The Must-See Movies To Add To Your Watch List

Dwayne Johnson takes on a career-defining role in director Benny Safdie’s visceral biopic of MMA legend Mark Kerr. The film follows Kerr as he unravels under the weight of addiction and failing health, while his partner, Dawn – played by a captivating Emily Blunt – tries to hold their fractured relationship together, as he’s pulled back into the ring. It’s a devastating look at the downward spiral of one of MMA’s greatest athletes. In theaters from October 3

Keira Knightley has entered her crime-fighting era. Following a star turn in 2024’s action-packed Black Doves, she returns to the world of intrigue – this time aboard a champagne-fueled superyacht. When she witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard – only to be told it didn’t happen and all passengers are accounted for – everything comes into question. Based on Ruth Ware’s best-selling novel and featuring a star-studded supporting cast including Guy Pearce and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, it’s set to be another viral must-see. On Netflix from October 10

Josh O’Connor is electric in Certain Women director Kelly Reichardt’s heist caper. He plays shady con artist JB Mooney, a small-town dreamer with delusions of grandeur and a knack for failure – much to the blissful ignorance of his girlfriend Tori (played by Alana Haim). With its 1970s setting, razor-sharp script and plenty of awards buzz, The Mastermind feels like a classic in the making. In theaters from October 17

This is a snapshot of Bruce Springsteen in the throes of writing and recording his iconic album Nebraska, beautifully brought to life by Jeremy Allen White. Far from a typical stadium biopic, it’s a raw portrayal of Springsteen at his most vulnerable – grappling with depression, the pressures of fame and the ghosts of his past. Awards buzz is strong for Allen White and early reviews are calling it a must-see – even for non-Springsteen fans. In theaters from October 24

Actor Ethan Hawke and director Richard Linklater team up once again for this brilliant biopic of legendary songwriter Lorenz Hart. Set on the opening night of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, the film mostly unfolds in the theater bar downstairs, as Hart laments the end of his own creative partnership with Rodgers, while a revolving chorus of characters – including Margaret Qualley as protégée Elizabeth Weiland and Andrew Scott as Rodgers – comfort him. In theaters from October 25

Director Darren Aronofsky enlists the help of Hollywood’s brightest stars – Zoë Kravitz, Austin Butler and Matt Smith – to sprinkle stardust on his first major movie since 2022’s The Whale. Aronofsky returns to a Requiem for a Dream-adjacent New York underbelly, with a burned-out baseball-player-turned-bartender, Hank Thompson (Butler), who becomes unwittingly tangled in a mafia-run web of crime. In movie theaters now

You can always rely on Ethan Coen – one half of the legendary directing duo the Coen Brothers – for a charmingly deranged black comedy. His latest leading lady of choice, Margaret Qualley, is back in the driver’s seat, starring as private investigator Honey O’Donahue, who must untangle a mysterious string of murders while staving off a creepy cult leader (Chris Evans) and a host of suspicious stragglers. This is a Coen caper at its finest. In movie theaters now

If you like your love stories sun-drenched and steeped in longing, On Swift Horses will truly hit the spot. Based on the best-selling book by Shannon Pufahl, the movie stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as newlywed Muriel, whose life becomes unexpectedly derailed when the brooding Julius – a perfectly cast Jacob Elordi – arrives in her small town, making her question all her life choices. In movie theaters now

This sprawling romance by Kogonada – the director behind After Yang – is a tender Sliding Doors-style tale spanning space and time. Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell play perfect strangers who meet at a wedding and find themselves on a fantastical voyage into their pasts – with the opportunity to change the course of their futures. Plus, look out for cameos from Fleabag’s brilliant Phoebe Waller-Bridge and A Fish Called Wanda’s Kevin Kline. In movie theaters now

It’s been four years since Paul Thomas Anderson’s last movie, the sunny ’70s flick Licorice Pizza – and this, his silver-screen comeback, is a whole lot bleaker. Set in the scorched sprawl of post-war California, Leonardo DiCaprio plays a haunted ex-soldier grappling with ambition, addiction and the ghosts of his past – while on a vigilante mission to rescue a girl held hostage. With Benicio del Toro, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn and Regina Hall also on the bill, it’s set to be an awards front-runner. In movie theaters now

Director Celine Song follows up her stunning, award-winning film Past Lives with this highly anticipated new project, which stars Dakota Johnson as a matchmaker in a love triangle of her own (with Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans, no less). In true Song style, the film is a meditation on love, ambition and the myth of having it all – and will certainly charm the socks off any romcom cynics. In movie theaters now

Midsommar wunderkind Ari Aster is quickly becoming the go-to director for deranged dramas and his new project, Eddington, is no exception. Aster’s long-time collaborator Joaquin Phoenix takes top billing alongside Emma Stone and Pedro Pascal, who star as dwellers of the tiny town Eddington in New Mexico. Trapped in a spiral of COVID neuroses, conspiracy theories and armchair politics, Eddington is a super-smart state-of-the-nation comment on modern-day hysteria. In movie theaters now

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