My 30 Most Anticipated Movies of 2017

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver is my most anticipated film of 2017, followed by Star Wars: Episode VIII, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, Duncan Jones' Mute, Bong Joon-ho's Okja and Spider-Man: Homecoming.

My 30 most anticipated movies of 2017 are listed below in release date order.

About 14 movies in my list are not based on existing big franchises. They are marked with an asterisk and they are either stories from an original screenplay or based on a book.

Click on the release dates to view the trailers/info. 

1. The LEGO Batman Movie

(February 10)



















2. John Wick: Chapter 2

(February 10)



















3. Logan

(March 3)



















4. Kong: Skull Island

(March 10)



















5. Free Fire *

(March 17)



















6. Life *

(March 24)



















7. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

(May 5)



















8. Alien: Covenant

(May 19)



















9. 5-25-77 *

(May 25)



















10. Wonder Woman

(June 2)



















11. The Mummy

(June 9)



















12. Spider-Man: Homecoming

(July 7)










13. War for the Planet of the Apes

(July 14)



















14. Dunkirk *

(July 21)



















15. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

(July 21)



















16. Baby Driver *

(August 11)













17. American Made *

(September 29)



















18. Blade Runner 2049

(October 6)











19. Kingsman: The Golden Circle

(October 6)



















20. Logan Lucky *

(October 13)



















21. Mute *

(TBD)















22. Okja *

(TBD)













23. Anon *

(TBD)















24. Annihilation *

(TBD)



















25. Under the Silver Lake *

(TBD)



















26. Thor: Ragnarok

(November 3)













27. Justice League

 (November 17)













28. Coco *

(November 22)
















29. Darkest Hour *

(November 24)


















30. Star Wars: Episode VIII

(December 15)

My Top Favourite Movies of 2016

I have seen only 26 movies of 2016 and 16 were in theatres. I still have many movies to catch up to including Silence, Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea.

La La Land is my favourite movie of 2016. It was delightful and moving, while touching upon the universal theme of chasing dreams. Thanks to Damien Chazelle and team who managed to create a movie that would make even some of the skeptics of musicals to embrace it.

My top favourite movies of this year are as follows.

1. La La Land
2. Arrival
3. The Nice Guys
4. Captain America: Civil War
5. Green Room

Honorable Mention (release date order): Zootopia, Deadpool, Everybody Wants Some, The Lobster, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Doctor Strange, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Mashup video featuring movies of 2016.