--- description: From 'Blonde' to 'Don't Worry Darling,' here are the most anticipated movies arriving this fall. title: The 52 Most Anticipated Movies of Fall 2022 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16975979d0e31f69/698a34e7096a9414776ace21/BestFall_FILM.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The 52 Most Anticipated Movies of Fall 2022 by [Shannon Carlin](/author/shannon-carlin/) ## Shannon Carlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Carlin is a contributor for TIME. Updated: Dec 11, 2023 10:19 PM CUTPublished: Aug 29, 2022 12:01 PM CUT  Photo-illustration by Eleanor Shakespeare for TIME by [Shannon Carlin](/author/shannon-carlin/) ## Shannon Carlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Carlin is a contributor for TIME. Updated: Dec 11, 2023 10:19 PM CUTPublished: Aug 29, 2022 12:01 PM CUT Grab the popcorn and a pumpkin spice latte, it’s time for this year’s [fall movie preview](https://time.com/6128229/most-anticipated-movies-2022/ "undefined"). Just like the leaves, the movies also begin to change as summer turns to fall. Fewer blockbusters make room for smaller films that are vying for Oscars attention helmed by big-named directors including Peter Farrelly, [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://time.com/5822507/love-and-basketball-movie-20th-anniversary/ "undefined"), Ruben Östlund, and Park Chan-wook. The most anticipated movies being released in theaters and on streaming services between Labor Day and Thanksgiving include the emotional [_Black Panther_](https://time.com/5246675/black-panther-afrofuturism/ "undefined") sequel, a kaleidoscopic [David Bowie](https://time.com/4174988/david-bowie-surprising-facts/ "undefined") documentary, Steven Spielberg’s most personal film to date, a possibly NSFW look at [Marilyn Monroe](https://time.com/4346542/radical-politics-marilyn-monroe/ "undefined"), Olivia Wilde’s much-discussed new thriller, and two very different takes on [_Pinocchio_](https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/11/pinocchio-a-puppet-with-a-much-disputed-past/ "undefined"). ## **_Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul_** **(Sept. 2)** Regina Hall plays the wife of a disgraced Southern Baptist pastor (_This Is Us_’ [Sterling K. Brown](https://time.com/collection-post/5217548/sterling-k-brown/ "undefined")) who decides to make an ill-advised documentary to chronicle his comeback, forcing her to reevaluate her faith and her marriage. The [Jordan Peele](https://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4742702/jordan-peele/ "undefined")\-produced satire, which pokes fun at megachurch culture, will be released in theaters and available to stream on Peacock. ## **Disney’s** **_Pinocchio_** **(Sept. 8)** Robert Zemeckis’ live-action adaptation of Disney’s 1940 classic animated film about a wooden boy who comes to life (played by [_The Haunting of Bly Manor_](https://time.com/5898095/haunting-of-bly-manor-turn-of-the-screw/ "undefined")’s Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) stars [Tom Hanks](https://time.com/5777520/oscars-2020-tom-hanks/ "undefined") as Geppetto, Cynthia Erivo as the Blue Fairy, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the voice of [Jiminy Cricket](https://entertainment.time.com/2010/06/18/top-10-movie-sidekicks/slide/jiminy-cricket/ "undefined"). The movie will be available to stream on Disney+. ## **_End of the Road_** **(Sept. 9)** [Queen Latifah](https://time.com/4668985/queen-latifah-tracee-ellis-ross-aging-confidence/ "undefined") is a single mom willing to do whatever it takes to defend her family in this fast and furious Netflix thriller that will make you think twice before checking into a cheap motel. ## **_Clerks III_** **(Sept. 13-Sept. 18)** Quick Stop lifers Dante, Randal, Jay, and Silent Bob are all back for the [surprisingly emotional third installment](https://deadline.com/2022/07/kevin-smith-at-comic-con-discusses-clerks-iii-1235075273/ "undefined") of director Kevin Smith’s seminal 1994 film that has the guys making their own low-budget movie to immortalize their convenience store days. Smith suggests fans “bring the tissues” to the [limited theatrical run](https://clerks3.movie/ "undefined") of the heartfelt comedy that features Rosario Dawson, Justin Long, and Ben Affleck. ## **_Do Revenge_** **(Sept. 16)** _Riverdale_’s Camila Mendes and [_Stranger