5 Movies That Will Give You All the Cozy, Nostalgic Fall Feels You're Craving

Fall is a time when nature turns golden and crimson, the air becomes clear and cool, and the days gradually grow shorter. It's the perfect time to wrap up in a soft blanket and watch a cozy movie.

Some films perfectly capture this atmosphere: they exude warmth, nostalgia, and the unique melancholy that accompanies the first fallen leaves.

1. 'Days of Heaven', 1978

IMDb Score: 7.7/10

In 1916, Bill accidentally kills a factory foreman. He then flees with his girlfriend, Abby, and his sister, Linda. In Texas, they find work harvesting crops for a wealthy farmer.

Bill learns that the farmer has a fatal illness and convinces Abby, whom he introduces as his sister, to marry him so that she can become the farmer's heir. However, Abby soon develops genuine feelings for her husband.

In Days of Heaven, Terrence Malick stunningly captures the atmosphere of early fall: shots are filled with the setting sun, and a warm breeze blows across endless fields.

2. 'The Village', 2004

IMDb Score: 6.6/10

Somewhere in the forest, a small 19th-century Protestant community lives. The residents are afraid to venture into the thicket because they believe monsters live there.

At night, sentries guard the perimeter against intruders. However, a young man named Lucius Hunt decides to venture through the forest to find medicine for his loved ones.

The approaching cold weather emphasizes the villagers' vulnerability, and Joaquin Phoenix's character's yellow cloak has become one of the movie's most recognizable symbols.

3. 'A Rainy Day in New York', 2019

IMDb Score: 6.4/10

Gatsby Welles, an erudite intellectual, travels from college to his native New York City to spend the weekend with his classmate, Ashleigh. She has one more assignment before the weekend is over: the girl must interview a director for the university newspaper.

Meanwhile, Gatsby is doing everything he can to avoid his mother's party and old acquaintances in Manhattan.

This funny and ironic movie depicts early fall in the city when getting caught in the rain isn't a big deal and when the landscapes evoke reflections on bygone youth.

4. 'Dead Poets Society', 1989

IMDb Score: 8.1/10

In the late 1950s, a group of young men attend a conservative boys' school. Among the strict and dull faculty, a new literature teacher named John Keating appears.

He introduces the teenagers to English poetry and encourages them to draw their own conclusions, rebel, and find their own path. However, not all adults agree with Keating's methods, and the students suffer because of it.

The characters spend much of their time in classrooms, but they also play sports outside and have fun at sunset, and at night, they venture out to a cave to read poetry.

5. 'Sleepy Hollow', 1999

IMDb Score: 7.3/10

Mysterious murders are occurring in Sleepy Hollow. Young Constable Ichabod Crane arrives to investigate. Upon arrival, he discovers that the victims have been beheaded.

The villagers believe that they are being attacked by a demonic Headless Horseman. To find the real villain, Crane must solve an ancient mystery.

Tim Burton, a fan of Gothic stories, based his film on Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, transforming it into a dark, mystical tale. Fallen leaves and bare trees create the feeling that everything in Sleepy Hollow is dying and that there is no escape.