A guide to every movie being released this fall
The 2017 Fall Movie Preview is a snapshot of the films opening through early November. Release dates and other details are subject to change.
Sept. 8
Anti Matter
An experiment gone wrong leaves an Oxford grad student unable to generate new memories or understand the horrific results. With Yaiza Figueroa, Philippa Carson, Tom Barber-Duffy, Noah
Dolores
Activist Dolores Huerta, who co-founded farm workers unions and fought for racial and labor justice in partnership with Cesar Chavez, is profiled in this documentary. Directed by Peter Bratt. PBS Distribution
Embargo
Documentary on the history and ramifications of U.S. sanctions against Cuba and one woman’s search for the truth behind it. Written by Mark Monroe and Jeri Rice. Directed by Rice. Double Exposure Distribution
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Fallen
Michael Chiklis narrates this documentary on the life-and-death struggle police officers face every day. Written and directed by Thomas Marchese. Gravitas Ventures
Fallen
Sent to a reform school, a teenage girl finds herself in a love triangle that transcends time. With Addison Timlin, Jeremy Irvine, Harrison Gilbertson, Hermione Corfield, Joely Richardson. Written by Michael Arlen Ross, Kathryn Price and Nichole Millard; story by Lauren Kate. Directed by Scott Hicks. Sony Pictures Worldwide / Vertical Entertainment
Free in Deed
A Pentecostal minister confronts his own demons while attempting to help a single mother and her troubled young son. With David Harewood, Edwina Findley Dickerson. Written and directed by Jake Mahaffy. Gravitas Ventures
The Good Catholic
A young priest's faith in his calling is challenged when he meets an intriguing young woman. With Zachary Spicer, Wrenn Schmidt, John C. McGinley, Danny Glover. Written and directed by Paul Shoulberg. Broad Green Pictures
Gun Shy
The supermodel wife of a spoiled rock star is kidnapped in Chile forcing him to take to the streets to save her. With
Home Again
Reese Witherspoon stars as a woman starting over, who lets three filmmakers crash at her guest house. With Pico Alexander, Nat Wolff, Jon Rudnitsky, Michael Sheen,
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It
Children in a small Maine town face off with a murderous clown called Pennywise. With Jaeden Lieberher, Wyatt Oleff, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard. Written by Chase Palmer & Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman; based on the novel by
Jesús
A drunken act of violence leads a young Chilean man to seek help from his emotionally distant father. With Nicolás Durán, Alejandro Goic. Written and directed by Fernando Guzzoni. Breaking Glass Pictures
The Limehouse Golem
A Scotland Yard inspector with a checkered past fears he's being set up after he is assigned a high-profile serial killer case. With Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke,
Lipstick Under My Burkha
Indian comedy-drama. Star Synergy Entertainment
Man in Red Bandana
Documentary chronicles the story of 9/11 hero and casualty Welles Crowther, whose actions only came to light eight months later because of a modest piece of cloth. Narrated by Gwyneth Paltrow. Written and directed by Matthew Weiss. Verdi Productions / Magna Entertainment
Napping Princess
In 2020 Tokyo, a girl and her friend traverse time and space, dreams and reality, to save her kidnapped father in this animated drama. Director Kenji Kamiyama. GKids
9/11
Five people trapped in the north tower of the World Trade Center after the 2001 attacks work together to escape before the structure collapses. With Charlie Sheen,
Rebel in the Rye
Nicholas Hoult plays young J.D. Salinger as the young writer practices his craft, woos the daughter of Eugene O'Neill and fights in
Rememory
A late scientist's final invention, a machine that can extract, record and play people's memories, is stolen by a man intent on solving its inventor's unexplained death. With Peter Dinklage, Julia Ormond, Martin Donovan. Written by Mark Palansky and Michael Vukadinovich. Directed by Palansky. Lionsgate Premiere
September Morning