Things_](https://time.com/6193891/stranger-things-season-4-series-end/ "undefined")’ [Maya Hawke](https://time.com/5622831/stranger-things-3-robin-maya-hawke/ "undefined") are two pretty little liars out for revenge against their exes in Netflix’s supremely stylish dark teen comedy from [_Someone Great_](https://time.com/5573543/someone-great-netflix-review/ "undefined")’s Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, loosely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of [Patricia Highsmith](https://time.com/6158796/deep-water-patricia-highsmith-adaptations/ "undefined")’s _Strangers on a Train_. ## **_God’s Country_** **(Sept. 16)** A grieving former police officer-turned-professor (played by Thandiwe Newton) finds herself feuding with two local hunters in this politically charged thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until its violent end. ## **_Moonage Daydream_** **(Sept. 16)** Director Brett Morgen’s cosmic freakout of a documentary looks at [David Bowie’s life on Mars](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZKcl4-tcuo "undefined"), Earth, and every other astral plane he graced with his presence before his death in 2016\. ## **_See How They Run_** **(Sept. 16)** The [_Knives Out_](https://time.com/5739679/knives-out-rian-johnson-making-of/ "undefined")\-esque murder mystery stars Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan as harried investigators tasked with nailing the killer of a much maligned American film producer (Adrien Brody) out to adapt a hit West End play. The ensemble of the 1950s London-set comedy includes David Oyelowo, Ruth Wilson, and [_Where the Crawdads Sing_](https://time.com/6196505/where-the-crawdads-sing-controversy-delia-owens-book/ "undefined")’s Harris Dickinson**.** ## **_The Silent Twins_** **(Sept. 16)** Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrence star in this [Charlie Kaufman](https://time.com/5885733/im-thinking-of-ending-things-review/ "undefined")\-esque biopic, which tells the true story of [June and Jennifer Gibbons](https://www.npr.org/2015/05/08/405191622/the-silent-twins "undefined"), identical twin sisters who created their own form of communication to help make sense of the confusing world around them. ## **_The Woman King_** **(Sept. 16)** Bow down to [Viola Davis](https://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736294/viola-davis/ "undefined") in this historical epic, which tells the true story of the female warriors who defended the West African kingdom of Dahomey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, and [_The Underground Railroad_](https://time.com/6048075/underground-railroad-review-amazon/ "undefined")’s Thuso Nokwanda Mbedu also star in the Gina Prince-Bythewood-directed film already drumming up Oscar buzz. ## **_Escape From Kabul_** **(Sept. 21)** The HBO documentary offers a harrowing minute-by-minute account of the United States military’s [chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan](https://time.com/6090523/biden-afghanistan-withdrawal-taliban/ "undefined") in August 2021, marking the end of America’s [20-year war with the Taliban](https://time.com/6094316/afghanistan-withdrawal-america-9-11/ "undefined"). Using never-before-seen archival footage, director Jamie Roberts shows how the plan to airlift American citizens and [“at risk” Afghan citizens](https://time.com/6078072/afghanistan-withdrawal-taliban-girls-education/ "undefined") out of Kabul turned deadly. The film then checks in with those who were unable to flee the country nearly one year later. ## **_Meet Cute_** **(Sept. 21)** Sheila (Kaley Cuoco) and Gary ([Pete Davidson](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177795/pete-davidson/ "undefined")) fall in love at first sight again and again and again in this [time-traveling Peacock rom-com](https://time.com/6156857/time-travel-movies/ "undefined"). Sheila quickly learns that she can’t move forward in a relationship if she’s always stuck in the past. ## **_Don’t Worry Darling_** **(Sept. 23)** Alice ([Florence Pugh](https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2021/5937673/florence-pugh/ "undefined")) is the picture-perfect ‘50s housewife: adoring husband (played by Harry Styles), an impossibly clean home, and a burgeoning social life in her slightly off-putting new living community. Until Alice stops being a Stepford wife. That’s when things get weird in this mind-bending psychological