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41 New Movies That Are Releasing In Theaters (Or On Streaming) This Fall That Are Worth Watching
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There are a lot of new movies to check out this fall, including “Dune: Part Three,” a gorgeous new animated movie called “Wildwood,” Olivia Colman falling in love with a hot wicker man, and more. As a Senior Talent Booker and Producer at BuzzFeed, you can typically catch me flailing about the buzziest TV shows and movies. Set nearly two decades after Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) seized control of the Imperium, he's now a ruthless leader. Facing the consequences of his reign, Paul sees old allies returning, terrifying new threats emerging, and betrayal lurking in the shadows. Haunted by visions of Imperial collapse and the reappearance of his long-lost love, Paul is drawn into a sweeping conspiracy, with Chani (Zendaya) at the heart of it. Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Jason Momoa, Rebecca Ferguson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert Pattinson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, and more Based on Suzanne Collins's second The Hunger Games series prequel novel, Sunrise on the Reaping is set 24 years before the events of the first book. It tells the story of the 50th Hunger Games, aka the Second Quarter Quell, which is notably the Games that Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada and Woody Harrelson) competed in and won. With double the amount of tributes reaped from each District, this Hunger Games is a gruesome one, as Haymitch tries to hold on to his friends and family as the Capitol tries to break everything around him. Starring: Joseph Zada, Mckenna Grace, Whitney Peak, Jesse Plemons, Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin, Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Billy Porter, Maya Hawke, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lili Taylor, Iris Apatow, Edvin Ryding, Ben Wang, Molly McCann, Iona Bell, Percy Daggs IV, and more It's one of the biggest Marvel movies to date, when groups of heroes from three different universes — the Avengers, Wakandans, and the New Avengers from Earth 616, the Fantastic Four from Earth-828, and the "original" X-Men from a separate universe — converge to face a major threat: Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.). That's right, the X-Men finally join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a huge way, and surely, things will never be the same in the MCU after this one. Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Paul Rudd, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Wyatt Russell, Channing Tatum, Simu Liu, Ian McKellen, Hayley Atwell, Tom Hiddleston, James Marsden, Patrick Stewart, Joseph Quinn, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Letitia Wright, Lewis Pullman, Kelsey Grammer, Danny Ramirez, Kathryn Newton, Winston Duke, Alan Cumming, Hannah John-Kamen, Rebecca Romijn, and more Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, and a companion piece to The Social Network, this new movie is inspired by true events and follows Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison), a young Facebook engineer, who enlists the help of Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White). Together, they go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets. Starring: Jeremy Strong, Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, Wunmi Mosaku, Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen, Bill Burr, and more Written and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Digger follows Digger Rockwell (Tom Cruise), the most powerful man in the world. He races to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster that he had a hand in unleashing destroys everything. Starring: Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Robert John Burke, Emma D'Arcy, and more Inspired by true events, Primetime follows Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson), who sets out to make television history with To Catch a Predator in 2006. Starring: Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers, Matthew Maher, Bokeem Woodbine, Alex Winter, and more Based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, Verity follows Lowen (Dakota Johnson), a writer who is struggling to find work when she’s contacted by Jeremy Crawford (Josh Hartnett). His wife is bestselling author Verity (Anne Hathaway), who, due to a mysterious accident, is unable to finish her successful book series. So, when Lowen is asked to complete it, she arrives at their home only to uncover a manuscript that raises more questions. Starring: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, and more Written and directed by Cristian Mungiu and inspired by true events, Fjord follows the