Movies You Just Have To See This Fall

Movies You Just Have To See This Fall, ‘Skyfall,’ the new James Bond flick, and the end of the ‘Twilight’ series are the season’s biggest blockbusters. The 10 Most Anticipated Fall Movies, Though the summer movie season winds up this weekend and the holiday movie season doesn’t really ramp up until Thanksgiving, there are still going to be some pretty great flicks coming out this fall, from a time-travel thriller to a high-profile presidential bio-pic to the return of everyone’s favorite British spy. Check out 10 of the fall’s most anticipated movies below:

The Master (9/21) — There’s been a lot of talk about whether or not Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest movie is a thinly veiled tale about the origins of Scientology. The filmmakers are remaining mum. What we do know is that “The Master” is about a washed up ex-sailor (played by Joaquin Phoenix) who falls into the orbit of Lancaster Dodd (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), a charismatic huckster who founded a Scientology-like religious organization. It’s been five years since Paul Thomas Anderson’s last movie, the flinty masterpiece “There Will Be Blood,” so expectations for this movie are very high.

Looper (9/28) — Director Rian Johnson wowed critics and audiences with his insanely smart first movie “Brick,” which starred a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a Raymond Chandler-esque sleuth who happens to still be in high school. Gordon-Levitt and Johnson reunite for this insanely smart time-travel thriller that also stars Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt. Imagine every one of your favorite dystopian sci-fi flicks, from “Blade Runner” to “12 Monkeys,” remixed into one mind-bending story, and you get the idea.

Argo (10/12) — During the depths of the Iran hostage crisis in 1980, CIA agents managed enter the country posing as filmmakers scouting locations for a fake sci-fi flick and free six American embassy workers. This unbelievable true story is the basis for “Argo,” which was directed by Ben Affleck who also stars as the operation’s lead agent. Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman also star.

Cloud Atlas (10/26) — David Mitchell’s 2004 novel “Cloud Atlas” was considered a literary landmark. A series of interlocking tales that start in the 1800s and wind up some time in the distance future, the book was also considered all but unfilmable. Enter Lana and Andy Wachowski, the minds behind “The Matrix” series, and Tom Tykwer, the guy behind “Run Lola Run,” who somehow managed to film the unfilmable. Tom Hanks, Halle Barry, and Hugo Weaving all play multiple roles that transcend both race and gender. It’s the sort of movie that’s either going to be a masterpiece or a complete failure.