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Wondering what your favorite streaming services are adding to their offerings each month? Decider’s got you covered. Stay tuned for our reports on everything coming to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO, Showtime, STARZ, Sundance Now, Shudder, Acorn TV, BritBox, and Tribeca Shortlist, plus a look at the top titles from all of them.
For just $6.99 a month, you can gain access to the best content available in the indie world and finally be able to one-up your artsy friends at parties. Sundance Now is delivering little-known gems, fresh original series, and award-winning films to your screen. With titles you won’t see anywhere else, this seemingly small subscription packs a huge punch.
For October, Sundance Now is delivering you some of their darkest titles yet. Documentaries like Crystal Lake Memories and Never Sleep Again are here to give you sneak peeks into some of your favorite horror franchises of all time, while The Tall Man is bound to give you nightmares for weeks to come. Feeling a period piece? Look no further than Rillington Place, a miniseries starring Tim Roth and Samantha Morton that chronicles the heinous crimes of serial killer John Christie in the 1940s and 50s. Whatever wicked way your streaming needs take you this month, you’re likely to find exactly what you need on Sundance Now. Here’s what’s new to the platform this October.
Available October 2
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History Of Friday The 13th (2013)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
The Tall Man (2012)
Available October 3
The Violence Movie (1988/2017)
Available October 5
Rillington Place (2016)
Available October 11
Taxi to the Dark Side
From prolific documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief) comes this riveting real-life murder mystery that examines the death of an Afghan taxi driver from injuries allegedly inflicted by United States soldiers. Over the course of the film’s harrowing duration, Gibney exposes the unsettling details of just how far the USA was willing to go when it came to torture and interrogation during the War in Afghanistan.
[Stream Taxi to the Dark Side on Sundance Now October 11]
Available October 16
God Bless America (2017)
Grand Piano (2013)
Elijah Wood plays a pianist with severe stage fright who finds himself playing for his life when a sniper informs him that any wrong note played will get him a bullet to the head. This suspenseful, offbeat movie sees Wood deliver a top-notch performance opposite some surprising cast mates in a stylish, strange setting.
[Stream Grand Piano on Sundance Now October 16]
World’s Greatest Dad (2009)
Available October 19
The Swell (2016)
Now the Discussion: The Swell (2017)
Available October 23
We Are The Best! (2013)
Available October 30
Two Lovers (2008)
Directed by James Gray, this romantic drama is set in Brooklyn and follows a bachelor (Joaquin Phoenix) as he navigates the difficult decision of marrying the woman his parents are pushing him to or his unpredictable new neighbor (Gwyneth Paltrow). These two wildly different women put our protagonist in the ultimate dilemma that plays out gorgeously in this absorbing, understated film.
