{"id":8089666,"date":"2026-10-02T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/?p=8089666"},"modified":"2026-10-02T11:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:24:49","slug":"best-new-streaming-movies-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/creative-content\/movies\/best-new-streaming-movies-october-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 21 New Movies Streaming Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

October is one of the best times for streaming. The weather’s cooling down, Halloween is approaching and, crucially, a ton of new movies are hitting your favorite streaming services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To that end, we’ve gone through and made a curated list of the best new movies added to Netflix<\/a>, Prime Video<\/a>, HBO Max<\/a>, Paramount+ and more this month. They include a brand new Ben Affleck thriller, an indie gem from earlier this year, a new Steven Spielberg movie, some excellent new comedy documentaries and more spooky movies than you can shake a broomstick at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out our list of the top new movies streaming below.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“SOULM8TE”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Hulu – Oct. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems almost quaint to think of a time when \u201cM3GAN,\u201d the surprise hit about the doll-like killer cyborg, was being envisioned not as a series of PG-13 horror movies but as a vast universe that could contain all sorts of stories. One of those stories was \u201cSOULM8TE,\u201d which combines the dynamics of a 1990\u2019s erotic thriller with the technological unease of a contemporary sci-fi thriller. David Rysdahl plays a nerdy scientist who has just lost his wife and works at a next-gen tech company. He agrees to beta test the company\u2019s new lifelike female sex robot, who he names Sara (Lily Sullivan). As you can imagine, things soon go horribly wrong, Sara starts killing people and must be shut down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s actually a lot of fun, and has some interesting things to say about sexual dynamics in the modern world and some sly commentary on the \u201ctrad-wife\u201d phenomenon we\u2019re seeing in social media and in politics. The problem, of course, was that \u201cSOULM8TE\u201d was being finished when \u201cM3GAN 2.0\u201d was released theatrically and performed so, so poorly. Post-production was paused while Universal searched for a potential partner and when that didn\u2019t happen, they opted to just release it direct-to-digital themselves, stripped of any connection to \u201cM3GAN\u201d or its once-promising universe. And it\u2019s a shame because \u201cSOULM8TE\u201d is actually pretty underrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Psycho”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Netflix – Oct. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re looking to watch a scary movie for Halloween, why not pick a classic? Alfred Hitchcok\u2019s \u201cPsycho\u201d still holds up 60 years later, as the tale of Norman Bates and his murderous goings-on at the Bates Motel works not just because of its story, but how its told. Hitchcock wasn\u2019t deemed the \u201cMaster of Suspense\u201d for nothing, and if you cozy up with a blanket and bowl of popcorn this makes for a terrific night in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Crimson Peak”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Netflix – Oct. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Gothic Romance is more your thing, Guillermo del Toro\u2019s \u201cCrimson Peak\u201d has only grown in esteem since it was first released in 2015. Mia Wasikowska plays a precocious young woman who marries a kind but mysterious wealthy man played by Tom Hiddleston, who whisks her away to what turns out to be a decrepit mansion called Crimson Peak. He lives there with his sister, played by Jessica Chastain, but soon Wasikowska\u2019s character is plagued by horrors and ghastly visions. Is the house haunted? And where did all these ghosts come from? This thing is lush and a joy to take in as del Toro spared no expense in building out a dreamworld of Gothic horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Ouija: Origin of Evil”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Netflix – Oct. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now if you want to watch something scary<\/em>, try \u201cOuija: Origin of Evil.\u201d Yes this is technically a prequel, no you don\u2019t have to watch the very bad first \u201cOuija\u201d movie to enjoy it. This film was written and directed by Mike Flanagan, of \u201cHaunting of Hill House\u201d and \u201cDoctor Sleep\u201d fame, and is a truly spooky tale set in 1967 Los Angeles of a widow and her daughters who run a faux psychic business out of their house.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“The Witch”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Prime Video – Oct. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s scarier than a board game? Witchcraft. Robert Eggers, who would go on to direct hits like “Nosferatu” and “The Lighthouse,” first burst onto the scene with the 2015 indie “The Witch.” The film also marked the big debut of Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays a young woman living in 1630s New England whose family is plagued by misfortune, seemingly at the hands of an actual witch. The extreme realism of the film \u2014 this is a period piece that looks and feels like it was shot in the 17th Century \u2014 only adds to the terror, as it makes the scares that much more tangible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mubi – Oct. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun earned a legion of new fans with their 2024 A24 film \u201cI Saw the TV Glow,\u201d a trippy allegory for being trans in a world that doesn\u2019t accept you for who you are. Schoenbrun returned this year with something a bit more joyful in \u201cTeenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,\u201d which is again heavy on the allegory but this time about a more fun subject: sex. \u201cHacks\u201d star Hannah Einbinder plays a filmmaker hired to direct a new installment in the slasher series \u201cCamp Miasma\u201d who tracks down the star of the original, played by Gillian Anderson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Evil Dead Burn”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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HBO Max – Oct. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest installment in the long running \u201cEvil Dead\u201d franchise, which began with Sam Raimi\u2019s influential original in 1981, is helmed by French filmmaker S\u00e9bastien Vani\u010dek. Souheila Yacoub stars as a young woman who loses her husband and who tries to find community with her in-laws. Of course, this being an \u201cEvil Dead\u201d movie, all hell breaks loose (literally), as the spirits from the Book of the Dead begin to inhabit the family members. \u201cEvil Dead Burn\u201d garnered strong reviews and solid box office (making more than $72 million globally on a budget of just $20 million), serving as a direct sequel to 2023\u2019s even-more-popular \u201cEvil Dead Rise\u201d (stick around after the credits for a key post-credits scene). And while fan reaction was mixed, an \u201cEvil Dead\u201d movie is like pizza \u2013 even when it\u2019s bad, it\u2019s still pretty good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Who Is Martin Mull?”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Netflix – Oct. 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining a slew of comedy documentaries debuting on Netflix this month is \u201cWho Is Martin Mull?,\u201d which chronicles the life and career of the celebrated performer and comedian whose true passion lies in\u2026 painting? You know the face, now get to know the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Disclosure Day”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Peacock – Oct. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDisclosure Day\u201d deserved better. It certainly couldn\u2019t have been timed better, with the United States government opening a publicly accessible depository of UFO-related material and selectively unsealing classified documents, like the Navy\u2019s engagement with a Tic-tac-shaped craft off the port of San Diego. (The phenomena around disclosure was the subject of a recent Time Magazine cover story.) Maybe it was the woo-woo marketing campaign, but \u201cDisclosure Day\u201d only racked up $241 million on a budget of $115 million, which is a disappointment. It\u2019s also a shame. Because \u201cDisclosure Day\u201d is one of Steven Spielberg\u2019s very best movies, a rip-snorting chase thriller about a whistleblower (Josh O\u2019Connor) who steals documents related to the United States\u2019 knowledge of UFOs and threatens to, in his words, \u201cshare it with the whole world, all at once.\u201d Emily Blunt is a local weatherwoman who gets drawn into the mystery and Colin Firth is the man hunting them both down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a propulsive oomph<\/em> to the narrative; David Koepp\u2019s screenplay (based on a story by Spielberg) zips along admirably, from one expertly staged set piece to the next. And it ends on a somber, hopeful note that will have you wiping away tears. \u201cDisclosure Day\u201d is what you think of when you think of a \u201cSteven Spielberg movie,\u201d full of wonder and terror, awe and suspense. A truly perfect Friday night \u2013 or any other night, really \u2013 movie. And one of the year\u2019s greatest films.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“Animals”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Netflix – Oct. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just a few months after Matt Damon and Ben Affleck had a massive streaming hit with Joe Carnahan\u2019s \u201cThe Rip,\u201d the boys are back for \u201cAnimals.\u201d While Damon was meant to star in this lean, Los Angeles-based thriller, he instead committed to some little art house movie called \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d and Affleck stepped in to replace him as an LA mayoral candidate whose son is kidnapped on Halloween, just a few hours before the election. This leads him on a mad scramble to meet the kidnappers\u2019 demands and save his campaign (and his marriage to Kerry Washington). Adding to the tension is that he\u2019s already overextended himself financially to fund the campaign, which becomes downright desperate when Gillian Anderson enters the picture as a shady operative promising the safe return of their son \u2026 for an unimaginably large price. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnimals\u201d was based on a buzzy spec script by Connor McIntyre, which was subsequently rewritten by Affleck and studio pro Billy Ray, who assembled a strong team both in front of the camera (Steven Yeun and Ray Fisher are supporting players) and behind it (with legendary cinematographer Robert Elswit and composer Harry Gregson-Williams among others). At 106 minutes, too, \u201cAnimals\u201d doesn\u2019t overstay its welcome, offering just the right amount of political commentary, edge-of-your-seat thrills and delicate character moments. Roar.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Matchbox”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Apple TV – Oct. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second movie based on a Mattel movie released this year (following this summer\u2019s silly fun \u201cMasters of the Universe\u201d) is \u201cMatchbox: The Movie,\u201d based on the tiny toy cars of the same name. John Cena plays a spy who, after reuniting with his childhood friends, is coerced into a stealing a nuclear warhead that the CIA is convinced he and his buddies have stolen. What any of this has to do with the original toy line is anybody\u2019s guess. But it sounds fun, the cast is killer (Jesica Biel, Sam Richardson, Arturo Castro, Teyonah Parris and Corey Stoll are also in the cast) and it was directed by Sam Hargrave, who helmed the first two \u201cExtraction\u201d movies for Netflix (don\u2019t worry, he\u2019ll be back for the third). Rev your engines. Grab your favorite car. And get ready for \u201cMatchbox: The Movie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Hulu\/Disney+ – Oct. 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year\u2019s global, sold-out Oasis reunion tour was such a startling improbability that people were betting on whether or not the shows would happen at all. The fact that it did happen \u2013 and was so spectacularly well-received \u2013 feels borderline miraculous. And everything that went into that reunion and the subsequent tour has, mercifully, been documented in \u201cOasis: Don\u2019t Look Back in Anger,\u201d a feature documentary that premiered earlier this year at the Venice Film Festival before playing in select theaters and now, winding up on Disney+ and Hulu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warmly reviewed, the film hails from Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern, who made the terrific LCD Soundsystem farewell tour doc \u201cShut Up and Play the Hits\u201d (which ultimately became less a farewell than \u201cwe\u2019ll be back soon\u201d from the band) and \u201cMeet Me in the Bathroom,\u201d an adaptation of Lizzy Goodman\u2019s nonfiction book about sleazy New York City rock (including, yes, LCD Soundsystem). \u201cDon\u2019t Look Back in Anger\u201d was written by Steven Knight, one of the most fabulous British screenwriters (and creator of \u201cPeaky Blinders\u201d and \u201cThe Crown\u201d) and shot by cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos, who regularly collaborates with Kenneth Branagh. But the star of the show is, obviously, Liam and Noel Gallagher, the endlessly talented, hot-tempered brothers who made Oasis and then broke Oasis. Hearing from them is what makes \u201cDon\u2019t Look Back in Anger\u201d a must-see documentary. Maybe they\u2019ve mellowed in their old age. But probably not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Hokum”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Hulu – Oct. 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the summer NEON released \u201cHokum,\u201d which starred Adam Driver as a tortured novelist who checks into an extremely haunted house in rural Ireland, was mostly overlooked, with audiences instead focusing on viral sensations \u201cBackrooms\u201d and \u201cObsession.\u201d And it\u2019s a shame, too, because \u201cHokum\u201d is really, really great \u2013 the kind of sturdy, old-fashioned (but never dull!) ghost story that draws you in and keeps you there. Driver\u2019s Ohm, who is visiting Ireland to distribute his late parents\u2019 ashes and to attempt a conclusion to a hugely popular trilogy, is a huge jerk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The kind of character that every actor loves to play. But as he gets sucked into the mystery, both supernatural and earthly, his demeanor starts to soften; the edge starts to fade. And the character that lies underneath is vulnerable and susceptible to everything that the hotel throws at him. It must have been a lot of fun to play. Damian McCarthy, the filmmaker behind 2024\u2019s \u201cOddity,\u201d knows how to build a sequence and is smart enough to make things spooky but never trite, leaning on folklore and colorful characters, to create a beautiful, atmospheric tapestry. Now that it\u2019s on streaming, don\u2019t skip \u201cHokum.\u201d Pretty soon you\u2019ll be recommending it to all of your friends.