It’s getting colder and the days are getting shorter, and my love for snuggling up and watching a movie is up each and every day…and morning…and naptime…
Recently, I had a girlfriend ask me to go watch the new movie A Simple Favor with her. I wanted to be so on board but I was also so deadset on reading the book first because people have RAVED about it. I wasn’t ready to see it yet. I was so ill-prepared! I couldn’t let this happen again. So I set out to make a list of upcoming movies that are already getting rave reviews that are all based on novels. I scoured online sources and reviews, rumor sites, and Amazon to be sure I have a sure-fired list to give to you. Let’s get a headstart on these books before they’re impossible to find. And let’s be sure we won’t miss out on a movie date with girlfriends again! 🙂
Click on the links to Amazon to get the book!
A Simple Favor – Amazon.com
Released: September 14
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively
Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.
Bel Canto – Amazon.com
Released: September 14
Stars: Julianne Moore
A world-renown opera singer becomes trapped in a hostage situation when she’s invited to perform for a wealthy industrialist in South America.
Boy Erased – Amazon.com
Releases: November 2
Stars: Nicole Kidman
The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle – Amazon.com
Released: September 22
Stars: Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Una Carroll, Peter Coonan
Merricat, Constance and their Uncle Julian live in isolation after experiencing a family tragedy six years earlier. When cousin Charles arrives to steal the family fortune, he also threatens a dark secret they’ve been hiding.
Little Women – Amazon.com
Released: September 28
Stars: Lea Thompson
A modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, we follow the lives of four sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March – detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood.
First Man: Life of Neil A. Armstrong – Amazon.com
Releases: October 12
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
The Girl in the Spider’s Web – Amazon.com
Releases: November 9
Stars: Claire Foy
Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Amazon.com
Releases: November 16
Stars: Eddie Redmayne
The second installment of the “Fantastic Beasts” series set in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World featuring the adventures of magizoologist Newt Scamander.
Land of Steady Habits – Amazon.com
Released: September 14
Stars: Connie Britton
After leaving his wife and his job to find happiness, Anders befriends a drug-addicted teen, sending him down a path of reckless and shameful behavior.
Galveston – Amazon.com
Releases: October 19
Stars: Ben Foster, Elle Fanning
After escaping a set up, a dying hitman returns to his hometown of Galveston where he plans his revenge.
The Hate U Give – Amazon.com
Releases: October 19
Stars: Amandla Stenberg
Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what’s right.
Beautiful Boy – Amazon.com
Releases: October 12
Stars: Steve Carrell, Timothee Chalamet, Maura Tierney
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
The Sisters Brothers – Amazon.com
Released: September 19
Stars: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Pheonix
In 1850s Oregon, a gold prospector is chased by the infamous duo of assassins, the Sisters brothers.
The House with a Clock in its Walls – Amazon.com
Released: September 21
Stars: Jack Black, Cate Blanchett
A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms – Amazon.com
Releases: November 2
Stars: Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Morgan Freeman
A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice.
The Grinch – Amazon.com
Releases: November 9
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Angela Lansbury
A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? – Amazon.com
Releases: October 19
Stars: Melissa McCarthy
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception. An adaptation of the memoir Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the true story of best-selling celebrity biographer Lee Israel.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette – Amazon.com
Releases: March 22, 2019
Stars: Cate Blanchett, Judy Greer, Kristin Wiig
After her anxiety-ridden mother disappears, 15-year-old Bee does everything she can to track her down, discovering her troubled past in the process.
Break My Heart 1,000 Times –Movie Titled “I Still See You” – Amazon.com
Releases: October 12
Stars: Bella Thorne
Set nine years after an apocalyptic event that killed millions and left the world inhabited by ghosts.
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