October
“The Martian” — “Gravity” meets “Interstellar” in this Ridley Scott-directed film about an astronaut (Matt Damon) stranded on Mars.
Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, injury images and brief nudity.
Release date: Oct. 2
“He Named Me Malala” — A documentary about Malala Yousafzai, the youngest-ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements involving disturbing images and threats.
Release date: Oct. 2 (limited release)
“Pan” — A holdover from the summer movie season, “Pan” explores the origin story of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. Garrett Hedlund co-stars as a young James Hook alongside newcomer Levi Miller as Peter and Hugh Jackman as the pirate Blackbeard.
Rating: PG for fantasy action violence, language and some thematic material.
Release date: Oct. 9
“Big Stone Gap” —A romantic comedy set in 1970s Virginia with Ashley Judd and Patrick Wilson.
Rating: PG-13 for brief suggestive material.
Release date: Oct. 9
“Goosebumps” — A teenager accidentally releases all the monsters and ghosts and other spooky things locked inside the manuscripts of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series in this “Jumanji”-esque family adventure movie. Jack Black stars as R.L. Stine.
Rating: PG for scary and intense creature action and images, and for some rude humor.
Release date: Oct. 16
“Bridge of Spies” — A Cold War thriller directed by Steven Spielberg about an insurance lawyer (Tom Hanks) recruited by the CIA to negotiate the release of an American pilot captured by the Soviets.
Rating: PG-13 for some violence and brief strong language.
Release date: Oct. 16
“Attack on Titan: Part 2” — The second half of the two-part adaptation.
Rating: Not rated but probable PG-13
Release date: Oct. 20 (limited release)
“The Last Witch Hunter” — An immortal witch hunter (Vin Diesel) in modern-day New York City partners with a sworn enemy to prevent a plague that could destroy all humanity.
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images.
Release date: Oct. 23
“Suffragette” — Carey Mulligan heads a powerhouse cast that includes Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep in this dramatic portrayal of the women’s suffrage movement in England circa the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Rating: PG-13 for some intense violence, thematic elements, brief strong language and partial nudity.
Release date: Oct. 23
“Jem and the Holograms” — A group of girls become international pop superstars in this live-action adaptation of the ‘80s Hasbro toys/cartoon of the same name. Directed by Jon M. Chu (“G.I. Joe: Retaliation”).
Rating: PG for thematic material including reckless behavior, brief suggestive content and some language
Release date: Oct. 23
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