70 Greatest Fall Motion pictures to Stream in 2025

We’re all conversant in the usual aesthetics of fall: amber-hued leaves, pumpkins, faculty bells, scarves, extra pumpkins. However I’d argue that fall is de facto extra of a feeling—one thing you acknowledge deep inside your bones. Particularly on the subject of the perfect fall films you are inclined to wish to rewatch yearly, typically it’s onerous to explain simply what makes them really feel a lot like autumn.

For instance, why is Gilmore Women, a present that takes place in each season (and never simply within the revival, which was actually damaged out by season), so closely related particularly with fall? It simply feels prefer it, that’s why. In response to Spotify, fall is “Taylor Swift” season. The music streaming service doesn’t elaborate any additional, however it doesn’t need to—we’re all nodding alongside as we fireplace up “Folklore” for the umpteenth time and look ahead to a brand new album to drop on October third. (!!!!)

If fall is a sense, then the next films have it in spades—some extra explicitly than others. Forward, uncover 70 of the perfect fall films—from Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Prime Video, and past.

The Greatest Fall Motion pictures on HBO Max

Silver Linings Playbook (2013)

When you’re in search of a fall ambiance in your film choose, this flick starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper is superb for a comfortable night time in. Its autumnal Philadelphia setting and football-centric plot seize the perfect issues in regards to the season. The slow-burning romance between Lawrence and Cooper additionally resembles the gradual and delicate transition of fall, making it an ideal look ahead to these crisp autumn evenings.

Out there on: HBO Max

Beetlejuice (1988)

Come on, is it actually fall with out Beetlejuice taking part in whilst you adorn in your yearly Halloween celebration? Make it a double characteristic and watch the sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice proper after. They’re each of HBO Max!

Out there on: HBO Max

It (2017)

I like Stephen King novel, and I like a handful of the movie diversifications that sprang from them, however It is my private favourite. It’s satisfyingly scary, however the psychological part of the story is what retains me coming again fall after fall. And although the motion takes place nearly completely throughout the summer time, the moodiness of Derry, Maine feels distinctly autumnal.

Out there on: HBO Max

Greatest Fall Motion pictures on Peacock

Good Will Looking (1997)

Can you actually make an inventory of fall-centric movies with out together with the award-winning film that launched Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s careers? Set within the golden-hued, academic-focused world of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and that includes Robin Williams as a compassionate therapist, the film is ideal for a little bit of catharsis in your sofa.

Out there on: Peacock

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

Fall heralds again to highschool season, and who doesn’t love a child confronted Matthew Broderick? Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is traditional John Hughes, and even when it isn’t precisely set throughout the fall, watching this movie is a enjoyable method to spend a September afternoon.

Out there on: Peacock

The Age of Adaline (2015)

A standout within the Blake Vigorous 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 Vigorous 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: Peacock

Any and All Harry Potter Motion pictures (2001–2011)

The pumpkin rely is off the charts on this widely-known epic a couple of boy wizard. Actually each installment (bar from the ultimate movie, which takes place nearer to winter) kicks off initially of fall, the place the back-to-school rush seems to be totally different however feels simply as comforting.

Out there on: Peacock

The Greatest Fall Motion pictures on Apple TV+

It’s The Nice Pumpkin Charlie Brown (1966)

Pumpkins, The Peanuts, and an entire lot of Snoopy love, this film is all the time on my watchlist when fall rolls round. Whether or not you’re a lover of Halloween or just glad with fall by itself, that is the last word traditional for all of your seasonal wants.

Out there on: Apple TV+

The Greatest Fall Motion pictures 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.

Out there on: Netflix

The Pocket book (2004)

Prepare for all of the tears with this Nineteen Forties romance drama. After Noah and Allie’s carefree summer time, you’ll see how the characters change with the seasons in essentially the most gut-wrenching romance film.

