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26 more films in 26 words or less …

- — Peter Hartlaub

“Home Again (Sept. 8): Reese Witherspoo­n is a newly single mom who lets three young men — aspiring filmmakers — into her house.

Dolores (Sept. 8): Peter Bratt directs a documentar­y about Dolores Huerta, cofounder of the United Farm Workers, who rose above the shadow of Cesar Chavez.

American Assassin (Sept. 15): Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton are trained government killers who team up to foil a plot to start World War III. The Lego Ninjago Movie (Sept. 22): The third Lego feature film detours into the Ninjago brand, with bumbling ninjas and Jackie Chan voicing Master Wu.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (Sept 22): Matthew Vaughn returns to direct the sequel to the crowd-pleasing first “Kingsman,” with Jeff Bridges, Halle Berry and Channing Tatum joining the fun.

Stronger (Sept. 22): Jake Gyllenhaal is Boston Marathon bombing victim Jeff Bauman, who struggles mentally and physically after losing his legs in the attack.

Woodshock (Sept. 29): Kirsten Dunst is a broken young woman who turns to drugs to cope, in this visual feast from fashion designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy.

Flatliners (Sept. 29): Niels Arden Oplev directs this sequel to the 1990 movie by the same name, about medical students who die and come back to life. Kiefer Sutherland returns.

American Made (Sept. 29): Tom Cruise is a commercial airline pilot who gets tied up with the CIA and Central America drug smuggling. Doug Liman directs. Victoria and Abdul (Sept. 29): Based on a true story about Queen Victoria and a young clerk who forge a friendship. Stephen Frears directs Judi Dench and Ali Fazal.

The Mountain Between Us (Oct. 6): Idris Elba and Kate Winslet are strangers stuck on a mountain, fighting the elements to survive.

Loving Vincent (Oct. 6): Vincent van Gogh receives an oil-painted animation tribute in this Kickstarte­r-aided Polish and British film.

Breathe (Oct. 13): Motion capture star Andy Serkis directs Andrew Garfield as Robin Cavendish, who refuses to give up after being stricken with polio in the 1950s.

Goodbye Christophe­r Robin (Oct. 20): Heartstrin­gs will be pulled in this dramatic and touching story of how A.A. Milne received inspiratio­n for “Winnie the Pooh.”

The Snowman (Oct. 20): Michael Fassbender pursues a serial killer who beheads women in this R-rated thriller.

Wonderstru­ck (Oct 20): “Carol” director Todd Haynes tells the stories of two flighty souls on two different timelines.

Geostorm (Oct. 20): Climate change is the catalyst for disaster in this film starring Gerard Butler and Abbie Cornish. Directed by “Independen­ce Day” producer Dean Devlin.

Only leads thea cast Braveof wilderness(Oct. 20): firefighte­rs,Miles Teller in this real-life retelling of the tragic Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona.

Jigsaw (Oct. 27): The latest sequel to “Saw” follows a new set of killers more than a decade after the Jigsaw killer’s last spree.

Novitiate (Oct. 27): Margaret Betts directs Margaret Qualley and Melissa Leo in this religious drama about a woman training to become a nun.

Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (Oct. 27): Luke Evans is college professor William Marston, creator of the character Wonder Woman, inspired by the relationsh­ip between his wife and his student.

Killing of a Sacred Deer (Nov. 3): “The Lobster” director Yorgos Lanthimos works with Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell. Looks to be as quirky as his last film. Last Flag Flying (Nov. 3):

Richard Linklater’s latest, about three Navy veterans (Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne) and a funeral. The film will open the New York Film Festival.

A Bad Moms Christmas (Nov. 3): Bad moms Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn get a holiday visit from their own mothers. Susan Sarandon and Christine Baranski co-star.

Lady Bird (Nov. 17): Greta Gerwig’s feature film directing debut stars Saoirse Ronan as a Sacramento teen looking for bigger things. Laurie Metcalf and Lucas Hedges co-star.

Wonder (Nov. 17): Owen Wilson and Julia Roberts are the parents of a child with facial deformitie­s, who tries to adjust to a mainstream school.

 ?? Scott Garfield / Lionsgate and Roadside Attraction­s ?? Tatiana Maslany and Jake Gyllenhaal in “Stronger,” about Boston Marathon bombing victim Jeff Bauman.
Scott Garfield / Lionsgate and Roadside Attraction­s Tatiana Maslany and Jake Gyllenhaal in “Stronger,” about Boston Marathon bombing victim Jeff Bauman.
 ?? Wilson Webb / Lionsgate ?? Bryan Cranston (left), Steve Carell and Laurence Fishburne in “Last Flag Flying,” about three Navy veterans and a funeral.
Wilson Webb / Lionsgate Bryan Cranston (left), Steve Carell and Laurence Fishburne in “Last Flag Flying,” about three Navy veterans and a funeral.

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