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2023 in Film: A Look at the Most Notable Releases of the Year

2023 in Film: A Look at the Most Notable Releases of the Year

İrem Uğur
February 20 2023 - 01:57pm

Are you ready for a year full of movies with successful and interesting stories? In this content, we have compiled the eagerly awaited productions of 2023 for you. Let's take a look at our full list of movies, from the movies released in the last weeks of 2022 to the movies that will mark 2023.

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1. Violent Night

1. Violent Night

Summary: When a group of mercenaries attack a wealthy family's mansion, Santa Claus steps in to save the day.

Cast: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo

Director: Tommy Wirkola

2. Lady Chatterley's Lover

2. Lady Chatterley's Lover

Summary: An aristocratic woman in an unhappy marriage begins a passionate affair with the caretaker of her country house.

Cast: Emma Corrin, Jack O'Connell, Matthew Duckett

Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

3. Darby and the Dead

3. Darby and the Dead

Summary: The movie is about Darby Harper, who gains the ability to see ghosts after a deadly experience as a child.

Cast: Riele Downs, Auli'i Cravalho, Chosen Jacobs

Director: Silas Howard

4. Emancipation

4. Emancipation

Summary: A slave embarks on a winding journey through the Louisiana swamps to escape the plantation owners who nearly tortured him to death.

Cast: Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa

Director: Antoine Fuqua

5. The Whale

5. The Whale

Summary: An English teacher struggling with obesity tries to reconnect with her estranged teenage daughter.

Cast: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins

Director: Darren Aronofsky

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6. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

6. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Summary: A father's wish magically brings a wooden puppet to life and he adopts the puppet as his son.

Cast: Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann

Director: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson

7. Matilda the Musical

7. Matilda the Musical

Summary: In this adaptation of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical, Matilda tells the story of an extraordinary girl blessed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination.

Cast: Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch

Director: Matthew Warchus

8. Avatar: The Way of Water

8. Avatar: The Way of Water

Summary: When a familiar threat returns to finish what he started, Jake must work with the Neytiri and the Na'vi race's army to protect their home.

Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver

Director: James Cameron

9. Babylon

9. Babylon

Summary: A tale of monumental ambition and excess, the film traces the rise and fall of many characters during Hollywood's unbridled downfall.

Cast: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Jean Smart

Director: Damien Chazelle

10. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

10. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Summary: A film that traces the journey of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female vocalists of all time, from the unknown aspects of her life to her music career. 

Cast: Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders

Director: Kasi Lemmons

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11. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

11. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Summary: Famous detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece for his latest case.

Cast: Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Kate Hudson

Director: Rian Johnson

12. A Man Called Otto

12. A Man Called Otto

Summary: Otto is a grumpy man who, after losing his wife, has become embittered in life and wants to end it all. When a young family moves into his neighborhood, he meets the quick-witted Marisol and begins a friendship that will change his world.

Cast: Tom Hanks, John Higgins, Tony Bingham

Director: Marc Forste

13. Alice, Darling

13. Alice, Darling

Summary: A young woman trapped in a violent relationship is rescued by her two best friends.

Cast:  Anna Kendrick, Kaniehtiio Horn, Charlie Carrick

Director: Mary Nighy

14. The Pale Blue Eye

14. The Pale Blue Eye

Summary: A detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet, but when the other cadets are stymied by a code of silence, one of them is assigned to help solve the case: a young man the world will recognize as Edgar Allan Poe.

Cast: Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Simon McBurney

Director: Scott Cooper

15. The Old Way

15. The Old Way

Summary: An old gunslinger is forced to face the consequences of his past when the son of a man he killed years ago comes to avenge his death.

Cast: Phillip Aguirre, Nicolas Cage, Dean Armstrong

Director: Brett Donowho

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16. M3GAN

16. M3GAN

Summary: A robotics engineer at a toy company designs a lifelike 'doll' for his niece, but the toy leads to moments of horror.

Cast: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng

Director: Gerard Johnstone

17. Sick

17. Sick

Summary: Due to the pandemic, Parker and his best friend decides to stay alone in his family's lake house during the quarantine days, but soon realize that they are not alone in the lake house. 

