With the worst summer of my adult life, cinematically speaking, nearly in the books, the Oscar movie season cannot get here fast enough. So, to offer some hope for the rest of the year, I figured it'd be nice to highlight what's in store. September and October actually look to be pretty average, with a couple potential standouts here and there, but it's November and December that are really bringing the goods, with at least three movies that have been on my overall most anticipated list for a number of years now. And there will no doubt be certain surprise films that show up currently not on this list, but as of now, these are the highlights...
(Also, for those interested, my 2017 thread can be found here: Blockbusters of 2017 - Highlights of a Sure-To-Be Record-Breaking Year)
FALL 2016
10.07 - THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
10.07 - BIRTH OF A NATION
10/07 - BLUE JAY (limited / on VOD October 11)
10.14 - THE ACCOUNTANT
10.14 - CERTAIN WOMEN (limited)
10.21 - AMERICAN PASTORAL (limited)
10.21 - JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK
10.21 - MOONLIGHT (limited)
10.28 - INFERNO
HOLIDAY 2016
11.04 - DOCTOR STRANGE
11.04 - HACKSAW RIDGE
11.04 - LOVING (limited)
11.11 - ARRIVAL
11.11 - BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK
11.18 - BLEED FOR THIS
11.18 - THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN
11.18 - FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
11.18 - MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (limited)
11.18 - NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (limited / wide December 9)
11.23 - ALLIED
11.25 - LION (limited)
12.02 - JACKIE (limited)
12.09 - LA LA LAND (limited / wide December 16)
12.09 - MISS SLOAN (limited)
12.09 - OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY
12.16 - COLLATERAL BEAUTY
12.16 - THE FOUNDER
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12.16 - ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY
12.16 - THE SPACE BETWEEN US
12.21 - ASSASSIN'S CREED
12.21 - PASSENGERS
12.21 - PATRIOTS DAY (limited release / wide January 13)
12.23 - A MONSTER CALLS (limited release / wide January 6)
12.23 - SILENCE (limited)
12.25 - 20TH CENTURY WOMEN (limited release / wide January 20)
12.25 - FENCES
12.25 - GOLD
12.25 - HIDDEN FIGURES (limited release / wide January 6)
12.25 - LIVE BY NIGHT (limited release / wide January 13)
12.25 - WHY HIM?
12.28 - PATERSON (limited)
For context, these are my fifteen most anticipated for the remainder of the year:
15. Office Christmas Party
14. Paterson
13. Lion
12. Live By Night
11. Nocturnal Animals
10. Jackie
09. Loving
08. Manchester by the Sea
07. Allied
06. 20th Century Women
05. La La Land
04. Silence
03. Passengers
02. Arrival
01. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
(Also, for those interested, my 2017 thread can be found here: Blockbusters of 2017 - Highlights of a Sure-To-Be Record-Breaking Year)
FALL 2016
10.07 - THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
10.07 - BIRTH OF A NATION
10/07 - BLUE JAY (limited / on VOD October 11)
10.14 - THE ACCOUNTANT
10.14 - CERTAIN WOMEN (limited)
10.21 - AMERICAN PASTORAL (limited)
10.21 - JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK
10.21 - MOONLIGHT (limited)
10.28 - INFERNO
HOLIDAY 2016
11.04 - DOCTOR STRANGE
11.04 - HACKSAW RIDGE
11.04 - LOVING (limited)
11.11 - ARRIVAL
11.11 - BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK
11.18 - BLEED FOR THIS
11.18 - THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN
11.18 - FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
11.18 - MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (limited)
11.18 - NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (limited / wide December 9)
11.23 - ALLIED
11.25 - LION (limited)
12.02 - JACKIE (limited)
12.09 - LA LA LAND (limited / wide December 16)
12.09 - MISS SLOAN (limited)
12.09 - OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY
12.16 - COLLATERAL BEAUTY
12.16 - THE FOUNDER
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12.16 - ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY
12.16 - THE SPACE BETWEEN US
12.21 - ASSASSIN'S CREED
12.21 - PASSENGERS
12.21 - PATRIOTS DAY (limited release / wide January 13)
12.23 - A MONSTER CALLS (limited release / wide January 6)
12.23 - SILENCE (limited)
12.25 - 20TH CENTURY WOMEN (limited release / wide January 20)
12.25 - FENCES
12.25 - GOLD
12.25 - HIDDEN FIGURES (limited release / wide January 6)
12.25 - LIVE BY NIGHT (limited release / wide January 13)
12.25 - WHY HIM?
12.28 - PATERSON (limited)
For context, these are my fifteen most anticipated for the remainder of the year:
15. Office Christmas Party
14. Paterson
13. Lion
12. Live By Night
11. Nocturnal Animals
10. Jackie
09. Loving
08. Manchester by the Sea
07. Allied
06. 20th Century Women
05. La La Land
04. Silence
03. Passengers
02. Arrival
01. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story