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Movies that feel like autumn

Not scary, just seasonal. These are the films that feel like October light through a window: wool, wood panelling, leaves underfoot, someone walking across a campus. Put one on when you want the mood of the season without anything jumping out at you.

Dead Poets Society
1989 · dir. Peter Weir
🍅 85%8.1drama

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

Good Will Hunting
1997 · dir. Gus Van Sant
🍅 97%8.4drama

Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.

Knives Out
2019 · dir. Rian Johnson
🍅 97%7.9comedy · crime · mystery

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009 · dir. Wes Anderson
🍅 93%7.9adventure · animation · comedy

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

Little Women
2019 · dir. Greta Gerwig
🍅 95%7.8drama · romance

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

The Royal Tenenbaums
2001 · dir. Wes Anderson
🍅 81%7.6comedy · drama

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.

Lady Bird
2017 · dir. Greta Gerwig
🍅 99%7.4drama · comedy

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.

Call Me by Your Name
2017 · dir. Luca Guadagnino
🍅 95%7.8romance · drama

In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.

When Harry Met Sally...
1989 · dir. Rob Reiner
🍅 90%7.7comedy · romance · drama

Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other?

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 · dir. Stephen Chbosky
🍅 85%7.9drama

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · dir. Alfonso Cuarón
🍅 90%7.9adventure · fantasy

Harry Potter's life is in danger once more as dangerous wizard Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison and is heading to Hogwarts.

Stand by Me
1986 · dir. Rob Reiner
🍅 89%8.1drama · adventure

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.

Big Fish
2003 · dir. Tim Burton
🍅 76%8adventure · fantasy · drama

Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.

Paddington
2014 · dir. Paul King
7.3comedy · adventure · family

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013 · dir. Ben Stiller
🍅 52%7.3adventure · comedy · drama

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · dir. Frank Darabont
🍅 89%9.3drama · crime

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

Every title above links to its kindred spirits. Find the one you love, then follow the thread. Or browse the mood behind this shelf: warm, contemplative.