A Different Man (October 4th, cinemas)
Writer/director Adam Schimberg reteams with his Chained for Life star Adam Pearson for black comedy A Different Man. The film sees Sebastian Stan play Edward, who like Pearson in real life, has neurofibromitosis.
When Edward undergoes cosmetic surgery to change his appearance, he
becomes obsessed with the actor (Pearson) portraying him in a stage play
based on his former life.
Die Before You Die (October 4th, cinemas)
Director Dan Pringle (K-Shop) scooped the Best Director and Jury Prize Feature at he Manchester Film Festival 2024 for his new thriller Die Before You Die. The movie sees an influencer trapped six feet underground when an
online challenge goes wrong. As his oxygen dwindles, he must find a way to
escape his predicament and find out who is responsible.
It's What's Inside (October 4th, Netflix)
The feature debut of writer/director Greg Jardin, It's What's Inside sees a group of friends gather for a pre-wedding blowout. When one
member of the group introduces the others to a mysterious game, things
take a scary turn as the friends' innermost secrets and desires are
unleashed.
Things Will Be Different (October 4th, cinemas)
Written and directed by Michael Felker, Things Will Be Different stars Adam David Thompson and Riley Dandy as
Joseph and Sidney, estranged siblings who reunite to pull off a robbery.
They make a unique getaway via a portal in an abandoned farmhouse that
allows them to travel back in time. Trouble strikes when they find their
path back to the present blocked by a strange force.
Smile 2 (October 18th, cinemas)
Writer/director Parker Finn found critical and commercial success with his 2022 supernatural
thriller Smile. The sequel stars Naomi Scott as a pop star whose world tour is threatened when she begins to
have the sort of disturbing visions experienced by Sosie Bacon's
protagonist in the first film.
Woman of the Hour (October 18th, Netflix)
Anna Kendrick makes her directorial debut with Woman of the Hour. Written by Ian McDonald, the film sees Kendrick play Cheryl Bradshaw, who in 1978 found herself on an episode of 'The Dating
Game'. Bradshaw "won" a date with Rodney Alcala (Daniel Zovatto), unaware that he was a serial killer who had claimed the lives of five
women at that point.
Kathleen is Here (October 18th, cinemas)
Actress Eva Birthistle makes her feature directorial
debut with Kathleen is Here, an expansion of her earlier short film of the same name. The film
stars Hazel Doupe as Kathleen, a troubled teen who is released
from the foster care system when she turns 18. Moving into her late
mother's house, Kathleen forms an obsession with a kindly neighbour (Claire Dunne).
The Apprentice (October 18th, cinemas)
Sebastian Stan portrays a young Donald Trump in director Ali Abbasi's The Apprentice. Written by Gabriel Sherman, the film charts Trump's rise in New York's real estate world of the
1980s, aided by his lawyer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong).
The Crime is Mine (October 18th, cinemas)
Prolific French auteur François Ozon (By the Grace of God; Summer of 85) loosely adapts the 1934 play 'Mon crime' by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil for his latest comedy The Crime is Mine. The film stars Nadia Tereszkiewicz as Madeleine, an actress who finds
herself accused of the murder of a notoriously sleazy theatre producer.
Enlisting the aid of her unemployed lawyer friend Pauline (Rebecca Marder), Madeleine milks her newfound fame.
The Room Next Door (October 25th, cinemas)
Writer/director Pedro Almodovar makes his English-language feature debut with The Room Next Door. The film stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore as two formerly close friends whose careers separated them for
years until a strange circumstance reunites them.