The Greatest Films to Stream This Fall—On Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, and Past

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Honestly, the entirety of Tim Burton’s filmography feels appropriate to watch in the fall. But Edward Scissorhands, with its fairytale feel and gothic influences, just may be the director’s most touching story.

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Good Will Hunting (1997)

Can you really make a list of fall-centric films without including the award-winning movie that launched Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s careers? Set in the golden-hued, academic-focused world of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and featuring Robin Williams as a compassionate therapist, the movie is perfect for a bit of catharsis on your couch.

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Hereditary (2018)

The Goonies (1985)

The first—but certainly not the last—Steven Spielberg film on this list, The Goonies is a summer blockbuster through and through, but has all the fun-house energy of an autumnal state fair.

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It (2017)

I love a good Stephen King novel, and I like a handful of the film adaptations that sprang from them, but It is my personal favorite. It’s satisfyingly scary, but the psychological component of the story is what keeps me coming back fall after fall. And though the action takes place almost exclusively during the summer, the moodiness of Derry, Maine feels distinctly autumnal.

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Late Autumn (1960)

If you’ve been searching for a sign to finally watch Japanese film director Yasujiro Ozu’s mid-century masterpiece about family love (and gentle matchmaking), consider it found.

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Any and All Harry Potter Movies (2001–2011)

The pumpkin count is off the charts in this widely known epic about a boy wizard. Literally every installment (bar from the final film, which takes place closer to winter) kicks off at the start of fall, where the back-to-school rush looks different, but feels just as comforting.

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Mystic Pizza (1988)

Listen, a movie doesn’t get adapted into a stage musical with a score by Melissa Etheridge more than 20 years after its release (and more than 10 years after that exact scenario happened on 30 Rock) if the romantic comedy foundation isn’t genuinely solid.   

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When Harry Met Sally (1989)

Nora Ephron’s classic romcom thrives on the chemistry of Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal, but the golden brown setting certainly doesn’t hurt. Between the leaf-strewn streets of Manhattan and Ryan’s expertly layered outerwear, you can practically feel the crisp air.

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You’ve Got Mail (1998)

The moment The Cranberries’ “Dreams” kicks in and Meg Ryan begins waxing poetic about the magic of Manhattan in the fall, there’s an instant feeling of warmth. It’s hard to resist the quick-witted charm of a Norah Ephron movie, but add some smart turtlenecks, endless twinkle lights, and auburn caviar (a garnish!), and our favorite AOL-centric movie becomes simply undeniable.

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Election (1999)

The high school classic about an ambitious student (Reese Witherspoon) and a well-meaning teacher (Matthew Broderick) only seems to get sharper with age. The determined Tracy Flick has remained a relevant pop culture figure for a reason. We give it 10 bouquets of newly sharpened pencils.

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Jennifer’s Body (2009)

A key part of my personality is that I was a Jennifer’s Body fan before it became a cult classic. Diablo Cody’s bold follow-up to Juno may not have been what was marketed, but Karyn Kusama’s hyper-stylized world, the cutting teen girl commentary, and Cody’s unique witticisms have endured long past this bummer of an AV Club review.

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Pieces of April (2003)

A Thanksgiving movie through and through, this low-budget indie has earned a cult fanbase over the years, partly perhaps due to the intimacy of the pressure cooker kitchen drama, but almost certainly because of the surprising (and iconic) bluntness of Katie Holmes’ bangs.

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Coraline (2009)

In my opinion, it wouldn’t be Halloween without watching Coraline. I find myself leaning toward it every year.

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The Notebook (2004)

Get ready for all the tears with this 1940s romance drama. After Noah and Allie’s carefree summer, you’ll see how the characters change with the seasons in the most gut-wrenching romance movie.

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The Best Fall Movies on Apple TV+

The Village (2004)

While I’m not the biggest fan of thrillers, I have seen plenty enough to know their appeal during fall—and the setting of this movie screams autumnal aesthetic. In this film, an Amish-style community doesn’t dare enter the woods beyond their borders, but when one of the young villagers becomes ill, the boy who loves her takes the ultimate risk to seek medicine outside of the town.

Available on: Apple TV+

It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (1966)

Pumpkins, The Peanuts, and a whole lot of Snoopy love, this movie is always on my watchlist when fall rolls around. Whether you’re a lover of Halloween or simply satisfied with fall on its own, this is the ultimate classic for all your seasonal needs.

