October

 

5th

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Thirty years after the hunt for three replicants through the futuristic streets of L.A. plunged him into an existential crisis, vanished former ‘Blade Runner’ Deckard is tracked down by a young agent with a secret which could bring down an already fractured society, in Denis Villeneuve’s sequel to Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi classic.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling and Jared Leto among others.

Genre: Sci-fi, Thriller

UK Release: 5th of October   US Release: 6th of October

 

 

 

6th

The Mountain Between Us (2017)

Two complete strangers form a deep bond and struggle for survival on a journey across the snow-covered wilderness after their small private plane crashes on a mountainside, in this survival drama from the director of ‘The Idol’ and ‘Paradise Now’.

Directed by Hany Abu-Assad and starring Idris Elba, Kate Winslet and Beau Bridges among others.

Genre: Adventure, Drama

UK Release: 6th of October   US Release: 6th of October

 

 

 

The Glass Castle (2017)

A successful New York journalist struggles to reconnect with her unconventional parents as she reflects on a dysfunctional nomadic upbringing, moving from town to town in a charismatic family that lived by its own rules and was never kept down by poverty, in this screen adaptation of the Jeannette Walls memoirs.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 6th of October   US Release: 11th of August

 

 

 

13th

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)

The grown children of a quirky, dysfunctional and estranged New York family come together to honour the artistic life of their imposing father, in this latest ideosyncratic urban comedy drama from Noah Baumbach.

Directed by Noah Baumbach and starring Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Dustin Hoffman among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 13th of October (Netflix)   US Release: 13th of October (Netflix)

 

 

 

The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017)

In a far away land threatened by a megalomaniac, a group of talented but inexperienced young ninjas group together to defend Ninjago in a good vs evil battle which turns out to be a family affair, as Warner Bros. give us their latest animation based on a Lego toy line and featuring an ensemble voice cast.

Directed by Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher & Bob Logan and starring Dave Franco, Olivia Munn and Jackie Chan among others.

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure

UK Release: 13th of October   US Release: 22nd of September

 

 

 

The Snowman (2017)

When Norwegian detective Harry Hole discovers yet another mysterious snowman at the scene of a crime where a woman is missing, the realisation that he may be investigating a brutal serial killer who won’t stop dawns on him, in Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of the bestselling novel from the Jo Nesbø crime series.

Directed by Tomas Alfredson and starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson and J.K. Simmons among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

UK Release: 13th of October   US Release: 20th of October

 

 

 

The Party (2017)

A group of well-to-do British liberals assemble in a London flat to celebrate a political appointment, but this supposedly civilised dinner party soon descends into tragedy when strongly held beliefs and barbed ideologies bubble up, in a savage and satirical black comedy from writer/director and artistic polymath Sally Potter.

Directed by Sally Potter and starring Patricia Clarkson, Timothy Spall and Kristin Scott Thomas among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

UK Release: 13th of October   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

The Little Vampire 3D (2017)

Two thirteen year-olds, one a vampire and one a mortal fascinated by his world, develop a friendship when a vampire-hunter threatens their family in this European animation based on the popular German children’s fantasy novels by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg.

Directed by Richard Claus & Karsten Kiilerich and starring Rasmus Hardiker, Jim Carter and Alice Krige among others.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy

UK Release: 13th of October   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

The Ritual (2017)

When British college mates reunite for a group camping trip in the forest, they soon find themselves in a struggle for survival when a dark force begins to stalk them in this indie horror from the director of ‘Southbound’ and ‘The Signal’.

Directed by David Bruckner and starring Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier and Arsher Ali among others.

Genre: Horror

UK Release: 13th of October   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

20th

Geostorm (2017)

When a futuristic system which controls climate and protects the world from extreme weather mysteriously turns on the planet and threatens humanity with destruction, a group of disparate people are plunged into a race against time to unravel this mystery in a disaster survival thriller from the makers of ‘Independence Day’.

Directed by Dean Devlin & Danny Cannon and starring Gerard Butler, Abbie Cornish and Ed Harris among others.

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

UK Release: 20th of October   US Release: 20th of October

 

 

 

The Death of Stalin (2017)

During the death throes of Joseph Stalin’s iron-clad Soviet regime in the early 1950s, the political classes are plunged into a mad scramble for power, reaching a dangerous crescendo with global implications immediately following his death in this ludicrous historically based dark comedy from the modern British master of political satire Armando Iannucci.

Directed by Armando Iannucci and starring Steve Buscemi, Andrea Riseborough and Jason Isaacs among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Comedy

UK Release: 20th of October   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Marshall (2017)

During the political and social turmoil of late 1960s America, young judge and the recently appointed first African-American justice to US supreme court Thurgood Marshall struggles with a difficult and socially significant but career-defining case, in this biographical drama from director Reginald Hudlin.

Directed by Reginald Hudlin and starring Chadwick Boseman, Kate Hudson and Dan Stevens among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 20th of October   US Release: 13th of October

 

 

 

The Double Lover (2017)

A beautiful young lady who falls for her psychologist soon discovers that there may be more to his identity than meets the eye, in this tense romantic French drama/thriller from the director of ‘Swimming Pool’ and ‘Frantz’.

Directed by François Ozon and starring Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier and Jacqueline Bisset among others.

Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller

UK Release: 20th of October   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)

When their town of ‘Ponyville’ is threatened by a dangerous and powerful dark pony, the super pony team ‘Mane 6’ must embark on an adventure beyond their kingdom of ‘Equestria’ in this musical adaptation of the popular animated TV series, featuring the original show’s voices and a new all-star cast.

Directed by Jayson Thiessen and starring Zoe Saldana, Emily Blunt and Michael Peña among others.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

UK Release: 20th of October   US Release: 6th of October

 

 

 

24th

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

After Asgard is ravaged by the powerful goddess of death Hela and the mighty Thor is captured into slavery, the god of thunder must survive the gladiatorial arena and a collision with an angry former ally while forming an unlikely team to save his civilisation from annihilation.

Directed by Taika Waititi and starring Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett and Mark Ruffalo among others.

Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

UK Release: 24th of October   US Release: 3rd of November

 

 

 

27th

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

In the Italian summer of 1983, an American-Italian teenager becomes infatuated with the strapping American scholar who comes to stay at his family villa and help his academic father, spawning a complicated and formative relationship in this adaptation of André Aciman’s novel from the director of ‘A Bigger Splash’.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet and Michael Stuhlbarg among others.

Genre: Drama, Romance

UK Release: 27th of October   US Release: 24th of November

 

 

 

Breathe (2017)

British army captain and adventurous soul Robin Cavendish’s life is turned upside down after becoming paralyzed by polio, only to become one of the longest responaut survivors of the disease and a tireless advocate for the disabled in this biographical period drama from actor-turned-director Andy Serkis.

Directed by Andy Serkis and starring Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy and Diana Rigg among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Romance

UK Release: 27th of October   US Release: 13th of October

 

 

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