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The 25 Best Movies on Netflix to Watch in September 2026
From comedy classics to recent Oscar winners, these are the titles you don’t want to miss.
By Chris Feil

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British Up-and-Comer Spike Fearn Would Risk It All for Love—Onscreen, Anyway
Following roles in Aftersun, The Batman, and Alien: Romulus, the actor takes his first leading turn as a lovesick Manchester musician in Finding Emily. He speaks with VF about recording at Abbey Road, the Gallagher brothers, and his dream acting gig: playing motorcycle racer Barry Sheene.
By Wengel Gemu
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Tim Curry, Iconic Star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dies at 80
The prolific actor had reportedly been suffering from serious health issues for over a decade.
By Chris Murphy

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First Look: Helen Mirren Captures the Difficult Genius of Patricia Highsmith in A Talent for Murder
Before its TIFF premiere, Mirren opens up about embodying literature’s most uncompromising misanthrope in Anton Corbijn’s new film.
By Rebecca Ford

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60 New Movies We Can’t Wait to See This Fall
Featuring everyone from Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt to Zendaya and Mikey Madison.
By Savannah Walsh, Rebecca Ford, John Ross, Hillary Busis, Maxwell Adler, Chris Murphy, and Kase Wickman

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First Look: Danny Boyle Didn’t Want to Make Rupert Murdoch a Villain in Ink
The Venice Film Festival opening movie stars Guy Pearce as the media mogul, who recruits an editor to revamp The Sun in 1969 and changes the course of media forever.
By Rebecca Ford
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The Summer Everything Changed For Audrey Hepburn
In 1952, Audrey Hepburn arrived in Rome as a relative unknown to film Roman Holiday, setting in motion a career that would make her an icon.
By Daria Egidi
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Sandra Bullock Expresses Grief Over The Death of Longtime Partner Bryan Randall
For years, Sandra Bullock dealt with her partner’s illness in silence, respecting his wish for privacy and trying to protect their children. Now she's opening up about the grieving process she began long before his death
By Alessandra De Tommasi

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Can Riz Ahmed Stretch the Culture and Win an Emmy at the Same Time?
The actor chats with Vanity Fair about his Emmy-nominated series Bait, whether he’s scuttled his chances of being cast as the next James Bond, and how he learned to own his name.
By Chris Murphy

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Maddie’s Secret? She’s a Viral Sensation
Vanity Fair chats with Maddie’s Secret writer, star, and director John Early about the indie film’s VOD release, the enduring influence of Showgirls, and the second wind his film has received thanks to a viral GIF.
By Chris Murphy

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The Supposed Natalie Portman Novel Isn’t That. So What Is It?
A source close to the actor tells VF that the backstory behind Rachel Cusk’s new book is little more than “a very clever marketing ploy.” From Life of M to Jonathan Safran Foer’s inbox, the Oscar winner frequently gets thrust into other people’s narratives. But why?
By Hillary Busis

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The Odyssey’s Himesh Patel Would Follow Matt Damon Into War
A month after Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey hit theaters, audiences have had time to sit with and reflect on the enormity of the experience. So has Patel, who has deep thoughts to share about leadership, fate, the concept of the righteous victory—and starring in the pilot for Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot.
By Wisdom Iheanyichukwu
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Hayden Panettiere, Scream and Nashville Actress, Dies At 36
“She was an incredible light and a force of nature,” her family said in a statement.
By Eve Batey

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Magic and Mayhem: The Dramatic Saga Behind Making Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi’s film deal was an author’s dream. So how did the adaptation of her bestselling novel turn into what she calls “the worst thing I have ever had to live through”?
By Rebecca Ford
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Zendaya’s Best Red-Carpet Looks From Her Spider-Man: Brand New Day Press Tour
Zendaya’s edgy looks hit a whole new level when Spider-Man: Brand New Day swung onto the big screen.
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By Séraphine Roger
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Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman Officially Parted Ways 25 Years Ago
On August 8, 2001, the high-profile marriage between Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman officially came to an end.
By Francesca Pellegrini

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Sadie Sink Finally Speaks About Her Top Secret Spider-Man Character
As revealed in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the Stranger Things star will be a key part of the Marvel cinematic universe moving forward.
By Rebecca Ford

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Tony: What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in the Anthony Bourdain Origin Story
The movie stars Dominic Sessa as a 19-year-old Bourdain—“spoiled, miserable, narcissistic, self-destructive, and thoughtless,” in the writer’s own words—decades before he became a celebrated memoirist and TV host. But just how much of Tony is true?
By Samantha Bergeson

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How Dominic Sessa Became Anthony Bourdain
The Holdovers standout learned to shuck oysters and navigate the chaos of a restaurant kitchen to play a young Bourdain in the new film Tony. The actor speaks with VF about finding the man before the legend.
By Wengel Gemu

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Director Gregg Araki Doesn’t Think You’re Having Enough Sex
The indie cinema icon’s first film in 12 years explores Gen Z vs. millennial desire and stars Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, and Charli xcx.
By Marisa Meltzer

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An Honest Attempt to Understand One Night Only
Why are single people only allowed to have sex once each year? How on earth is that rule enforced? Is third base permitted? Pull up a chair—and get ready for a deep dive.
By Hillary Busis