IFC Films, Shudder & RLJE Films Announce Fall And Holiday Release Schedule

Andrew Mack, Editor, News; Toronto, Canada (@Mack_SAnarchy)

September 3 2024, 5:00 PM

IFC Films, Shudder and RLJE Films - the holy genre trinity from AMC Networks - have collectively announced their slate of theatrical and streaming releases over the next four months.

In a couple weeks IFC is re-releasing Jennifer Kent's terrific debut feature film, The Babadook, on its tenth anniversary. Festival fave from SXSW and Fantasia Azrael is coming at the end of the month. We'll also get back to back months of Nick Frost horror flicks with Black Cab in November and Get Away in December.

The gallery below is far more interesting than the concise list that follows. It has trailers where available. As we inch closer and closer to other release dates more information will come as the publicists push for your attention.

THE BABADOOK - In Theaters Starting September 19

10 Year Anniversary Re-Release

Written and Directed by Jennifer Kent

AZRAEL - In Theaters September 27

Starring Samara Weaving

V/H/S/BEYOND - Streaming On Shudder October 4

Directed by Jordan Downey, Christian Long & Justin Long, Justin Martinez, Virat Pal, Kate Siegel, and Jay Cheel

LITTLE BITES - In Theaters October 4

Executive Produced by Cher and Chaz Bono

DADDY’S HEAD - Streaming On Shudder October 11

Written and Directed by Benjamin Barfoot

MADS - Streaming On Shudder October 18

Written and Directed by David Moreau

MEMOIR OF A SNAIL - In Theaters October 25

Starring Sarah Snook, Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jackie Weaver

BLACK CAB - Streaming On Shudder November 8

Starring Nick Frost, Synnøve Karlsen, Luke Norris

CHRISTMAS EVEN IN MILLER’S POINT - In Theaters November 8

Starring Michael Cera, Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Sawyer Spielberg, Francesca Scorcese

RITA - Streaming On Shudder November 22

Written and Directed by Jayro Bustamante

GET AWAY - In Theaters December 6

Starring Nick Frost, Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, Maisie Ayres

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THE BABADOOK

Written and Directed by Jennifer Kent

10th Anniversary Re-Release

IFC Films I In Theaters Starting September 19

Synopsis: Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia (Essie Davis) is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her ‘out of control’ 6 year-old, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), a son she finds impossible to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both.

When a disturbing storybook called ‘The Babadook’ turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. His hallucinations spiral out of control, he becomes more unpredictable and violent. Amelia, genuinely frightened by her son’s behaviour, is forced to medicate him. But when Amelia begins to see glimpses of a sinister presence all around her, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may be real.

Writer & Director: Jennifer Kent

Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman

Genre: Horror

Language: English

Runtime: 94 min

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AZRAEL

Directed by E.L. Katz

IFC Films & Shudder | In Theaters September 27

2024 SXSW Film Festival - Official Selection

2024 Fantasia International Film Festival - Official Selection

Synopsis: In a world in which no one speaks, a mysterious, devout community hunts down a young woman named Azrael (Samara Weaving) who has escaped their imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, she is to be sacrificed to pacify an evil which resides deep within the surrounding wilderness – but Azrael will stop at nothing to ensure her own freedom and survival. From the seeds of this gritty, relentless parable of sacrifice and salvation, comes an immersive, real-time, action horror tale from the visionary minds of Simon Barrett and E.L. Katz.

Director: E.L. Katz

Writer: Simon Barrett

Cast: Samara Weaving, Natahan Stewart-Jarrett

Genre: Horror

Language: English

Runtime: 86 min

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V/H/S/BEYOND

Directed by Jordan Downey, Christian Long & Justin Long, Justin Martinez,

Virat Pal, Kate Siegel, and Jay Cheel

Shudder | Streaming on Shudder October 4

2024 Fantastic Fest - Official Selection

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Synopsis: The seventh installment of the V/H/S franchise will feature six new bloodcurdling tapes, placing horror at the forefront of a sci-fi-inspired hellscape.

Directors: Jordan Downey, Christian Long & Justin Long, Justin Martinez, Virat Pal, Kate Siegel, Jay Cheel

Written by: Jordan Downey & Kevin Stewart, Christian Long & Justin Long, Ben Turner, Virat Pal & Evan Dickson, Mike Flanagan, Jay Cheel

Genre: Horror

Language: English

Runtime: 114 min

LITTLE BITES

Written & Directed by Spider One

RLJE Films & Shudder | In Theaters and Everywhere You Rent Movies October 4

2024 Fantastic Fest - Official Selection

Synopsis: Mindy, a young widow and mother, desperately tries to protect her daughter Alice from the grips of a fiendish, flesh eating monster named Agyar. Mindy has been secretly sacrificing her own life by allowing the creature to slowly feast on her body as she keeps Alice hidden away at her grandmother’s home.

