Films I look forward to in 2016
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1.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(2016)
The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. (133 mins.)
Director: David Yates
2.
The Jungle Book
(2016)
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther, Bagheera, and free spirited bear, Baloo. (106 mins.)
Director: Jon Favreau
3.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
(2016)
Five sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while protecting themselves from a growing population of zombies. (108 mins.)
Director: Burr Steers
4.
Hail, Caesar!
(2016)
A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line. (106 mins.)
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
5.
Snowden
(2016)
The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press. (134 mins.)
Director: Oliver Stone
6.
Emperor
(????)
Action epic about a young girl who seeks revenge on the holy roman Emperor Charles V for the death of her father...
Director: Lee Tamahori
7.
The Masterpiece
(2017)
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Tommy Wiseau's The Room.
Director: James Franco
8.
Belgica
(2016)
The drama follows two brothers who start a bar and get swept up in its success in the midst of Belgium's nightlife scene. (127 mins.)
Director: Felix van Groeningen
9.
X-Men: Apocalypse
(2016)
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan. (144 mins.)
Director: Bryan Singer
10.
Zoolander 2
(2016)
Derek and Hansel are lured into modeling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy. (102 mins.)
Director: Ben Stiller
11.
Brother
(2016)
The extravagantly rich Grace wants to revive a 20-year old love affair. Mark travels to Ireland, together with pushy Ronnie and pretends to be his deceased brother Michel.
Director: Geoffrey Enthoven
12.
Captain Fantastic
(2016)
In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent. (118 mins.)
Director: Matt Ross
13.
The Birth of a Nation
(2016)
Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising. (120 mins.)
Director: Nate Parker
14.
As You Are
(2016)
Set in the early 1990's, "As You Are" is the telling and retelling of a relationship between three teenagers as it traces the course of their friendship through a construction of disparate memories prompted by a police investigation. (110 mins.)
Director: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
15.
The Innocents
(2016)
In 1945 Poland, a young French Red Cross doctor who is sent to assist the survivors of the German camps discovers several nuns in advanced states of pregnancy during a visit to a nearby convent. (115 mins.)
Director: Anne Fontaine
16.
Other People
(2016)
A struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to Sacramento to care for his dying mother. (97 mins.)
Director: Chris Kelly
17.
Anomalisa
(2015)
A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary. (90 mins.)
Director: Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman
18.
A Bigger Splash
(2015)
The vacation of a famous rock star and a filmmaker in Italy is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter. (125 mins.)
Director: Luca Guadagnino
19.
Deadpool
(2016)
A fast-talking mercenary with a morbid sense of humor is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers and a quest for revenge. (108 mins.)
Director: Tim Miller
20.
Chevalier
(2015)
In the middle of the Aegean Sea, six men on a fishing trip on a luxury yacht decide to play a game. During this game... (105 mins.)
Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari
21.
Now You See Me 2
(2016)
The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet. (129 mins.)
Director: Jon M. Chu
22.
Free State of Jones
(2016)
A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters, runaway slaves, and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government. (139 mins.)
Director: Gary Ross
23.
The Neon Demon
(2016)
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has. (118 mins.)
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
24.
Wiener-Dog
(2016)
A dachshund passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch. (88 mins.)
Director: Todd Solondz
25.
The Secret Life of Pets
(2016)
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes. (87 mins.)
Director: Yarrow Cheney, Chris Renaud
26.
Suicide Squad
(2016)
A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse. (123 mins.)
Director: David Ayer
27.
The Space Between Us
(2016)
The first human born on Mars travels to Earth for the first time, experiencing the wonders of the planet through fresh eyes. He embarks on an adventure with a street smart girl to discover how he came to be.
Director: Peter Chelsom
28.
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World
(2016 Documentary)
Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world. (98 mins.)
Director: Werner Herzog
29.
The Circle
(2017)
A woman lands a job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, where she becomes involved with a mysterious man.
Director: James Ponsoldt
30.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
(2016)
When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers. (127 mins.)
Director: Tim Burton
31.
Eddie the Eagle
(2016)
The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics. (106 mins.)
Director: Dexter Fletcher
32.
A Hologram for the King
(2016)
A failed American sales rep looks to recoup his losses by traveling to Saudi Arabia and selling his company's product to a wealthy monarch. (98 mins.)
Director: Tom Tykwer