Gheorghiu family, with a Romanian father and Norwegian mother, who move to the mother's birthplace, a remote Norwegian village. It's there that they befriend the Halberg family. When allegations of abuse emerge, their lives are all thrown into chaos as they find themselves at the center of town-wide scrutiny, as they are forced to confront a system of judgment that blurs the lines between concern and prejudice. Starring: Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Lisa Carlehed, Henrikke Lund-Olsen, Vanessa Ceban, Jonathan Ciprian Breazu, and more Written and directed by Martin McDonagh, Wild Horse Nine follows two close-knit CIA agents in the early '70s who are stationed in Chile ahead of the infamous 1973 military coup. Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell) set out for Easter Island, where they take in the scenery and wrestle with whether they can fully trust one another after decades spent navigating the secrecy, politics, and moral compromises of their work. Starring: John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Parker Posey, Tom Waits, and more Directed by Danny Boyle and written by James Graham, Ink is an explosive cinematic rollercoaster about a group of visionaries and misfits who have an idea for a new kind of news. Their idea would give the people what they want and would change the face of the world we live in today. Starring: Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce, Claire Foy, and more When it premieres: Dec. 11 in select theaters; Jan. 8 on Netflix Based on the book of the same name by Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis follows Olive (Lili Reinhart), a brilliant PhD candidate who is focused on her future. But when she realizes her best friend Anh (Rachel Marsh) has fallen for her crush Jeremy (Nicholas Duvernay), Olive impulsively kisses intimidating professor Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman) to prove she’s moved on. Soon, this one kiss spirals into a fake relationship with rules, boundaries, and a mutually beneficial agreement. However, when the lines begin to blur, Olive is forced to test her most daunting hypothesis yet: that love might actually be worth the risk. Starring: Lili Reinhart, Tom Bateman, Rachel Marsh, Nicholas Duvernay, Jaboukie Young-White, Arty Froushan, and more When it premieres: Sept. 23 on Prime Video After her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows, Prue McKeel (Elizabeth Lee) launches a desperate rescue mission into an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, Oregon. Joined by her hapless but loyal classmate Curtis Mehlberg (Jacob Tremblay), Prue navigates a world of talking animals, bandits, and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition. As the pair is drawn into a conflict threatening the balance of the forest itself, Prue must discover the strength and belief she never knew she possessed in order to protect everyone around her. Starring: Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Richard E. Grant, Awkwafina, Amandla Stenberg, Tom Waits, Charlie Day, Blythe Danner, Arthur Knight, Maya Erskine, Jake Johnson, Tantoo Cardinal, Rob Delaney, Jemaine Clement, Marc Evan Jackson, Len Cariou, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Angela Bassett, Mahershala Ali, and more A new adaptation of Jane Austen's iconic novel, Sense and Sensibility, follows the three Dashwood sisters and their widowed mother as they are forced to leave the family estate in Sussex for a modest cottage on the property of a distant relative. All the while Elinor (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Marianne Dashwood (Esmé Creed-Miles) experience love and heartbreak. Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, George MacKay, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Frank Dillane, Herbert Nordrum, Fiona Shaw, and more Twenty-eight years after Practical Magic, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return as the Owens sisters in this sequel. When Sally (Bullock) and Gillian (Kidman) must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all, it thrusts them into a whole new mystery as they try to protect their family. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Joey King, Lee Pace, Maisie Williams, Xolo Maridueña, Solly McLeod, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, and more The famous Batman villain Clayface gets his own movie from DC Studios this fall. After having been brutally disfigured, a rising movie star named Matt Hagen (Tom Rhys Harries) volunteers as a test subject to restore his original face. However, as with all good villain origin stories, things go horribly wrong with side effects that transform his body into living clay. Starring: Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella, Eddie Marsan, and more Wicker follows an ostracized fisherwoman (Olivia Colman), who decides to commission a husband made by the local basketmaker (Peter Dinklage). When her wicker husband (Alexander Skarsgård) proves more spectacular than she ever imagined, his soulful spirit and unique prowess awaken something inside her, setting off a wave of jealousy, fascination, and upheaval that threatens the very fabric of village life. Starring: Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Elizabeth Debicki, Peter Dinklage, and more When it premieres: Oct. 23 in select theaters; expanding Oct. 30 Inspired by true events, Unabomber follows Ted Kaczynski’s (Jacob Tremblay) transformation from a 16-year-old Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber. Subjected to controversial psychological experiments by Professor Henry Murray (Russell Crowe), Kaczynski’s troubled past resurfaces decades later when his manhunt, led by FBI agent Joanne Miller (Shailene Woodley), brings to light the chilling consequences of ambition and isolation. Starring: Russell Crowe, Jacob Tremblay, Shailene Woodley, Annabelle Wallis, Alexander Ludwig, Steven Ogg, Marc Menchaca, and more Best of the Best follows two childhood best friends, Maya (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and Anjali (Priyanka Kedia), who decide to join UCLA's competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team. However, they soon discover that the road to winning the US championship is far more cutthroat than they ever imagined. Starring: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Priyanka Kedia, Ankur Rathee, Janina Gavankar, Chaneil Kular, Becky Alex, Shreya Navile, Hasan Minhaj, and more A Talent for Murder follows Edward (Alden Ehrenreich), who travels from New York to Switzerland to try to persuade acclaimed thriller writer Patricia Highsmith (Helen Mirren) to write the final installment of her famous Tom Ripley series. While there, his efforts become gradually more sinister as he tries to get her to write one final book. Starring: Helen Mirren, Alden Ehrenreich, Olivia Cooke, and more Forgotten Island follows Jo (H.E.R.) and Raissa (Liza Soberano), who have been best friends since grade school and are preparing to embark on their separate paths in life after high school. While celebrating their last night together, they stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali, packed with magical and mythological creatures they grew up hearing stories about. Waking up the next morning with no recollection of what happened in Nakali the night before, they embark on a journey through this magical realm to try to remember. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa will race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever. Starring: H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Dave Franco, Jenny Slate, Manny Jacinto, Dolly de Leon, Jo Koy, Ronny Chieng, Lea Salonga, and more The sequel to Fall (2022), which followed two friends stranded at the top of a tower, this new movie follows two friends (Harriet Slater and Arsema Thomas) who decide to push their limits in Thailand, climbing higher amongst unpredictable terrain, extreme exposure, and nowhere to hide. They push survival further than ever before as they find themselves trapped, searching for a way out in the hopes they make it home alive. Starring: Harriet Slater, Arsema Thomas, Tom Brittney, and more Directed and co-written by Ben Affleck, Animals follows an LA mayoral candidate (Ben Affleck) and his wife (Kerry Washington), whose son is kidnapped. Now, they have only a few hours to come up with a ransom payment. As they scramble, they are forced to make choices that could tear their world apart in order to save their son. Starring: Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Adriana Paz, Ray Fisher, Christopher Woodley, Matt Gerald, Jacob Estrada, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Steven Yeun, and more When it premieres: Oct. 9 on Netflix and in select theaters Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother follows Latif (Mahershala Ali), a devoutly religious hitman who struggles to balance work, faith, and fatherhood. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children. He's forced to confront the forces closing in around him and the beliefs threatening to unravel within him. Starring: Mahershala Ali, John Cho, Tramell Tillman, Tiffany Boone, Giancarlo Esposito, and more When it premieres: Sept. 25 in select theaters; expanding on Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 I Play Rocky tells the true story of Sylvester Stallone and his quest not only to write Rocky and get it made, but also to prove all the doubters wrong by starring in it. Told "no" at every turn, Stallone (Anthony Ippolito) bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead against seemingly impossible odds. The result is the ultimate underdog story behind the ultimate underdog movie. Starring: Anthony Ippolito, Matt Dillon, AnnaSophia Robb, P.J. Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Tracy Letts, Jay Duplass, Stephan James, Kiki Seto, Robert Morgan, Saul Stein, Trevor St. John, Erik Palladino, Rob Demery, and more When it premieres: Nov. 6 in select theaters Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, The Debut follows Mona Friedman (Julianne Moore), who is cast in a bit part at a small community theater. She transforms from a shy, unassuming housewife into a zealous method actor willing to do anything to protect the artistic integrity of her marginal role. Even if it means waging war against the show’s domineering director (Paul Giamatti). Starring: Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey, Jesse Eisenberg, Cara Buono, Craig Bierko, Eldar Isgandarov, Bernadette Peters, and more When it premieres: Dec. 11 in select theaters Based on a true story, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, four of America's top college football stars set their fame aside to enlist in the Marines. As they prepare for the brutal invasion of Okinawa, they'll play in a legendary football game featuring some of the greatest players in history. It would be a game that, for many, will be the last they ever play. Starring: Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson, Tom Francis, Brent Comer, Dominic Bogart, and more When it premieres: Oct. 30 in select theaters; Nov. 25 on Netflix The Incomer is a modern folk fairy tale set on a remote Scottish island, where two siblings survive by hunting seabirds, retelling their ancestors' stories, and defending the isle from dreaded incomers. Their world is upended by the arrival of an awkward council worker who has come to uproot them from their homeland on the government's behalf. Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin, Grant O'Rourke, Emun Elliott, Michelle Gomez, John Hannah, and more Directed by Zach Cregger and written by Cregger and Shay Hatten, the Resident Evil franchise gets a reinvention with this new movie. Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, nonstop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos. Starring: Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser, and more Love of Your Life follows Maya (Margaret Qualley), a nurse navigating love and loss after experiencing both. She falls in love with Charlie (Gabriel Basso), the love of her life, her husband, and the one who sent her fleeing to Boston after their relationship ends tragically. After traveling, Maya meets Felix (Aaron Pierre), who seems to revive her capacity for intimacy. While Felix represents a new beginning and healing, the movie asks: Can you have two loves of your life? Starring: Margaret Qualley, Aaron Pierre, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Basso, Tamara Lawrance, Corey Johnson, Catherine Keener, and more When it premieres: Oct. 7 in select theaters; Oct. 14 on Prime Video Directed and co-written by Taika Waititi, and based on the bestselling novel from Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun follows Klara (Jenna Ortega), an Artificial Friend who wants nothing more than to find the perfect home. When Klara meets Josie (Mia Tharia), each immediately senses a kindred spirit in the other. Josie has a fraught relationship with her mother (Amy Adams), and they’ve suffered great loss, but Klara's innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty begin to heal the family and bring light to Josie’s complicated world. Starring: Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, Mia Tharia, Aran Murphy, Steve Buscemi, Natasha Lyonne, and more Inspired by the life of John Madden, this new film chronicles Madden's (Nicolas Cage) incredible journey alongside his best friend, Al Davis (Christian Bale). From a Super Bowl-winning partnership with the Raiders, to becoming football’s most recognizable voice, to building the worldwide Madden NFL video game. Madden is the celebration of a brilliant mind whose once-in-a-century spirit and personality, partnership with his wife, lifelong friendships, and infectious love of people and football transcended the world of sports. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Christian Bale, Kathryn Hahn, Sienna Miller, John Mulaney, Shane Gillis, and more When it premieres: Nov. 18 on Prime Video Growing up, did you ever have so much fun at summer camp that you thought, Hey, what if we never left? Well, that's exactly what this determined group of 12-year-olds thinks and tries to accomplish in this new Seth Rogen-produced hilarious comedy. After having one of the best summers of their lives and dreading the idea of going back to reality, they hatch a chaotic plan to spend the rest of their lives at sleepaway camp. Except there's one problem. Bob (Johnny Knoxville), the 50-year-old lifer counselor, is standing in their way and will stop at nothing to thwart their plans. Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Benjamin Pajak, Aaron Harris, Isa Bernal Steiner, Jai Soundar, Alyssa Gervasi, Blake Anderson, Jay Baruchel, and more Onslaught follows Celeste (Adria Arjona), an ex-military sniper who is dealing with past trauma while managing a remote desert trailer park. However, chaos soon erupts after a secret military facility suffers a containment breach, allowing a small group of relentless, genetically engineered super-soldiers to escape. Now, Celeste will need to spring into action to protect her daughter. Starring: Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Drew Starkey, Eric Wareheim, Reginald VelJohnson, Michael Biehn, Alex Pereira, and more Directed by David Leitch, How to Rob a Bank follows a group of social media-savvy bank robbers who broadcast their heists to the world. However, they are unaware that their growing viral fame has put them in the crosshairs of a veteran FBI agent (John C. Reilly) and a brilliant software engineer (Zoë Kravitz). Despite the unlikely duo closing in, the crew pushes past their limits, putting everything on the line for their beliefs and their most ambitious heist yet. Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz, Christian Slater, Pete Davidson, John C. Reilly, and more Written and directed by Chris Rock, Misty Green follows award-winning actor Misty Green (Rosalind Eleazar), who is stuck in the middle of a fading career. She decides to revisit her past and address her personal demons as she tries to stage a comeback after reconnecting with her former agent. Starring: Rosalind Eleazar, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick, Topher Grace, Chris Rock, and more When it premieres: Oct. 9 in select theaters Written and directed by Jordan Firstman, Club Kid follows Peter (Firstman), a washed-up underground party promoter whose life takes an unexpected turn when he is forced to care for Arlo (Reggie Absolom), a 10-year-old son he never knew he had. Starring: Jordan Firstman, Reggie Absolom, Diego Calva, Cara Delevingne, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Colleen Camp, Vicki Pepperdine, Nigil Whyte, Eldar Isgandarov, Saturn Risin9, Miss Benny, Alaska Riley, and more When it premieres: Nov. 6 in select theaters An underappreciated dad (Owen Wilson), trying way too hard to connect with his son, tries to sneak his 13-year-old son (Christian Convery) into Rolling Loud, headlined by Travis Scott. What starts as a bonding weekend instantly spirals out of control when he loses his son in a sea of thousands. Swept through mosh pits, backstage chaos, and a city of sound, he links up with an unhinged group of people to try and find his son. Every choice gets worse, every moment gets louder, and there’s no easy way out. Starring: Owen Wilson, Matt Rife, Christine Ko, Sexyy Red, Ski Mask the Slump God, Ty Dolla $ign, Henry Winkler, Christian Convery, Jolene, Travis Scott, and more When hotshot US Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy "Assassin" Kelly (Ryan Reynolds) is sent on a top-secret mission into Russian territory at the height of the Cold War, the operation implodes, leaving him stranded behind enemy lines. Discovered by Nikolai Ustinov (Kenneth Branagh), a gruff ex-KGB agent with a penchant for American culture, Troy thinks he’s toast. However, will the unlikely alliance between the two lead to Troy's rescue and a bond neither saw coming? Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh, Marcin Doroncinski, Maria Bakalova, David Morse, and more Beware Boiúna is set in the Amazon and follows a medical mission that spirals out of control. The trip quickly turns into a fight for survival when Boiúna, a colossal ancient predator, awakens to reclaim her domain. In the jungle where nature holds absolute power, she decides who lives and who dies. Starring: Kiana Madeira, Jessica Rothe, Logan Marshall-Green, and more Cameron Diaz stars in this new comedy that follows a single mom (Diaz) fighting to keep her one tiny promise to her daughter on the absolute worst day of her life. Starring: Cameron Diaz, Danielle Brooks, Rhenzy Feliz, John Higgins, Mark Duplass, Jessica Belkin, Ed O’Neill, Rob Corddry, Ayden Mayeri, Ben Schwartz, Retta, Emma Pearson, P.J. Byrne, Sherry Cola, Edi Patterson, Beck Bennett, and more Inspired by the iconic Mattel toys, Matchbox: The Movie follows a group of friends from childhood whose lives are upended when an undercover CIA agent (John Cena), their long-absent former leader, returns to their small town and unwittingly gets them embroiled in a frantic international pursuit to save the world. Starring: John Cena, Jessica Biel, Arturo Castro, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris, Danai Gurira, Golshifteh Farahani, Corey Stoll, Bill Camp, and more
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