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Learn moreIn October, audiences in Russia will finally have the opportunity to enjoy the film, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. This is a new work by renowned slow-burn director Ari Aster, as well as a fairy tale starring Alexander Petrov and a horror film about a dog. We share information about the most anticipated premieres.
- Action
- Drama
- Romance
- Horror and thrillers
- Family films
Action
18+
Genre: science fiction, action, comedy elements.
Country: USA
Director is J.J. Perry.
The film stars: Dave Bautista, Olga Kurylenko, Kristofer Hivju, Samuel L. Jackson and Daniel Bernhard.
The premiere will take place on October 2, 2025.
Those who are interested in the topic of the post-apocalypse should pay attention to This is.
After a powerful solar mass ejection, much of the Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed, and complete chaos reigned in the rest of the planet. Ten years later, the remnants of humanity struggle to survive in the rubble of destroyed megacities, while only a small group of people strives to restore their lost cultural heritage. A treasure hunter named Jake, commissioned by a powerful client, heads to Europe in search of the Mona Lisa. However, during his journey, he realizes his mission takes on a far greater significance—he must prevent the final extinction of humanity.
The film is based on the independent publisher Red 5 Comics' comic book series "Afterburn," which also serves as its original title. Director J.J. Perry, a former stuntman and martial artist, has an impressive track record, including work on several major projects, including "Avatar" and "John Wick." Therefore, you can be sure of a high level of action scenes.
18+
Category: action, thriller, drama
Country: USA
The director of this project is Nick Rowland.
The cast includes: Taron Egerton, Ana Sofia Heger, Jamie Bernadette, Goldie Tom and Kiko Sanchez.
The premiere will take place on October 30, 2025.
Who can appreciate it: fans of family dramas.
While in prison, Nate made dangerous acquaintances with representatives of a criminal Nazi group, and now they are thirsty for revenge. Only after his release, he takes his 11-year-old daughter Polly, whom he has seen only a few times, from school and goes on the run. Not only gangsters are hunting him, but also corrupt police officers, threatening everyone he cares about. Even though it seems that there is no way out, Nate does not intend to give up.
The plot is based on the detective novel by Jordan Harper entitled "She Rides Shotgun", which won the Edgar Award for Best First Author. The author himself was actively involved in the creation of the screenplay. Judging by the trailer, the anticipated film promises to be a captivating combination of a gripping thriller, large-scale action, and a deep family drama that emphasizes the importance of family ties in difficult times.
Dramas
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Genre: sports drama, biopic.
Country: Russia
The director of this project is Artyom Mikhalkov.
The cast includes Gleb Kalyuzhny, Andrey Smolyakov, Artyom Bystrov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Ilyin.
The premiere will take place on October 9, 2025.
Recommended for viewing: fans of biographical films about athletes.
At the end of the Great Patriotic War, young Siege survivor Yuri Tyukalov meets coaches Mikhail and Vera Savrimovich, after which he decides to devote himself to academic rowing. Soon Tyukalov will become part of the Olympic team representing the USSR at the first Olympics in 1952, held in Helsinki. However, before this happens, the young man, who survived the hardships of war, will have to overcome many difficulties.
Director Artyom Mikhalkov has previously made films dedicated to Soviet athletes: in 2022, he released a sports drama about boxer Valery Popenchenko called "Mr. Knockout." In his new project, Mikhalkov adapted the life story of two-time Olympic champion Yuri Tyukalov. For the central role, he chose actor Gleb Kalyuzhny, known for his role in the TV series "Vampires of the Middle Lane."
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Genre: drama, crime story, comedy.
Country: USA
The director of this project is Derek Cianfrance.
Starring: Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Peter Dinklage, Juno Temple and Ben Mendelsohn.
The premiere will take place on October 9, 2025.
Recommended for viewing by those who are interested in crime dramas in which the main roles are played by charming criminals.
Jeffrey Manchester, a former U.S. Army soldier, received a 45-year prison sentence for a series of robberies at McDonald's restaurants. His method involved breaking into the establishments through holes in the roof, which earned him the nickname "The Rooftop Robber." However, he served only a small portion of his sentence in prison, as he managed to escape. After leaving the correctional facility, Jeffrey decides to hide out in a toy store, where he soon meets an attractive employee. The young man falls so deeply in love with her that he is ready to leave his criminal past for a new life with his beloved.
The plot of this film is based on real events related to a criminal who robbed fast food restaurants in the 1990s. Director Derek Cianfrance returns to the theme of reflective villains, having previously explored the crime theme in his 2013 film The Place Beyond the Pines. However, the new work has a much lighter atmosphere than the previous project with Ryan Gosling, and there are even comedic episodes.
18+
Genre: drama
Countries: United Kingdom, Federal Republic of Germany, Greek Republic, French Republic, United States of America.
The director of this work is Athena Rachel Tsangari.
The film stars Caleb Landry Jones, Harry Melling, Rosie McEwan and Frank Dillane.
