Anticipated Fall Movies
Films coming to cinemas this season
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Director: Tim Burton
Writer(s): Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Seth Grahame-Smith
Starring: Jenna Ortega, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Justin Theroux, Willem Dafoe
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/Horror
Plot Synopsis: After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.
Release Date: September 6th
Speak No Evil
Director: James Watkins
Writer(s): Christian Tafdrup, Mads Tafdrup, James Watkins
Starring: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough
Genre: Drama/Horror/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: A family is invited to spend a weekend in an idyllic country house, unaware that their dream vacation will soon become a psychological nightmare.
Release Date: September 13th
The Substance
Director: Coralie Fargeat
Writer(s): Coralie Fargeat
Starring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Hugo Diego Garcia, Oscar Lesage
Genre: Drama/Horror
Plot Synopsis: A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself
Release Date: September 20th
Megalopolis
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writer(s): Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBoeuf, Jon Voigt
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
Plot Synopsis: An architect wants to rebuild New York City as a utopia following a devastating disaster.
Release Date: September 27th
Lee
Director: Ellen Kuras
Writer(s): Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, John Collee
Starring: Kate Winslet, Alexander Skarsgård, Andy Samberg, Andrea Riseborough, Josh O'Connor, Marion Cotillard
Genre: Drama/History
Plot Synopsis: The story of American photographer Lee Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.
Release Date: September 27th
Joker: Folie à deux
Director: Todd Phillips
Writer(s): Scott Silver, Todd Phillips, Bob Kane
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz, Ken Leung, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener
Genre: Drama/Musical/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: Failed comedian Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life, Harley Quinn, while in Arkham State Hospital. Upon release, the pair embark on a doomed romantic misadventure.
Release Date: October 4th
The Outrun
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
Writer(s): Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot, Daisy Lewis
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane, Lauren Lyle, Paapa Essiedu, Izuka Hoyle
Genre: Drama
Plot Synopsis: After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. Hoping to heal, she returns to the wild beauty of Scotland's Orkney Islands where she grew up. Adaptation of Amy Liptrot's bestselling memoir.
Release Date: October 4th
The Forest Hills
Director: Scott Goldberg
Writer(s): Scott Goldberg
Starring: Edward Furlong, Dee Wallace, Shelley Duvall, Felissa Rose, Stacey Nelkin, Marianne Hagan
Genre: Drama/Horror/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: Haunted by nightmares, Rico descends into madness in the Catskill Mountains.
Release Date: October 4th
Saturday Night
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer(s): Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman
Starring: Gabriel LaBelle, Cooper Hoffman, J.K. Simmons, Kim Matula, Dylan O'Brien, Willem Dafoe, Finn Wolfhard
Genre: Biography/Comedy/Drama
Plot Synopsis: At 11:30pm on October 11th, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. Find out what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.
Release Date: October 11th
Smile 2
Director: Parker Finn
Writer(s): Parker Finn
Starring: Naomi Scott, Kylle Gallner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lukas Gage, Dylan Gelula, Peter Jacobson
Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.
Release Date: October 18th
Union
Director: Stephen Maing, Brett Story
Genre: Documentary
Plot Synopsis: A group of current and former Amazon workers in New York City's Staten Island challenges one of the world's largest companies in a unionization battle.
Release Date: October 18th
Venom: The Last Dance
Director: Kelly Marcel
Writer(s): Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy
Starring: Tom Hardy, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Graham, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cristo Fernandez
Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi
Plot Synopsis: Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Release Date: October 25th