These Are Big the Fall 2019 Movies That Could Be Strong Oscar Contenders
These Are Big the Fall 2019 Movies That Could Be Strong Oscar Contenders
As we leave the summer behind and start to move toward fall, you might have to say goodbye to the warm weather and the pool, but at least you'll trade it for some damn fine movies. Below, we've found the 11 most promising films of fall 2019, and there's a bit of something for everyone: a slew of biopics, media stories, and a few musicals to boot.
1) Downton Abbey (September 20)
The British PBS series that dominated the Emmys is making a jump to the movies and coming for an Oscar. In one of the most grandiose TV to movie transitions ever, Downton Abbey is attempting to button up its period drama status with one final movie. The ongoing saga of the Crawley family continues, with Maggie Smith and all returning for the last hurrah. It seems that every awards season has one British juggernaut film, but none in recent memory have come with the built in fan base of Downton.
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2) Joker (October 4)
The history of cinema is littered with iconic portrayals of the Joker. And it looks like Joaquin Phoenix is about ready to add another one to that list with his upcoming villain origin story. Coming out in October, that's the kind of release that is gunning for a bit of awards season play, and with a fresh take on a character covered so many times before, Phoenix and the crew at Warner Bros might just pull it off.
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The Lighthouse
Robert Eggers’s analysis of two stranded lightkeepers, played by Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, isolated on a remote island together for two weeks is as bizarre as it is strangely horny. Along with a marathon of ebbing homoerotic tension, the film features an infamous scene between Pattinson and a mermaid figurine. The product is visceral, unnerving, and subtly sexual.
8) Harriet
Directed by Kasi Lemmons, Harriet sees Cynthia Erivo take on the role of revolutionary abolitionist Harriet Tubman in this powerful biopic. Portraying Tubman’s life and work, especially as a conductor of the underground railroad, Erivo’s performance is especially poignant.
5) The Irishman (November 1)
De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci in a Scorsese movie? Is this the '90s? The Irishman is set for a release later this year before it moves to Netflix, but it's poised to be a major awards contender—how can it not be with those names attached? Telling the story of Frank Sheeran, the mobster looks back at the life he led and the role he had in the disappearance of one of the patriarchs of the biggest crime families in American history.
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6) Ford v Ferrari (November 15)
It's been a while since Hollywood has released a big hitting racing movie (outside the franchise-turned-superhero saga known as Fast and the Furious). In this biopic, the story follows the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race, where the Ford company works with Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles to design a car with the specs to beat the Ferrari racing team. Led by Matt Damon and Christian Bale, this November release is going to be gigantic.
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7) It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (November 22)
Based on Tom Junod's seminal Esquire profile “Can You Say Hero?,” It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is the stuff of Oscar dreams. Tom Hanks plays the beloved Mr. Fred Rogers, the children’s TV host known for his cheery demeanor and penchant for a quick sweater change upon coming home. The film follows a journalist, played by Matthew Rhys, as Rogers helps him re-think his cynical outlook on the world.
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6) Bombshell
Perhaps a bit soon after the case itself unfolded, Bombshell follows three narratives (two based on real figures) surrounding Roger Ailes' and Fox News' sexual misconduct and culture of silence. Balancing somewhere between truth and some complimentary fiction, Bombshell is a damning look at the right wing media's place within the #MeToo movement.
9) Cats (December 20)
Where do you start with Cats? The Tom Hooper creation looks bombastic and terrifying and supremely annoying, but it’s also going to be one of the most talked about films of the year. With a stacked cast of heavy hitters (and also Taylor Swift in kitten heels), this year’s big movie musical is adorned with CGI fur, giant furniture, and outrageous choreography. The trailer alone set the internet ablaze with jokes and confusion, but that final product? December isn’t ready.
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3. Little Women
Timothée Chalamet, who clocks in at 5'10 and approximately 96 pounds (give or take), is a little man (sorry to men on dating apps everywhere), which is fitting for his role in Greta Gerwig’s 2019 Little Women. He plays Laurie, a neighbor of the March family who falls in love with Saoirse Ronan’s Jo, and then later settles for Florence Pugh’s Amy when Jo rejects him. He delivers a charming, stand-out performance in a delightful ensemble film, and proves, once again, that he can have chemistry with anything that breathes. (That is not to say that either Ronan or Pugh is hard to create chemistry with, just that I believe he could convincingly flirt with a rock if need be.)
11) 1917
Sam Mendes' 1917 looks like a very close lookalike to Dunkirk from a couple years ago, but the trailer alone is enough to pull you in. With the visual literally closing in on itself, the film about two British soldiers trapped in the crossfires of World War I and a daunting mission looks like a must-see. Plus, it stars the likes of Game of Thrones' Richard Madden and Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Nothing like a handful of biopics and a Scorsese film to get the conversation started.