The premiere will take place on October 16, 2025.
Recommended for viewing by those who appreciate arthouse dramas, as well as fans of Caleb Landry Jones.
Walter is a humble farmer living in a secluded village in Britain, where he enjoys the tranquility of the natural surroundings. However, this idyllic life soon begins to crumble under the pressure of the approaching Industrial Revolution. Changes in the area are initiated by Kent, the owner of the land, whom Walter has known since childhood. But, unfortunately, old friendships are unlikely to help the farmer overcome the disaster looming over him.
The film was entered into the main competition at the Venice Film Festival, where its visual style received rave reviews from critics. Shot on 16mm film, this approach has traditionally been used by documentarians and directors working with limited budgets. The creators of "The Harvest" strove for a particularly "lamp-like" image to emphasize the connection of their characters with the earth and the surrounding nature.
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Genre: drama
Country: Russia
Director: Bakur Bakuradze
Cast: Ilya Ozolin, Evgeny Romantsov, Vera Engalycheva, Dmitry Solomykin, and Andrey Maksimov.
The premiere will take place on October 16, 2025.
Who can enjoy this film: Fans of traditional historical biographies that do not include modern elements.
The film tells the story of the last day in the life of the outstanding poet Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov. Only a few hours remain before his death in a duel. The poet's killer will be Nikolai Martynov, who had been his friend just the day before.
The screenplay for the film "Challenge" was written by Bakur Bakuradze, who also directed the film "Snow in My Yard." The lead role of the poet is played by stand-up comedian Ilya Ozolin, whose appearance is reminiscent of portraits of Lermontov. This is Ozolin's first film work.
18+
Genre: drama
France and Spain.
The director of this work is Oliver Laschet.
The cast includes Sergi Lopez, Bruno Nunes, Stefania Gadda, Joshua Liam Henderson, and Richard Bellamy.
The premiere will take place on October 30, 2025.
Recommended for those interested in rave culture.
Luis, a middle-aged man, decides to go with his teenage son in search of his eldest daughter Marina, who disappeared several months ago and has not contacted her father. During their search, they discover that Marina may have ended up at an illegal rave in the heart of the Moroccan desert. The father, along with a motley group of ravers, tries to find at least some clues about his daughter's whereabouts. Meanwhile, martial law is declared in the country, which leads to complete chaos and complicates their search even more.
The film won four awards at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Jury Prize. The film was directed by the promising Spaniard Oliver Laschet, known for his work on Mimosas. Pedro Almodóvar and his brother Agustin are among the producers.
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Melodramas
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Genre: comedy, romantic drama, fantasy elements.
Country: Russia
The director of this project is Daria Lebedeva.
The cast includes: Mila Ershova, Yuri Nasonov, Anton Vasiliev, Anton Artemyev, and Nadezhda Ivanova.
Release date: October 9, 2025.
Recommended for viewing by those who enjoy romantic stories set in alternate realities.
Alisa, a text messaging specialist, finally moves into her perfect apartment. However, on her very first night, she discovers a passage to another dimension behind the mirror. In this parallel world, a cheerful party-goer named Ivan inhabits her place. Both characters soon realize that they can communicate with each other through the mirror. At first, Alisa begins to doubt her sanity, but soon a mutual attraction, and perhaps even true love, blossoms between her and Ivan.
"You're Driving Me Crazy" is the first feature film by Daria Lebedeva, who has previously created several short films, including the drama "On the Way" starring Dmitry Chebotarev and Yulia Snigir. The leading roles in the film were played by talented young actors Mila Ershova (Outsource, By the Pike's Command) and Yuri Nasonov (Major Grom: Plague Doctor, YUZZZ). The film premiered at the Koroche festival, where it received positive reviews from critics.
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Horror and Thrillers
18+
Genre: horror, thriller, detective story.
United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Director: Bryn Cheney
Starring Dev Patel, Rosie McEwan, Jade Crute and Nicholas Sampson.
Premiere will take place on October 9, 2025.
Recommended for viewing by those who appreciate slow and atmospheric plots.
The musical duo Daphne and Darcy decide to leave the bustling atmosphere of London and move to the secluded corners of Wales, seeking to recuperate and find creative inspiration for their future musical projects. One day, Darcy records a strange sound in a field, the source of which remains a mystery to him. This unusual discovery awakens in Daphne the desire to create a new piece. However, soon after, mysterious events begin to occur in their lives, and a strange girl unexpectedly appears on their doorstep, bringing confusion to their peaceful existence.
The premiere of the "audio horror" took place at the Sundance Film Festival in early 2025. For director Bryn Cheney, this was his first experience working in a full-length film; before that, he had created short films, edited, and even voiced animated projects. His debut short film, Jonah and the Vicarious Nature of Homesickness, won an award at the Berlinale.
18+
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Directed by: Ben Leonberg.
Cast: Indy, Shane Jensen, Ariel Friedman, and Larry Fessenden.
Premiere: October 16, 2025.
