Searching for Fall Flicks
You can come out of your bunker now. The summer movie season, with all its transforming robots, ugly truths, and talking guinea pigs (with laser guns) is nearly over. And now that September's here, the fall movie season, where the "serious films" strut their stuff, is about to begin.
We took a look through the data and rounded up the ten most searched-for movies that will hit theaters this fall. And all we can say is that searchers have eclectic tastes — everything from post-apocalyptic dramas to zombie-comedies to movies starring (who else?) Megan Fox are present and accounted for. Check it out:
1. "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs": It's true -- the most searched-for fall movie is based on the classic children's book. Stars the vocal talents of Anna Faris and Bill Hader and plenty of animated meatballs.
2. "Sorority Row": OK, so maybe our theory about the fall being a time for highbrow films was a bit flawed. This slasher flick, which promises plenty of gore and scantily clad coeds, hits theaters in September.
3. "Zombieland": Now we're talking! Woody Harrelson stars as a zombie-killing good ol' boy. The horror-comedy looks to be in the vein of "Shaun of the Dead." The battle begins on October 2.
4. "Where the Wild Things Are": In hipster circles this may be the most highly anticipated movie in years. Directed by Spike Jonze, the live-action flick has already scored big buzz with its trailer.
5. "Fame": One of the most iconic films of the '80s gets a snazzy new remake. Searches on "fame theme song" are also starting to make their inevitable climb.
6. "Saw VI": Fans can not get enough of Jigsaw, good news to the studio execs. The latest in the demented series will disembowel audiences in October (hopefully not literally).
7. "Whiteout": Kate Beckinsale plays a U.S. Marshal investigating the first homicide on Antarctica. Wild action sequences and plot twists likely ensue.
8. "Jennifer's Body": How is this movie not more popular in Search? Does the American male suffer from Megan Fox fatigue? Perhaps...
9. "Love Happens": So you want some romance? OK, how about this film starring Aaron Eckhart as a motivational speaker who needs some of help of his own? Enter Jennifer Aniston.
10. "Law Abiding Citizen": You cannot escape Gerald Butler. The suddenly omnipresent actor stars in this action flick that will, hopefully, help moviegoers forget his turn in "The Ugly Truth."
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