Netflix 2022 Fall Movie Release Dates: ‘Blonde,’ ‘Knives Out 2,’ and More

Summer may be coming to an end, but don’t cry because it’s over—smile because Netflix’s fall 2022 movie slate is absolutely stacked.

With over 40 new movie titles coming to the streaming service before the end of the year, Netflix is here to make sure you never have a dull moment this fall.

From Ana de Armas stepping into the shoes of Marilyn Monroe in Blonde; to the highly anticipated sequel to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, Glass Onion; to a Christmas movie starring Lindsay Lohan and Chord Overstreet, Falling For Christmas; there is truly something for everyone on the Netflix fall film line-up. Good luck getting any sleep for the next four months.

For your convenience, we’ve listed out the Netflix Fall 2022 movies and release dates below, along with the cast, director, loglines, and available photos or teasers for every film.

SEPTEMBER:

LOVE IN THE VILLA

RELEASE DATE: September 1
STARS:  Kat Graham, Tom Hopper
DIRECTOR: Mark Steven Johnson

A young woman (Kat Graham) takes a trip to romantic Verona, Italy, after a break-up, only to find that the villa she reserved was double-booked, and she’ll have to share her vacation with a cynical and very good-looking British man (Tom Hopper).

IVY + BEAN

RELEASE DATE: September 2
STARS: Keslee Blalock, Madison Skye Validum, Lidya Jewet
DIRECTOR: Elissa Down

Ivy (Keslee Blalock) and Bean (Madison Skye Validum) never expected to be friends. Ivy is quiet, thoughtful and observant. Bean is playful, exuberant and fearless. However, sometimes an adventure reveals that opposites can become the best of friends.

THE ANTHRAX ATTACKS 

RELEASE DATE: September 8
STARS: Clark Gregg
DIRECTOR: Dan Krauss

From Oscar-nominated director Dan Krauss (Extremis, The Kill Team), The Anthrax Attacks tells the story of the 2001 anthrax attacks on the United States and one of the largest and most complex FBI investigations in the history of law enforcement. Five Americans were killed and at least 17 fell ill in what became one of the worst biological attacks in U.S. history, which followed one week after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

END OF THE ROAD

RELEASE DATE: September 9
STARS: Queen Latifah, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Beau Bridges
DIRECTOR: Millicent Shelton

In this high-octane action thriller, a cross-country road trip becomes a highway to hell for Brenda and her family. Alone in the New Mexico desert, they have to fight for their lives when they become the targets of a mysterious killer.

DRIFTING HOME

RELEASE DATE: September 16
DIRECTOR: Hiroyasu Ishida

Kosuke and Natsume have been friends since childhood, but as time goes on the relationship between the two sixth graders seems strained as they keep avoiding one another. One day during their summer vacation, they go to a housing complex that is scheduled to be demolished. Having grown up there, the place holds a lot of memories. While playing, they suddenly get caught up in a mysterious phenomenon and when they regain consciousness, they see an entire ocean before them as the housing complex has drifted into a mysterious sea along with Kosuke and Natsume with it. Will they be able to return to their previous world? A summer farewell journey begins.

DO REVENGE 

RELEASE DATE: September 16
STARS: Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, Austin Abrams
DIRECTOR: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

After a clandestine run-in, Drea (Alpha, fallen it girl) and Eleanor (beta, new alt girl) team up to go after each other’s tormentors. Do Revenge is a subverted Hitchcock-ian dark comedy featuring the scariest protagonists of all: teenage girls.

LOU

RELEASE DATE: September 23
STARS:  Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett, Logan Marshall-Green
DIRECTOR: Anna Foerster

A storm rages. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother (Jurnee Smollett) teams up with the mysterious woman next door (Allison Janney) to pursue the kidnapper – a journey that tests their limits and exposes shocking secrets from their pasts.

A JAZZMAN’S BLUES

RELEASE DATE: September 23 on Netflix, September 16 in theaters
STARS: Joshua Boone, Solea Pfeiffer, Amirah Vann
DIRECTOR: Tyler Perry

A sweeping tale of forbidden love, A Jazzman’s Blues unspools forty years of secrets and lies soundtracked by juke joint blues in the deep South.

