10 upcoming movies to watch in 2023, from Harrison Ford’s final

Tom Cruise in a fighter jet brought audiences back to the movies in a big way. So just imagine what might happen when Harrison Ford puts on that familiar fedora.

Indiana Jones makes his return to the big screen in 2023 and is bringing a bunch of fellow icons with him. Are you a “Barbie” girl? Just wait for Margot Robbie as a living doll. For Disney fans, a new live-action musical “The Little Mermaid” will probably be part of your world, and now’s the time to start preparing for fresh installments in the “Hunger Games,” “Fast and Furious” and “Mission: Impossible” franchises.

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It’s definitely going to be a busy year. Here are exclusive peeks at 10 movies you absolutely, positively must see in 2023.

The skinny: “Magic” Mike Lane (Tatum) goes from Florida bartending gigs – he’s broke after a bad business deal – to the London theater scene when a wealthy socialite (Hayek) recruits him to hit the stage again. The assignment: to choreograph an empowering show and get a bunch of new dancers into performance shape.

The skinny: Shrinking heroes Scott Lang (Rudd) and Hope Van Dyne (Lilly) and their loved ones are transported to the Quantum Realm, a trippy subatomic world where Hope’s mom (Michelle Pfeiffer) was stuck for 30 years. They run into strange creatures, new characters and the arrival of the new big bad Kang the Conquerer (Majors.

Where to watch: In theaters
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Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors
Director: Michael B. Jordan.

The skinny: Jordan makes his directorial debut and returns to play boxing champ Adonis Creed for a third time. His personal and professional successes are put in jeopardy with the return of his childhood friend (Majors), a one-time two-fisted prodigy just released from prison and relentless in his pursuit to prove himself in the ring.

The skinny: Goodbye Woodsboro, hello New York City! The Big Apple murder rate is bound to go up when the four young survivors (including Ortega and Barrera) from Ghostface’s last murderfest head to the big city to start a fresh chapter of their lives. Unfortunately, death follows suit when that infamous masked killer pops up again.

Where to watch: In theaters
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The skinny: On the run from international assassins and with a price on his head, legendary hitman John Wick (Reeves) figures out a way to defeat the High Table and regain his freedom. However, that plan involves seeking out criminal power players around the world and avoiding betrayal from old friends in the action thriller.

The skinny: After putting a spark back in their marriage in the original 2019 mystery comedy, Nick (Sandler) and Audrey (Aniston) return as full-time private eyes trying to get their detective agency running. So when they need it least, the pair is wrapped up in international intrigue after their pal, the Maharaja, is kidnapped at his own wedding.

The skinny: Based on the hit video game, the animated adventure comedy centers on plumber Mario (Pratt) and his brother Luigi (Charlie Day) winding up in a fantasy landscape, seeking to save Princess Peach (Taylor-Joy), facing the fearsome foe Bowser (Black) and meeting colorful characters such as Donkey Kong (Seth Rogen).

The skinny: The conclusion of Gunn’s cosmic trilogy finds Star-Lord (Pratt) reeling after the loss of his love Gamora (Zoe Saldaña). The sudden appearance of her younger self (see: “Avengers: Endgame”) factors into a new adventure where the band of lovable misfits again have to protect the universe and also one of their own.

Where to watch: In theaters
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Stars: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen
Director: James Mangold.

The skinny: Ford is back for the fifth and final time as the whip-cracking archaeologist. The new adventure finds Indy and his goddaughter Helena (Waller-Bridge) on an adventure set during the space race of 1969, again facing Nazis and racing to get a prized artifact before the villainous Jürgen Voller (Mikkelsen).

Where to watch: In theaters
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Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon.

The skinny: The period thriller, also featuring Robert Downey Jr. and Florence Pugh, follows theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Murphy) and his work with scientists on the Manhattan Project. They make life-altering discoveries but also face existential concerns with the creation of the atomic bomb.