The most awaited movies in 2016 : Hype is real!

Below is a list of 21 movies to be released in 2016 that are most hyped. If you love Sci-Fi, Superhero, Adventure, Action, Fantasy and Thriller then this list should be on your IMDb watchlist. The list is arranged as per the US release date.

1. Deadpool

(Release date: 12 Feb 2016) [Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi]
Plot: A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers and adopts the alter ego Deadpool.
Marvel had a field trip with this character since months now, put in place excellent PR campaigns and been preparing for this movie since they got the Deadpool wrong in Wolverine movie. The hype can’t be more real than this and perfect to start the year!


2. Triple 9

(Release date: 18 Feb 2016) [Crime, Drama]
Plot: A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Added this out of league movie, just because of the tone from the trailer.


3. Eddie the Eagle

(Release date: 26 Feb 2016) [Biography, Drama, History]
Plot: The story of Great Britain’s first ski jumper to enter the Winter Olympics.
When Hugh Jackman is the mentor you NEED to watch it nevertheless anything.


4. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

(Release date: 23 Mar 2016) [Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci Fi]
Plot: Fearing the actions of Superman left unchecked, Batman takes on Superman, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero the world really needs. With Batman and Superman fighting each other, a new threat Doomsday created by Lex Luthor. Its up to Superman and Batman to set aside their difference along with Wonder Woman to stop Lex Luthor and Doomsday from destroying Metropolis.


5. The Jungle Book

(Release date: 07 Apr 2016) [Adventure, Drama, Fantasy]
Plot: An orphan boy is raised in the jungle with the help of a pack of wolves, a bear, and a black panther.
Jungle jungle baat chali hai… Mougli phir se chaddi me aa raha hai! 🙂


6. Captain America: Civil War

(Release date: 27 Apr 2016) [Action, Sci Fi, Thriller]
Plot: Political interference in the Avengers’ activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.


7. Snowden

(Release date: 04 May 2016) [Biography, Drama, Thriller]
Plot: CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
Seriously must watch for its actual story on how Snowden uncovered secrets like NSA spying American citizens!


8. X-Men: Apocalypse

(Release date: 27 May 2016 – USA) [Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi]
Plot: With the emergence of the world’s first mutant, Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
Wolverine or not its a movie you can’t miss.


9. Warcraft

(Release date: 25 May 2016) [Action, Adventure, Fantasy]
Plot: An epic fantasy/adventure based on the popular video game series.


10. Independence Day: Resurgence

(Release date: 22 Jun 2016) [Action, Adventure, Sci Fi]
Plot: Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind’s new space defenses be enough?
The “Independence Day” was excellent. Will this be even half as good as the original?


11. The BFG

(Release date: 22 Jun 2016) [Family, Fantasy]
Plot: A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kindhearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because unlike his peers refuses to eat boys and girls.
With the director being none other than Steven Spielberg it have high anticipations.


12. Star Trek Beyond

(Release date: 07 Jul 2016) [Action, Adventure, Sci Fi, Thriller]
Continuing the Star Trek legacy! No plot revealed as of writing of this article.


13. Ghostbusters

(Release date: 14 Jul 2016) [Action, comedy, Sci Fi]
Plot: No plot revealed, but needless to say its about busting ghosts. The series is returning after a long time.


14. Suicide Squad

(Release date: 03 Aug 2016) [Action]
Plot: A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency.
Harley Quinn. Enough said!


15. Kubo and the Two Strings

(Release date: 18 Aug 2016) [Animation]
Plot: Kubo lives a quiet, normal life in a small shoreside village until a spirit from the past turns his life upside down by re-igniting an age-old vendetta. This causes all sorts of havoc as gods and monsters chase Kubo who, in order to survive, must locate a magical suit of armor once worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior.


16. Doctor Strange

(Release date: 26 Oct 2016) [Action, Adventure, Fantasy]
Plot: After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under his wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
The actor from Sherlock Holmes and “The Imitation Game”, Doctor Strange is none other than, Benedict Cumberbatch!!


17. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

(Release date: 11 Nov 2016) [Adventure, Family, Fantasy]
Plot: The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.
So its kinda prequel to all those Harry Potter series?!


18. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

(Release date: 14 Dec 2016) [Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci Fi]
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Plot: Rebels set out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star.
No trailer out yet, but its the most anticipated movie of 2016! Force will only go more powerful here!


19. Passengers

(Release date: 21 Dec 2016) [Adventure, Sci Fi]
Plot: A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in one of its sleep chambers. As a result, a single passenger is awakened 60 years early. Faced with the prospect of growing old and dying alone, he eventually decides to wake up a second passenger.


20. Beta Test

(Release date: Not Announced) [Action, Sci Fi, Thriller]
Plot: Champion gamer Max Troy discovers events in a new video game are being mirrored in the real world, and must join forces with the game’s protagonist, Orson Creed, to unravel the conspiracy before the game’s sinister plot overwhelms the city.


21. Story of Your Life

(Release date: Not Announced) [Sci Fi]
Plot: Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.


You can watch this list on IMDb. Which movie have got YOU hyped?

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