2017 Summer Movies Release Schedule: All The Upcoming Blockbusters And Indies

Look out pools to swim in and other fun outdoor activities. The movie theaters really, really want to suck in audiences this summer, as you can see with this full list of what is coming. Many of these are big franchise movies, including the likes of flicks from Marvel, DC and established properties like Pirates of the Caribbean. Regardless, there are quite a few intriguing horror stories and cute animated flicks coming, not to mention a slew of indie that just make pique your interest. Check out the full list, below. And if you'd like to see what is coming to theaters through the rest of the year, take a look at our full schedule.

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MAY

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - Friday, May 5

What It's About: Set to the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team's adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage.

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The Dinner - Friday, May 5

What It's About: Couples and friends dine at a restaurant in Washington D.C. and things do not go so well.

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Three Generations - Friday, May 5

What It's About: The Weinstein Brothers finally got this one down to a PG-13 rating; the movie itself is about a teenager who decides to move forward with transitioning into a male.

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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword - Friday, May 12

What It's About: Guy Ritchie, the director of Sherlock Holmes, is back with King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Starring Charlie Hunnam in the title role, the film is an iconoclastic take on the classic Excalibur myth, tracing Arthur's journey from the streets to the throne.

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Lowriders - Friday, May 12

What It's About: Demian Bechir stars in this movie about family and loyal at a lowrider event.

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Snatched - Friday, May 12

What It's About: Amy Schumer and her onscreen Momma, played by Goldie Hawn, go on vacation to Ecuador but things don't go as planned. When these two very different women are trapped on this wild journey, their bond as mother and daughter is tested and strengthened while they attempt to navigate the jungle and escape.

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Paris Can Wait - Friday, May 12

What It's About: Diane Keaton is at it again. Her latest romantic comedy combines her onscreen penchant for traveling with a movie plot about turning a quick car trip into a weekend of adventure. That scenery though.

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Alien: Covenant - Friday, May 19

What It's About: A sequel to Prometheus, Alien: Covenant will connect to the 1979 movie and will feature a crew heading to a planet on the far side of the galaxy. What they encounter is not the paradise they hoped to find.

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Everything, Everything - Friday, May 19

What It's About: This romantic drama follows a young woman (Amandla Stenberg) who has an autoimmune disease that prevents her from going outside. It doesn't stop her from being wooed by a young man named Olly (Nick Robinson) though.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul - Friday, May 19

What It's About: This Diary of a Wimpy Kid tale is not technically a reboot; however, the cast has totally been overhauled for the latest film. In the latest flick, the family will go on a road trip to their grandmother's 90th birthday.

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Baywatch - Friday, May 26

What It's About: When new recruit Matt Brody (Zac Efron) is introduced to the Baywatch team, he clashes with longtime leader Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson). They'll have to put aside their difference to catch a rogue criminal mastermind.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - Friday, May 26

What It's About: Dead Men Tell No Tales, aka Salazar's Revenge in the U.K. will bring back a lot of the characters from the early movies, as well as introduce us to Henry Turner, Will and Elizabeth's son.

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June

Captain Underpants - Friday, June 2

What It's About: Two mischievous kids hypnotize their mean high school principal and turn him into their comic book creation, the kind-hearted and elastic-banded Captain Underpants.

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Wonder Woman - Friday, June 2

What It's About: Diana "Prince" will leave the island of Themyscira to help save the day after meeting Steve Trevor, who introduces her to the concept of a World War.

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Dean - Friday, June 2

What It's About: The latest movie from Demetri Martin is about a father and a son who are both dealing with the death of the family matriarch. He decides to escape to Los Angeles and more happens.

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The Mummy - Friday, June 9

What It's About: Years ago a young princess Ahmanet tried to take the throne in Egypt and was buried alive. When her tomb is found by Nick Morton (Tom Cruise), she is reawakened. Action ensues.

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Megan Leavey- Friday, June 9

What It's About: A biographical drama about a young Marine who fights to keep a combat dog named Rex.

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It Comes At Night - Friday, June 9

What It's About: A psychological thriller set during some apocalyptic time, It Comes At Night follows a family who allows another family to seek refuge with them. Survival can be very, very hard, however.

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My Cousin Rachel - Friday, June 9

What It's About: Rachel Weicz stars in this British-American film that is a mystery-romance set in Cornwall.

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The Hero - Friday, June 9

What It's About: Sam Elliott plays an aging western icon, which is a great part for him, living out his days smoking weed and try to reignite his movie career.

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Beatriz at Dinner - Friday, June 9

What It's About: A healer's car breaks down and she attends a dinner where she doesn't quite fit in with her wealthy clients. Tension arises.

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Cars 3 - Friday, June 16

What It's About: The long awaited third movie in the Cars franchise has a brand new look and a fun plot, following Lightning McQueen as he has started to age and new hotshots are coming in to the racing game.

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Rough Night - Friday, June 16 (Formerly Rock that Body)

What It's About: This sort-of take on Very Bad Things will follow 5 ladies reuniting for a bachelorette party when things begin to go wrong.

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All Eyez On Me - Friday, June 16

What It's About: This is the upcoming Tupac biopic.

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The Book of Henry - Friday, June 16

What It's About: Henry and his brother are being raised by a single mother. This coming-of-age story will follow family, friendships and bonds that cannot be broken.

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Maudie - Friday, June 16

What It's About: This is a biopic of real-life Canadian artist Maud Lewis in the 1930s.

