Every season is movie season. But fall, with its early gusts of crisp air undercutting the late summer sunshine, is especially so. It’s the time when you most want to curl up on the couch under a blanket with a big bowl of popcorn for a night in with the familiar pulsing Tudum sound that ushers in the beginning of a Netflix movie.

Whether you're nestled at home with your family, or catching up on the features your friends can’t stop talking about, this fall movie season has something for everyone: star-filled ensembles, beloved book adaptations, thrillers that shed new light on the world we live in, family-friendly fun, bold retellings based on true events, action-packed journeys into strange new worlds, prestige dramas, and fascinating documentaries — all on Netflix.

Scroll through our Fall Movie Preview for all the new titles you’ll want to press play on in the coming months. Catch an exclusive first look at Bill Burr’s directorial film debut Old Dads and the holiday movie Best. Christmas. Ever!, starring Heather Graham, Brandy Norwood — yes, that Brandy — Matt Cedeño, and Jason Biggs. Plus, a brand new photo from Spy Kids: Armageddon.

SEPTEMBER

Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America

GENRE: Documentary

LOGLINE: Through compelling on-screen interviews and vérité, this investigative documentary will reveal the institutional cover-up and follow the whistleblowers fighting to bring justice against what was once one of America’s most beloved and trusted institutions.

DIRECTOR: Brian Knappenberger 

Love at First Sight

GENRE: Rom-com

SYNOPSIS: After missing her flight from New York to London, Hadley (Haley Lu Richardson) meets Oliver (Ben Hardy) in a chance encounter at the airport that sparks an instant connection. A long night on the plane together passes in the blink of an eye but upon landing at Heathrow, the pair are separated and finding each other in the chaos seems impossible. Will fate intervene to transform these seatmates into soulmates?

CAST: Haley Lu Richardson, Ben Hardy, Jameela Jamil, Rob Delaney, Sally Phillips, and Dexter Fletcher

DIRECTOR: Vanessa Caswill

BASED ON THE BOOK: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

Read more about Love at First Sight. 

El Conde

GENRE: Dark Comedy 

SYNOPSIS: The story revolves around Augusto Pinochet who is not dead but an aged vampire who, after 250 years in this world, has decided to die once and for all, due to ailments brought about by his dishonor and family conflicts.

CAST: Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger 

DIRECTOR: Pablo Larraín

Read more about El Conde. 

The Saint of Second Chances

GENRE: Documentary

SYNOPSIS: Mike Veeck grew up in the shadow of his hustler father, Hall of Fame baseball owner Bill Veeck. The Veeck name became both legendary and notorious in professional baseball as they introduced the fun at ballparks — giveaways, theme nights, fireworks, and more. But it all came to a screeching halt when Mike blew up his father's career. Exiled from the game he loved, the younger Veeck spent the next few decades clawing his way up from rock bottom, determined to redeem himself. After receiving distressing news, what started as a journey to reclaim the family legacy, became an opportunity to appreciate that family more fully. Directed by Academy Award winner Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom) and Jeff Malmberg (Marwencol), narrated by Jeff Daniels, and featuring Charlie Day as a younger Veeck, The Saint of Second Chances is wildly unexpected, full of heart, and keeps you laughing through a comeback story unlike any other.

NARRATED BY: Jeff Daniels

FEATURING: Charlie Day as Mike Veeck

DIRECTORS: Morgan Neville, Jeff Malmberg

Spy Kids: Armageddon

GENRE: Family adventure

LOGLINE: When the children of the world’s greatest secret agents unwittingly help a powerful game developer unleash a computer virus that gives him control of all technology, they must become spies themselves to save their parents and the world.

CAST: Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Everly Carganilla, Connor Esterson, Billy Magnussen, D.J. Cotrona

DIRECTOR: Robert Rodriguez

Read more about Spy Kids: Armageddon. 

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

GENRE: Drama

LOGLINE: A beloved Roald Dahl short story about a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.

CAST: Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Sir Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade

DIRECTOR: Wes Anderson

Read more about The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and three other upcoming Anderson-directed short films. 

Bartosz Mrozowski/Netflix

Forgotten Love (Znachor)

GENRE: Drama

SYNOPSIS: Respected surgeon loses his family and memory. Many years later, forgotten and poor, he meets his grown-up daughter but both are not aware of their connection. Moving to tears! Third movie inspired by the cult novel by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz.

CAST: Leszek Lichota, Maria Kowalska, Ignacy Liss, Anna Szymańczyk 

DIRECTOR: Michał Gazda

Daniel McFadden/Netflix

Reptile

GENRE: Drama

LOGLINE: Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.

DIRECTOR: Grant Singer

CAST: Benicio Del Toro, Justin Timberlake, Eric Bogosian, Alicia Silverstone, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frances Fisher, Ato Essandoh, Michael Carmen Pitt, Karl Glusman, Matilda Lutz

Read more about Reptile. 

