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10 Movies to See Before 2017

Get ready to sing and dance (and cry and laugh and hit a magical dive bar)! Here are the 10 must-see movies you've been waiting for all year.
By EW Staff Updated October 27, 2016 at 05:30 PM EDT
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Arrival

Arrival
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Release date: Nov. 11, 2016

Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner

Directed by: Denis Villeneuve

 

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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Release date: Nov. 18, 2016

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston

Directed by: David Yates

 

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Manchester by the Sea

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Release date: Nov. 18, 2016

Starring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Lucas Hedges

Directed by: Kenneth Lonergan

 

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Moana

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Release date: Nov. 23, 2016

Starring: Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson

Directed by: Ron Clements and John Musker

 

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La La Land

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Release date: Dec. 9, 2016

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone

Directed by: Damien Chazelle

 

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Office Christmas Party

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Release date: Dec. 9, 2016

Starring: Jason Bateman, T.J. Miller, Jennifer Aniston

Directed by: Will Speck and Josh Gordon

 

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Release date: Dec. 16, 2016

Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna

Directed by: Gareth Edwards

 

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Sing

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Release date: Dec. 21, 2016

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane

Directed by: Garth Jennings

 

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A Monster Calls

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Release date: Dec. 23, 2016

Starring: Felicity Jones, Lewis MacDougall, Liam Neeson

Directed by: J.A. Bayona

 

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Fences

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Release date: Dec. 25, 2016

Starring: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis

Directed by: Denzel Washington

 

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