SNOWDEN (Sept. 16) Oliver Stone directs this potential pot-stirrer starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden, the computer whiz who leaked classified documents showing that the U.S. government was surveilling millions of its citizens. With Shailene Woodley and Melissa Leo.
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (Sept. 23) A reworking of John Sturges' 1960 Western _ itself a version of Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" (1957) _ about a band of gunslingers hired to protect a Mexican village. With Denzel Washington, Peter Sarsgaard and Chris Pratt. Directed by Antoine Fuqua.
QUEEN OF KATWE (Sept. 23) The true story of Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan girl who pursues her dream of becoming an international chess champion. With David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o and Madina Nalwanga. Directed by Mira Nair.
MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (Sept. 30) Eva Green, the show-stealing vampire in Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows," reunites with the director to play the headmistress of a school for children with strange powers. Based on the popular children's novel. With Asa Butterfield, Chris O'Dowd and Samuel L. Jackson.
THE BIRTH OF A NATION (Oct. 7) The success story of Sundance was this ambitious historical film from director Nate Parker, who also stars as Nat Turner, a Southern slave who leads a revolt. It sold to Fox Searchlight for $17.5 million, a festival record. With Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King and Gabrielle Union.
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN (Oct. 7) Emily Blunt plays a troubled woman whose daily commute passes the house of a seemingly perfect couple. One day, the wife vanishes. Directed and co-written by Tate Taylor ("The Help") from the best-selling novel. With Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux and Allison Janney.
THE ACCOUNTANT (Oct. 14) Ben Affleck takes on the unlikely role of a socially inept math genius who cooks the books for criminal organizations. Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons plays the government agent who closes in. With Anna Kendrick and Jeffrey Tambor. Directed by Huntington-raised Gavin O'Connor.
BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN (Oct. 21) Tyler Perry is always busy _ he's been directing TLC's "Too Close to Home" series and battling the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles _ but he never stays away long from his famous cantankerous granny creation. Here, she battles ghouls and zombies along with neighborhood troublemakers.
JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK (Oct. 21) Tom Cruise returns as the military-trained loner who likes to tell you exactly how this fist fight will end (you lose). This time, Reacher must help an old buddy (Cobie Smulders) and uncover a government conspiracy. Based on the 18th novel in Lee Child's popular series. Directed by Edward Zwick.
INFERNO (Oct. 28) Tom Hanks and director Ron Howard join forces for their third film in the "Da Vinci Code" franchise. This time, world-renowned symbologist Robert Langdon suffers amnesia while investigating a mystery involving Dante Alighieri. With Felicity Jones.
DOCTOR STRANGE (Nov. 4) Benedict Cumberbatch joins the Disney-Marvel universe as Stephen Strange, a surgeon who seeks to regain the use of his hands by joining a mystical enclave called Kamar-Taj. Trailers suggest a "Matrix"-meets-"Inception" vibe from director Scott Derrickson. With Chiwetel Ejiofor and Rachel McAdams.
HACKSAW RIDGE (Nov. 4) The story of conscientious objector Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), the only American soldier sent to the front lines of World War II with no weapon. It's the first film Mel Gibson has directed since "Apocalypto" (2006). Also starring Sam Worthington, Rachel Griffiths and Vince Vaughn.
ARRIVAL (Nov. 11) When mysterious spacecraft touch down on Earth, a team is sent to investigate and find out their intentions. Amy Adams plays the leader and linguistics expert Louise Banks. With Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.
BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK (Nov. 11) A young Iraq veteran, hailed as a hero in his small hometown, struggles with his memories of what really happened in the war. With Kristen Stewart, Vin Diesel, Garrett Hedlund and Steve Martin. Directed by Ang Lee.
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (Nov. 18) Harry Potter's first-year textbook at Hogwarts is now a movie starring Eddie Redmayne as author Newt Scamander, who arrives in New York City in 1926 with a suitcase full of magical creatures. "Potter" veteran David Yates directs from J.K. Rowling's first-ever screenplay. With Ezra Miller, Katherine Waterston and Colin Farrell.
