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Fall Movie Preview: 60 Films You Need to Have on Your Radar

Fall Movies 2015

Fall Movie Preview: 60 Films You Need to Have on Your Radar

Fall Movies 2015
Image Source: Warner Bros.

Fall is officially here, and for those grieving Summer, let me just assure you that closing the door on one season has a very shiny silver lining: movies! The crop of this year's Fall movies is a staggering mix of poignant award season bait, gut-busting comedies, and the kind of sequels that you always want more of. Here are the movies you need on your radar, so start planning your viewing accordingly.

Sleeping With Other People

Sleeping With Other People
Image Source: IFC Films
  • Who's starring: Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie
  • Why you should be interested: The unconventional romantic comedy is now the best kind of romantic comedy, and that's what we're getting with these two comedy powerhouses, who play people who think they're only interested in each other for sex.
  • When it opened: Sept. 11
  • Watch the trailer for Sleeping With Other People.
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The Visit

The Visit
Image Source: Universal Pictures
  • Who's starring: Kathryn Hahn, Ed Oxenbould, and Olivia DeJonge
  • Why you should be interested: This could be M. Night Shyamalan's big comeback. The movie looks creepy and the story (grandparents going psycho) has a unique enough angle to do it.
  • When it opened: Sept. 11
  • Watch the trailer for The Visit.
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The Perfect Guy

The Perfect Guy
Image Source: Sony Pictures
  • Who's starring: Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, and Morris Chestnut
  • Why you should be interested: This is classic, guilty-pleasure, movie stalker fun. Pass the popcorn!
  • When it opened: Sept. 11
  • Watch the trailer for The Perfect Guy.
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Pawn Sacrifice

Pawn Sacrifice
Image Source: Lionsgate
  • Who's starring: Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, Peter Sarsgaard, and Lily Rabe
  • Why you should be interested: It's rare that we see Maguire delve into such a meaty role, and this, where he plays the legendary Bobby Fischer in one of his most important matches, could be Oscar material for him.
  • When it opened: Sept. 16
  • Watch the trailer for Pawn Sacrifice.
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Image Source: 20th Century Studios
  • Who's starring: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Rosa Salazar, and Patricia Clarkson
  • Why you should be interested: After the intriguing first installment in this postapocalyptic tale, we're curious about where chapter two will take O'Brien and company.
  • When it opened: Sept. 18
  • Watch the trailer for Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials.
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Sicario

Sicario
Image Source: Lionsgate
  • Who's starring: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benicio Del Toro
  • Why you should be interested: Drug trafficking dramas are usually the provenance of men, but Sicario gives us a female protagonist — and Blunt, by the way, is already getting Oscar buzz for this.
  • When it opened: Sept. 18
  • Watch the trailer for Sicario.
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Black Mass

Black Mass
Image Source: Warner Bros.
  • Who's starring: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, and Benedict Cumberbatch
  • Why you should be interested: Once again, Depp transformed himself into a character, and this time it's notorious mob boss Whitey Bulger. Plus, you have to hear Cumberbatch's Boston accent.
  • When it opened: Sept. 18
  • Watch the trailer for Black Mass.
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Everest

Everest
Image Source: Universal Pictures
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The Intern

The Intern
Image Source: Warner Bros.
  • Who's starring: Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro
  • Why you should be interested: Nancy Meyers knows her way around a heartwarming comedy, and this one, focusing on an unlikely friendship, looks like it won't disappoint.
  • When it opened: Sept. 25
  • Watch the trailer for The Intern.
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99 Homes

99 Homes
Image Source: Broad Green Pictures
  • Who's starring: Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern, and Michael Shannon
  • Why you should be interested: This searing look at the housing crisis humanizes both sides of the financial struggle — plus Garfield is fantastic in one of his first post-Spider-Man roles.
  • When it opened: Sept. 25
  • Watch the trailer for 99 Homes.
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The Keeping Room

The Keeping Room
Image Source: STX Entertainment
  • Who's starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Brit Marling, and Sam Worthington
  • Why you should be interested: The drama bills itself as a "feminist Western," a term and a genre not often mixed. Count us in.
  • When it opened: Sept. 25
  • Watch the trailer for The Keeping Room.
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Mississippi Grind

Mississippi Grind
Image Source: A24
  • Who's starring: Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn
  • Why you should be interested: Reynolds is always a good time, and now that we've seen Mendelsohn on Bloodline, we're itching to see more of him.
  • When it opened: Sept. 25
  • Watch the trailer for Mississippi Grind.
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The Walk

The Walk
Image Source: Sony Pictures
  • Who's starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ben Kingsley
  • Why you should be interested: Not only is the true story of Philippe Petit (Gordon-Levitt), the Frenchman who walked a wire between the twin towers in 1974, astounding, but the film also boasts insane special effects you can watch in 3D and IMAX.
  • When it opened: Sept. 30
  • Watch the trailer for The Walk.
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The Martian

The Martian
Image Source: 20th Century Studios
  • Who's starring: Matt Damon, Kate Mara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Kristen Wiig
  • Why you should be interested: The trailers feature Damon as an unexpectedly charming and funny regular guy — who just happens to be an astronaut stuck on Mars.
  • When it opened: Oct. 2
  • Watch the trailer for The Martian.
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Legend

Legend
Image Source: Universal Pictures
  • Who's starring: Tom Hardy, in a dual role as real-life gangster twins Reginald and Ronnie Kray
  • Why you should be interested: Did you read the part about the dual role? This is going to be a feat, any way you slice it.
  • When it opens: Nov. 20
  • Watch the trailer for Legend.
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Pan

Pan
Image Source: Warner Bros.
  • Who's starring: Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara, and Garrett Hedlund
  • Why you should be interested: Director Joe Wright is known for visual film bonanzas like Anna Karenina, making him the perfect storyteller to recount an iconic but well-known tale.
  • When it opens: Oct. 9
  • Watch the trailer for Pan.
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Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs
Image Source: Universal Pictures
  • Who's starring: Michael Fassbender and Seth Rogen
  • Why you should be interested: This isn't the first time Hollywood has taken a shot at telling Jobs's life story, but with Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle behind the scenes, this may be the version that pulls it off.
  • When it opens: Oct. 9
  • Watch the trailer for Steve Jobs.
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Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies
Image Source: Dreamworks
  • Who's starring: Tom Hanks and Amy Ryan
  • Why you should be interested: Steven Spielberg is directing Tom Hanks! Nothing else matters. OK fine, if you need more info: it's a true story about the CIA rescuing a US pilot during the Cold War.
  • When it opens: Oct. 16
  • Watch the trailer for Bridge of Spies.
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Freeheld

Freeheld
Image Source: Lionsgate
  • Who's starring: Ellen Page, Julianne Moore, and Steve Carell
  • Why you should be interested: It's the true story of an important gay rights battle, in which a lesbian couple fought for spousal benefits in 2005 New Jersey.
  • When it opens: Oct. 16
  • Watch the trailer for Freeheld.
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Crimson Peak

Crimson Peak
Image Source: Universal Pictures
  • Who's starring: Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, and Mia Wasikowska
  • Why you should be interested: Modern horror master Guillermo del Toro is behind the camera of this gothic tale, and did you see that cast?
  • When it opens: Oct. 16
  • Watch the trailer for Crimson Peak.
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Truth

Truth
Image Source: Sony Pictures Classics
  • Who's starring: Robert Redford as Dan Rather and Cate Blanchett as his producer, Mary Mapes
  • Why you should be interested: There's nothing more compelling than a recent scandal, and Rather's 2004 documents incident is under the microscope here for a look at politics and the modern media. But honestly, this is going to be all about the performances of insanely talented duo Blanchett and Redford.
  • When it opens: Oct. 16
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Goosebumps

Goosebumps
Image Source: Sony Pictures
  • Who's starring: Jack Black is playing legendary author R. L. Stine
  • Why you should be interested: Because Stine's creations come to life, and you know you have a soft spot for them all from your literary childhood.
  • When it opens: Oct. 16
  • Watch the trailer for Goosebumps.
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Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation
Image Source: Netflix
  • Who's starring: Idris Elba
  • Why you should be interested: 1. This child-soldier drama is from True Detective season one director Cary Fukunaga, 2. Idris Elba is everything, and 3. It's streaming on Netflix the same day it releases in theaters.
  • When it opens: Oct. 16
  • Watch the trailer for Beasts of No Nation.
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Room

Room
Image Source: A24
  • Who's starring: Brie Larson and William H. Macy
  • Why you should be interested: The bestselling novel about an imprisoned woman and her son is a gripping triumph. We expect as much from these skilled actors.
  • When it opens: Oct. 16
  • Watch the trailer for Room.
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Jem and the Holograms

Jem and the Holograms
Image Source: Universal Pictures
  • Who's starring: Aubrey Peeples, Ryan Guzman, and Juliette Lewis
  • Why you should be interested: Because you still wish you were in this band.
  • When it opens: Oct. 23
  • Watch the trailer for Jem and the Holograms.
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Burnt

Burnt
Image Source: The Weinstein Company
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The Last Witch Hunter

The Last Witch Hunter
Image Source: Lionsgate
  • Who's starring: Vin Diesel, Michael Caine, and Elijah Wood
  • Why you should be interested: This movie — about an immortal witch hunter who's still fighting the good fight in present-day New York — just looks like a lot of fun.
  • When it opens: Oct. 23
  • Watch the trailer for The Last Witch Hunter.
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Rock the Kasbah

Rock the Kasbah
Image Source: Open Road Films
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Suffragette

Suffragette
Image Source: Focus Features
  • Who's starring: Carey Mulligan and Meryl Streep
  • Why you should be interested: This may be a period piece about the fight for women's right to vote — but it could not be more relevant to the present day.
  • When it opens: Oct. 23
  • Watch the trailer for Suffragette.
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Our Brand Is Crisis

Our Brand Is Crisis
Image Source: Warner Bros.
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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Image Source: Paramount Pictures
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Miss You Already

Miss You Already
Image Source: Lionsgate
  • Who's starring: Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette
  • Why you should be interested: This is about two best friends coping when one gets cancer. This is our new Beaches. Hopefully.
  • When it opens: Nov. 6
  • Watch the trailer for Miss You Already.
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Trumbo

Trumbo
Image Source: Groundswell Films
  • Who's starring: Bryan Cranston and Patricia Clarkson
  • Why you should be interested: Not only is it sweet relief to see Cranston in a new project, but blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is such a different role than Walter White.
  • When it opens: Nov. 6
  • Watch the trailer for Trumbo.
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The Peanuts Movie

The Peanuts Movie
Image Source: 20th Century Studios
  • Who's starring: Charlie Brown and his friends!
  • Why you should be interested: Your favorite cartoon characters have not been bastardized; author Charles M. Schulz's son and grandson are both writers on the film.
  • When it opens: Nov. 6
  • Watch the trailer for The Peanuts Movie.
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Brooklyn

Brooklyn
Image Source: Searchlight Pictures
  • Who's starring: Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, and Emory Cohen
  • Why you should be interested: This immigrant drama (based on the book of the same name) is also a romantic-looking love triangle as Ronan's character is torn between an American boy and an Irish boy back home.
  • When it opens: Nov. 4
  • Watch the trailer for Brooklyn.
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Spotlight

Spotlight
Image Source: Open Road Films
  • Who's starring: Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, and Liev Schreiber
  • Why you should be interested: As unsavory as it is, this all happened, and it's important to see how a dedicated group of journalists exposed a huge molestation scandal within the Catholic church.
  • When it opens: Nov. 6
  • Watch the trailer for Spotlight.
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Spectre

Spectre
Image Source: Sony Pictures
  • Who's starring: Daniel Craig and Christoph Waltz
  • Why you should be interested: Craig is one of the best Bonds in recent memory (sorry, Pierce), and after the devastating events of Skyfall, we have to see where he goes next.
  • When it opens: Nov. 6
  • Watch the trailer for Spectre.
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By the Sea

By the Sea
Image Source: Universal Pictures
  • Who's starring: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
  • Why you should be interested: It's Jolie and Pitt as a couple in distress in 1970s France. And Jolie directed. Do you need more?
  • When it opens: Nov. 13
  • Watch the trailer for By the Sea.
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The 33

The 33
Image Source: Warner Bros.
  • Who's starring: Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, and Lou Diamond Phillips
  • Why you should be interested: The Chilean mine collapse just happened in 2010 — and though this depiction is sure to be harrowing, at least you know there is a somewhat happy ending.
  • When it opens: Nov. 13
  • Watch the trailer for The 33.
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Love the Coopers

Love the Coopers
Image Source: CBS Films
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Carol

Carol
Image Source: The Weinstein Company
  • Who's starring: Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett
  • Why you should be interested: Blanchett and Mara — who play forbidden lovers in 1950s New York — earned rapturous raves for each of their performances at Cannes.
  • When it opens: Nov. 20
  • Watch the trailer for Carol.
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Secret in Their Eyes

Secret in Their Eyes
Image Source: STX Entertainment
  • Who's starring: Julia Roberts, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Nicole Kidman
  • Why you should be interested: The plot is brutal — an FBI investigator's daughter is murdered, and the case reopens 13 years later to drag her back in — but the talent assembled is staggering.
  • When it opens: Nov. 20
  • Watch the trailer for Secret in Their Eyes.
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Mockingjay — Part 2

Mockingjay — Part 2
Image Source: Lionsgate
  • Who's starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, and Donald Sutherland
  • Why you should be interested: Are you kidding? We've been waiting years for Katniss to get her revenge on President Snow. It's time — even though we say goodbye to the Hunger Games franchise with it.
  • When it opens: Nov. 20
  • Watch the trailer for Mockingjay — Part 2.
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Creed

Creed
Image Source: Warner Bros.
  • Who's starring: Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan
  • Why you should be interested: The Rocky movies were your favorite when you were a kid — or if they weren't, Michael B. Jordan is here to be your new favorite movie boxer.
  • When it opens: Nov. 25
  • Watch the trailer for Creed.
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The Good Dinosaur

The Good Dinosaur
Image Source: Pixar
  • Who's starring: The voices of Steve Zahn, Anna Paquin, and Frances McDormand
  • Why you should be interested: Pixar can melt the heart of a person of any age, which is what the previews for this animated tale about a dinosaur and his human friend have already done.
  • When it opens: Nov. 25
  • Watch the trailer for The Good Dinosaur.
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The Night Before

The Night Before
Image Source: Columbia Pictures
  • Who's starring: Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Anthony Mackie
  • Why you should be interested: Besides the fact that this preview is one of the funniest trailers we've seen all year, it also boasts cameos by stars like Miley Cyrus.
  • When it opens: Nov. 25
  • Watch the trailer for The Night Before.
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Victor Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein
Image Source: 20th Century Studios
  • Who's starring:Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy
  • Why you should be interested: You know the story well, but this time we're getting an emphasis on the relationship of the good doctor (McAvoy) and a much less hunchbacked Igor (Radcliffe).
  • When it opens: Nov. 25
  • Watch the trailer for Victor Frankenstein.
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The Danish Girl

The Danish Girl
Image Source: Focus Features
  • Who's starring: Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander
  • Why you should be interested: Redmayne is still hot off of his Oscar win, and he could be going two for two as Lili Elbe, a real-life transgender pioneer in 1920s Europe.
  • When it opens: Nov. 27
  • Watch the trailer for The Danish Girl.
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Youth

Youth
Image Source: Searchlight Pictures
  • Who's starring: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, and Rachel Weisz
  • Why you should be interested: In today's youth-obsessed culture, this is the artful and sweet side of what it's like to reflect back on your life.
  • When it opens: Dec. 4
  • Watch the trailer for Youth.
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In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea
Image Source: Warner Bros.
  • Who's starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Holland, and Cillian Murphy
  • Why you should be interested: This is the true story of the real whale that would inspire Herman Melville's Moby Dick.
  • When it opens: Dec. 11
  • Watch the trailer for In the Heart of the Sea.
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Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens

Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens
Image Source: Disney
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Sisters

Sisters
Image Source: Universal Pictures
  • Who's starring: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
  • Why you should be interested: This beyond-perfect pair have not been costars in a movie together since Baby Mama. This comedy is your Christmas gift.
  • When it opens: Dec. 18
  • Watch the trailer for Sisters.
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Daddy's Home

Daddy's Home
Image Source: Paramount Pictures
  • Who's starring: Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell
  • Why you should be interested: Ferrell plays the stepdad infringing on Wahlberg's character's family. If this doesn't lead to laughs, we don't know what will.
  • When it opens: Dec. 25
  • Watch the trailer for Daddy's Home.
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The Big Short

The Big Short
Image Source: Paramount Pictures
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The Revenant

The Revenant
Image Source: 20th Century Studios
  • Who's starring: Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy
  • Why you should be interested: Birdman director Alejandro González Iñárritu turns his lens to the brutal 1820s wilderness to portray a tale of revenge. Plus, this could be another shot at Oscar for DiCaprio.
  • When it opens: Dec. 25
  • Watch the trailer for The Revenant.
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Point Break

Point Break
Image Source: Warner Bros.
  • Who's starring: Édgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, and Teresa Palmer
  • Why you should be interested: The original is a cult classic, so why should you give this a chance? Insane stunts that real athletes performed to bring the remake to a new level of extreme, bro.
  • When it opens: Dec. 25
  • Watch the trailer for Point Break.
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Joy

Joy
Image Source: 20th Century Studios
  • Who's starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and Robert De Niro
  • Why you should be interested: This equation of David O. Russell, David O'Russell's regular actors, and the story of Joy Mangano (Jennifer Lawrence), the entrepreneur who created the Miracle Mop, is nothing less than irresistible.
  • When it opens: Dec. 25
  • Watch the trailer for Joy.
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The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight
Image Source: The Weinstein Company
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Concussion

Concussion
Image Source: Columbia Pictures
  • Who's starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw
  • Why you should be interested: A sports movie that's not about worshipping everything involved? Color us intrigued.
  • When it opens: Dec. 25
  • Watch the trailer for Concussion.
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