Available on: Apple TV+

Any and All Twilight Films (2008–2012)

The Age of Adaline (2015)

This unusual little anomaly of a movie is having a Netflix resurgence and actually, I get it. A standout within the Blake Energetic oeuvre (regardless of its criminally low Rotten Tomatoes rating), the movie takes an earnest method to its weird plot (a lightening storm renders the titular Adaline 29 for eternity), providing a heat movie that cares about its characters—and lets Energetic be a clotheshorse for the ages. Droop that disbelief, don’t fear an excessive amount of about plot, and hunker down for some Adaline time.

Out there on: Netflix

The Half of It (2020)

Netflix’s teen comedy tackle Cyrano de Bergerac might not get as a lot fanfare because the To All of the Boys trilogy, however the queer coming-of-age story is simply as worthy of your weekend afternoon.

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Matilda (1996)

The proper quantity of magic to kickstart fall, Matilda is a basic that by no means will get outdated. Whereas I do take pleasure in the brand new musical rendition, there’s one thing about this forged that’s merely nostalgic.

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Delight and Prejudice (2005)

If you happen to, too, are nonetheless feeling the aftereffects of regencycore à la Bridgerton, Delight and Prejudice will make you lengthy for love within the period of royals. Apologies to all of the lovers of the basic, the Keira Knightley model all the time does it for me.

Out there on: Netflix

tick, tick… BOOM (2021)

Technically, it is a musical. If that’s not your vibe, preserve scrolling, however simply know you’ll be lacking out on each a heartbreaking and entertaining story. Primarily based on a real story of the creator of the musical Hire Andrew Garfield stars as Jonathan Larson on this transferring musical drama directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. (C’mon, the place are my theatre folks at?)

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The Breakfast Membership (1985)

Feeling nostalgic to your highschool days? This film breaks the norms of highschool when a bunch of polar reverse college students finds themselves collectively throughout a Saturday in detention.

Out there on: Netflix

La La Land (2016)

I can’t clarify precisely how this film screams fall, however each time I watch it I really feel cozy and really aligned with the season. Whether or not or not you agree with the ending (sigh), it’s an upbeat movie {that a} crowd can take pleasure in.

Out there on: Netflix

The Greatest Fall Films on Disney+

10 Issues I Hate About You (1999)

This film is ideal for women evening with some fall-themed snacks and perhaps even a bubbly cocktail. I’ve by no means turned down an opportunity at watching this basic, and perhaps even shedding a tear or two.

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Coco (2017)

Actually a top-tier Pixar creation, Coco has helped me, an grownup lady in her 30s, deal with the thought of loss of life. However past its poignant storytelling and absolute banger of a lullaby in “Bear in mind Me,” the film’s visible template of glittering marigolds is animated autumnal attraction in its purest type.

Out there on: Disney+

Hocus Pocus (1993)

For a lot of, the primary whiff of pumpkin spice is simply an excuse to fireplace up the timeless story of the Sanderson sisters. The nostalgia is so sturdy {that a} sequel was launched 29 years after the unique.

Out there on: Disney+

Bear in mind the Titans (2000)

In what’s in all probability obvious at this level, there aren’t loads of soccer films on this record. (My apologies to the Rudy stans.) However even I can’t resist the sports-fueled melodrama and groovy 70s soundtrack of Bear in mind the Titans.  

Out there on: Disney+

Halloweentown (1998)

All of those Disney films are making me severely miss my Halloween as a child. Inviting over your pals from class, sitting with popcorn and M&M’ candies, and carving pumpkins. What will get higher than that? The one factor lacking is a basic like Halloweentown.

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The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas (1993)

Simply in time for the thirtieth anniversary announcement, make sure that so as to add this film to your watchlist this fall (and each fall for that matter). You may even catch in in theaters close to you September by means of October!

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

If you happen to liked the primary film, recounting the villain origin story of one of the crucial hated (and misunderstood) Disney villains, you’ll love the sequel.

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The Princess Diaries (2001)

I believe a small a part of me will all the time lengthy to be royalty after watching The Princess Diaries for the primary time. Whereas it’s not explicitly said to happen through the fall, I believe the schoolgirl-turned-princess ambiance makes it a comfortable, feel-good favourite.

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The Greatest Fall Films on Hulu

Sensible Magic (1998)

As soon as dubbed “the Thelma and Louise of witch films,” Sensible Magic facilities on the sisterly bond between Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock. There’s a romance after all, with sweeping moments and loads of witchy magic, nevertheless it’s the chemistry between the 2 actresses—and the movie’s endearingly chaotic plot—that has earned the film its cult-loved standing.

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Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

A comfy, quintessential sleepover film of my tweens, this buoyant indie comedy a few British teenager who loves her extremely conventional Indian mother and father—but additionally David Beckham—stays simply as related as we speak because it was 20 years in the past. (Its author and director, Gurinder Chadha, is a girl of colour.)

Out there on: Hulu

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

Most of the greatest fall films are set round Halloween, however there’s nothing just like the vibes of a Ghostbusters movie. This rendition of the basic follows a single mother and her two youngsters who uncover their connection to the unique Ghostbusters and the key legacy their grandfather left behind.

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The Satan Wears Prada (2006)

Given the web ubiquity of quotes and gifs mined from this film, it’s laborious to consider the trendy basic premiered in 2006. For much more mind-bending realizations, observe this picture of a 39-year-old Anne Hathaway wanting remarkably just like the 23-year-old Andy Sachs at New York Trend Week in 2022.

The Satan Wears Prada is an early-aughts time capsule for hustle tradition and the woman boss period, nevertheless it’s additionally a film about coats. Tons and heaps of nice fall coats which are as timeless as Meryl Streep’s cerulean speech.

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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

If you happen to’re in search of an actual scare, this film collection is the proper match for binging through the fall. We gained’t decide in the event you shut your eyes.

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The Greatest Fall Films on Prime Video

E.T. the Additional-Terrestrial (1982)

An early entry into the Stephen Spielberg oeuvre is full of all the heat, group, and suburban attraction that might go on to develop into hallmarks for the beloved American director.

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The Fringe of Seventeen (2016)

I do know this record has its justifiable share of coming-of-age dramedies, however I promise this well-written, fantastically acted installment into the style does it higher than most.

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Everlasting Sunshine of the Spotless Thoughts (2004)

The movie’s snug moodiness and plucky soundtrack buoy the plot’s sci-fi nature, making Everlasting Sunshine of the Spotless Thoughts really feel lived-in and heat, regardless of its frigid New York settings.

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Get Out (2017)

I actually do not know what season Get Out is about in (though Allison Brie does put on loads of turtlenecks and high-collared jackets), however fall looks like the correct time to revisit Jordan Peele’s prompt horror basic.

Out there on: Prime Video

Harold and Maude (1971)

Although not a business success when it was first launched, Hal Ashby’s idiosyncratic darkish comedy a few death-obsessed younger man and his eccentric 80-year-old girlfriend (you possibly can see the way it may need been a tricky promote) went on to earn its due credit score, giving extra movie lovers a possibility to listen to Cat Stevens’ unbelievable authentic soundtrack and witness Maude and Harold’s magnificent, 70s coats.

Out there on: Prime Video

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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

That includes not one however two Thanksgivings, this award-winning dramedy tells the intertwining tales of three Manhattan sisters over the course of two years. The forged is stellar, the writing is incredible, and it’s one of many few Woody Allen films to have a considerably glad ending.

Knives Out (2019)

Something that evokes an Agatha Christie novel immediately feels fall-adjacent. Plus, now is a superb time to look at in the event you haven’t get seen Glass Onion: A Knives Out Thriller.

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Misplaced in Translation (2003)

Like most Sofia Coppola films, Misplaced in Translation is a vibe greater than anything. And although there’s by no means a selected season talked about on this Academy Award-winning story concerning the intimacy of human connection, there may be an array of enviable coats, scarves, and jackets that definitely made it really feel like fall in Tokyo.

Out there on: Prime Video

Rushmore (1998)

Set at a Houston boarding faculty, Wes Anderson’s coming-of-age dramedy options the director’s signature wealthy colour palette, a bookish backdrop, and loads of good blazers.

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The Others (2001)

This Nicole Kidman deep minimize is what I wish to name “spooky scary.” Alejandro Amenábar’s gothic thriller a few mom and her two youngsters coping with the more and more supernatural in a post-World Conflict II nation home is splendidly atmospheric and haunting, with a twist that—even when it’s coming—in some way all the time satisfies.

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Casper (1995)

If I ever got here face-to-face with a ghost, I’ve a bizarre reassurance that it might be pleasant like Casper. Perhaps, that’s simply as a result of how a lot I liked this film as a child.

