October

 

3rd

Venom (2018)

When a New York reporter exposes the dark secrets of a tech company mogul and becomes infected with powerful symbiotic powers, he must become one with his dark alter ego to save himself and those he loves, in this ‘Spider-Man’ villain origin story from the the director of ‘Zombieland’.

Directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed among others.

Genre: Comic-book, Action, Horror, Sci-fi

UK Release: 3rd of October   US Release: 5th of October

 

 

 

A Star Is Born (2018)

Bradley Cooper makes his directorial debut with a remake of a remake and stars as a washed up folk music star on a downward spiral, who finds a new lease on life when he meets a talented aspiring singer and helps to turn her into a star . . . at the expense of his own future.

Directed by Bradley Cooper and starring Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper and Sam Elliott among others.

Genre: Drama, Romance

UK Release: 3rd of October   US Release: 5th of October

 

 

 

Operation Finale (2018)

In the early 1960s and after the dust of the second world war had settled, a team of Mossad agents track down a notorious target in Beunos Aires—high ranking Nazi and main architect of ‘The Holocaust’ Adolf Eichmann—tasked with the sensitive diplomatic mission of smuggling him to Israel to face the most public justice imaginable.

Directed by Chris Weitz and starring Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley and Mélanie Laurent among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 3rd of October   US Release: 29th of August

 

 

 

5th

Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

When a group of dangerous international hackers reveal the identities of undercover British agents and compromise the country’s security, MI7 must turn to retired agent Johnny English to unravel the mystery and bring the culprits to justice, in this third big screen outing for the world’s most inept and self-unaware spy.

Directed by David Kerr and starring Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller and Olga Kurylenko among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

UK Release: 5th of October   US Release: 26th of October

 

 

 

Columbus (2017)

Stuck in his dad’s town waiting for his estranged old man to slip from a coma or die, a man forms an unlikely connection with a young aspiring architect with her own family strife, forcing them both re-evaluate their lives and dare to take the next step.

Directed by Kogonada and starring John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson and Parker Pose among others.

Genre: Drama, Romance

UK Release: 5th of October   US Release: 4th of August 2017

 

 

 

Blindspotting (2018)

Recently released and on parole, a California ex-con’s struggle to stay on the straight-and-narrow forces him to reassess his relationship with his volatile best friend, while dealing with the tribulations and injustices on 21st century American streets, in this comedically vibrant and reflective indie drama directorial debut.

Directed by Carlos López Estrada and starring Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal and Janina Gavankar among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama

UK Release: 5th of October   US Release: 27th of July

 

 

 

10th

22 July (2018)

Director Paul Greengrass weaves a sombre drama based on a Norwegian true story from the perspective of the survivors and their experiences, of the fateful day when Anders Breivik planted a deadly car bomb in Oslo as a distraction to storm a youth camp on the island of Utøya and murder 69 people.

Directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Thorbjørn Harr, Anders Danielsen Lie and Lars Arentz-Hansen among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Crime, Drama

UK Release: 10th of October (Netflix)   US Release: 10th of October (Netflix)

 

 

 

12th

First Man (2018)

In the middle of the cold war and at the height of the space race, an unassuming navy pilot and NASA astronaut from Ohio is chosen to lead the first successful manned mission to the moon, turning his life upside down and becoming legend in the process—as Oscar winner Damien Chazelle ditches his beloved music for this Neil Armstrong biopic.

Directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy and Corey Stoll among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 12th of October   US Release: 12th of October

 

 

 

Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

When seven mysterious strangers gather at a notorious rural retreat with a dark past, their collective sins meet a final chance for redemption before everything descends into anarchy, in a stylish ensemble mystery from the writer/director of ‘Cloverfield’ and ‘The Martian’.

Directed by Drew Goddard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Jeff Bridges and Dakota Johnson among others.

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

UK Release: 12th of October   US Release: 5th of October

 

 

 

Mandy (2018)

Broken by loss and hell bent on revenge, a man seeks bloody vengeance on the sinister cult and charismatic leader who took from him the love of his life, turning his once idyllic and isolated 1980s existence in the Pacific Northwestern wilderness into hell on Earth.

Directed by Panos Cosmatos and starring Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough and Linus Roache among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 12th of October   US Release: 14th of September

 

 

 

Smallfoot (2018)

After an airplane crashes near an isolated mountain society of Yetis, an intrepid Bigfoot sets out to prove the existence of creatures once thought to be a myth . . . humans, as an all-star voice cast gathers to subvert the classic Bigfoot legend in animated style.

Directed by Karey Kirkpatrick & Jason Reisig and starring Channing Tatum, Zendaya and James Corden among others.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

UK Release: 12th of October   US Release: 28th of September

 

 

 

Apostle (2018)

When his sister is taken by a dangerous extremist Christian cult in early 20th century Britain, a pious man infiltrates their island refuge to rescue her and unravel their sinister secrets . . . while determined to enact his own righteous revenge, in this period thriller from the director of ‘The Raid’.

