The best movies worth seeing in theaters right now, from 'Decision to Leave' to 'The Fabelmans'

• Movie theaters have faced a dire lack of tentpole blockbusters in recent months.

• With "Wakanda Forever" now in theaters, the box office will get a boost.

• And with Oscar season in full swing, smaller movies worth checking out are hitting theaters in droves.

After a promising summer buoyed by the massive success of "Top Gun: Maverick," movie theaters have faced a drought in new blockbuster tentpoles. That changes this weekend with "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."

But there are other movies worth seeing in theaters right now, too. "The Woman King," from "The Old Guard" director Gina Prince-Bythewood, stars Viola Davis as the leader of an elite, all-female group of African warriors. It received a coveted A+ grade from CinemaScore.

The horror movie "Smile" recently topped $100 million in the US and $200 million worldwide. It was made for $17 million. It will be streaming on Paramount+ soon, but you may still be able to find it in theaters.

"Tár" stars Cate Blanchett in an Oscar-worthy performance as a world-renowned music conductor whose life and career slowly begins to unravel.

"Decision to Leave" is the new film from Korean director Park Chan-wook, known for "The Handmaiden" and "Oldboy." It's an excellent romantic thriller about a detective who falls for a murder suspect.

"The Banshees of Inisherin" is a new movie in the Oscar conversation from the director of "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.

Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical new movie "The Fabelmans" is now in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles, and will soon be expanding. It has a 95% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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