October 2023 Movie Releases

View a list of films featuring Latino talent, movie trailers, and featured reviews.

October Movie List

Click on the name of a movie for a short description and to view the film’s Latino, Latinx and/or Hispanic talent.

  • Dominican actress Julissa Bermudez is part of the ensemble cast of this comedy. The film follows a bride who has to deal with the never ending disasters of a wedding guest trying to ruin her big day. www.sonypictures.com/movies/theplusone

    Release: Limited theaters on Sept. 29. Video on demand Oct. 3.

  • Afro-Dominican American actress Danielle Perez stars as “Danielle the Stooper” in this musical comedy about two long lost identical twins who try to get their parents back together. Based on an off-Broadway musical, and heavily influenced by the “Parent Trap” movies.

    a24films.com/films/dicks-the-musical

    Release: In theaters.

  • Chilean American actor Pedro Pascal leads this 31-minute western movie as a gay gunslinger who reunites with his lover after 25 years apart. Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar also wrote the short film. Cast includes Spanish actors Jason Fernández, Sara Sálamo and Manu Ríos. www.sonyclassics.com/film/strangewayoflife

  • This film tells the story behind the case that changed the legal system and lead to “Miranda Rights” for defendants. Stars Cuban actors Andy Garcia as lawyer Alvin Moore and Enrique Murciano as Detective Cooley. | Movie page

    Release: In theaters.

  • Thirty-five years after the shocking murder of three teens, the “Sweet Sixteen Killer” returns to take out one more victim. A high schooler gets sent back in time to the 1980s, and teams up with her teenage mom to try to take out the killer once and for all. Stars Anna Diaz as Heather Hernandez, one of the potential teen victims. | Movie page

    Release: Prime Video.

  • Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro stars as hardened detective who uncovers a complex web of deception as he digs for the truth behind the brutal murder of a young real estate agent. | Movie page

    Release: Netflix.

  • Two brothers race to prevent the spawning of evil as demonic possessions spread through their rural community. All Latino cast. Directed by Argentine Demián Rugna, who also wrote the film. | Movie page

    Release: In theaters, limited. Spanish language.

  • This documentary moves back and forth through time following musician Joan Baez on her farewell tour and delves into her life - from her lifelong emotional struggles to her civil rights work with MLK and romance with a young Bob Dylan. Baez is of Mexican descent. | Movie page

    Release: In theaters.

  • A New York music journalist goes on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of young Brazilian piano virtuoso Tenorio Jr. The film is an origin story of the world-renowned Latino musical movement: Bossa Nova. Spanish co-directors DIRECTED BY: Fernando Treuba and Javier Marisca helm the film. | Movie page

    Release: In theaters, limited.

  • Ian, a rebellious teenager living in the outskirts of society can manipulate minds with his ability to generate visual illusions. When one of his cons goes awry, his abilities spiral out of control and Ian becomes the target of two rival organizations, each seeking to exploit his powers. Hispanic cast includes Carlos Scholz and Lela Loren. Directed by Daniel Benmayor, who is Spanish. | Movie page

    Release: Prime Video. Spanish language.

  • A scientist dedicated to the quest for immortality, creates the building blocks of a serum named “Divinity.” Society on this barren planet has been entirely perverted by the supremacy of the drug, whose true origins are shrouded in mystery. Stars Latinos Moises Arias, Bella Thorne, and Jason Genao. Bolivian American Eddie Alcazar directs and writes the black and white film. | Movie page

    Release: In theaters, limited.

  • A dutiful damsel agrees to marry a handsome prince — only to discover it was all a trap: The royal family recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. She fights to survive. Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo helms the movie. | Movie page

    Release: Netflix.

  • Terror strikes when a team of paranormal investigators search a sacred cave for clues in the unsolved disappearance of four Malibu teens. Stars Hector Gomez, Jr. | Movie page

  • Three best friends become fathers later in life and find themselves battling preschool principals, millennial CEOs, and anything created after 1987. Stars Bobby Cannavale, who is Italian and Cuban. | Movie page

    Release: Netflix.

  • The film tracks one mother’s foray into the complicated dynamics of a failing pharmaceutical start-up. Cuban actor Andy Garcia stars as Dr. Jack Neel is the eccentric founder of Zanna and the creator of its increasingly popular drug Lonafen. | Movie page

    Release: Netflix.

  • A former Army Ranger turned family-man whose life is far less exciting than it once was lands a job protecting a journalist— and all hell breaks lose. Colombian actor Juan Pablo Raba plays a morally ambiguous South American dictator. | Movie page

    Release: In theaters, wide.

  • Based on the short story “The Thing on the Doorstep” by H.P. Lovecraft, Suitable Flesh follows a psychiatrist who becomes obsessed with helping a young patient suffering extreme personality disorder. Puerto Rican actress Giovannie Cruz is part of the cast. | Movie page

    Release: In theaters, video on-demand.

Featured Trailers

“Old Dads”, stars Italian-Cuban American actor Bobby Cannavale as one of the titular dads.

“Freelance”, stars Colombian actor Juan Pablo Raba as the ruler of a nation under coup.

Featured Movie Reviews

‘Joan Baez I Am a Noise’ Review: The Legendary Folk Musician Takes a Candid Look Back — From The Hollywood Reporter

“[An] introspective docu-portrait of the era-defining musician and activist.

Sundance Review: Divinity is a Cult Classic in the Making From The Film Stage

Divinity can best be described as a “brain trip,” a [sci-fi] film that acts as an upgraded ’80s B-movie.

Review: Sinister forces stalk a teen psychic in Matrix mashup — From The Guardian

There is gunplay aplenty in this [Spanish-language] thriller about a young renegade who can create illusions with his mind – with some neat touches amid the mayhem.

More Trailers

“Pain Hustlers”, stars Cuban actor Andy Garcia as the head of a pharmaceutical company.

“Strange Way of Life”, stars Chilean American actor Pedro Pascal as a cowboy.

“Crossroads,” starring Dominican and Puerto Rican actress Zoe Saldaña is being re-released in theaters this Oct. 23 & 25.

“Reptile”, stars Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro as a criminal investigator.

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