I admit it. I’m a geeky trailer fan. I am sure to arrive to a film on time, just to see the half an hour of trailers. My theory is no my how crappy the film, you are guaranteed entertainment with the trailers. With the Oscar season approaching, new, serious  films are being advertised with high, award-season hopes.  Here are five films deserving of Oscar consideration (and wins!), if we were only choosing based on the trailer.  The requirements for this little exercise are 1. films coming this fall 2. decisions based solely on the trailers.

Amelia

Hilary Swank portrays the mysterious Amelia Earhart. It’s a biopic, fueled by high drama, set in a romantic past. Oscar gold.

The Road

Cormac McCarthy’s haunting, chilling story of a father and son’s journey in a post-apocalyptic world. Viggo Mortensen is chilling and visceral in these tense scenes.

An Education

Carey Mulligan plays a 16 yr-old-girl, stuck and stagnant, who falls for an older man and slowly learns that he isn’t who she thought he was.

 

Bright Star

The film chronicles the whirlwind romance of John Keats and Fanny Brawne. The Academy loves their corset flicks.

Men Who Stare at Goats

Based on a true story about the “psychic” wing of the military. Dark , intelligent and completely quirky, it’s just offbeat enough to catch the Academy’s attention.

 

What films belong on the list?