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Love, Fall & Order (2019)

Look no additional to your barely tacky, fall feel-good film. An formidable lawyer travels to her house to save lots of her dad’s fall competition on the household’s pumpkin farm, and naturally, finds a little bit romance alongside the way in which.

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Beetlejuice (1988)

Come on, is it actually fall with out Beetlejuice enjoying whilst you enhance to your yearly Halloween occasion?

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Paddington 2 (2018)

Is Paddington 2 higher than Citizen Cane? The credentials should still be up for debate, however I say, emphatically, sure. Its pristine Rotten Tomatoes rating is my private excuse to look at the beloved anthropomorphic bear movie anytime I would like (with or with none youngsters current), however Paddington within the fall? That’s an unbeatable pair.

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Little Girls (1994)

I am keen on the Greta Gerwig Little Girls, which I might argue is probably the most autumnal of any Louisa Could Alcott adaption. However as a girl of a sure age, the 1994 model, directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Winona Ryder as Jo, is a pure rush of nostalgia. I wish to wrap a pashmina round my shoulders simply fascinated about it.

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The Corpse Bride (2005)

The visuals are gorgeous, the music is incredible, and the plot is compelling sufficient to tie all these top-tier Tim Burton hallmarks collectively. There’s one thing about this film that makes it the proper stability of spooky and heartwarming.

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Legally Blonde (2001)

With its glowing aesthetic and vibrant pink ensembles, Legally Blonde may not initially register as a fall film, however when Elle lastly finds herself amid the autumn foliage at Harvard, it’s prompt coziness.

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Planes, Trains and Cars (1987)

Each Thanksgiving, I’m reminded of how wistful and candy this street journey buddy comedy actually is. However the emphasis stays on the comedy between Steve Martin and the late, nice John Sweet, whose charming dancing-while-driving-while-smoking sequence to the “Mess Round” is, as one Redditor put it, “so easy, but so wonderful.”

Out there on: Prime Video

The Greatest Fall Films on Paramount+

The Blair Witch Mission (1999)

The low-budget horror basically launched the discovered footage style, and although it’s usually replicated, the magic and thriller of The Blair Witch Mission, which existed in a time properly earlier than Reddit boards (although they might have eaten it up), will doubtless by no means be reproduced once more.  

Out there on: Paramount+

Love Story (1970)

Typically thought-about one of the crucial romantic films ever made, the aptly named 70s basic tells the story of an unlikely pair who meets in Cambridge, Massachusetts—virtually the geographic equal of fall. You’ll really feel all of your emotions and marvel at an impressive set of brows that have been actually forward of their time.

Out there on: Paramount+

Clueless (1995)

Perhaps it’s the Cher-themed Halloween costumes, or perhaps the start-of-school aesthetic, however Clueless isn’t a foul alternative for Fall film nights.

Out there on: Paramount+

Easy methods to Lose a Man in 10 Days (2003)

Typically, a very good romcom is all I want once we enter the cooler months. Not solely has this film all the time been considered one of my fall favorites (perhaps it’s the early 2000’s enhancing fashion?) however the web has blown up this movie in quest of Kate Hudson’s well-known yellow gown.

Out there on: Paramount+

Addams Household Values (1993)

Ah, the Addams household. If you happen to have been a fan of Wednesday starring Jenna Ortega, then it’s in your greatest curiosity to see the movie the place all of it started. There’s nothing extra Halloween than the Addams household spirit.

Out there on: Paramount+

The Greatest Fall Films on Fubo

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A Lovely Day within the Neighborhood (2019)

If anybody in our nation’s historical past may actually personify fall, it must Fred Rogers, a person synonymous with a zip-up cardigan. A Lovely Day within the Neighborhood’s impressed casting of America’s Dad, AKA Tom Hanks, because the beloved tv host is simply the cherry on high.

Professional fall film tip: observe the movie with a displaying of the documentary Gained’t You Be My Neighbor for a very good cry.

Clue (1985)

With a killer (pun supposed) comedic ensemble, a gothic mansion setting, and a slew of darkish secrets and techniques, the cult basic instantly attracts you in. The style is lush, the hidden doorways are plentiful, and the stability of spooky and foolish is spot on. The competitors isn’t precisely fierce, however Clue is totally the very best film primarily based on a youngsters’s board recreation.

Out there on: Fubo

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Woman Chicken (2017)

A coming-of-age story and a mother-daughter drama rolled into one, Woman Chicken presents all of the nostalgia of a fantastic fall film together with a narrative that’s simply plain nice.