October is the perfect time to settle comfortably on the couch, blanket, tea, and candy within reach. The ideal month to discover the new releases available on streaming platforms (Netflix, myCanal, Apple TV+...). There is something for every taste! Dive into the heart of the California wildfires through a true story, feel the weight of decisions where a single mistake could trigger a world war, or grow attached to kids nobody wants. Here are 5 must-see movies to discover this month in streaming.
5. The Lost Bus, watch it on Apple TV
Directed by Paul Greengrass (the thriller master behind Captain Phillips and the Jason Bourne saga), and inspired by true events, The Lost Bus tells the desperate race of a bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) and a teacher (America Ferrera) trying to save 22 children from a wildfire ravaging California.
A breathless film, somewhere between big spectacle and human drama, carried by spectacular visuals and constant tension.
🔥 The Lost Bus, watch it now on Apple TV+ and myCanal.
4. Steve, watch it on Netflix
A new release on Netflix, Steve marks Cillian Murphy's powerful return in a devastating role. The film drops us into 1990s England, inside a school for troubled teenagers, a place somewhere between utopia and chaos, run by a man on the verge of breaking down.
Somewhere between The Peanut Butter Falcon and The Holdovers, Steve handles the line between compassion, exhaustion, and hope with real precision.
A sincere, raw, and moving work, carefully directed with remarkable performances.
🎬 Steve, available on Netflix.
3. Better Man
A musical biopic like no other. Better Man retraces the life of Robbie Williams, played... by a motion-capture monkey. Yes, you read that right.
Behind this bold choice is a metaphor for fame, ego, and the dehumanization of stardom. The film, directed by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), blends emotion, humor, and pop-rock energy, with an obviously irresistible soundtrack.
A journey through excess, vulnerability, and rebirth that perfectly captures the essence of the British singer.
🎵 Better Man, watch it on myCanal.
2. The Brutalist
In The Brutalist, Brady Corbet delivers a monumental 3-hour-35-minute epic (with intermission!). We follow a devastating Adrien Brody as a Hungarian architect who survived the Holocaust, arriving in the United States to rebuild his life... and maybe the world.
It is a film about memory, creation, and the search for an ideal in a broken century.
Ambitious, demanding, but with rare power.
Already awarded in Venice and tipped for the Oscars, it is one of the year's great works.
🏆 The Brutalist, available on myCanal.
1. A House of Dynamite, watch it on Netflix
After The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow returns with an explosive political-military thriller. At a base in Alaska, a team detects the launch of a nuclear missile of unknown origin, heading for the United States.
Within minutes, the world tips into fear.
Split into several acts, the film builds constant tension between the command room, impossible decisions, and moral dilemmas.
A House of Dynamite is a powerful comeback for Bigelow, mixing adrenaline with a reflection on power.
💥 A House of Dynamite, watch it on Netflix now.
🎬 October is treating us well for movies: between an offbeat musical biopic, a high-tension thriller, and a historical epic, there is plenty to fill your watchlist for the long autumn evenings. So warm up the blanket, pick your evening mood, and let OneMovie help you find your next favorite. 🍂
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