Fall is the perfect time for movies! As the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, there’s nothing better than settling in to watch a great film.
10 Things I Hate About You- 1999
Kat Stratford is beautiful, smart, and quite abrasive to most of her fellow teens, meaning that she doesn’t attract many boys. Unfortunately for her younger sister, Bianca, house rules say that she can’t date until Kat has a boyfriend, so strings are pulled to set the dour damsel up for a romance. Soon, Kat crosses paths with handsome new arrival Patrick Verona. Kat may let her guard down enough to fall for the effortlessly charming Patrick.
The NoteBook- 2004
In 1940s South Carolina, mill worker Noah and rich girl Allie are in love. But her parents don’t approve. When Noah goes off to serve in World War II, it seems to mark the end of their love affair. Allie becomes involved with another man. But when Noah returns to their small town years later, on the cusp of Allie’s marriage, it soon becomes clear that their romance is anything but over.
Gilmore Girls- 2000
Gilmore Girls follows the lives of single mother Lorelai and her academically-minded teenage daughter, Lorelai “Rory” , who live in the quaint fictional town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut. Lorelai dreams of owning her own inn, and Rory plans to attend Harvard University.
The Breakfast Club- 1985
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian, and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently — and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
Dead Poets Society- 1989
A new English teacher, John Keating, is introduced to an all-boys preparatory school that is known for its ancient traditions and high standards. He uses unorthodox methods to reach out to his students, who face enormous pressures from their parents and the school. With Keating’s help, students Neil, Todd, and others learn to break out of their shells, pursue their dreams, and seize the day.
Perks Of being a Wallflower- 2012
An introverted high school freshman, as he navigates his freshman year by writing letters to an anonymous “friend.” He copes with the suicide of his best friend and a car accident that killed his Aunt Helen when he was seven, while forming strong friendships with two seniors, Sam and Patrick. Charlie experiences first love, deals with bullying and drug experimentation, and forms a bond with his supportive English teacher, Bill.
Fantastic Mr Fox- 2009
After 12 years of bucolic bliss, Mr. Fox breaks a promise to his wife and raids the farms of their human neighbors, Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Giving in to his animal instincts endangers not only his marriage but also the lives of his family and their animal friends. When the farmers force Mr. Fox and company deep underground, he has to resort to his natural craftiness to rise above the opposition.
Juno- 2007
When precocious teen Juno becomes pregnant, she chooses a failed rock star and his wife to adopt her unborn child. Complications occur when Mark, the prospective father, begins viewing Juno as more than just the mother of his future child, putting both his marriage and the adoption in jeopardy.
Little Miss Sunshine- 2006
The Hoover family — a man, his wife, an uncle, a brother, and a grandfather– puts the fun back in dysfunctional by piling into a VW bus and heading to California to support a daughter in her bid to win the Little Miss Sunshine Contest. The sanity of everyone involved is stretched to the limit as the group’s quirks cause epic problems as they travel along their interstate route.
Five Feet Apart- 2019
Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness. There’s an instant flirtation, though restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction.
La La Land- 2016
Sebastian and Mia are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
Twilight- 2008
High-school student Bella Swan, always a bit of a misfit, doesn’t expect life to change much when she moves from sunny Arizona to rainy Washington state. Then she meets Edward Cullen, a handsome but mysterious teen whose eyes seem to peer directly into her soul. Edward is a vampire whose family does not drink blood, and Bella, far from being frightened, enters into a dangerous romance with her immortal soulmate.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone- 2001
Adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling’s popular children’s novels about Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents’ mysterious deaths.
Law and Order- 1990
Depicting the investigation of crimes by NYPD detectives and their subsequent prosecution by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. The show focuses on cases, often inspired by real events, and presents both the police work to apprehend a suspect and the legal challenges to ensure their conviction, offering a unique perspective on the criminal justice system.
Little Woman- 2019
In the years after the Civil War, Jo March lives in New York and makes her living as a writer, while her sister Amy studies painting in Paris. Amy has a chance encounter with Theodore, a childhood crush who proposed to Jo but was ultimately rejected. Their oldest sibling, Meg, is married to a schoolteacher, while their shy sister Beth develops a devastating illness that brings the family back together.
