Upcoming new film releases to enjoy in the cinema with your Boundless discount

Cinema is the gift that just keeps on giving – and whether you’re planning a fun-filled afternoon with the family, or a cosy date night, there’s nothing quite like watching the latest releases on a giant screen while you munch on some tasty snacks.

If you fancy going to the movies over the summer, you’ll be spoilt for choice as there are some exciting releases coming to your nearest picturehouse in October, November, and December. Dress in pink or green and watch the second act of Wicked as Wicked: For Good lands in cinemas at the end of November, or enjoy the latest excursion to Pandora with James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash. There’s also plenty to keep horror fans suitably spooked during Halloween Month, and a boatload of thrillers to keep you on the edge of your seat.

The best part is that, as a Boundless member, you can save up to 37% on tickets and snacks at a wide range of multiplexes and independent cinemas when you order through The Cinema Society – which you can access directly through your membership. Tempted? After reading what’s showing near you in the final months of the year, we reckon you will be…

Upcoming movie releases showing in October

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The Smashing Machine - 3rd October

From Rocky to Raging Bull, sports action films have always gone down well with cinema audiences – and this one could prove to be a knockout, too. Barry Safdie’s film stars Dwayne Johnson as MMA fighter and UFC pioneer Mark Kerr, a man at the peak of his powers but struggling with personal issues, and Emily Blunt as his wife, Playboy model Dawn Staples. Gritty, uncompromising and featuring some of the best cage-fighting scenes ever committed to celluloid, The Smashing Machine will leave you floored.

Tron: Ares - 10th October

If you have older teenagers and they love videogames, then taking them to see this new sci-fi release is a no-brainer. Coming 15 years after Tron: Legacy, the third film in the franchise is one of the most hotly anticipated movies of the year. Directed by Joachim Rønning, it stars Jared Leto as Ares, a super-intelligent being who’s been summoned from the digital sphere to undertake a dangerous mission in the real world. With awesome special effects and edge-of-your-seat thrills, Tron: Ares is a more than worthy addition to the iconic series.

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Night of the Zoopocalypse - 10th October

Get yourselves in the mood for Halloween with this animated comedy-horror flick. Directed by Rodrigo Perez-Castro and Ricardo Curtis, Night of the Zoopocalypse follows a group of wildlife park animals as they try to evade a horde of zombified creatures infected by a mysterious meteorite. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film delivers “a gentle amount of good scares while dazzling the eye with its neon hues” – so grab some goodies from the foyer and prepare for some creepy fun.

Black Phone 2 - 17th October

If you like horror films, then you’ll doubtless have seen The Black Phone, Scott Derrickson’s highly acclaimed 2021 serial killer flick. Well, now we have a sequel, with Derrickson back in the hotseat. Four years after Finney (Mason Thames) killed his captor, the Grabber (Ethan Hawke), Finney’s sister (Madeleine McGraw) starts having bad dreams about three boys being stalked at a winter camp. As the two siblings dig deeper, they find themselves face to face with the terrifying tormentor, proving – as the film’s tagline states – that ‘dead is just a word’...

Frankenstein - 17th October

Nothing says spooky season quite like the Mary Shelley classic tome, and this time it’s being given the adaptation magic by Pan’s Labyrinth’s Guillermo del Toro Gómez. Oscar Issac plays the egotistical Victor Frankenstein, while the gorgeous Jacob Elordi will have to go through quite the transformation to become Frankenstein’s monster, otherwise known as “the Creature”. When one dabbles in the role of God, the course never does run smoothly with Toro Gómez bringing the gothic tale to streaming via Netflix on 7th November, with a limited theatrical release taking place from 17th October.

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The interactive TV phenomenon has been turned into a movie, and it’s coming to a cinema near you this autumn. Blending live action with animation, Ryan Crego’s musical comedy stars Laila Lockhart Kraner as Gabby, a young girl who travels with her grandmother (Gloria Estefan) to the city of Cat Francisco, only to have her treasured dollhouse stolen by a conniving cat lady (Kristen Wiig). Cue a rip-roaring rescue act as our heroine teams up with her cartoon kitties to save the day.

Good Fortune - 17th October

Aziz Ansari’s feature-film debut sees Keanu Reeves playing an inept angel who loses his wings after failing to prove to a homeless man (Ansari) that his problems won’t be solved by swapping places with his wealthy boss (Seth Rogen). Combining elements of Trading Places and It’s A Wonderful Life – and featuring plenty of chortlesome moments – this likeable comedy could be one of the surprise hits of the autumn.

After the Hunt - 17th October

Julia Roberts makes a welcome return to the big screen in Luca Guadagnino’s psychological thriller, playing a college professor whose secretive past rises to the surface after a fellow professional (Andrew Garfield) is accused of assault. Guadagnino’s previous works include the outstanding 2017 coming-of-age drama Call Me By Your Name, so we have high hopes for this.

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Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - 24th October

Over the past few years, we’ve had movies about Elton John, Elvis and Bob Dylan. Now it’s the turn of Bruce Springsteen, as Scott Cooper’s long-awaited biopic makes its way onto the big screen. Set in 1982 during the making of Springsteen’s Nebraska album – when he was on the cusp of global superstardom – the film features Jeremy Allen White as the Boss and Jeremy Strong as his manager Jon Landau. As with most rock biopics, though, it’s the songs that are the true stars of the show – and Deliver Me From Nowhere is bursting with brilliant tunes.

