Thanks to critically acclaimed releases like Lady Bird, Wonder Woman, Get Out, Dunkirk and Coco, 2017 has set the bar really high for this year’s slew of movies. Here are 11 upcoming films to mark your calendars for:
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Black Panther (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios)
When to watch: February
Director: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett
What it’s about: King T’Challa of the African nation of Wakanda must don the mantle of the Black Panther and team up with Wakanda’s special forces and a CIA agent to prevent an all-out war while to going up against two conspirators who are hellbent on bringing his kingdom down.
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Isle of the Dogs (Indian Paintbrush/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
When to watch: March
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Jeff Goldblum, Ken Watanabe, Greta Gerwig
What it’s about: In a dystopian future in Japan, dogs have been quarantined on a remote island due to a “canine flu.” When a young boy arrives on the island to search for his pet, he teams up with a group of five dogs to evade the Japanese authorities searching for him.
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A Wrinkle in Time (Walt Disney Pictures)
When to watch: March
Director: Ava DuVernay
Starring: Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling
What it’s about: A brave young girl must team up with her brother, classmate and three astral travelers to rescue her father from captivity on a distant planet.
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Avengers: Infinity War (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios)
When to watch: May
Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlet Johansson
What it’s about: Earth’s (and Outer Space’s) mightiest heroes must team up to defeat the titan Thanos and stop him from collecting the Infinity Stones for the Infinity Gauntlet, which gives the wearer control over time, space, mind, soul, reality and power.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (Lucasfilm Ltd/Walt Disney Studios)
When to watch: May
Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Ron Howard
Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover
What it’s about: Centered on everyone’s favorite smuggler in a galaxy far far away, the film follows Hans during his younger years as he embarks on adventures with his partner-in-crime Chewbacca.
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Ocean’s 8 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
When to watch: June
Director: Gary Ross
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, Sara Paulson
What it’s about: A professional con artist assembles a team to steal priceless diamond necklace off the neck of one of the attendees of the annual Met Gala.
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The Incredibles 2 (Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios)
When to watch: June
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson
What it’s about: The super-powered Parr family must battle a new villain called The Underminer while discovering more about their baby’s newly developed abilities.
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Crazy Rich Asians (Color Force/Ivanhoe Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures)
When to watch: August
Director: John M. Chu
Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh
What it’s about: Asian-American university professor Rachel Chu accompanies her boyfriend to his home country of Singapore for his best friend’s wedding and discovers that his family is insanely wealthy and insanely complicated.
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First Man (DreamWorks Pictures/Universal Pictures)
When to watch: October
Director: Damien Chazelle
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy
What it’s about: The film follows Neil Armstrong and NASA’s efforts to bring man to the moon.
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A Star is Born (Jon Peters Entertainment/Warner Bros. Pictures)
When to watch: October
Director: Bradley Cooper
Starring: Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott
What it’s about: Country singer Jackson Maine meets a musically talented girl and enters into a passionate love affair with her. But their relationship hits rocky ground when her star begins to rise and his continues to fade.
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Mary Queen of Scots (Focus Features/Universal Pictures)
When to watch: November
Director: Josie Rourke
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, David Tennant
What it’s about: Mary Stuart returns to Scotland as the widowed former queen of France and asserts her claim to the English throne, which is being held by her cousin Elizabeth I.
