What’s In Cinemas October 2026

October is full of new cinema releases, with Ashley Walters’ directorial debut Animol, starring Tut Nyuot alongside Stephen Graham and Sharon Duncan-Brewster.

Naomi Ackie has a double feature this month, appearing in DC’s Clayface alongside Tanya Moodie and joining Keke Palmer, Taylour Paige and LaKeith Stanfield in I Love Boosters.

Wunmi Mosaku and Gbenga Akinnagbe appear in The Social Reckoning, while Street Fighter brings Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson into the fight.

Also this month is Kikuyu Land, from director Bea Wangondu and producer Joseph Njenga, exploring the colonial land seizures behind Kenya’s global tea industry.

Digger – Friday 2nd October | In Cinemas

The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything.

With Sophie Wild and Riz Ahmed

KIKUYU LAND – Friday 2nd October | In Cinemas

Exposing the colonial land seizures behind Kenya’s global tea industry. The tea plantations that helped make Kenya a global tea powerhouse were built on land seized from indigenous communities during British colonial rule and the consequences of those seizures are still being felt today.

Director Bea Wangondu. Producer Joseph Njenga.

The Social Reckoning – Friday 9th October | In Cinemas

Inspired by true events and the whistleblower who started the social media reckoning we’re seeing play out today, this Aaron Sorkin original screenplay is a companion piece to the hit film The Social Network and a true David and Goliath story. Frances Haugen (Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network’s most guarded secrets.

With Wunmi Mosaku, Gbenga Akinnagbe and Sierra Capri.

Street Fighter – Friday 16th October | In Cinemas

Set in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu and Ken Masters are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don’t, it’s GAME OVER!

With Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.

Wildwood – Friday 23rd October | In Cinemas Theaters

Armies rise. Worlds collide.

When Prue McKeel’s baby brother is taken into the mysterious forest beyond Portland, she sets out to bring him home and discovers a hidden world on the brink of war.

With Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett and Amandla Stenberg.

Clayface – Friday 23rd October | In Cinemas

Matt Hagen’s meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss’s actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt seeks out a cutting edge treatment that miraculously returns him to his former self… but also unexpectedly affects his grip on reality, spiraling him down a destructive path of all-consuming revenge.

With Naomi Ackie and Tanya Moodie.

Ghosts: Possession Of Button House – Friday 23rd October | In Cinemas

The ghostly residents of Button House are adjusting to life without Alison and Mike, but when protesters disrupt the construction of the planned hotel, the ghosts need to find a way to reach their living friends.

When an amateur séance goes awry, Julian seizes the opportunity to leave the grounds in the body of teenage ghost hunter Jack. Whilst Julian experiences the outside world for the first time in decades, Jack gets a crash course in the afterlife from the ghosts. But what was supposed to be a temporary switch soon reveals the risk of permanent consequences…

Cast includes Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Lolly Adefope and Eden Hollingsworth.

Animol – Friday 30th October | In Cinemas

Behind the walls of a juvenile detention centre, Troy is thrust into a brutal world of gangs, loyalty, and violence. From the moment he arrives, he is tested. Paired with a volatile cellmate, Troy is forced to deal with daily threats and power struggles. An unspoken bond with a fellow inmate offers solace in the oppressive environment, but their growing connection becomes a dangerous vulnerability.

Starring Tut Nyuot, Stephen Graham and Sharon Duncan-Brewster.

Directed by Ashley Walters.

Wicker – Friday 30th October | In Cinemas

On the outskirts of a village by the sea, lives a Fisherwoman; smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded neighbours, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker. In an otherwise conservative town, this unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy and chaos.

Cast includes Kielle Smith-Bynoe and Nabhaan Rizwan.

I Love Boosters – Friday 30th October | In Cinemas

A crew of fearless female shoplifters known as the Velvet Gang, led by Corvette, make their living “boosting” designer clothes, until a fashion CEO steals Corvette’s idea, igniting her quest for revenge and an unexpected resolution.

Starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, LaKeith Stanfield, Don Cheadle and Jermaine Fowler.