The 20 Films To Look Forward To This Autumn

It’s both filthy, and provides some of your five-a-day. Seth Rogen’s grown-up animation about the horrors of being sentient food cusses its way to screens on September 2.

Fede Alvarez, who helmed the Evil Dead remake, goes ‘house of horrors’ crazy once again, with this 'muscular exercise in brutal, relentless peril’ (says Variety), as a group of teens pick on the wrong house to rob. Check it from September 9.

This critically-lauded modern western finds Texan brothers Chris Pine and Ben Foster robbing branches of the bank threatening to foreclose on their family’s land, pursued by Jeff Bridges’ cop on the eve of his retirement. Out from September 9.

It’s now been long enough that the Blair Witch, as laid out in the ground-breaking 'Blair Witch Project’ in 1999, has become legend in its own story-world, with a new group of young folk making a documentary about the original young folk who disappeared 17 years ago. Post-modern. Don’t discount as 'just another reboot’, it’s had great reviews. Out September 15.

Renee Zellweger is back as Bridget, older, but clearly not any wiser. Torn between her beau Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and dashing new love interest Jack (Patrick Dempsey), things don’t get any less complicated when she finds herself pregnant and not totally sure who the father is. Out September 16.

Critically-adored Kiwi buddy movie finds delinquent teenager Ricky (Julian Dennison) and grizzled outdoorsman Hec (Sam Neill) accidentally on the run from the authorities. Helmed by the brilliant Taika Waititi, he of 'What We Do In The Shadows’ and 'Thor: Ragnarok’ fame. Out on September 16.

Adapted from the celebrated novel by M.R. Carey, this intelligent take on the zombie genre finds humanity decimated by a fungal infection and the key to a cure lying in a small group of children. Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close and the magnificent Paddy Considine star. It’s out on September 23.

Updating the classic original, Denzel Washington leads a band of new gunslingers, including Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke and Vincent D'Onofrio, hired to protect a town from a unscrupulous industrialist. Out September 23.

Was there ever a more 'Tim Burton’ project? No, is the answer. Eva Green is headmistress of said home, with Asa Butterfield as troubled teen Jake, and Chris O'Dowd as his estranged father. Also starring Jude Dench and Terence Stamp, it’s out on September 30.

Get your Adidas Gazelles on, zip your parka all the way up to the top, and swagger your way down to the multiplex, our kid, for Mat Whitecross’s explorative documentary on the ecstatic ups and the tumultuous downs of Oasis. Do this from October 2.

Adapted from the hit novel (widely dubbed 'the new Gone Girl’), it finds Emily Blunt’s troubled divorcee Rachel becoming obsessed with a young couple she sees on her commute. Soon she’s embroiled in their lives and murky mystery. Also stars Hayley Bennett, Justin Theroux and Lisa Kudrow. Out October 7.

Louis Theroux delves into the world of Scientology, with the help of former church official Mark Rathbun, and soon finds himself under surveillance. Hailed for its witty, 'riotously funny’ look at the religion, it’s out on October 7.

A whip-smart crime comedy from the brilliant John Michael McDonagh, helmsman of 'The Guard’ and 'Calvary’, ably fronted by Alexander Skarsgard and Michael Pena. Critics went mad over it after its debut in Berlin. Out on October 7.

Road movie from Brit director Andrea Arnold, following the hard-partying ways of a travelling group of young magazine salesfolk. Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough star. Out October 14.

The latest of the screen adaptations from Dan Brown’s 'Da Vinci Code’ novels finds Tom Hanks back as 'symbology’ don Robert Langdon, who finds himself the subject of a manhunt. Also starring Felicity Jones, Omar Sy and Ben Foster. Out October 14.

Disregarding its own title, Tom Cruise is back as wandering tough guy Jack Reacher, who finds himself accused of a 16-year-old homicide from his days in the military. Out on October 21.

Perhaps the most hotly-anticipated of the Marvel movies, Benedict Cumberbatch is the neurosurgeon who enters the world of trimmed facial hair and the mystical arts following a car wreck. Also starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen and Tilda Swinton, it’s out on October 28.

Doing a favour for beige accountants everywhere, Ben Affleck fronts this thriller about a forensic accountant working for dangerous criminal organisations. 'Whiplash’ star J.K. Simmons is the agent hot on his heels. Out November 4.

Adapted from Philip Roth’s celebrated novel, Ewan McGregor is a businessman who sees his life fall apart in post-war America after his daughter, Dakota Fanning, commits an act of political terrorism. Also McGregor’s directorial debut, it’s out on November 11.

One of the biggest releases of the year, Eddie Redmayne is Newt Scamander, magizoologist embroiled in the underground world of wizardry and witchcraft in 1920s New York in this prequel to the Harry Potter universe. It’s out on November 18.