Here Are All the Movies Releasing in Theaters This Week, Including ‘The Smashing Machine’

A busy stretch of new titles and special engagements is hitting screens between September 30 and October 6, 2025, spanning documentaries, dramas, genre mash-ups, and a few influential classics returning to cinemas. Below you’ll find concise, fact-focused rundowns for each release—plot points where available, principal cast, key creatives, runtimes, and the exact date each film arrives this week.

All titles are formatted for quick scanning. Dates appear inside the paragraphs, not the headings, and film, TV, and anime titles are enclosed in single quotes throughout.

‘Satisfied’ (2025)

Arriving on September 30, 2025, ‘Satisfied’ is a 1 hour and 24 minute documentary that spotlights the creation, interpretation, and performance lineage of the showstopping number “Satisfied,” featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ariana DeBose, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Audra McDonald. Through interviews, rehearsal-room footage, and archival materials, it traces how the song’s vocal architecture, counterpoint, and staging evolved as different performers and creative teams approached it.

The film situates the number within contemporary musical-theater craft, focusing on phrasing, choreography, and arrangement choices that shape how “Satisfied” lands with audiences. With its ensemble of featured artists front and center, the documentary presents a process-oriented view when it opens on September 30, 2025.

‘Good Boy’ (2025)

Landing on October 3, 2025, ‘Good Boy’ is a 1 hour and 12 minute comedy–horror–thriller starring Indy, Shane Jensen, Arielle Friedman, and Larry Fessenden. It builds its premise around a domestic setup that twists into menace, using a contained scope to push character decisions into sharper relief.

Across its brisk runtime, the film tracks the escalation from uneasy humor to danger as secrets and shifting loyalties surface. The ensemble leads the narrative’s turns when it arrives on October 3, 2025.

‘Anemone’ (2025)

‘Anemone’ reaches theaters on October 3, 2025, as a 2 hour and 1 minute drama with Sid Akbar, Sean Bean, Samuel Bottomley, and Lewis Ian Bray. It centers on characters whose intersecting obligations and desires drive them toward high-stakes choices.

The story emphasizes moral strain and interpersonal fallout, with its quartet of leads anchoring the arcs. The film begins its run on October 3, 2025.

‘She Loved Blossoms More’ (2025)

Blending comedy, horror, sci-fi, and thriller elements, ‘She Loved Blossoms More’ debuts on October 3, 2025, at 1 hour and 28 minutes. The cast includes Sandra Abuelghanam, Aris Balis, Alexia Kaltsiki, and Julio Katsis in a narrative that toggles between the uncanny and the intimate.

The plot weaves speculative hooks with suspense mechanics, keeping character perspective at the fore. It arrives on October 3, 2025.

‘Are We Good?’ (2025)

‘Are We Good?’ is a 1 hour and 37 minute biography–comedy–documentary releasing on October 3, 2025, featuring Marc Maron, Nate Bargatze, W. Kamau Bell, and David Cross. It documents the work of stand-up comics through backstage access, writing sessions, and onstage material.

The film examines process—how bits are drafted, tested, and revised—alongside professional history and touring life. It rolls out on October 3, 2025.

‘Jacob’s Ladder’ (1990)

Returning to theaters on October 3, 2025, ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ runs 1 hour and 53 minutes and stars Tim Robbins as Jacob Singer, a Vietnam veteran haunted by disturbing visions that blur memory and reality; Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, and Matt Craven co-star. Directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Bruce Joel Rubin, the story follows Jacob’s attempt to piece together what happened to his unit as paranoia and hallucinations intensify.

The film is noted for its nightmarish imagery and twist-dependent structure that reframes earlier scenes once the truth emerges. Audiences can catch it again starting October 3, 2025.

‘The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue’ (2025)

‘The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue’ is a 1 hour and 35 minute documentary with Sharon Fiorentino, Beri Meirovich, Gali Mir-Tibon, and Amir Tibon that reaches theaters on October 3, 2025. It chronicles a complex rescue operation, reconstructing decisions and timelines with interviews and on-the-ground footage.

The film organizes its narrative around key inflection points that determined outcomes for those involved. It is available to see beginning October 3, 2025.

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ (2022)

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ returns on October 3, 2025; the 3 hour and 12 minute sequel continues the story of Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) as their family seeks refuge among the Metkayina reef clan, with Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang also starring. Directed by James Cameron and written by Cameron, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver (from a story by Cameron, Jaffa, Silver, Josh Friedman, and Shane Salerno), the film expands Pandora’s cultures and ecosystems through ocean-bound world-building.

The plot tracks the family’s displacement, integration with the sea-dwelling Na’vi, and the renewed threat from human forces, while introducing new creatures and technologies central to the conflict. It’s back on the big screen starting October 3, 2025.

‘Perfect Blue’ (1997)

Satoshi Kon’s ‘Perfect Blue’ returns on October 3, 2025; the 1 hour and 21 minute animated psychological thriller follows Mima (voiced by Junko Iwao), a pop idol who leaves her group to pursue acting and becomes entangled in a stalking case as her sense of identity fractures. The film was directed by Satoshi Kon, written by Sadayuki Murai, and is based on Yoshikazu Takeuchi’s novel.

Its narrative plays with perception through intercut performances, media imagery, and unreliable memory as Mima navigates pressure from fans and industry expectations. The restored presentation is available again beginning October 3, 2025.

‘The Smashing Machine’ (2025)

Hitting theaters on October 3, 2025, ‘The Smashing Machine’ is a 2 hour and 3 minute sports biopic about MMA legend Mark Kerr, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, with appearances by Ryan Bader and Bas Rutten. Directed by Benny Safdie, the film dramatizes Kerr’s rise, the rigors of heavyweight competition, and personal struggles that intersected with his career.

Structured around major bouts and off-mat training and recovery, it contextualizes the evolution of early mixed-martial-arts circuits. The film opens its run on October 3, 2025.

‘Viva Verdi’ (2025)

‘Viva Verdi’ is a 1 hour and 18 minute documentary arriving on October 3, 2025, featuring Claudio Giombi, Chitose Matsumoto, and Tina Aliprandi. It explores Giuseppe Verdi’s enduring operatic legacy through rehearsals, performance excerpts, and practitioner interviews.

The film examines interpretive choices in conducting, staging, and vocal technique across different companies and schools. It reaches theaters on October 3, 2025.

‘Bone Lake’ (2025)

Showing on October 3, 2025, ‘Bone Lake’ is a 1 hour and 34 minute horror–thriller starring Alex Roe, Maddie Hasson, Marco Pigossi, and Andra Nechita. Set around a remote body of water, the story follows a group whose past choices surface with lethal consequences.

The narrative leans on isolation, escalating danger, and secrets that collide as characters attempt to survive. The film becomes available on October 3, 2025.

‘Counted Out’ (2025)

Arriving on October 3, 2025, ‘Counted Out’ is a documentary feature that profiles subjects pushing through institutional and personal obstacles. Through interviews and observational sequences, it maps how training, opportunity, and persistence shape outcomes over time.

The film presents timelines that connect individual arcs to broader social and structural contexts. It can be seen starting October 3, 2025.

‘Fairyland’ (2025)

‘Fairyland’ returns on October 3, 2025; the 1 hour and 56 minute drama stars Emilia Jones and Scoot McNairy with Nessa Dougherty and Geena Davis. Written and directed by Andrew Durham and adapted from Alysia Abbott’s memoir, it follows a father–daughter relationship in San Francisco from the 1970s into the 1980s.

The film tracks changes in the city and in their family as the daughter comes of age, with period detail grounding the personal perspective. It is back in theaters beginning October 3, 2025.

‘Coyotes’ (2025)

On October 3, 2025, ‘Coyotes’ arrives as a 1 hour and 32 minute blend of comedy, drama, horror, and thriller starring Mila Harris, Brittany Allen, Kate Bosworth, and Norbert Leo Butz. A group of characters is pushed into a high-pressure situation where survival and shifting alliances drive the plot.

The film uses alternating tones to propel the narrative through reveals tied closely to character choices. It’s available to watch starting October 3, 2025.

‘Scared Shitless’ (2025)

‘Scared Shitless’ hits screens on October 3, 2025, at 1 hour and 16 minutes, starring Steven Ogg, Daniel Doheny, Chelsea Clark, and Mark McKinney. The comedy–horror premise sets up a supernatural complication that forces an unlikely team-up.

Across its compact length, the film stacks set-piece predicaments as the characters attempt to undo what they’ve triggered. It begins playing on October 3, 2025.

‘Soul of a Nation’ (2025)

‘Soul of a Nation’ is a documentary feature reaching theaters on October 3, 2025. It assembles interviews, archival segments, and field reporting to connect community-level stories with a broader cultural and historical frame.

The film’s structure emphasizes chronology and firsthand testimony, foregrounding subjects’ experiences. It is available starting October 3, 2025.

‘The Devil’s Rejects’ (2005)

Back on the big screen on October 6, 2025, ‘The Devil’s Rejects’ is a 1 hour and 47 minute crime–drama–horror–western written and directed by Rob Zombie and starring Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, and William Forsythe. The plot follows the Firefly clan on the run after a police raid, as a vengeful lawman closes in.

The film is recognized for its grim pursuit narrative and needle-drop–heavy soundscape that frames the antagonists’ cross-country flight. It returns to theaters beginning October 6, 2025.

Share what you’re planning to see this week—and which cast or creative teams you’re most excited about—in the comments!