 1970s.
Produced and directed by Dave Robinson, the film was made without a written script, using improvised dialogue and real events to recreate the band’s early years, from jobs left behind and line-up changes to rows, laughs and the evolution of their ska-pop Nutty Sound.
The soundtrack includes 'ONE STEP BEYOND', 'NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO', 'MY GIRL', 'BAGGY TROUSERS' and 'EMBARRASSMENT'.
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