Here are the must-see movies in theaters on October 29: Smashing Machine with Dwayne Johnson, The World’s Richest Woman with Isabelle Hooper…

Wrecking Machine by Benny Safdie

With Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Lindsay Gavin…

what are you talking about Dwayne Johnson plays ’90s MMA legend Mark Kerr, aka “The Smashing Machine,” and Emily Blunt plays his wife, Dawn Staples.

did you know Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt know each other well since they starred together in Jume Colette-Serra’s blockbuster Jungle Cruise (2021).

By Yoroy David Tomaszewski

With Orelsan, Clara Choi

what are you talking about After the last exhausting tour, Aurelien decides to settle in Japan with his wife Nanako, who is pregnant with their first child. While a young couple moves into a traditional house in a Japanese village, Aurelien discovers an ancestral armor in a well that awakens strange creatures, the Yokai.

“The Stranger” by François Ozon.

With Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lotin…

what are you talking about Algeria, 1938. Meursault, a young man in his thirties, a modest worker, buries his mother without showing the slightest emotion. The next day, he begins an affair with Mari, a colleague. Then he resumes his daily life. But his neighbor, Raymond Sintes, disrupts his everyday life and drags him into shady stories, including a tragedy on the beach…

did you know considered difficult to adapt, Unknown Albert Camus, unlike other literary classics, appeared very little on the screen. Luchino Visconti proposed a version in 1967 with Marcello Mastroianni and Anna Carina, but the film was only recently received and was considered relatively minor in the Italian filmmaker’s oeuvre.

Thierry Clifford is the richest woman in the world

With Isabelle Huppert, Marina Foy, Laurent Lafitte…

what are you talking about The richest woman in the world: her beauty, her intelligence, her power. The writer-photographer: his ambition, his audacity, his madness. Love at first sight that will take them away. An unlikely heir who struggles to be loved. A vigilante butler who knows more than he lets on. Family secrets. Astronomical donations. War where not forbidden.

did you know Thierry Clifford’s film is very loosely inspired by the Bettencourt case, which the director became interested in when it became public. More of a news than a feature film, the filmmaker primarily wanted to tell the fate of these great French industrial families, part of whose power was built on gray areas. In this case, cooperation.

Regret by Josh Boone

With Alison Williams, McKenna Grace, Dave Franco…

what are you talking about Morgan Grant put her dreams on hold to raise her daughter Clara. If they share an unwavering love, everything separates them: their values, choices, love and lifestyle. Morgan wants to protect Clara at all costs, even if it means drowning her. Clara rejects her mother’s clear path and tries to emancipate herself.

did you know While the film is directed by Josh Boone, the screenplay is the work of screenwriter Susan McMartin. This is not the first novel adapted for film he has worked on, since he signed on to write Jenny Gage’s Next: Chapter 1 (2019), based on Anna Todd’s novel. The latter is also one of the executive producers of Regretting You.

Intruders – Chapter 2 by Rennie Harlin

With Madeleine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, Rachel Shenton…

what are you talking about The Intruders are back – more brutal and ruthless than ever. When they discover that one of their victims, Maya, has survived, they return to finish what they started. The hunted and isolated Maya must face a fresh new chapter as madmen and unstoppable killers pursue her, ready to destroy all who stand in their way.

Poet of Simon Mesa Soto

With Ubeimar Rio, Rebecca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona…

what are you talking about Oscar Restrepo, an unrecognized poet, leads a lonely existence marked by disappointment. His meeting with Yurlady, a working-class teenager with a real talent for writing, changes his life. He encourages her to enter a national poetry competition. But things don’t go as planned…

did you know The main role of the poet was given to a non-professional. Ubeymar Rios, a teacher with a passion for poetry and music, is the uncle of the director’s friend. Mesa Soto initially refused, preferring to be a professional actor, but Rios charmed her with his unique speech and movement. In the end, his humanity changed the character, making him more appealing than in the script.

On the downfall of Laura Carreira

With Joanna Santos, Neil Leiper, Ola Forman…

what are you talking about Aurora, a Portuguese immigrant in Scotland, is an order picker in a warehouse where her time is up. On the brink of poverty and alienation, she takes every opportunity to avoid the fall, including the benevolent presence of her new Polish roommate.

did you know On Falling was presented in official competition at many festivals around the world, such as Toronto and notably won the Best Actress Award for Joana Santos at the Premiers Plans d’Anger Festival, the Silver Shell for Best Director at the San Sebastian Film Festival and the Sutherland Prize at the BFI London Film Festival 2024.

What does this nature tell you about Hong Sang-soo?

With Seong-guk Ha, Yoon So-yi, Hae-hyo Kwon…

what are you talking about Donghwa, a young poet from Seoul, brings his girlfriend Junhee to her parents’ home near Icheon. Amazed by the beauty of their house, which is surrounded by a mountain garden, he meets his father there, who invites him to stay. During the day, he gets to know the whole family and the nature of each person is revealed.

did you know What Does This Nature Tell You? Hong Sang-soo reunites for the umpteenth time with his favorite actor Hae-hyo Kwon, who he most notably directed in In Another Country (2012), The Day After Tomorrow (2017), Right Before Your Eyes (2021), and The Novelist, The Movie and Happy Coincidence (2).

Camille Duveleroi’s bloody burger

With Ponce, Anna Blagojevich, Ike Zaksongo-Joseph…

what are you talking about For Halloween, come get some chills with this interactive movie brought to you by streamer Ponce. Directed, performed and broadcast live, you decide the rest of the scenario thanks to polls via smartphones from the room. I have never seen it in the cinema!