21 Cozy Fall Movies to Watch Curled Up By the Fireplace

Magical sisters Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian (Nicole Kidman) have steered clear of using witchcraft until Gillian's boyfriend Jimmy turns out to be abusive. When the sisters team up to use a risky spell that kills him, Jimmy's spirit finds ways to torment the sisters, all while a detective arrives to investigate his disappearance.

Cozy fall movie qualification: witches, spells, and lots and lots of candlelight.

Will Hunting (Matt Damon) is a mathematical genius who works as a janitor at MIT. When Will's temper gets him arrested, a professor who noticed his talents offers him a chance to avoid charges under specific conditions: he has to study mathematics under the professor’s tutelage and go to a therapist (played by Robin Williams).

Cozy fall movie qualification: Boston’s fall foliage and Robin Wiliam’s cardigans.

Grab the tissues for this one. Divorcée Jackie (Susan Sarandon) and her husband's new girlfriend Isabel (Julia Roberts) form a bond when Jackie becomes terminally ill and has to prepare Isabel to be the stepmother to her children.

Cozy fall movie qualification: sweaters, flannels, and upstate New York in the fall.

The age-old question: can men and women really just be friends? Harry and Sally couldn't be more polar opposites. But when they reunite years after first meeting in college, they're forced to come to terms with being each other's perfect match.

Cozy fall movie qualification: fall in New York City. Need we say more?

Dan Burns (Steve Carell) gets paid to dole out relationship advice for a newspaper, but is struggling to be a good single father, brother, and son at the moment. Things get even more complicated when the woman Dan falls in love with turns out to be his brother’s new girlfriend and they’re all trapped under one roof for the weekend.

Cozy fall movie qualification: autumn on the Rhode Island oceanside. Steve Carrell even kicks a perfect pile of leaves.

The tough and opinionated Coach Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) meets resistance and racism when he is hired to replace a beloved and successful high school football coach. A town learns to overcome its differences in this feel-good, underdog comfort movie.

Cozy fall movie qualification: nothing signals the start of fall like football season and returning to high school.

After 300 years, the Sanderson Sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) are resurrected on Halloween night and begin wreaking havoc on the town of Salem, Massachusetts. It’s up to 3 kids to put a stop to the witches’ terror before the night’s over. Bonus: [Hocus Pocus 2](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/hocus-pocus-2-642885) is now streaming on Disney+!

Cozy fall movie qualification: Halloween, witches, a spell book, and Binx the talking cat.

Harry Potter’s luck turns on his 11th birthday when he learns he’s a powerful wizard and has a spot waiting for him at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With the help of his new friends and mentor, Harry learns the truth about his parent’s untimely death and the evil being behind it.

Cozy fall movie qualification: wizards, witchcraft, endless scarves and jumpers.

Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) is a struggling bookshop owner who is at risk of losing her business when a big chain of bookstores opens in the same neighborhood, run by Joe Fox (Tom Hanks). The two develop a rivalry but fall in love when they speak anonymously online after meeting in a chatroom. Wait, was Tom Hanks the internet’s first catfish?

Cozy fall movie qualification: Dreams by The Cranberries playing as Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks stroll through New York City’s fall foliage.

An infamous soon-to-be 50-year-old bachelor (Richard Gere) has mastered the no-commitment seduction. But, when he meets Charlotte (Winona Ryder), a 21-year-old free spirit, everything changes.

Cozy fall movie qualification: Autumn in New York. Literally.

Cathy (Julianne Moore) and Frank (Dennis Quaid) are the perfect 1950s couple, or so it seems to the outside world. Between a budding interest in her gardener and finding her husband in bed with another man, their marriage is crumbling beneath the surface.

Cozy fall movie qualification: stunning fall foliage scene after scene.

When the high school government teacher (Matthew Broderick) notices overachiever Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) will stop at nothing to get what she wants, he convinces another student to run against Tracy in a student body election, leading to a bitter rivalry.

Cozy fall movie qualification: that nostalgic back-to-school feeling.

Holiday travel can be a nightmare. Irritable executive Neal Page (Steve Martin) is heading home to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his family when flight delays force him to travel with a well-meaning salesman, Del Griffith (John Candy) in this hilarious comedy.

Cozy fall movie qualification: Thanksgiving!

New York detective Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious beheadings. Locals are convinced the culprit is none other than the legendary Headless Horseman.

Cozy fall movie qualification: Tim Burton and spooky vibes.

Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams stop at nothing to get rid of their new baby brother Pubert who is adored by their parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when a new nanny pops in to keep the kids in line.

Cozy fall movie qualification: they’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re all together ooky, it’s the Addams Family!

After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher (Bradley Cooper) moves back in with his parents. He strikes a deal with a mysterious and misunderstood neighbor (Jennifer Lawrence) in a desperate attempt to reconcile with his ex-wife.

Cozy fall movie qualification: Eagles football season and Philadelphia fall foliage.

Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is called to investigate the mysterious death of renowned crime novelist Harlan Thombrey who is found dead at his estate after his 85th birthday. The suspect list? Harlan’s dysfunctional family and devoted staff.

Cozy fall movie qualification: 4 words: Chris. Evans. Chunky. Sweater.

M. Night Shyamalan’s suspensful thriller takes place in a small village where residents live by strict rules not to venture outside the boundaries of their village, fearing that the monsters living in the woods will attack if they do.

Cozy fall movie qualification: spooky vibes with a Pennsylvania autumn backdrop.

A passionate English teacher (Robin Williams) is hired at an all-boys prep school known for stern traditions and high standards. Using poetry and unorthodox methods, he inspires his students to express themselves, rebel against the norm, and seize the day.

Cozy fall movie qualification: set during fall at a preppy New England boarding school.

Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) reflects back on her life– from the days when the March family women were left to fend for themselves while their father was away serving in the Civil War, her complicated feelings around love, to the unimaginable loss of a loved one and the strong bond between her sisters.

Cozy fall movie qualification: a period drama in nineteenth-century Massachusetts.

Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, 12-year-old Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. When Miguel is accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events, he sets off on a journey to unlock the real story behind his family history.

Cozy fall movie qualification: Coco draws on Day of the Dead holiday traditions, which is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd.