Octobers are riddled with horror flick releases for Halloween. That is not to say that films of other genres wait till the curved pumpkins and fake spider webs are safely out of people’s lawns and porches. Here are seven movies coming out this month.
TÁR
Rating: R
Runtime: 2 hr 38 min
Release date: Oct 7
Genre: Music, Drama
Director: Todd Field
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant
From producer-writer-director Todd Field comes TÁR, starring Cate Blanchett as the iconic musician Lydia Tár. TÁR examines the changing nature of power, its impact and durability in our modern world.
Black Adam
"The world needed a hero. It got Black Adam."
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 2 hr 6 min
Release date: Oct 21
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan
N early 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods and imprisoned just as quickly Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
Ticket to Paradise
"They’re in this together for better or worse."
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 44 min
Release date: Oct 21
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Director: Ol Parker
Starring: Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Kaitlyn Dever
A divorced couple teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago.
The School for Good and Evil
"There are two sides to every story."
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 2 hr 26 min
Release date: Oct 19
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Drama
Director: Paul Feig
Starring: Charlize Theron, Sophia Anne Caruso, Sofia Wylie, Laurence Fishburne
Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil.
The Good Nurse
"Based on the unthinkable true story."
Rating: R
Runtime: 2 hr 1 min
Release date: Oct 26
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Director: Tobias Lindholm
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Noah Emmerich
Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth in this gripping thriller based on true events.
Halloween Ends
Rating: R
Runtime: 1 hr 51 min
Release date: Oct 14
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, Will Patton
Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.
The Banshees of Inisherin
"Everything was fine yesterday."
Runtime: 1 hr 54 min
Release Date Oct 21
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Director: Martin McDonagh
Starring:Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon
Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN follows lifelong friends Pádraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson), who find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friendship. A stunned Pádraic, aided by his sister Siobhán (Kerry Condon) and troubled young islander Dominic (Barry Keoghan), endeavours to repair the relationship, refusing to take no for an answer. But Pádraic's repeated efforts only strengthen his former friend’s resolve and when Colm delivers a desperate ultimatum, events swiftly escalate, with shocking consequences.