OCTOBER

Sergej Radovic/Netflix

Fair Play

GENRE: Thriller

SYNOPSIS: When a coveted promotion at a cutthroat financial firm arises, once supportive exchanges between lovers Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) begin to sour into something more sinister. As the power dynamics irrevocably shift in their relationship, the couple must face the true price of success and the unnerving limits of ambition. In her feature debut, writer-director Chloe Domont weaves a taut relationship thriller, staring down the destructive gender dynamics that pit partners against each other in a world that’s transforming faster than the rules can keep up. Also starring Eddie Marsan, Rich Sommer, and Sebastian de Souza, Fair Play unravels the uncomfortable collision of empowerment and ego.

CAST: Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Eddie Marsan

DIRECTOR: Chloe Domont

Read more about Fair Play. 

The Devil on Trial

Genre: Documentary

LOGLINE: The Devil on Trial explores the first — and only — time “demonic possession” has officially been used as a defense in a US murder trial. Including firsthand accounts of alleged devil possession and a shocking murder, this extraordinary story forces reflection on our fear of the unknown.

DIRECTOR: Christopher Holt

Michael Moriatis/Netflix

Old Dads

GENRE: Comedy

LOGLINE: Three best friends become fathers later in life and find themselves battling preschool principals, millennial CEOs, and anything created after 1987.

CAST: Bill Burr, Bobby Cannavale, Bokeem Woodbine, Katie Aselton, Reign Edwards, Miles Robbins, Jackie Tohn, Rachael Harris

DIRECTOR: Bill Burr

Brian Douglas/Netflix

Pain Hustlers

GENRE: Drama

SYNOPSIS: Liza Drake (Emily Blunt) is a blue-collar single mom who has just lost her job and is at the end of her rope. A chance meeting with pharmaceutical sales rep Pete Brenner (Chris Evans) puts her on an upwards trajectory economically but dubious path ethically as she becomes entangled in a dangerous racketeering scheme. Dealing with her increasingly unhinged boss (Andy Garcia), the worsening medical condition of her daughter (Chloe Coleman), and a growing awareness of the devastation the company is causing forces Liza to examine her choices. Pain Hustlers is a sharp and revealing look at what some people do out of desperation and others do out of greed. The film is directed by BAFTA award winner David Yates, produced by Lawrence Grey, and also starring Catherine O'Hara, Jay Duplass, and Brian d’Arcy James.

CAST: Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Catherine O’Hara, Chloe Coleman, Jay Duplass, Brian d’Arcy James, Amit Shah, Aubrey Dollar, Willie Raysor, and Andy Garcia

DIRECTOR: David Yates

BASED ON THE BOOK BY: Evan Hughes

Read more about Pain Hustlers. 

Sister Death (Hermana Muerte)

Genre: Horror

Logline: In post-war Spain, Narcisa (Aria Bedmar), a young novice with supernatural powers, arrives at a former convent, now a school for girls, to become a teacher. As the days go by, the strange events and increasingly disturbing situations that torment her will eventually lead her to unravel the terrible skein of secrets that surround the convent and haunt its inhabitants. 

Cast: Aria Bedmar, Almudena Amor, Maru Valdivielso

Director: Paco Plaza

NOVEMBER

Gaël Turpo/Netflix

Wingwomen (Voleuses)

GENRE: Heist  

LOGLINE: Best friends Carole and Alex are two master thieves — they’re both attractive and ruthless, and remain undefeated. Tired of life on the run, they agree to take on one last heist and ask feisty Sam to assist them in one last job — unlike any they’ve done before. They don’t realize the mission will turn out to be very different from what they expected.

CAST: Adèle Exharchopoulos, Mélanie Laurent, Manon Bresch,  Philippe Katerine, Félix Moat, and Isabelle Adjani in the role of Marraine

DIRECTOR: Mélanie Laurent

Read more about Wingwomen (Voleuses). 

Liz Parkinson/Netflix

NYAD

GENRE: Drama

SYNOPSIS: A remarkable true story of tenacity, friendship, and the triumph of the human spirit, NYAD recounts a riveting chapter in the life of world-class athlete Diana Nyad. Three decades after giving up marathon swimming in exchange for a prominent career as a sports journalist, at the age of 60, Diana (four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening) becomes obsessed with completing an epic swim that always eluded her: the 110-mile trek from Cuba to Florida, often referred to as the “Mount Everest” of swims. Determined to become the first person to finish the swim without a shark cage, Diana goes on a thrilling four-year journey with her best friend and coach Bonnie Stoll (two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster) and a dedicated sailing team.

