October 2026 Indie Film Releases – UK, Ireland & North America
This page tracks independent film releases arriving in October 2026, including theatrical premieres, streaming debuts, Blu-ray releases and digital VOD launches across the UK, Ireland and North America.
From horror and thriller titles to sci-fi adventures, action films, documentaries, drama releases and festival favourites, we'll be updating this page regularly as new releases are announced throughout the month.
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2026 Release Calendar
📅 October 2 – TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT – Madness Music Film / BFI 4K Restoration (Cinemas – UK & Ireland)
📅 October 19 – TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT – Madness Music Film / BFI 4K Restoration (BFI Blu-ray/DVD Limited Edition)
📅 October 21 – THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS – Dance Feature / Shakespeare Adaptation (Cinemas – UK & Ireland)
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT – Madness Music Film Newly Restored In 4K By The BFI
📍 Director: Dave Robinson
📍 Starring: Graham McPherson / Suggs, Mark Bedford / Bedders, Lee Thompson / El Thommo, Carl Smyth / Chas Smash, Dan Woodgate / Woody, Chris Foreman / Chrissy Boy, Mike Barson / Barzo, John Hasler, Andrew Chalk, Ian Tokins, Simon Birdsall, Clive Langer
📍 Genre: Music Film, British Music Documentary Drama, 4K Restoration
📍 Distributor: BFI Distribution
📍 Release dates & regions: September 30, 2026 – Restoration World Premiere + Q&A at BFI Southbank / October 2, 2026 – Cinemas – UK & Ireland / October 19, 2026 – BFI Blu-ray/DVD Limited Edition
📍 Restoration: Newly restored in 4K by the BFI using the only surviving 35mm prints, with the original Dolby stereo audio mix
🎬 Synopsis: Originally released in 1981, 'TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT' tells the brilliantly nostalgic story of how Madness first came together in Camden Town in the late 1970s.
Produced and directed by Dave Robinson, the film was made without a written script, using improvised dialogue and real events to recreate the band’s early years, from jobs left behind and line-up changes to rows, laughs and the evolution of their ska-pop Nutty Sound.
The soundtrack includes 'ONE STEP BEYOND', 'NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO', 'MY GIRL', 'BAGGY TROUSERS' and 'EMBARRASSMENT'.
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THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS – Scottish Ballet Reimagines Romeo And Juliet
📍 Directors: Christopher Hampson, Oscar Sansom
📍 Featuring: Kayla-Maree Tarantolo as Juliet, Ishan Mahabir-Stokes as Romeo, with Scottish Ballet artists
📍 Choreography: Julia Cheng, Morgann Runacre-Temple, Myles Thatcher, Sophie Laplane, Nicholas Shoesmith, Andrea Azzari
📍 Genre: Dance Feature, Shakespeare Adaptation, Drama
📍 Presented by: Scottish Ballet, Forest of Black, Tull Stories
📍 Release dates & regions: October 21, 2026 – Cinemas – UK & Ireland
📍 World Premiere: Edinburgh International Film Festival – August 14, 2026
📍 Runtime: 70 minutes
📍 BBFC Certificate: 15
🎬 Synopsis: 'THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS' is a bold dance feature reimagining Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet through movement, memory and fever dream. Juliet awakens as the lines between hallucination and memory blur, leading into a kaleidoscopic journey of love, identity, defiance and self-discovery.
The film is directed by Christopher Hampson and Oscar Sansom and features Kayla-Maree Tarantolo as Juliet and Ishan Mahabir-Stokes as Romeo, alongside Scottish Ballet artists.
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