Herbert Heller keeps his experience as a teenage boy surviving in Auschwitz hidden from his family. Until he meets Abby, a young teenager whose own brush with pain and death inspires him to open up as well, leading the two of them to exchange their stories as a meaningful and healing friendship is born.
Watch the official The Optimist 2026 trailer in HD below.
Stephen Lang as Herbert Heller
Elsie Fisher as Abbey
Luke David Blumm as Young Herbert Heller
Stephanie Heiner as Linda
Josh Schell as Cop
Finn Taylor Writer
Finn Taylor Director
George Rush Producer
Matthew Stillman Co-Producer
Debi Memmolo Executive Producer
Greg Taxin Executive Producer
Liberation Trailer
Avenue of the Giants Trailer
The Optimist: The Bravest Act Is Truth Trailer
Australia 23 October 2025
United Kingdom 19 January 2026
United States 11 March 2026
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 2026:
06 March 2026
Young Macy is abducted by a deranged, monstrous figure who wants to raise her as its child.
24 April 2026
A grieving woman pushing her limits on a solo adventure in the Australian wild is ensnared in a twisted game with a cunning killer who thinks she's prey.
30 April 2026
A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters.
20 May 2026
The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his young apprentice Grogu.
05 June 2026
TV star Samar's life spirals when his ex Gayatri accuses him of rape after he blocks contact with her.
30 April 2026
George Hardy is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand.
30 April 2026
When a former elite sniper is hunted down by the ruthless warlord who once held her captive, she must fight to the death to protect the daughter she has raised in hiding, on a remote Australian farm.
29 July 2026
Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter Parker he may not have the power to control.
17 June 2026
When Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime.
10 June 2026
After a criminal network kidnaps Wang Wei's daughter and the corrupt police refuse to assist him, Wei sets out on his own to locate her.
26 March 2026
High school student Polina is saved from bullying at her new school and makes a deal with the main bully Bars: he must pretend to be her boyfriend and protect her, and she must do everything he says.
03 July 2026
When penniless con-artist Marge Bouvier is sent to Italy to convince wealthy sap Seymour Skinner to come home, she’s tempted by the trappings of his affluent lifestyle.
Have you watched The Optimist yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 2026 Stillking Films, Witchcraft Motion Picture Company, Convoke Media.