thriller directed by Olivia Wilde. ## **_A Jazzman’s Blues_** **(Sept. 23)** [Tyler Perry](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888429/tyler-perry/ "undefined")’s latest for Netflix is actually the first screenplay he ever wrote, way back in 1995\. It’s a star-crossed tale that spans 40 years in the life and love of an aspiring jazz musician, played by Joshua Boone. ## **_Catherine Called Birdy_** **(Sept. 23)** [Lena Dunham](https://time.com/3425759/lena-dunham-a-generations-gutsy-ambitious-voice/ "undefined") tackles medieval times in this historical comedy based on the 1994 children’s book of the same name. _Game of Thrones_’ Bella Ramsey plays a cunning 14-year-old girl who does all she can—burning down a house, pretending she has a third ear—to stop her destitute dad ([_Fleabag_’s Andrew Scott](https://time.com/5590251/fleabag-season-2-review/ "undefined")) from marrying her off. The film, which also stars Billie Piper and Joe Alwyn, will be available to stream Oct. 7 on Amazon Prime Video. ## **_On The Come Up_** **(Sept. 23)** Sanaa Lathan makes her full-length directorial debut with the Paramount+ film based on the [Angie Thomas novel of the same name](https://time.com/5521258/angie-thomas-on-the-come-up-book/ "undefined"), which follows talented 16-year-old rapper Bri (newcomer Jamila C. Gray) as she fights to make a name for herself as a hip-hop artist. ## **_Sidney_** **(Sept. 23)** The Apple TV+ documentary, which will also play in theaters, offers a revealing look at [Sidney Poitier](https://time.com/5647667/sidney-poitier-dies/ "undefined")—the man, the activist, the late acting legend—through the eyes of those who knew and admired him most. The film’s list of interviewees includes Spike Lee, Robert Redford, Denzel Washington, Barbra Streisand, and Oprah Winfrey, who is a producer on the film. ## **_Blonde_** **(Sept. 28)** [Ana de Armas](https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2021/5937666/ana-de-armas/ "undefined") is [Marilyn Monroe](https://time.com/5368339/marilyn-monroe-real-name-story/ "undefined") in Netflix’s controversial NC-17 adaptation of [Joyce Carol Oates’s novel](https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,996646,00.html "undefined") of the same name, which looks at the legendary blonde’s epic rise and devastating fall. ## **_Bros_** **(Sept. 30)** Billy Eichner stars in the rom-com he also co-wrote, about a man who isn’t looking for love until he meets the “gay Tom Brady” (played by Luke Macfarlane), sending him into a tailspin. ## **_The Greatest Beer Run Ever_** **(Sept. 30)** Director Peter Farrelly’s follow-up to 2019 Best Picture winner [_Green Book_](https://time.com/5527806/green-book-movie-controversy/ "undefined") is based on the unbelievable true story of John Donohue (Zac Efron), a Marine Corps. vet who, on a drunken dare, goes to Vietnam to deliver beer and well wishes to his friends in combat. The Apple TV+ action comedy that dads are sure to love also stars Russell Crowe and Bill Murray. ## **_Hocus Pocus 2_** **(Sept. 30)** Double, double, toil and trouble, Disney+ revives the Sanderson sisters for a sequel, which, for the last 30 years, has been on the bubble. Now, finally, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy are back to spend another Halloween running amuck, amuck, amuck among a new batch of Salem teens who made the mistake of waking them up. ## **_Mr. Harrigan’s Phone_** **(Oct. 5)** Stephen King isn’t always a fan of the [movies based on his work](https://www.slashfilm.com/782506/why-stephen-king-hated-stanley-kubricks-adaptation-of-the-shining-so-much/ "undefined"), but he gave the Netflix adaptation of his short story about a young boy (played by _It_’s Jaeden Martell) who communicates with his deceased neighbor (Donald Sutherland) through a disconnected cell phone [two thumbs up](https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1558086042749751296 "undefined"). ## **_Luckiest Girl Alive_** **(Oct. 7, opening in select theaters Sept. 30)** The Netflix film based on [Jessica Knoll](https://time.com/5295333/jessica-knoll-favorite-sister-ambition-motherhood/ "undefined")’s 2015 best-selling novel stars Mila Kunis as a woman whose dark past catches up with her after a true-crime documentary delves into a shocking incident that took place at her high school. ## **_TÁR_** **(Oct. 7)** Cate Blanchett plays a renowned conductor and composer