Opening Title Production company Cast and crew O C T O B E R 2 Mr. Harrigan's Phone Netflix / Blumhouse Productions John Lee Hancock (director/screenplay); Donald Sutherland , Jaeden Martell , Joe Tippett , Kirby Howell-Baptiste [ 183] 4 Terrifier 2 Bloody Disgusting / Fuzz on the Lens Productions / Dark Age Cinema Damien Leone (director/screenplay); Lauren LaVera , Elliot Fullam, Sarah Voigt, Kailey Hyman, Casey Harnett, David Howard Thornton [ 203] 7 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Columbia Pictures / TSG Entertainment Will Speck, Josh Gordon (directors); William Davies (screenplay); Javier Bardem , Constance Wu , Winslow Fegley , Scoot McNairy , Brett Gelman , Ego Nwodim , Shawn Mendes [ 204] Amsterdam 20th Century Studios / Regency Enterprises David O. Russell (director/screenplay); Christian Bale , Margot Robbie , John David Washington , Chris Rock , Anya Taylor-Joy , Zoe Saldaña , Mike Myers , Michael Shannon , Timothy Olyphant , Andrea Riseborough , Taylor Swift , Matthias Schoenaerts , Alessandro Nivola , Rami Malek , Robert De Niro [ 205] Tár Focus Features Todd Field (director/screenplay); Cate Blanchett , Noémie Merlant , Nina Hoss , Sophie Kauer , Julian Glover , Allan Corduner , Mark Strong [ 206] Hellraiser Hulu / Spyglass Media Group David Bruckner (director); Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski (screenplay); Odessa A'zion , Jamie Clayton , Adam Faison, Drew Starkey , Brandon Flynn , Aoife Hinds , Jason Liles, Yinka Olorunnife, Selina Lo , Zachary Hing, Kit Clarke, Goran Višnjić , Hiam Abbass [ 207] Significant Other Paramount+ / Paramount Players Dan Berk, Robert Olsen (directors/screenplay); Maika Monroe , Jake Lacy , Matthew Yang King [ 208] 10 Grimcutty Hulu John Ross (director/screenplay); Sara Wolfkind , Shannyn Sossamon , Usman Ally , Callan Farris, Brenda Schmid, Joel Ezra Hebner, Kayden Alexander Koshelev, Tate Moore [ 209] 14 Halloween Ends Universal Pictures / Miramax / Blumhouse Productions / Peacock David Gordon Green (director/screenplay); Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernier, Danny McBride (screenplay); Jamie Lee Curtis , Andi Matichak , Rohan Campbell , Will Patton , Kyle Richards , James Jude Courtney [ 210] Till Orion Pictures / Eon Productions Chinonye Chukwu (director/screenplay); Michael Reilly, Keith Beauchamp (screenplay); Danielle Deadwyler , Jalyn Hall , Frankie Faison , Haley Bennett , Whoopi Goldberg [ 189] Rosaline Hulu / 20th Century Studios / 21 Laps Entertainment Karen Maine (director); Scott Neustadter , Michael H. Weber (screenplay); Kaitlyn Dever , Isabela Merced , Kyle Allen , Sean Teale , Christopher McDonald , Minnie Driver , Bradley Whitford [ 211] Raymond & Ray Apple TV+ / Apple Studios Rodrigo García (director/screenplay); Ewan McGregor , Ethan Hawke , Maribel Verdú , Sophie Okonedo [ 212] The Curse of Bridge Hollow Netflix Jeff Wadlow (director); Todd Berger , Robert Rugan (screenplay); Marlon Wayans , Priah Ferguson , Kelly Rowland , John Michael Higgins , Lauren Lapkus , Rob Riggle , Nia Vardalos [ 183] Bitch Ass Quiver Distribution Bill Posley (director/screenplay); Jonathan Colomb (screenplay); Tony Todd [ 213] 16 The School for Good and Evil Netflix / Roth/Kirschenbaum Films Paul Feig (director/screenplay); David Magee (screenplay); Sophia