Here Are All the Movies Releasing in Theaters This Week, Including ‘Stitch Head’

From event-concert cinema and festival darlings to spooky-season re-releases and family animation, this week’s slate blends brand-new premieres with nostalgia-heavy returns. Below you’ll find a quick, info-first guide to what each title is about, who’s behind it, and who’s in it—plus the exact day it lands this week so you can plan your trip to the multiplex.

‘Depeche Mode: M’ (2025)

The concert documentary arrives on October 28, 2025, capturing Depeche Mode’s 2023 ‘Memento Mori’ tour performances at Mexico City’s Foro Sol while reflecting on mortality and Mexican cultural traditions. It’s directed by Fernando Frías de la Parra, with cinematography by Damián García and narration by Daniel Giménez Cacho. The film centers Dave Gahan and Martin Gore, weaving archival material and interstitials around live numbers to explore the band’s legacy after the passing of founding member Andy Fletcher. The project was showcased earlier this year at Tribeca and later paired with a companion live album.

‘ParaNorman’ (2012)

Returning to theaters on October 28, 2025, this stop-motion adventure from Laika follows Norman Babcock, a boy who can speak to the dead and must lift a centuries-old curse threatening his town. It was directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler, from a screenplay by Butler, and features the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Tucker Albrizzi. With production design steeped in spooky Americana, the film’s animation pushed practical effects and rapid-prototyping 3D printing. Marco Beltrami and Jon Brion co-composed the playful, eerie score that underlines its ghostly hijinks.

‘Twilight’ (2008)

Arriving back in cinemas on October 29, 2025, this first entry adapts Stephenie Meyer’s novel about Bella Swan’s move to Forks, Washington, and her romance with vampire Edward Cullen. Catherine Hardwicke directs from a screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Billy Burke leading the cast. Shot across the Pacific Northwest, the film popularized its blue-gray palette and contemporary vampire mythology. Carter Burwell’s score and the needle-drops became as iconic as the saga’s love triangle.

‘Stitch Head’ (2025)

Opening October 29, 2025, this animated comedy-horror adapts Guy Bass’s novel about a stitched-together creation who protects his eccentric creator and a nearby town from misunderstood monsters. Written and directed by Steve Hudson, the film features voice performances by Asa Butterfield, Joel Fry, Alison Steadman and Rob Brydon. Produced by Aniventure and partners, it premiered at Annecy before its U.S. rollout. Nick Urata provides the music, supporting a gothic-storybook aesthetic.

‘Anniversary’ (2025)

In theaters October 29, 2025, this thriller from director Jan Komasa—co-written with Lori Rosene-Gambino—centers on a family gathering where past ideologies and buried tensions collide over a 25th wedding celebration. The ensemble includes Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Madeline Brewer, Zoey Deutch, Phoebe Dynevor, Dylan O’Brien and Mckenna Grace. Komasa reunites with cinematographer Piotr Sobociński Jr., shaping a chamber-drama structure that escalates into paranoia and confrontation. Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans score the film’s unease.

‘Dracula’ (2025)

Coming October 29, 2025, Radu Jude’s satirical vampire musical-comedy refracts the Dracula myth through contemporary Transylvania—mixing labor disputes, media spectacle and folklore. Written and directed by Jude, it features Ilinca Manolache, Șerban Pavlu, Alexandru Dabija, Eszter Tompa and Adonis Tanța, with cinematography by Marius Panduru and editing by Cătălin Cristuțiu. The production unites European partners including Saga Film and RT Features. Its running time reflects Jude’s essayistic, multi-form approach to performance, songs and social critique.

‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ (2009)

Returning October 30, 2025, the second chapter follows Bella as Edward departs and Jacob’s shapeshifter secret emerges, widening the saga’s supernatural world with the Volturi in Italy. Chris Weitz directs from Melissa Rosenberg’s screenplay, adapting Stephenie Meyer’s novel, with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner starring. Cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe shifts the palette from the first film’s cool tones to warmer, sun-baked visuals for Volterra. Alexandre Desplat’s score underscores the film’s melancholic arc.

‘Libera nos: Il trionfo sul male’ (2024)

Arriving October 30, 2025, this Italian documentary by Giovanni Ziberna and Valeria Baldan examines the practice of Catholic exorcism through testimonies, reenactments and theological commentary. Featuring participants such as Michela Cembran and Daniela Giorgini, it documents contemporary faith communities confronting claims of possession. The filmmakers assemble clergy, laity and skeptics to map a contested landscape of ritual, belief and psychology. The film’s structure alternates interviews with staged sequences to provoke debate.

