AMC+ first launched its streaming service in June 2020 and may not be as popular as competing powerhouses like Prime Video, Hulu and Netflix, but it has steadily produced great original content over the past few years. The exclusive AMC+ films are somewhat scarce, but often of high quality and popular. AMC+ is doing its best to stay competitive with the market and gain popularity this way, and the service could very well gain more subscribers in October as the movie lineup is to die for. The big advantage of this is that AMC+ includes movies from services like Shudder and IFC, meaning the streaming platform has a wide variety of movies to choose from. These are the best movies coming to AMC+ in October.
No man’s land
No man’s land is the classic tale of a man on the run seeking forgiveness and redemption for the mistakes he’s made. This 2021 action western takes a different stance on illegal border crossings, as it features a Mexican fleeing to America and an American illegally seeking refuge in Mexico. In addition, well-known actors such as Jake Allyn, Frank Grillo and Andie MacDowell.
F/H/S/99
F/H/S/99 is the latest episode of the F/H/S found footage film series with the original V/H/S (2012), V/H/S/2 (2013), V/H/S Viral (2014), V/H/S/94 (2021), and now F/H/S/99. Each film features a series of short vignettes of disturbing and eerie anthologies. As the title implies, this latest one takes viewers back to the past, to a hellish version of 1999 to be exact. Before the turn of the century, strange, horrific events took place and they are about to be unleashed in F/H/S/99.
dark glasses
Get ready for the brilliant return of Italian horror mastermind Dario Argento with his latest horror/thriller, dark glasses. This masterpiece tells the story of former prostitute Diana (Ilenia Pastorelli), who now wears dark glasses after being brutally attacked by a serial killer and lost her eyesight as a result. Now it’s up to Diana and her young new boyfriend Chin to catch the serial killer at all costs before he literally keeps them on their trail.
She will
She will tells the story of Veronica Gent (Alice Krige), an aging movie star who wants to rest and recover in Scotland after a double mastectomy. Unknown to Veronica, her scenic healing retreat was the site of many witches’ burns long ago, and to this day the land is still rich in their ashes and their souls determined to exact revenge. This 2021 psychological horror is visually stunning and has an almost magical feel to it. However, the beauty and dreamy quality only add to the dark story that is quickly unfolding.
Resurrection
Resurrection is a 2022 psychological thriller about Margaret (Rebecca Hall), a successful businesswoman on the run from her abusive ex-lover David (Tim Roth). When David unexpectedly reappears in her life, Margaret’s world collapses and she is once again in danger. This time, however, she is willing and willing to do anything to protect herself and her daughter from David’s claws. Resurrection is a powerful film that is both disturbing and impossible to look away from, especially its horrifying conclusion that shows viewers that it is not afraid to go in a bold, graphic, yet original direction.
The Silence of the Lambs
“You’ll never wake up in the dark to that awful screaming of the lambs.” The classic from 1991, The Silence of the Lambs is coming to AMC+ in October and is the perfect movie to watch on Halloween night. This horror/thriller features strong performances from its two protagonists, Jodie Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins, and a twisted relationship (at least in Hannibal’s eyes) between their two characters, Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter. Although this movie was made over 30 years ago, it has stood the test of time and is still considered by many to be one of the best horror movies ever made.
jaws
Get ready to relive jaws and experience the man-eating monster that scared everyone to go to the beach in the 1970s. Steven Spielberg’s classic film about a mad shark on the hunt for meat will be released on AMC+ in October. To this day, many spin-offs and other movies have been made about shark stalking, but none come close to this 1975 classic. Join Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), Mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton), ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) as they take out one of man’s fiercest predators to ever roam the waters.
Deadstream
Meet Shawn Ruddy (Joseph Winter), a former internet sensation who will do anything to regain his fame, even spending a night in Death Manner, the most haunted house in the United States. Sounds like a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately for Shawn, the ghosts that haunt the place are not very noticeable to visitors and Shawn is about to find out the worst possible way. Deadstream is a horror/comedy found footage film that is self-deprecating yet incredibly creepy and disturbing.
The painted bird
Based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Polish-American novelist Jerzy Kosiński, The painted bird tells the story of six-year-old Joska (Petr Kotlar), a wandering boy who travels from town to town in search of a home amid the turmoil of World War II. He experiences the locals engaging in all forms of strange and violent crimes including incest, bestiality, rape and murder. The painted bird is a 2019 black-and-white drama with slow-moving camera images that show the worst of humanity in a beautiful way; it’s a dark, powerful film that will haunt you long after the end credits.