New Movie Releases: October 24, 2025 Weekend Lineup Hits Theaters

Welcome to late October’s cinematic grab bag of new movie releases, where grief gets ghosty, rockstars get introspective, and popcorn comes with emotional seasoning. This weekend’s lineup is serving cursed urns, haunted VHS tapes, and enough existential drama to make your Letterboxd look like a cry-for-help diary.

Whether you’re chasing chills (Shelby Oaks, The Grieving), soul-searching with Springsteen, or bracing for mother-daughter meltdowns (Regretting You), these releases are here to wreck you—in style.

Now grab your hoodie, your overpriced snacks, and let’s plunge into the genre blender.

New Movie Releases: Regretting You – Rated PG-13

Regretting You is your classic “mother-daughter drama, but make it emotionally devastating” setup. Morgan Grant (played by Allison Williams) is trying to keep it together after her husband’s tragic death, while her teenage daughter, Clara (Mckenna Grace), is busy being angsty, rebellious, and emotionally wrecked. The twist? They’re both grieving the same man but from wildly different angles—and neither of them is handling it gracefully.

Cue the emotional whiplash, buried secrets, and a whole lot of “I can’t believe you did that” moments. It’s based on a Colleen Hoover novel, so expect messy relationships, tear-stained revelations, and at least one scene that’ll make you yell at the screen like it’s a season finale. Think Gilmore Girls meets This Is Us, but with more trauma and fewer quirky coffee shop montages.

New Movie Releases: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere– Rated PG-13

Bruce Springsteen fans, assemble—because this isn’t just a biopic, it’s a deep dive into the Boss’s most emotionally raw era. Deliver Me from Nowhere follows Bruce as he ditches stadium rock for stripped-down soul-searching, crafting his haunting 1982 album Nebraska while Born in the U.S.A. is still simmering in the background. It’s moody, introspective, and full of daddy issues—basically, the Springsteen cinematic universe’s origin story.

Jeremy Allen White channels Bruce with gravel and grit, while Jeremy Strong and Paul Walter Hauser round out the cast like a backstage pass to Springsteen’s psyche. Expect harmonicas, heartbreak, and a whole lot of “I need to figure myself out before I blow up the charts.” If you came for rock anthems, you’ll stay for the existential dread and vintage denim.

New Movie Releases: Last Days– Rated PG-13

Last Days dives headfirst into one of the most controversial real-life stories of recent years: the doomed mission of John Allen Chau, a young American missionary who tried to bring Christianity to the uncontacted Sentinelese tribe—and paid the ultimate price. Directed by acclaimed documentarian Kathryn Bigelow (yes, The Hurt Locker Kathryn), this film doesn’t sugarcoat the ethical mess. It’s part spiritual obsession, part colonial critique, and all “what were you thinking?”

Expect haunting visuals, moral tension thicker than jungle humidity, and a protagonist who’s either a martyr or a cautionary tale—depending on your worldview. It’s not here to comfort you; it’s here to make you squirm, reflect, and maybe yell at the screen. If you like your cinema with a side of ethical chaos and existential dread, Last Days delivers.

New Movie Releases: The Grieving – Rated R

The Grieving is your classic “grief meets ghost story” setup—but with a cursed urn and emotional trauma dialed to eleven. When a woman inherits her late father’s ashes, she doesn’t just get closure—she gets haunted. And not in the “aww, sentimental memories” kind of way. We’re talking full-on supernatural chaos, cryptic visions, and the creeping suspicion that dad’s unfinished business is about to wreck her life.

It’s part psychological thriller, part paranormal meltdown, and all “do not open that urn” energy. If you love your horror with a side of emotional unraveling and a protagonist who’s one spooky whisper away from losing it, The Grieving delivers the dread with style, sass, and a whole lot of ghostly baggage.

New Movie Releases: Shelby Oaks – Rated – R

Remember, it is still spooky season, and of course, movies must deliver on the week before Halloween. Shelby Oaks is what happens when a true crime YouTuber goes full Blair Witch and ends up spiraling into a supernatural rabbit hole. When her sister—part of a ghost-hunting group called the Paranormal Paranoids—mysteriously vanishes, she starts digging into the group’s last known investigation. Spoiler: it’s cursed. Like, “maybe don’t open that door” levels of cursed.

Directed by YouTube horror aficionado Chris Stuckmann (yes, the movie reviewer turned filmmaker), this found-footage-meets-psychological-thriller is dripping with dread, VHS static, and that delicious “is this real or am I losing it?” energy. It’s creepy, meta, and tailor-made for fans who like their horror with a side of internet lore and existential panic.

Final Thoughts

If this week’s releases taught us anything, it’s that closure is a scam, grief is chaotic, and cursed objects should come with warning labels. From Regretting You’s emotional wreckage to Last Days’ ethical minefield, these films aren’t here to comfort—they’re here to wreck you (in the best way).

And let’s be real: Shelby Oaks and The Grieving are spooky season royalty. Ghosts don’t care if you’re emotionally stable—they’re showing up anyway.

So grab your snacks, brace your soul, and dive in.  Stop the grieving about watching films at home, and you will not regret checking out these cinema listings this week!