Sure, everyone knows that Batman V. Superman and the next Star Wars movie are coming to theaters later this year, but what about the films that don’t have marketing budgets the size of some countries’ gross domestic product?
The 2016 movie slate is filled with big-budget projects that we’ve heard about for a while now and will continue to hear about right up until they arrive in theaters (and in some cases, a long time after). But they’re not the only movies you’ll want to keep on your radar this year.
In the interest of making sure you don’t miss out on some of 2016’s lower-profile projects with a lot of potential, here are 20 films you’ll want to look out for in theaters this year.
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