Anne Caruso , Sofia Wylie , Laurence Fishburne , Michelle Yeoh , Jamie Flatters , Kit Young , Peter Serafinowicz , Rob Delaney , Mark Heap , Patti LuPone , Rachel Bloom , Cate Blanchett , Kerry Washington , Charlize Theron [ 214] The Good Nurse Netflix / Protozoa Pictures / FilmNation Entertainment Tobias Lindholm (director); Krysty Wilson-Cairns (screenplay); Jessica Chastain , Eddie Redmayne , Nnamdi Asomugha , Kim Dickens , Noah Emmerich [ 183] 18 V/H/S/99 Shudder / Bloody Disgusting Maggie Levin, Johannes Roberts , Flying Lotus , Tyler MacIntyre, Vanessa & Joseph Winter (directors) [ 215] 21 Black Adam Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema / DC Films / FlynnPictureCo. / Seven Bucks Productions Jaume Collet-Serra (director); Adam Sztykiel , Rory Haines , Sohrab Noshirvani (screenplay); Dwayne Johnson , Aldis Hodge , Noah Centineo , Sarah Shahi , Marwan Kenzari , Quintessa Swindell , Pierce Brosnan [ 146] Ticket to Paradise Universal Pictures / Working Title Films Ol Parker (director); Daniel Pipski (screenplay); George Clooney , Julia Roberts , Kaitlyn Dever , Maxime Bouttier , Billie Lourd , Lucas Bravo [ 77] Wendell & Wild Netflix / Netflix Animation / Gotham Group / Monkeypaw Productions Henry Selick (director/screenplay); Jordan Peele (screenplay); Keegan-Michael Key , Jordan Peele, Angela Bassett , Lyric Ross , Ving Rhames , James Hong [ 183] The Banshees of Inisherin Searchlight Pictures / Blueprint Pictures / Film4 Martin McDonagh (director/screenplay); Colin Farrell , Brendan Gleeson , Kerry Condon , Barry Keoghan [ 216] My Policeman Amazon Studios / Berlanti-Schechter Films Michael Grandage (director); Ron Nyswaner (screenplay); Harry Styles , Emma Corrin , Gina McKee , Linus Roache , David Dawson , Rupert Everett [ 217] Aftersun A24 / BBC Film / British Film Institute Charlotte Wells (director/screenplay); Paul Mescal , Frankie Corio , Celia Rowlson-Hall [ 218] Detective Knight: Rogue Lionsgate Edward John Drake (director/screenplay); Bruce Willis , Lochlyn Munro , Jimmy Jean-Louis [ 219] The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile Sony Pictures Classics Kathlyn Horan (director) [ 220] 28 Armageddon Time Focus Features James Gray (director/screenplay); Anne Hathaway , Jeremy Strong , Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb, Anthony Hopkins [ 221] Call Jane Roadside Attractions / Ingenious Media Phyllis Nagy (director); Hayley Schore, Roshan Sethi (screenplay); Elizabeth Banks , Sigourney Weaver , Chris Messina , Kate Mara , Wunmi Mosaku , Cory Michael Smith , Grace Edwards, John Magaro [ 222] Causeway Apple TV+ / A24 / IAC Films / Excellent Cadaver Lila Neugebauer (director); Ottessa Moshfegh , Luke Goebel, Elizabeth Sanders (screenplay); Jennifer Lawrence , Brian Tyree Henry , Linda Emond , Jayne Houdyshell , Stephen McKinley Henderson , Russell Harvard [ 223] Prey for the Devil Lionsgate / Gold Circle Films Daniel Stamm (director); Robert Zappia (screenplay); Jacqueline Byers , Colin Salmon , Christian Navarro , Lisa Palfrey , Nicholas Ralph , Ben Cross , Virginia Madsen [ 224] Run Sweetheart Run Amazon Studios / Blumhouse Productions Shana Feste (director/screenplay); Keith Josef Adkins, Kellee Terrell (screenplay); Ella Balinska , Pilou Asbæk , Dayo Okeniyi , Betsy Brandt , Ava Grey, Lamar Johnson , Jess Gabor, Clark Gregg , Shohreh Aghdashloo [ 190] N O V E M B E R 2 The Wonder Netflix / Element Pictures / Screen Ireland Sebastián Lelio (director/screenplay); Emma Donoghue , Alice Birch (screenplay); Florence Pugh , Tom Burke , Niamh Algar , Elaine Cassidy , Dermot Crowley , Brían F. O'Byrne , David Wilmot , Ruth Bradley , Caolán Byrne, Josie Walker , Ciarán Hinds , Toby Jones , Kíla Lord Cassidy [ 225] The Independent Peacock / Relativity Media / Anonymous Content Amy Rice (director); Evan Parter (screenplay); Jodie Turner-Smith , John Cena , Brian Cox , Luke Kirby , Stephen Lang , Ann Dowd [ 226] 4 Enola Holmes 2 Netflix / Legendary Pictures Harry Bradbeer (director); Jack Thorne (screenplay); Millie Bobby Brown , Henry Cavill , Helena Bonham Carter [ 227] My Father's Dragon Netflix / Netflix Animation / Cartoon Saloon Nora Twomey (director); Meg LeFauve (screenplay); Jacob Tremblay , Gaten Matarazzo , Golshifteh Farahani , Dianne Wiest , Rita Moreno , Chris O'Dowd , Judy Greer , Alan Cumming , Yara Shahidi , Jackie Earle Haley , Whoopi Goldberg , Ian McShane [ 228] Weird: The Al Yankovic Story The Roku Channel / Funny or Die Eric Appel (director/screenplay); "Weird Al" Yankovic (screenplay); Daniel Radcliffe , Evan Rachel Wood , Rainn Wilson , Toby Huss , Julianne Nicholson [ 229] The Estate Signature Entertainment Dean Craig (director/screenplay); Toni Collette , Anna Faris , David Duchovny , Rosemarie DeWitt , Ron Livingston , Kathleen Turner The Minute You Wake Up Dead Grindstone Entertainment Michael Mailer (director/screenplay); Timothy Holland (screenplay); Cole Hauser , Morgan Freeman , Jaimie Alexander Dear Zoe Freestyle Digital Media Gren Wells (director); Marc Lhormer, Melissa Martin (screenplay); Sadie Sink , Theo Rossi , Kweku Collins, Jessica Capshaw , Justin Bartha , Vivien Lyra Blair [ 230] Something in the Dirt XYZ Films Justin Benson (director/screenplay); Aaron Moorhead (director); Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead [ 231] 6 Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm Warner Bros. Home Entertainment / Williams Street / Bento Box Entertainment Matt Maiellaro , Dave Willis (directors/screenplay); Dana Snyder , Carey Means , Dave Willis, Matt Maiellaro, Peter Serafinowicz , Paul Walter Hauser [ 232] 7 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Netflix / Netflix Animation / The Jim Henson Company / ShadowMachine Guillermo del Toro (director/screenplay); Mark Gustafson (director); Patrick McHale (screenplay); Ewan McGregor , David Bradley , Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman , Ron Perlman , John Turturro , Finn Wolfhard , Cate Blanchett , Tim Blake Nelson , Christoph Waltz , Tilda Swinton [ 233] 9 Falling for Christmas Netflix Janeen Damian (director/screenplay); Jeff Bonnett, Ron Oliver (screenplay); Lindsay Lohan [ 183] 11 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Marvel Studios Ryan Coogler (director/screenplay); Joe Robert Cole (screenplay); Letitia Wright , Lupita Nyong'o , Danai Gurira , Winston Duke , Florence Kasumba , Dominique Thorne , Michaela Coel , Mabel Cadena , Tenoch Huerta Mejía , Martin Freeman , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Angela Bassett [ 85] The Fabelmans Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment / Reliance