With September finally out of the way, Netflix is all set to roll out its autumn releases. Besides all things frightful for the spooky season, October will also see several titles from various genres and filmmakers, from home and abroad. From the much-awaited streaming debut ofBad Boys: Ride or DietoAnna Kendrick’s directorial debut,Woman of the Hour, this month has a strong lineup of several well-acclaimed films and box-office breakers. For those seeking a dose of horror, there are also a bunch of films that might not be hard-core horror but are sure to chill your bones, making it a wholesome list to start your fall binge. Get ready for the season with these handpicked seven best new movies to watch on Netflix this October.
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‘It’s What Inside’
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July 24, 2025
Directed by
Greg Jardin
Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Gavin Leatherwood, Nina Bloomgarden, Alycia Debnam-Carey
103 minutes
It’s What Insideis a dark horror comedy that follows a group of estranged friends who reunite for a pre-wedding party and engage in a dangerous game. When one of them brings a mysterious contraption that can swap the bodies and minds of the players with each other, awakening their long-hidden desires, dark secrets, grudges, and more, each member of the group spirals into an existential nightmare that leads to violence and even death.
The horror film is written and directed byGreg Jardinin his directorial debut, withRustinstarColman Domingoserving as an executive producer on the film.It’s What Insidefeatures a stacked castwithBrittany O’Grady(The White Lotus),James Morosini(The Sex Lives of College Girls),Gavin Leatherwood(Chilling Adventures of Sabrina),Nina Bloomgarden(The Idea of You),Alycia Debnam-Carey(Fear the Walking Dead),Devon Terrell(Cursed),David W. Thompson(Gotham), andMadison Davenport(Sharp Objects) as the group of friends. The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where Netflix acquired the movie for $17 million.
It’s What’s Inside
A pre-wedding party descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase.
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‘The Platform 2’
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
Milena Smit, Hovik Keuchkerian, Natalia Tena, Óscar Jaenada
99 minutes
Spanish filmmakerGalder Gaztelu-Urrutia, who earned widespread critical acclaimwith his debut film,The Platform, is returning with the dystopian sci-fi film’s much-awaited sequel –The Platform 2(El Hoyo 2).
Thesequel returns to the titular prison- a large, tower-style “Vertical Self-Management Center,” where a new leader reigns and imposes his law, with a new protagonist uniting his fellow prisoners and revolting against the brutal food distribution method. With new characters and higher stakes, the sequel alsoaddresses class disparityand its psychological impact.
The Platform 2will also follow the same construction as the previous film, where the prisoners are shuffled across floors every month and fed via a platform filled with food at the top, gradually reducing as it reaches the tower’s lower levels. At the higher levels, people get to each other as much as they can, while the ones at the bottom are left with leftovers, thus leading to a conflict, until it forces some people to challenge the system.The Platform 2starsMoney Heist’sHovik Keuchkerianas Zamiatin andParallel Mothers’Milena Smitas Perempuan, withNatalia Tena(Game of Thrones) andOscar Jaenada(Loving Pablo).
The Platform 2
In The Platform 2, a new group of prisoners faces the harrowing vertical prison’s structure, where a descending platform delivers dwindling food supplies. As they navigate shifting alliances and test the limits of human desperation, they seek unity and survival against mounting uncertainty, questioning the system’s irreversible impact on their humanity.
June 30, 2025
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Joe Pantoliano, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig
115 minutes
Detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are back on the streets of Miami, but this time, they find themselves on the wrong side of the law.Bad Boys: Ride or Diesees the dynamic duo facing the greatest challenge of their career while trying to clear the name of their late captain, Conrad Howard (Joe Pantoliano), who was falsely accused and framed for corruption while navigating their personal and professional lives.
Bad Boys: Ride or Diemarks the fourth installment inthe Bad Boysfilm series. Filmmaker duoAdil El ArbiandBilall Fallahreturn to direct the high-octane action-comedy, having previously directedBad Boys for Life, reviving the 17-year hiatus of the ever-popular buddy comedy film franchise. Besides Smith, Lawrence, and Pantoliano, the latest installment also seesVanessa Hudgens,Alexander Ludwig,Paola Núñez,Jacob Scipio,John Salley, andDJ Khaledreprising their roles from previous films with a new ensemble cast featuringMelanie Liburd,Eric Dane,Tasha Smith,Tiffany Haddish,Ioan Gruffudd,Rhea Seahorn, and rapperJoyner Lucas. Released in the summer of 2024,Bad Boys: Ride or Diebecamea huge box office success, becoming the 10th highest-grossing film of 2024 (so far).
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Fourth installment of the ‘Bad Boys’ film series.
‘Lonely Planet’
July 02, 2025
Susannah Grant
Laura Dern, Liam Hemsworth, Diana Silvers, Adriano Giannini, Ben Youcef, Rachida Brakni
94 minutes
Prior to replacingGeralt inThe WitcherSeason 4,The Hunger GamesstarLiam Hemsworthwill be sharing the screen with Academy Award-winnerLaura Dernin this all-new romance drama film.
