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11 best movies to watch on Netflix in October, including scary movies for Halloween

October 1, 20240
Channing Tatum in “21 Jump Street.”

Columbia Pictures

This revamp of the classic TV series of the same name stars Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill as two cops who must work undercover in a high school. Brie Larson, Ice Cube, Dave Franco, and Rob Riggle round out the supporting cast.

The sequel is also available.

‘8 Mile’ (October 1)
Ice Cube in “Boyz n the Hood.”

Columbia Pictures

John Singleton’s classic, which chronicles the lives of a group of friends living in South Central Los Angeles, made movie stars out of cast members Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Morris Chestnut.

“Bridesmaids” (October 1)
Kristen Bell, Malin Åkerman, and Kristin Davis in “Couples Retreat.”

Universal Pictures

This comedy written by Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn also stars the pair along with Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis, Malin Åkerman, Kristen Bell, and Faizon Love as a group of friends who set off for a couples vacation in Bora Bora, only to find it’s a resort filled with therapy-like events.

‘Halloween’ (2018) (October 1)
Bill Hader in “It: Chapter Two.”

Warner Bros.

Set decades after the events of the first movie, the now-adult Losers Club return to Derry to face off with Pennywise. James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader and Bill Skarsgård star.

‘The Karate Kid’ (October 1)
Janet Leigh in “Psycho.”

Universal Pictures

If you’ve never seen this Alfred Hitchcock classic, it’s time.

Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) is on the run and stops on a stormy night at the Bates Motel to get some rest. It’s the biggest mistake of her life. Proprietor Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) has major issues and a violent streak.

The campy sequel “Psycho II” is also available.

‘Scream’ (2022) (October 11)
Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds, and Emily Blunt in “A Quiet Place Part II.”

Paramount

Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe return for the sequel to the popular postapocalyptic horror movie “A Quiet Place.” The blind aliens with heightened hearing are still decimating Earth, but the Abbott family also learns that the creatures are not the only danger on the planet.