Sinners Returns to Theaters Just in Time for Halloween
Sinners, one of the year’s standout horror hits, is stalking back into theaters just in time for Halloween. Ryan Coogler’s acclaimed vampire thriller returns to the big screen months after its HBO Max run — here’s when to sink your teeth in.
Horror fans, you just got a Halloween gift. Sinners is heading back to the big screen for a limited IMAX run right as spooky season hits, even though it only just streamed on HBO Max in July. Not shocking, considering it’s been talked up as one of the year’s best horror releases and it performed solidly the first time around.
When and where you can see it
Sinners returns to select IMAX theaters from October 30 through November 5. Tickets are up now on IMAX’s official site if you want the big-screen, big-sound version before the pumpkins get tossed.
Why bring it back now?
Simple: it clicked. The vampire thriller scored strong reviews across the board and even picked up that shiny label of 'best original movie of 2025' in some corners, with a lot of the praise aimed at Ryan Coogler’s script and direction. A late-October IMAX encore for a crowd-pleasing horror movie is a studio no-brainer.
What the movie actually is
Michael B. Jordan pulls double duty as the Smokestack Twins: Elijah 'Smoke' Moore and Elias 'Stack' Moore. After years of bad decisions, they head back to their Mississippi hometown to reset their lives. Unfortunately, something nasty has been waiting there with open arms.
'Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.'
The Coogler-Jordan reunion tour
This is the latest collaboration from a duo that has a track record: Fruitvale Station, the Creed franchise, and both Black Panther films. If you like what they do together, Sinners is very much that lane, just with fangs.
Who is in this thing
- Michael B. Jordan as Elijah 'Smoke' Moore and Elias 'Stack' Moore (aka the Smokestack Twins)
- Hailee Steinfeld as Mary, Stack’s ex
- Jack O'Connell as Remmick, an Irish vampire
- Miles Caton as Sammie Moore
- Buddy Guy as Old Sammie
- Jayme Lawson as Pearline
- Wunmi Mosaku as Annie, Smoke’s estranged wife
- Delroy Lindo as Delta Slim
- Omar Benson Miller as Cornbread
- Li Jun Li as Grace Chow
- Peter Dreimanis as Bert
- Lola Kirke as Joan
The bottom line
If you missed Sinners in theaters the first time, this is the version to catch. It’s sharp, mean, and made for a premium screen, and it’s only back from October 30 to November 5. Grab seats on IMAX’s site and call it your pre-Halloween warm-up.