Out there on: Netflix

Little Girls (2019)

When the climate begins to chill down, Little Girls is without doubt one of the first movies I flip to after I’m craving cozy. With a heat shade palette and a give attention to household, the movie’s focus embodies the true nature of fall. On the similar time, its depiction of New England’s beautiful fall surroundings is the perfect scene of the season.

Out there on: Netflix

Addams Household Values (1993)

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

Out there on: Netflix

Legally Blonde (2001)

With its glowing aesthetic and brilliant 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.

Out there on: Netflix

tick, tick… BOOM (2021)

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

Out there on: Netflix

The Greatest Fall Motion pictures on Disney+

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Truthfully, everything of Tim Burton’s filmography feels acceptable to look at within the fall. However Edward Scissorhands, with its fairytale really feel and gothic influences, simply stands out as the director’s most touching story.

Out there on: Disney+

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

A comfortable, quintessential sleepover film of my tweens, this buoyant indie comedy a couple of British teenager who loves her extremely conventional Indian dad and mom—but in addition David Beckham—stays simply as related at present because it was 20 years in the past. (Its author and director, Gurinder Chadha, is a girl of shade.)

Out there on: Disney+

10 Issues I Hate About You (1999)

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

Out there On: Disney+

Coco (2017)

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

Out there on: Disney+

Hocus Pocus (1993)

For a lot of, the primary whiff of pumpkin spice is simply an excuse to fireside 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+

Keep in mind the Titans (2000)

In what’s most likely obvious at this level, there aren’t a variety of soccer films on this listing. (My apologies to the Rudy stans.) However even I can’t resist the sports-fueled melodrama and groovy 70s soundtrack of Keep in mind the Titans.  

Out there on: Disney+

Halloweentown (1998)

All of those Disney films are making me critically 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 traditional like Halloweentown.

Out there On: Disney+

The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas (1993)

Are you able to consider it’s been greater than 30 years since this traditional premiered? Be sure to add this film to your watchlist this fall (and each fall for that matter). You may even catch it in theaters close to you September via October!

Out there On: Disney+

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

When you cherished the primary film, recounting the villain origin story of one of the vital hated (and misunderstood) Disney villains, you’ll love the sequel.

Out there On: Disney+

The Princess Diaries (2001)

I feel 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 throughout the fall, I feel the schoolgirl-turned-princess ambiance makes it a comfortable, feel-good favourite.

Out there on: Disney+

Haunted Mansion (2023)

Disney does spooky/foolish Halloween films so nicely, and Haunted Mansion isn’t any exception. When you’re a fan of the Haunted Mansion journey at Disney World, you’re certain to like it.

Out there on: Disney+ 

The Greatest Fall Motion pictures on Hulu

The Breakfast Membership (1985)

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

Out there on: Hulu

Immaculate (2024)

Leaning extra into the Halloween-esque facet of fall, Immaculate tells the story of a younger nun who joins a distant convent within the Italian countryside. The ingredient of darkish thriller begins to unravel when she unexpectedly turns into pregnant, regardless of her vow of chastity, resulting in disturbing and supernatural occasions.

Out there On: Hulu

Pleasure and Prejudice (2005)

Apologies to all of the lovers of the traditional, the Keira Knightley model all the time does it for me.

Out there on: Hulu

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

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

Out there on: Hulu

The Satan Wears Prada (2006)

Given the web ubiquity of quotes and gifs mined from this film, it’s onerous to consider the fashionable traditional premiered in 2006. And that there’s a sequel on the way in which! For much more mind-bending realizations, see this picture of a 39-year-old Anne Hathaway trying remarkably just like the 23-year-old Andy Sachs at New York Trend Week in 2022. (Who else is counting down the times till the sequel’s launch?)

Out there on: Hulu

An early entry into the Stephen Spielberg oeuvre is full of all the heat, neighborhood, and suburban attraction that will go on to grow to be hallmarks for the beloved American director.

Out there on: Hulu

Get Out (2017)

I really don’t know what season Get Out is about in (though Allison Williams does put on a variety of turtlenecks and high-collared jackets), however fall looks like the appropriate time to revisit Jordan Peele’s prompt horror traditional.