Entertainment Steven Spielberg (director/screenplay); Tony Kushner (screenplay); Michelle Williams , Paul Dano , Seth Rogen , Gabriel LaBelle , Judd Hirsch [ 234] Spirited Apple TV+ / Gloria Sanchez Productions / Maximum Effort Sean Anders (director/screenplay); John Morris (screenplay); Will Ferrell , Ryan Reynolds , Octavia Spencer , Sunita Mani , Patrick Page , Marlow Barkley, Tracy Morgan [ 235] Is That Black Enough for You?!? Netflix Elvis Mitchell (director/screenplay); Margaret Avery , Harry Belafonte , Charles Burnett [ 183] Paradise City Saban Films Chuck Russell (director/screenplay); Corey Large , Edward John Drake (screenplay); John Travolta , Bruce Willis [ 236] 15 Poker Face Screen Media Russell Crowe (director/screenplay); Russell Crowe, Liam Hemsworth , RZA , Aden Young , Steve Bastoni , Daniel MacPherson [ 237] 16 A Christmas Story Christmas HBO Max / Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures Clay Kaytis (director); Nick Schenk (screenplay); Peter Billingsley , Erinn Hayes , Scott Schwartz , R. D. Robb , Zack Ward , Julie Hagerty [ 238] 18 She Said Universal Pictures / Annapurna Pictures / Plan B Entertainment Maria Schrader (director); Rebecca Lenkiewicz (screenplay); Carey Mulligan , Zoe Kazan , Patricia Clarkson , Andre Braugher , Jennifer Ehle , Samantha Morton , Ashley Judd [ 239] The Menu Searchlight Pictures / Hyperobject Industries / Gary Sanchez Productions Mark Mylod (director); Seth Reiss, Will Tracy (screenplay); Ralph Fiennes , Anya Taylor-Joy , Nicholas Hoult , Hong Chau , Janet McTeer , Reed Birney , Judith Light , John Leguizamo [ 240] Disenchanted Disney+ / Walt Disney Pictures Adam Shankman (director); Brigitte Hales (screenplay); Amy Adams , Patrick Dempsey , Maya Rudolph , Yvette Nicole Brown , Jayma Mays , Gabriella Baldacchino, Idina Menzel , James Marsden [ 241] Slumberland Netflix / Chernin Entertainment Francis Lawrence (director); David Guion, Michael Handelman (screenplay); Jason Momoa , Marlow Barkley, Chris O'Dowd , Kyle Chandler , Weruche Opia [ 242] Bones and All Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / The Apartment Pictures Luca Guadagnino (director); David Kajganich (screenplay); Taylor Russell , Timothée Chalamet , Michael Stuhlbarg , André Holland , Chloë Sevigny , David Gordon Green , Jessica Harper , Jake Horowitz, Mark Rylance [ 243] The Inspection A24 / Gamechanger Films Elegance Bratton (director/screenplay); Jeremy Pope , Raúl Castillo , McCaul Lombardi , Aaron Dominguez, Nicholas Logan, Eman Esfandi, Andrew Kai, Aubrey Joseph , Bokeem Woodbine , Gabrielle Union [ 244] Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Netflix / Netflix Animation Stephen Donnelly (director/screenplay); Leslie Bricusse (screenplay); Luke Evans , Olivia Colman , Jessie Buckley , Jonathan Pryce , Johnny Flynn , James Cosmo , Trevor Dion Nicholas [ 245] Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend Lionsgate Robert Moresco (director/screenplay); Frank Grillo , Romano Reggiani, Matteo Leoni, Hannah van der Westhuysen , Giovanni Antonacci, Mira Sorvino , Gabriel Byrne The People We Hate at the Wedding Amazon Studios / FilmNation Entertainment Claire Scanlon (director); Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, Wendy Molyneux (screenplay); Allison Janney , Ben Platt , Cynthia