What’s New on MUBI in September 2025
- Film Focus Team
- Aug 30
- 3 min read
August 30, 2025
MUBI has a stacked line-up this September, bringing together auteur-driven epics, cult classics, award-winning indies, and landmark documentaries. Whether you’re in the mood for dreamlike surrealism, intimate family stories, or bold cinematic experiments, there’s plenty to discover. Here’s your guide to what’s streaming on MUBI (UK & Ireland) this month.
September 1 – Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
David Lynch’s iconic Los Angeles mystery returns. Following Betty (Naomi Watts) and amnesiac Rita (Laura Elena Harring) through a dreamlike, twisting narrative, Mulholland Drive is both a noir-tinged puzzle and a devastating portrait of ambition and heartbreak. A must-watch for Lynch fans and newcomers alike.
September 5 – Megalopolis (Francis Ford Coppola, 2024) & Paterson (Jim Jarmusch, 2016)
Megalopolis – Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-in-the-making passion project finally lands on MUBI. Set in a futuristic “New Rome,” Adam Driver plays Caesar Catilina, an architect determined to reshape the city with his utopian vision. Sweeping, allegorical, and brimming with ambition, it’s a cinematic event not to miss.
Paterson – Another side of Adam Driver shines here in Jim Jarmusch’s tender story of a bus driver and poet whose quiet routine reveals the beauty of everyday life.
These titles feature in the Performers We Love: Adam Driver collection, alongside Frances Ha and Annette (both streaming now).
September 10 – Minari (Lee Isaac Chung, 2020)
A moving portrait of a Korean-American family in 1980s Arkansas, Minari is a heartfelt story of resilience, belonging, and dreams. Youn Yuh-jung’s role as the eccentric grandmother earned her both an Oscar and a BAFTA, cementing the film’s place as a modern classic.
September 17 – The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky, 2008)
Mickey Rourke gives the performance of a lifetime as Randy “The Ram” Robinson, a washed-up wrestler trying to hold on to his past glory. A raw and deeply personal comeback story, The Wrestler anchors the Back in the Game collection, which also features Demi Moore (The Substance) and Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl).
September 20 – Majonezë (Giulia Grandinetti, 2024) & First Love (Takashi Miike, 2019)
Majonezë – Winner of Best Italian Short Film at Alice nella Città, Giulia Grandinetti’s story of a young woman breaking free from patriarchal constraints is both intimate and powerful.
First Love – Takashi Miike’s trademark mix of bloody violence, slapstick comedy, and gangland chaos comes together in this crime caper. At once brutal and unexpectedly moving, it’s pure Miike mayhem.
September 21 – Queer Histories, Reclaimed: Two by Rob Epstein
Two landmark documentaries from Oscar-winning filmmaker Rob Epstein arrive together:
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) – A chronicle of America’s first openly gay elected official, whose legacy continues to inspire.
The Celluloid Closet (1995) – A revelatory documentary tracing Hollywood’s complicated and often hidden history of queer representation.
Together, they offer vital perspectives on visibility, history, and resilience.
September 26 – Animals (Sophie Hyde, 2019)
A friendship tested by love and ambition. Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat star as inseparable best friends living for wild nights in Dublin. But when one of them falls in love, their bond begins to shift, raising questions of identity, art, and independence.
Streaming Now: Curated Collections
In addition to the September premieres, don’t miss:
Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach, 2012)
Annette (Leos Carax, 2021)
The Substance (Coralie Fargeat, 2024)
The Last Showgirl (Gia Coppola, 2024)
Whether you’re diving into Coppola’s grand new vision, revisiting Lynch’s surreal dreamscape, or discovering underseen gems, MUBI’s September line-up is one of its most exciting in recent memory.