33 Movies We're Absolutely Seeing This Fall

Saying " so long " to summer is n’t exclusively sadness - inducing , not with all the unmissable entertainment options queued up over the next few months . Ourseries of spill previewswill conduct you to the very respectable picture show , shows , albums , books , picture secret plan , andeventsarriving this season .

Welcome to the start of Oscar season , when Hollywood stands up straight , adjusts its necktie , and prepares to take the air the red carpets . Out with the superheroics and alien invasions , and in with the biopics and honour - search dramas ! Almost . Here are the major releases we ca n’t wait to see through the end of the year – a mix of prestigiousness movie and sophisticated Zea mays everta film ( include one involve superheroics and alien encroachment ) .

Snowden

Release date : September 16thCast : Joseph Gordon - Levitt , Shailene Woodley , Melissa Leo , Zachary Quinto , Nicolas CageDirector : Oliver Stone ( JFK)Reason to be excited : Hero or traitor ? In 2013 , after leaking classified NSA documents to journalist and exposing the American governing ’s spying practices , Edward Snowden became one of the country ’s most polarizing figures . rock , known for conspiratorial yield and pierce visual style , give Snowden the biopic treatment with Gordon - Levitt , a formidable imperfect in his own right field , as the lanky undercover agent . Watch the dawdler

Operation Avalanche

button date : September 16thCast : Matt Johnson , Owen Williams , Josh BolesDirector : Matt Johnson ( The Dirties)Reason to be shake up : Hired by the CIA to pose as documentarians and snuff out a NASA groyne , a yoke of A / V geeks stumble into the duty assignment of the life when the space way call on the tables and asks the duet to fake the moon landing . Based on your kooky uncle ’s favorite conspiracy theory , Operation Avalancheposes as 16 mm found footage to fully immerse the audience in a Hollywood job . Watch the lagger

Blair Witch

tone ending date : September 16thCast : James Allen McCune , Valorie Curry , Callie HernandezDirector : Adam Wingard ( The Guest)Reason to be excited : Until July , this horror movie hang around under the nameThe Woods , just waiting to pounce . When producers revealed it to be a subsequence to 1999’sThe Blair Witch Project , one of the scariest flick of all time , pounce it did – audiences who caughtBlair Witchat Comic - Con flip-flop out over the reboot sequel , which follows the chum of one of the original victim , who unwisely goes wait for the legendary … matter . learn the trailer

The Magnificent Seven

sack date : September 23rdCast : Denzel Washington , Chris Pratt , Ethan Hawke , Peter SarsgaardDirector : Antoine Fuqua ( The Equalizer)Reason to be excited:1960’sThe Magnificent Sevenwas itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa ’s cunning action movieSeven Samurai , so it was inevitable that someone would take the dimension ’s rein and razz it into the blockbuster epoch . Fuqua , who worked with Washington onTraining Day , diversifies and empowers his young pack of gunslingers , who once again ring together to block off a corrupt industrialist . If Chris Pratt yells " yee - haw ! " at any tip inMagnificent Seven , he merit an Oscar . determine the trailer

Queen of Katwe

waiver appointment : September 23rdCast : David Oyelowo , Lupita Nyong’o , Madina NalwangaDirector : Mira Nair ( The Namesake)Reason to be excited : Since stop out and picking up an Oscar for her work in12 Years a Slave , Hollywood has n’t found much to do with live - legal action Lupita Nyong’o , who appeared under digital makeup inThe Jungle BookandStar Wars : The Force Awakens . That alteration in September , when she co - star withSelma ’s David Oyelowo and newcomer Madina Nalwanga in this ESPN - produced inspirational athletics moving picture about a Ugandan cheat prodigy who plays her way of life to masterdom . Watch the trailer

Deepwater Horizon

handout appointment : September 30thCast : Mark Wahlberg , Kurt Russell , John Malkovich , Gina RodriguezDirector : Peter Berg ( Battleship)Reason to be excited : This action - packed docudrama , chronicling the catastrophic boring getup explosion that left 11 utter in the Gulf of Mexico , is actually the first of two Wahlberg - chair Berg moving-picture show of the fall ( follow 2013’sLone Survivor ) . After Wahlberg puts out the marine fire , he ’ll pop up on land in December’sPatriot Day , which conform the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing into a manhunt adjective . Watch the trailer

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Release day of the month : September 30thCast : Eva Green , Asa Butterfield , Chris O’Dowd , Samuel L. JacksonDirector : Tim Burton ( Edward Scissorhands)Reason to be excited : If the X - man were a team of super - powered goth kids who ran around early-20th - hundred England , they ’d be the " children " of this megahit , accommodate from Ransom Riggs ' best - betray novel . It ’s a pipe dream premiss for Burton , whose eyeliner - and - illusion fashion click in this grand escapade . AndPeculiar Childrenindulges our wild movie - related desires – finally , Sam Jackson will chew scenery with actual fangs . Watch the trailer