on the verge of hitting her creative peak, but not without the help of her 6-year-old adopted daughter in Todd Field’s anxiety-ridden first feature since 2006’s _Little Children._ ## **_Triangle of Sadness_** **(Oct. 7)** Let Ruben Östlund’s wickedly funny satire of the grossly rich and famous fill the [_Succession_](https://time.com/5304233/succession-hbo/ "undefined")_–_sized hole in your heart. When a yacht captained by a deranged American (played by Woody Harrelson) ends up shipwrecked on a remote island, its privileged passengers are forced to fend for their lives without food, water or wi-fi. ## **_Till_** **(Oct. 14 in select theaters, Oct. 28 nationwide)** This much anticipated biopic from director Chinonye Chukwu doesn’t just tell the story of [Emmett Till](https://time.com/4008545/emmett-till-history/ "undefined")’s lynching. It shows how his mother [Mamie Till-Mobley](https://time.com/4399793/emmett-till-civil-rights-photography/ "undefined") (played by Danielle Deadwyler) fought to make sure [the senseless murder](https://time.com/5440997/emmett-till-remembrance/ "undefined") of her 14-year-old son wasn’t in vain. ## **_Decision to Leave_** **(Oct. 14)** South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook’s first film since 2016’s _The Handmaiden_ is a sultry mystery in which a detective finds himself falling for the lead suspect in a murder investigation. ## **_Halloween Ends_** **(Oct. 14)** It’s [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://time.com/5434332/jamie-lee-curtis-halloween-movie/ "undefined")’ OG final girl Laurie Strode vs. Michael Myers in the third and [presumed final installment](https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/celebrities/2022/08/09/john-carpenter-steel-city-con-halloween-ends-george-romero/stories/202208090041 "undefined") of David Gordon Green’s take on [John Carpenter’s classic slasher saga](https://time.com/5419481/michael-myers-halloween-movies-ranking/ "undefined"). Let’s assume it will be a bloody battle to the very end. ## **_Stars at Noon_** **(Oct. 14)** [_Maid_’s Margaret Qualley](https://time.com/6101999/maid-review-netflix/ "undefined") plays an American journalist stranded in Nicaragua during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Claire Denis-directed update on Denis Johnson’s 1986 novel of the same name. ## **_The School for Good & Evil_** **(Oct. 19)** Where do fairy tale heroes and villains come from? Director Paul Feig has all the answers in his Netflix adaptation of Soman Chainani’s 2013 fantasy novel, which stars [Kerry Washington](https://time.com/collection/women-of-the-year/6150547/kerry-washington/ "undefined") as the ultimate fairy godmother and Charlize Theron as her evil counterpart. ## **_The Banshees of Inisherin_** **(Oct. 21)** Writer and director [Martin McDonagh](https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1731725,00.html "undefined")’s big-screen follow-up to [_Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri_](https://time.com/5016723/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri-review/ "undefined") stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as lifelong friends whose relationship comes to an abrupt and bitter end. ## **_Black Adam_** **(Oct. 21)** Is [Dwayne Johnson](https://time.com/6198344/dwayne-johnson-dc-comic-con-black-adam-shazam2/ "undefined")’s titular superhero the destroyer of this world or its savior? That’s the question at the heart of the DC Universe’s latest blockbuster about a former slave from the ancient city of Kahndaq who is reborn a god with a taste for wickedness. ## **_My Policeman_** **(Oct. 21)** In this romantic drama set in 1950s England, Harry Styles plays a policeman caught in a forbidden love triangle between his wife ([_The Crown_’s Emma Corrin](https://time.com/5910950/princess-diana-popularity-the-crown/ "undefined")) and a male museum curator (David Dawson). The film, based on the 2012 novel of the same name, will be available to stream Nov. 4 on Amazon Prime Video. ## **_Ticket to Paradise_** **(Oct. 21)** [George Clooney](https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1715285,00.html "undefined") and [Julia Roberts](https://time.com/5431107/julia-roberts-rom-coms/ "undefined") make their rom-com return as a divorced couple who only make nice in hopes of tricking their daughter (played by Kaitlyn Dever) to not marry a man she just met. ## **_The