September is here, and while the movie season traditionally slows down once school starts back up, this month is still filled with great movies. The wide releases may be fewer, but that just gives smaller movies and others flying under the radar time to shine. Dotted throughout this month we have Francis Ford Coppola’s passion project magnum opus, the return of Beetlejuice, horror movies galore, and more.

Here are all the wide-release movies coming to theaters in September 2024. Get tickets here.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Release Date: Friday, September 6

Cast: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Catherine O’Hara, Monica Belluci, Willem Dafoe, Justin Theroux, Danny DeVito, Burn Gorman, Amy Nuttall

Director: Tim Burton

Synopsis: After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

Transformers One – Release Date: Friday, September 13

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jon Hamm, Laurence Fishburne, Steve Buscemi

Director: Josh Cooley

Synopsis: TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, with Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm.

Speak No Evil – Release Date: Friday, September 13

Cast: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Kris Hitchen, Alix West Lefler, Motaz Malhees

Director: James Watkins

Synopsis: A family is invited to spend a weekend in an idyllic country house, unaware that their dream vacation will soon become a psychological nightmare.

The Killer’s Game – Release Date: Friday, September 13

Cast: Sofia Boutella, Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Scott Adkins, Ben Kingsley, Terry Crews, Daniel Bernhardt, Marko Zaror, Antonia Desplat, Shaina West

Director: J.J. Perry

Synopsis: NYPD veteran Mike and rookie Angela tackle a high-stakes day on New York’s toughest streets, diving headfirst into a vortex of danger and action. Their adrenaline-fueled pursuits and unexpected threats unfold as they navigate perilous encounters. Amidst the chaos, intense challenges forge unbreakable bonds.

The Substance – Release Date: Friday, September 20

Cast: Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid, Margaret Qualley, Joseph Balderrama, Hugo Diego Garcia, Oscar Lesage, Oscar Salem, Gore Abrams, Alexandra Papoulias Barton, Robin Greer

Director: Coralie Fargeat

Synopsis: A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

Never Let Go – Release Date: Friday, September 20

Cast: Halle Berry, Christin Park, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Stephanie Lavigne, Percy Daggs IV, Anthony B. Jenkins, Cadence Compton

Director: Alexandre Aja

Synopsis: A family living in the woods has been haunted by an evil spirit for years. Their safety and their surroundings come into question when one of the children questions if the evil is real.

Megalopolis – Release Date: Friday, September 27

Cast: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Talia Shire, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Schwartzman, Kathryn Hunter, Chloe Fineman, Grace VanderWaal, James Remar, D.B. Sweeney, Balthazar Getty, Dustin Hoffman, Romy Mars, Bailey Ives, Isabelle Kusman, Madeleine Gardella

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Synopsis: An architect wants to rebuild New York City as a utopia following a devastating disaster. MEGALOPOLIS is a conflict between Cesar, a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare.

The Wild Robot – Release Date: Friday, September 27

Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Kit Connor, Alexandra Novelle, Matt Berry, Ving Rhames, Mark Hamill

Director: Chris Sanders

Synopsis: The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot -ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short – that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.

Lee – Release Date: Friday, September 27

Cast: Kate Winslet, Alexander Skarsgård, Andrea Riseborough, Marion Cotillard, Andy Samberg, Josh O’Connor, Noémie Merlant, James Murray, Samuel Barnett, Enrique Arce

Director: Ellen Kuras

Synopsis: The story of photographer Elizabeth ‘Lee’ Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

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