Anticipated Fall Movies
Films coming to cinemas this season

Director: Aitch Alberto

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Writer(s): Aitch Alberto, Benjamin Alire Saenz

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Starring: Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, Kevin Alejandro, Eva Longoria, Luna Blaise, Eugenio Derbez, Isabella Gomez

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Genre: Drama

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Plot Synopsis: Based on the book by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, set in 1987 El Paso, it's the tale of two teenage Mexican-American loners as they explore their friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.

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Release Date: September 8th

Director: Jacqueline Castel

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Writer(s): Jae Matthews

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Starring: Bobbi Salvor Menuez, Amanda Stenberg, Heidi von Palleske, Stephen McHattie, Cop Lipman, Joe Apollonio

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Genre: Horror/Romance

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Plot Synopsis: Heather, an outcast teenager goalie, falls for newcomer Jonny, an alluring but tormented figure skater. As their relationship deepens, Heather's growing desires clash with her darkest secret, forcing her to control the animal within. 

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Release Date: September 8th

Director: Kenneth Branagh

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Writer(s): Michael Green

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Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Dylan Corbett Bader, Amir El-Masry, Riccardo Scamarcio

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Genre: Crime/Drama/Horror

 

Plot Synopsis: In post-World War II Venice, Poirot, now retired and living in his own exile, reluctantly attends a seance. But when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to the former detective to once again uncover the killer.

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Release Date: September 15th

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Director: Pablo Larrain

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Writer(s): Guillermo Calderon, Pablo Larrain

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Starring: Alfredo Castro, Catalina Guerra, Paula Luchsinger, Diego Muñoz, Gloria Munchmeyer, Amparo Noguera

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Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/History

 

Plot Synopsis: Centers on Augusto Pinochet who is not dead but an aged vampire. After living 250 years in this world, he has decided to die once and for all.

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Release Date: September 15th

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Director: Jeff Malmberg, Morgan Neville

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Genre: Documentary/Biography/Drama

 

Plot Synopsis: Mike Veeck, son of legendary Major League Baseball owner Bill Veeck, blows up his father's career and then spends the next few decades learning the value of a second chance.

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Release Date: September 19th

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Director: John Carney

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Writer(s): John Carney

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Starring: Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Oren Kiln, Jack Reynor, Amy Huberman, Keith McErlean

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Genre: Drama/Music

 

Plot Synopsis: It follows Flora, a single mom who is at war with her son, Max. Trying to find a hobby for Max, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster and finds that one person's trash can be a family's salvation.

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Release Date: September 22nd

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Director: Gareth Edwards

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Writer(s): Gareth Edwards, Chris Weitz

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Starring: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Boyles, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson

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Genre: Action/Adventure/Drama

 

Plot Synopsis: Against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child.

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Release Date: September 29th

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Director: Larry Charles

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Writer(s): Aaron Jackson, Josh Sharp

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Starring: Josh Sharp, Aaron Jackson, Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Bowen Yang, Megan Thee Stallion, Tom Kenny

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Genre: Comedy/Musical

 

Plot Synopsis: A pair of business rivals discover that they're identical twins and decide to swap places in an attempt to trick their divorced parents to get back together.

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Release Date: September 29th

Director: Chloe Domont

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Writer(s): Chloe Domont

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Starring: Phoebe Dyvnevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Eddie Marsan, Rich Sommer, Sebastian De Souza, Sia Alipour

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Genre: Drama/Mystery/Thriller

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Plot Synopsis: An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel far more than their recent engagement.

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Release Date: September 29th

Director: Neil Burger​

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Writer(s): Elle Smith, Mark L. Smith, Karen Dionne

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Starring: Daisy Ridley, Ben Mendelsohn, Garrett Hedlund, Gil Birmingham, Brooklynn Prince, Care Pistorius, Imali Perera

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Genre: Crime/Drama/Mystery

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Plot Synopsis: A woman seeks revenge against the man who kidnapped her mother.

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Release Date: October 6th

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Director: Susanna Fogel

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Writer(s): Michelle Ashford, Kristen Roupenian

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Starring: Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Graldine Viswanathan, Isabella Rossellini, Hope Davis, Christopher Shyer, Liza Koshy

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Genre: Drama/Thriller

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Plot Synopsis: When Margot, a college sophomore goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that IRL Robert doesn't live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts. A razor-sharp exploration of the horrors of dating.

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Release Date: October 6th

Director: David Gordon Green

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Writer(s): Peter Sattler, David Gordon Green, Scott Teems

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Starring: Ellen Burnstyn, Jennifer Nettles, Ann Dowd, Leslie Odom Jr., Raphael Sbarge, Lidya Jewett, Antoni Corone

 

Genre: Horror

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Plot Synopsis: Sequel to the 1973 film about a 12-year-old girl who is possessed by a mysterious demonic entity, forcing her mother to seek the help of two priests to save her.

