Must-Watch Movies: Autumn Edition
September 2025
Dead poets society by Robin Williams
Dead Poets Society

A prep school English teacher inspires his students with poetry and encourages them to seize the day and embrace life. Rated PG. 
If Beale Street could talk  by KiKi Layne
If Beale Street Could Talk

A young couple in Harlem struggle with the woman's pregnancy while trying to prove that the man is innocent of a crime. Rated R. 
October sky by 1950- Johnston, Joe
October Sky

The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes. Rated PG. 
Cider house rules / produced by Richard N. Gladstein; screenplay by John Irving; directed by Lasse Hallström by Hallström, Lasse
Cider House Rules

A young man leaves the Maine orphanage where he was raised to find his place in the world and his first stop is to work at an apple orchard. Rated PG-13. 
Election by Matthew Broderick
Election

Tracy Flick, a straight-A go-getter, is determined to be student council president, but teacher Jim McAllister decides to derail her campaign by recruiting another candidate. Rated R. 
Good Will Hunting  by Van Sant, Gus
Good Will Hunting

A young working-class genius is hauled back from the brink of self-destruction by a gifted counselor. Rated R. 
Sleepy Hollow  by 1958- Burton, Tim
Sleepy Hollow

An eccentric investigator is sent to the small New York town of Sleepy Hollow to find out who is committing grisly murders there. Rated R. 
Knives out  by Daniel Craig
Knives Out

When a crime novelist is murdered, everyone in his dysfunctional family becomes a suspect. Rated PG-13. 
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