{"id":13109,"date":"2021-10-04T15:02:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T13:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=13109"},"modified":"2021-10-04T15:02:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T13:02:40","slug":"five-best-new-international-movies-on-showmax-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/10\/04\/five-best-new-international-movies-on-showmax-october-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Best New International Movies On Showmax &#8211; October 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Showmax_black.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Showmax_black.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3061\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TENET<\/strong>&nbsp;| Stream now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fifth biggest box office hit globally of 2020,&nbsp;<em>Tenet&nbsp;<\/em>won the 2021 Oscar and BAFTA for Best Achievement in Visual Effects, with a further Oscar nomination for Production Design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directed by five-time Oscar nominee Christopher Nolan (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/2110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inception<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Dark Knight Trilogy<\/em>), the sci-fi action thriller follows Protagonist. Armed with only one word, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/2119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tenet<\/a>\u201d, he journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time. Not time travel: inversion\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Golden Globe nominee John David Washington (<em>BlacKkKlansman<\/em>) was nominated for Best Actor at the 2021 Critics\u2019\u00a0Choice Super Awards for his lead role, with MTV Movie + TV Awards, People\u2019s Choice and Teen Choice winner Robert Pattinson (<em>The Twilight Saga<\/em>) nominated for Best Supporting Actor by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror films. The support cast also includes Elizabeth\u00a0Debicki\u00a0(Princess Diana in\u00a0<em>The Crown<\/em>\u00a0S5-6), Oscar winner Sir Michael Caine (<em>Inception<\/em>, Alfred in Nolan\u2019s\u00a0<em>Batman<\/em>\u00a0trilogy), and Oscar nominee Sir Kenneth Branagh (<em>Murder on the Orient Express<\/em>), as well as Teen Choice nominee Himesh Patel (<em>Yesterday<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Luminaries<\/em>), and\u00a0Cl\u00e9mence\u00a0Po\u00e9sy\u00a0(<em>In Bruges<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Genius<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tenet - the biggest movie of 2020! | Christopher Nolan | Action movies on Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PVonGH7neOE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE CROODS: A NEW AGE <\/strong>| Stream now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 10th biggest movie of 2020, with a worldwide gross of $215 million, DreamWorks Animation\u2019s \u201cCroodaceous\u201d adventure\u00a0<em>The Croods: A New Age <\/em>follows the prehistoric <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/1616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Croods<\/a> pack as they try keep up with their new, more evolved neighbours, the Bettermans.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominated for a 2021 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture, six Annie Awards and two&nbsp;Kids\u2019 Choice Awards,&nbsp;<em>The Croods: A New Age<\/em>&nbsp;is a \u201craucous, nakedly commercial but also wickedly funny sequel\u201d, according to&nbsp;<em>The Times (UK)<\/em>, while&nbsp;<em>Empire Magazine<\/em>&nbsp;praises its \u201cvibrant animation and a wackadoodle sense of humour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oscar winners Nicolas Cage (<em>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Teen Titans GO! to the Movies<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Leaving Las Vegas<\/em>) and Emma Stone (<em>Cruella<\/em>,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/2049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La La Land<\/a><\/em>), legend Cloris Leachman (<em>Phineas and Ferb<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Young Frankenstein<\/em>), Oscar nominee Catherine Keener (<em>Where the Wild Things Are<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Being John Malkovich<\/em>), MTV Movie Award winner Ryan Reynolds (<em>Pok\u00e9mon Detective Pikachu<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Deadpool<\/em>), and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Clark Duke (<em>Veronica Mars<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Office<\/em>) reprise their voice roles from the first film, while four-time Emmy winner Peter Dinklage (<em>Game of Thrones<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Angry Birds Movie<\/em>) and Teen Choice nominees Leslie Mann (<em>Rio<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Knocked Up<\/em>) and Kelly Marie Tran (<em>Raya<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/em>) join the voice cast as the Bettermans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also catch the Oscar-nominated original film\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/ofzobcf4-the-croods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Croods<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on Showmax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE CROODS 2: A NEW AGE - Croodimals Trailer (Universal Pictures) HD\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hy4vAqF9Ko0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SAINT FRANCES<\/strong> | First on Showmax | 11 October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winner of both the Special Jury Prize and the Audience Award at SXSW, <em>Saint Frances<\/em> follows a deadbeat nanny who finds an unlikely friendship with the six-year-old girl she\u2019s charged with protecting.