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Great Movies That Take Place in Autumn

Updated November 5, 2019 11.1k votes 994 voters 47.1k views84 items

List RulesVote up your favorite movies that have an autumnal aesthetic, with colorful changing leaves and the brisk scent of fall in the air. Please, no horror/strictly Halloween movies.

Colorful leaves and cool breezes make fall many people's favorite time of year. Maybe that's why it's such a popular setting for films. The best movies set in the autumn months feature compelling characters who fall in love and pursue new adventures at this beautiful time of year. This is a list of the greatest movies set in the fall including everything from When Harry Met Sally to Dead Poets Society to The Blind Side.

What films will you find on this list of good fall movies? Good Will Hunting captured an autumnal feel with its MIT setting. Few movies are made about Thanksgiving, but Planes, Trains and Automobiles celebrated the spirit of the season on the big screen. Other good movies featured on this best fall movies list include Hannah and Her Sisters, Rushmore, and October Sky.

Which movie set during fall is your favorite? Give the best films a thumbs up and please add any great autumn movies that are missing.

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Dead Poets Society
Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke
Released: 1989
Directed by: Peter Weir
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Hocus Pocus
Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler
Released: 1993
Directed by: Kenny Ortega
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Stepmom
Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon
Released: 1998
Directed by: Chris Columbus
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Good Will Hunting
Ben Affleck, Robin Williams
Released: 1997
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
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Pocahontas
Mel Gibson, Christian Bale
Released: 1995
Directed by: Eric Goldberg, Mike Gabriel
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Practical Magic
Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock
Released: 1998
Directed by: Griffin Dunne
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Paul Reubens, Catherine O'Hara
Released: 1993
Directed by: Henry Selick
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Lisa DeFaria, Christopher Shea
Released: 1966
Directed by: Bill Melendez
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Mona Lisa Smile
Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst
Released: 2003
Directed by: Mike Newell
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Sleepy Hollow
Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci
Released: 1999
Directed by: Tim Burton
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Released: 2001
Directed by: Chris Columbus
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Casper
Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman
Released: 1995
Directed by: Brad Silberling, Phil Nibbelink
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Released: 2004
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
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When Harry Met Sally...
Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal
Released: 1989
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Bill Melendez
Released: 1973
Directed by: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman
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October Sky
Jake Gyllenhaal, Laura Dern
Released: 1999
Directed by: Joe Johnston
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Addams Family Values
Christina Ricci, Christopher Lloyd
Released: 1993
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
A summer camp provides a play about the first Thanksgiving...and the Addams family just keeps it Fall all year long to boot.

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The Sixth Sense
Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton
Released: 1999
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
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The Craft
Neve Campbell, Robin Tunney
Released: 1996
Directed by: Andrew Fleming
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Fly Away Home
Anna Paquin, Dana Delany
Released: 1996
Directed by: Carroll Ballard
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Drew Barrymore, Erika Eleniak
Released: 1982
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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The Village
Bryce Dallas Howard, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 2004
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Clint Howard, Howard Morris
Released: 1977
Directed by: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman
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You've Got Mail
Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan
Released: 1998
Directed by: Nora Ephron
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The Crucible
Winona Ryder, Daniel Day-Lewis
Released: 1996
Directed by: Nicholas Hytner
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