October 2007 Movie Releases

The Dark Is Rising

Release date

October 5

Genre

Action, Fantasy

Studio

Fox-Walden

Director

David L. Cunningham

Starring

Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Christopher Eccleston, Alexander Ludwig

Feel the Noise

Release date

October 5

Genre

Drama

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Director

Alejandro Chomski

Starring

Omarion, Giancarlo Esposito, Victor Rasuk, Melonie Diaz

The Heartbreak Kid

Release date

October 5

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Director

Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Starring

Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Malin Akerman, Jerry Stiller

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

Release date

October 5

Genre

Documentary, Animation

Studio

National Geographic Giant Screen Films

Director

Sean MacLeod Phillips

Starring

Jerry Hoffman, Jennifer Aguilar, Michael Ashcraft, Paul Burmaster

The Good Night

Release date

October 5

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Studio

Yari Film Group Releasing

Director

Jake Paltrow

Starring

Penelope Cruz, Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Simon Pegg

Weirdsville

Release date

October 5

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Crime

Studio

Magnolia Pictures

Director

Allan Moyle

Starring

Scott Speedman, Wes Bentley, Taryn Manning, Greg Bryk

Broken

Release date

October 5

Genre

Drama

Studio

First Look Pictures

Director

Alan White

Starring

Heather Graham, Jeremy Sisto, Linda Hamilton, Tess Harper

Alice Upside Down

Release date

October 6

Genre

Family

Studio

Alice Productions

Director

Sandy Tung

Starring

Lucas Grabeel, Alyson Stoner, Luke Perry, Penny Marshall

Hallow's Point

Release date

October 9

Genre

Thriller, Mystery, Comedy

Studio

Chameleon Filmworks

Director

Jeffrey Lynn Ward

Starring

Tom Nowicki, David Naughton, Christa Campbell, Robin Hines

Control

Release date

October 10

Genre

Drama, Biography

Studio

The Weinstein Company

Director

Anton Corbijn

Starring

Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Alexandra Maria Lara

We Own the Night

Release date

October 12

Genre

Action, Thriller

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Director

James Gray

Starring

Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Robert Duvall

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Release date

October 12

Genre

Drama

Studio

Universal Pictures

Director

Shekhar Kapur

Starring

Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Clive Owen, Samantha Morton

Why Did I Get Married?

Release date

October 12

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Studio

Lions Gate Films

Director

Tyler Perry

Starring

Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, Sharon Leal

Home of the Giants

Release date

October 12

Genre

Drama

Studio

American World Pictures

Director

Rusty Gorman

Starring

Haley Joel Osment, Ryan Merriman, Danielle Panabaker, Kenneth Mitchell

The Final Season

Release date

October 12

Genre

Drama, Sport

Studio

Yari Film Group

Director

David M. Evans

Starring

Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, Rachael Leigh Cook, James Gammon

Lars and the Real Girl

Release date

October 12

Genre

Comedy

Studio

MGM

Director

Craig Gillespie

Starring

Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner

Sleuth

Release date

October 12

Genre

Mystery, Thriller

Studio

Sony Pictures Classics

Director

Kenneth Branagh

Starring

Michael Caine, Jude Law, Harold Pinter, Eve Channing

Michael Clayton

Release date

October 12

Genre

Drama, Thriller

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Tony Gilroy

Starring

George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack

My Sexiest Year

Release date

October 18

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Studio

THINKFilm

Director

Howard Himelstein

Starring

Frankie Muniz, Harvey Keitel, Amber Valletta, Haylie Duff

30 Days of Night

Release date

October 19

Genre

Horror, Thriller

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Director

David Slade

Starring

Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster

Gone Baby Gone

Release date

October 19

Genre

Drama, Mystery

Studio

Miramax Films

Director

Ben Affleck

Starring

Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris

Things We Lost in the Fire

Release date

October 19

Genre

Drama

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Director

Susanne Bier

Starring

Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny, Alison Lohman

The Comebacks

Release date

October 19

Genre

Comedy, Sport

Studio

Fox Atomic

Director

Tom Brady

Starring

David Koechner, Carl Weathers, Matthew Lawrence, Brooke Nevin

Rendition

Release date

October 19

Genre

Thriller

Studio

New Line Cinema

Director

Gavin Hood

Starring

Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin

Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour

Release date

October 19

Genre

Family, Mystery, Thriller

Studio

Freestyle Releasing

Director

Lisa Comrie

Starring

Rissa Walters, Alessandra Daniele, Dan Comrie, Dakota Jade

The Ten Commandments

Release date

October 19

Genre

Animation

Studio

Promenade Pictures

Director

Bill Boyce, John Stronach

Starring

Christian Slater, Alfred Molina, Elliott Gould, Ben Kingsley

Christmas Is Here Again

Release date

October 19

Genre

Animation, Musical

Studio

Screen Media Films

Director

Robert Zappia

Starring

Edward Asner, Kathy Bates, Madison Davenport, Shirley Jones

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Release date

October 19

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Studio

Autonomous Films

Director

Goran Dukic

Starring

Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, Tom Waits

Reservation Road

Release date

October 19

Genre

Drama, Thriller

Studio

Focus Features

Director

Terry George

Starring

Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, Mira Sorvino

The Nightmare Before Christmas 3-D

Release date

October 19

Genre

Animation

Studio

Walt Disney Pictures

Director

Henry Selick

Starring

Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Reubens

Storm Warning

Release date

October 19

Genre

Thriller

Studio

Dimension Films

Director

Jamie Blanks

Starring

Nadia Feres, Robert Taylor, John Brumpton, David Lyons

South of Pico

Release date

October 25

Genre

Drama

Studio

Snails Pace Productions LLC

Director

Ernst Gossner

Starring

Gina Torres, Kip Pardue, Henry Simmons, Soren Fulton

Dan in Real Life

Release date

October 26

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Studio

Touchstone Pictures

Director

Peter Hedges

Starring

Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Norbert Leo Butz

Saw IV

Release date

October 26

Genre

Horror, Thriller

Studio

Lions Gate Films

Director

Darren Lynn Bousman

Starring

Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Costas Mandylor

Slipstream

Release date

October 26

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Studio

Strand Releasing

Director

Anthony Hopkins

Starring

Stella Arroyave, Michael Clarke Duncan, Fionnula Flanagan, Anthony Hopkins

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Release date

October 26

Genre

Drama, Thriller

Studio

ThinkFilm

Director

Sidney Lumet

Starring

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Albert Finney

Rails & Ties

Release date

October 26

Genre

Drama

Studio

Warner Bros.

Director

Alison Eastwood

Starring

Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Jack Kaeding, Miles Heizer

Music Within

Release date

October 26

Genre

Drama

Studio

MGM

Director

Steven Sawalich

Starring

Ron Livingston, Melissa George, Michael Sheen, Yul Vazquez

Mr. Untouchable

Release date

October 26

Genre

Documentary

Studio

Magnolia Pictures

Director

Marc Levin

Starring

Leroy 'Nicky' Barnes, Thelma Grant, Carol Hawkins-Williams, Leon Scrap Batts

The Payback Man

Release date

October 26

Genre

Drama, Thriller

Studio

Myriad Entertainment Group LLC

Director

Ivan Rogers

Starring

Ivan Rogers, Paul Cagney, Cliff Frazier, Teresa Alexandria

Bella

Release date

October 26

Genre

Drama

Studio

Roadside Attractions

Director

Alejandro Gomez Monteverde

Starring

Eduardo Verastegui, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez, Ali Landry