Spooky family adventure “Goosebumps 2” arrives a fortnight ahead of the “Johnny English” sequel, “First Man” takes us to the moon from Neil Armstrong’s perspective, and seven strangers converge on a very unusual hotel in “Bad Times at the El Royale,” while Steve Carell co-stars in another moving drama “Beautiful Boy” and Thanksgiving dinner gets a darkly comic makeover in “The Oath.”
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (PG)
Select release dates: Netherlands – October 11; Canada, USA – October 12; Singapore – October 18; UK – October 19; France – October 24; Australia – October 25; Hong Kong – October 31; South Africa – January 2019
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Story: Two smalltown kids stumble upon a house once owned by a famous writer, accidentally unleashing a mischievous ventriloquist’s dummy and a toy store’s worth of chaos.
Starring Jack Black (“The House with the Clock in its Walls,” “Goosebumps,” “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”), Jeremy Ray Taylor (“It”), Caleel Harris (“Castle Rock”) and Madison Iseman (“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”) and directed by Ari Sandel (“The Duff”).
First Man (PG-13)
Select release dates: Australia, Hong Kong, Netherlands, New Zealand – October 11; Ireland, South Africa, UK, USA – October 12; France – October 17; Singapore, South Korea – October 18; Japan – February 2019
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Story: Humanity’s first successful moon landing, as told from the perspective of
US astronaut Neil Armstrong and based on his official biography.
Starring Ryan Gosling (“Drive,” “La La Land,” “Blade Runner 2049”), Claire Foy (“The Crown”), Jason Clarke (“Terminator Genisys,” “White House Down”) and Kyle Chandler (“The Wolf of Wall Street,” TV series “Friday Night Lights”) and directed by Damien Chazelle (“La La Land,” “Whiplash”).
Bad Times at the El Royale (R)
Select release dates: South Africa – October 5; Australia, Netherlands – October 11; Canada, UK, USA – October 12; Singapore – October 25; France – November 7; Hong Kong – November 21
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Story: Seven strangers arrive at a hotel that crosse a state line. They all have their own reasons for being there, or so they think, but perhaps fate — or someone else — has been pulling the strings.
Starring Jeff Bridges (“Kingsman: The Golden Circle”), Cynthia Erivo (Broadway’s “The Color Purple”), Jon Hamm (“Baby Driver,” “Mad Men”), Chris Hemsworth (“The Avengers”), Manny Jacinto (TV show “The Good Place”), Dakota Johnson (“Suspiria,” “Fifty Shades”) and Cailee Spaeny (“Pacific Rim Uprising”) and directed by Drew Goddard (“The Cabin in the Woods”).
Beautiful Boy (R)
Select release dates: USA – October 12; Singapore – October 25; Hong Kong – October 31; South Africa – November 2; Netherlands – November 29; UK – January 2019; France – February 2019
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Story: A son and father pairing try to get through the ravages of substance abuse and repair their relationship in the process.
Starring Steve Carell (“Foxcatcher,” TV show “The Office”) and Timothée Chalamet (“Call Me by Your Name,” “Interstellar”) and directed by Felix Van Groeningen (“The Broken Circle Breakdown”).
The Oath (R)
US release date – October 12 (wide release October 19)
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Story: Everybody’s supposed to avoid talking politics at Thanksgiving but things soon get uncomfortable in this dark comedy when a new loyalty-based government mandate coincides with the traditional family get-together.
Starring Ike Barinholtz (“Suicide Squad,” “Blockers,” “Neighbors 2”) and Tiffany Haddish (“Girls Trip,” “Night School”) and directed by Ike Barinholtz.
