October’s movie releases include a mix of streaming and theatrical releases to feast our eyes on!
From the comical halls of Studio 8H to the horrific depths of a certain bayou, there’s a treat for every moviegoer this Halloween.
Plus, this star-studded lineup is scary-good, with back-to-back Dylan O’Brien features and a devastating romance led by Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. What a time to be alive!
In order of release date, here are our top picks for movies releasing in October:
1. Caddo Lake — Streaming on Max, October 10
If you’re a Dylan O’Brien girlie, you know there’s no greater treat than seeing this actor emerge from hibernation for a new movie.
Caddo Lakes promises to showcase excellent performances alongside a gripping mystery that spans years of mysterious deaths in a potentially sinister bayou. Who are we kidding? M. Night Shyamala is a producer. Of course, it’s sinister
Film Synopsis: When an 8-year-old girl disappears on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together, altering a broken family’s history.
Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Eliza Scanlen, Diana Hopper, Caroline Falk, Sam Hennings, with Eric Lange and Lauren Ambrose.
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2. Saturday Night — In Theaters, October 11
Live from New York, it’s a star-studded biopic.
Saturday Night follows the frantic 90 minutes leading up to the very first SNL episode and illustrates how the fifty-year sketch show almost didn’t happen. From reenactments to first-person accounts to surprising behind-the-scenes lore, October’s hottest movie has everything going for it.
Film Synopsis: At 11:30 pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television — and culture — forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words.
Cast: Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Nicholas Braun, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Willem Dafoe, J.K. Simmons
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3. We Live in Time — In Theaters, October 11
It’s Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh. Do we really need to say more? Okay, how about a romantic meet cute that involves one hitting the other with their car? Oh, and they get to use their real (arguably hotter) accents.
The downside? We Live in Time could be this decade’s most emotionally devastating film. Because when cancer is involved, so is a lot of tissues and therapy after we leave the cinema.
Film Synopsis: Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together — falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family — a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Cast: Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield
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4. Brothers — Streaming on Prime Video, October 17
Once you’re done crying your eyes out with We Live in Time, you will need to chase it down with something silly and fun.
Brothers is that movie, with its outrageous pratfalls, ridiculously fun cast of famous faces, and an absurd heist premise.
Film Synopsis: Brothers tells the story of a reformed criminal (Josh Brolin) whose attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother (Peter Dinklage) on a cross-country road trip for the score of a lifetime. Dodging bullets, the law, and an overbearing mother along the way, they must heal their severed family bond before they end up killing each other.
Cast: Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Taylour Paige, Brendan Fraser, Glenn Close
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5. Your Monster — In Theaters, October 25
An anti-romantic comedy with final girl Melissa Barrera as the lead? Say less. We are seated.
Your Monster features a timid actress who reconnects with her inner rage when she is forced to live with a monster who emerges from the closet of her childhood home. As she spends time with the creature, she develops a connection that will push her to take her life back.
Film Synopsis: Your Monster tells the story of the soft-spoken actor Laura Franco (Melissa Barrera), who is dumped by her longtime boyfriend (Edmund Donovan) while recovering from surgery and retreats to her childhood home to recover. With her future looking bleak, insult is added to injury when Laura discovers her ex is staging a musical that she helped him develop. But out of these gut-wrenching life changes emerges a monster (Tommy Dewey) with whom she finds a connection, encouraging Laura to follow her dreams, open her heart, and fall in love with her inner rage.
Cast: Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Edmund Donovan, Meghann Fahy
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Alicia Gilstorf
Alicia is a writer from Canada. She credits her passion for TV and film to superheroes, workplace comedies, cheesy holiday movies, and coming-of-age stories.
