Every Movie Releasing In Theaters In October 2024

October 2024 officially brings spooky season, and with that comes a variety of movies in theaters, such as the return of Art the Clown, the next chapter in Arthur Fleck’s story, a look into the beginnings of Saturday Night Live, Venom’s final movie, a horror movie starring Melissa Barrera, and a lot more. 2024 has seen successful movies from all genres, continuing the great streak of 2023, and there are still many more highly-anticipated movies coming in the final months of the year.

September kicked off spooky season with movies like Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the American remake of Speak No Evil, the body horror movie The Substance, and the survival horror movie Never Let Go. To bring balance into the mix, September also brought the animated movies Transformers One and The Wild Robot, the action movie The Killer’s Game, and Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis. Now, October will lead viewers into Halloween with the third Terrifier movie, the sequel to Joker, the return of the Smile entity, and a lot more from other genres, as well.

Joker: Folie à Deux

Joker: Folie à Deux Will Be Released On October 4, 2024

Joker: Folie à Deux is the highly-anticipated sequel to Todd Phillips’ 2019 Joker, loosely based on characters from DC Comics. Directed once more by Phillips and with Joaquin Phoenix back as Arthur Fleck/Joker, Joker: Folie à Deux is set two years after the events of the first movie. Arthur, now a patient at Arkham State Hospital, meets fellow inmate Harleen Quinzel (Lady Gaga), with whom he falls in love. Together they experience life as a musical through their linked insanity, all while the followers of the movement Arthur accidentally created in the first movie do what they can to set him free.

“Folie à deux” is French for “madness of two” and is used to refer to shared psychosis or shared delusional disorder.

Terrifier 3

Terrifier 3 Will Be Released On October 11, 2024

The third installment in the Terrifier movie series arrives in October. Written and directed by Damien Leone, Terrifier 3 is set five years after the events of Terrifier 2, following survivors Sienna (Lauren LaVera) and her younger brother Jonathan (Elliot Fullam) as they struggle to rebuild their lives after their traumatic experience with Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton). With Christmas approaching, they try to channel their holiday spirit, but to their horror, Art returns with a mission to turn Christmas into a new nightmare.

Piece by Piece

Piece by Piece Will Be Released On October 11, 2024

Piece by Piece is an animated documentary movie directed by Morgan Neville. Piece by Piece follows the life and career of musician Pharrell Williams, who stars as himself… but in Lego form. Piece by Piece takes a look at Pharrell’s life from his childhood to his musical career and the many friendships he has made on this journey, all this told with Legos. Accompanying Pharrell in Piece by Piece are Morgan Neville, Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Daft Punk, and many others.

Saturday Night

Saturday Night Will Be Released On October 11, 2024

Saturday Night is a biographical comedy-drama directed by Jason Reitman. Saturday Night takes the audience back to 1975, to take a look at the chaos and fun that happened in the 90 minutes before the premiere of Saturday Night Live on October 11. Saturday Night has an all-star cast playing the all-star cast that kicked off what would become one of the most important comedy projects in TV history, such as Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase, Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner, Matt Wood as John Belushi, Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd, Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris, and Gabriel LaBelle as Lone Michaels, among many others.

We Live In Time

We Live In Time Will Be Released On October 11, 2024

We Live In Time is a rom-com drama directed by John Crowley. We Live In Time is the story of Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield), who are brought together in a surprise encounter and end up falling in love. After building a home and becoming a family, they are hit by some shocking news that completely changes their lives. Together, Almut and Tobias embark on a journey challenged by the limits of time as they cherish every moment together through this new and difficult time.

Smile 2

Smile 2 Will Be Released On October 18, 2024

The Smile entity returns to take more victims in Smile 2. Directed by Parker Finn, Smile 2 follows Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), a famous pop star who is preparing for a new world tour. However, she witnesses the suicide of an old acquaintance, who passes the Smile entity onto her. Skye then begins to experience a series of increasingly disturbing events that force her to confront the demons of her past in an attempt to regain control of her life before it’s too late. Also starring in Smile 2 are Kyle Gallner, Lukas Gage, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Peter Jacobson.

Kyle Gallner reprises his role from
Smile
as Joel, the last carrier of the Smile entity.

Hard Truths

Hard Truths Will Be Released On October 18, 2024

Hard Truths is a drama movie written and directed by Mike Leigh. Hard Truths is the story of Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a woman struggling with anger and depression, making her hypersensitive to the slightest inconvenience. Pansy takes her anger out on her husband and son, who have learned better not to argue with her. Meanwhile, Pansy’s sister, Chantelle (Michele Austin), is a single mother with a life and temperament completely different from Pansy’s, which makes her the only person still capable of sympathizing with her.

Goodrich

Goodrich Will Be Released On October 18, 2024

Goodrich is a comedy movie written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer. Goodrich is the story of Andy Goodrich (Michael Keaton), an art dealer whose second wife leaves him and enters a 90-day rehab program, leaving him on his own with their young kids. Andy reaches out to his adult pregnant daughter Grace (Mila Kunis) for help to raise his nine-year-old twins, and in the process, he becomes the father that Grace never had but always needed. Also starring in Goodrich are Andie MacDowell, Carmen Ejogo, Kevin Pollak, Michael Urie, and Laura Benanti.

Anora

Anora Will Be Released On October 18, 2024

Anora is a comedy-drama movie written and directed by Sean Baker. Anora tells the story of the title character, also known as Ani (Mikey Madison), a young Uzbek-American stripper from New York City. Thanks to her conversational skills in Russian, her boss fixes her up with Russian-speaking clients, leading her to meet Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of a Russian oligarch. Ani and Ivan fall in love and elope, but their fairytale ends when his parents arrive and threaten to force an annulment.

Anora
won the Palm d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

Venom: The Last Dance

Venom: The Last Dance Will Be Released On October 25, 2024

Venom: The Last Dance is the final installment in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe’s Venom trilogy. Directed by Kelly Marcel, Venom: The Last Dance reunites the audience with Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and the symbiote Venom (voiced by Hardy), who are on the run as they are hunted by both of their worlds. This, along with the presence of the creator of the symbiotes, forces Eddie and Venom to make a devastating decision that will bring their chaotic story to an end. Also starring in Venom: The Last Dance are Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, and Stephen Graham.

Your Monster

Your Monster Will Be Released On October 25, 2024

Your Monster is a rom-com horror movie written and directed by Caroline Lindy. Your Monster is the story of Laura Franco (Melissa Barrera), a young actress with cancer who is going through a painful breakup. One day, Laura finds a Monster (Tommy Dewey) living in her closet, who tells her she has two weeks to pack her stuff and leave. However, during that time, Laura and the Monster create a special bond and fall in love.