1. “Loving” — November 4
Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton play the real-life couple who faced jail time for being married when interracial couples were literally against the law.
2. “Moana” — November 23
Dwayne Johnson plays the god Maui in Disney’s next animated Princess movie. Can we just say how happy we are to see another brown girl get her own movie?
3. “Kidnap” — December 2
Someone stole Halle Berry’s son and she is. not. having. it. This action-packed thriller is not what we would expect from Halle but we’re ready.
4. “Collateral Beauty” — December 16
Love, Death and Time aren’t just concepts in Will Smith’s next drama, they are real people who seem dedicated to helping a depressed ad man live his fullest life.
5. “Rogue One” — December 16
If you think we’re NOT going to see a new “Star Wars” movie about a bunch of rebel fighters — including two Asian dudes, a Latino AND Forest Whitaker — trying to steal plans for the Death Star you are crazy.
6. “Hidden Figures” — December 25
Taraji, Octavia and Janelle play the real-life women who helped send American to the moon in the 1960s.
7. “Fences” — December 25
Denzel and Viola may be laughing in this picture, but the big screen adaptation of August Wilson’s stage play looks serious as a heart attack.