Writer & Director: Spider One

Cast: Krsy Fox, Elizabeth Caro, Jon Sklaroff, Chaz Bono, Barbara Crampton, Heather Langenkamp, Bonnie Aaron

Executive Producers: Cher, Chaz Bono

Genre: Horror

Language: English

Runtime: 105 min

DADDY’S HEAD

Written & Directed by Benjamin Barfoot

Shudder | Streaming on Shudder October 11

2024 Fantastic Fest - Official Selection

Synopsis: A boy and his young, recently widowed stepmother find themselves in fear for their lives after they are visited by a strange and unexplainable creature - something that appears to mimic a horrifying version of the boy’s recently deceased father.

Written & Directed by: Benjamin Barfoot

Cast: Julia Brown, Rupert Turnbull, Charles Aitken, Nathaniel Martello-White

Genre: Horror

Language: English

Runtime: 97 min

MADS

Written & Directed by David Moreau

Shudder | Streaming October 18

2024 Fantastic Fest - Official Selection

Synopsis: Eighteen year old Romain has just graduated and makes a stop at his dealer’s place to try a new pill. As he heads off to a party, he sees an injured woman on the side of the road and decides to help her, but when she gets in his car, she suddenly smashes her own head against the dashboard, bleeding out until she dies. Is this a bad trip? Or is it something else? One thing is for sure, it’s only the beginning of the night.

Written & Directed by: David Moreau

Cast: Milton Richie, Laurie Pavy, Lucille Guillaume

Genre: Horror

Language: French

Runtime: 88 min

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MEMOIR OF A SNAIL

Written & Directed by Adam Elliot

IFC Films | In Theaters October 25

View The Trailer Here

2024 Telluride Film Festival - Official Selection

2024 Annecy International Animation Festival - Winner: Cristal for a Feature Film

Synopsis: Grace Pudel is a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love for books. At a young age, when Grace is separated from her twin brother Gilbert, she falls into a spiral of anxiety and angst. Despite a continued series of hardships, inspiration and hope emerge when she strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman named Pinky, who is full of grit and lust for life. From Academy Award-winning animation writer and director Adam Elliot, Memoir of a Snail is a poignant, heartfelt, hilarious chronicle of the life of an outsider finding her confidence and silver linings amongst the clutter of everyday life.

Writer & Director: Adam Elliot

Cast: Sarah Snook, Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jackie Weaver

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Stopmotion Animation

Language: English

Runtime: 94 min

BLACK CAB

Directed by Bruce Goodison

Shudder | Streaming November 8

Synopsis: When Anne and Patrick hail a black cab after a night out their driver is chatty, jovial even, but they are in no mood to talk. In fact, the couple is barely on speaking terms. That is, until they realize the driver has no intention of taking them home. Locked in the cab with no means of escape, the driver transports the couple to a stretch of deserted and supposedly haunted road. But what is his purpose? Is he mad or just plain evil? And why has he selected Anne and Patrick as his victims?

Director: Bruce Goodison

Written by: David Michael Emerson, with additional material by Nick Frost and Virginia Gilbert

Cast: Nick Frost, Synnøve Karlsen, Luke Norris

Genre: Horror

Language: English

Runtime: 87 min

CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER’S POINT

Written & Directed by Tyler Taormina

IFC Films | In Theaters November 8

2024 Cannes Film Festival - Official Selection

2024 Hamptons International Film Festival - Official Selection

Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own.

Director: Tyler Taormina

Written by: Tyler Taormina, Eric Berger

Cast: Michael Cera, Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Sawyer Spielberg, Francesca Scorcese

Genre: Comedy, Holiday

Language: English

Runtime: 106 min

RITA

Written & Directed by Jayro Bustamante

Shudder | Streaming on Shudder November 22

2024 Fantasia International Film Festival - Winner: Best Cinematography

Synopsis: While fleeing a neglectful household, thirteen-year-old Rita is placed in an oppressive state-run orphanage. Rita’s arrival provides a glimmer of hope to the girls inside, who share a prophecy that an angel will appear to release them. Encouraged by one another, the girls plan an escape to claim their freedom and expose the orphanage’s abuses of power. Based on the true story behind one of Guatemala’s most harrowing tragedies, RITA shines a light on the brave orphans whose fight for survival inspired a nationwide outcry for justice and reform.

Writer & Director: Jayro Bustamante

Cast: Giuliana Santa Cruz, Alejandra Vasquez, Ángela Quevedo, Isabel Aldana, Sabrina De La Hoz, Margarita Kénefic, Maria Telón

Genre: Horror

Language: Spanish

Runtime: 107 min

GET AWAY

Directed by Steffen Haars

IFC Films & Shudder | In Theaters December 6

Fantastic Fest 2024 - Official Selection

Synopsis: A family's vacation to a remote getaway takes an unexpected turn when they discover the island they're on is inhabited by a serial killer.

Director: Steffen Haars

Written by: Nick Frost

Cast: Nick Frost, Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, Maisie Ayres

Language: English, Swedish

Runtime: 86 min