Fall movie preview: Exclusive looks at the films we can't wait to see

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A Star Is Born

A STAR IS BORN
Clay Enos/Warner Bros.

STARRING: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga

DIRECTED BY: Bradley Cooper

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 5

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Peppermint

PEPPERMINT
STXfilms

STARRING: Jennifer Garner

DIRECTED BY: Pierre Morel

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 7

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The Nun

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Cos Aelenei/Warner Bros.

STARRING: Taissa Farmiga, Demian Bichir, Bonnie Aarons

DIRECTED BY: Corin Hardy

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 7

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A Simple Favor

A Simple Favor
Peter Iovino/Lionsgate

STARRING: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding

DIRECTED BY: Paul Feig

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 14

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The Predator

The Predator
Robert Falconer/Fox

STARRING: Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Trevante Rhodes, Sterling K. Brown

DIRECTED BY: Shane Black

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 14

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Mandy

Mandy
Guillaume Van Laethem/RLJE Entertainment

STARRING: Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache

DIRECTED BY: Panos Cosmatos

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 14

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Lizzie

LIZZIE
Saban Films/Roadside Attractions

STARRING: Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart

DIRECTED BY: Craig William Macneill

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 14

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White Boy Rick

Matthew McConaughey (Finalized)
Scott Garfield/Columbia

STARRING: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Richie Merritt

DIRECTED BY: Yann Demange

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 14

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Bel Canto

Bel CantoJulianne Moore and Ken Watanabe
Screen Media Films

STARRING: Ken Watanabe, Julianne Moore, Christopher Lambert, Ryo Kase

DIRECTED BY: Paul Weitz

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 14

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I Think We're Alone Now

I Think We're Alone NowPeter Dinklage
Momentum Pictures

STARRING: Peter Dinklage, Elle Fanning, Charlotte Gainsbourg

DIRECTED BY: Reed Morano

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 14

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Life Itself

Life ItselfOscar Isaac & Olivia Wilde
Jon Pack/Amazon

STARRING: Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Laia Costa, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Antonio Banderas, Olivia Cooke

DIRECTED BY: Dan Fogelman

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 21

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Quincy

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Netflix

STARRING: Quincy Jones

DIRECTED BY: Rashida Jones and Alan Hicks

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 21

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The Sisters Brothers

The Sisters Brothers
Magali Bragard/Annapurna Picture

STARRING: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Riz Ahmed, Jake Gyllenhaal

DIRECTED BY: Jacques Audiard

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 21

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Colette

COLETTE
Robert Viglasky/Bleecker Street

STARRING: Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Denise Gough, Eleanor Tomlinson, Fiona Shaw

DIRECTED BY: Wash Westmoreland

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 21

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Love, Gilda

Love, GildaGilda Radner
Magnolia Pictures

STARRING: Gilda Radner

DIRECTED BY: Lisa Dapolito

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 21

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The House With a Clock in Its Walls

THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS
Quantrell Colbert/Universal

STARRING: Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Kyle MacLachlan

DIRECTED BY: Eli Roth

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 21

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Night School

Night School
Eli Joshua Adé/Universal

STARRING: Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, Taran Killam

DIRECTED BY: Malcolm D. Lee

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 28

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The Old Man & the Gun

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Eric Zachanowich/Fox Searchlight

STARRING: Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck, Tom Waits, Danny Glover

DIRECTED BY: David Lowery

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 28

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Smallfoot

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Warner Bros. Pictures

STARRING: Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya

DIRECTED BY: Karey Kirkpatrick

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 28

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Hold the Dark

Hold the DarkAlexander Skarsgard
Netflix

STARRING: Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgård, Riley Keough

DIRECTED BY: Jeremy Saulnier

RELEASE DATE: Sept. 28

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Venom

Venom
Columbia Pictures

STARRING: Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed

DIRECTED BY: Ruben Fleischer

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 5

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Bayou Caviar

Bayou CaviarFamke Janssen and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Gravitas Ventures

STARRING: Cuba Gooding Jr., Famke Janssen, Richard Dreyfuss

DIRECTED BY: Cuba Gooding Jr.