Directed by Gareth Evans and starring Dan Stevens, Lucy Boynton and Michael Sheen among others.

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

UK Release: 12th of October (Netflix)   US Release: 12th of October (Netflix)

 

 

 

19th

Halloween (2018)

Forty years after narrowly surviving his murderous Halloween rampage, Laurie Strode returns to sleepy Haddonfield to confront an escaped Michael Myers—intent on another autumn killing spree—as director David Gordon Green erases thirty-seven years of sequels and creates his own follow-up to the game-changing 1978 slasher classic.

Directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle and Jefferson Hall among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 19th of October   US Release: 19th of October

 

 

 

Hunter Killer (2018)

With the world headed towards all-out conflict after a rogue Russian general stages an aggressive coup, a US submarine captain and a Navy Seal team are tasked with rescuing the captured Russian president and pulling the world back from the brink of World War III.

Directed by Donovan Marsh and starring Gerard Butler, Michael Nyqvist and Gary Oldman among others.

Genre: Action, Thriller, War

UK Release: 19th of October   US Release: 26th of October

 

 

 

Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)

Oscar-winning polemicist and filmmaker Michael Moore takes aim at another event which changed American politics and its society—the election of Donald Trump—as he shines a light on the American populous and the current state of the nation to determine how it got to this point, while attempting to plot a course for the future in the lead-up to the mid-term elections . . . and deliver a warning of things to come.

Directed by Michael Moore and starring Michael Moore, Donald J. Trump and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among others.

Genre: Documentary

UK Release: 19th of October   US Release: 21st of September

 

 

 

Dogman (2018)

Tired of being habitually humiliated and having his neighbourhood terrorised, a diminutive and unassuming dog groomer commits to righteous vengeance against the local hard-man, in gritty modern tale of revenge with classic western undertones from the director of ‘Gomorrah’.

Directed by Matteo Garrone and starring Marcello Fonte, Edoardo Pesce and Nunzia Schiano among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 19th of October   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

22nd

The Hate U Give (2018)

Starr leads a comfortable life in a close-knit community and a good school, whilst never losing touch with her roots—but when the latest police shooting of an unarmed black man hits close to home, her life is turned upside down when she’s confronted by the ugly reality of life in America . . . and is challenged to take a stand for change.

Directed by George Tillman Jr. and starring Amandla Stenberg, Anthony Mackie and Common among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 22nd of October   US Release: 19th of October

 

 

 

23rd

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018)

When a mystery man from her past plans to stage a ‘magical’ event in her name, a dissatisfied young woman and her new confidant scramble to uncover what’s coming, while dealing with the shenanigans of her estranged husbands as things take a turn into the bizarre, in this screwball comedy from the director of ‘The Greasy Strangler’.

Directed by Jim Hosking and starring Aubrey Plaza, Jemaine Clement and Craig Robinson among others.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery

UK Release: 23rd of October   US Release: 19th of October

 

 

 

24th

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

Bryan Singer dramatically chronicles the rise of iconic British rock band ‘Queen’ and their flamboyant frontman Freddie Mercury, from their theatrical 1970s roots to the 80s charity concert which would cement their musical legend.

Directed by Bryan Singer and starring Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee and Mike Myers among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 24th of October   US Release: 2nd of November

 

 

 

26th

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (2018)

Gus Van Sant directs and Joaquin Phoenix stars in a comedic chronicle of controversial cartoonist and satirist John Callahan—as he struggles to recover from a debilitating accident and his battle with sobriety, dealing with life’s curveballs with black humour and politically incorrect sensibilities, while owning his disability and refusing to play the victim.

Directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill and Rooney Mara among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 26th of October   US Release: 26th of October

 

 

 

U – July 22 (2018)

When a lone-wolf terrorist perpetrates a violent atrocity at a summer camp on the Norwegian island of Utøya, a teenage girl is plunged into a struggle to survive and track down her little sister, in this confronting drama based on the attacks of 2011.

Directed by Erik Poppe and starring Andrea Berntzen, Aleksander Holmen and Brede Fristad among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 26th of October   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

The Guilty (2018)

When a jaded police dispatcher gets a disturbing call from a potential abductee, he’s soon plunged into a race against time to help track her down and return her safely, in this ticking Danish thriller from debutant director Gustav Möller.

Directed by Gustav Möller and starring Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage and Omar Shargawi among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 26th of October   US Release: 19th of October

 

 

 

31st

Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018)

When a sinkhole in the British countryside opens a portal to the underworld, horror is unleashed upon the unsuspecting students and teachers at a prestigious boarding school, in this horror/comedy from British rocker-turned-filmmaker Crispian Mills.

Directed by Erik Poppe and starring Andrea Berntzen, Aleksander Holmen and Brede Fristad among others.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror

UK Release: 31st of October   US Release: N/A

 

 

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