As you put out the candy corn and decorative pumpkins, it’s also time to start loading up your queue with scary movies. The month of October is the perfect time for feature films that will give you chills and thrills. There are a few cult hits that are leaving Netflix this month, so you’ll want to watch them while you still have a chance.
You may want to start with It Follows, a 2014 modern-day classic that depicts a young woman being haunted by a supernatural entity after a sexual encounter. Or, if you prefer your classics to be a bit more classic, you could also watch six different Chucky films before they leave this month. Watch the serial-killer doll as he tries to possess a human body (Child’s Play 2), searches for a magical amulet (Bride of Chucky), or builds an army by splitting his spirit into multiple dolls (Cult of Chucky).
Even if scary isn’t your scene, there are movies you’ll want to squeeze in before the month ends. Fall in love with a romance like Crazy Rich Asians; entertain the whole family with flicks like The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Sonic the Hedgehog, or Jumanji; or visit the end of civilization in World War Z.
No matter what genre of film or TV show you decide to watch this October, be sure to get the titles into your queue before it’s too late. Read on to see more films and TV shows leaving Netflix in the US in October.
Magically teleported from Brooklyn to the Mushroom Kingdom, two plucky plumbers team up with a princess to battle a tyrannical fire-breathing turtle.
When she joins her boyfriend on a trip to his native Singapore, Rachel Chu discovers his family’s luxurious wealth and faces his disapproving mother.
Haunted by a lethal curse that passes from one sexual partner to the next, Jay tries to escape — and put an end to — the evil that stalks her.
This complex portrait of the incomparable Whitney Houston follows the singer’s stunning ascent from New Jersey choir girl to international superstar.
Seasons 1–8
After trying to kill her violent husband, Bea Smith is locked up in prison, where she’s taken under the wing of a lesbian drug dealer and her friends.
After killer doll Chucky is revived by a former lover, he transfers her spirit into a new form and enlists her help in a scheme to become human again.
A toy manufacturer unwittingly resurrects the soul of killer doll Chucky, who immediately returns to his homicidal ways.
The tortured spirit of Chucky rises again to seek revenge on the boy who killed him eight years ago: the now-teenage Andy Barclay.
More bloodthirsty than ever, Chucky invades the institution where the sole survivor of his last murder spree is just waiting to be killed — or recruited.
The wisecracking doll possessed by a violent killer returns to terrorize a young woman and her complicated family.
An attorney whose firm defends chemical companies jeopardizes his career to expose a toxic waste–dumping scheme in this drama based on a true story.
While their babysitter sleeps, little Conrad and Sally meet a talking cat who flips their boredom into fun — but leaves their home in shambles.
A curious boy learns the truth about his town when he goes looking for the Once-ler, a mysterious hermit who knows what happened to all of the trees.
After deciding to reshape her life after divorce, Liz (Julia Roberts) travels around the world in search of good food, spirituality, and true love.
A half-demon paranormal investigator questions his defense of humans when a dismembered sorceress rejoins the living to wreak brutal vengeance.
After authorities accuse him of crimes he didn’t commit, an accountant (Jason Bateman) hunts down whoever stole his identity and runs into a series of wild obstacles.
Police arrest a sniper who contacts ex-military investigator Reacher (Tom Cruise) for help. But as he and the sniper’s lawyer dig into the case, a conspiracy unfolds.
When he learns that his friend has been accused of murder, Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) suspects a vast conspiracy — and soon finds himself on the run alongside her.
Two siblings discover an enchanted board game that opens a door to a magical world — and unwittingly release a man (Robin Williams) who’s been trapped inside for years.
Seasons 1-3
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele bring wit and wisecracks about pop culture and everyday life in this Peabody Award–winning sketch comedy series.
Career aspirations run up against bittersweet romance in modern-day Los Angeles, as two artists (Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone) face a heartbreaking dilemma.
An aspiring furniture designer who moonlights at a strip club (Channing Tatum) does his best to steer a new dancer through the choppy waters of their profession.
A few years after leaving the stage, Mike (Channing Tatum) reunites with his old crew as they hit the road for one last steamy dance at a stripper convention.
The Monty Python comedy clan skewers King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they quest far and wide for the Holy Grail.
After inheriting a media empire, humble Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler) moves to the Big Apple — where a reporter and a company bigwig are waiting to pounce on him.
When an aspiring ballet dancer (Julia Stiles) moves to the South Side of Chicago, she finds a connection to hip-hop and a young man with all the right moves.
The son of devilish dolls Chucky and Tiffany resurrects his parents, unleashing a new wave of murderous mayhem — this time in Hollywood.
A small-town sheriff helps an alien hedgehog with supersonic speed outrun a wicked doctor who wants the creature’s special powers to dominate the world.
A mercenary (Sylvester Stallone) leads a ragtag band of hired guns charged with overthrowing a despot — a job no official military unit is willing to touch.
The team reunites for a simple mission, but when they lose a comrade on the job, payback becomes top priority — even in the face of deadly threats.
A group of elite mercenaries specializing in risky covert missions faces its deadliest foe yet: a rogue former member with revenge on his mind.
Wedding planner Mary Fiore (Jennifer Lopez) is saved from an accident by the man of her dreams — only to discover that he happens to be her latest client’s fiancé (Matthew McConnaughey).
Eighteen-year-old British royal Victoria (Emily Blunt) ascends to the throne and is romanced by future husband Prince Albert (Rupert Friend) in this lush period film.
When a zombie pandemic threatens to destroy humanity, a former UN investigator goes on a perilous global mission to find the source of the virus.
