7 October 1971:
Musical fantasy comedy ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks’, directed by Robert Stevenson, was released in the UK.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 66%
Letterboxd score: 3.5 (70%)

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7 October 1975:
Thriller drama ‘Sudden Fury’, directed by Brian Damude, was released in Canada.

IMDb score: 6.6 (66%)
Letterboxd score: 3.6 (72%)

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7 October 1976:
Mandarin-language wuxia film ‘The Magic Blade’, directed by Chor Yuen, was released in Hong Kong.

IMDb score: 7.0 (70%)
Letterboxd score: 3.7 (74%)

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7 October 1983:
Spy thriller ‘Never Say Never Again’, directed by Irvin Kershner, was released in the US.

It is the 2nd and most recent James Bond film not to be produced by Eon Productions.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 71%*
Letterboxd score: 2.7 (54%)
(*Popcornmeter: 37%)

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7 October 1988:
Sci-fi action film ‘Alien Nation’, directed by Graham Baker, was released in the US.

It has since gained a cult following.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 50%
Letterboxd score: 3.2 (64%)

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6 October 1977:
Action political thriller ‘Sleeping Dogs’, directed by Roger Donaldson, premiered in Auckland, New Zealand.

It is often named one of the best New Zealand films of all time.

IMDb score: 6.4 (64%)
Letterboxd score. 3.3 (66%)

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6 October 1991:
Southern Gothic psychological thriller ‘Cape Fear’, directed by Martin Scorsese, premiered in New York City.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 77%
Letterboxd score: 3.7 (74%)

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6 October 2005:
Comedy-drama ‘Color Me Kubrick’, directed by Brian W. Cook, premiered at the Dinard Festival of British Cinema in France.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 51%*
Letterboxd score: 2.9 (58%)
(*Popcornmeter: 42%)

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6 October 2015:
Documentary ‘The Witness’, directed by James D. Solomon, premiered at the New York Film Festival.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90%*
Letterboxd score: 3.6 (72%)
(*Popcornmeter: 77%)

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6 October 2025:
Sports comedy-drama ‘Marty Supreme’, directed by Josh Safdie, premiered at the New York Film Festival.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 93%*
Letterboxd score: 4.0 (80%)
(*Popcornmeter: 82%)

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23 September 1953:
Adventure romantic drama ‘Mogambo’, a remake of the 1932 film ‘Red Dust’ and directed by John Ford, premiered in San Francisco.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%*
Letterboxd score: 3.3 (66%)
(*Popcornmeter: 55%)

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23 September 1969:
Revisionist Western ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’, directed by George Roy Hill, premiered in New Haven, Connecticut.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 89%
Letterboxd score: 4.2 (84%)

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23 September 1983:
Musical drama ‘Eddie and the Cruisers’, directed by Martin Davidson, was released in the US.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 38%*
Letterboxd score: 3.3 (66%)
(*Popcornmeter: 73%)

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23 September 1984:
Apocalyptic war drama ‘Threads’, directed by Mick Jackson, premiered on the BBC.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%*
Letterboxd score: 4.2 (84%)
(*Popcornmeter: 92%)

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23 September 1995:
Animated tech noir action thriller ‘Ghost in the Shell’, directed by Mamoru Oshii, premiered in Tokyo.

It is now considered to be one of the greatest anime and sci-fi films of all time.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 95%
Letterboxd score: 4.1 (82%)

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22 September 1977:
Romantic war thriller ‘Soldier of Orange’, directed by Paul Verhoeven, was released in the Netherlands.

At 1999 Netherlands Film Festival it was voted the 2nd-best Dutch film of the 20th century.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%
Letterboxd score: 3.8 (76%)

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22 September 1989:
Neo-noir action thriller ‘Black Rain’, directed by Ridley Scott, was released in North America.

After initial mixed reception, it has gained a cult following.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 56%
Letterboxd score: 3.3 (66%)

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22 September 1995:
Coming-of-age comedy-drama ‘Empire Records’, directed by Allan Moyle, was released in the US.

It has since become a cult classic.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 35%*
Letterboxd score: 3.6 (72%)
(*Popcornmeter: 83%)

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22 September 2003:
Action comedy ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ (a.k.a. ‘The Rundown’), directed by Peter Berg, premiered in Universal City, California.

A box-office failure, it later gained a cult following.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 69%
Letterboxd score: 3.0 (60%)

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22 September 2018:
Coming-of-age thriller ‘The Clovehitch Killer’, directed by Duncan Skiles (his directorial debut), premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%*
Letterboxd score: 3.1 (62%)
(*Popcornmeter: 66%)

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