Recommended for all fans of original and creative horror films.
A dog named Indy and his owner begin a new life in an old mansion. One rainy night, there is a knock at the door, and soon threatening otherworldly entities enter the house. Indy, without hesitation, decides to protect his owner.
Ben Leonberg's debut indie horror film premiered at SXSW, where it was met with critical acclaim. Some of them, perhaps facetiously, call Indy the best actor of the year, and on the website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an impressive 95% "fresh".
18+
Categories: drama, comedy, thriller, crime
United States of America and Finland.
Director: Ari Aster
Casting: Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Austin Butler and Luke Grimes.
Premieres October 16, 2025.
Who should pay attention: Fans of A24.
The film takes place in the small town of Addington in the spring of 2020, when strict measures are in place across the country due to the pandemic. Sheriff Joe Cross is experiencing the inconvenience of coronavirus restrictions and openly ignores wearing a mask. His family life is on the verge of destruction, and his routine work brings no joy. Meanwhile, progressive Mayor Ted Garcia is preparing for re-election and plans to build a massive data center near the city for a major IT company. Frustrated by everything that's happening, Joe decides to challenge the current government and run for reelection.
The Eddington Project, like many other works by Ari Aster, was produced by the independent studio A24. The director, staying true to his style, successfully mixed several genres in this film, including a western, a psychological thriller, and an absurdist comedy.
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18+
Genre: drama, thriller
Iran, France and Luxembourg.
The director is Jafar Panahi.
The cast includes Wahid Mobasseri, Maryam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadith Pakbaten, and Majid Panahi.
The premiere will take place on October 30, 2025.
Who will find it interesting: fans of complex psychological thrillers.
On the way back home, a family accidentally hits a dog and stops at a nearby auto repair shop. A mechanic named Vahid, seeing a man with a prosthetic leg, realizes that he is his former prison guard, who abused him. Vahid captures the man and is ready to exact his revenge, but at the last moment, doubts overwhelm him: perhaps he was mistaken in his assumptions.
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has won numerous awards from the world's most significant film festivals, including Venice, Berlin, and Cannes. In 2025, his work "A Simple Accident" was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Family movie
12+
Genre category: family fantasy with elements of comedy.
Country: USA
Director: Seth Worley
Casting: Bianca Belle, Calon Cox, D'Arcy Carden, Nadia Benavidez and Dajanay Cole.
The premiere will take place on October 9, 2025.
Who will be interested: fans of atmospheric youth horror films.
Ten-year-old Amber, having experienced the loss of her mother, became more withdrawn and spent her days immersed in drawing terrifying monsters in her sketchbook. One day, while walking through the woods with her brother, Jack, they came across a lake, and in an accident, Amber dropped her sketchbook into the water. Soon, the creepy creatures she depicted came to life and began to fill the town. Now Amber, Jack, and their father must join forces to stop these "horrors."
Seth Worley makes his feature-length film directorial debut. According to the creators, "Goosebumps" is a kind of mix between "Jurassic Park" and the animated film "Inside Out" from Pixar.
6+
Genre: fantasy, comedy, family film.
Country: Russia
The director of this work is Dmitry Khonin.
The film stars: Alexander Petrov, Victoria Agalakova, Alexander Robak, Sergey Makovetsky and Nina Usatova.
The premiere will take place on October 23, 2025.
Recommended for those who are interested in folk tales.
During an important expedition on a bathyscaphe, a sailor named Alexei Alekhine finds himself in a magical kingdom. In this mysterious place, he discovers an egg, from which a baby dragon soon emerges. Alexei decides to name it Gorynych and sets off with it on exciting adventures in a certain kingdom and state.
One of the leading Russian actors of the last ten years, playing roles in fairy tales, is Alexander Petrov. The production was carried out by the STV film company and a group of specialists who worked on such adaptations of famous fairy tales as "By the Pike's Command", "The Tinderbox" and "The Little Humpbacked Horse".
6+
Fantasy, adventure
Country: Russia
Director: Yuri Khmelnitsky.
Starring: Anna Peresild, Milos Bikovic, Paulina Andreeva, Irina Gorbacheva and Sergey Burunov.
The premiere will take place on October 23, 2025.
Who is this performance recommended for: fans of musicals for children.
Alice, a fifteen-year-old Moscow resident, finds herself in a magical Wonderland, where her every move reveals new amazing secrets and introduces her to unusual characters. To return back to her world, she will have to show resourcefulness and courage.
Director Yuri Khmelnitsky created a musical film inspired by the famous fairy tale by Lewis Carroll. Anna Peresild plays the lead role of young Alisa, while the supporting cast includes luminaries such as Miloš Biković, Paulina Andreeva, Irina Gorbacheva, and Sergei Burunov. The film is based on Vladimir Vysotsky's poems, which were used in a radio play of the same name, released in 1976. Anna Peresild will once again demonstrate her vocal abilities on screen, having previously voiced the main character in the film "The Flying Ship".
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