ATHENA

RELEASE DATE: September 23 on Netflix, September 9 in theaters
STARS: Dali Benssalah, Sami Slimane
DIRECTOR: Romain Gavras

Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.

BLONDE

RELEASE DATE: September 28 on Netflix, September 16 in theaters
STARS: Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale
DIRECTOR: Andrew Dominik

Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, exploring the split between her public and private selves.

OCTOBER:

MR. HARRIGAN’S PHONE

RELEASE DATE: October 5
STARS: Donald Sutherland, Jaeden Martell, Joe Tippett, Kirby Howell-Baptiste
DIRECTOR: John Lee Hancock

When Craig, a young boy living in a small town (Jaeden Martell) befriends Mr. Harrigan, an older, reclusive billionaire (Donald Sutherland), the two begin to form an unlikely bond over their love of books and reading. But when Mr. Harrigan sadly passes away, Craig discovers that not everything is dead and gone and strangely finds himself able to communicate with his friend from the grave through the iPhone in this supernatural coming-of-age story that shows that certain connections are never lost. Based on the short story by Stephen King.

LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE

RELEASE DATE: October 7 on Netflix, September 30 in theaters
STARS: Mila Kunis, Finn Wittrock, Chiara Aurelia
DIRECTOR: Mike Barker

Luckiest Girl Alive centers on Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe, and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Brentley School, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.

THE REDEEM TEAM

RELEASE DATE: October 7
DIRECTOR: Jon Weinbach

Using unprecedented Olympic footage and behind-the-scenes material, The Redeem Team tells the story of the US Olympic Men’s Basketball Team’s quest for gold at the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 following the previous team’s shocking performance four years earlier in Athens. The documentary offers a fascinating portrait of team building and features insightful interviews with athletes and coaches from Dwyane Wade and LeBron James to Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski, who reflect on how The Redeem Team set a new standard for American basketball.

THE CURSE OF BRIDGE HOLLOW

RELEASE DATE: October 14
STARS: Marlon Wayans, Priah Ferguson, Kelly Rowland, Rob Riggle
DIRECTOR: Jeff Wadlow

A father (Marlon Wayans) and his teenage daughter (Priah Ferguson) are forced to team up and save their town after an ancient and mischievous spirit causes Halloween decorations to come to life and wreak havoc.

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL

RELEASE DATE: October 19
STARS: Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh
DIRECTOR: Paul Feig

Best friends Sophie and Agatha find themselves on opposing sides of an epic battle when they’re swept away into an enchanted school where aspiring heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance between Good and Evil. Based on the epic international best-selling series The School for Good And Evil by Soman Chainani.

DESCENDANT 

RELEASE DATE: October 21 on Netflix and in theaters
DIRECTOR: Margaret Brown

Documentary filmmaker Margaret Brown (“The Order of Myths”, “The Great Invisible”) returns to her hometown of Mobile, Alabama to document the search for and historic discovery of The Clotilda, the last known ship to arrive in the United States, illegally carrying enslaved Africans. After a century of secrecy and speculation, the 2019 discovery of the ship turns attention toward the descendant community of Africatown and presents a moving portrait of a community actively grappling with and fighting to preserve their heritage while examining what justice looks like today. Participant and Higher Ground Productions present this important and gripping documentary.

THE GOOD NURSE

RELEASE DATE: October 26 on Netflix, October 19 in theaters
STARS: Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne
DIRECTOR: Tobias Lindholm

Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth in this gripping thriller based on true events.

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

RELEASE DATE: October 28 on Netflix, September 29 in theaters (Germany)
STARS: Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch
DIRECTOR: Edward Berger

A young German soldier’s terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I. Based on the bestseller by Erich Maria Remarque.