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (Nov. 18) Casey Affleck plays a solitary Boston janitor who finds himself appointed guardian of his 16-year-old nephew (Lucas Hedges). It's the latest from playwright-turned-filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan and already a hot tip in the Oscar race.
ALLIED (Nov. 23) In North Africa in 1942, an intelligence officer (Brad Pitt) meets a French Resistance fighter (Marion Cotillard) on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Lizzie Caplan and Matthew Goode.
MOANA (Nov. 23) Disney's animated adventure, inspired by the history and myths of Polynesia, tells the story of a chieftain's daughter (newcomer Auli'i Cravalho) trying save her people with the help of the demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson). Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of "Hamilton," contributed to the music.
RULES DON'T APPLY (Nov. 23) Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty), his new chauffeur (Alden Ehrenreich) and an aspiring actress (Lily Collins) form a love triangle in this romantic comedy. Beatty wrote the screenplay, and for the first time in nearly 20 years, directs. With Matthew Broderick, Annette Bening, Alec Baldwin, Steve Coogan and Oliver Platt.
LA LA LAND (Dec. 2) Ryan Gosling, as a hard-luck jazz pianist, and Emma Stone, as a struggling actress, star in their third film together, an original musical by "Whiplash" director Damien Chazelle. It's already being cited as a best picture Oscar contender; London's The Guardian called it a "masterpiece."
COLLATERAL BEAUTY (Dec. 16) When a successful New York City advertising man (Will Smith) isolates himself after a tragedy, his friends take drastic measures to reach him. With Edward Norton, Keira Knightley and Kate Winslet. Directed by David Frankel.
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (Dec. 16) The first of the new "Star Wars" stand-alone films stars Felicity Jones as a newcomer to the Rebel Alliance whose mission is to steal the plans to the Death Star. The cast includes Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen and Forest Whitaker. The director is Gareth Edwards.
PASSENGERS (Dec. 21) Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt star in director Morten Tyldum's space romance about two travelers who awake from suspended animation 90 years too early.
PATRIOTS DAY (Dec. 21) Mark Wahlberg reteams with "Lone Survivor" director Peter Berg in this story of a police sergeant hunting the perpetrators of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. With John Goodman and Michelle Monaghan.
GOLD (Dec. 25) A modern-day prospector (Matthew McConaughey) goes searching for gold in the uncharted jungles of Indonesia. The Oscar-winning actor sports a new look for this movie: He's half-bald. With Edgar Ramirez and Bryce Dallas Howard.
And keep in mind ...
BLAIR WITCH (Sept. 16) A sequel to the 1999 indie-horror sensation, though without the original writer-directors. Starring James Allen McCune and Callie Hernandez.
THE DRESSMAKER (Sept. 23) A well-traveled fashion-industry type (Kate Winslet) returns to her small Australian hometown, where she's haunted by her scandalous past.
AMERICAN HONEY (Sept. 30) Shia LaBeouf returns to the big screen in a film about hard-partying adolescents traveling the Midwest. The film was a sold-out hit at Cannes.
AMERICAN PASTORAL (Oct. 21) Ewan McGregor makes his directorial debut in an adaptation of Philip Roth's 1997 masterpiece about an all-American Jewish father whose young daughter disappears.
I'M NOT ASHAMED (Oct. 21) A faith-based drama inspired by the diaries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first victim of the Columbine shooting in 1999.
WE ARE X (Oct. 21) A documentary about the 30-year career of a multimillion-selling Japanese rock band. Directed by Stephen Kijak.
LOVING (Nov. 4) The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple who took their decadelong fight to be legally married to the Supreme Court. Starring Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton.
ELLE (Nov. 11) The latest from provocateur Paul Verhoeven ("Basic Instinct," "Showgirls") stars Isabelle Huppert as a woman who hunts down the man who attacked her.
THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (Nov. 18) High-schoolers Nadine and Krista are best friends who tell each other everything _ except that Krista is secretly dating Nadine's brother. Writer Kelly Fremon Craig, a self-avowed John Hughes fan, makes her directorial debut.
MISS SLOANE (Dec. 9) Jessica Chastain plays a ruthless lobbyist in director John Madden's political thriller. With Mark Strong and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
