The Best Things To Watch On Netflix In October

IMDb says: Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.

We say: Matt Damon is one hell of a mother-flipping brain box.

Available on Netflix: 1st October.

IMDb says: A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.

We say: It's that guy from Riverdale!

Available on Netflix: 1st October.

IMDb says: Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.

We say: A timely reminder of just what an incredible actor Dustin Hoffman is.

Available on Netflix: 1st October.

IMDb says: A woman who moves into an apartment next to two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.

We say: There's nothing wrong with being a nerd.

Available on Netflix: 1st October.

IMDb says: This documentary uses never-before-seen footage and rediscovered interviews in a search for the truth behind the mysterious 1992 death of black transgender activist and Stonewall veteran Marsha P. Johnson.

We say: For fans of The Keepers and Making A Murderer.

Available on Netflix: 6th October

IMDb says: A subversive take on Archie and his friends, exploring small town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale's wholesome facade.

We say: It's that kid from Big Daddy!

Available on Netflix: You can watch the first episode from 12th October, then new episodes will be added each week.

IMDb says: The events of one evening take an unexpected turn for the worst for a young boy trying to spy on his babysitter.

We say: Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead will always be our favourite babysitter film, but we're certainly in the market for a runner-up.

Available on Netflix: 13th October.

IMDb says: The odd ball family life of Miranda Sings, an incredibly confident, totally untalented star on the rise who continues to fail upward by the power of her belief that she was born famous, it's just no one knows it yet.

We say: "Totally untalented" is a bit harsh perhaps...

Available to binge-watch on Netflix: 20th October.

IMDb says: When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back.

We say: #JusticeForBarb

Available to binge-watch on Netflix: 27th October.

IMDb says: Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.

We say: Look! It's Charlie from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia!

Available on Netflix: 20th October.