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Once Upon A Time In Venice- Friday, June 16

What It's About: A private detective, played by Bruce Willis, tries to retrieve his dog from a gang.

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Transformers: The Last Knight - Wednesday, June 21

What It's About: Optimus Prime is missing when the fifth movie in the Transformers franchise kicks off. In his wake, a war is occurring between humans and Transformers.

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47 Meters Down - Friday, June 23

What It's About: Characters played by Mandy Moore and Claire Holt decide to go cave diving in Mexico where there are sharks.

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The Bad Batch - Friday, June 23

What It's About: Jason Momoa. Texas. Cannibals.

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The Beguiled - Friday, June 23

What It's About: Sofia Coppola's latest movie, a remake of the 70s film of the same name.

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The Big Sick - Friday, June 23

What It's About: Based on the real-life courtship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, The Big Sick tells the story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Nanjiani), who connects with grad student Emily (Kazan) after one of his standup set.

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Baby Driver - Wednesday, June 28

What It's About: A talented getaway driver, Baby Driver wants to leave the biz after meeting the girl of his dreams. But that won't be so simple.

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Despicable Me 3 - Friday, June 30

What It's About: Gru is settling into life as non-villain when he meets his twin brother Dru. The minions also reprise their roles.

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The House - Friday, June 30

What It's About: A dad convinces his friends to start an illegal casino in his basement after he and his wife spend their daughter's college fund.

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July

Spider-Man: Homecoming - Friday, July 7

What It's About: Marvel borrowed Peter Parker for his own solo film, and Tom Holland's version looks like a lot of fun.

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A Ghost Story - Friday, July 7

What It's About: A husband and wife are separated after he passes, and he comes back and dons a sheet to keep an eye on her.

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War for the Planet of the Apes - Friday, July 14

What It's About: In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel.

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Wish Upon - Friday, July 14

What It's About: A high school student finds a box that grants her wishes, but then other students begin to die.

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Dunkirk - Friday, July 21

What It's About: Christopher Nolan's next movie will take us to the beaches, to the water and to the skies over Dunkirk, in the latest epic war tale. Kenneth Branagh and more star.

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Girls Trip - Friday, July 21

What It's About: When four lifelong friends---Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith and Tiffany Haddish---travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered and more.

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets - Friday, July 21

What It's About: Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are special operatives for the government of the human territories charged with maintaining order throughout the universe. Danger ensues.

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Atomic Blonde - Friday, July 28

What It's About: Formerly The Coldest City, Atomic Blonde will follow Charlize Theron's character as she works as an MI-6 assassin, and kills people with shoes.

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Emoji Movie: Express Yourself - Friday, July 28

What It's About: Patrick Stewart plays the poop emoji. I don't really feel like you need to know anything else about this, but hidden within the messaging app is Textopolis, a bustling city where all your favorite emojis live, hoping to be selected by the phone's user.

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An Inconvenient Sequel - Friday, July 28

What It's About: The sequel to the Al Gore movie about climate change, the sequel will tackle progress made and ground that still needs to be covered.

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August

The Dark Tower - Friday, August 4

What It's About: Gunslinger Roland Deschain roams an Old West-like landscape in search of a dark tower, in the hopes that reaching it will preserve his dying world.

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Detroit- Friday, August 4

What It's About: Kathryn Bigelow's next big movie is about a police raid in 1967 leading to riots.

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Kidnap - Friday, August 4

What Its About: This Halle Berry starrer follows a mother who sees her son get kidnapped from a park. She's determined to save her son and goes after the kidnappers herself. This movie has been delayed several times.

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Wind River - Friday, August 4

What It's About: US Fish and Wildlife Service agent Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner) discovers a body at the Wind River Indian Reservation. Elizabeth Olsen's character comes in to save the day, but she's new on the job, so we'll see how that goes. Also, winter is coming.

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Annabelle: Creation - Friday, August 11

What It's About: A dollmaker and his wife open their home to several orphans. However, he made a possessed doll that will target the newcomers.

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The Only Living Boy In New York - Friday, August 11

What It's About: Marc Webb's new movie is about a young man who meets his father's mistress after graduating college. Stuff ensues.

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The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature - Friday, August 11

What It's About: Surly's adventures continue in this animated film.

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The Glass Castle - Friday, August 11

What It's About: Lionsgate's upcoming new movie is based on the 2005 memoir of the same name. A coming-of-age drama.

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The Hitman's Bodyguard - Friday, August 18

What It's About: Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson are perfectly unmatched for this upcoming buddy comedy. Also note The Bodyguard references.

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Logan Lucky- Friday, August 18

What It's About: An a-list cast and a southern setting make this movie about an elaborate curse and a robbery look pretty excellent. Daniel Craig also looks incredible in the upcoming flick.

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Tulip Fever - Friday, August 25

What It's About: Set in 17th century Amsterdam, Tulip Fever follows a married woman (Alicia Vikander) who begins a passionate affair with an artist (Dane DeHaan) hired to paint her portrait.

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Polaroid - Friday, August 25

What It's About: The Weinstein Company's latest is a horror flick about a Polaroid camera with a tragic story. Those who take a photo with the camera meet an untimely end.

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Birth of the Dragon - Friday, August 25

What It's About: A martial arts flick about Bruce Lee.

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Crown Heights - Friday, August 25

What It's About: The story of a young man wrongfully convicted of murder and his friend who tried to save him.

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