Best Movies Streaming in October 2026: The Invite, Disclosure Day

Olivia Wilde’s acclaimed comedy “The Invite” arrives on HBO Max after earning a sturdy $58 million worldwide at the summer box office. Wilde stars opposite Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton in this story of two couples whose uproarious dinner party exposes the cracks in their relationships. Variety named “The Invite” one of the best movies of 2026 so far, calling it a “bravura dinner-party dramedy that’s like ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ remade by the Woody Allen of ‘Husbands and Wives.’”

Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” arrives on Peacock after a $241 million run in theaters worldwide over the summer. Heavily touted as the Oscar-winning legend’s return to alien-centric science fiction (he is the master who gave us “E.T.” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” after all), the chase thriller casts Josh O’Connor and Emily Blunt as a cybersecurity analyst and meteorologist who set out on a mission to disclose the existence of alien life to the world. Colin Firth, Eve Hewson and Colman Domingo co-star.

“The Death of Robin Hood,” from “Pig” and “A Quiet Place: Day One” director Michael Sarnoski, casts Hugh Jackman as an aged and battle-weary version of the title character, who now lives in self-imposed exile and is tormented by his past. Robin Hood gets a shot at redemption after befriending an orphaned girl. Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett and Noah Jupe also star in the A24 release.

“Evil Dead Burn” arrives on HBO Max just in time for Halloween movie season. The third movie since the “Evil Dead” series reboot in 2013 (and sixth film in the franchise overall) is directed by Sébastien Vaniček and stars Souheila Yacoub (“Dune: Part Two”) as a woman looking for comfort from her in-laws after her husband’s death. Their gathering at a secluded house quickly turns into a hellish reunion as the family members turn into Deadites.

“We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” and “I Saw the TV Glow” director Jane Schoenbrun returned bigger and better than ever this year with the Mubi-backed meta slasher dark comedy “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.” Hannah Einbinder plays a filmmaker tasked with rebooting a horror movie franchise who gets in over her head when she seeks out the franchise’s original star, played with seductive wit by Gillian Anderson. The movie rocked Cannes in May before earning $8 million worldwide over the summer, making it Schoenbrun’s highest-grossing movie yet.

“Minions & Monsters” is coming to Peacock after an underwhelming summer box office run with $523 million, putting it on the lower end of movies set in the “Despicable Me” franchise. However, family audiences are sure to turn out in force for the movie’s streaming debut. Pierre Coffin, the series co-creator and voice of the Minions, and Patrick Delage directed the film, which is set in 1920s Hollywood and follows the Minions as silent movie stars who struggle to adapt to talking pictures. Naturally, chaos ensues when the yellow creatures accidentally release monsters out into Los Angeles.

Ben Affleck directs, co-writes and stars in “Animals,” a Netflix original crime thriller that could continue the Oscar winner’s streaming luck after “The Rip” became one of Netflix’s biggest movies of the year. The synopsis reads: “When their son is kidnapped, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and his wife find themselves drawn into a web of deception. As they scramble to raise the ransom payment, they’re forced to make choices – and reveal secrets – that could tear their world apart.” The cast also includes Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Adriana Paz, Ray Fisher and Steven Yeun.

Noel and Liam Gallagher get reflective, philosophical and foul-mouthed in “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” the acclaimed documentary that chronicles the brothers’ highly-publicized reunion and comeback tour in 2025. Cameras were given access to rehearsals, backstage and onstage, while the documentary also includes the first joint interview with the brothers in over 25 years.

Netflix’s “Sacrifice,” starring the high-profile pairing of Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy, marks the English-language debut of “Athena” director Romain Gavras. Evans plays a movie star trying to launch a Hollywood comeback after a viral meltdown. Taylor-Joy stars as the leader of a group of environmentalist radicals, who crash a black tie gala attended by Evans’ actor. This hostage situation quickly goes haywire. Vincent Cassel and Salma Hayek Pinault also star.

Rachel Morrison’s romantic drama “Love of Your Life” earned strong reviews after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last month. Margaret Qualley stars as Maya, whose chance encounter with Charlie (Gabriel Basso) “sets in motion a sweeping romance and a future beyond anything she had imagined. When that future is suddenly upended, Maya is sent hurtling toward an unexpected new life — one that will force her to reckon with who she is, what she wants, and how to love again,” reads the synopsis from Amazon MGM.

Stanley Tucci gets a star vehicle in Prime Video’s original heist movie “Masterplan.” The actor plays “a legendary thief who sets his sights on the Mona Lisa, recruiting two young strangers to help him — Chiara, a sharp Italian cybercrime expert, and Jay, a swaggering French explosives specialist — before revealing they are long-lost siblings… and oh yes, by the way, he is their father,” the synopsis reads from Amazon MGM. The supporting cast includes “The White Lotus” Season 2 favorite Simona Tabasco and Victor Belmondo.

“V/H/S Mixtape” is the ninth installment in the long-running horror anthology series and features segments from Ernest Dickerson (“Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight”), RZA (“The Man With the Iron Fists”), David Moreau (“Mads”) and Renee Zhan (“O Black Hole!”). Musician and director Flying Lotus (“Ash”) contributes music video interludes to the film, and debut filmmaker Tobias Forge contributes a music video. Heavy metal icons GWAR also make a featured appearance.

Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried powered “The Housemaid” to a hugely impressive $400 million at the worldwide box office this past winter. The success launched a new film franchise, with “The Housemaid’s Secret” now on the way for a December 2027 release. Sweeney is returning alongside director Paul Feig. New cast members include Kirsten Dunst and Paul Anthony Kelly.

Jennifer Peedom directs “Tenzing,” the Apple Original Films thriller starring Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe and Caitríona Balfe. The synopsis reads: “Based on true events, ‘Tenzing’ chronicles the little-known story of Tenzing Norgay (Genden Phuntsok), a gifted Himalayan climber who, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary (Hiddleston), became the first to summit Mount Everest. Encouraged by his wife Dawa (Thinley Lhamo), Tenzing finds an ally in expedition secretary Jill Henderson (Balfe). Together, they persuade Colonel John Hunt (Dafoe) that Tenzing belongs on the British climbing team, rather than merely serving it.”

“Hokum” stars Adam Scott as the alcoholic author Ohm Bauman, who becomes an unlikely detective trying to solve the mystery of a haunted hotel in a remote Irish town. As answers get closer, Ohm is forced to confront the darkness that has made him such a curmudgeon. From Variety’s review: “Irish filmmaker Damian McCarthy enlists Scott to play a bitter American writer who grapples with his own trauma while fending off supernatural occurrences in this unnerving spine-chiller.”

Tyler Perry’s latest Netflix original movie is “Doing Life,” the synopsis for which reads: “A single mother fighting to survive and a reformed ex-con with untapped talent find in each other an unlikely second chance.” The cast features Naomi Baker, Jay Reeves, Tamberla Perry, Karen Obilom, Jasmine Sargent, Lucky Johnson and Danielle Moné Truitt.

Directed by Oscar winner Morgan Neville, “Lorne” is a behind-the-scenes portrait of the comedy icon and “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels. The documentary traces Michaels’ journey from a young Canadian writer to the force behind “Saturday Night Live,” the late-night sketch show that has shaped American comedy and pop culture for more than five decades. The film draws on exclusive archival material, plus candid interviews with Michaels and the comedians he turned into superstars.