Get your remote ready! This month is shaping up to be a blockbuster month for home video enthusiasts, bringing a diverse and action-packed lineup of films right to your living room. You can finally grab a copy of those massive summer theatrical releases, giving you the perfect excuse to settle in for a long movie marathon. Whether you're craving high-octane espionage, spine-tingling horror, superhero action or animated family fun, there's a movie for you.
F1 (October 7)
In the 1990s, Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was Formula 1's most promising driver until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, the owner of a struggling Formula 1 team convinces Sonny to return to racing and become the best in the world. Driving alongside the team's hotshot rookie, Sonny soon learns that the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.
I Know What You Did Last Summer (October 7)
When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. One year later, the past comes back to haunt them as they learn someone knows what they did last summer. Stalked by a mysterious killer, they soon seek help from two survivors of the Southport massacre of 1997.
Nobody 2 (October 7)
Workaholic assassin Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) takes his family on a much-needed vacation to the small tourist town of Plummerville. However, he soon finds himself in the crosshairs of a corrupt theme-park operator, a shady sheriff, and a bloodthirsty crime boss.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (October 14)
Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel’s First Family—Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner).
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (October 14)
Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, who, with his IMF team, continues the desperate mission to defeat "The Entity," a malevolent, all-powerful rogue Artificial Intelligence. The team races against the clock to retrieve the final piece of the Entity's source code from a sunken Russian submarine and use a "Poison Pill" virus to trap the AI before it can seize global nuclear weapons and trigger an apocalypse. Facing betrayal and immense sacrifice, Hunt must confront his ultimate foe and ensure the ultimate power of the Entity doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
Weapons (October 14)
A mystery-horror story centered on a small town in the aftermath of a bizarre mass disappearance. Seventeen children from the same elementary school class suddenly vanish into the night, leaving the community reeling and pointing fingers. The plot follows several intertwined perspectives, including the children's teacher and a frantic parent, as they try to uncover the supernatural truth behind the unsettling event.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (October 28)
The film follows Grace Bradley, who reluctantly agrees to direct the church's annual Christmas pageant, only for the infamous Herdman siblings—six of the town's most unruly children—to show up and demand all the lead roles. Despite the shocked community's efforts to have them removed, Grace allows the Herdmans to continue, as they have never heard the Nativity story before. Their chaotic but authentic and emotional portrayal of the first Christmas ultimately teaches the uptight town the true meaning of the holiday.
Smurfs (October 28)
The animated musical follows Smurfette and a group of Smurfs, including the insecure No Name Smurf, on a frantic rescue mission after Papa Smurf is mysteriously kidnapped by the evil wizard Gargamel and his brother, Razamel. Their journey takes them beyond the village and into the real world to stop the wizards from assembling four magical books that could destroy the universe. To save their leader and the cosmos, the Smurfs must work with new allies and discover their true destiny as guardians of good.
A complete list of this month’s movie and TV releases can be found here.