New in UK Cinemas: October 2026

Here is what is worth keeping an eye on at the cinema across the UK in October 2026. I have stuck to the releases most people will actually have on their radar, the bigger titles and the ones building a real head of steam, rather than listing every last thing playing on a single screen somewhere.

In UK cinemas this month

Friday 2 October

• Digger (2026). A world leader races against time to salvage the catastrophe he has triggered, desperate to convince others of his role as humanity's rescuer before it consumes civilisation. Comedy starring Tom Cruise and Riz Ahmed.
• The Weight (2026). A man separated from his child agrees to lead a perilous mission smuggling gold from an isolated mine with a band of convicts in exchange for his release from a harsh penitentiary. German drama starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe.
• Verity (2026). A ghostwriter hired to complete a bestselling author's unfinished work discovers increasingly dark secrets about the woman she's meant to be impersonating. Mystery starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson.
• Girls Like Girls (2026). Following her mother's death, a teenage girl explores a budding romantic relationship with another girl in rural Oregon whilst both confront their inner doubts about accepting their feelings. Canadian romance starring Maya da Costa and Myra Molloy.

Sunday 4 October

• Forgotten Island (2026). Two best friends accidentally discover a magical portal on their final night together that whisks them away to a mysterious island, where they must escape before losing all memories of their friendship as the cost of returning home. Animation starring H.E.R. and Liza Soberano.

Friday 9 October

• The Uprising (2026). A fourteenth-century English peasant leads a popular uprising against the Crown during a period of warfare and disease, rallying common folk to challenge royal authority in pursuit of fairness and survival. German action starring Andrew Garfield and Jamie Bell.
• Other Mommy (2026). A young girl befriends a disturbing presence within her house that bears an unsettling resemblance to her mother. Horror starring Jessica Chastain and Arabella Olivia Clark.
• The Social Reckoning (2026). A Facebook engineer partners with a Wall Street Journal journalist to expose the technology company's closely held internal practices and policies. Drama starring Jeremy Strong and Mikey Madison.

Wednesday 14 October

• Arrietty (2011). A young girl from a family of tiny people who live secretly within a house must navigate the consequences when a human boy discovers their existence. French fantasy starring Mirai Shida and Ryunosuke Kamiki.

Friday 16 October

• Street Fighter (2026). Rival martial artists Ryu and Ken are drawn back into combat when recruited for a global fighting tournament that conceals a sinister conspiracy threatening their lives and forcing them to confront both each other and their troubled histories. Japanese action starring Andrew Koji and Noah Centineo.
• Whalefall (2026). A grieving diver becomes trapped inside a whale's stomach and must draw upon his father's teachings to survive before his oxygen runs out. Thriller starring Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin.

Friday 23 October

• Clayface (2026). A former Gotham street performer turned Hollywood star seeks experimental treatment to restore his disfigured face after a crime boss's brutal attack, only to find the procedure warps his mind and drives him towards a vengeful spiral. Horror starring Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie.
• Fatherland (2026). Two German intellectuals travel through a devastated post-war landscape in 1949, journeying from the American-occupied west to the Soviet-controlled east. Polish drama starring Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler.
• Wildwood (2026). Two teenagers venture into an enchanted woodland to retrieve Prue's kidnapped infant brother from a sinister flock of crows commanded by a shadowy figure called Alexandra. Animation starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Jacob Tremblay.
• Possible Love (2026). Two couples meet by chance and begin to examine the unspoken longings that have been lurking beneath the surface of their respective relationships. Korean drama starring Jeon Do-yeon and Sul Kyung-gu.

Friday 30 October

• Primetime (2026). A television host orchestrates an undercover sting operation in 2006 that becomes one of the decade's most debated and widely watched programmes. Drama starring Robert Pattinson and Merritt Wever.

Cinema schedules have a habit of shifting, so do check your local listings before you head out. Enjoy the big screen.

Release dates from TMDB for the UK, and subject to change. Trimmed to the more widely known releases.