Cast: Gideon Adlon, Bethlehem Million, Dylan Sprayberry

Director: John Hyams

18. There's Something Wrong with the Children

18. There's Something Wrong with the Children

Summary: A family goes on a weekend trip with friends and their children, but the children start acting strangely after disappearing in the woods one night. The family suspects the influence of a supernatural force on the children.

Cast: Amanda Crew, Zach Gilford, Briella Guiza

Director: Roxanne Benjamin

19. Missing

19. Missing

Summary: June's mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend. June's attempts to contact her mother are blocked by international bureaucracy.

Cast:  Tim Griffin, Ava Zaria Lee, Nia Long

Director: Nicholas D. Johnson, Will Merrick

20. Kids vs. Aliens

20. Kids vs. Aliens

Summary: When their parents leave home for a holiday weekend, two brothers throw a party at home and must fight for their lives when aliens attack their party.

Cast: Dominic Mariche, Phoebe Rex, Calem MacDonald

Director: Jason Eisener

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21. When You Finish Saving the World

21. When You Finish Saving the World

Summary: The film tells the story of Ziggy and Evelyn and the difficulty of having children and adjusting to the profound complexities experienced at a young age.

Cast: Julianne Moore, Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk

Director: Jesse Eisenberg

22. Return to Seoul

22. Return to Seoul

Summary: A twenty-five-year-old French woman returns to Korea, the country where she was born before being adopted by a French family as a baby. She decides to trace her biological family, but her journey takes a surprising turn.

Cast: Park Ji-min, Oh Kwang-rok, Guka Han

Director: Davy Chou

23. Teen Wolf: The Movie

23. Teen Wolf: The Movie

Summary: When a dangerous threat emerges, only a werewolf like Scott McCall can both recruit new allies and reunite trusted friends to fight what could be the most powerful and deadliest enemy of all.

Cast: Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed, Holland Roden

Director: Russell Mulcahy

24. Shotgun Wedding

24. Shotgun Wedding

Summary: A couple's fancy wedding is crashed by a group of criminals. While saving their endangered family, the couple rediscovers why they fell in love in the first place.

Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Lenny Kravitz

Director: Jason Moore

25. You People

25. You People

Summary: The film follows a couple who find themselves examining modern love and family dynamics amongst clashing cultures, social expectations and generational differences. 

Cast: Jonah Hill, Lauren London, Eddie Murphy

Director:  Kenya Barris

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26. Pamela, a Love Story

26. Pamela, a Love Story

Summary: The film follows the life of pop culture celebrity Pamela Anderson, including never-before-seen archival footage and personal diaries.

Cast: Pamela Anderson

Director: Ryan White

27. Knock at the Cabin

27. Knock at the Cabin

Summary: While on vacation, a young girl and her family are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse.

Cast: Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint, Jonathan Groff

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

28. 80 for Brady

28. 80 for Brady

Summary: A group of friends make it their ultimate goal to go to the Super Bowl and meet NFL star Tom Brady.

Cast: Sally Field, Rita Moreno, Jane Fonda

Director: Kyle Marvin

29. Your Place or Mine

29. Your Place or Mine

Summary: Two best friends living in different cities and far away from each other change each other's lives.

Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Wesley Kimmel, Steve Zahn, Ashton Kutcher 

Director: Aline Brosh McKenna

30. Magic Mike's Last Dance

30. Magic Mike's Last Dance

Summary: After going bankrupt, Magic Mike Lane is forced to work as a bartender in Florida. But when he receives an offer he can't refuse from a wealthy woman, Mike prepares to return to the stage for a big show.

Cast: Salma Hayek, Channing Tatum, Nancy Carroll

Director: Steven Soderbergh

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31. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

31. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Summary: Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, explore the Quantum Realm, where they interact with strange creatures and embark on a boundary-breaking adventure.

Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors

Director: Peyton Reed

32. Cocaine Bear

32. Cocaine Bear

Summary: An eccentric group of cops, criminals, tourists and crazed teenagers converge in the Georgia woods where a drugged-up bear is a menace.

Cast: Ray Liotta, Keri Russell, Margo Martindale

Director: Elizabeth Banks

33. Creed III

33. Creed III

Summary: Adonis is successful and happy in both his career and family life, but when his childhood friend, a former boxing prodigy, resurfaces, the confrontation becomes more than just a boxing match.

Cast: Jonathan Majors, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson

Director: Michael B. Jordan

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