35 Movies We Can’t Wait to Watch This Fall

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Scream queen Jenna Ortega will star in Tim Burton’s highly anticipated sequel to his 1987 classic. But fans of the original need not fret: Michael Keaton is coming back and so are Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara.

In theaters September 6.

The Front Room

Brandy is back in horror, this time dealing with a diabolical mother-in-law moving in. Sam and Max Eggers, brothers and frequent collaborators of Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse) wrote and directed the film.

In theaters September 6.

His Three Daughters

Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, and Carrie Coon are three very different sisters who come together in their father’s final days. From French Exit writer-director Azazel Jacobs.

In select theaters September 6. On Netflix September 20.

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Uglies

Yes, that Uglies. Joey King stars in and executive produced this adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s 2006 novel, co-starring Chase Stokes and Laverne Cox.

On Netflix September 13.

My Old Ass

On her 18th birthday, Elliott (Maisy Stella) trips on mushrooms with her friends and ends up hallucinating… her 39-year-old self (Aubrey Plaza). Megan Park directs this sweet coming-of-age comedy.

In theaters September 13.

The Substance

Demi Moore plays a TV fitness star getting pushed out of the limelight who undergoes a procedure to become her younger self (Margaret Qualley). This bloody thriller and satire is not for those with weak stomachs.

In theaters September 20.

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Lee

Kate Winslet portrays the former model-turned-war correspondent Lee Miller, renowned for her iconic photographs from WWII. Award-winning cinematographer Ellen Kuras (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) directs and Josh O’Connor, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgård, and Marion Cotillard co-star.

In theaters September 27.

Megalopolis

Touted as a “Roman Epic fable set in an imagined Modern America,” Francis Ford Coppola’s newest film apparently took 40 years to make. It has divided critics at film festivals so far and is already awash in scandal. Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, and many more star.

In theaters September 27.

Rez Ball

Co-written by Reservation Dogs’ Sterlin Harjo, Rez Ball follows an underdog high-school basketball team and its Native American players in New Mexico as they chase their dreams of a championship.

On Netflix September 27.

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House of Spoils

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Amazon MGM Studios

Ariana DeBose is a chef setting off to start her dream restaurant, who’s haunted by a strange presence before opening. See the official first look on ELLE.com.

On Prime Video October 3.

Joker: Folie à Deux

Lady Gaga is finally back on our screens, this time playing the comic icon Harley Quinn, as she joins Joaquin Phoenix in Todd Phillips’s sequel to 2018’s Joker. Industry’s Harry Lawtey also makes his entrance as Harvey Dent. Plus, it’s a musical!

In theaters October 4

It’s What’s Inside

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Netflix

Wedding festivities can be the stuff of nightmares. In this Sundance thriller, a pre-wedding party goes wild when an estranged friend shows up. The buzzy young cast includes Brittany O’Grady of The White Lotus.

On Netflix October 4.

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Nickel Boys

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This adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s book follows two Black teenage boys (played by Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson) sent to a reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida. Daveed Diggs and the Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor also star.

In select theaters on October 25.

The Outrun

Saoirse Ronan plays Rona, a young woman overcoming an alcohol addiction who returns home to Scotland’s Orkney Islands to recover. Based on Amy Liptrot’s memoir of the same name.

In theaters October 4.

We Live in Time

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star in a decades-spanning romance—from their chance encounter, to starting a family together, to receiving Earth-shattering news—from Brooklyn director John Crowley.

In theaters October 11.

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Saturday Night

Next year marks the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, and what better way to celebrate than by reliving the chaotic 90 minutes before the show’s first-ever broadcast? The Fabelmans’ Gabriel LaBelle plays a young Lorne Michaels; Rachel Sennott, Dylan O’Brien, Nicholas Braun, Kaia Gerber, Willem Dafoe, and J.K. Simmons are also in the cast.

In theaters October 11.

A Real Pain

Jesse Eisenberg (who also wrote and directed this dry comedy) and Kieran Culkin star as cousins touring their late grandmother’s home country of Poland and exploring their family history.

In theaters October 18.

Anora

A brassy Brooklyn sex worker and a young Russian oligarch fall in love, get married, and live happily ever after—until his parents find out. From The Florida Project, Tangerine director, Sean Baker.

In theaters October 18.

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Exhibiting Forgiveness

André Holland is a successful artist living with his wife (Andra Day) and son when his estranged father (John Earl Jelks) re-enters the picture, hoping to repair their relationship. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor also stars in this film by Titus Kaphar.

In theaters October 18.

Emilia Pérez

Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Adriana Paz star in this genre-blending (and at times musical) saga about a cartel leader who fakes her death to live her authentic life.

In theaters November 1. On Netflix November 13.

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Erica Gonzales is the Senior Culture Editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage on TV, movies, music, books, and more. She was previously an editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com. There is a 75 percent chance she’s listening to Lorde right now. 

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