Ten Movies to See in October 2026

Ten Movies to See in October 2026

- By Nicolas Delgadillo -->

Halloween is just around the corner, and the big screen is thankfully offering a few fresh horror options this month - and also STREET FIGHTER

‘Digger’ October 2nd (Theaters)

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant, Birdman) returns with his latest original film Digger, starring Tom Cruise in the title role. The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything. 

 

‘Beware Boiúna’ October 2nd (Theaters)

From director Mike P. Nelson (Silent Night, Deadly Night), who was just tapped to direct the upcoming reboot of the Saw franchise, comes a freshly terrifying creature feature. Deep in the Amazon, a medical mission spirals into a fight for survival when Boiúna, a colossal ancient predator, awakens to reclaim her domain. In the jungle where nature holds absolute power, she decides who lives and who dies.

 

‘Other Mommy’ October 9th (Theaters)

Bela (Arabella Olivia Clark), an eight-year-old girl living in a home with marital problems, confronts a sinister entity that comes out of her closet and resembles her own mother (Jessica Chastain). The presence, whom she calls "Other Mommy," becomes increasingly threatening to her and her family in this mind-bending horror ride.

 

‘V/H/S/Mixtape’ October 9th (Shudder)

The latest iteration of the found footage series, V/H/S/MIXTAPE cranks the volume on horror with a blood-soaked collection of cursed music videos, terrifying performances, and found footage. Press play. Pray it stops.

 

‘The Social Reckoning’ October 9th (Theaters)

Inspired by true events and the whistleblower who started the social media reckoning we’re seeing play out today, this Aaron Sorkin original screenplay is a companion piece to the hit film The Social Network and a true David and Goliath story. Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network’s most guarded secrets. 

 

‘Street Fighter’ October 16th (Theaters)

Set in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don’t, it’s GAME OVER!

 

‘You Can See Everything’ October 16th (Theaters)

Thirty-four days before she's sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait of an enigmatic felon soon becomes a mind-bending, three-year journey into the abyss.

‘Clayface’ October 23rd (Theaters)

Matt Hagen’s (Tom Rhys Harries) meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss’s actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt seeks out a cutting edge treatment that miraculously returns him to his former self…but also unexpectedly affects his grip on reality, spiraling him down a destructive path of all-consuming revenge.

 

‘Wildwood’ October 23rd (Theaters)

Armies rise. Worlds collide. When Prue McKeel’s (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) baby brother is taken into the mysterious forest beyond Portland, she sets out to bring him home and discovers a hidden world on the brink of war. From LAIKA, the studio behind Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings, and ParaNorman, comes Wildwood, an epic new fantasy adventure directed by Travis Knight.

 

‘Wicker’ October 30th (Theaters)

In a seaside village lost to time, a fisherwoman (Olivia Coleman) delivers the food relied on by the townsfolk, who barely tolerate her cantankerous presence. Unexpectedly named the next to be wed and sick of the disdain, she commissions the local Basketmaker (Peter Dinklage) to weave her the perfect husband (Alexander Skarsgård) and he truly goes above and beyond. When you’re married to the hottest and handiest man around, jealousies inevitably flare up.


 

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