Regretting You - 24th October

Fans of Colleen Hoover novels will be delighted to learn another of her books is hitting the big screen. Regretting You sees a family fall apart when a deep betrayal is revealed following a fatal tragedy. The romantic drama unravels as Morgan is left grieving the loss of both her husband Chris and her sister Jenny, only to discover they’d been having an affair. Struggling to know how to mourn, Morgan and Jenny’s husband Jonah grow closer, while Morgan’s daughter Clara attempts to navigate this tragedy and a new romance of her own. Starring Allison Williams, McKenna Grace, and Dave Franco, pack your tissues – this is one for the Girls Night Out.

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Bugonia - 31st October

Emma Stone is joining forces once again with Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things, The Favourite) for this satirical sci-fi that sees Stone’s character – a bigshot CEO at a pharmaceutical company – abducted by two conspiracy theorists, played by Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis. Believing she is an alien intent on destroying Earth, the pair shave her head to prevent her from communicating with her home planet – and that’s definitely not the most absurd happening in the movie. One likely to be heading into Awards Season, get a screening of this one in the calendar.

Upcoming movie releases showing in November

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Now You See Me: Now You Don't - 14th November

Your favourite magical criminals are here as the Four Horsemen return to enact more illusions that lead to lucrative heists. The third film sees J. Daniel Atlas, Merritt McKinney, Henley Reeves, and Jack Wilder reunite and take on three new illusionists to help in arguably their most challenging heist yet – to steal the largest diamond from a powerful family immersed in a worldwide crime syndicate.

The Running Man - 14th November

Want to see Glen Powell doing lots of running? This is the movie for you. A dystopian thriller, this is a remake of the 1987 movie in which Ben Richards is a man strapped for cash and wishing to provide for his wife and unwell daughter. He chooses to enter into a gameshow, The Running Man, where he will be tracked down by murderous hunters. If he can evade them for 30 days, he will win a prize of $1 billion. Colman Domingo stars as host of the show, Bobby Thompson, while Lee Pace is masked hunter Evan McCone.

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Wicked: For Good - 21st November

Follow the yellow brick road for another dose of musical magic in Jon M. Chu’s blockbuster sequel. Adapting act two of the hit stage show, Wicked: For Good sees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande reprise their roles as Elphaba Thropp and Glinda Upland respectively. With the former now demonised as the Wicked Witch of the West and the latter revered as Glinda the Good, the old friends are forced to make some tough choices in order to restore Oz to its former glory.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - 26th November

Need more in the vein of the recent The Thursday Murder Club adaptation? Daniel Craig is back as Benoit Blanc in Netflix’s incredibly successful mystery film franchise. A sequel to Glass Onion (2022), Wake Up Dead Man sees Blanc take on a new case that draws him into the orbit of the charismatic priest, Monsoignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin) and his flock. As star-studded as ever, Glenn Close stars as Martha Delacroix, a devout church lady, while Josh O’Connor is a young priest under Wicks’ tutelage. Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Renner, and Daryl McCormack also star. Hitting cinemas for a limited run on the 26th November, it’ll then arrive on Netflix on 12th December.

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Zootropolis 2 - 28th November

The original Zootropolis movie went down a storm with critics and viewers alike, with Mark Kermode describing Jared Bush and Byron Howard’s animated crime caper as a “very funny, very likeable holiday treat”. Let’s hope for more of the same, then, when their follow-up lands on the big screen. When a mysterious reptile starts causing mayhem across the city, cop duo Judy and Nick (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman) go undercover to try and crack the case.

Upcoming movie releases showing in December

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Friday Night at Freddy's 2 - 5th December

Blumhouse’s highest grossing movie of 2023 is back with a sequel. Based on a video game series, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is a supernatural horror film that sees animatronics come to life – with sinister consequences. Hunger Games’ Josh Hutcherson will reprise his role, alongside Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, and Matthew Lillard, while McKenna Grace, Skeet Ulrich, Wayne Knight, and Teo Briones join for the sequel. It’s one year since the nightmare took hold of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, and security guard Mike’s eleven year old daughter Abby inadvertently reveals the dark origin story of Freddy.

Avatar: Fire and Ash - 19th December

The first two Avatar films are first and third in the list of the highest-grossing movies ever – so why wouldn’t you make another? Indeed, director James Cameron has three more of these sci-fi spectaculars in the pipeline, starting with Fire and Ash this December. The plot sees Jake and Neytiri’s peaceful new life with the Metkayina Clan being threatened by an aggressive tribe called the Ash People, escalating the conflict that’s begun to engulf Pandora. Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana star.

The Housemaid - 26th December

Bookworms, there’s another book-to-screen adaptation on the way, and it has some big names attached to it. The Housemaid was written by Freida McFadden and has been adapted by Lionsgate starring Hollywood ‘It Girl’ Sydney Sweeney, as well as Amanda Seyfried, and Brandon Sklenar. A psychological thriller, Millie Calloway (Sweeney) is looking to outrun a troubled past and becomes a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Winchesters. It soon becomes apparent, though, that she might find herself mixed up in Nina and Andrew’s own dark secrets.

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