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From fresh originals and long-awaited returns to blockbuster hits and hidden gems, here are the highlighted new releases streaming this month across Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, and more. Including what’s now available to rent or buy on digital. Whether you’re into action, drama, comedy, or a bit of everything, there’s something here for every kind of binge-watcher.
From the world of Stephen King’s IT comes IT: Welcome to Derry, the chilling prequel revealing the origins of Pennywise and the town’s haunting curse. Delving deep into Derry’s dark history, fear takes new form. Experience the terror before the clown. Available to stream on HBO Max October 27.
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From the creators of Monster: Dahmer and Monster: The Menendez Brothers comes Monster: Ed Gein, exploring the twisted mind of America’s most disturbing killer whose crimes inspired countless horror legends. Gripping, haunting and unforgettable. Available to stream now on Netflix.
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From comedy genius Tim Robinson comes The Chair Company, a hilarious new series about an ordinary office where the simplest tasks spiral into absurd chaos. Packed with awkward humour, sharp wit and Robinson’s trademark insanity, it’s workplace comedy at its finest. Available on HBO Max October 13.
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Cillian Murphy delivers a powerhouse performance in Steve, a gripping 2025 drama about a man confronting the ghosts of his past while rebuilding his fractured life. Steve showcases Murphy at his best. Available to stream now on Netflix.
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) is a tense psychological thriller following a nanny whose obsession with a perfect family turns deadly. Starring Jessica Chastain, Florence Pugh, and Sebastian Stan, it’s a chilling reimagining of a classic. Available to stream on Disney+ October 22.
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Weapons (2025) from Barbarian director Zach Cregger.
When all but one child from the same classroom mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. Available to rent or buy on digital now, highly recommended by Movieland.
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Fight or Flight (2025) Josh Harnett
A mercenary takes on the job of tracking a high-value asset known only as “The Ghost” on an international flight. Realizing the plane is filled with assassins assigned to kill them both, the pair must work together in a fight for their lives.
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Honey Don’t (2025) Margaret Qualley, Chris Evans.
Small-town private investigator Honey O’Donahue probes a series of strange deaths that are tied to a mysterious church.
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Primitive War (2025) Ryan Kwanten
During the Vietnam War, a recon unit ventures to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing platoon. They soon find themselves in a fight for their lives against an unexpected enemy — prehistoric dinosaurs
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Prisoner Of War (2025) Scott Adkins
During World War II, Japanese forces capture James Wright, a British SAS officer, and hold him captive in a prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines. Before the entire colony embarks on the Bataan Death March, Wright and his fellow prisoners are forced to fight in brutal death matches for the entertainment of their captors.
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Eddington (2025) Joaquin Phoenix – Pedro Pascal
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbour is pitted against neighbour in Eddington, N.M.
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The Naked Gun (2025) Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson
Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr becomes a police officer like his legendary father and must save the police department from shutting down by solving a case.
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Kangaroo Island (2025)
A struggling actress returns home, confronting the love triangle that tore her family apart.
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The witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world in which people often prove more wicked than beasts. Season 4 begins October 30.
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It’s 1990, you’re fresh out of high school and not sure what to do with your life, so, obviously, you follow your buddy blindly into the US Marine Corps… What could go wrong? Inspired by a real manly story, BOOTS marches onto Netflix October 9.
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After a career-ending game, Russ Holliday has to throw a Hail Mary and reinvent himself as South Georgia’s new QB, Chad Powers. Available now on Disney+
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DIE MY LOVE – Lynne Ramsay’s blistering depiction of a woman engulfed by love and madness, featuring stunning performances from Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson. October 17 on HBO Max.
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John Candy: I Like Me, a new documentary film directed by Colin Hanks and from producer Ryan Reynolds, is streaming on Prime Video October 10.
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It’s time to rob the robbers. Play Dirty starring Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Stanfield is streaming on Prime Video October 1.
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A determined father risks everything to rescue a teacher and her students from a raging wildfire. The Lost Bus is now streaming on Apple TV+
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Movies of the Month: Halloween Edition
Three witches resurrect after 300 years to exact revenge and begin a reign of terror after Max, a young boy who moves to Salem with his family, lights the cursed Candle of Black Flame.
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There are Halloween mischievous galore when Ernest accidentally sets a trouble-making sprite free from its wooded tomb.
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Two friends, Terry and Glen, endeavour to close a portal in their backyard after they accidentally open a gate and release a swarm of demons.
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After a car accident that killed his wife, Frank discovers that he can communicate with ghosts. Later, a demonic spirit appears and starts killing people and Frank may be the only one who can stop it.