{"id":8089647,"date":"2026-10-03T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/?p=8089647"},"modified":"2026-10-02T13:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:36:10","slug":"best-new-movies-on-paramount-plus-this-week-oct-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/creative-content\/what-to-watch\/best-new-movies-on-paramount-plus-this-week-oct-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Best New Movies to Watch on Paramount+ This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

A new month means a new dose of movies landing on Paramount+ and there are plenty of good options to pick from for your October binge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topping the list for spooky season is “Doctor Sleep,” a sequel to “The Shining” from Stephen King adaptation maestro Mike Flanagan. The film is criminally underviewed and stands among the best of the author’s adaptations. If horror isn’t your bag, you can also scratch your “Odyssey” itch or grab one of the great non-superhero comic book adaptations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the three new movies to Paramount+ to check out this week.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ewan McGregor in”Doctor Sleep” (Warner Bros.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Doctor Sleep<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDoctor Sleep\u201d and the balancing act that Mike Flanagan achieved deserved more love than it got. \u201cThe Shining\u201d is one of Stephen King\u2019s most iconic novels, and the Stanley Kubrick adaptation is equally revered \u2014 by all but King himself. So when the time came to adapt the horror writer\u2019s \u201cShining\u201d sequel, Flanagan found a way to tell the story of a grown Danny Torrance that felt like a continuation of both<\/a> the book and the elements Kubrick changed for his adaptation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film is long, but moves at such a brisk pace that it is rarely felt. And for the ever-growing number of fans of Rebecca Ferguson, revel in how she plays the villainous Rose the Hat with sick glee here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom in ‘Troy’ (Warner Bros.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Troy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2026 has been all about “The Odyssey” but if you’re wanting the story but wish it was hyper-focused on just the Battle of Troy than there’s a Brad Pitt gem waiting for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTroy\u201d is a full-on action movie. If you want to check out a sword and sandals movie with a heavy emphasis on the \u201csword\u201d part of the equation, then \u201cTroy\u201d is the movie for you. And if the Trojan Horse scene from \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d was the only part of the film that worked for you, then buddy do we have the film for you. But despite the action, Pitt is great as Achilles and Brian Cox is characteristically a scene-stealer as Agamemnon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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V For Vendetta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 2005 film, based on iconic graphic novel writer Alan Moore\u2019s \u201cV for Vendetta,\u201d takes place in London, which has become a police state following a world war. One man, donning a Guy Fawkes mask, wages his own battles against the secret police using terrorism and knives. One night, he saves a woman from the police and, in doing so, finds a willing ally to help take down the powers that be, who are commanding the city with an oppressive fist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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