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“Love of Your Life”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Prime Video – Oct. 14<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fresh off its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival, filmmaker Rachel Morrison\u2019s romantic drama \u201cLove of Your Life\u201d hits Prime Video this month. Margaret Qualley plays a nurse mourning the loss of her husband (Gabriel Basso) who flees the U.S. to get away from all of her problems. But will the running make a path towards healing, or will her ghosts keep chasing her?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Sacrifice”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Netflix – Oct. 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romain Gavras is one of the best filmmakers working today and one that you\u2019ve likely never heard of. The son of \u201cZ\u201d director Costa-Gavras, Gavras got his start making provocative music videos for Justice and Kanye West, before graduating to features. His last feature, 2022\u2019s \u201cAthena,\u201d was a whirling, aggressive, sharply political action movie full of virtuosic shots that seemed borderline impossible<\/a>, putting you in the middle of an urban uprising. For his follow up, the exquisitely bizarre \u201cSacrifice,\u201d he follows a group of eco-terrorists who, fueled by ancient mythology, set out to kidnap some celebrities and hurl them into a volcano, in an effort to prevent a worldwide catastrophe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know, that old chestnut. Anya Taylor-Joy plays the zealous leaders of the terrorists, with Chris Evans an action star that is kidnapped by the group. (Vincent Cassel, a frequent Gavras collaborator, plays a Jeff Bezos-style billionaire who is also kidnapped and destined for the volcano.) Co-written by \u201cSuccession\u201d alum Will Arbery, \u201cSacrifice\u201d is a spiky, unexpected satire that will make you think and make you LOL. It\u2019s beautifully shot, full of exotic locations and embroidered by a gorgeous score by Gavras\u2019 multimedia art band Gener8ion (who performed a song with Yung Lean, who is in \u201cSacrifice,\u201d on the MTV Video Music Awards) and some genuinely whacked-out performances by Evans, Taylor-Joy and Malkovich, as her father. Once you get on the same wavelength as \u201cSacrifice,\u201d you should have a good time. Until you arrive at the volcano that is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Tenzing”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Apple TV – Oct. 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This based-on-a-true-story drama, which premiered earlier this year at the Telluride Film Festival was directed by Australian filmmaker Jennifer Peedom, who previously helmed \u201cSherpa,\u201d a documentary about the 2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche. Peedom returns to Mount Everest for this narrative feature, which follows New Zealand adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary (played by Tom Hiddleston) and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (Genden Phuntsok) as they ascended the mountain in 1953. (They would be the first climbers to reach the summit of Everest, the mountain on earth above sea level.) Willem Dafoe plays fellow adventurer John Hurt and Caitr\u00edona Balfe also stars. The movie got rave reviews in its festival screenings and the trailer is genuinely thrilling. If you want real-life edge-of-your-seat suspense, \u201cTenzing\u201d should do the trick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Netflix – Oct. 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the quartet of comedy documentaries arriving this month on Netflix and potentially the buzziest, \u201cNorm: The Tale of Norm MacDonald\u201d is a documentary about MacDonald, the comedian and former \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d cast member who died in 2021 at the age of 61. Structured mostly like someone surfing the internet looking for clips of MacDonald, it also features some insight into his personal life, which was sad and strange but in a way that lines up with his public persona. MacDonald\u2019s battle with cancer, which impacted him as a young man and eventually took his life, is addressed but not in depth. That\u2019s because MacDonald kept his diagnosis secret and only a handful of people even knew that he was sick. \u201cNorm\u201d is overlong (but hey, it is a Judd Apatow movie), but it is incredibly funny, even if it just replays some of the MacDonald clips you\u2019ve already seen countless times before (you\u2019ll still laugh). As a portrait of a man, it leaves something to be desired, but as a celebration of one of the greatest, most oddball comics of his generation, it\u2019s a profound monument. It will make you miss Norm very much. Even more than you already do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Death of Robin Hood”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Netflix – Oct. 