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Out Oct 2, 2026
A single mother and former prison officer grows close to a reformed ex-con who once protected her during a prison riot.
Starring Naomi Baker, Jay Reeves, Tamberla Perry, Danielle Moné Truitt
Romance · Drama
Oct 9, 2026 · select theaters, expanding
An actress whose early promise stalled gets one last shot at a comeback, from a director she once clashed with, while money trouble and her brother's crisis pull at her.
Starring Rosalind Eleazar, Daniel Kaluuya, Adam Driver, Anna Kendrick, Chris Rock
Comedy-drama
Oct 9, 2026 · Netflix & select theaters
When a Los Angeles mayoral candidate's son is kidnapped, he and his wife have hours to raise the ransom, and every choice could destroy them.
Starring Kerry Washington, Ben Affleck, Gillian Anderson, Ray Fisher, Steven Yeun
Thriller · Crime
Oct 16, 2026 · limited
William Greaves' newly restored 1972 footage of Harlem Renaissance artists and thinkers gathered at Duke Ellington's townhouse, remembering and debating the movement they built.
Starring Arna Bontemps, Aaron Douglas, Richard Bruce Nugent, James Van Der Zee, Eubie Blake
Documentary · History
Illustrative photo · Jeremy YapTrailer not yet released
Kordell Stewart: Slash & Burn
Oct 27, 2026
The rise of Steelers quarterback Kordell 'Slash' Stewart, and the decades-long toll of a false, malicious rumor that followed him.
Starring Kordell Stewart
Documentary · Sports
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