Fall Movie Bucket List: 17 Movies to Watch This Fall

There is nothing better than curling up under a cozy blanket with a warm beverage on a gloomy day and watching a festive film.

In fact, watching a fall movie is one of my favorite ways to get into the autumn spirit.

And, if you’re here, I bet you feel the same!

The most challenging part is always… which movie should we watch?! (Am I the only one who continuously scrolls through movies on streaming services?)

Well, let’s make things easy and create a fall movie bucket list, shall we?

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This is a free and easy way to fill up your weekends all year round. Be sure to grab your copy before you make your movie list!

The Ultimate Fall Movie Bucket List

*Note: Halloween movies aren’t included on this list. I thought they deserved their own list over on my Halloween Movie Bucket List!

Remember the Titans: This true story follows a newly formed football team in a town where the sport is the most celebrated and prized event. Watch now!

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: The Harry Potter series is the ultimate fall film marathon just waiting to happen. Magic, trains, cozy libraries… what more could you want? Watch now!

The Blind Side: Based on a true story, a southern family takes in a homeless boy with great football potential. Watch now!

Frozen II: Elsa, Anna, and their friends go on a daring adventure through colorful, fall-colored forests. Watch now!

Silver Linings Playbook: After falling on hard times, a man moves in with his parents who are obsessed with football. Soon, he meets a young woman with issues of her own but is determined to help her with an interesting favor. Watch now!

When Harry Met Sally: The movie follows the life of two friends after a long car ride and a conversation about how a man and a woman cannot “just” be friends. So many great scenes in gorgeous fall foliage. Watch now!

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Young siblings attempt to help a friendly alien get back home. Watch now!

Friday Night Lights: Another great football movie based on a true story. Watch now!

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: A Zoologist-Wizard visits New York with a case full of magical creatures. Watch now!

Good Will Hunting: A man with incredible mathematic abilities chooses to work as a janitor and spend time with old friends, instead of exploring his genius capabilities. Watch now!

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: It took me a really long time to realize this movie was all about Thanksgiving! Two men go on a wild and quirky adventure in an attempt to make it home for the holidays. Watch now!

You’ve Got Mail: Two people, who don’t see eye-to-eye in real life, form a strong, anonymous relationship online. Watch now!

Sleepy Hollow: A man is sent to a spooky town to investigate the supposed decapitating of three people by a headless horseman. Watch now!

Dead Poets Society: A new professor livens up a quiet, conforming private school by teaching the students to live life to the fullest. Watch now!

October Sky: Another autumn film based on a true story. Everything changes in this small town after the satellite Sputnik flies overhead. Watch now!