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Release Date: October 6th

Director: Garth Davis

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Writer(s): Ian Reid, Garth Davis

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Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron Pierre, Jordan Chodziesner, William Freeman, Jalen Ong, Patrick Williams

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Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller

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Plot Synopsis: Hen and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal.

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Release Date: October 6th

Director: Rebecca Miller

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Writer(s): Rebecca Miller

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Starring: Peter Dinklage, Anne Hathaway, Marisa Tomei, Brian d'Arcy James, Joanna Kulig, Chris Gerhard, Dale Soules

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Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance

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Plot Synopsis: A composer who suffers writer's block rediscovers his passion after an adventurous one-night stand.

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Release Date: October 6th

Director: Sam Wrench

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Genre: Music

 

Plot Synopsis: Experience the breathtaking Eras Tour concert, performed by the one and only Taylor Swift.

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Release Date: October 13th

Director: Justine Triet

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Writer(s): Justine Triet, Arthur Harari

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Starring: Sandra Huller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, Jehnny Beth

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Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller

 

Plot Synopsis: A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.

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Release Date: October 13th

Director: Maryam Keshavarz

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Writer(s): Maryam Keshavarz

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Starring: Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Nour, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bijan Daneshmand, Bella Warda, Sachli Gholamalizad

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Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance

 

Plot Synopsis: When a large Iranian-American family gathers, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past, and to discover they are more alike than they know.

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Release Date: October 13th

Director: Raoul Peck

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Writer(s): Raoul Peck

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Genre: Documentary

 

Plot Synopsis: A Black family in North Carolina has been harassed for decades by land developers attempting to take their waterfront property.

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Release Date: October 13th

Director: Rodrigo Moreno

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Writer(s): Rodrigo Moreno

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Starring: Daniel Elias, Esteban Bigliardi, Margarita Molfino, German de Silva, Mariana Chaud, Gabriela Saidon

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Genre: Comedy/Drama

 

Plot Synopsis: Morán and Román are looking for freedom and adventure. One commits a robbery, discovering an alternative to his boring life, while the other hides money that doesn't belong to him. Their destiny as new criminals will bring them together.

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Release Date: October 18th

Director: Martin Scorsese

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Writer(s): Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese

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Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Clemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser

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Genre: Crime/Drama/History

 

Plot Synopsis: Members of the Osage tribe in the United States are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s, sparking a major F.B.I. investigation involving J. Edgar Hoover.

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Release Date: October 20th

Director: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

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Writer(s): Julia Cox

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Starring: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans, Ethan Jones Romero, Jeena Yi, Johnny Solo, Luke Cosgrove

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Genre: Biography/Drama/Sport

 

Plot Synopsis: It tells the remarkable true story of athlete Diana Nyad who, at the age of 60 and with the help of her best friend and coach, commits to achieving her life-long dream: a 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida.

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Release Date: October 20th

Director: David Yates

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Writer(s): Wells Tower, Evan Hughes

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Starring: Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Chloe Coleman, Catherine O'Hara, Andy Garcia, Jay Duplass, Brian d'Arcy James

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Genre: Crime/Drama

 

Plot Synopsis: Liza dreams of a better life for her and her daughter so she gets a job at a bankrupt pharmacy and Liza's guts catapult the company and her into the high life not knowing that she will soon be in the middle of a criminal conspiracy.

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Release Date: October 20th

Director: Errol Morris

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Writer(s): Errol Morris

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Genre: Documentary

 

Plot Synopsis: Spans six decades as le Carré gives his final and most personal interview, interrupted with rare archival footage and dramatic anecdotes. It is set against the stormy Cold War backdrop that extends into the present day.

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Release Date: October 20th

Director: Alexander Payne

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Writer(s): David Hemingson

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Starring: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan

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Genre: Comedy/Drama

 

Plot Synopsis: Nobody likes teacher Paul Hunham. With no family and nowhere to go over Christmas holiday in 1970, Paul remains at school to supervise students unable to journey home. After a few days, only one student holdover remains -- a trouble-making 15-year-old named Angus, a good student whose bad behavior always threatens to get him expelled.

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Release Date: October 27th

Director: David Fincher

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Writer(s): Alexis Nolent, Andrew Kevin Walker

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Starring: Michael Fassbender, Monique Ganderton, Tilda Swinton, Arliss Howard, Lacey Dover, Charles Parnell

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Genre: Action/Adventure/Crime

 

Plot Synopsis: After a fateful near-miss an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

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Release Date: October 27th

Director: Sofia Coppola

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Writer(s): Sofia Coppola, Sandra Harmon

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Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dagmara Domińczyk, Tim Post, Olivia Barrett

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Genre: Biography/Drama/Music

 

Plot Synopsis: When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.

