With theaters open again, more people are making their way to the movies in 2022. A new year is just around the corner, which means there are many new releases to look forward to. 2023 seems to be the year of sequels, with huge releases of Mission: ImpossibleAnd the Indiana JonesAnd the transformers MLM.Trips to the movies will also be more nostalgic with movies like Super Mario Bros. and Greta Gerwig Barbie Bring back the beloved characters from our childhood.And of course, superheroes swoop in to save the day on the silver screen, from Marvels to me Sparkle. These are just a few of the amazing movies that will be released in 2023.
Whether you’re grabbing a tub of popcorn at your local theater or hitting up your favorite streaming platform, here are 35 of the best movies of 2023 (well, the most anticipated ones, anyway).
Release date: January 6, 2023
In this thriller, a mother builds a robotic doll to protect her daughter and soon discovers that making one can do more harm than good.
Release date: January 27, 2023
When a married couple gathers their families for a wedding, the guests end up being held hostage.
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Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Release date: February 10, 2023
In the last installment of Magic Mike Movie series, Mike Channing Tatum is going through a rough patch and seizes an opportunity at the personal request of a wealthy woman in London. What he does not know is that she has an ulterior motive for his services.
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Release date: February 17, 2023
Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe begins Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. After being late for a year, the third batch of ant Man The franchise follows Scott Paul Rudd Lang as he explores the Quantum Realm alongside his team of superheroes.
Release date: March 3, 2023
Michael B Jordan reprises his role as Apollo Creed, the son of Rocky’s nemesis-turned-friend, in the creed Movie series. It is also his directorial debut.
Release date: March 10, 2023
Scream queen Gina Ortega is once again making her way to the big screen with the sixth installment of the iconic horror series.
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Shazam! Wrath of the Gods
Release date: March 17, 2023
Shazam is back for a second round – this time, with new villains played by Lucy Liu and Helen Mirren. The team must learn how to work together to take them down and save the world.
Release date: March 24, 2023
After a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, John WickChapter 4 Officially in theaters. There isn’t much information about his next adventure, but we do know that pop star Rina Sawayama will make his acting debut in the flick.
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Release date: March 31, 2023
The beloved role-playing game gets the action movie treatment starring Chris Pine, Reggae Jean-Page, and Michelle Rodriguez.
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Super Mario Bros movie
Release date: April 7, 2023
Nintendo’s iconic video game characters hit the silver screen with an all-star cast that includes Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Keegan Michael Key, Jack Black, and Seth Rogen.
Release date: April 21, 2023
Fifth film in evil dead The franchise follows two sisters whose reunion is interrupted by a mysterious demon-summoning book.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Release date: May 5, 2023
The Guardians return for one last adventure together that takes place after the next trip Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. Director James Gunn confirmed that this is the “last time” this team will be together on screen. “This is the end for us, the last time people will see this Guardians team,” he said. final date‘s hero nation Podcast.
Release date: May 19, 2023
The first part of the tenth fast and angry The movie hits theaters in 2023, and the sequel is rumored to be the last in the series. The plot is under wraps at the moment, but we know that Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, and the rest of the gang will be back X is fast.
Release date: May 26, 2023
We finally got to see Halle Bailey starring as the iconic Disney princess in the highly anticipated live-action film.
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Spider-Man: Through the Spider-Verse
Release date: June 2, 2023
Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse It made waves when it was released in 2018 (and even won an Academy Award!), and its sequel is set to hit theaters in the summer of 2023 after a delay.
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Transformers: Rise of the Monsters
Release date: June 10, 2023
After, after Bumblebee Bring viewers back transformers universe in the eighties, Monsters Rise It also goes back in time to the mid-1990s when a three-way conflict arose between different factions of Transformers.
Release date: June 23, 2023
One thing about superhero flicks is that they are will Visit alternate dimensions through time travel. This is exactly what is happening in the capital Sparklewhich debuted in the summer of 2023.
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Release date: June 30, 2023
Fifth Indiana Jones The movie is the follow up to 2008 Kingdom of the crystal skull It is the first film in the series not directed by Steven Spielberg. Harrison Ford reprises his role as the iconic character and is joined by the likes of Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Antonio Banderas.
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part 1
Release date: July 14, 2023
This is the seventh movie in Mission: Impossible The franchise will be Tom Cruise in the twenty-seventh year played the role of the protagonist Ethan Hunt.
Release date: July 14, 2023
The next role of Leonardo DiCaprio is the 32nd President of the United States in this biographical film directed by Martin Scorsese.
Release date: July 21, 2023
This biographical film about physicist and “Father of the Atomic Bomb” J. Robert Oppenheimer features an all-star cast that includes Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. and Rami Malek.
Release date: July 21, 2023
Greta Gerwig Barbie It’s already caught on thanks to Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling’s Malibu skateboarding outfits, but it’s hitting theaters in the summer of 2023.
Release date: July 28, 2023
Carol Danvers – aka Captain Marvel – is back for the official sequel to Captain Marvel alongside newcomer Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel.
Release date: August 18, 2023
Cobra Kai Xolo Maridueña stars as the DC superhero in this movie directed by Angel Manuel Soto.
Release date: September 8, 2023
Sorcery The cinematic universe expands with this 2018 sequel the nunwhich starred Taissa Farmiga as a young nun and Bonnie Aarons as a demon named Valack. Bonnie is currently attached to the sequel, but there’s no word if Taissa will return either.
Release date: October 6, 2023
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is set to star Spider Man villain in this upcoming movie. There are minimal details on the plot at the moment, but we’d be interested to see ATJ take on a villain rather than a hero (he’s played Quiksilver in Marvel’s The Avengers Movies).
Release date: October 13, 2023
This movie is a follow-up to the original 1973 movie of the same name and is said to be the first movie in a new trilogy.
Release date: November 3, 2023
the Dune The story continues in the sequel, this time exclusively in theaters. Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet are set to return while Florence Pugh joins the cast.
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The Hunger Games: The Song of Songbirds and Snakes
Release date: November 17, 2023
hunger Games The prequel officially hits theaters next year and stars Rachel Zegler and Hunter Schafer Josh Andres Rivera, Viola Davis, and Peter Dinklage.
Release date: December 15, 2023
Timotheé Chalamet’s take on the iconic Roald Dahl comes to life on the big screen just in time for the 2023 holiday season.
Release date: December 20, 2023
Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey, Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, and HER are just a few of the people who bring the old story and music to life in this reboot.
Release date: TBD
Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Coolidge reprise their roles as best friends Ellie and Bullitt in the highly anticipated third film in the… Legally blonde franchise. There isn’t much information on the plot yet, but we’re excited to see these iconic characters on the silver screen again.
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