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Opening October 30-November 1: Gentle Monster, Everest: The Other Side, Queen at Sea, The Mosquito Bowl, Tad and the Magic Lamp, The Mongoose and The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Posted October 29, 2026 • Data source: DataBot

Thursday, October 29, 2026

7 new movies hit theaters Friday, October 30. Here's what each one is, who's in it, and what the critics and crowds say so far.

Queen at Seamovie.guru score 9.1

Drama & Thriller • Rated Not rated yet • 121 min • Dir. Lance Hammer • Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay, Anna Calder-Marshall

Official Trailer • Greenwich Entertainment

Amanda is trying to care for her mother, who has advanced dementia, and the hard choices pile up fast between her and her stepfather. Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall star; Courtenay and Calder-Marshall shared a Silver Bear at Berlin for their supporting performances, and the film won the Jury Prize. Lance Hammer wrote and directed it. A family drama with no easy answers.

So far: movie.guru score 9.1, Elite; 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Crime, Drama & Thriller • Rated Not rated yet • 88 min • Dir. Noah Segan • John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Will Price

Official Trailer • Sony Pictures Classics

Harry Lehman is an aging pickpocket in the Bronx who doesn't own a cell phone and doesn't trust anything new. Then he lifts a wallet from the wrong young man and walks off with trouble he never wanted. John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Tatiana Maslany and Steve Buscemi star, and Noah Segan wrote and directed. The last old-school thief in a city that went contactless.

So far: movie.guru score 8.7, Great; 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Everest: The Other Sidemovie.guru score 7.4

Documentary & Sport • Rated Not rated yet • 110 min • Dir. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin • Jim Morrison, Hilaree Nelson

Official Trailer • National Geographic

Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson fall in love and set a goal most people wouldn't dream of: climb the North Face of Mount Everest and ski back down. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin direct this documentary, which premiered at Venice. Thin air, steep snow and a love story at 29,000 feet.

So far: movie.guru score 7.4, Above Average; 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Gentle Monstermovie.guru score 6.1

Drama & Thriller • Rated Not rated yet • 114 min • Dir. Marie Kreutzer • Léa Seydoux, Jella Haase, Laurence Rupp

Official Trailer • Netflix

Lucy Weiss (Léa Seydoux) is a successful pianist who gives up her career and moves to the countryside to support her husband after he burns out. Then she has to face the crimes he's been hiding. Marie Kreutzer wrote and directed it, Catherine Deneuve has a supporting role, and it competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Critics singled out Seydoux. Heavy subject, handled with care.

So far: movie.guru score 6.1, Solid; 64% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Tad and the Magic Lampmovie.guru score 5.0

Adventure, Animation & Family • Rated Not rated yet • 94 min • Dir. Enrique Gato • Óscar Barberán, Michelle Jenner, Luis Posada

Official Trailer • Paramount Pictures Australia

Tad Stones is back, now married with a kid, and he gets pulled into a race for Aladdin's magic lamp, the one Queen Victoria once wished on and locked away. Enrique Gato directs the fourth movie in this Spanish animated adventure series. Treasure maps, a mummy sidekick and a genie with a long history.

So far: movie.guru score 5.0, Average.

The Mosquito Bowlmovie.guru score 3.2

Biography, Drama & History • Rated Not rated yet • 127 min • Dir. Peter Berg • Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson

Official Trailer • Netflix

After Pearl Harbor, four star college football players join the Marines. While they prepare for the Battle of Okinawa, they play a football game on the island that becomes famous. Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson and Tom Francis star, Peter Berg directs, and it's based on Buzz Bissinger's book. A football movie and a war movie on the same field.

So far: movie.guru score 3.2, Poor; 35% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Mongoosemovie.guru score 2.6

Action & Thriller • Rated Not rated yet • 98 min • Dir. Mark Vanselow • Liam Neeson, Marisa Tomei, Ving Rhames

Official Trailer • Samuel Goldwyn Films

A war hero is accused of a crime he says he didn't commit, and with nothing left to lose, he leads police on a televised cross-country car chase while his old Special Forces buddies help and the public cheers. Liam Neeson stars with Marisa Tomei, Ving Rhames and Michael Chiklis, and Mark Vanselow directs. Liam Neeson and a very long drive. You already know if you're in.

So far: movie.guru score 2.6, Bad; 32% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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