This week’s new releases include a film about a robot girl designed to prevent loneliness who tries to save a heartbroken family, an animated adventure about a girl who sets off into the woods outside her home to find her kidnapped brother, a new Sacha Baron Cohen movie featuring his Ali G character, and much more!
Ali G: Who Iz I? (R)
Hip-hop journalist Ali G returns after 20 years to make a documentary with real people. Cameras follow him for over a year as he takes classes, walks the streets, and appears on shows, often with his pregnant girlfriend.
Directed by Sacha Baron Cohen
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Morgana Robinson, Stewart Rodeheaver
Release date: October 23
Clayface (R)
Rising Hollywood star Matt Hagen descends into a horrifying revenge-filled monster when scientific ambition strips him of his identity and humanity
Directed by James Watkins
Starring: Tom Rhys Harries, Ruby Sear, Naomi Ackie, Eddie Marsan, Max Minghella
Release date: October 23
Fjord (R)
An immigrant Romanian family living in Norway is subject to an investigation and faces the scrutiny of the local judicial system.
Directed by Cristian Mungiu
Starring: Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Lisa Carlehed, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Lisa Loven Kongsli
Release date: October 23
Human
Follows Dani Ferris, alone and exhausted, who seeks a moment of digital distraction before bed but instead gets thrust into a blood-drenched supernatural nightmare filled with horrors and heartbreak.
Directed by Matt Stuertz
Starring: Jeffrey Decker, Cecily Dowd, Jackie Kelly, Jazmin Ortiz, Brock Russell
Release date: October 23
Klara and the Sun (PG-13)
A robot girl designed to prevent loneliness tries to save a heartbroken family of humans.
Directed by Taika Waititi
Starring: Aran Murphy, Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, Steve Buscemi, Natasha Lyonne
Release date: October 23
Kung Fu Soccer (PG-13)
The Emei team participated in Asian Women’s Champions League, and was not favored, but captain Shuangshuang were invincible after getting help from senior brother Xu Feng. But because of a dispute, Xu Feng turned against them.
Directed by Stephen Chow, Tze-Chung Lam, Zhengyu Lu
Starring: Xiaofei Zhang, Dilraba Dilmurat, Yixing Zhang, Aimi, Jin Au-Yeung
Release date: October 23
Little Thomas
Seven-year-old Thomas and his family navigate life’s highs and lows in 1990s Goa, echoing the style of Malgudi Days and Ruskin Bond.
Directed by Kaushal Oza
Starring: Gulshan Devaiah, Rasika Dugal, Hridansh Parekh, Ashok Sen, Uday Chandra
Release date: October 23
Wildwood (PG-13)
The adventures of Prue McKeel as she sets off to the forests outside Portland to find her kidnapped brother.
Directed by Travis Knight
Starring: Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina
Release date: October 23