Five college freshmen confront a new reality in their dorm on the morning of the 9/11 terror attacks. With Patrick
True to the Game
Tragedy derails a drug kingpin's attempt to go straight and start over with a young woman from the projects of Philadelphia. With Columbus Short, Erica Peeples, Nelsan Ellis, Vivica A. Fox, Malcolm David Kelley, Draya Michele. Written by Nia Hill, based on the Teri Woods novel. Directed by Preston A. Whitmore II. Imani Motion Pictures
22
Documentary on Chinese women forced into sex slavery by the Japanese during World War II. Directed by Guo Ke. China Lion Film
Wound
A factory worker in the mountains of South Africa helps a teenage boy from Johannesburg navigate a traditional Xhosa manhood ritual. With Nakhane Touré, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay. Written and directed by John Trengove. Kino Lorber
Sept. 13
Dayveon
A 13-year-old Arkansas boy is recruited by a local gang as he struggles with the death of his older brother. With Devin Blackmon, Kordell “KD”
Sept. 15
Against the Night
Filming a ghost-hunting video in an abandoned prison, nine friends sense they are not alone. With Hannah Kleeman, Tim Torre, Frank Whaley. Written and directed by Brian Cavallaro. Gravitas Ventures
American Assassin
A black ops recruit and a Cold War veteran are recruited by the deputy director of the CIA to stop a mystery operative hitting civilian and military targets. With Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar, Scott Adkins, Taylor Kitsch. Written by Stephen Schiff and Michael Finch and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz; based on the novel by
Brad's Status
Ben Stiller stars as a middle-aged man questioning his life while visiting Boston with his college-bound musical prodigy son. With Austin Abrams, Michael Sheen,
First They Killed My Father
A 5-year-old girl and her family are driven out of Phnom Penh and terrorized by the Khmer Rouge. With Sareum Srey Moch, Phoeung Kompheak, Sveng Socheata. Written by Angelina Jolie, Loung Ung, based on her memoir. Directed by Jolie. Netflix
In Search of Fellini
Inspired by the famous director's films, a small-town Ohio girl travels to Italy to find him. With Ksenio Solo,
Infinity Chamber
Sci-fi. XLrator Media
Justice
While investigating the murder of his brother in 1870, a U.S. marshal uncovers a town's plot to reignite the Civil War. With Nathan Parsons, Stephen Lang, Robert Carradine, Jamie-Lynn Sigler. Written by John Lewis, Shawn Justice, D.C. Rahe, Jeff Seats. Directed by Richard Gabai. Chasing Butterfly Pictures
Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards
Documentary goes behind-the-scenes with the world-famous footwear designer. Featuring Anna Wintour, Rihanna, Paloma Picasso. Directed by Michael Roberts. Music Box Films
mother!
Jennifer Lawrence,
Neary’s — the Dream at the End of the Rainbow
Documentary about the New York Irish pub. Directed by Neil Leifer. Double Exposure Distribution
No Maps on My Taps
1979 dance documentary directed by George T. Nierenberg; with the 1985 short “About Tap.” Milestone Films
Red Trees
Director Marina Willer examines the current refugee crisis through her own family's experience fleeing Prague during World War II in this documentary. Narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith. Cohen Media Group
Ryde
Horror. Gravitas Ventures
School Life
A married couple, teachers at the Irish boarding school Headfort for almost 50 years, are profiled in this documentary. Written and directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin, David Rane. Magnolia Pictures
The Show
Thriller with Josh Duhamel. Lionsgate
Strong Island
The path of an African American family leads from the Jim Crow South to Long Island, N.Y., and their son's 1992 murder in this documentary. Directed by Yance Ford. Netflix
Trophy
The effects of big-game hunting, breeding and wildlife conservation on endangered African animals are investigated in this documentary. Directed by Shaul Schwarz; co-directed by Christina Clusiau. The Orchard
The Unknown Girl
A young female doctor attempts to discover the identity of a dead girl so that she is not buried anonymously. With Adele Haenel, Jeremie Renier, Olivier Bonnaud, Louka Minnella. Written and directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne. Sundance Selects
Vengeance: A Love Story
Action thriller with Nicolas Cage, Don Johnson. FilmRise
The View From Here
Romantic drama. Indie Rights
Wetlands
Drama starring
The Wilde Wedding
Comedy with
Woodpeckers
Dominican drama. Outsider Pictures / Strand Releasing
Year by the Sea
Drama with Karen Allen. Real Women Make Waves
Sept. 22
Battle of the Sexes
In 1973, 55-year-old “chauvanist pig” Bobby Riggs challenges top women's pro Billie Jean King, 29, to a tennis match that captivated the world while each deals with personal issues. With
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Big Bear
Comedy with Pablo Schreiber, Adam Brody, Joey Kern. Blue Fox Entertainment
Boston
Documentary on the history of the famed marathon. LA Roma Films
Elizabeth Blue
Drama. Global Digital Releasing
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
Documentary directed by Frederick Wiseman. Zipporah Films
The Force
Documentary on the Oakland Police Department. Kino Lorber
Gaga: Five Foot Two
Documentary portrays eight months in the life of multifaceted performer Lady Gaga. Directed by Chris Moukarbel. Netflix
The Houses October Built 2
Horror. RLJE Films
The King's Choice
Norwegian World War II drama. Samuel Goldwyn Films
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Sequel to the 2014 hit finds the secret organization teaming with a group of U.S. spies to thwart a common enemy. With
Last Rampage
True crime thriller with Robert Patrick, Heather Graham. Epic Pictures
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Lloyd and his ninja friends move to the big screen to battle his father, the evil warlord Garmadon. Voices by Dave Franco,
Motherland
Documentary focuses on the experiences of three women in a busy maternity hospital in the Philippines. Directed by Ramona Diaz. CineDiaz / Kidlat / The Film Collaborative
1 Buck
Crime thriller. Gravitas Ventures
Scareycrows
Comedy horror. Indie Rights
Shot
Drama with Noah Wyle. Directed by Jeremy Kagan. Paladin
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Stronger
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Jeff Bauman, a man severely injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, who helped identify one of the suspects and battled back against physical and emotional adversity. With Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson,
The Tiger Hunter
Comedy-drama with Danny Pudi. Shout! Factory Films
Victoria & Abdul
The Queen of England develops a deep and trusting friendship with an Indian clerk. With Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Adeel Akhtar, Simon Callow, Michael Gambon, Eddie Izzard. Written by Lee
Welcome to Willits
Horror with Dolph Lundgren. IFC Midnight
Woodshock
Tormented from within and troubled by the effects of a powerful drug, a young woman loses her grip on reality. With Kirsten Dunst, Joe Cole, Pilou Asbæk. Written and directed by Kate & Laura Mulleavy. A24
Sept. 27
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Documentary on the music impresario and founder of Arista Records. Featuring Davis, Janis Joplin, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, Barry Manilow, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston. Directed by Chris Perkel. Apple Music
Sept. 29
American Made
Don't Sleep
Thriller with Cary Elwes, Drea de Matteo. Freestyle Digital Media
Flatliners
The fine line between life and death becomes a dangerous obsession for five medical students. With Ellen Page,
Gerald’s Game
A woman’s plan to reenergize her marriage at a remote lake house goes horribly wrong. With Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood. Based on the novel by Stephen King. Directed by Mike Flanagan. Netflix
Heartstone
Icelandic drama. Breaking Glass Pictures
Literally, Right Before Aaron
Comedy-drama with Justin Long,
Loving Vincent
Animated feature on Vincent Van Gogh. Directed by Dorota Kobiela & Hugh Welchman. Good Deed Entertainment
Lucky
Harry Dean Stanton plays a desert-dwelling atheist staring down the end of life. With David Lynch, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr., Tom Skerritt. Written by Logan Sparks, Drago Sumonja. Directed by John Carroll Lynch. Magnolia Pictures
Mark Felt — The Man Who Brought Down the White House
“Deep Throat,”
Our Souls at Night
Jane Fonda and
Prosperity
Documentary on conscious consumerism. Directed by Mark van Wijk. Well.org
Realive
Sci-fi with Tom Hughes, Charlotte le Bon. Written and directed by Mateo Gil. Syfy Films
The Sound
Horror with Rose McGowan, Christopher Lloyd. Samuel Goldwyn Films
Spettacolo
Documentary on Teatro Povero di Monticchiello, an endangered annual event in a town in Tuscany, where villagers turn their lives into drama. Directed by Jeff Malberg and Chris Shellen. Grasshopper Film
Super Dark Times
A tragedy drives a wedge between high school best friends leading to horrific violence in upstate New York in the early 1990s. With Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, Elizabeth Cappuccino, Max Talisman, Sawyer Barth, Amy Hargreaves. Written by Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski. Directed by Kevin Phillips. The Orchard
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
Documentary on the surfing legend. Directed by Rory Kennedy. Sundance Selects
Thirst Street
Comedy-drama directed by Nathan Silver. Samuel Goldwyn Films
Til Death Do Us Part
Thriller with Taye Diggs. Novus Content / 51 Millimeter
Unrest
Documentary on chronic fatigue syndrome. Shella Films
White Sun
Nepalese drama directed by Deepak Rauniyar. KimStim
Youth
Chinese drama. China Lion Film
September TBD
Company Town
Documentary on Arkansas paper and chemical plant and the town's high rate of cancer and illness. First Run Features
The Long Night of Francisco Santis
Argentine drama. Breaking Glass Pictures
Rat Film
Documentary on the history of Baltimore via the omnipresent rodents and the people who love, loathe and tolerate them. Directed by Theo Anthony. Cinema Guild
Walk With Me
Documentary on Buddhist Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. Gathr Films / Kino Lorber
Winning
Sports documentary. JJ Unlimited Productions
Oct. 6
Abundant Acreage Available
Drama with Amy Ryan, Terry Kinney. Gravitas Ventures
Architects of Denial
Documentary. Directed by David Lee George. Montel Media Group
Barracuda
Suspense. Orion Pictures / Samuel Goldwyn Films
Better Watch Out
Horror with Levi Miller. Well Go USA
Blade Runner 2049
Ryan Gosling stars as an officer searching for Harrison Ford's Deckard, 30 years after the events of the first film. With Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis,
Bobbi Jene
An American dancer gives up her career and lover in Israel to return to the U.S. and create challenging art in this documentary. Directed by Elvira Lind. Oscilloscope Laboratories
Brawl in Cell Block 99
An ex-boxer turned mechanic loses his job, resorts to drug trafficking and ends up in a brutal prison. With Vince Vaughn,
Chavela
Documentary on singer Chavela Vargas. Directed by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi. Music Box Films
Dog Park
Comedy. Indie Rights
The Florida Project
A 6-year-old and her mother live day by day at a cheap motel in the shadow of Disney World. With Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Valeria Cotto,
I Am Another You
Documentary by Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang on an American homeless man and his search for freedom. FilmRise
Maineland
Documentary on affluent Chinese parachute students in U.S. Abraborama
The Mountain Between Us
A journalist and a doctor stranded on a snowy mountaintop after a plane crash must rely on another to survive. With Kate Winslet, Idris Elba, Beau Bridges. Written by Chris Weitz and J. Mills Goodloe, based on the novel by Charles Martin. Directed by Hany Abu-Assad. 20th Century Fox
My Little Pony
The beloved equine toys go to the movies as the Mane 6 embark on a journey to save Ponyville. Voices by Uzo Aduba, Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Taye Diggs, Michel Peña, Zoe Saldana, Liev Schreiber, Sia. Written by Meghan McCarthy, Rita Hsiao, Michael Vogel; based on the television series created by Lauren Faust. Directed by Jayson Thiessen. Lionsgate
The Osiris Child: SFV1
Sci-fi/thriller with Kellan Lutz, Rachel Griffiths. RLJ Entertainment
Overdrive
Action-crime drama with Scott Eastwood. Paramount Pictures
The Pathological Optimist
Documentary directed by Miranda Bailey on Dr. Andrew Wakefield, the controversial anti-vaccination figure. The Film Arcade / Gravitas Ventures
So B. It
Drama directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. Good Deed Entertainment
The Stray
Family drama. Purdie Distribution
Trafficked
Thriller starring Ashley Judd, Anne Archer. Epic Pictures
Walking Out
An estranged father and son experience a brutal encounter on a Montana hunting trip. With Matt Bomer, Josh Wiggins, Bill Pullman, Alex Neustaedter, Lily Gladstone. Written and directed by Alex Smith, Andrew Smith. IFC Films
Oct. 13
Alex & Eve
Romantic comedy. K Street Pictures
Assholes
Comedy-drama. Factory 25
B&B
British thriller with Paul McGann. Breaking Glass Pictures
Blood Stripe
War drama starring Kate Nowlin. Written by Remy Auberjonois, Nowlin. Directed by Auberjonois. Tandem Pictures / Wakemup Films
Breathe
Polio ravages a young man's body but cannot contain his spirit as he and his wife fight for advancements to help others. With Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy,
Carving a Life
Romantic drama. Indie Rights
Dementia 13
Horror. Remake of
Dina
Two neurologically diverse adults navigate romance and intimacy in this documentary. Featuring Dina Buno, Scott Levin. Directed by Dan Sickles, Antonio Santini. The Orchard
Faces Places
Filmmaker Agnès Varda and muralist JR directed this documentary in which they trek through the French countryside interviewing and photographing villagers. Cohen Media Group
The Foreigner
Jackie Chan stars as a London businessman forced to face his violent past when his teenage daughter is taken from him. With Pierce Brosnan. Written by David Marconi; based on a novel by Stephen Leather. Directed by Martin Campbell. STX Entertainment
Gnome Alone
Animated comedy with the voice of Becky G. Smith Global Media
Goodbye Christopher Robin
The family of author A.A. Milne struggles with the success of Winnie-the-Pooh in the years after World War I. With Domhnall Gleeson,
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Happy Death Day
In a horror twist on "Groundhog Day," a college student experiences her death over and over again until she unmasks her murderer. With Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Charles Aitken, Laura Clifton. Written by Scott Lobdell and Christopher Landon. Directed by Landon. Universal Pictures
Human Flow
Artist and activist
Marshall
Chadwick Boseman stars as future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who as a young lawyer is sent to Connecticut by the NAACP to try a high-profile case. With
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Three adult siblings grapple with the impact their domineering father has on them. With
Monogamish
Documentary. Abramorama
Night of the Living Dead
Newly restored version of director George A. Romero’s 1968 zombie classic. With Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman. Janus Films
Paradise
A beautiful Russian aristocratic émigré, a French-Nazi collaborator and a high-ranking yet naive German SS officer wrestle with momentous choices they made during the Holocaust. With Julia Vysotskaya, Philippe Duquesne, Christian Clauss. Written by Andrei Konchalovsky, Elena Kiseleva. Directed by Konchalovsky. Film Movement
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
A Harvard psychologist creates the Amazonian superhero in the 1940s, while leading a secret life with the two women who inspired him. With Luke Evans,
78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene
Documentary on the director’s famous
Surviving Peace
Documentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Dancing Owl Media
Take My Nose .... Please!
Documentary directed by 89-year-old Joan Kron. Parvenu Ventures
Te Ata
Drama with Q'orianka Kilcher, Graham Greene. Paladin
Una
A young woman abruptly reenters the life of an older man with whom she ran away as a teenager. With Rooney Mara, Ben Mendelsohn,
Wasted! The Story of Food Waste
Documentary with Anthony Bourdain. Super LTD.
Oct. 20
Dealt
Documentary on card magician Richard Turner. Written by Luke Korem, Bradley Jackson. Directed by Korem. Sundance Selects
Flesh and Blood
Drama written and directed by and starring Mark Webber. Monument Releasing
Geostorm
The web of satellites designed to protect the Earth from extreme climate change begins attacking it. With
Jungle
Action-adventure with
Killing Gunther
Comedy with Taran Killam, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Written and directed by Killam. Saban Films / Lionsgate
Leatherface
Horror with Stephen Dorff and Lili Taylor. Lionsgate
Never Here
Thriller with
Nightworld
Horror with Jason London, Robert Englund. Gravitas Ventures
1922
A man confesses to killing his wife and believes she is haunting him. With Thomas Jane, Molly Parker. Based on a story by Stephen King. Directed by Zak Hilditch. Netflix
Only the Brave
The story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a unit of firefighters facing a momentous fire. With
The Paris Opera
Documentary. Film Movement
Same Kind of Different as Me
An art dealer attempts to save his marriage by befriending a homeless man. With
A Silent Voice: The Movie
Japanese animation. Directed by Naoko Yamada. Eleven Arts
The Snowman
The leader of an elite detective squad fears a dormant serial killer is back in action. With Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, J.K. Simmons. Written by Matthew Carnahan, Søren Sveistrup, Peter Straughan, Hossein Amini; based on the book by Jo Nesbø. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Universal Pictures
Somebody's Mother
Drama. Indie Rights
Tom of Finland
A gay Finnish military officer finds liberation through his art and in California after World War II. With Pekka Strang, Lauri Tilkanen, Werner Daehn and Jessica Grabowsky. Directed by Dome Karukoski. Kino Lorber
Tyler Perry 's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
The popular hyphenate follows up his 2016 horror comedy with a fright romp set at a haunted campground. With Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Yousef Erakat, Lexy Panterra, Andre Hall. Written and directed by Perry. Lionsgate
Where's the Money
Comedy with Terry Crews, Mike Epps. Lionsgate
Wheelman
A getaway driver turns to his teenage daughter when he’s left holding the bag after a heist. With
Wonderstruck
Two children separated by decades embark on parallel journeys to fill gaps in their lives. With Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmonds, Julianne Moore, Jaden Michael, Cory Michael Smith, Tom Noonan, Michelle Wiliams. Written by Brian Selznick, based on his novel. Directed by Todd Haynes. Amazon Studios / Roadside Attractions
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Oct. 27
Aida's Secrets
Documentary. Directed by Alon Schwarz. Music Box Films
All I See Is You
A blind woman gains her sight, drastically changing the dynamic of her relationship with her husband. With
Brimstone & Glory
Documentary on the National Pyrotechnic Festival in Tultepec, Mexico. Directed by Viktor Jakovleski. Oscilloscope Laboratories
Crash Pad
Comedy with Nina Dobrev, Domhnall Gleeson. Sony / Vertical Entertainment
Félicité
A bar singer in the Congo must raise money for her son's operation. With Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu, Papi Mpaka, Gaetan Claudia. Written by Alain Gomis, in collaboration with Olivier Loustau, Delphine Zingg. Directed by Gomis. Strand Releasing
Forever My Girl
A country music superstar is haunted by the memory of the woman he jilted in favor of his career. With Alex Roe, Jessica Rothe, Abby Ryder Fortson, Travis Tritt, Judith Hoag and John Benjamin Hickey. Written and directed by Bethany Ashton Wolf; based on the novel by Heidi McLaughlin. Roadside Attractions
God's Own Country
A lonely young Englishman working on his family's farm is drawn to a good-looking migrant worker from Romania. With Josh O’Connor, Alec Secareanu, Gemma Jones, Ian Hart. Written and directed by Francis Lee. Orion Pictures / Samuel Goldwyn Films
Jigsaw
Ten years after the "Saw" killer supposedly died, police are faced with either a copycat killer or a murderous ghost. With Matt Passmore, Callum Keith Rennie, Clé Bennett, Hannah Emily Anderson, Laura Vandervoort, Mandela Van Peebles. Written by Josh Stolberg & Peter Goldfinger. Directed by the Spierig Brothers. Lionsgate
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
A surgeon befriends a fatherless teen and unwittingly introduces him to his family with frightening results. With
Maya Dardel
Drama with Lena Olin. Samuel Goldwyn Films
Mr. Roosevelt
Comedy written, directed by and starring Noël Wells. Paladin
Novitiate
In the 1950s, a young woman discovers God through the Catholic Church and follows a path to serving him into the turbulent '60s. With Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo, Julianne Nicholson,
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The Square
An art installation designed to inspire altruism sets a high bar for a museum curator whose own behavior leaves something to be desired. With Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West. Written and directed by Ruben Östlund. Magnolia Pictures
Stoic
Thriller with Antonio Banderas. Saban Films / Lionsgate
Suburbicon
The seemingly ideal appearances of a community in 1959 belie the dark world confronted by a family man. With Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe, Oscar Isaac. Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen and George Clooney & Grant Heslov. Directed by Clooney. Paramount Pictures
Thank You for Your Service
U.S. soldiers struggle with their lives after returning from active duty in Iraq. With Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Joe Cole, Amy Schumer, Beulah Koale, Scott Haze. Written and directed by Jason Hall; based on the book by David Finkel. Universal Pictures
The Truth About Lies
Romantic comedy. Blue Fox Entertainment
The Work
Three men engage in a four-day group therapy intensive with inmates at Folsom Prison in this documentary. Directed by Jairus McLeary. Co-directed by Gethin Aldous. The Orchard
October TBD
Apache Warrior
Military documentary. Directed by Christian Tureaud, David Salzberg. Gravitas Ventures
The Bachelor
Drama with J.K. Simmons,
Bad Blood the Movie
Horror/sci-fi. Level 33
Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!
Horror with Richard Grieco. Cleopatra Entertainment
Jane
Documentary profiles acclaimed primatologist Jane Goodall and her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees. Directed by Brett Morgan. National Geographic Documentary Films
Nov. 1
11/8/16
An anthology documentary features the work of 18 directors focusing on the day of the U.S. presidential election to create a portrait of American democracy. Curated by Jeff Deutchman. The Orchard
1945
Hungarian drama directed by Ferenc Török. Menemsha Films
Nov. 3
A Bad Moms Christmas
Three mothers face the most daunting holiday of the year — coupled with visits from their own moms — in this sequel to the 2016 comedy. With Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell,
BPM
In early 1990s Paris, a young man joins ACT UP to fight AIDS and finds himself radicalized. With Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel. Written by Robin Campillo, Philippe Mangeot. Directed by Campillo. The Orchard
Blade of the Immortal
Cursed with living forever, a samurai fights evil to save his soul. With Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sota Fukushi. Written by Tetsuya Oishi; based on a manga by Hiroaki Samura. Directed by Takashi Miike. Magnet Releasing
Last Flag Flying
Vietnam vets reunite in 2003 to escort the body of their buddy’s son who was killed in Iraq. With Steve Carrell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, Yul Vazquez, Cicely Tyson. Written by Richard Linklater & Darryl Ponicsan; based on the novel by Ponicsan. Directed by Linklater. Amazon Studios / Lionsgate
LBJ
Woody Harrelson plays Lyndon Baines Johnson as the 36th U.S. president contends with political rivals to drive home the groundbreaking Civil Rights Act of 1964. With Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Stahl-David, Rich Sommer, Bill Pullman, C. Thomas Howell, Jeffrey Donovan, Richard Jenkins. Written by Joey Hartstone. Directed by Rob Reiner. Electric Entertainment
Most Beautiful Island
Thriller. Orion Pictures / Samuel Goldwyn Films
My Friend Dahmer
Former Disney Channel star Ross Lynch plays the infamous serial killer in this crime drama focusing on his troubled adolescence. With Anne Heche, Dallas Roberts, Alex Wolff, Tommy Nelson, Vincent Kartheiser, Miles Robbins. Written and directed by Marc Meyers, based on Derf Backderf's graphic novel. FilmRise
Roman Israel, Esq.
Denzel Washington stars as an L.A. attorney facing big decisions. With Colin Farrell. Written and directed by Dan Gilroy. Columbia Pictures
Spaceship
British drama. Breaking Glass Pictures
Thor: Ragnarok
Fall TBD
Bad Match
Thriller. Gravitas Ventures
Frank Serpico
Documentary. Sundance Selects
One of Us
Documentary focuses on three people who fear retribution for attempting to leave New York's close-knit Hasidic community. Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. Netflix
Shakespeare Wallah
This 1965 drama about a British theater troupe in India and a pair of star-crossed lovers was a breakthrough for the filmmaking team of Merchant-Ivory and writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. With Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, Geoffrey Kendal. Written by Jhabvala and Merchant. Directed by
Souvenir
A new co-worker encourages a woman who once competed in a European singing competition to make a comeback. With Isabelle Huppert, Kévin Azaïs. Written by Bavo Defurne & Jacques Boon & Yves Verbraeken; story by Defurne. Directed by Defurne. Strand Releasing
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