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AARP critic Tim Appelo picks upcoming movies for grownups to watch this fall
TRON: ARES
In theaters October 10
Jeff Bridges, 75, is back as Kevin Flynn, designer of the digital universe Tron, in a sequel to the 1982 classic. Jared Leto, above, 53, plays an AI program named Ares, who rides a light cycle on a mission to the real world of humans.
THE SMASHING MACHINE
In theaters October 3
In his most ambitious role, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, 53, plays mixed martial arts champion Mark Kerr, whose tumultuous life was captured in a 2002 documentary of the same name.
BLACK PHONE 2
In theaters October 17
Based on a story by Stephen King’s son Joe Hill, 53, The Black Phone (2022) is about a serial killer who abducts kids. Now, the Grabber (Ethan Hawke, 54) is back as a scary ghost. As he tells his victim, “ ‘Dead’ is just a word!”
GOOD FORTUNE
In theaters October 17
An inept angel (Keanu Reeves, 61) meddles with people’s lives, which appalls his mentor angel (Sandra Oh, 54).
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
In limited theaters October 10, on Netflix October 24
Kathryn Bigelow, 73 (Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker), directs an Oscar-buzzed thriller about a White House team racing to save the U.S. from a missile zooming our way. Idris Elba, 53, Jared Harris, 64, and Rebecca Ferguson, above, star.
MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS
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