1. Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese; Oct. 20) Considering it was over six years ago that Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Robert De Niro first became attached to Killers of the Flower Moon, it’s hard to believe the film finally arriving.
2. The Killer (David Fincher; Oct. 27 in theaters and Nov. 10 on Netflix) Following his black-and-white passion project Mank, David Fincher returns to the world of vibrant, slick thrillers with The Killer.
3. The Holdovers (Alexander Payne; Oct. 27 in theaters) After teaming for Sideways two decades ago, writer-director Alexander Payne and actor Paul Giamatti have reunited The Holdovers, and while it’s not a return to form (Downsizing defender, reporting in), it’s already been rightly embraced as a triumph for the duo.
4. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (William Friedkin; Oct. 6 on Showtime) William Friedkin’s final film is a fitting send-off for the director, showcasing his expertise at pacing even in the smallest of settings.
5. The Delinquents (Rodrigo Moreno; Oct. 18 in theaters) Taking the concept of a heist movie to entirely new, more ruminatively philosophical territory, Rodrigo Moreno’s The Delinquents was a major discovery at Cannes and now it’s arriving this month.
6. Anatomy of a Fall (Justin Triet; Oct. 13 in theaters) Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or-winning Anatomy of a Fall gives quite a showcase to Sandra Hüller in this exacting story of the secrets in a relationship totally unknowable to the public.
7. Divinity (Eddie Alcazar; Oct. 13 in theaters) Unless Taylor Swift’s concert film truly surprises, we imagine the trippiest film to arrive this year will just so happen to land October 13.