(CNN) — Monday is already September 1, and BAM! – Labor Day is here, the unofficial end of summer.

With it, as always, comes a slate of new offerings at the movies, with many titles signaling a subtle shift from popcorn movies to the forward-looking (read: awards-courting) entries of the fall.

But that’s not to say there aren’t a fair share of broadly-appealing titles in the mix. Below is a selection of some of the buzziest movies set to hit cineplexes between Labor Day weekend and the middle of November.

Ever since “Rocky,” films focused on the plight of prizefighters have been fodder for trophies come award season. One of the entries this year stars Orlando Bloom as a troubled boxer who makes some dangerous choices. Caitríona Balfe and John Turturro costar.

If you can avert your eyes

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