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The 9 Biggest Movies To Watch This Fall (And Other Films That Sound Intriguing)

A look at the possible awards contenders and blockbusters that Hollywood has in store for autumn.
Daniel Craig's final crack at 007 was among the first films to delay opening because of the pandemic. He will play across Ana de Armas in <em>No Time To Die.</em>

After stockpiling films for more than 16 months, Hollywood is practically bursting with prestige attractions ready to premiere.

Summer popcorn pictures primed the pump, getting roughly 90% of North American cinemas open. Now, with much of the public vaccinated — especially older audiences who tend to patronize the sort of films that open in the fall — the flow is finally getting back to something approaching normal.

Yes, things are still in flux, and we'll have to . But with Hollywood in the enviable position of having kept its biggest guns holstered, autumn looks to be flush with potential awards contenders (, ), intriguing indies (, ), and obvious crowd-pleasers () that would normally have been busting blocks midsummer.

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