Best films released in the UK this month: October 2023
Highlights this month include The Great Escaper, Killers of the Flower Moon and The Killer.
We're might be in the final quarter of the year, but there are still a number of hugely intriguing releases to come before you start drafting your Best of 2023 lists – including a couple of big hitters arriving this month.
Most exciting of all, there's the latest epic from one of the finest American filmmakers ever in the shape of Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, while David Fincher's new thriller The Killer also lands in cinemas at the end of October before a Netflix release next month.
And with spooky season upon us, a few horror flicks are on the horizon – with both The Exorcist: Believer and Five Nights at Freddy's debuting in the very near future.
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Meanwhile, other highlights in the October slate include The Great Escaper – which stars two bonafide legends of British film in Michael Caine and the late Glenda Jackson – BlackBerry, and The Miracle Club.
To help you pick out the highlights, we've put together a selection of some of the best films to watch this month – check out the video above or read on for our choices.
The Great Escaper
Release date: Friday 6th October in cinemas
Michael Caine and the late Glenda Jackson star in this film based on a true story about WWII veteran Bernard Jordan (Caine), who secretly leaves his care home to attend a D-Day commemoration event in 2014.
On his journey, he reckons with tough memories and trauma from his time in the conflict – while his beloved wife Rene (Jackson) gives the care home staff the runaround back home.
The Exorcist: Believer
Release date: Friday 6th October in cinemas
The sixth film in The Exorcist series – and the first since 2005 – follows two young girls who find themselves possessed by a demon after a mysterious incident in the woods.
David Gordon Green writes and directs fresh from having similarly rebooted the Halloween franchise, while Ellen Burstyn returns from the original film as Chris MacNeil – whose daughter Regan was previously a victim of possession.
BlackBerry
Release date: Friday 6th October in cinemas
The glorious rise and spectacular fall of the titular smartphone is explored in this fictionalised retelling, loosely adapted from Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff's book Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry
The film boasts tremendous performances from Jay Baruchel and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Glenn Howerton, who play the two very different men who engineered the success story and played a part in its demise.
The Miracle Club
Release date: Friday 13th October in cinemas
Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates, and Laura Linney star in this drama about three generations of close friends who dream of winning a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes.
When the local priest intervenes to help them in their endeavor, they head off on the trip of a lifetime – although they must also confront their past when an old friend Chrissie (Linney) unexpectedly joins them on their trip.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Release date: Friday 20th October in cinemas
Martin Scorsese's epic drama is adapted from David Grann's non-fiction best-seller about the systematic mass murder of Osage Indians that occurred in the 1920s – after they had become rich when oil was discovered on their land.
Across three-and-a-half highly engaging hours, there are tremendous performances from Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and especially Lily Gladstone, who excels as an Osage woman whose family members are slowly killed off.
Foe
Release date: Friday 20th October in cinemas
Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in this 2065-set sci-fi flick directed by Garth Davis (Lion) and based on a novel by Iain Reid, whos earlier book I'm Thinking of Ending Things was adapted by Charlie Kauffman.
It follows Hen and Junior, a couple whose quiet life on a secluded farm is upended when a mysterious stranger shows up to inform them that Junior is being sent to a large space station – and he has no say in the matter.
Five Nights at Freddy's
Release date: Wednesday 25th October in cinemas
Adapted from the popular video game series of the same name, this horror film follows a security guard whose new gig holds a few nasty surprises – in the shape of animatronic mascots that violently come to life at night.
Josh Hutcherson stars as the security guard, who is also responsible for looking after his troubled little sister who seems to have a mysterious connection to the mascots.
The Killer
Release date: Friday 27th October in cinemas, 10th November on Netflix
Michael Fassbender plays a ruthless assassin going through an existential crisis in David Fincher's latest thriller, which is adapted from a French graphic novel series of the same name.
The assassin ends up battling both his employers and himself as he embarks on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