The Girl on the Train

Release date : October 7thCast : Emily Blunt , Rebecca Ferguson , Justin Theroux , Luke EvansDirector : Tate Taylor ( The Help)Reason to be excited : Pegged as the " nextGone Girl " by everyone who picked up Paula Hawkins ' make thriller , The Girl on the Traindips into the psychosexual portion of a ghastly murder . A whodunnit withFifty Shades of Greyvibes , the movie should , at the very least , provide the top - notch cast with the opportunity to go batshit disturbed . Watch the laggard

The Birth of a Nation

tone ending escort : October 7thCast : Nate Parker , Armie Hammer , Jackie Earle Haley , Gabrielle UnionDirector : Nate ParkerReason to be excited : Though bruised byrecent contention , The nascency of a Nationwill arrive to house as a potent look at the past , transport present conversation on race into the story of Nat Turner , the sermonizer who led a slave rebellion through Virginia in 1831 . Parker ’s plastic film aspires toBraveheart ’s fiery grandeur , and nigh gets there , with unbridled delineation of violence and hope . There will be no other moving-picture show like it this class . Watch the trailer

The Greasy Strangler

Release particular date : October 7thCast : Michael St. Michaels , Sky Elobar , Elizabeth De Razzo , Gil GexDirector : Jim Hosking ( ABCs of Death 2)Reason to be excited : If David Cronenberg , John Waters , and Tim Heidecker had a baby , that would be super eldritch , because how would the biological science work ? The baby would also search likeThe Greasy Strangler , a jape - through - shrieks lineage into a perverted tint of the American dreaming . From micropenis jokes to bizzare wordplay and gallon of greeeease , The Greasy Strangleris a undercover cartoon come to life with the grace of aNight of the Living Deadzombie . ascertain the trailer

Voyage of Time

tone ending date : October 7thNarrated by : Brad Pitt , Cate BlanchettDirector : Terrence Malick ( The Tree of Life)Reason to be excited : Two interlingual rendition of this existential nature documentary will hit theaters in 2016 : a 90 - second version narrated by Blanchett , and a 40 - bit " IMAX Experience " with voiceover by Brad Pitt . Who do you prefer to soothe your soul as picturesque galaxy fade out into strands of desoxyribonucleic acid ? This yr , you get to choose . ascertain the trailer

The Accountant

Release date : October 14thCast : Ben Affleck , Anna Kendrick , J. K. Simmons , Jon BernthalDirector : Gavin O’Connor ( Warrior)Reason to be excited : We assume Ben Affleck ratify up forThe Accountant , which pass over a math savant who also shows sick sniper skillz as he unspools corporate mystery , was very jealous of his boy Matt Damon’sBournefranchise and wanted a piece of the brainy - thriller action . IfThe Accountantactually has the brains , it could live on up to those in - spirit predecessors . Watch the trailer

Desierto

Release date : October 14thCast : Gael García Bernal , Jeffrey Dean MorganDirector : Jonás CuarónReason to be excited : The directorial debut of Cuarón , who wroteGravitywith his dad , Alfonso , emits even more heat energy this election season . Desiertotracks a grouping of America - bind Mexicans who encounter a sadistic vigilance man at the mete . Without any argument of defense lawyers , the risky venture becomes more " fool away fish in a barrel " than " game of computerized tomography and mouse . " Bernal stands in the face of jingoism to reconnect with his Logos , making for a poignant , terrific watch . Watch the trailer

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Release date : October 21stCast : Tom Cruise , Cobie Smulders , Danika Yarosh , Aldis HodgeDirector : Edward Zwick ( The Last Samurai)Reason to be excited : Cruiserarely does sequels , so sum up his role as the pulpy , low - key bruiser is a positivist sign . This clock time , Reacher ’s sticking his nozzle in the military machine ’s business , as agent on the top inquire him for a 16 - class - old murder . punch will be thrown , cars will be driven , fun will be had . Watch the trailer

Rings

passing date : October 28thCast : Matilda Lutz , Alex Roe , Johnny Galecki , Aimee Teegarden , Vincent D’OnofrioDirector : F. Javier Gutiérrez ( Before the Fall)Reason to be excited : Ringsseems to be for an audience that would n’t understand a VHS tapeline , but will contend for vinidication by making its moistness , brood villain even more powerful . If a glossy Hollywood take on this well - fag out assumption does n’t fascinate you , get up for the repugnance - streaming military service Shudder to releaseSadako vs. Kayako , which pitsThe Ringgirl againstThe Grudgegirl . Yes , really . Watch the drone