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 5

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The Happy Prince

The Happy PrinceEdwin Thomas, Colin Firth, and Rupert Everett
Wilhelm Moser/Sony Pictures Classics

STARRING: Rupert Everett, Colin Morgan, Colin Firth

DIRECTED BY: Rupert Everett

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 10

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First Man

First ManRyan Gosling
Daniel McFadden/Universal Pictures

STARRING: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Corey Stoll, Lukas Haas

DIRECTED BY: Damien Chazelle

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 12

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The Kindergarten Teacher

The Kindergarten TeacherParker Sevak and Maggie Gyllenhaal
Netflix

STARRING: Maggie Gyllenhaal

DIRECTED BY: Sara Colangelo

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 12

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Bad Times at the El Royale

Bad Times at the El RoyaleJon Hamm, Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo
Kimberley French/Fox

STARRING: Cynthia Erivo, Jon Hamm

DIRECTED BY: Drew Goddard

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 12

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Beautiful Boy

BEAUTIFUL BOY
Francois Duhamel/Amazon Studios

STARRING: Timothée Chalamet, Steve Carell

DIRECTED BY: Felix van Groeningen

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 12

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Apostle

ApostleDan Stevens
Warren Orchard/Netflix

STARRING: Dan Stevens, Michael Sheen, Lucy Boynton

DIRECTED BY: Gareth Evans

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 12

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The Hate U Give

The Hate U GiveAmandla Stenberg
Erika Doss/Fox

STARRING: Amandla Stenberg, Russell Hornsby, Anthony Mackie, KJ Apa

DIRECTED BY: George Tillman Jr.

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 19

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Halloween

Halloween
Ryan Green/Universal

STARRING: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak

DIRECTED BY: David Gordon Green

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 19

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Wildlife

WildlifeEd Oxenbould
Scott Garfield/IFC Films

STARRING: Carey Mulligan, Ed Oxenbould, Jake Gyllenhaal

DIRECTED BY: Paul Dano

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 19

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Can You Ever Forgive Me?

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME
Mary Cybulski/Fox Searchlight

STARRING: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant

DIRECTED BY: Marielle Heller

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 19

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Serenity

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Graham Bartholomew/Aviron Pictures

STARRING: Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Matthew McConaughey

DIRECTED BY: Steven Knight

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 19

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Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody
Alex Bailey/Fox

STARRING: Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy

DIRECTED BY: Bryan Singer

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 2

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Suspiria

SUSPIRIA
Alessio Bolzoni/Amazon Studios

STARRING: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth

DIRECTED BY: Luca Guadagnino

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 2

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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS
Laurie Sparham/Disney

STARRING: Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren

DIRECTED BY: Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 2

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Boy Erased

BOY ERASED
Focus Features

STARRING: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton

DIRECTED BY: Joel Edgerton

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 2

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A Private War

A Private WarRosamund Pike and Jamie Dornan
Aviron Pictures

STARRING: Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan

DIRECTED BY: Matthew Heineman

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 2

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The Other Side of the Wind

The Other Side Of The Wind + They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
José María Castellví/Netflix

STARRING: John Huston, Oja Kodar, Peter Bogdanovich

DIRECTED BY: Orson Welles

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 2

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The Girl in the Spider's Web

Sverrir Gudnason (Finalized);Claire Foy (Pending)
Nadja Klier/Columbia

STARRING: Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason, Lakeith Stanfield

DIRECTED BY: Fede Alvarez

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 9

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The Front Runner

The Front Runner
Columbia Pictures

STARRING: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons

DIRECTED BY: Jason Reitman

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 7

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Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch

Dr. Seuss’ The GrinchThe Grinch (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch)
Illumination and Universal Pictures

STARRING: Benedict Cumberbatch

DIRECTED BY: Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 9

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Outlaw King

Outlaw KingChris Pine
David Eustace/Netflix

STARRING: Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Stephen Dillane

DIRECTED BY: David Mackenzie

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 9

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

FANTASTIC BEASTS 2
Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.

STARRING: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler

DIRECTED BY: David Yates

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 16

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Widows

WidowsViola Davis and Colin Farrell
Merrick Morton/Fox

STARRING: Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Rodriguez

DIRECTED BY: Steve McQueen

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 16

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS CR: NETFLIX
NETFLIX

STARRING: Bill Heck, Aesop Aquarian, Charles Ash

DIRECTED BY: Joel and Ethan Coen

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 16

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Ralph Breaks the Internet

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
Disney

STARRING: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Taraji P. Henson

DIRECTED BY: Rich Moore and Phil Johnston

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 21

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Creed II

CREED II
Barry Wetcher/MGM

STARRING: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Sylvester Stallone

DIRECTED BY: Steven Caple Jr.

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 21

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Second Act

SECOND ACT
Barry Wetcher/STXfilms

STARRING: Jennifer Lopez, Milo Ventimiglia

DIRECTED BY: Peter Segal

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 21

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Robin Hood

Robin HoodTaron Egerton
Larry Horricks/Lionsgate

STARRING: Taron Egerton, Ben Mendelsohn, Jamie Foxx

DIRECTED BY: Otto Bathurst

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 21

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Green Book

Green Book
Patti Perret/Universal

STARRING: Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen

DIRECTED BY: Peter Farrelly

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 21

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If Beale Street Could Talk

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Tatum Mangus/Annapurna Pictures

STARRING: KiKi Layne, Stephan James

DIRECTED BY: Barry Jenkins

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 30

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Mirai

Mirai
GKIDS

STARRING: Haru Kuroki, Moka Kamishiraishi

DIRECTED BY: Mamoru Hosoda

RELEASE DATE: Nov. 30

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Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary Queen Of Scots
Liam Daniel/Focus Features

STARRING: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie

DIRECTED BY: Josie Rourke

RELEASE DATE: Dec. 7

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Ben Is Back

Ben is BackJulia Roberts and Lucas Hedges
Mark Schafer/LD Ent./Roadside Attractions

STARRING: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance

DIRECTED BY: Peter Hedges

RELEASE DATE: Dec. 7

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
Sony Pictures Animation

STARRING: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson

DIRECTED BY: Peter Ramsey, Bob Persichetti, and Rodney Rothman

RELEASE DATE: Dec. 14

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Capernaum

CAPERNAUMZain Al Rafeea
Fares Sokhon/Sony Pictures Classics

STARRING: Kawthar Al Haddad, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Nadine Labaki

DIRECTED BY: Nadine Labaki

RELEASE DATE: Dec. 14

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Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns
Jay Maidment/Disney

STARRING: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda

DIRECTED BY: Rob Marshall

RELEASE DATE: Dec. 19

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Aquaman

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Warner Bros.

STARRING: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman

DIRECTED BY: James Wan

RELEASE DATE: Dec. 21

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Bumblebee

BUMBLEBEE
Paramount Pictures

STARRING: Hailee Steinfeld, Angela Bassett, Justin Theroux

DIRECTED BY: Travis Knight

RELEASE DATE: Dec. 21

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Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle AngelRosa Salazar
Twentieth Century Fox

STARRING: Jennifer Connelly, Rosa Salazar, Eiza González

DIRECTED BY: Robert Rodriguez

RELEASE DATE: Dec. 21

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Welcome to Marwen

Welcome To Marwen
Ed Araquel/Universal/DreamWorks

STARRING: Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Janelle Monáe, Merritt Wever

DIRECTED BY: Robert Zemeckis

RELEASE DATE: Dec. 21

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Holmes and Watson

Will Ferrell;John C. Reilly
Giles Keyte/Columbia

STARRING: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Ralph Fiennes

DIRECTED BY: Etan Cohen

RELEASE DATE: Dec. 21

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On the Basis of Sex

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Jonathan Wenk/Focus Features

STARRING: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux

DIRECTED BY: Mimi Leder

RELEASE DATE: Dec. 25

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