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Best movies coming out summer 2018

From Solo to Sicario, Ant-Man to Ocean's 8, here's our pick of the best sci-fi, action and geeky films coming to theatres this summer.

Richard Trenholm
Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small screen and streaming. A member of the Film Critic's Circle, he's covered technology and culture from London's tech scene to Europe's refugee camps to the Sundance film festival.
Richard Trenholm
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Avengers: Infinity War

What a start to the summer: Infinity War unites Marvel's greatest heroes for a record-breaking box office sensation. But what sci-fi, action and nerderiffic movies are coming to try to claim the Avengers' crown? Click through the gallery for the movies hitting theatres this summer.

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2 of 22 Lucasfilm

Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25)

Never tell me the odds: Ron Howard takes over as director in this Star Wars prequel in which Alden Ehrenreich is the young Han Solo with Donald Glover by his side.

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3 of 22 Twentieth Century Fox

Deadpool 2 (June 1)

Deadpool 2 sees Ryan Reynolds' merc-with-a-mouth take on Josh Brolin as cyborg assassin Cable.

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4 of 22 Blumhouse

Upgrade (June 1)

Saw and Insidious co-creator Leigh Whannell directs this demented action thriller about a guy who uses tech enhancements to become a superpowered revenge machine.

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5 of 22 Raymond Hall

Ocean's Eight (June 6)

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6 of 22 A24

Hereditary (June 8)

Toni Collette stars in what's already been described as the scariest film of the year by traumatised Sundance audiences.

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7 of 22 Sundance

Hearts Beat Loud (June 8)

Nick Offerman is the dad in this heartwarming tale of a father and daughter whose song unexpectedly goes viral.

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The Incredibles 2 (June 15)

Superheroics ensue once again as Pixar's Incredibles don the spandex for another family adventure.

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9 of 22 Universal

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (June 22)

Life finds a way yet again in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, featuring the return of Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard -- and original Jurassic Park star Jeff Goldblum.

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10 of 22 Sundance

The Catcher Was a Spy (June 22)

Paul Rudd plays a complicated WWII spy in this look back at a tense moment in the atomic bomb race.

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11 of 22 SyFy

Hover (June 29)

SyFy takes to the skies with this chiller about menacing drones.

Sicario: Day of the Soldado
12 of 22 Sony

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (June 29)

The first film's writer, Taylor Sheridan, and actors Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin return for hard-hitting drugs drama Sicario 2.

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13 of 22 Ben Rothstein/Marvel Studios

Ant-Man and the Wasp (July 6)

The difficult job of following Avengers: Infinity War falls to Evangeline Lilly and Paul Rudd in Marvel's mini blockbuster Ant Man and the Wasp.

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14 of 22 Sundance

Sorry to Bother You (July 6)

This Sundance sensation sees Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson sticking it to the man in a savage satire.

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Skyscraper (July 13)

Dwayne Johnson gets high, tackling terrorists in a high-rise building.

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16 of 22 Global Road

Hotel Artemis (July 20)

Jodie Foster and Jeff Goldblum find action is the best medicine in a John Wick-style hospital for assassins.  It's out in the US on June 8.

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17 of 22 Paramount

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (July 27)

Tom Cruise and the tricky task team reunite for Mission: Impossible 6.

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18 of 22 Sundance

Searching (Aug. 3)

John Cho is the desperate parent seeking his missing child through a computer screen in this Sundance sensation.

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19 of 22 Lionsgate

The Spy Who Dumped Me (Aug. 3)

Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon spy hard in this raucous action comedy.

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20 of 22 Warner Bros

The Meg (Aug. 10)

The Meg: It's Jason Statham vs. a giant shark. Enough said.

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Captive State (Aug. 17)

John Goodman and Vera Farmiga live in a world ruled by aliens.

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22 of 22 Niko Tavernise

Replicas (Aug. 17)

Keanu Reeves and Silicon Valley's Thomas Middleditch are scientists messing with nature in this sci-fi chiller.

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