January movies: Release schedule for January 2022 movies (and where to watch)

The year 2021 was an insane ride for films, from the closure of theaters to the reopening and the groundbreaking box office numbers at the end. With that being said, we put together a list of new January movies in theaters and streaming.

We know that January isn’t known for the best movies because it’s a dump-off month, but this year, things are different. The month of January 2022 sees some fantastic films coming our way. Of course, another thing to look out for in January is my coverage of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The festival sets the tone for some upcoming films that you may want to check out this year.

The more exciting news is that we are getting a new installment of the Scream franchise. Ghostface is back on the hunt and the entire OG team has returned to take him down, maybe once and for all. The whole marketing campaign has been wild as they have released a lot of stuff and talking about someone we already know is the killer, so that’s fun.

The month kicks off with the release of the Jessica Chastain-led action film The 355, Jared Leto oft-delayed Marvel film Morbius is dropping, and a movie about Sesame Street I’ve never heard of before is also coming.

Although the list is small, with details on where you can either go watch it on the big screen or stream it online. Let us know if we missed any big movies you are excited to watch.

Biggest January movies and where to watch

Please note: As soon as we learn more about where to stream these movies and have more details, we’ll update this post! 

• The 355, Jan. 7 — theater release
• Belle, Jan. 14
• Scream, Jan. 14
• Sesame Street, Jan. 14
• Hotel Transylvania 4, Jan. 14 — Prime Video
• The House, Jan. 14 — Netflix
• The Royal Treatment, Jan. 20
• The King’s Daughter, Jan. 21
• Redeeming Love, Jan. 21
• Cyrano, Jan. 21 — limited theater release
• Morbius, Jan. 28 –theater release (UPDATE: The movie has been delayed. Morbius will now premiere on April 1, 2022)

Where do you enjoy movies these days? Do you go watch them on the big screen in theaters or do you prefer to stream movies from home? Which of these January movies are you the most excited to watch?