17 Films to See in May

by Keith Kimbell, Metacritic Film Editor – May 1, 2023

In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most interesting films debuting in North American theaters this month (including the latest Marvel and Fast & Furious sequels), listed in alphabetical order.

Additional content by Jason Dietz

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53 Hypnotic

Action/Thriller/Sci-fi/Comedy | Directed by Robert Rodriguez
Opens in theaters May 12
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In this twisty thriller co-written (with Godzilla vs. Kong's Max Borenstein) and directed by Robert Rodriguez, Ben Affleck plays a detective who gets entangled in a secret government program while investigating the disappearance of his daughter and a series of reality-bending bank robberies. Alice Braga plays the psychic who helps him determine what is real and what isn’t, and William Fichtner is the mastermind able to influence others to do his bidding.

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