Out there on: Hulu

Woman Chicken (2017)

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

Out there on: Hulu

Rushmore (1998)

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

Out there 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, however it’s the chemistry between the 2 actresses—and the movie’s endearingly chaotic plot—that has earned the film its cult-loved standing.

Out there on: Hulu

The Greatest Fall Motion pictures on Prime Video

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 get pleasure from.

Out there on: Prime Video

Jennifer’s Physique (2011)

A key a part of my character is that I used to be a Jennifer’s Physique fan earlier than it turned a cult traditional. Diablo Cody’s daring follow-up to Juno might not have been what was marketed, however Karyn Kusama’s hyper-stylized world, the chopping teen lady commentary, and Cody’s distinctive witticisms have endured gone this bummer of an AV Membership assessment.

Out there on: Prime Video

Any and All Twilight Movies (2008–2012)

Although the millennials had been coming of age when Stephenie Meyer launched her saga a couple of glittering vampire man-boy who insists on repeating senior yr ceaselessly, it’s Gen Z who has picked up the mantel of maintaining the wonderful weirdness of Twilight alive and related. See: Olivia Rodrigo’s purse and the rise of the Twilightcore aesthetic. 

Out there on: Prime Video

Hereditary (2018)

Ari Aster’s Hereditary haunts lengthy after the closing credit. Not only for the horror, however for the portrait of grief and what it could do to a household. Plus, the Toni Collette “I’m your mom” speech will ceaselessly reside on.

Out there on: Prime Video

The Fringe of Seventeen (2016)

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

Out there on: Prime Video

Challengers (2024)

Challengers makes this yr’s fall film reduce not solely as a result of it was one in all this yr’s high films, but in addition as a result of its plot comprises an intriguing younger grownup drama and love-triangle relationship dynamics that discover athletes and their intimate relationship with their sport. That is a kind of movies that you could be wish to watch a few instances to select up on the intricacies of the story.

Out there on: Prime Video

Mystic Pizza (1988)

Pay attention, a film doesn’t get tailored right into a stage musical with a rating by Melissa Etheridge greater than 20 years after its launch (and greater than 10 years after that actual state of affairs occurred on 30 Rock) if the romantic comedy basis isn’t genuinely stable.   

Out there on: Prime Video

When Harry Met Sally (1989)

Nora Ephron’s traditional romcom thrives on the chemistry of Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal, however the golden brown setting definitely doesn’t harm. Between the leaf-strewn streets of Manhattan and Ryan’s expertly layered outerwear, you’ll be able to virtually really feel the crisp air.

Out there on: Prime Video

You’ve Obtained Mail (1998)

The second The Cranberries’ “Goals” kicks in and Meg Ryan begins waxing poetic in regards to the magic of Manhattan within the fall, there’s an prompt feeling of heat. It’s onerous to withstand the quick-witted attraction of a Norah Ephron film, however add some sensible turtlenecks, infinite twinkle lights, and auburn caviar (a garnish!), and our favourite AOL-centric film turns into merely simple.

Out there on: Prime Video

Coraline (2009)

It wouldn’t be Halloween with out watching Coraline. I discover myself leaning towards it yearly.

Out there on: Prime Video

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.

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 couple of death-obsessed younger man and his eccentric 80-year-old girlfriend (you’ll be able to 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’ unimaginable authentic soundtrack and witness Maude and Harold’s magnificent, 70s coats.

Out there on: Prime Video

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.

Out there on: Prime Video

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 particular season talked about on this Academy Award-winning story in regards to 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

The Others (2001)

This Nicole Kidman deep reduce is what I wish to name “spooky scary.” Alejandro Amenábar’s gothic thriller a couple of 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 you already know it’s coming—in some way all the time satisfies.