Good Nurse_** **(Oct. 26, opening in select theaters Oct. 19)** When a nurse (played by Jessica Chastain) becomes suspicious that her colleague (Eddie Redmayne) might be behind a series of mysterious patient deaths, she sets out on a search for the truth. Scarier might be that the Netflix thriller is [based on true events](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/07/the-good-nurse-see-eddie-redmayne-as-nj-serial-killer-charles-cullen-in-film-with-jessica-chastain.html "undefined"). ## **_Armageddon Time_** **(Oct. 28)** [_Ad Astra_](https://time.com/5664409/ad-astra-review-venice/ "undefined") director [James Gray](https://time.com/6179174/armageddon-time-review-cannes/ "undefined")’s semi-autobiographical film follows a young boy growing up in Queens, NY in the 1980s. The coming-of-age story stars Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, and [_Succession_’s Jeremy Strong](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177786/jeremy-strong/ "undefined"). ## **_Call Jane_** **(Oct. 28)** After struggling to get an abortion, ‘60s housewife Joy (Elizabeth Banks) joins the [Jane Collective](https://time.com/6185173/the-janes-review-hbo/ "undefined"), an underground abortion counseling service, to help fight for women’s rights. The timely film set before [Roe v. Wade](https://time.com/3669867/roe-v-wade-history/ "undefined") marks the directorial debut of [_Carol_ screenwriter Phyllis Nagy](https://time.com/4136724/carol-todd-haynes-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara/ "undefined"). ## **_Wendell & Wild_** **(Oct. 28, opening in select theaters Oct. 21)** [What’s this?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLvvkTbHjHI "undefined") _The_ [_Nightmare Before Christmas_](https://entertainment.time.com/2013/10/15/how-the-nightmare-before-christmas-revolutionized-animated-films/ "undefined") director Henry Selick’s first movie since 2009’s _Coraline_ reunites [Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele](https://time.com/22993/key-and-peele-make-fun-of-everything/ "undefined") (who co-wrote the animated Netflix film) as the titular demon brothers who escape from the Underworld. ## **_Falling For Christmas_** **(Nov. 10)** ’Tis the season for a Netflix holiday rom-com starring Lindsay Lohan as a spoiled heiress suffering from amnesia. ## **_Black Panther: Wakanda Forever_** **(Nov. 11)** King T’Challa is gone and the [women of Wakanda](https://time.com/5244914/black-female-superheroes-comics-movies/ "undefined") (played by Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright, and Lupita Nyong’o) must figure out how to move forward in this emotional sequel to _Black Panther,_ which comes two years after Chadwick Boseman’s death. ## **_The Fabelmans_** **(Nov. 11)** [Steven Spielberg](https://time.com/4968684/steven-spielberg-documentary-hbo/ "undefined") tackles his own coming-of-age in post World War II-era Arizona in the semi-autobiographical drama that stars [Seth Rogen](https://time.com/95857/seth-rogen-bio-comedy-neighbors/ "undefined"), Michelle Williams, and [Paul Dano](https://time.com/5428178/paul-dano-father-wildlife-director/ "undefined"). ## **_The Son_** **(Nov. 11)** Florian Zeller’s follow-up to [2020’s _The Father_](https://time.com/5950096/the-father-review-anthony-hopkins/ "undefined") casts Hugh Jackman as a dad who, after unexpectedly reuniting with his teenage son, finds himself contemplating his own relationship with his father. ## **_The Menu_** **(Nov. 18)** [Anya Taylor-Joy](https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2021/5937738/anya-taylor-joy/ "undefined") and Nicholas Hoult play a couple who travel to an exclusive restaurant run by a celebrity chef (played by Ralph Fiennes) whose tasting menu is full of surprises in the deliciously dark comedy where the rich might actually get eaten. ## **_The People We Hate at the Wedding_** **(Nov. 18)** From Claire Scanlon, the director of _Set It Up,_ comes the Amazon Prime Video comedy about two struggling siblings (Kristen Bell and Ben Platt) who don’t quite fit in at the lavish European wedding of their über-wealthy half-sister. ## **_She Said_** **(Nov. 18)** For fans of [_Spotlight_](https://time.com/4200126/spotlight-institutional-betrayal/ "undefined")_,_ a tense drama that looks at how New York _Times_ investigative reporters [Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey](https://time.com/collection/must-read-books-2019/5724503/she-said/ "undefined") (played by Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan) broke the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct story that fueled [the #MeToo movement](https://time.com/6097392/tarana-burke-me-too-unbound-excerpt/ "undefined"). ## **_Bones and All_** **(Nov. 23)** [Timothée Chalamet](https://time.com/6103203/timothee-chalamet-profile/ "undefined") reunites with his [_Call Me By Your Name_](https://time.com/5042707/call-me-by-your-name-shape-of-water-fearlessly-display-love/ "undefined") director Luca Guadagnino for this late 1980s-set road trip romance about two cannibals in love. ## **_Devotion_** **(Nov. 23)** [_Top Gun: Maverick_](https://time.com/6176032/top-gun-maverick-review/ "undefined")’s Glen Powell and [_Loki_’s Jonathan Majors](https://time.com/6080431/loki-finale-explained-mcu/ "undefined") feel the need for speed in this Korean War epic that is based on the true story. ## **_Nanny_** **(Nov. 23)** An undocumented Sengalese woman (played by Anna Diop) takes a job as the caregiver for a wealthy Manhattan family in hopes of reuniting with her own child, but soon finds herself trapped in a living nightmare. Nikyatu Jusu’s surreal directorial debut is available to stream Dec. 16 on Amazon Prime Video. ## **_Strange World_** **(Nov. 23)** The neon-soaked [Disney animated adventure](https://time.com/3589558/little-mermaid-disney-animation-renaissance/ "undefined") focuses on a family of explorers who unearth a mystical world full of unknown creatures that can only be saved if they put their differences aside. [Jake Gyllenhaal](https://time.com/5647321/jake-gyllenhaal-sea-wall-a-life-interview/ "undefined"), Lucy Liu, [Gabrielle Union](https://time.com/6096588/gabrielle-union-surrogacy/ "undefined"), and [Jaboukie Young-White](https://time.com/5540280/funny-people/ "undefined") lend their voices to the sci-fi feature. ## **Guillermo del Toro’s** **_Pinocchio_** **(Dec. 9)** Expect del Toro’s stop-motion animated version of the classic children’s fairy tale to be more Brothers Grimm than Walt Disney. Also, expect to hear a lot of familiar voices in the Netflix film; Ewan MacGregor, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Cate Blanchett, and _Stranger Things_’ Finn Wolfhard all play a role. ## **_Amsterdam_** **(TBD)** This 1930s-set crime caper loosely inspired by real events stars Christian Bale, [Margot Robbie](https://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736220/margot-robbie/ "undefined"), and [John David Washington](https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2021/5937662/john-david-washington/ "undefined") as three friends who become the prime suspects in a murder. Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert De Niro, Zoe Saldaña, and Taylor Swift round out the cast of David O’Russell’s follow-up to [2015’s _Joy_](https://time.com/4151777/jennifer-lawrence-katniss-joy-david-orussell/ "undefined"). ## **_Spirited_** **(TBD)** [Ryan Reynolds](https://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736221/ryan-reynolds/ "undefined") puts his own spin on Ebenezer Scrooge in this modern musical take of _A Christmas Carol_ for Apple TV+ that also stars Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6206648/fall-movies-2022/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6206648/fall-movies-2022/"},"headline":"The 52 Most Anticipated Movies of Fall 2022","datePublished":"2022-08-29T12:01:19.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-11T22:19:25.000Z","description":"From 'Blonde' to 'Don't Worry Darling,' here are the most anticipated movies arriving this fall.","url":"https://time.com/6206648/fall-movies-2022/","keywords":["movies","list","freelance","culturepod"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16975979d0e31f69/698a34e7096a9414776ace21/BestFall_FILM.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shannon Carlin","jobTitle":"Carlin is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/shannon-carlin/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16975979d0e31f69/698a34e7096a9414776ace21/BestFall_FILM.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"BestFall_FILM","caption":"","creditText":"Photo-illustration by Eleanor Shakespeare for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6206648/fall-movies-2022/","name":"The 52 Most Anticipated Movies of Fall 2022"}}]}] ```