My 2024 Fall Film List

The following are titles that feel like fall to me. Enjoy!

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Ever After

Still love this one to. bits. 

(reviewed here)

Anne of Avonlea

I mean... need I say more??

Jeeves and Wooster

The seasonal connection might be because the first page I ever read of Wodehouse contained the following:

"I reached out a hand from under the blankets, and rang the bell for Jeeves.

‘Good evening, Jeeves,’
‘Good morning, sir’
This surprised me.
‘Is it morning?’
‘Yes, sir.’
‘Are you sure? It seems very dark outside.’
‘There is a fog, sir. If you will recollect, we are now in Autumn – season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.’
‘Season of what?’
‘Mists, sir, and mellow fruitfulness.’"
(The Code of the Woosters)

Love it so much.

But seriously, so many eps from the series just shout fall. An absolute seasonal essential.

Pride and Prejudice '05

Along with Ever After, the clear yet hazy golden light (+ the fog and rain scenes)... the textures and colors... everything in this film is just an entirely autumn-y immersion. It's scrumptious. (reviewed here.)  

The Princess Bride

Hadn't seen this one for years and realized on a recent rewatch that it's kinda set in late summer (with an overarching Christmas setup), but (similarly to EA & P&P) the clear lighting for this film feels so fall-ish. + there're the iconically rustling leaves in certain scenes. (Note: still have to review this one and had forgotten the mentions of self harm -- which definitely stuck out to me more now as a mother -- so just a quick fyi in case you forgot that too before family viewing.) That said, I'd also forgotten just how quotable it is. xD

Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953)

Reviewed here years ago, I hadn't seen this one in eons, but rewatched it recently with my daughter and it held up quite well. As we were watching, it did strike me as kind of more wintery in places than autumnal, but something about all the outdoor scenes and colorful plaids and smoky interiors also just seemed very seasonal at the moment. Anyway, glad it was on our viewing list for this year. 

Love Comes Softly

Satisfyingly romantic (and including one of my favorite hymns in its score), I always end up wanting to rewatch it at least once a year. (short review here)

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There you have it! Do you have any favorite fall inspired films?