Here are the films to see this month, including Leonardo DiCaprio's new comedy-action-thriller, a sequel to classic music mockumentary Spinal Tap and the last ever Downton Abbey.

Cillian Murphy has followed his Oscar-winning performance in Oppenheimer with two small-scale dramas directed by Tim Mielants, last year's Small Things Like These, and his new film, Steve. Adapted from Max Porter's bestselling novel, Shy, Steve is set during one day in the 1990s in an under-funded reform school, where the titular headteacher (Murphy) has to look after dozens of alienated teenage boys. Steve has been compared to the Adolescence television series, because both Netflix productions tell tough, conversation-starting stories about violent youths in crisis, but Murphy insists that they have something else in common. "I think neither Adolescence or our film will succeed unless it's entertaining," he says in Deadline. "You can have a boring polemic and no one's gonna get engaged with it. No one's gonna have a discussion about it. But Adolescence is monstrously entertaining, as well as being soul-crushingly moving, and hopefully our film is as entertaining as it is engaging politically."

Released on 19 September in US and UK cinemas, and on 3 October on Netflix internationally

If you don't have young children, you may not have heard of Gabby's Dollhouse, but the wholesome Netflix series has been wildly popular ever since its debut in January 2021. A live-action / animation hybrid, the programme stars Laila Lockhart Kraner as a crafting enthusiast with a magical doll's house. In the programme's animated segments, she has adventures in the doll's house with her cat toys – while staying positive about her failings. "What sets Gabby's Dollhouse apart is its emphasis on the 'growth mind-set', an outlook that rewards effort over results," says Julian Sancton in The Hollywood Reporter. "Gabby and her feline friends like to say they 'fail fantastically', and celebrate their mistakes as a stepping stone to success." And the programme's creators know a thing or two about success. They have made 10 series of Gabby's Dollhouse, and sold millions of tie-in toys. Now comes a feature film, in which Gabby and her grandmother (Gloria Estefan) visit the city of Cat Francisco (cat puns are a big thing in Gabby's Dollhouse). Kristen Wiig co-stars as the Cruella-like villain who wants the doll's house for herself.

Released internationally from 25 September

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