> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.afterimages.film/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # October 2026 Watchlist - URL: https://www.afterimages.film/october-2026-watchlist/ - Published: 2026-10-01T04:09:52.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-01T16:13:52.000Z - Description: Muslim assassins, an LGBTQIA+ epic, and nunsploitation round out the films I'm excited for. - Author: Dennis Ramirez - Tags: Monthly Watchlist, In Theaters, First Time Watch, 2026 ### Opening Oct 2 --- ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1ATXKrIPJyKNwnJ6lcG088Sa6zi.jpg) Oct 2 - Wide Release ##### Digger Alejandro G. Iñárritu I love action star Tom Cruise, but very excited to see serious actor Tom Cruise make a comeback. ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e2t7NjahJTgz2PMx2BW4ZRgHR6Z.jpg) Oct 2 - Wide Release ##### Verity Michael Showalter I don't really know anything about Colleen Hoover novels, but Anne Hathaway is on a hot streak this year, so I'll be there. --- ### Opening Oct 9 --- ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4KaPZSKnInnArErTTgy9Oy14leR.jpg) Oct 9 - Wide Release ##### Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Bassam Tariq Mahershala Ali is one of our best working actors, and somehow this is only his second lead role. ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fGRNCssTRrhYZxNzykGGCoMsAVq.jpg) Oct 9 - Wide Release ##### Other Mommy Rob Savage The original trailer for this gave me the jump scare of my life. ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3PPPIeSdeivjUn3O9RahGiaJ9b8.jpg) Oct 9 - Limited Release ##### Fjord Cristian Mungiu This was a huge hit out of Cannes and widely regarded as a Best Picture contender ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uLsG2CW8oHnmXWdtPyruSegI8rF.jpg) Oct 9 - Limited Release ##### NAZA Yuval Abraham This feels incredibly urgent. No Other Land was a devastating watch; I don't imagine this will be different. --- ### Opening Oct 16 --- ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vjTYUTgh9nO88i6HZ4YPRhiFL05.jpg) Oct 16 - Wide Release ##### Whalefall Brian Duffield Austin Abrams in the belly of a whale, I don't know what more you could want ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6Gd6yXlfHALsEEiXxd1ypUA2dRI.jpg) Oct 16 - Wide Release ##### Musk Alex Gibney I can't imagine there's anything new here that one wouldn't already know with just a cursory knowledge of Musk, but I can't turn down a hatewatch. ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dJPT2Uf12X6aFg8i5N67NTpIZ9t.jpg) Oct 16 - Wide Release ##### Street Fighter Kitao Sakurai This looks like it's embracing the goofiness of the games, and I dearly hope that's the case after the dismal Mortal Kombat II earlier this year. ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y1k7eiOFc6fzm8XeTa1kNGx6JIs.jpg) Oct 16 - Wide Release ##### The Devils Ken Russell I did an erotic thriller marathon earlier in the year, and this movie kept coming up. Nunsploitation needs a comeback. ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l76qrRUs1e1Th4CNeQIQ10TjHOl.jpg) Oct 16 - Limited Release ##### La bola negra Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo Another Cannes favorite and TIFF People's Choice Award winner. Netflix is taking a big bet with this one. ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9eukk5gby8NZCwraiC7mloZmasP.jpg) Oct 16 - Limited Release ##### Once Upon a Time in Harlem William Greaves, David Greaves Who wouldn't want to spend an evening with some of the greatest minds from the Harlem Renaissance? ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qhFWz1BsEMg5rcs6TAstmGQggMT.jpg) Oct 16 - Limited Release ##### You Can See Everything Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim This documentary looks absolutely deranged, though I can't quite tell if I can pin that solely on Nathan Fielder or Elizabeth Holmes. --- ### Opening Oct 23 --- ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5jCpQnWPikggmQZoDp1eAi6BI6w.jpg) Oct 23 - Wide Release ##### Clayface James Watkins I love body horror, I love Batman, I'm hoping to see the DCU do more (seemingly) standalones like this. ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/snFM00mpNAfUzUtkdEW0uDEvXA0.jpg) Oct 23 - Wide Release ##### Wildwood Travis Knight Laika should be automatic watches for film lovers, particularly with the threat of AI looming over the industry. ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dLz9yHeLw4x4sD0WTSNi7HuK2ke.jpg) Oct 23 - Limited Release ##### Possible Love Lee Chang-dong I've not watched any films from Lee Chang-dong, but the mere mention of his name gets everyone hyped in my film clubs, so I figure it's time to jump in. ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eOYkNDalgt1v6UGjw3AoFR5qo9D.jpg) Oct 30 - Wide Release ##### Wicker Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson Truly, who among us could resist wicker man Alexander Skarsgård?