WENDALL & WILD

RELEASE DATE: October 28 on Netflix, October 21 in theaters
STARS: Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett
DIRECTOR: Henry Selick

From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick and Jordan Peele comes Wendell & Wild, an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Peele), who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other, an animated fantasy that defies the law of life and death, all told through the handmade artistry of stop motion.

NOVEMBER:

ENOLA HOLMES 2

RELEASE DATE: November 4
STARS: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter
DIRECTOR: Harry Bradbeer

Now a detective-for-hire like her infamous brother, Enola Holmes takes on her first official case to find a missing girl, as the sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery that requires the help of friends — and Sherlock himself — to unravel.

FALLING FOR CHRISTMAS

RELEASE DATE: November 10
STARS: Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet
DIRECTOR: Janeen Damian

A newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress gets into a skiing accident, suffers from total amnesia and finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.

IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?

RELEASE DATE: November 11 on Netflix, November TBA in theaters
DIRECTOR: Elvis Mitchell

From celebrated writer and film historian Elvis Mitchell, IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!? is both a documentary and deeply personal essay. The film examines the craft and power of cinema from a perspective often overlooked: the African American contribution to films released from the landmark era of the 70s. It is a deep dive into the impact that point of view had on movies, as well as popular culture.

CAPTURING THE KILLER NURSE

RELEASE DATE: November 11
DIRECTOR: Tim Travers Hawkins

When mysterious lab results link a series of deaths at a local hospital, a heroic nurse teams up with two small-town detectives to go undercover and help capture fellow nurse and friend Charles Cullen, a man now believed to be one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. A harrowing tale of friendship, murder and betrayal, the trio’s unrelenting pursuit of Cullen offers a penetrating look at America’s healthcare system, which allowed him to go on killing within its walls – for over a decade.

IN HER HANDS

RELEASE DATE: November 16 on Netflix, November 9 in theaters
DIRECTOR: Tamana Ayazi, Marcel Mettelsiefen

Filmed across two turbulent years, In Her Hands tells the story of Zarifa Ghafari, who at 26 became one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors and the youngest to ever hold the position. The film documents her fight for survival against the backdrop of her country’s accelerated unraveling. As Western forces announce their retreat and the Taliban start their sweep back to power, Zarifa and women across the country face a new reality. Amid these tectonic changes, Zarifa must make the most difficult decision of her life

CHRISTMAS WITH YOU

RELEASE DATE: November 17
STARS: Aimee Garcia, Freddie Prinze Jr.
DIRECTOR: Gabriela Tagliavini

Feeling career burn out, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan’s wish in small town New York, where she not only finds the inspiration to revitalize her career but also a shot at true love.

SLUMBERLAND

RELEASE DATE: November 18
STARS: Jason Momoa, Marlow Barkley, Chris O’Dowd, Kyle Chandler
DIRECTOR: Francis Lawrence

A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.

THE SWIMMERS

RELEASE DATE: November 23 on Netflix, TBA in theaters
STARS: Nathalie Issa, Manal Issa, Matthias Schweighöfer
DIRECTOR: Sally El Hosaini

Based on a true story, THE SWIMMERS follows the journey from war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use.

THE NOEL DIARY 

RELEASE DATE: November 24
STARS: Justin Hartley, Barrett Doss
DIRECTOR: Charles Shyer

When best-selling author Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) returns home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother’s estate, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and that of Rachel (Barrett Doss) – an intriguing young woman on a mission of her own. Together, they embark on a journey to confront their pasts and discover a future that’s totally unexpected.

MY FATHER’S DRAGON

RELEASE DATE: November TBA
STARS: Jacob Tremblay, Gaten Matarazzo, Whoopi Goldberg, Ian McShane
DIRECTOR: Nora Twomey

From five-time Academy Award®-nominated animation studio Cartoon Saloon (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers) and Academy Award®-nominated director Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner), comes an exquisite film inspired by the Newbery-honored children’s book from author Ruth Stiles Gannett. Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a lifetime.

