A young divorcée develops a daydream fixation with a family she observes on her daily commute, but after witnessing an unexplained event and her own drunken blackout, wakes to find that tragedy has befallen the family and sets off to solve a mystery that she thinks might have involved her.
Directed by Tate Taylor and starring Tate Taylor, Luke Evans and Rebecca Ferguson among others.
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
UK Release: 5th of October US Release: 7th of October
7th
War on Everyone (2016)
Michael Peña and Alexander Skarsgård star as America’s most corrupt and inappropriate cops, patrolling the streets of New Mexico blackmailing criminals and creating havoc in this irreverent black comedy from the director of ‘The Guard’ and ‘Calvary’.
Directed by John Michael McDonagh and starring Michael Peña, Alexander Skarsgård and Tessa Thompson among others.
Genre: Comedy, Crime
UK Release: 7th of October US Release: N/A
Blood Father (2016)
Mel Gibson stars as a tough ex-con tattoo artist who goes on the run with his estranged daughter to protect her from from dangerous drug dealers intent on killing her in this action/thriller from french director Jean-François Richet.
Directed by Jean-François Richet and starring Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty and Diego Luna among others.
Genre: Action, Thriller
UK Release: 7th of October US Release: 26th of August
Tiger Raid (2016)
Two anarchic Irish mercenaries prowl the Arabian deserts in post-apocalyptic style with brutal consequences; but when a raid to kidnap an Iraqi woman surfaces rarely felt emotions in one of them, their loyalty with be fundamentally tested in this brutal British Indie drama.
Directed by Simon Dixon and starring Damien Molony, Brian Gleeson and Sofia Boutella among others.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
UK Release: 7th of October US Release: N/A
14th
Inferno (2016)
The third film in the “Robert Langdon” series that began with ‘The Davinci Code’, based on the 4th Dan Brown novel which finds the renown symbologist becoming the target of an international manhunt as he gets caught up in a conspiracy to “save” humanity, which might actually destroy it.
Directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones and Ben Foster among others.
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
UK Release: 14th of October US Release: 28th of October
Storks (2016)
When a young boy writes to the storks in the hopes of getting a baby brother; he sends the stork delivery company, who now delivers packages only, into chaos as the heir apparent tries to find a way to deliver the child and get the company back on track.
Directed by Nicholas Stoller & Doug Sweetland and featuring Andy Samberg, Keegan-Michael Key and Kelsey Grammer among others.
Genre: Family, Animation, Comedy
UK Release: 14th of October US Release: 23rd of September
American Honey (2016)
A spirited girl hitchhikes a ride with a ragtag group of youngsters and becomes part of a hard partying, fast living, magazine sales team in this American misfit road dramedy and coming-of-age story from director Andrea Arnold.
Directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough among others.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
UK Release: 14th of October US Release: 30th of September
21st
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
Tom Cruise’s all-action, ex-soldier angel of justice returns to his unit only to become the target of another manhunt when he’s implicated in a past murder, but the hunted becomes the hunter on a mission to unravel a conspiracy in this action/thriller from the director of ‘The Last Samurai’.
Directed by Edward Zwick and starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders and Robert Knepper among others.
Genre: Action, Thriller
UK Release: 21st of October US Release: 21st of October
Trolls (2016)
The ultra happy, party-lovin’ trolls are forced beyond their world on an adventure by the arrival of a frightening giant in this poptastic animation from the folks at DreamWorks, based on the popular dolls.
Directed by Mike Mitchell & Walt Dohrn and starring Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and James Corden among others.
Genre: Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
UK Release: 21st of October US Release: 4th of November
I, Daniel Blake (2016)
A Palme d’Or winning drama at this year’s Cannes Film Festival; this is the story of two disparate working class Brits, one a middle-aged carpenter and the other a young single mom, who are brought together by their dependence on the state in this social class drama with something to say about modern British and the state of the welfare system.
Directed by Ken Loach and starring Dave Johns, Hayley Squires and Natalie Ann Jamieson among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 21st of October US Release: N/A
25th
Doctor Strange (2016)
After an accident ends his career; a self-styled surgeon sets out on a journey of healing and discovery, only to find hidden dimensions of magic and a supreme sorcerer who will teach him the mystic arts that will help in the fight against evil.
Directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton and Chiwetel Ejiofor among others.
Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
UK Release: 25th of October US Release: 4th of November
28th
Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
An unassuming American suburban couple get caught up in an international espionage conspiracy when their seemingly perfectly new neighbours turn out to be a couple of super-spies, in a fish-out-of water action/comedy from the director of ‘Superbad’ and ‘Adventureland’.
Directed by Greg Mottola and starring Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher and Zach Galifianakis among others.
Genre: Action, Comedy
UK Release: 28th of October US Release: 21st of October
Train to Busan (2016)
The passengers on a high-speed South Korean train are inadvertently caught up in a Zombie apocalypse when a virulent zombie virus quickly spreads through the streets of Seoul; but far from their coffin, the train proves their only hope for survival as they struggle against the ravaging hoards towards their final destination.
Directed by Sang-ho Yeon and starring and starring Yoo Gong, Soo-an Kim and Yu-mi Jeong among others.
#TriviaTuesday: A cost-cutting insect-like suit was the early design for the alien hunter in 1987's 'Predator'—unsuccessfully worn by the character's first actor Jean-Claude Van Damme—but it was ditched for a now iconic Stan Winston design at twice the price. Money well spent. pic.twitter.com/pvbTmpgUIB
#TriviaTuesday: ‘Big Kahuna Burger’ is most certainly the fictional fast food of choice in the Tarantinoverse, appearing or referenced in 'Reservoir Dogs', 'From Dusk Till Dawn', 'Death Proof', 'Four Rooms', as well as its starring turn in 1994’s 'Pulp Fiction' of course. pic.twitter.com/k3xVsbDuA6