Doctor Strange

spill particular date : November 4thCast : Benedict Cumberbatch , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Rachel McAdams , Mads Mikkelsen , Tilda SwintonDirector : Scott Derrickson ( Sinister)Reason to be excited : The next installment of Marvel ’s never - ending mega - franchise bring in a new character to theAvengersverse : Doctor Strange , a brain surgeon reborn as a mystical magic - wielder . Doctor Strangeshould sport another villain who ’d tally aright in at Cirque du Soleil , and impend doom for the humanity as we know it , but with Cumberbatch ’s dry sensibility and prismatic exceptional effects , there ’s grounds to think this could be a windy superhero twist . view the trailer

Hacksaw Ridge

Release date : November 4thCast : Andrew Garfield , Vince Vaughn , Sam Worthington , Hugo WeavingDirector : Mel Gibson ( Braveheart)Reason to be excited : praise at its early festival appearances , Gibson ’s World War II pic tells the straight story of US Army medick Desmond T. Doss , a 7th - day Adventist scrupulous contestant who refused to bear arms , yet still braved the Battle of Okinawa and saved a reported 75 lives . Knowing Gibson ’s past work , do n’t expectHacksawto flinch on the gallantry or the butchery . watch out the preview

Arrival

Release escort : November 11thCast : Amy Adams , Jeremy Renner , Forest Whitaker , Michael StuhlbargDirector : Denis Villeneuve ( Sicario)Reason to be sex : Based on Ted Chiang ’s award - bring home the bacon novelette " Story of Your Life , " too soon look ofArrivalpromise a pinnace , weigh take on Earth ’s first confrontation with alien life . Still , Adams fills a very Roland Emmerich - esque role : a linguist rent by the US Army to make contact lens and , potentially , save the major planet . look on the poke

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

Release date : November 11thCast : Joe Alwyn , Kristen Stewart , Chris Tucker , Garrett Hedlund , Vin Diesel , Steve MartinDirector : Ang Lee ( Life of Pi)Reason to be excited : Catapulted from Victory Tour to on - the - ground combat in Iraq , Halftime Walkdepicts two sides of wartime employ , and the emotional wavelet - effect of both . Lee shot his movie in 120 chassis - per - second 3D , creating a hyper - real look that eclipses even the gamy - anatomy display of telecast football game game . Watch the prevue

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Release date : November 18Cast : Eddie Redmayne , Katherine Waterston , Dan Fogler , Colin FarrellDirector : David Yates ( Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)Reason to be excited : J.K. Rowling wrote this spinoff of the originalHarry Pottermovies herself , in hope of preserving the note while transplanting the military action to 1920s New York City . With Oscar - success Redmayne as the wizarding world ’s preeminent magizoologist , and Yates , who directed many of the original series ' good episode , behind the camera , there ’s reason to buy into this blockbuster ’s hype . look out the prevue

Manchester by the Sea

Release date : November 18thCast : Casey Affleck , Michelle Williams , Gretchen Mol , Lucas HedgesDirector : Kenneth Lonergan ( Margaret)Reason to be excited : This seaside history of grief is notched and intrusive , wind up all the anxieties of everyday aliveness around Affleck ’s blue - collar Massachusettsian . pester why everyone in Manchester - by - the - Sea is so tortured would foul up the stroll , but the motion picture does n’t miss a step . render himself a solid three hours , Lonergan looks at a mournful situation from every angle – it’sthe funniest gut - punch you ’ll experience this year . catch the house trailer

Nocturnal Animals

Release appointment : November 18thCast : Jake Gyllenhaal , Amy Adams , Laura Linney , Aaron Taylor - Johnson , Michael ShannonDirector : Tom Ford ( A Single Man)Reason to be excited : Seven years after his directorial debut , A Single Man , fashion designer Tom Ford steps back behind the tv camera to retrace a relationship thriller that ring of Cormac McCarthy . Only Ford could put together a movie that look fashionable and mealy as blaze .

Allied

going date : November 23rdCast : Brad Pitt , Marion Cotillard , Lizzy Caplan , Matthew GoodeDirector : Robert Zemeckis ( Forrest Gump)Reason to be excite : In the class ’s boldest result to " they do n’t make ‘em like they used to , " Pitt stars as spy Maxx Pitt , who , in 1942 North Africa , encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour ( Cotillard ) on a mission behind enemy lines . There ’s sexual love , there ’s war , there ’s probably backstabbing , and there are two famed people remind us why we occasionally fall severely for movie star . Zemeckis , a born - and - breed Hollywood seamster , should give this one the former - school push it needs to work . check the trailer

Bad Santa 2

sacking date : November 23rdCast : Billy Bob Thornton , Tony Cox , Brett Kelly , Kathy Bates , Christina HendricksDirector : Mark Waters ( Mean Girls)Reason to be excited : What do 13 old age do to a unsound Santa ? Nothing , apparently . Thornton ’s Willie T. Stokes looks as awful as ever in this extremely look for sequel , which swap the original ’s conductor , the off - kilter Terry Zwigoff , for water . IfBad Santa 2 hasa modicum of the ardor emit from " The Plastics , " we ’ll be OK.Watch the trailer