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Release Date: October 27th

Director: Cord Jefferson

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Writer(s): Cord Jefferson, Percival Everett

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Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracy Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody

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Genre: Comedy/Drama

 

Plot Synopsis: Jeffrey Wright stars as author Thelonious "Monk" Ellison in this smart comedy that marks acclaimed writer Cord Jefferson's feature directorial debut, based on Percival Everett's award-winning novel Erasure.

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Release Date: November 3rd

Director: George C. Wolfe

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Writer(s): Julian Breece, Dustin Lance Black

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Starring: Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Amin, Gus Halter, Johnny Ramey, CCH Pounder

 

Genre: Biography/Drama/History

 

Plot Synopsis: Gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin organized the 1963 March on Washington.

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Release Date: November 3rd

Director: Meg Ryan

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Writer(s): Steven Dietz, Kirk Lynn, Meg Ryan

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Starring: Meg Ryan, David Duchovny

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Genre: Comedy/Romance

 

Plot Synopsis: Willa and Bill are ex-lovers that will see each other for the first time in years when they both find themselves snowed in, in-transit, at an airport overnight.

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Release Date: November 3rd

Director: Nia DaCosta

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Writer(s): Nia DaCosta, Megan McDonnell, Elissa Karasik

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Starring: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Samuel L. Jackson, Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-joon, Zenobia Shroff

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Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy

 

Plot Synopsis: Carol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe.

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Release Date: November 10th

Director: Nicole Newnham

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Genre: Documentary

 

Plot Synopsis: Shere Hite's bestselling book The Hite Report liberated female orgasm by revealing most private experiences of thousands of anonymous surveys. Her findings rocked American establishment and current conversations about gender, sexuality.

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Release Date: November 17th

Director: Aki Kaurismaki

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Writer(s): Aki Kaurismaki

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Starring: Alma Poysti, Alina Tomnikov, Jussi Vatanen, Martti Suosalo, Janne Hyytiainen, Sakari Kuosmanen

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Genre: Comedy/Drama

 

Plot Synopsis: Two lonely people who meet each other by chance in the Helsinki night and try to find the first love of their lives.

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Release Date: November 17th

Director: Francis Lawrence

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Writer(s): Michael Lesslie, Michael Arndt

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Starring: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schaefer, Peter Dinklage, Burn Gorman, Viola Davis

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Genre: Action/Adventure/Drama

 

Plot Synopsis: Coriolanus Snow mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games.

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Release Date: November 17th

Director: Todd Haynes

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Writer(s): Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik

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Starring: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Piper Curda, D.W. Moffett, Cory Michael Smith

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Genre: Drama

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Plot Synopsis: Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.

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Release Date: November 17th

Director: Taika Waititi

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Writer(s): Taika Waititi, Iain Morris

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Starring: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale, Taika Waititi

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Genre: Comedy/Drama/Sport

 

Plot Synopsis: The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0.

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Release Date: November 17th

Director: Eli Roth

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Writer(s): Eli Roth, Jeff Rendell

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Starring: Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon, Patrick Dempsey, Milo Manheim, Addison Rae, Nell Verlaque, Karen Cliche

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Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller

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Plot Synopsis: After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the infamous holiday.

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Release Date: November 17th

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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Writer(s): Hayao Miyazaki, Genzaburo Yoshino

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Starring: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Takuya Kimura, Aimyon, Ko Shibasaki, Yoshino Kimura, Shohei-Hino

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Genre: Animation/Adventure/Drama

 

Plot Synopsis: Through encounters with his friends and uncle, follows a teenage boy's psychological development. He enters a magical world with a talking grey heron after finding an abandoned tower in his new town.

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Release Date: November 22nd

Director: Bradley Cooper

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Writer(s): Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer

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Starring: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Maya Hawke, Matt Bomer, Michael Urie, Miriam Shor, Sarah Silverman

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Genre: Biography/Drama/Music

 

Plot Synopsis: This love story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.

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Release Date: November 22nd

Director: Frederic Wiseman

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Genre: Documentary

 

Plot Synopsis: A 93-year-old director embeds inside a French restaurant that's held three Michelin stars for more than 50 years.

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Release Date: November 22nd

Director: Ridley Scott

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Writer(s): David Scarpa

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Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Ben Miles, Ludivine Sagnier, Mark Bonnar, Ian McNeice, Catherine Walker

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Genre: Action/Adventure/Biography

 

Plot Synopsis: The film takes a personal look at Napoleon Bonaparte's origins, and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of his addictive, and often volatile, relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine.