Out there on: Prime Video

Casper (1995)

If I ever got here face-to-face with a ghost, I’ve a bizarre reassurance that it will be pleasant like Casper. Possibly, that’s simply on account of how a lot I cherished this film as a child.

Out there on: Prime Video

Paddington 2 (2018)

Is Paddington 2 higher than Citizen Cane? The credentials should 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 need (with or with none youngsters current), however Paddington within the fall? That’s an unbeatable pair.

Out there on: Prime Video

Little Girls (1994)

I am keen on the Greta Gerwig Little Girls, which I might argue is essentially the most autumnal of any Louisa Might 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 eager about it.

Out there on: Prime Video

The Corpse Bride (2005)

The visuals are beautiful, 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.

Out there on: Prime Video

Planes, Trains and Vehicles (1987)

Each Thanksgiving, I’m reminded of how wistful and candy this highway 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 Blair Witch Undertaking (1999)

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

Out there on: Prime Video

The right way to Lose a Man in 10 Days (2003)

Typically, romcom is all I want after we enter the cooler months. Not solely has this film all the time been one in all my fall favorites (possibly it’s the early 2000’s enhancing type?) however the web has blown up this movie looking for Kate Hudson’s well-known yellow costume.

Out there on: Prime Video

The Goonies (1985)

The primary—however definitely not the final—Steven Spielberg movie on this listing, The Goonies is a summer time blockbuster via and thru, however has all of the fun-house power of an autumnal state honest.

Out there on: Prime Video

The Greatest Fall Motion pictures on Paramount+

Clueless (1995)

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

Out there on: Paramount+

Election (1999)

The highschool traditional about an bold pupil (Reese Witherspoon) and a well-meaning instructor (Matthew Broderick) solely appears to get sharper with age. The decided Tracy Flick has remained a related popular culture determine for a motive. We give it 10 bouquets of newly sharpened pencils.

Out there on: Paramount+

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

When you’re in search of an actual scare, this film sequence is the proper match for binging throughout the fall. We gained’t choose in the event you shut your eyes.

Out there on: Paramount+

The Greatest Fall Motion pictures on Fubo

Love, Fall & Order (2019)

Look no additional in your barely tacky, fall feel-good film. An bold lawyer travels to her dwelling to avoid wasting her dad’s fall competition on the household’s pumpkin farm, and naturally, finds somewhat romance alongside the way in which.

Out there on: Fubo

Love Story (1970)

Typically thought of one of the vital romantic films ever made, the aptly named 70s traditional tells the story of an unlikely pair who meet 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 had been really forward of their time.

Out there on: Fubo

The Village (2004)

Whereas I’m not the most important fan of thrillers, I’ve seen a lot sufficient to know their attraction throughout fall—and the setting of this film screams autumnal aesthetic. On this movie, an Amish-style neighborhood doesn’t dare enter the woods past their borders, however when one of many younger villagers turns into in poor health, the boy who loves her takes the last word danger to hunt medication outdoors of the city.

Out there on: Fubo

A Lovely Day within the Neighborhood (2019)

If anybody in our nation’s historical past might really 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 cry.

Out there on: Fubo

Clue (1985)

With a killer (pun supposed) comedic ensemble, a gothic mansion setting, and a slew of darkish secrets and techniques, the cult traditional 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 completely the perfect film based mostly on a youngsters’s board sport.

Out there on: Fubo

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

I don’t learn about you, however I’m an enormous fan of the current Jurassic World films. They will not be essentially the most reasonable, however they’re entertaining and carry a contemporary twist on the Jurassic Park storyline.

Out there on: Fubo

Greatest Fall Motion pictures on Tubi

Matilda (1996)

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

Out there on: Tubi

Items of April (2003)

A Thanksgiving film via and thru, this low-budget indie has earned a cult fanbase over time, partly maybe because of the intimacy of the stress cooker kitchen drama, however nearly definitely due to the shocking (and iconic) bluntness of Katie Holmes’ bangs.

Out there on: Tubi

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 completely satisfied ending.

Out there on: Tubi