Moana

Release date : November 23rdCast : Auli’i Cravalho , Dwayne Johnson , Temuera Morrison , Jemaine ClementDirectors : Ron Clements and John Musker ( Aladdin)Reason to be excited : We do n’t find fault your catgut inherent aptitude for beshrew Disney repair features as " Kid hooey , " but afterFrozenandZootopia , maybe the Mouse House deserves a piffling trust?Moanaspins a magical adventure out of Oceanic iconography , drop in original songs byHamilton ’s Lin - Manuel Miranda for good measure . see the trailer

Lion

Release particular date : November 25thCast : Dev Patel , Rooney Mara , David Wenham , Nicole KidmanDirector : Garth Davis ( Top of the Lake)Reason to be excited : found on a true story , LionstarsSlumdog Millionaire ’s Dev Patel as Saroo Brierley , who , 25 years after being separated from his female parent in India , tracks her down using Google Earth . Take that , luddites!Watch the drone

La La Land

Release appointment : December 2ndCast : Ryan Gosling , Emma Stone , J. K. Simmons , Finn WittrockDirector : Damien Chazelle ( Whiplash)Reason to be excited : A reversion to capricious musical theater likeSingin ' in the RainandUmbrellas of Cherbourg , La La Landtakes a magical - realism approach to romance in the City of Angels . An self-justification to get Stone and Gosling dance palace dancing in a planetarium is a safe excuse in our books , andLa La Landcould twist out to be something even more . keep an eye on the trailer

Rogue One

Release engagement : December 16thCast : Felicity Jones , Diego Luna , Ben Mendelsohn , Donnie Yen , Mads MikkelsenDirector : Gareth Edwards ( Godzilla)Reason to be rouse : The claim of this newStar Warsprequel is a bit of a threefold entendre : " Rogue One " alludes to the stripe of mercenaries assembled by the Rebellion to slip the Death Star plans , but plays into the fact that it ’s the firstStar Warsmovie to " go rogue " from the Skywalker " Episode " timeline . Set just before the event of the original 1977 movie , Rogue Onestages a war movie inside a macrocosm we all know and love . observe the trailer

Assassin’s Creed

passing date : December 21stCast : Michael Fassbender , Marion Cotillard , Jeremy Irons , Michael K. WilliamsDirector : Justin Kurzel ( MacBeth)Reason to be excited : While conform from a billion - buck video - game property , Assassin ’s Creedis something of a warmth task for Fassbender , who produce the movie and hired his artfulMacBethdirector to make his blockbuster debut . unify sci - fi time travel with Crusades - epoch sword - swing , Assassin ’s Creedis one of the grander experiment of the holiday time of year . watch out the trailer

Passengers

Release particular date : December 21stCast : Chris Pratt , Jennifer Lawrence , Michael Sheen , Laurence FishburneDirector : Morten Tyldum ( The Imitation Game)Reason to be excited : There ’s very little out there onPassengers , a sci - fi movie about a spaceship’s120 - twelvemonth journey to an off - globe dependency . When Pratt and Lawrence ’s " hibernation pods " unfastened 90 years early … well , something dramatic happens . belike ! We ’ll be honest : the promise of this pair in a two - hander is enough for us to buy in blind .

A Monster Calls

loss date : December 23rdCast : Sigourney Weaver , Felicity Jones , Toby Kebbell , Liam Neeson , Lewis MacDougallDirector : J. A. Bayona ( The Impossible)Reason to be excited : Bumped from its original October release date to an awards - friendly holiday spot , this Spielbergian drama finds a male child dealing with his mother ’s final Crab by stir – or encountering ? – a Groot - ish monster , sound by Neeson . Watch the preview

Gold

Release particular date : December 25thCast : Matthew McConaughey , Édgar Ramírez , Bryce Dallas HowardDirector : Stephen Gaghan ( Syriana)Reason to be turn on : McConaughey locomote fat , bald , and frowsy for his role in this dramatic thriller , described asTreasure of the Sierra Madrewith aWolf of Wall Streettwist . Gaghan ’s been quietly work on the moving picture for a number of age , so we ’re cross our fingerbreadth it ’s … Au . follow the trailer

Fences

handout date : December 25thCast : Denzel Washington , Viola Davis , Jovan Adepo , Stephen HendersonDirector : Denzel Washington ( Antwone Fisher)Reason to be excited : Washington ’s directorial career is make or drop , but bring dramatist August Wilson ’s poetic interrogatory of race and class to the big screen sounds as exhilarating as any Michael Bay pic . Washington and Davis play the purpose on Broadway in 2010 and picked up Tonys for their performances . require them to find some Oscar sexual love , too .

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