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Here's Everything You Need to Watch on Netflix in October

From Big Whiskey, Wyoming to Bible camp, Netflix has the movies you need to escape to a more light-hearted vision of America next month.

This year, Halloween is just a warm-up for the real fear coming when the polls open on Nov. 8. Luckily, the new offerings on Netflix offer some visions of America at its best, from Richard Linklater and John Hughes’ nostalgia for good times in the hallowed halls of high school to Clint Eastwood and Sergio Leone’s visions of the American West to glimpses of bizarre pockets of America in Quiz Show and Jesus Camp. On TV, the August doldrums are fully over—Pitch! Atlanta! Easy!—but when it comes to your movie fix, Netflix has got your back. Settle in, turn off Twitter, and escape the political performances of 2016 by tuning in to an America that’s ready for a good time.

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