This fall will see a lot of action in cinemas — quite literally. In contrast to the summer’s superhero flicks, however, this time the battles will be fought by real men: Hugh Jackman, Matt Damon, Clive Owen, Jason Statham, Robert De Niro, Taylor Lautner and Sam Worthington, not to mention Dame Helen Mirren. As cartoons give way to reality, we’ll start to see not only thinking-man’s thrillers, but thinking-man’s films, period. With directors such as Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Alexander Payne and Lars von Trier delivering their work to theaters, we’ll begin hearing the unmistakable sound of Oscar buzz. ‘The Debt’

Opens: Aug. 31