As the weather turns colder and the leaves brown, it is time to embrace the season and get cozy for the many movies to watch. After conducting an online poll with the prompt “fall movies” and receiving over 70 responses, there are many to share with the highest reference.
- Good Will Hunting
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 96%
IMDb Rating: 8.3/10
This 1997 film is about a boy named Will Hunting who has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. A professor discovers his talent after solving a complicated problem left on a board, and he decides to help the misguided youth realize his potential.
- Dead Poets Society
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 92%
IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
A passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention at an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, earning the disdain of the stern headmaster. Completing this, though, through poetry.
- Knives Out
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 92%
IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is discovered dead at his estate shortly after his 85th birthday, Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously tasked with the investigation. Blanc is well aware that everyone in the notoriously dysfunctional Thrombey family is a suspect. Blanc must now sort through a web of lies and red herrings to find the truth.
- When Harry Met Sally
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 89%
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
During their journey from Chicago to New York, Harry and Sally debate whether advancing their relationship would be detrimental. Even after 11 years, they are no closer to finding an answer.
- Little Women
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 92%
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
Four sisters (Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy) grow up in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. It is based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott.
- Remember the Titans
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 93%
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
After leading his football team to a 15-win season, a new coach, Boone, arrives, who is tough, opinionated, and ideologically opposed to the beloved older head coach Yoast. The two men learn to overcome their differences and lead their team to victory.
- A Rainy Day in New York
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 47%
IMDb Rating: 6.6/10
The film, starring Timothy Chalamet, Selena Gomez, and Elle Fanning, is about two young people who travel to New York for a weekend but are met with bad weather and a series of adventures.