Every Movie Coming to Theaters This Week, Including ‘Black Phone 2’

Here’s a handy, one–stop roundup of the films hitting the big screen between October 15–19, 2025, with quick, factual briefs on plots, principal cast, and key creators. You’ll also see each title’s exact day this week so you can plan your watchlist without digging around.

From new thrillers and docs to a Studio Ghibli classic and a 40th-anniversary martial-arts favorite, this week’s slate stretches across genres, eras, and budgets. Dive into the details below, then circle your calendar for the specific day each one arrives.

‘It Was Just an Accident’ (2025)

Jafar Panahi writes and directs this political thriller about a nighttime fender-bender that spirals into a moral reckoning when a limping driver is recognized by a former political prisoner who believes the squeak of his prosthetic matches that of an interrogator who tortured him. The ensemble includes Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, and Hadis Pakbaten, with cinematography by Amin Jafari and editing by Amir Etminan; it’s coming Friday, October 17, 2025.

Panahi produced alongside Philippe Martin, with backing from Les Films Pelléas, Bidibul Productions, Arte France Cinéma, and others. The film—mounted amid the director’s long-documented clashes with Iranian authorities—runs 104 minutes and premiered on the European festival circuit earlier this year before its October rollout.

‘After the Hunt’ (2025)

Opening Friday, October 17, 2025, Luca Guadagnino’s psychological drama follows Alma Imhoff (Julia Roberts), a Yale professor whose star student (Ayo Edebiri) accuses Alma’s colleague and friend Hank (Andrew Garfield) of assault, forcing Alma to confront a buried past. Michael Stuhlbarg and Chloë Sevigny co-star.

Written by Nora Garrett, the film features music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, cinematography by Malik Hassan Sayeed, and editing by Marco Costa. Produced by Imagine Entertainment, Amazon MGM Studios, and Guadagnino’s Frenesy Film Company, it premiered on the fall festival circuit before its mid-October U.S. dates.

‘Urchin’ (2025)

Arriving Friday, October 17, 2025, ‘Urchin’ marks actor Harris Dickinson’s feature directing debut, which he also wrote. The London-set drama follows Mike (Frank Dillane), a homeless addict attempting recovery after prison, portrayed with stark, present-tense realism. Supporting players include Megan Northam, Karyna Khymchuk, Shonagh Marie, and Amr Waked.

Shot by Josée Deshaies with music by Alan Myson, the film premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, where Dickinson won the FIPRESCI prize and Dillane took Best Actor in the section, before rolling out to theaters in October. Picturehouse Entertainment handles the U.K. release, with North American distribution acquired later in the summer.

‘Black Phone 2’ (2025)

Scott Derrickson returns to co-write and direct this sequel, in theaters Friday, October 17, 2025. Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw reprise Finney and Gwen, while Ethan Hawke reappears as the Grabber; new cast includes Demián Bichir. The story continues the aftermath of the first film’s abduction, folding in new supernatural threads tied to the haunted phone.

Derrickson co-writes again with C. Robert Cargill, adapting characters from Joe Hill. Produced by Blumhouse and Crooked Highway, the film runs 114 minutes and screened at Fantastic Fest ahead of its mid-October date.

‘The Astronaut’ (2025)

Jessica (Kate Mara), a NASA astronaut, crash-lands on Earth after a catastrophic mission and becomes convinced something unearthly came back with her. Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Luna, and Ivana Miličević co-star. Written and directed by Jess Varley, it lands on Friday, October 17, 2025.

Backed by The Wonder Company and others, with cinematography by David Garbett and music by Jacques Brautbar, the 91-minute sci-fi horror film centers on post-reentry quarantine and psychological unraveling as investigators debrief Jessica and the presence around her grows harder to dismiss.

‘Grow’ (2025)

Opening Friday, October 17, 2025, this British family comedy follows Dinah Little (Golda Rosheuvel), a no-nonsense farmer, who takes in her niece Charlie (Priya-Rose Brookwell)—a child with an uncanny connection to plants—just as their village gears up for its annual pumpkin contest. Nick Frost co-stars, with Jane Horrocks and Tim McInnerny among the supporting cast.

Directed by John McPhail from a screenplay credited to Nick Guthe, Christos N. Gage, Ruth Fletcher Gage, Mark Huckerby, and Nick Ostler, the film runs 107 minutes and was produced by Double Nickel Entertainment and partners. Reviews have highlighted its cozy, autumn-timed charm anchored by Rosheuvel’s lead turn.

‘Truth & Treason’ (2025)

Matt Whitaker directs this WWII drama about Helmuth Hübener (Ewan Horrocks), a German teenager who secretly transcribed and distributed BBC reports to counter Nazi propaganda; it reaches theaters Friday, October 17, 2025. The cast includes Rupert Evans as Erwin Mussener, with Ferdinand McKay and Daf Thomas portraying Karl-Heinz Schnibbe and Rudi Wobbe.

