New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week

Pat Saperstein and Jack Dunn

9 October 2024 at 6:35 pm·2-min read

It’s not always easy to find out which movies hit theaters each week, especially after the Hollywood strikes led to so many release date changes. With the WGA and actors’ strikes resolved and summer blockbusters rolling in, October is filled with both big-budget flicks and new indie releases.

Going into wider release Oct. 11 is Sony Pictures’ “Saturday Night,” which chronicles the chaotic 90 minutes leading up to the series premiere of “Saturday Night Live.” The film stars Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith and Ella Hunt.

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Also on Friday, “Piece by Piece” arrives in theaters. Starring Pharrell Williams, Morgan Neville, Kendrick Lamar and Gwen Stefani, the biopic tells Williams’ life story from childhood to hip-hop stardom through Lego animation.

Two films getting limited releases this week are “Terrifier 3,” a holiday horror slasher following the maniacal serial killer Art the Clown, and “We Live in Time,” a romance drama about a chance encounter between a recent divorcée and an up-and-coming chef. Keep an eye out for “Anora” and “Smile 2,” which both release next week.

Check back each week to find the latest releases in theaters, from major wide releases to niche independent titles.

Wednesday, Oct. 9

“Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story“
Greenwich Entertainment (Limited)

“Daytime Revolution”
Kino Lorber (Limited)

Friday, Oct. 11

“Saturday Night”
Sony Pictures (Wide)

“Piece by Piece”
Focus Features (Wide)

“Terrifier 3″
Cineverse/Iconic Events (Limited)

“We Live in Time”
A24 (Limited)

“My Hero Academia: You’re Next”
Toho (Limited)

“The Last of the Sea Women”
Apple Original Films (Limited)

“Bad Genius”
Vertical Entertainment (Limited)

“Average Joe”
Fathom Events (Limited)

“Dusty & Stones”
First Run (Limited)

“10 Lives”
Briarcliff Ent. (Wide)

“The Apprentice”
Briarcliff Ent. (Wide)

“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
Warner Bros. (Wide)

“The Birthday (2004)”
Drafthouse Films (Limited)

“Bonus Track”
Sunrise Films (Limited)

“Brothers”
Amazon MGM Studios(Limited)

“Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid!”
Greenwich Ent. (Limited)

“The Cruise (25th Anniversary)”
Oscilloscope (Limited)

“Dominique”
Lionsgate (Limited)

“Seven Cemeteries”
Quiver (Limited)

“The Silent Hour”
Republic Pictures (Limited)

“Woman of the Hour“
Netflix (Limited)

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