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Movies by Month - October 2013

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Note: movie release dates change considerably, which means that some films may be released several days or weeks before or after the date in the original announcements.

Movie reviews are linked to month-by-month entries and in the movie reviews index. When we receive posters, trailers, credits or official site details we put those up on info pages awaiting review.


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Amityville Asylum, The

Lisa Templeton begins a new job as a cleaner at High Hopes Hospital, a mental institution in Amityville, Long Island. Initially delighted to get the job, Lisa soon realises that all is not as it seems. (source: imdb.com)


Due for release 3 th
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Rush

A re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Directed by Ron Howard. (source: imdb.com)


Due for release 3 th
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Gravity 3D

A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space (source: IMDB)


Due for release 3 th
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Machete Kills

The U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space.


Due for release 3 th
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Thanks for Sharing (2012)

A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon: sex addiction. (imdb)


Due for release 3 th
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Paranoia

An entry-level employee at a powerful corporation finds himself occupying a corner office, but at a dangerous price: he must spy on his boss's old mentor to secure for him a multi-billion dollar advantage. (source: imdb.com)


Due for release 3 th
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Barmy

A smart indie drama about a stubborn cartoonist forced to give up his independence and open himself up to the idea of friendship and the possibility of romance. (imdb.com)


Due for release 3 th
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The Act Of Killing

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez. (source: IMDB)


Due for release 3 th

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Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

Acclaimed director Tsui Hark’s Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon, is the hotly anticipated prequel to the Hong Kong veteran’s 2010 smash hit, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. The young Dee Renjie (Mark Chao) arrives in the Imperial Capital intent on becoming an officer of the law. Empress Wu (Carina Lau), assigns him to investigate a mysterious sea monster that stalks the city at night. Paired with Detective Yuchi (William Feng) the two men soon uncover a conspiracy that entangles all levels of society. Eventually unmasking a phantom threat, Dee comes to understand that a sinister force in their midst could in-fact doom the city and all its citizens. Inspired by the real life Dee, who rose to the position of State Minister by the time he passed away in 700 A.D., this Sherlock Holmes-esque fantasy adventure comes alive on the big-screen in spectacular 3D.


Due for release 10 th
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Diana

During the last two years of her life, Princess Diana embarks on a final rite of passage: a secret love affair with Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan (imdb.com)


Due for release 10 th
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Captain Phillips

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. (imdb.com)


Due for release 17 th
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About Time

At the age of 21, Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) discovers he can travel in time...The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father (Bill Nighy) tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life - so he decides to make his world a better place...by getting a girlfriend. Written and directed by Richard Curtis (Love Actually)


Due for release 17 th

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Stranger By The Lake

Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel. An attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants to live out his passion anyway. (source: IMDB)


Due for release 17 th
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Prisoners

When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family? (imdb.com)


Due for release 17 th

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Oldboy

Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked up into solitary confinement for 20 years without reason.(imdb.com)


Due for release 17 th

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In Bob We Trust

Documentary about an outspoken cleric and the church's attempts to oust him.


Due for release 17 th
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Prisoners

A Boston man kidnaps the person he suspects is behind the disappearance of his young daughter and her best friend (source: IMDB)


Due for release 17 th
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Patrick

After killing his mother and her lover some years before, Patrick is the comatose patient in room 15 of a remote, private psychiatric clinic. (imdb.com)


Due for release 24 th
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The Family

Written and directed by Luc Besson. They are just your average American nuclear family, mum, dad, son, daughter, except that they are in witness protection in Normandy, France, and they have their own ways of dealing with obstacles: arson, murder, assault, protection.


Due for release 24 th

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Exposed

A young teacher, Emily Bennett, sets out to clear her name after digitally fabricated pornographic photos of her are sent to her students (source: IMDB)


Due for release 24 th
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2 Guns

A DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer find themselves on the run after a botched attempt to infiltrate a drug cartel. While fleeing, they learn the secret of their shaky alliance: Neither knew that the other was an undercover agent. (imdb.com)


Due for release 24 th

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Devil's Knot

The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual. (imdb.com)


Due for release 24 th
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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa


Due for release 24 th
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Renoir (2012)

Set in 1915, the story of Jean Renoir and his father painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and the young woman who inspired them both.


Due for release 31 th
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Insidious: Chapter 2

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. (imdb.com)


Due for release 31 th
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Thor: The Dark World

Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.


Due for release 31 th
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The Butler

As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society. (imdb.com)


Due for release 31 th
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Ender's Game

70 years after a horrific alien war, an unusually gifted child is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion. (imdb.com)


Due for release 31 th
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Dark Unrest

One mans quest to find true love unleashes an evil that is risen from an Dark Unrest. (imdb.com)


Due for release 31 th
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Fallout

A documentary about the making of and consequences of the film of Nevil Shute's On the Beach. (A apocalyptic story about the end of the human world.)

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