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fine complement to Christopher Nolan\u2019s thematically similar \u201cThe Odyssey,\u201d \u201cThe Death of Robin Hood\u201d follows the titular archer (played by Hugh Jackman) who, towards the end of his life, finds himself on a remote island being tended to by a healer (Jodie Comer). We see flashes of his life, not as a hero but as a highwayman and murderer, prowling the countryside with a similarly psychotic Little John (Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd) and eventually living alone, killing anyone who dares confront him for his past deeds. (The violence in the movie is pretty gnarly.) On the island, though, Robin Hood looks back on his life and attempts to take accountability, before accepting his fate as a man condemned to die. Is it the cheeriest movie of the year? No. But it investigates the power of myth, creating an earthy fable about how storytelling can consume, heal or destroy. \u201cThe Death of Robin Hood,\u201d helmed by \u201cPig\u201d and \u201cA Quiet Place: Day One\u201d filmmaker Michael Sarnoski, is one of the better, more underrated efforts from A24. Hopefully it finds an audience at home. It hits the bullseye.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“The Invite”\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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HBO Max – Oct. 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the best films of the year is finally on streaming. \u201cThe Invite\u201d is a hilarious, devastating relationship comedy\/drama about a married couple (played by Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen) who invites their adventurous upstairs neighbors (played by Edward Norton and Penelope Cruz) over for dinner. The whole film takes place in this one apartment, but over the course of the evening, Wilde and Rogen\u2019s characters lay bare the issues in their marriage, the secrets they\u2019ve been keeping from each other and struggle to decide whether they belong together \u2013 all in front of these two strangers. It\u2019s funny and heartbreaking all at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Netflix – Oct. 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Bamford is one of the most celebrated comedians of our time\u2026 in the world of comedians. Director Judd Apatow chronicles the life and career of this extremely special person in this new documentary, which finds Bamford reluctantly participating in a way that is both hilarious and fitting. The movie tackles why she decided to lay bare her mental health struggles on stage, and what it\u2019s been like getting so much acclaim from the comedy world but not quite finding mainstream success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Minions & Monsters”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Peacock – Oct. 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMinions & Monsters\u201d might be the best movie in the \u201cDespicable Me\u201d franchise, full stop. And yet it was something of a box office disappointment, making \u201conly\u201d $525 million worldwide against a budget of $85 million. But it will have its day. The film mostly takes place in 1920\u2019s Hollywood, where the Minions have found themselves and where they decide to make their own monster movie. Of course, they come across an enchanted book and end up conjuring an actual monster<\/em>. You know. Classic \u201cMinions\u201d shit. But director\/co-writer Pierre Coffin (he also voices the Minions) has stuffed the movie with loving throwbacks to classic cinema and has enough surprises up his sleeve to keep even the most jaded viewer fitfully entertained. The movie, as it shuttles along, becomes more conventional but no less fun. This is the highlight of the franchise and one of the very best animated movies of the year. Yes, we\u2019re as surprised as you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“SCTV: The Greatest Show You\u2019ve Never Heard Of”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Catherine O’Hara in character for “SCTV” tapings at their new facilities in Scarborough. (Reg Innell\/Toronto Star via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Netflix – Oct. 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fourth and final comedy documentary premiering this month on Netflix is \u201cSCTV: The Greatest Show You\u2019ve Never Heard Of,\u201d a side-splitting portrait of the beloved, hugely influential Canadian answer to \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d and perhaps the funniest, most moving doc of the entire bunch. Though archival materials, including some rarely seen footage, new interviews with cast members like Cahterine O\u2019Hara, Eugene Levy, Martin Short and \u2013 yes! \u2013 Rick Moranis, and clips from the series, the Jason Hehir-directed documentary highlights just how funny things were in the Great White North and how many people are still influenced by them today. (Bill Hader is frequently interviewed and is nearly crying laughing every time, just recounting his favorite sketches.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a bit of melancholy to the documentary, too, which goes a long way, considering how many cast members and close creative collaborators the \u201cSCTV\u201d team has lost along the way, including John Candy and, just a few months after she recorded her interviews, O\u2019Hara herself. If anything, the sadness makes the comedy even more powerful. What they were doing was special and it can still make you giggle uncontrollably, even through the tears. Just ask Bill Hader.<\/p>\n\n\n

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