Addai-Robinson , Kristen Bell [ 190] 23 Strange World Walt Disney Pictures / Walt Disney Animation Studios Don Hall (director); Qui Nguyen (screenplay); Jake Gyllenhaal , Dennis Quaid , Jaboukie Young-White , Gabrielle Union , Lucy Liu [ 246] Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Netflix / T-Street Rian Johnson (director/screenplay); Daniel Craig , Edward Norton , Janelle Monáe , Kathryn Hahn , Leslie Odom Jr. , Jessica Henwick , Madelyn Cline , Kate Hudson , Dave Bautista [ 247] Devotion Columbia Pictures / Stage 6 Films / Black Label Media J. D. Dillard (director); Jake Crane, Jonathan A. Stewart (screenplay); Jonathan Majors , Glen Powell , Christina Jackson, Daren Kagasoff , Joe Jonas , Spencer Neville, Nick Hargrove, Thomas Sadoski [ 248] Nanny Amazon Studios / Blumhouse Productions / Topic Studios Nikyatu Jusu (director/screenplay); Anna Diop , Michelle Monaghan , Sinqua Walls , Morgan Spector , Rose Decker, Leslie Uggams [ 190] 24 The Noel Diary Netflix Charles Shyer (director/screenplay); Rebecca Connor, David Golden (screenplay); Justin Hartley , Barrett Doss , Essence Atkins , Bonnie Bedelia , James Remar [ 183] 25 White Noise Netflix / A24 / Heyday Films Noah Baumbach (director/screenplay); Adam Driver , Greta Gerwig , Don Cheadle [ 183] D E C E M B E R 2 Violent Night Universal Pictures / 87North Productions Tommy Wirkola (director); Pat Casey , Josh Miller (screenplay); David Harbour , John Leguizamo , Alex Hassell , Alexis Louder , Beverly D'Angelo [ 249] Emancipation Apple TV+ / Apple Studios / Westbrook Studios / Escape Artists Antoine Fuqua (director); William N. Collage (screenplay); Will Smith , Ben Foster , Charmaine Bingwa [ 250] Spoiler Alert Focus Features Michael Showalter (director); David Marshall Grant , Dan Savage (screenplay); Jim Parsons , Ben Aldridge , Sally Field [ 251] Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Disney+ / Walt Disney Pictures / Bardel Entertainment Luke Cormican (director); Jeff Kinney (screenplay); Hunter Dillon, Brady Noon , Ethan William Childress, Chris Diamantopoulos , Erica Cerra [ 252] Darby and the Dead Hulu / 20th Century Studios Silas Howard (director); Wenonah Wilms, Becca Greene (screenplay); Riele Downs , Auliʻi Cravalho , Chosen Jacobs , Asher Angel , Wayne Knight , Derek Luke , Tony Danza Lady Chatterley's Lover Netflix / Blueprint Pictures Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (director); David Magee (screenplay); Emma Corrin , Jack O'Connell , Matthew Duckett, Ella Hunt , Faye Marsay , Joely Richardson [ 218] The Eternal Daughter A24 / BBC Film / Element Pictures Joanna Hogg (director/screenplay); Tilda Swinton , Joseph Mydell , Carly-Sophia Davies Almighty Zeus TriCoast Worldwide Chris Soriano (director/screenplay); Chris Soriano, Michael D'Aguilar, Peter Laboy, Ari Huber, Kimberly Ransom, Miguel Matos, Tenzin Dhondup, Aryana Hamzehloo [ 253] 4 Why the Nativity? Turning Point Television Paul Joiner (director/screenplay); David Jeremiah , Rose Anaya, Logan Polson, Henry Mark, Martin Chan, Peter D. Michael, Paul L. Davis, Quinn Rystad, Todd Blakesley, Simone Attenni, Jordan Jacobo [ 254] 9 Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Netflix / TriStar Pictures / Working Title Films Matthew Warchus (director); Dennis Kelly (screenplay); Alisha Weir , Lashana Lynch , Stephen Graham , Andrea Riseborough , Emma Thompson [ 183] Empire of Light Searchlight Pictures / Neal Street Productions Sam Mendes (director/screenplay); Olivia Colman , Micheal Ward , Monica Dolan , Tom Brooke , Tanya Moodie , Hannah Onslow , Crystal Clarke , Toby Jones , Colin Firth [ 255] Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again Disney+ / Walt Disney Pictures / 21 Laps Entertainment Matt Danner (director); Ray DeLaurentis, William Schifrin (screenplay); Joshua Bassett , Jamie Demetriou , Alice Isaaz , Gillian Jacobs , Joseph Kamal, Thomas Lennon , Zachary Levi , Alexander Salamat, Kieran Sequoia, Jack Whitehall , Bowen Yang , Steve Zahn [ 256] The Whale A24 / Protozoa Pictures Darren Aronofsky (director); Samuel D. Hunter (screenplay); Brendan Fraser , Sadie Sink , Hong Chau , Ty Simpkins , Samantha Morton [ 257] Something from Tiffany's Amazon Studios / Hello Sunshine Daryl Wein (director); Tamara Chestna (screenplay); Zoey Deutch , Kendrick Sampson , Ray Nicholson , Shay Mitchell [ 190] Detective Knight: Redemption Lionsgate Edward John Drake (director/screenplay); Paul Johansson , Bruce Willis [ 258] The Mean One Sleight of Hand Productions / Kali Pictures Steven LaMorte (director); Flip Kobler, Finn Kobler (screenplay); David Howard Thornton , Krystle Martin, Chase Mullins, John Bigham, Erik Baker, Flip Kobler, Amy Schumacher [ 259] 16 Avatar: The Way of Water 20th Century Studios / Lightstorm Entertainment / TSG Entertainment James Cameron (director/screenplay); Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver (screenplay); Sam Worthington , Zoe Saldaña , Sigourney Weaver , Stephen Lang , Kate Winslet [ 260] 21 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Universal Pictures / DreamWorks Animation Joel Crawford (director); Paul Fisher, Tommy Swerdlow (screenplay); Antonio Banderas , Salma Hayek , Harvey Guillén , Florence Pugh , Olivia Colman , Ray Winstone , Samson Kayo , John Mulaney , Wagner Moura , Da'Vine Joy Randolph , Anthony Mendez [ 261] 23 Babylon Paramount Pictures Damien Chazelle (director/screenplay); Brad Pitt , Margot Robbie , Diego Calva , Jean Smart , Jovan Adepo , Li Jun Li , P. J. Byrne , Lukas Haas , Olivia Hamilton , Max Minghella , Rory Scovel , Katherine Waterston , Tobey Maguire [ 262] Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody TriStar Pictures / Black Label Media Kasi Lemmons (director); Anthony McCarten (screenplay); Naomi Ackie , Stanley Tucci , Ashton Sanders , Tamara Tunie , Nafessa Williams , Clarke Peters [ 56] The Pale Blue Eye Netflix / Cross Creek Pictures Scott Cooper (director/screenplay); Christian Bale , Harry Melling , Gillian Anderson , Lucy Boynton , Robert Duvall [ 183] Women Talking Orion Pictures / Plan B Entertainment Sarah Polley (director/screenplay); Rooney Mara , Claire Foy , Jessie Buckley , Judith Ivey , Ben Whishaw , Frances McDormand [ 263] 29 A Man Called Otto Columbia Pictures / Stage 6 Films / Playtone / SF Studios Marc Forster (director), David Magee (screenplay); Tom Hanks , Mariana Treviño , Rachel Keller , Manuel Garcia-Rulfo , Truman Hanks, Mike Birbiglia [ 264] 30 Alice, Darling Lionsgate / Elevation Pictures Mary Nighy (director); Alanna Francis (screenplay); Anna Kendrick , Kaniehtiio Horn , Charlie Carrick , Wunmi Mosaku [ 265]