DECEMBER:

SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL

RELEASE DATE: December 2 on Netflix, November 18 in theaters
STARS: Luke Evans, Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn
DIRECTOR: Stephen Donnelly

Produced by Timeless Films in association with Axis Studios and directed by Stephen Donnelly, Charles Dickens’ ageless legend is reborn in this supernatural, time-traveling, musical adaptation of the definitive Christmas story. With his very soul on the line, Scrooge has but one Christmas Eve left to face his past and build a better future.

GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

RELEASE DATE: December 9 on Netflix, TBA in theaters
STARS: Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro
DIRECTOR: Guillermo Del Toro

Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro and award winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson reimagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy with a whimsical tour de force that finds Pinocchio on an enchanted adventure that transcends worlds and reveals the life-giving power of love.

THE VOLCANO: RESCUE FROM WHAKAARI

RELEASE DATE: December 16 on Netflix, December 9 in theaters
DIRECTOR: Rory Kennedy

A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing this tragic event within the larger context of nature, resilience, and the power of our shared humanity.

BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS

RELEASE DATE: December 16 on Netflix, November 4 in theaters, October 27 in theaters in Mexico
STARS: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani
DIRECTOR: Alejandro G. Iñarritu

Five-time Academy Award®-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu brings us BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths. BARDO is an epic, visually stunning and immersive experience set against the intimate and moving journey of Silverio, a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, who, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit. The folly of his memories and fears have decided to pierce through the present, filling his everyday life with a sense of bewilderment and wonder.

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS: GRUDGE OF EDINBURGH PART 1

RELEASE DATE: December 20
DIRECTOR: Bob Shirahata

With over 37 million copies sold and winning in the children’s category of the 39th Kodansha Manga Award, the mega-hit The Seven Deadly Sins (original work: Nakaba Suzuki) is receiving a spin-off anime film. This film will feature an original story by Suzuki. Split into two parts, the story will follow Tristan, the son of The Seven Deadly Sins protagonists Meliodas and Elizabeth. Tristan inherits the power of the Goddess Clan and can heal people’s wounds and injuries, but he often ends up hurting others due to his inability to control his Demon Clan power. To protect his family, Tristan heads to

GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

RELEASE DATE: December 23 on Netflix, TBA in theaters
STARS: Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline with Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista
DIRECTOR: Rian Johnson

In the follow-up to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, Detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery involving a new cast of colorful suspects.

ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL

RELEASE DATE: December 25 on Netflix, December 9 in theaters
STARS: Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch
DIRECTOR: Matthew Warchus

An adaptation of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results.

WHITE NOISE

RELEASE DATE: December 30 on Netflix, November 25 in theaters
STARS: Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle
DIRECTOR: Noah Baumbach

At once hilarious and horrifying, lyrical and absurd, ordinary and apocalyptic, White Noise dramatizes a contemporary American family’s attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.

LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER

RELEASE DATE: December TBA on Netflix, TBA in theaters
STARS: Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell, Matthew Duckett, Joely Richardson
DIRECTOR:  Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

Based on the classic D.H. Lawrence novel, a story well ahead of its time, we follow the life of Lady Chatterley, a woman born to a life of wealth and privilege, who soon finds herself married to a man that she eventually falls out of love with. Lady Chatterley engages in a torrid affair with a gamekeeper on their English estate, discovering more desire and intimacy than she thought possible. When she realizes that she has fallen heart and soul, she breaks all traditions of the day and seeks happiness with the man she loves.

THE WONDER

RELEASE DATE: December TBA on Netflix, November TBA in theaters
STARS: Florence Pugh, Tom Burke, Niamh Algar
DIRECTOR: Sebastián Lelio

The Irish Midlands, 1862 – a young girl stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well. English nurse Lib Wright is brought to a tiny village to observe eleven-year old Anna O’Donnell. Tourists and pilgrims mass to witness the girl who is said to have survived without food for months. Is the village harbouring a saint ‘surviving on manna from heaven’ or are there more ominous motives at work? A psychological thriller inspired by the 19th century phenomenon of the “fasting girls” and adapted from the acclaimed novel by Emma Donoghue (Room).