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2017 Summer Movie Preview: 40 Must-See Films (With Exclusive Photos!)

Yahoo Movies Editorial

April 28, 2017 at 12:56 PM

40. ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ (June 23)

39. ‘Long Strange Trip’ (May 26)

38. ‘Annabelle: Creation’ (Aug. 11)

37. ‘The Bad Batch’ (June 23)

36. ‘Girls Trip’ (July 21)

35. ‘It Comes at Night’ (June 9)

34. ‘Tulip Fever’ (Aug. 25)

33. ‘Step’ (July 7)

32. ‘The Book of Henry’ (June 16)

31. ‘The Wall’ (May 12)

30. ‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie’ (June 2)

29. ‘Patti Cake$’ (July 7)

28. ‘Brigsby Bear’ (July 28)

27. ‘Okja’ (June 28)

26. ‘All Eyez on Me’ (June 16)

25. ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ (May 12)

24. ‘Despicable Me 3’ (June 30)

23. ‘The Dark Tower’ (Aug. 4)

22. ‘Rough Night’ (June 16)

21. ‘The Beguiled’ (June 23)

20. ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ (May 26)

19. ‘The House’ (June 30)

18. ‘The Incredible Jessica James’ (June 23)

17. ‘Baywatch’ (May 25)

16. ‘War Machine’ (May 26)

15. ‘Snatched’ (May 12)

14. ‘Cars 3’ (June 16)

13. ‘Atomic Blonde’ (July 28)

12. ‘Detroit’ (Aug. 4)

11. ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ (July 14)

10. ‘The Big Sick’ (June 23)

9. ‘The Mummy’ (June 9)

8. ‘An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power’ (July 28)

7. ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ (July 21)

6. ‘Alien: Covenant’ (May 19)

5. ‘Wonder Woman’ (June 2)

4. ‘Baby Driver’ (June 28)

3. ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ (July 7)

2. ‘Dunkirk’ (July 21)

1. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ (May 5)

Love, war, hip-hop, superheroes, and a whole bunch of funny ladies. Those will be some of the dominant themes at the movies this summer. Battles will rage in Dunkirk, Detroit, and the Planet of the Apes. Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, and the Guardians of the Galaxy will save the day. And Amy Schumer (Snatched), Amy Poehler (The House), Jessica Williams (Incredible Jessica James), Queen Latifah (Girls Trip), and Scarlett Johansson (Rough Night) will add some much-needed comedic relief. Here are our 40 most anticipated films for the upcoming season.

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