‘Bugonia’ (2025)

Opening October 31, 2025, Yorgos Lanthimos’s absurdist black comedy—written by Will Tracy—is an English-language remake of Jang Joon-hwan’s ‘Save the Green Planet!’. Emma Stone plays a pharma CEO abducted by two cousins (Jesse Plemons among them) who believe she’s an alien plotting humanity’s downfall; Aidan Delbis and Stavros Halkias co-star. Produced by Element Pictures and Square Peg with CJ ENM, the film reunites Lanthimos with cinematographer Robbie Ryan and editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis. Jerskin Fendrix provides the score for its paranoia-laced, genre-bending tone.

‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ (2010)

Back on the big screen October 31, 2025, the third installment puts Bella at the center of a newborn-vampire war as the Volturi watch and a Seattle mystery unfolds. David Slade directs from Melissa Rosenberg’s screenplay, with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Xavier Samuel. The film emphasizes action and stunt choreography while balancing the love-triangle dynamics. Howard Shore’s music adds a darker sonic profile to the series.

‘Back to the Future’ (1985)

Celebrating its 40th anniversary on October 31, 2025, Robert Zemeckis’s time-travel classic follows Marty McFly as he’s hurled from 1985 to 1955, jeopardizing his parents’ romance and his own existence. Zemeckis co-wrote with Bob Gale, and the film stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover. Its DeLorean design, Industrial Light & Magic effects and Alan Silvestri’s score cemented its pop-culture status. The screenplay’s puzzle-box structure remains a model for high-concept adventure.

‘Self-Help’ (2025)

Hitting theaters October 31, 2025, this horror-thriller from writer-director Erik Bloomquist follows a young woman who infiltrates a self-actualization retreat after her mother becomes entangled with its enigmatic leader. Landry Bender leads the cast alongside Jake Weber, Madison Lintz and Amy Hargreaves. Produced by Mainframe Pictures, the film blends cult psychology with slasher tension. An R rating reflects strong violent content, language and sexual content.

‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ (2025)

Opening October 31, 2025, this hand-drawn feature adapts Amélie Nothomb’s autobiographical novel about early childhood in late-1960s Japan, where a near-wordless toddler gradually awakens to language, memory and identity. It’s directed by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han, produced by Maybe Movies and Ikki Films, and distributed in North America by GKIDS. The film’s pastel-and-watercolor aesthetic mirrors its introspective, poetic tone. Voice performances by Loïse Charpentier and Victoria Grobois guide the perspective of young Amélie and family.

‘Bāhubali: The Epic’ (2025)

Arriving October 31, 2025, this newly remastered, feature-length edition reimagines S. S. Rajamouli’s two-part saga—‘Baahubali: The Beginning’ and ‘Baahubali: The Conclusion’—into a single theatrical experience. The combined cut reunites the franchise’s principal cast including Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sathyaraj and Ramya Krishnan. Rajamouli’s story, co-written with Vijayendra Prasad, tracks the royal intrigue of Mahishmati across generations, framed by K. K. Senthil Kumar’s sweeping cinematography. Upgraded picture and sound accompany re-edited narrative beats for a continuous epic.

‘Violent Ends’ (2025)

Opening October 31, 2025, this southern revenge thriller is written and directed by John-Michael Powell. Billy Magnussen stars as Lucas Frost, an honest man raised in a violent crime family, with Alexandra Shipp, James Badge Dale, Ray McKinnon and Nick Stahl supporting. The plot follows Lucas’s attempt to build a peaceful life with his fiancée until a cousin’s botched robbery drags him back toward bloodshed. Produced by Undine Buka and Vincent Sieber, the film is released by IFC Films.

‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2’ (2012)

Returning November 1, 2025, the saga’s finale follows Bella’s transformation and the Cullens’ effort to rally allies against a misinformed Volturi threat to their child. Bill Condon directs from Melissa Rosenberg’s screenplay, based on Stephenie Meyer’s novel, with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Peter Facinelli. The international vampire covens expand the ensemble and world-building. Guillermo Navarro’s cinematography and the large-scale climax close the series’ arc.

‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1’ (2011)

Also returning November 1, 2025, the penultimate chapter explores Bella and Edward’s marriage, a perilous pregnancy and Jacob’s shifting loyalties. Directed by Bill Condon from Melissa Rosenberg’s script, it stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Gil Birmingham. The film introduces Renesmee’s origin and sets up the saga’s endgame. Cinematography by Guillermo Navarro and an original score by Carter Burwell shape its romantic-gothic mood.

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