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Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in October:

Freeheld
Opens: October 2

The film is based on the true story of Laurel Hester (Julianna Moore), a police officer in Ocean County, New Jersey, diagnosed with terminal lung cancer repeatedly appealed to the county’s board of chosen freeholders in an attempt to ensure her pension benefits could be passed on to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree (Ellen Page). The film also stars Steve Carell, Luke Grimes, Michael Shannon, Josh Charles and Gabriel Luna.

The Martian
Opens: October 2

Based on the novel by Andy Weir, the movie focuses on a human mission to Mars that goes awry, leaving astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon), presumed dead and left behind on the planet by his crew. Watney fights to survive in the harsh environment and to signal to others that he is still alive. Upon discovering Watney’s signal, NASA, scientists all around Earth and his crew members collaborate to find a way to rescue him. The cast includes Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Pena, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Chiwetel Eijfor and Donald Glover.

Big Stone Gap
Opens: October 9

The film revolves around a long-buried family secret, which disrupts the quiet life of a single, middle-aged woman named Ava Marie Mulligan (Ashley Judd), in the heart of her community Big Stone Gap, Virginia in 1978. The film also stars Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, Judith Ivey, John Benjamin Hickey, Jenna Elfman, Anthony LaPaglia and Jane Krakowski.

Pan
Opens: October 9

The film tells the story of an orphan named Peter Pan (Levi Miller) who is spirited away to the magical Neverland. There, he finds the fun and dangers in this world where he meets James Hook (Garrett Hedlund) and helps to fight the evil pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman). The cast also includes Rooney Mara, Amanda Seyfried and Nonso Anozie.

Steve Jobs
Opens: October 9

The movie is set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, taking us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter. Michael Fassbender will lead, starring alongside Kate Winslet, Seth Rogan and Jeff Daniels.

Beasts of No Nation
Opens: October 16

In an unnamed West African country, when civil war tears his family apart and militants kill his father, a young boy named Agu is forced to join a unit of mercenary fighters. The film stars Idris Elba and Abraham Attah.

Bridge of Spies
Opens: October 16

Brooklyn lawyer James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks) is thrust into the center of the Cold War when he is given a mission to negotiate the release of Francis Gary Power, a pilot whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. The cast includes Amy Ryan, Alan Alda, Michael Gaston and Mark Rylance (among others).

Crimson Peak
Opens: October 16

Set in Cumbria, in a crumbling mansion in a largely rural and mountainous region of northern England in the late 19th century, young author Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) falls in love and marries Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston) but then discovers that her charming new husband is not who he appears to be. His home harbors ghostly, mysterious entities, which he and his sister, Lady Lucille Sharpe (Jessica Chastain), desperately and fiercely try to hide. The film also stars Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver, Leslie Hope, Burn Gorman and Doug Jones.

Goosebumps
Opens: October 16

After moving into a small town, a teenage boy named Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) meets Hannah, his new neighbor. Hannah’s father, R. L. Stine (Jack Black) himself, writes the Goosebumps stories and keeps all the ghosts and monsters in in the series locked up in his manuscripts like Slappy the Dummy, the Abominable Snowman, Will Blake’s werewolf form, the Giant Mantises, and the living lawn gnomes. Zach and his friend unintentionally open one of Stine’s books, leading to the release of every ghost and monster from the manuscripts. Now Zach, Hannah, and Stine team up in order to put the monsters back where they came from before they overrun the town and harm people. The cast includes Amy Ryan, Halston Sage and Ken Marino.

Truth
Opens: October 16

The film focuses on the last days of news anchor Dan Rather (Robert Redford) and producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) at CBS News in 2004 after broadcasting what immediately became a highly controversial news report using unverifiable documentation that alleged then-President Bush, running for reelection at the time, of having relied on preferential treatment in order to avoid fighting in the Vietnam War. The film also stars Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid, Elizabeth Moss, Bruce Greenwood and John Benjamin Hickey.

Burnt
Opens: October 23

Bradley Cooper plays Adam Jones, up and coming chef, whose drug use and erratic behavior lead him to lose his restaurant. He attempts to rebuild his life and his career in London, in the hopes of returning to Paris to open a new restaurant that will gain three Michelin stars. The cast also includes Sienna Miller, Matthew Rhys, Alicia Vikander, Omar Sy, Uma Thurman, Emma Thompson and Lily James.

Forever
Opens: October 23

Alice (Deborah Ann Woll) is a young investigative reporter who suffers a loss but finds an interesting commune where she starts to find her will to live and love again. The film revolved around the idea of taking care of others as well as learning how to take care of one’s self. The film also includes Luke Grimes, Rhys Coiro and Ioan Gruffudd.

Jem and the Holograms
Opens: October 23

Singer Jerrica Benton (Aubrey Peeples), her sister Kimber (Stefanie Scott), and her friends Aja (Hayley Kiyoko) and Shana (Aurora Perrineau), aspiring musicians, embark on a quest to become superstars. The cast includes Juliette Lewis, Molly Ringwald, Nicholas Braun and Ryan Guzman.

Rock the Kasbah
Opens: October 23

Richie Lanz (Bill Murray), a has-been rock manager takes his last remaining client on a USO tour of Afghanistan. When Richie finds himself in Kabul, abandoned, penniless and without his U.S. passport, he discovers a young Afghan girl with an extraordinary voice and manages her through Afghanistan’s version of American Idol. The film also stars Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson, Zooey Deschanel, Danny McBride and Scott Caan.

Suffragette
Opens: October 23

The film centers on early members of the British women’s suffrage movement of the late 19th and early 20th century. The film stars Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Meryl Streep, Romola Garai, Brendan Gleeson and Ben Whishaw.

The Last Witch Hunter
Opens: October 23

An immortal witch-hunter (Vin Diesel) is tasked with the job of coming between the covens of New York City and their goal to destroy humanity by way of a horrific plague. In order to accomplish this, he must partner up with a beautiful female witch, something he thought he would never do. The cast includes Rose Leslie Elijah Wood, Michael Caine and Lotte Verbeek.

Our Brand Is Crisis
Opens: October 30

In 2002, Bolivian politician Pedro Gallo hires American political consulting firm, Greenberg Carville Shrum to help him win the 2002 Bolivian presidential election. GCS brings in Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock) to manage the campaign in Bolivia. Battling her arch nemesis, the opposition’s political consultant Pat Candy (Billy Bob Thornton), Bodine successfully uses American political campaign strategies to lead Gallo to victory against Victor Rivera. The cast includes Scoot McNairy, Joaquim de Almeida and Zoe Kazan.

Movies coming out in November will be posted at the end of October.

Enjoy!

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