The inspirational and thrilling film marks the narrative directorial debut of Academy Award-winning documentary filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo, The Rescue). NYAD is produced by Andrew Lazar, p.g.a. and Teddy Schwarzman, p.g.a. with a screenplay by Julia Cox, adapted from the memoir Find a Way by Diana Nyad.

CAST: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans, Ethan Jones Romero, Luke Cosgrove, Jeena Yi, Eric T. Miller 

DIRECTORS: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin

BASED ON THE BOOK: Find a Way by Diana Nyad

Read more about NYAD. 

Rob DeMartin/Netflix

Sly

GENRE: Documentary

LOGLINE: For nearly 50 years, Sylvester Stallone has entertained millions with iconic characters and blockbuster franchises, from Rocky to Rambo to The Expendables. This retrospective documentary offers an intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor-writer-director-producer, paralleling his inspirational underdog story with the indelible characters he has brought to life.

DIRECTOR: Thom Zimny

Read more about Sly. 

The Killer

GENRE: Thriller

LOGLINE: After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.

CAST: Michael Fassbender, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Sophie Charlotte, and Tilda Swinton

DIRECTOR: David Fincher

BASED ON THE GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES: The Killer by Alexis Nolent (aka Matz) and illustrated by Luc Jacamon, originally published in French by Editions Casterman.

Stamped from the Beginning

GENRE: Documentary

SYNOPSIS: Oscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams brings Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s New York Times bestseller to the screen with Stamped from the Beginning. Published in 2016, Dr. Kendi’s National Book Award winner chronicles the entire story of anti-Black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history.

Williams’ documentary adaptation uses vivid animations that illuminate figures and moments both well-known and obscure, both historical and contemporary. Leading female academics and activists such as Dr. Angela Davis, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Dr. Jennifer L. Morgan, and Dr. Kendi guide viewers through a searing account of how racist tropes and imagery were developed and enshrined in American culture.

Directed and produced by Williams (Cassandro, Music by Prudence, Love to Love You, Donna Summer), Stamped from the Beginning is executive produced by Dr. Kendi and NAACP Image Award winner Mara Brock Akil (Girlfriends, The Game, Being Mary Jane).

FEATURING: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Dr. Angela Davis, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Brittany Packnett Cunningham

DIRECTOR: Roger Ross Williams

Scott Everett White/Netflix

Best. Christmas. Ever!

GENRE: Holiday

LOGLINE: Every Christmas, Jackie sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte and her family on Jackie’s snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, she seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s life can’t possibly be that perfect. Starring Heather Graham, Brandy Norwood, Jason Biggs, and Matt Cedeño.

CAST: Heather Graham, Brandy Norwood, Matt Cedeño and Jason Biggs. Also starring Wyatt Hunt, Abby Villasmil, and Madison Skye Validum.

DIRECTOR: Mary Lambert

Parrish Lewis/Netflix

Rustin

GENRE: Drama

SYNOPSIS: The architect of 1963’s momentous March on Washington, Bayard Rustin was one of the greatest activists and organizers the world has ever known. He challenged authority, never apologized for who he was, what he believed, or who he desired. And he did not back down. He made history, and in turn, he was forgotten. Directed by DGA Award and five-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe and starring Emmy Award winner Colman Domingo, Rustin shines a long overdue spotlight on the extraordinary man who, alongside giants like the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and Ella Baker, dared to imagine a different world, and inspired a movement in a march toward freedom. Produced by Academy Award winner Bruce Cohen, Higher Ground’s Tonia Davis and George C. Wolfe, the film features an all-star cast including Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, CCH Pounder, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Michael Potts, Jeffrey Wright, and Audra McDonald.

CAST: Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Audra McDonald, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, Johnny Ramey, CCH Pounder, Michael Potts, Carra Patterson, Adrienne Warren, Bill Irwin, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Jeffrey Wright, Lilli Kay, Jordan-Amanda Hall, Jakeem Dante Powell, Ayana Workman, Grantham Coleman, Jamilah Nadege Rosemond, Jules Latimer, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, Frank Harts, Kevin Mambo

DIRECTOR: George C. Wolfe

Read more about Rustin. 

Leo

GENRE: Family comedy (animated)

SYNOPSIS: Actor and comedian Adam Sandler (Hotel Transylvania, The Wedding Singer) delivers signature laughs in this coming-of-age animated musical comedy about the last year of elementary school –– as seen through the eyes of a class pet. Jaded 74-year-old lizard Leo (Sandler) has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle (Bill Burr). When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the outside but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students — including an impossibly mean substitute teacher. It ends up being the strangest but most rewarding bucket list ever…

CAST: Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong, Jason Alexander, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Rob Schneider, Jo Koy, Jackie Sandler, Heidi Gardner, Robert Smigel, Nick Swardson, Stephanie Hsu, Nicholas Turturro

DIRECTORS: Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, David Wachtenheim

Read more about Leo. 