Lonely Planettells the story of Katherine (Dern), a highly successful but reclusive novelist in the middle of a creative limbo and facing a crossroads in her personal life. To help with her writer’s block and find some inspiration, Katherine travels to a remote writers’ retreat in Morocco, where she unexpectedly meets Owen (Hemsworth), a younger man who sweeps her off her feet with an intense, passionate, life-changing love affair.L
Lonely Planet is written and directed bySusannah Grant, an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker best known for creating the miniseriesUnbelievableand writing films likeErin BrockovichandCharlotte’s Web. The film also starsDiana Silvers(Space Force),Adriano Giannini(Missing),Younes Boucif(Standing Up), andRachida Brakni(Let Them Come) in supporting roles. A story of love, self-discovery, and self-worth, coupled with the breathtaking landscape of Morocco,Lonely Planetpromises to be a stimulating film,as the trailer indicates.
Lonely Planet
A reclusive novelist attends a Moroccan writer’s retreat to conquer her writer’s block. There, she meets a young man, and what begins as a simple connection soon blossoms into a powerful, life-changing romance.
‘A Sacrifice’
August 01, 2025
Jordan Scott
Eric Bana, Sadie Sink, Sylvia Hoeks, Jonas Dassler, Sophie Rois
British filmmakerJordan Scottwho debuted with Eva Green-ledCracks, wrote and directed thispsychological drama filmin an adaptation ofNicholas Hogg’s 2015 novel,Tokyo.
A Sacrificefollows American social psychologist Ben Monroe who is investigating a local cult in Berling that is possibly involved in several disturbing events in the German capital. As Ben continues his investigation, his search intersects with his rebellious daughter, Mazzy, who gets drawn into the cult when she falls in love with the leader’s son, thus putting Ben in a desperate race against time to save his daughter.
Eric Bana(Dirty John) stars as Ben Monroe withStranger ThingsstarSadie Sinkas Mazzy.Sylvia Hoeks(The Girl in the Spider’s Web),Sophie Rois(Enemy at the Gates),Jonas Dassler(The Golden Glove),Stephan Kampwirth(Dark), andLara Feith(Air) also feature in supporting roles.A Sacrificediffers from the novel in its setting and premise, where the original story is set in Tokyo and the protagonist is in search of his former lover, whereas the film follows a father searching for his daughter in Berlin.
A Sacrifice
A Sacrifice is a psychological thriller based on Nicholas Hogg’s novel Tokyo. The film follows Ben Monroe, a social psychologist investigating a cult in Berlin. His rebellious teenage daughter Mazzy gets involved with a mysterious boy who introduces her to the cult. The story looks into themes of cult mentality and the dangerous allure of charismatic leaders, with the father-daughter relationship at its core. As Ben delves deeper into the cult’s sinister activities, he races against time to save his daughter from its grasp.
‘Woman of the Hour’
July 17, 2025
Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Nicolette Robinson, Tony Hale, Kathryn Gallagher
Following her critically acclaimed performance inAlice, Darling,Anna Kendrickstars and directs this crime thriller in her directorial debut, written byIan McDonald.Woman of the Hourisbased on stranger-than-fiction true eventssurrounding convicted serial killer and sex offenderRodney Alcala, who was notorious for luring young women with his charm and then brutally abusing and killing them. Set in the 1970s, the film revolves around the dating reality show, The Dating Game, where contestant and aspiring actress, Cheryl Bradshaw finds her life intersects with that of Rodney, a serial killer amid his years-long killing spree, when both of them are cast on an episode of the game show.
Kendrick leads the cast as Cheryl withFear the Walking DeadalumDaniel Zovattoas Rodney Alcala, alongside talents likeTony Hale,Kathryn Gallagher,Kelley Jakle, andAutumn Best, in supporting roles.Woman of the Hourpremiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, to widespread acclaimwith critics and fans praising the film’s depth, psychological intrigue, and convincing narrative that examines violence, obsession, and systemic misogyny.
Woman of the Hour
Based on the true story of Rodney Alcala, the “Dating Game Killer,” this film explores the chilling events surrounding his appearance on the TV showThe Dating Gamewhile in the midst of his murder spree. Anna Kendrick stars as the unwitting contestant who chooses Alcala as her date.
June 16, 2025
Hannah MacPherson
Madison Bailey, Antonia Gentry, Griffin Gluck, Michael Shanks, Rachael Crawford
90 minutes
Time Cutis another film tocatch this season of horror, directed byHannah MacPhersonwho is best known for directing the seriesT@gged. The film is co-written by MacPherson andMichael Kennedy, a screenwriter best known for writing and producing the 2023Christmas comedy slasherIt’s a Wonderful Knife. The all-new sci-fi slasher thriller tells the story of Lucy Field, whose sister, Summer, was murdered by a mysterious killer in the early 2000s, an event that has haunted her entire childhood and adolescence. In 2024, Lucy is a high school senior and an amateur inventor, when she accidently finds a time machine that she uses to travel back to 2003, days before her sister’s death, to stop the killer and save her sister.
Outer BanksstarMadison Baileyleads the cast as Lucy, withAntonia Gentry(Ginny & Georgia),Michael Shanks(Altered Carbon),Griffin Gluck(Locke & Key),Rachael Crawford(The Expanse),Jordan Pettle(Murdoch Mysteries),Megan Best(Nobody),Samuel Braun(Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters),Sydney Sabiston(All Fun and Games), andKataem O’Connor(Heartland) in various supporting roles.
A teenage girl goes back in time to the early 2000s to save her sister from a dangerous killer.
