September 2019 Movies to See

August has been filled with all kinds of excellent options for your movie-viewing pleasure, so it’s possible you didn’t hear the collective gasp that happened last week. Disney/Marvel and Sony threw us the movie version of a curve ball when they announced that Spider-Man: Far From Home would likely be the last Spider-Man movie that incorporated the super hero into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Okay, they didn’t say that in so many words, but that’s the gist of their failure to extend the agreement that welcomed him into this realm in the first place. What this does is emphasize the importance of not taking the movie-going experience for granted. 

While the list of September movies releasing nationwide isn’t quite as robust as the list of August movie releases, you’ll find a variety of quality titles from Universal Pictures, Lionsgate, Warner Bros. Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Amazon Studios, Focus Features and STX Entertainment.

IT Chapter 2

Release date: September 6, 2019
Genre: Horror, Sequel
Cast: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean and Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise.. Reprising their roles as the original members of the Losers Club are Jaeden Martell, Wyatt Oleff, Jack Dylan Grazer, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Chosen Jacobs and Jeremy Ray Taylor.
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinemas
Official Website: IT movie
Follow on social: #ITMovie, #ITEnds 

Twenty-seven years after the Losers Club defeated Pennywise, he has returned to terrorize the town of Derry once more. Now adults, the Losers have long since gone their separate ways. However, people are disappearing again, so Mike, the only one of the group to remain in their hometown, calls the others home. Damaged by the experiences of their past, they must each conquer their deepest fears to destroy Pennywise once and for all…putting them directly in the path of the shape-shifting clown that has become deadlier than ever.

Hustlers

Release date: September 13, 2019
Genre: Comedy, Crime drama
Cast: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo, Mercedes Ruehl, Cardi B, Madeline Brewer, Trace Lysette and Mette Towley
Studio: STX Entertainment
Official Website: Hustlers movie
Follow on social: #HustlersMovie

Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients. The film was inspired by the article published by New York Magazine entitled “The Hustlers at Scores” written by Jessica Pressler.

The Goldfinch

Release date: September 13, 2019
Genre: Drama
Cast: Ansel Elgort, Oakes Fegley, Aneurin Barnard, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright and Nicole Kidman
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures / Amazon Studios
Official Website: The Goldfinch movie
Follow on social: #TheGoldfinch

Theodore “Theo” Decker was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day…a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch. The Goldfinch.

Downton Abbey

Release date: September 20, 2019
Genre: Drama
Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton
Studio: Focus Features
Official Website: Downton Abbey film
Follow on social: #DowntonAbbeyFilm

The television series Downton Abbey followed the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who worked for them at the turn of the 20th century in an Edwardian English country house. Over its 6 seasons, the series garnered 3 Golden Globe Awards, 15 Primetime Emmy Awards, 69 Emmy nominations in total, making Downton Abbey the most nominated non-US television show in the history of the Emmys – even earning a Special BAFTA award and a Guinness World Record for the highest critically rated TV show along the way.

Ad Astra

Release date: September 20, 2019
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure
Cast: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler and Donald Sutherland
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Official Website: Ad Astra movie
Follow on social: #AdAstra

Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.

Rambo: Last Blood

Release date: September 20, 2019
Genre: Action-Adventure
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adrianna Barraza, Yvette Monreal, Genie Kim aka Yenah Han, Joaquin Cosio, and Oscar Jaenada.
Studio: Lionsgate
Official Website: Rambo movie
Follow on social: #Rambo

Almost four decades after he drew first blood, Sylvester Stallone is back as one of the greatest action heroes of all time, John Rambo. Now, Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission. A deadly journey of vengeance, RAMBO: LAST BLOOD marks the last chapter of the legendary series.

Abominable

Release date: September 27, 2019
Genre: Animation, Family
Cast: Chloe Bennet, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Albert Tsai, Eddie Izzard, Sarah Paulson, Tsai Chin and Michelle Wong
Studio: Universal Pictures / DreamWorks Animation
Official Website: Abominable movie
Follow on social: #AbominableMovie

When teenage Yi encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends, Jin and Peng, name him “Everest” and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth. But the trio of friends will have to stay one-step ahead of Burnish, a wealthy man intent on capturing a Yeti, and zoologist Dr. Zara to help Everest get home.

Judy

Release date: September 27, 2019
Genre: Biography, Drama
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, and Michael Gambon
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Official Website: Judy the film
Follow on social: #JudytheFilm

Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband. Featuring some of her best-known songs, the film celebrates the voice, the capacity for love, and the sheer pizzazz of “the world’s greatest entertainer.”

With the school year now under way, you’ll need to either use non-school time wisely to see movies as a family OR simply go to the movies while the kids are in school! That’s what we plan to do!

Will you see one of these September releases or will you catch an August one that you missed?