Alexa play, “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire. It seems like the most fitting song to listen to while you check out our list of the most anticipated movies coming out in September.
There are so many great movies to watch this month and with a great holiday newly started called National Cinema Day — also a great month to take advantage of both. On September 3rd, participating movie locations are making movie tickets as low as $3 for that day only. That means it is time to theater binge watch these anticipated movies coming out in September (on the 3rd) as well as any movies you may have missed in August/July.
In the meantime, check out the movies to add to your must-watch list this month.
Honk For Jesus. Save a Soul
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. is a satirical comedy starring Regina Hall as Trinitie Childs – the proud first lady of a Southern Baptist megachurch, who together with her husband Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs (Sterling K. Brown), once served a congregation in the tens of thousands. But after a scandal forces their church to temporarily close, Trinitie and Lee-Curtis must reopen their church and rebuild their congregation to make the biggest comeback that commodified religion has ever seen.
Starring: Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown, Austin Crute, Nicole Beharie, and more
Release Date: Sep 2, 2022
Where to Watch: In theaters
Blind Ambition
It follows four friends who driven by relentless optimism, a passion for their craft and a sense of national pride, form Zimbabwe’s first national wine tasting team and set their sights on the coveted title of “World Wine Tasting Champions.”
Starring: Joseph Dhafana, Marlvin Gwese, Tinashe Nyamudoka, Pardon Taguzu
Release Date: Sep 2, 2022
Where to Watch: In theaters (limited), Vudu (rent/buy), Apple TV (buy)
Pinocchio
live action retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Keegan-Michael Key, Cynthia Erivo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Luke Evans, and more.
Release Date: Sep 8, 2002
Where to Watch: Disney+
End Of The Road
Road trip thriller about a mom of two kids who relocates across the country with her kids and brother. The family’s move to the southland is thrown into complete chaos when they witness a murder and find a missing bag of money. Now, the murderer will stop at nothing to find them.
Starring: Queen Latifah, Ludacris, Beau Bridges, Jesse Luken, Keith Jardine, Frances Lee McCain, and more
Release Date: Sep 9, 2022
Where to Watch: Netflix
Flight/Risk
This documentary follows everyday people who find themselves in the midst of a global tragedy when two Boeing 737 Max planes crashed only five months apart in 2018 and 2019. This powerful documentary is told through the perspective of affected family members, their legal teams, whistleblowers, and Pulitzer-winning Seattle Times journalist Dominic Gates.
Release Date: Sep 9, 2022
Where to Watch: Prime Video
The Story Of Film: A New Generation
Examining the most powerful movie images of the last decade, filmmaker Mark Cousins updates his classic The Story of Film with A New Generation. Spanning from 2010 to 2021, including the recent pandemic, Cousins spins an epic and hopeful tale of cinematic innovation from around the globe as he helps to uncover new ways of seeing and being in our eclectic and voluminous digital age.
Release Date: Sep 9, 2022
Where to Watch: In theaters (limited)
MVP
The film takes place on the streets of Hollywood and centers on the growing friendship between a struggling recently retired NFL player (Mo McRae) and a homeless veteran suffering from PTSD (Boyer). The movie reveals the common challenges faced by military veterans and professional athletes adjusting to a new life once the uniform comes off. With their ‘glory days’ behind them, the two men bond in search of real purpose and identity.
Starring: Mo McRae, Nate Boyer, Talia Jackson, Christina Ochoa, Dina Shihabi, Tom Arnold, Rich Eisen, Vietnam veteran Dan Lauria, and former professional athletes Randy Couture, Tony Gonzalez, Howie Long, Jarrod Bunch and Michael Strahan.
Release Date: Sep 14, 2022
Where to Watch: In theaters (limited)
The Silent Twins
The astounding true story of twin sisters who only communicated with one another. As a result, they created a rich, fascinating world to escape the reality of their own lives. Based on the best-selling book The Silent Twins, the film stars Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance.
Starring: Letitia Wright, Tamara Lawrance, and more.
Release Date: Sep 16, 2022
Where to Watch: In theaters
The Woman King
The remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca (Oscar®-winner Viola Davis) as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life. Some things are worth fighting for…
Starring: Viola Davis,Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, John Boyega, and more
Release Date: Sep 16, 2022
Where to Watch: In theaters
See How They Run
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody, David Oyelowo, Ruth Wilson, Harris Dickinson, Shirley Henderson, Sian Clifford, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Reece Shearsmith, Charlie Cooper
Release Date: Sep 16, 2022
Where to Watch: In theaters
God’s Country
A college professor gets drawn into an escalating battle of wills after she catches two hunters trespassing on her property in the remote mountains of the American West.
Starring: Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb, Joris Jarsky, Kai Lennox, Jefferson White & Tanaya Beatty
Release Date: Sep 16, 2022
Where to Watch: In theaters
The American Dream And Other Fairy Tales
Filmmaker Abigail Disney examines income inequality at her family’s company, asking why the American dream seems so out of reach for so many.
Release Date: Sep 16, 2022
Where to Watch: In theaters (limited)
Sidney
An inspirational story honoring the life and legacy of Hollywood legend, Sidney Poitier.
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Robert Redford, Lenny Kravitz, Barbra Streisand, Spike Lee and more
Release Date:Sep 23, 2022
Where to Watch: In theaters and Apple TV+
On The Come Up
Bri, a 16-year-old gifted rapper, attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm in order to lift up her family and do right by the legacy of her father—a local hip hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her. On the Come Up is based on the New York Times’ #1 best-selling novel by Angie Thomas.
Starring: Jamila C. Gray, Sanaa Lathan, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Lil Yachty, Mike Epps, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Justin Martin, Titus Makin, Michael Cooper Jr., GaTa, Sanaa Lathan and Cliff “Method Man” Smith.
Release Date: Sep 23, 2022
Where to Watch: Paramount+
Lou
A storm rages. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother (Jurnee Smollett) teams up with the mysterious woman next door (Allison Janney) to pursue the kidnapper – a journey that tests their limits and exposes shocking secrets from their pasts.
Starring: Jurnee Smollett, Allison Janney, and more
Release Date: Sep 23, 2022
Where to Watch: Netflix
A Jazzman’s Blues
Tyler Perry’s tale of forbidden love and family drama unravels 40 years of secrets and lies against a soundtrack of juke joint blues in the Deep South.
Starring: Joshua Boone and Solea Pfeiffer, Amirah Vann, Austin Scott, Milauna Jemai Jackson, Brent Antonello, Brad Benedict, Kario Marcel, Lana Young and Ryan Eggold.
Release Date: Sep 23, 2022
Where to Watch: Netflix
Argentina, 1985
A team of lawyers take on the heads of Argentina’s bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds.
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Release Date: Sep 29, 2022
Where to Watch: In theaters (limited) and Prime Video
Entergalatic
The television special centers on Jabari is a charming, streetwear-clad artist on the cusp of real success. After a chance run-in with his cool new photographer neighbor, Meadow, Jabari has to figure out whether he can make space for love in his life.
Starring: Scott Mescudi, Jessica Williams, Timothée Chalamet, Ty Dolla Sign, Laura Harrier, Vanessa Hudgens, Christopher Abbott, 070 Shake, Teyana Taylor, Jaden Smith, Keith David, Arturo Castro, Macaulay Culkin
Release Date: Sep 30, 2022
Where to Watch: Netflix
Hocus Pocus 2
It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.
Starring: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, Whitney Peak, Sam Richardson, and more.
Release Date: Sep 30, 2022
Where to Watch: Disney+