At the Box Office

What's on the silver screen in October

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Other Mommy

8 October

From producer James Wan, one of the most influential architects of modern horror, and Blumhouse Atomic Monster, the studio behind Backrooms and Obsession, comes a terrifying trip from breakout genre director Rob Savage. A young girl, Bela, forms a relationship with a sinister entity in her home who looks uncannily like her own mother – Academy Award® winner Jessica Chastain, stars in dual roles as Bela’s mother and as ‘Other Mommy’.

Whalefall

15 October

Following the death of his father (Josh Brolin), Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) goes diving off the central coast of California in search of his remains but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realise that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.

Sense And Sensibility

15 October

From Focus Features and Working Title comes an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s iconic Sense and Sensibility. A charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles.

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Calle Malaga

15 October

María Ángeles (Carmen Maura), a spirited 79-year-old has spent her life in the Spanish Quarter of Tangier, but her world is turned upside down when her daughter arrives from Madrid determined to sell the family apartment. To protect her home and the memories it holds, she fights back and, unexpectedly, rediscovers love and sensuality.

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Klara and the Sun

22 October

Based on the bestselling novel from Nobel Prize-winner Kazuo Ishiguro, and written and directed by Academy-Award® winner Taika Waititi, Klara and the Sun introduces audiences to Klara, an Artificial Friend who wants nothing more than to find the perfect home. When Klara meets Josie, each immediately senses a kindred spirit in the other. Josie has a fraught relationship with her mother and they’ve suffered great loss, but Klara’s innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty begin to heal the family and bring light to Josie’s complicated world.

Wild Horse Nine

5 November

Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell) are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ (Steve Buscemi). Amongst the Island’s iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris’s newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students (Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas) threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways.