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18 Major Movies Still Set to Be Released in Theaters in 2020

Movies Coming Out in Fall 2020

18 Major Movies Still Set to Be Released in Theaters in 2020

Movies Coming Out in Fall 2020
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Although the summer movie season is all streaming due to the coronavirus pandemic, fall movies are still planning for releases this year! The last few months of 2020 are packed with preexisting releases, as well as the postponed release dates for several movies that were originally scheduled to open earlier in the year. Of course, everything is still very much in flux right now, and it's entirely possible some or all of these movies will also have to postpone (again, in some cases) to dates in 2021 and beyond. For now, though, we're being hopeful and looking forward to seeing these movies as soon as it's safe to do so. As of right now, there are 18 major movies that are still planning on 2020 release dates — which ones are on your must-see list?

1 Tenet

  • What it's about: Christopher Nolan's latest sci-fi adventure looks just as puzzling as Inception, but we do at least know it's a spy movie that takes place in . . . the afterlife?
  • Who's starring: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh
  • Release date: Aug. 12
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2 Antebellum

  • What it's about: A successful author finds herself sucked into a terrifying and dangerous alternate reality, where social structures from long ago still reign. She's faced with two challenges: getting out, and staying alive long enough to do so.
  • Who's starring: Janelle Monáe, Marque Richardson, Eric Lange, Jack Huston, Kiersey Clemons, Tongayi Chirisa, Gabourey Sidibe, Robert Aramayo, Lily Cowles, Jena Malone
  • Release date: Aug. 21
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3 Charm City Kings

  • What it's about: The drama is adapted from a 2013 documentary, 12 O'Clock Boys, which traced one boy's ambition to join a group of urban dirt-bike riders.
  • Who's starring: Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Meek Mill, Will Catlett, Teyonah Parris, Donielle Tremaine Hansley, Kezii Curtis
  • Release date: Aug. 21
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4 A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II
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  • What it's about: This sequel picks up right where the 2018 breakout hit left off, with a woman and her children fighting for survival in a postapocalyptic world where a single sound can spell doom. Forced to venture into unknown territory, they soon learn that the sound-hunting creatures aren't the only danger they have to face.
  • Who's starring: Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cillian Murphy, Djimon Hounsou
  • Release date: Sept. 4
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5 The King's Man

The King's Man
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  • What it's about: Set nearly a century before the Kingsman series so far, this movie follows an elite spy and his young apprentice as they set out to stop an alliance of criminal masterminds from starting a war that could kill millions of people.
  • Who's starring: Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance
  • Release date: Sept. 18
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6 Candyman

Candyman
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  • What it's about: Director and cowriter Nia DaCosta takes the reins in the fourth installment of the Candyman horror franchise. An artist and his girlfriend move into a new building on the site of an old haunted neighborhood, but when he starts incorporating the legend of Candyman into his art, things get spooky fast.
  • Who's starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Tony Todd, Vanessa Estelle Williams
  • Release date: Sept. 25
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7 Without Remorse

  • What it's about: A Navy SEAL sets out to investigate his wife's mysterious murder and get revenge, but what he uncovers instead is a much bigger — and more dangerous — conspiracy.
  • Who's starring: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Luke Mitchell, Jack Kesy, Brett Gelman, Colman Domingo
  • Release date: Oct. 2
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8 Wonder Woman 1984

Wonder Woman 1984
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  • What it's about: Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman, fights a new baddie in — you guessed it — 1984. She's up against two new baddies and a series of inexplicable events — the strangest of which is the apparent resurrection of her presumed-dead love, Steve Trevor.
  • Who's starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen
  • Release date: Oct. 2
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9 The French Dispatch

  • What it's about: A group of American journalists work at the French foreign bureau of their newspaper, finding quirky stories and bringing them to life.
  • Who's starring: Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright
  • Release date: Oct. 16
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10 Fatale

  • What it's about: It's an update on a classic trope: the one-night stand turned psychological horror. After a married man has a one-night fling with a strange woman, he finds himself caught up in an ever-escalating web of manipulations and blackmail.
  • Who's starring: Hilary Swank, Michael Ealy, Mike Colter, Geoffrey Owens
  • Release date: Oct. 30
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11 Black Widow

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  • What it's about: Natasha Romanoff finally gets her own movie, a decade after she was first introduced in Iron Man 2. Set in the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Nat reunites with some of her old team from the Soviet "Red Room" to take down a dangerous conspiracy that's threatening them all.
  • Who's starring: Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, William Hurt, Ray Winstone
  • Release date: Nov. 6
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12 No Time to Die

No Time to Die
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  • What it's about: Daniel Craig's final film as James Bond has largely been shrouded in secrecy. What we do know: five years after defeating Blofeld and leaving active service, Bond is called in once more to search for a missing scientist whose disappearance leads to a much darker threat.
  • Who's starring: Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas
  • Release date: Nov. 20
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13 Soul

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  • What it's about: Disney/Pixar's latest focuses on a junior high music teacher who's finally getting a shot at the jazz career he's always wanted. His dreams hit a snag when his soul is accidentally separated from his body, and he has to journey through the soul plane to get back to his body in time.
  • Who's starring: Jamie Foxx, Fey, Questlove, Phylicia Rashad, Daveed Diggs, Angela Bassett
  • Release date: Nov. 20
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14 Free Guy

Free Guy
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  • What it's about: This sci-fi comedy takes place "inside" the world of an interactive video game. When a background character becomes aware that his life is actually a video game, he tries to take charge and become the hero himself.
  • Who's starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Taika Waititi
  • Release date: Dec. 11
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15 Dune

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  • What it's about: It's the first half of the long-awaited adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel. Set long into the future, an aristocrat and his family are assigned the care of a planet where the universe's most valuable substance comes from. It's not just an ordinary mission, though, and dangers both human and alien lead the family to form unexpected alliances.
  • Who's starring: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Rampling, Stellan Skarsgard, Dave Bautista, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac
  • Release date: Dec. 18
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16 West Side Story

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  • What it's about: A pair of racially divided New York gangs face off in battles to the death, but their long-held enmity hits a snag when the sister of one gang's leader falls in love with an escaping member of the other gang. Romance, tragedy, and a lot of dancing ensue.
  • Who's starring: Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Corey Stoll, Brian D'Arcy James, Rita Moreno
  • Release date: Dec. 18
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17 Top Gun: Maverick

  • What it's about: The iconic action franchise is back with a next-gen twist. "Maverick" is back, this time to train a new group of pilots, including the son of the best friend he lost long ago.
  • Who's starring: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer
  • Release date: Dec. 23
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18 The Croods 2

The Croods 2
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  • What it's about: The lovable prehistoric Croods clan meet the "Bettermans," a more advanced family of humans.
  • Who's starring: Ryan Reynolds, Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Leslie Mann, Peter Dinklage, Joanna Lumley, Cloris Leachman, Kelly Marie Tran
  • Release date: Dec. 23
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