This October, Paramount+ is a little light on original content as most of the new content premiering this month are new seasons of CBS shows like Ghosts and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage and also the premiere of Season 4 of Taylor Sheridan‘s Mayor of Kingstown. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ next month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films coming to Paramount+ in October 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
District 9 (October 1) RT Score: 90%
District 9 is a sci-fi action film directed by Neill Blomkamp, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Terri Tatchell. Based on Blomkamp’s 2005 short film titled Alive in Joburg, the 2009 film is set in the slums of Johannesburg, and it follows a government agent tasked with relocating aliens, but soon finds himself the target of a nationwide manhunt. District 9 stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka, Kenneth Nkosi, and Louis Minnaar.
Green Room (October 1) RT Score: 91%
Green Room is a horror thriller film written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier. The 2015 film revolves around the members of a punk band who find themselves fighting for their survival against a group of neo-Nazis after witnessing a murder at a remote club. Green Room stars Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Callum Turner, and Patrick Stewart.
Hugo (October 1) RT Score: 93%
Hugo is an adventure drama film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by John Logan. Based on the 2007 book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, the 2011 film follows Hugo, a young orphan boy whose most prized possession is his late father’s automaton, but he needs a key to get it working. Hugo stars Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, and Jude Law.
In Fabric (October 1) RT Score: 92%
In Fabric is a British horror film written and directed by Peter Strickland. The 2018 film follows single mother Sheila Woodchapel, who’s struggling to make ends meet, but her life gets even more complicated when she buys a red dress and discovers that it is haunted. In Fabric stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, Leo Bill, Julian Barratt, Steve Oram, Gwendoline Christie, Barry Adamson, and Jaygann Ayeh.
Men in Black (October 1) RT Score: 91%
Men in Black is a sci-fi action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld from a screenplay by Ed Solomon. Based on Lowell Cunningham’s comic book series of the same name, the 1997 film follows Agent K and Agent J working for a secret organization that investigates extraterrestrial activities on Earth. Men in Black stars Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Florentino, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Rip Torn.
Nightcrawler (October 1) RT Score: 95%
Nightcrawler is a neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Dan Gilroy. The 2014 film follows Lou Bloom, a seemingly ordinary man with ambitions of becoming successful decides to record and sell footage of violent stories to news channels. He soon becomes obsessed with staying ahead of the game and even orchestrates violent moments to record. Nightcrawler stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, and Bill Paxton.
No Country for Old Men (October 1) RT Score: 93%
No Country for Old Men is a neo-Western crime thriller film co-written and co-directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Based on Cormac McCarthy’s 2005 novel of the same name, the 2007 film is set in the 1980s in West Texas, and it follows a Vietnam War veteran who comes upon the scene of a drug deal gone wrong. He soon discovers a large sum of money and decides to take it and go on the run, but soon finds himself hunted by a psychopathic assassin. No Country for Old Men stars Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, and Kelly Macdonald.
Searching (October 1) RT Score: 92%
Searching is a screenlife mystery thriller film directed by Aneesh Chaganty, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Sev Ohanian. The 2018 film showcases computer and smartphone screens, and it revolves around a father trying to search for his teenage daughter, who has suddenly gone missing. Searching stars John Cho, Debra Messing, Michelle La, Sara Sohn, and Joseph Lee.
The Fly (October 1) RT Score: 93%
The Fly is a sci-fi body horror film directed by David Cronenberg, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Edward Pogue. Based on George Langelaan’s 1957 short story of the same name, the 1986 film follows an eccentric scientist working on a teleportation machine, but things go wrong when his and a fly’s genes splice together, turning him into a horrific creature. The Fly stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, and John Getz.
Zero Dark Thirty (October 1) RT Score: 91%
Zero Dark Thirty is a political action thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow from a screenplay by Mark Boal. The 2012 film chronicles the decade-long manhunt for Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, who orchestrated the deadly 9/11 attacks on American soil. Zero Dark Thirty stars Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Kyle Chandler, James Gandolfini, and Mark Duplass.