Check Out the 13 Original Movies Coming to Netflix in October
Your only plan for October may be watching Hocus Pocus on repeat until Nov. 1, but when you see the new original movies Netflix has to offer this month, you may just have to revisit that plan. Along with a totally stacked comedy starring Eddie Murphy, a Breaking Bad movie sequel, and a highly anticipated crime flick starring Meryl Streep, Antonio Banderas, and Gary Oldman, among others, Netflix is delivering several new thrillers and chillers that are just waiting to give us nightmares. We dare you to check out these new originals coming to Netflix in October and tell us you're not excited.
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Ready to Mingle
What happens when the man you planned on marrying breaks up with you? You take a class with a bunch of other single women who want to learn how to snag a man, of course, which is exactly what happens in this Mexican comedy.
In the Tall Grass
Based on the novella of the same name by Stephen King and Joe Hill, this thriller tells the story of a brother and sister who follow the cries for help of a young boy into a field of tall grass, only to find themselves separated and at the will of some malevolent force.
When it's available: Oct. 4
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Breaking Bad fans, rejoice! Over six years after the epic AMC series concluded, creator Vince Gilligan is finally allowing fans to see what happened to Walter White's old partner in crime Jesse Pinkman (reprised by Aaron Paul), as he evades both the law and his own past.
When it's available: Oct. 11
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Fractured
In this thriller, Sam Worthington plays Ray, a father who rushes his daughter to the hospital after she breaks her arm during a road trip, only to wake up in the waiting room (where he is sleeping while his daughter and his wife, Lily Rabe, complete the girl's MRI) to find that no one in the hospital has any recollection of his family ever having checked in.
When it's available:Oct. 11
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The Influence
In this eerie Spanish thriller, a young mother returns with her family to the mansion she was raised in (and had a terribly unhappy childhood in) to look after her venomous mother, who is in a coma yet refuses to die.
When it's available: Oct. 11
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The Awakenings of Motti Wolenbruch
In this funny coming-of-age story, a young Orthodox Jew named Motti finds himself consistently disappointed by the potential marriage candidates his mom presents to him, but things become even more complicated when he falls for a woman named Laura who isn't Jewish.
When it's available: Oct. 11
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Eli
This thrilling drama follows a young boy, who's plagued by a mysterious and totally debilitating illness, and his parents, who turn to a doctor who claims she may cure their son — though the process will be intense, and her clean house facility will contain even more mysteries than the boy's illness.
When it's available: Oct. 18
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The Laundromat
Directed by Steven Soderbergh, who also directed High Flying Bird, this film follows a group of journalists who discover a series of files that link the world's most powerful political figures to secret banking accounts to avoid taxes. Meryl Streep stars alongside Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, and David Schwimmer.
When it's available:Oct. 18
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Dolemite Is My Name
This biographical comedy film stars Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore, a raunchy comedian who rose to prominence in the late 1960s and is best known for Dolemite, a character he often played in his standup routines, as well as the feature character and urban hero in a 1975 American blaxploitation crime film. Wesley Snipes, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, and Keegan-Michael Key also appear.
When it's available:Oct. 25
Rattlesnake
When single mother Katrina accepts the help of a mysterious woman after Katrina's car breaks down and her daughter is bitten by a snake, she finds herself tasked with repaying the good deed — but she must do that by killing a stranger in exchange for the life saved.
When it's available: Oct. 25