Colleen Hayes/Netflix

Family Switch

GENRE: Family comedy

LOGLINE: Jess and Bill Walker are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent, and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the family to wake up to a full body switch –– on the morning of the most important day of each of their lives –– can the Walkers unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal, and soccer tryout? Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Emma Myers and Brady Noon star in this family comedy directed by McG and based on the book Bedtime For Mommy by Amy Krouse-Rosenthal.

CAST: Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Emma Myers, Brady Noon, Bashir Salahuddin, Matthias Schweighöfer, Xosha Roquemore, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Paul Scheer, Fortune Feimster, Andrew Bachelor, Pete Holmes, Naomi Ekperigin, Dan Finnerty, Cyrus Arnold, Vanessa Carrasco, and Rita Moreno  

DIRECTOR: McG  

BASED ON THE BOOK: Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Read more about Family Switch. 

Virginia Bettoja/Netflix

Nuovo Olimpo 

Genre: Drama, Romance

Logline: Set in the late 1970s. They are young, beautiful and just 25 years old. They meet by chance and fall madly in love. An unexpected event, however, separates them. For thirty years, however, they pursued the hope of finding each other again, because they still love each other. 

Cast: Damiano Gavino, Andrea Di Luigi, Luisa Ranieri, Greta Scarano, Aurora Giovinazzo, Alvise Rigo, Giancarlo Commare.

Director: Ferzan Ozpetek

DECEMBER

Francois Duhamel/Netflix

May December

GENRE: Drama

LOGLINE: Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actor arrives to do research for a film about their past.

CAST: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton

DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes

Manpreet Singh Virk/Netflix

The Archies

GENRE: Rom-com 

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India

LOGLINE: Set in ’60s India in the fictional hill station town called Riverdale, The Archies is a coming-of-age musical following the lives of the town’s favorite set of teenagers –– Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Ethel, and Dilton. Seen through the lens of the unique Anglo-Indian community, The Archies explores friendship, freedom, love, heartbreak, and rebellion.

CAST: Mihir Ahuja, Dot, Khushi Kapoor, Suhana Khan, Yuvraj Menda, Agastya Nanda, and Vedang Raina 

DIRECTOR: Zoya Akhtar

Read more about The Archies. 

Jojo Whilden/Netflix

Leave the World Behind

GENRE: Thriller

LOGLINE:  A family’s vacation is upended when two strangers arrive at night, seeking refuge from a cyberattack that grows more terrifying by the minute, forcing everyone to come to terms with their places in a collapsing world.

CAST: Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans, and Kevin Bacon  

DIRECTOR: Sam Esmail

BASED ON THE NOVEL: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

Read more about Leave the World Behind. 

Aardman/Netflix

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

GENRE: Action-adventure (animation)

LOGLINE: From the multi Academy and BAFTA award-winning Aardman (Creature Comforts, Wallace & Gromit, and Shaun the Sheep), and Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated director Sam Fell (ParaNorman and Flushed Away, respectively), comes Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, the eagerly anticipated sequel to the beloved and highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time, Chicken Run. Having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has finally found her dream — a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world. When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat. For Ginger and her team, even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk — this time, they’re breaking in!

CAST: Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson, David Bradley, Jane Horrocks, Romesh Ranganathan, Daniel Mays, Josie Sedgwick-Davies, and Nick Mohammed

DIRECTOR: Sam Fell

Read more about Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. 

Jason McDonald/Netflix

Maestro

GENRE: Drama

LOGLINE: Maestro is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.  A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.

CAST: Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Josh Hamilton, Scott Ellis, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Alexa Swinton, Miriam Shor

DIRECTOR: Bradley Cooper

Read more about Maestro. 

Maestro teaser

Clay Enos/Netflix

Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire

GENRE: Action

LOGLINE: From Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of the Dead, comes Rebel Moon, an epic science-fantasy event decades in the making. When a peaceful settlement on a moon in the furthest reaches of the universe finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite with her in making an impossible stand against the Mother World, Kora assembles a small band of warriors — outsiders, insurgents, peasants and orphans of war from different worlds who share a common need for redemption and revenge. As the shadow of an entire Realm bears down on the unlikeliest of moons, a new army of heroes is formed.

KEY CAST: Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Bae Doona, Ray Fisher, with Charlie Hunnam and Anthony Hopkins as the voice of “Jimmy.”  Also starring Staz Nair, Fra Fee, Cleopatra Coleman, Stuart Martin, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Alfonso Herrera, Cary Elwes, Rhian Rees, E. Duffy, Jena Malone, Sky Yang, Charlotte Maggi, Corey Stoll

DIRECTOR: Zack Snyder

Explore the galaxy and uncover exclusive tidbits straight from Zack Snyder himself in Tudum’s Rebel Moon hub.