Cinemania: Must-See Movies in September

The Perfect Guy, Maze Runner and more at the box office.

The Perfect Guy: September 11 - The summer box office has been touch and go, but fall brings the promise of prestige-y Oscar bait and pre-Halloween thrillers. The Perfect Guy helps kick off the new season with sex, drama and Michael Ealy at his all-time creepiest. After a painful breakup, successful lobbyist Leah Vaughn (Sanaa Lathan) jumps into a passionate relationship with a charming stranger (Ealy) who turns out to be more than a little bit crazy. Morris Chestnut also stars in the film.   (Photo: SCREEN GEMS/Sony Pictures)

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The Perfect Guy: September 11 - The summer box office has been touch and go, but fall brings the promise of prestige-y Oscar bait and pre-Halloween thrillers. The Perfect Guy helps kick off the new season with sex, drama and Michael Ealy at his all-time creepiest. After a painful breakup, successful lobbyist Leah Vaughn (Sanaa Lathan) jumps into a passionate relationship with a charming stranger (Ealy) who turns out to be more than a little bit crazy. Morris Chestnut also stars in the film.  (Photo: SCREEN GEMS/Sony Pictures)

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The Visit: September 11 - After a distastrous hat trick (After Earth, The Last Airbender and The Happening), M. Night Shyamalan looks to reclaim his throne with this ultra-creepy film about a brother  and sister who are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week-long trip. What could go wrong? Once they discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing, they see their chances of getting back home are growing smaller every day.

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The Visit: September 11 - After a distastrous hat trick (After Earth, The Last Airbender and The Happening), M. Night Shyamalan looks to reclaim his throne with this ultra-creepy film about a brother  and sister who are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week-long trip. What could go wrong? Once they discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing, they see their chances of getting back home are growing smaller every day.

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: September 18 - The second installment of Wes Ball's dystopian fantasy follows Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) and his fellow Gladers as they face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. 

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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: September 18 - The second installment of Wes Ball's dystopian fantasy follows Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) and his fellow Gladers as they face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. 

Everest: September 18 - After directing Denzel Washington in 2 Guns, Baltasar Kormakur guides Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin and Jason Clarke up the most treacherous peak in the world in this adventure docudrama set in 1996, when eight climbers died trying to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

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Everest: September 18 - After directing Denzel Washington in 2 Guns, Baltasar Kormakur guides Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin and Jason Clarke up the most treacherous peak in the world in this adventure docudrama set in 1996, when eight climbers died trying to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

The Captive: September 18 - Sign us up for whatever David Oyelowo is starring in. The Emmy-nominated actor stars in this film as a man on the run who takes a recovering meth addict (Kate Mara) captive. A copy of Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life seems to be their only way to salvation.

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The Captive: September 18 - Sign us up for whatever David Oyelowo is starring in. The Emmy-nominated actor stars in this film as a man on the run who takes a recovering meth addict (Kate Mara) captive. A copy of Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life seems to be their only way to salvation.

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Black Mass: September 18 - Johnny Depp stars as Irish mobster James "Whitey" Bulger in this 1970s-set drama about Bulger's rise to become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history.  (Photo: Warner Bros Pictures)

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Black Mass: September 18 - Johnny Depp stars as Irish mobster James "Whitey" Bulger in this 1970s-set drama about Bulger's rise to become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history. (Photo: Warner Bros Pictures)

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Cooties: September 18 - Mystery meat attacks! Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson and Alison Pill star in this film about elementary school children turned into killer zombies by a cafeteria food virus, and the group of teachers who have to find a way to escape them.   (Photo: Lionsgate)

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Cooties: September 18 - Mystery meat attacks! Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson and Alison Pill star in this film about elementary school children turned into killer zombies by a cafeteria food virus, and the group of teachers who have to find a way to escape them.  (Photo: Lionsgate)

The Intern: September 25 - Robert DeNiro stars as a retired successful business owner and widower who lands an internship at a fashion website run by a young, career-driven woman (Anne Hathaway) in this latest film by Nancy Meyers.

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The Intern: September 25 - Robert DeNiro stars as a retired successful business owner and widower who lands an internship at a fashion website run by a young, career-driven woman (Anne Hathaway) in this latest film by Nancy Meyers.

Hotel Transylvania 2: September 25 - Adam Sandler and his Drac Pack are back for Hotel Transylvania 2. Business is booming, but Drac is worried that his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing signs of being a vampire. He puts Dennis through a “monster-in-training” boot camp before his old-school grandpa finds out he's not a pure blood.

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Hotel Transylvania 2: September 25 - Adam Sandler and his Drac Pack are back for Hotel Transylvania 2. Business is booming, but Drac is worried that his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing signs of being a vampire. He puts Dennis through a “monster-in-training” boot camp before his old-school grandpa finds out he's not a pure blood.

Before I Wake: September 25 - This year's pre-Halloween "creepy kid" movie stars Kate Bosworth and Thomas Jane as a couple who decide to take in a sweet and loving 8-year-old boy, Cody. Unbeknownst to them, Cody is terrified of falling asleep. But Cody's insomnia isn't due to the trauma of his previously unstable life: it's because his nightmares become real as he sleeps.

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Before I Wake: September 25 - This year's pre-Halloween "creepy kid" movie stars Kate Bosworth and Thomas Jane as a couple who decide to take in a sweet and loving 8-year-old boy, Cody. Unbeknownst to them, Cody is terrified of falling asleep. But Cody's insomnia isn't due to the trauma of his previously unstable life: it's because his nightmares become real as he sleeps.

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The Walk: September 30 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as real-life tightrope walker Philippe Petit, who performed an illegal wire walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, this 3D extravaganza is the season's first major Oscars contender. 

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The Walk: September 30 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as real-life tightrope walker Philippe Petit, who performed an illegal wire walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, this 3D extravaganza is the season's first major Oscars contender. 

Stonewall: September 25 - The LGBT movement can trace its roots back to the 1969 Stonewall riots, which is the subject of this drama by Roland Emmerich. Some have taken issue with the fact that the story is told from the perspective of a white Midwesterner, Danny Winters (Jeremy Irvine), rather than the people of color who played a critical role in the uprising.  (Photo: Centropolis Entertainment)

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Stonewall: September 25 - The LGBT movement can trace its roots back to the 1969 Stonewall riots, which is the subject of this drama by Roland Emmerich. Some have taken issue with the fact that the story is told from the perspective of a white Midwesterner, Danny Winters (Jeremy Irvine), rather than the people of color who played a critical role in the uprising. (Photo: Centropolis Entertainment)