Written by Whitaker and Ethan Vincent, with cinematography by Bianca Cline, the film runs just over two hours and adapts the true story previously chronicled under the working title ‘Truth & Conviction’. The official materials outline the plot’s focus on conscience, faith, and the cost of resistance.

‘The Man Who Saves the World?’ (2025)

This feature documentary from Gabe Polsky follows spiritual leader and peace advocate Patrick McCollum as he pursues an ambitious, prophecy-tinged mission spanning continents and indigenous communities. It arrives Friday, October 17, 2025, with Area 23a among presenters.

Polsky directs and produces, charting McCollum’s travels and the blend of the absurd and profound in his work. Festival and specialty-cinema listings describe a globe-trotting narrative tethered to Amazonian activism and interfaith outreach.

‘Pets on A Train’ (2025)

All aboard Friday, October 17, 2025: released internationally as ‘Falcon Express’, this French CG heist-adventure is directed by Benoît Daffis and Jean-Christian Tassy and centers on a runaway train packed with animals. A crafty raccoon named Falcon and a by-the-book police dog, Rex, try to stop a vengeance-bent badger named Hans before disaster. Voices include Damien Ferrette, Hervé Jolly, Kaycie Chase, and Frantz Confiac.

Produced by TAT Productions with Apollo Films and partners, the English-language release arrives via Viva’s kids label. Writing credits in materials and databases list David Alaux, Éric Tosti, and Jean-François Tosti among the screenwriters.

‘Blue Moon’ (2025)

Richard Linklater’s biographical drama opens Friday, October 17, 2025, tracing lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) across one night in 1943 as he wrestles with personal decline while his former partner Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott) moves on to ‘Oklahoma!’. Margaret Qualley and Bobby Cannavale co-star.

Written by Robert Kaplow and scored by Linklater regular Graham Reynolds, the film reunites Linklater with editor Sandra Adair and cinematographer Shane F. Kelly. It’s produced by Detour Filmproduction alongside partners including Concord Originals and Sony Pictures Classics as distributor.

‘Köln 75’ (2025)

In theaters Friday, October 17, 2025, Ido Fluk dramatizes the true story of 18-year-old promoter Vera Brandes, who staged Keith Jarrett’s legendary ‘Köln Concert’ against the odds in 1975. Cast includes Mala Emde as the young Vera, Susanne Wolff, Ulrich Tukur, Marie-Lou Sellem, Michael Chernus, and John Magaro.

Developed with international partners, the film profiles the obstacles—logistical and personal—surrounding the concert’s now-mythic night at the Cologne Opera House, a high-wire production story interwoven with the era’s music culture.

‘Good Fortune’ (2025)

Aziz Ansari writes, directs, and stars in this supernatural comedy landing Friday, October 17, 2025. Keanu Reeves plays Gabriel, an angel who ill-advisedly swaps the lives of gig worker Arj (Ansari) and his wealthy boss Jeff (Seth Rogen), a scheme that costs him his wings as consequences snowball; Keke Palmer and Sandra Oh co-star.

Shot by Adam Newport-Berra with music by Carter Burwell, the film is produced by Ansari with Anthony Katagas and Alan Yang. Premiering at TIFF, it nods to classic screwball inspirations while aiming its satire at modern wealth gaps.

‘Spirited Away’ (2001)

Studio Ghibli Fest 2025 brings Hayao Miyazaki’s classic back to cinemas starting Saturday, October 18, 2025. The fantasy follows Chihiro, who enters a spirit world to free her parents after they’re transformed into pigs; original Japanese voices include Rumi Hiiragi and Miyu Irino, with the English dub led by Daveigh Chase and Suzanne Pleshette.

Written and directed by Miyazaki, with music by Joe Hisaishi and editing by Takeshi Seyama, the Oscar-winning film remains one of Studio Ghibli’s crown jewels; Fathom’s series schedules screenings across October 18–22.

‘Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off’ (2025)

Premiering Saturday, October 18, 2025, Elizabeth Guest writes, directs, and stars as Lydia, a love-addicted serial dater who panics when her steady boyfriend (Andrew Leeds) proposes a Christmas-in-New-York plan. The ensemble includes Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Ed Begley Jr., Rachelle Carson-Begley, Nicholas Guest, and Timm Sharp.

Festival materials and Q&As describe a holiday-set romantic comedy about identity, family (including Lydia’s four parents), and finally choosing what a healthy relationship looks like, with its world premiere set for October 18 on the festival circuit.

‘The Last Dragon’ (1985)

Returning Sunday, October 19, 2025 for its 40th anniversary, this martial-arts musical from director Michael Schultz stars Taimak as Leroy Green and Vanity as TV host Laura Charles, with Julius Carry as the iconic Sho’nuff. Written by Louis Venosta and produced by Motown Productions, it runs 107 minutes.

Set in New York City, the story follows Leroy’s quest for “the Glow” as he squares off with local kingpin Eddie Arkadian (Christopher Murney); Bruce Miller and Misha Segal contribute to the soundtrack that helped cement the film’s cult reputation.

Share which of these you’re most excited to see this week—and why—in the comments!