Free Guy, The Mauritanian, Mainstream and Don’t Breathe 2 join Rakuten TV in October
This October, a whole host of Halloween cinematic horrors and brand-new movies straight from the cinema are on offer on Rakuten TV, including the highly anticipated Free Guy, The Mauritanian, Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins and Escape Room: Tournament of Champions.
Viewers will be treated to a wide-array of premium must-watch films straight from the cinema, including Ryan Reynolds smash-hit Free Guy, which is available in 4K HDR. The comedy, which also stars Jodie Comer and Taika Waititi, centres on a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game and decides to become the hero of his own story…one he rewrites himself. In addition, Kevin Macdonald’s powerful and BAFTA-winning The Mauritanian recounts the tale of Mohamedou Ould Slahi and his fight for freedom starring Tahar Rahim and Jodie Foster, while Gia Coppola’s wonderful comedy-drama Mainstream, starring Andrew Garfield, follows a young woman who finds a path to Internet fame through YouTube, but encounters the dark side of becoming a viral celebrity. Viewers who want to immerse themselves in action can revel in Vinnie Jones’ Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins, the prequel tale that follows the origin story of how Tucker, Rolfie, and Pat Tate unite to form their own firm.
With Halloween around the corner, Rakuten TV has created a dedicated space on the platform where users will have access to all Horror films available on the service to make it easy for cinematic thrill seekers to find their next horror watch. Featuring a selection of the biggest and best horror flicks, the collection includes new horror Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions (2021) (in 4K HDR), in which six people are locked in a labyrinth maze of escape rooms, trying to uncover the clues in which they need to survive, and M. Night Shyamalan’s spooky and chilling Old (in 4K HDR), starring Gael García Bernal and Rufus Sewell, sees a family vacation go disturbingly wrong when they realise relaxing for a few hours sees them drastically age, reducing their lives into a single day, and Don’t Breathe 2, which is set in the years following the initial deadly home invasion, where Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang) lives in quiet solace until his past sins catch up to him. Additional recent horrors movies available include Spiral: From The Book Of Saw, the Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, A Quiet Place Part II and Saint Maud. The collection continues with horror favourites that are available to watch free on the platform, including The Wicker Man (2006) starring Nicolas Cage, Escape Room, Stephen King’s Children of The Corn and the Halloween saga, to spooky stories for families such as Disney’s Hocus Pocus and Scooby-Doo Adventures.
This month, Starzplay on Rakuten TV brings viewers the not-to-be-missed Dr. Death: The Undoctored Story, which follows the real story of former American neurosurgeon Dr. Christopher Duntsch told through the accounts of people that survived. Starzplay also hosts the new second series of Godfather of Harlem starring Forest Whitaker as gangster Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson in 1960s Harlem, New York; and the second season of the “who-dun-it” drama series Hightown set in the picturesque yet eerie Cape Cod.
On the Rakuten Stories channel, available on the FREE service of the platform, newly released is Seve, a documentary celebrating the life of the late Spanish golf legend and household name Severiano Ballesteros. From powerful accounts told straight from his wife and children, to interviews with some iconic golf players, Seve is a must-watch this October.
From straight to the cinema hits, cultural horror classics, family friendly entertainment and engaging TV drama – all are available to watch from the comfort of one’s own home. There is nowhere better than Rakuten TV to consume the biggest and best movies this month, available at the touch of a button.