Movies About Fall

“Some people hear their own voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends.”

-One Stab (Gordon Tootoosis, the great Canadian actor) in the opening lines of Legends of the Fall

September marks the beginning of autumn and the turning of the seasons toward the end of a natural cycle. Movies set in fall are often about back to school, or football, or the end of life. They are often a marked transition from the hustle and hectic humour of summer. They are always a turning point. Here are four autumn stories ranging from a grand family epic to one of the best animated films ever created to an intimate two-person coming-of-age story on a farm. And another that actually takes place in a pizzeria.