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film has won 11 international awards, with The National Board of Review naming it one of the Top 10 Independent Films of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Saint Frances | First on Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XiAYq1tUvxk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UNPREGNANT <\/strong>| 14 October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the girl buddy road trip comedy drama <em>Unpregnant<\/em>, 17-year old Veronica\u2019s dreams for the future hang in the balance after she accidentally falls pregnant. Unable to get an abortion in her home state of Missouri, she turns to her former best friend Bailey to help her get to Albuquerque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominated for a 2021 GLAAD Media Award and a Gold Derby Award for Outstanding TV Movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>he film\u2019s excellent cast is led by MTV Movie Award and Teen Choice Award nominee Haley Lu Richardson (<em>Five Feet Apart<\/em>) as Veronica, and Barbie Ferreira (<em>Euphoria<\/em>\u2019s Kat), who was nominated for a 2021 Imagen Award for Best Actress for her role as Bailey. Five-time Emmy nominees Giancarlo Esposito (<em>Breaking Bad<\/em> and <em>Better Call Saul<\/em>\u2019s Gus Fring, and Moff Gideon in <em>The Mandalorian<\/em>) and Breckin Meyer (<em>Road Trip<\/em>, <em>Designated Survivor<\/em>, <em>Robot Chicken<\/em>), and singer-songwriter Betty Who co-star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FEchWX525Es\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SUMMERLAND <\/strong>| 11 October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set in an idyllic South England seaside village, British drama <em>Summerland <\/em>sees a reclusive writer forced to take in a young evacuee from London during World War II.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penned and directed by Olivier Award-winning playwright Jessica Swale, this moving tale of womanhood, love and friendship stars BAFTA nominees Gemma Arterton (<em>The Escape<\/em>, <em>The Girl with All the Gifts<\/em>, <em>Tess of the D&#8217;Urbervilles<\/em>) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (<em>The Morning Show<\/em>, <em>Loki<\/em>, <em>Motherless Brooklyn<\/em>), child actors Lucas Bond (<em>The Alienist<\/em>) and Dixie Egerickx (<em>The Secret Garden<\/em>), BAFTA winner Dame Si\u00e2n Phillips (<em>Dune<\/em>, <em>I, Claudius<\/em>), Screen Actors Guild Award winner Dame Penelope Wilton (<em>Downton Abbey<\/em>, <em>The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel<\/em>) and Oscar nominee Sir Tom Courtenay (<em>Unforgotten<\/em>, <em>Doctor Zhivago<\/em>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Summerland - Official Trailer - Rent From Home Now\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LknYw22SBR4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BUT WAIT, THERE\u2019S MORE&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HELL OR HIGH WATER <\/strong>| 7 October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neo-Western crime drama <em>Hell or High Water <\/em>stars Chris Pine (<em>Star Trek<\/em>, <em>Wonder Woman<\/em>) and Ben Foster (<em>3:10 to Yuma<\/em>, <em>The Messenger<\/em>) as two brothers who resort to bank robbery in a bid to save their family ranch in Texas. It was nominated for four 2016 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Jeff Bridges <em>(True Grit<\/em>, <em>The Big Lebowski<\/em>), as well as three Golden Globes, and holds a 96% critics rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LETHAL WEAPON BOX SET<\/strong> | 7 October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The passing of legendary blockbuster director Richard Donner (<em>Superman<\/em>, <em>Ladyhawke<\/em>, <em>The Goonies<\/em>) earlier this year has put the long-awaited final chapter in the <em>Lethal Weapon<\/em> saga on hold, but while we hold thumbs for that release date, you can catch the entire four-movie <em>Lethal Weapon<\/em> box set on Showmax. Oscar winner Mel Gibson (<em>Braveheart<\/em>, <em>Mad Max<\/em>) and multi-Emmy nominee and recently announced 2022 Academy Awards Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award winner Danny Glover (<em>2012<\/em>, <em>Dreamgirls<\/em>) starred in the original action-comedy franchise that redefined the action genre in the 80s and 90s and remains the template for the buddy-cop genre. The four films grossed just shy of a billion dollars globally, and also feature Oscar winner Joe Pesci (<em>Goodfellas<\/em>, <em>The Irishman<\/em>), BAFTA nominee Rene Russo (<em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em>, <em>The Thomas Crown Affair<\/em>), and four-time Emmy winner Chris Rock (<em>Fargo<\/em>, <em>The Longest Yard<\/em>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHAT THEY HAD <\/strong>| 28 October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oscar winner Hilary Swank (<em>Million Dollar Baby<\/em>) leads the critically acclaimed cast of <em>What They Had<\/em> as a daughter returning home to cope with her ailing mother and her father&#8217;s reluctance to let go of their life together. Nominated for the 2019 Humanitas Prize, the film has an 86% critics rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, with <em>LA Times<\/em> calling it, \u201cOne of the year&#8217;s best indie dramas\u201d and <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> saying \u201cThis captivating family drama is anchored by actors \u2013 Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Blythe Danner, Robert Forster \u2013 who truly are as good as it gets. You laugh as much as you cry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SOMETIMES, ALWAYS, NEVER<\/strong> | 7 October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comedy drama <em>Sometimes, Always, Never<\/em><strong> <\/strong>stars BAFTA winner Bill Nighy (<em>The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel<\/em>, <em>Love Actually<\/em>) as a quirky, Scrabble-obsessed tailor whose tireless search for his missing son has turned his family upside down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TENET&nbsp;| Stream now The fifth biggest box office hit globally of 2020,&nbsp;Tenet&nbsp;won the 2021 Oscar and BAFTA for Best Achievement in Visual Effects, with a further Oscar nomination for Production Design. Directed by five-time Oscar nominee Christopher Nolan (Inception,\u00a0The Dark Knight Trilogy), the sci-fi action thriller follows Protagonist. Armed with only one word, \u201cTenet\u201d, he&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/10\/04\/five-best-new-international-movies-on-showmax-october-2021\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Five Best New International Movies On Showmax &#8211; October 2021<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[110],"class_list":["post-13109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-online","tag-showmax","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13109\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}