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Release Date: November 22nd

Director: Emerald Fennell

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Writer(s): Emerald Fennell

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Starring: Barry Keoghan, Rosamund Pike, Carey Mulligan, Archie Madekwe, Jacob Elordi, Alison Oliver, Richard E. Grant

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Genre: Comedy/Drama/Thriller

 

Plot Synopsis: A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.

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Release Date: November 24th

Director: Jeff Nichols

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Writer(s): Jeff Nichols, Danny Lyon, 

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Starring: Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Boyd Holbrook, Damon Herriman

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Genre: Crime/Drama

 

Plot Synopsis: It follows the rise of a Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members.

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Release Date: December 1st

Director: Sam Esmail

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Writer(s): Sam Email

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Starring: Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Kevin Bacon, Mahershala Ali, Myha'la Herrold, Vanessa Aspillaga, Farrah Mackenzie

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Genre: Drama

 

Plot Synopsis: Family drama based on the upcoming novel by Rumaan Alam.

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Release Date: December 8th

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

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Writer(s): Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray 

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Starring: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Vicki Pepperdine, Jack Barton

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Genre: Romance/Sci-Fi

 

Plot Synopsis: The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.

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Release Date: December 8th

Director: Jonathan Glazer

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Writer(s): Jonathan Glazer 

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Starring: Sandra Huller, Christian Friedel, Freya Kreutzkam, Ralph Herforth, Max Beck, Ralf Tillmann

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Genre: Drama/History/War

 

Plot Synopsis: The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

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Release Date: December 8th

Director: Sam Fell

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Writer(s): Karey Kirkpatrick, John O'Farrell, Rachel Tunnard

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Starring: Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Miranda Richardson, Thandiwe Newton, David Bradley, Nick Mohammed

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Genre: Animation/Adventure/Comedy

 

Plot Synopsis: Having pulled off an escape from Tweedy's farm, Ginger has found a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new threat, and Ginger and her team decide to break in.

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Release Date: December 15th

Director: Paul King

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Writer(s): Simon Farnaby, Paul King

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Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Olivia Coleman, Hugh Grant, Sally Hawkins, Keegan-Michael Key, Rowan Atkinson

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Genre: Adventure/Comedy/Family

 

Plot Synopsis: The story will focus specifically on a young Willy Wonka and how he met the Oompa-Loompas on one of his earliest adventures.

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Release Date: December 15th

Director: James Wan

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Writer(s): David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

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Starring: Jason Momoa, Ben Affleck, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Dolph Lundgren, Temuera Morrison

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Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy

 

Plot Synopsis: Plot unknown. Sequel to the 2018 film 'Aquaman.'

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Release Date: December 20th

Director: Andrew Haigh 

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Writer(s): Andrew Haigh, Taichi Yamada

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Starring: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Carter John Grout, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy, Ami Tredrea

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Genre: Drama/Fantasy

 

Plot Synopsis: A screenwriter drawn back to his childhood home enters into a fledgling relationship with a mysterious neighbor as he then discovers his parents appear to be living just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.

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Release Date: December 22nd

Director: Zack Snyder

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Writer(s): Shay Hatten, Kurt Johnstad, Zack Snyder

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Starring: Sofia Boutella, Cleopatra Coleman, Ed Skrein, Charlie Hunnam, Jena Malone, Cary Elwes, Anthony Hopkins

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Genre: Action/Adventure/Drama

 

Plot Synopsis: When a peaceful settlement on the edge of a distant moon finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, a mysterious stranger living among its villagers becomes their best hope for survival.

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Release Date: December 22nd

Director: Blitz Bazawule

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Writer(s): Marcus Gardley, Marsha Norman

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Starring: Halle Bailey, Aujanue Ellis-Taylor, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Taraji P. Henson, Elizabeth Marvel

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Genre: Drama/Musical

 

Plot Synopsis: Musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.

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Release Date: December 25th

Director: Michael Mann

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Writer(s): Troy Kennedy Martin, Michael Mann, Brock Yates

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Starring: Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Sarah Gadon, Patrick Dempsey, Jack O'Connell

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Genre: Biography/Drama/History

 

Plot Synopsis: When a peaceful settlement on the edge of a distant moon finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, a mysterious stranger living among its villagers becomes their best hope for survival.

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Release Date: December 25th

Director: Steve McQueen

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Writer(s): Bianca Stigter

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Genre: Documentary/History/War

 

Plot Synopsis: The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's to come.

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Release Date: December 25th