It may be the beginnings of spooky season, but if that’s not quite up your alley, there is a whole slew of new movies to choose from this weekend. This week’s new releases include an animated adventure about two friends who become stranded on a mystical world where their only means of escape might cost them their shared lifetime of memories, a film about a Special Forces officer and his combat dog who are forced into a brutal fight for survival when a harrowing plane crash stands them deep in the Alaskan wilderness, a documentary about about a legendary musical production in 1972 Toronto that launched many illustrious careers and ignited a comedy revolution, and much more!
Charlie Harper (R)
Harper and Charlie try to build a life together. While Harper strives to carve out a career as a chef, Charlie is stuck. Facing challenges in their relationship, they struggle to prove they are meant for each other, but will it be enough?
Directed by Tom Dean, Mac Eldridge
Starring: Nick Robinson, Emilia Jones, Nicholas Cirillo, Jessica Blackmore, Virginia Tucker
Release date: September 25
Forgotten Island (PG)
Two best friends become stranded on the mystical world of Nakali, where their only escape might cost them their shared lifetime of memories.
Directed by Joel Crawford, Januel P. Mercado
Starring: Dave Franco, Jenny Slate, Manny Jacinto, Liza Soberano, Ronnie Chieng
Release date: September 25
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (R)
Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor.
Directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka
Starring: Rinko Kikuchi, Alberto Guerra, Alejandro Edda, You, Yoh Yoshida
Release date: September 25
Heart of the Beast (PG-13)
After a harrowing plane crash, a Special Forces officer and his combat dog find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements.
Directed by David Ayer
Starring: Brad Pitt, J.K. Simmons, Anna Lambe
Release date: September 25
The Incomer (R)
On a remote Scottish isle, siblings Isla and Sandy hunt birds and talk to mythical beings while fighting off outsiders. Their lives change when Daniel, an awkward official, arrives to relocate them.
Directed by Louis Paxton
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, John Hannah, Gayle Rankin, Michelle Gomez, Emun Elliot
Release date: September 25
Never After Dark
A traveling psychic who helps lost souls cross over encounters a powerful entity at a remote house. While investigating its origins, she uncovers dark secrets and faces a deadly threat from an unexpected source.
Directed by Dave Boyle
Starring: Moeka Hoshi, Kurumi Inagaki, Kento Kaku, Tae Kimura, Bokuzō Masana
Release date: September 25
The Paradise
In 1980s Secunderabad, a marginalized tribe battles discrimination and fights for citizenship under an unexpected leader’s guidance, challenging systemic oppression.
Directed by Srikanth Odela
Starring: Nani, Raghav Juyal, Kayadu Lohar, Sonali Kulkarni, Keerthy Suresh
Release date: September 24
Primetime (R)
In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.
Directed by Lance Oppenheim
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Matthew Maher, Pheobe Bridgers
Release date: September 25
The Stunt Driver (R)
The film chronicles the daredevil stuntman Ken Carter’s quest to execute a bold stunt of launching a rocket car across the St. Lawrence River from Canada to the United States in the 1970s, facing absurd challenges along the way.
Directed by Michael Dowse
Starring: Jay Baruchel, Ed Helms, Ben Foster, Laurence Leboeuf, Joe Cobden
Release date: September 25
The Vvaan: Force of the Forrest
A rational urban man defies his ancestral village’s forbidden forest and awakens a divine goddess, forcing him to confront powers beyond logic as he becomes the unlikely saviour protecting his people from annihilation.
Directed by Arunabh Kumar, Deepak Kumar Mishra
Starring: Tamannaah Bhatia, Sidharth Malhotra, Shweta Tiwari, Sunil Grover, Sundip Ved
Release date: September 25
Who Moves America
UPS Teamsters build solidarity among 340,000 workers as a strike deadline approaches. The film follows a new California driver, a 1997 strike veteran in New York, and a part-time Kentucky warehouse worker as they organize and picket.
Directed by Yael Bridge
Starring: Justin Alo, Antoine Andrews, Angel Badu, Sean O’Brien, Antonio Rosario
Release date: September 24
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way)
A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, which launched many illustrious careers and ignited a comedy revolution.
Directed by Nick Davis
Starring: John Candy, Mike Myers, Catherine O’Hara, Dan Aykroyd, Martin Short
Release date: September 25