Cinemania: Must-See Movies in June

Horrors, comedies and action flicks all hit the big screen.

Dope: June 19 - This coming of age dramedy is on track to become an instant classic. Dope follows Malcolm, a "nerd" who survives life in a tough neighborhood in Inglewood, California, plagued with violence and drugs. He balances this all while struggling to submit college applications, interviews, the SATs and completing his senior year of high school. His story takes a huge turn, though, when he and his boys get invited to a huge underground party that flips everything on its head.(Photo: Open Road Films)

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Dope: June 19 - This coming of age dramedy is on track to become an instant classic. Dope follows Malcolm, a "nerd" who survives life in a tough neighborhood in Inglewood, California, plagued with violence and drugs. He balances this all while struggling to submit college applications, interviews, the SATs and completing his senior year of high school. His story takes a huge turn, though, when he and his boys get invited to a huge underground party that flips everything on its head.(Photo: Open Road Films)

Entourage: June 3 - Entourage fans have waited four long years for this moment. The TV show jumps to the big screen this week. Movie star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) and his boys are back to business on a make-or-break project that will serve as his directorial debut. The whole gang — Ari Gold, Eric, Turtle and Johnny — are back for some good ol' fun.— By Moriba Cummings(Photo: Home Box Office)

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Entourage: June 3 - Entourage fans have waited four long years for this moment. The TV show jumps to the big screen this week. Movie star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) and his boys are back to business on a make-or-break project that will serve as his directorial debut. The whole gang — Ari Gold, Eric, Turtle and Johnny — are back for some good ol' fun.— By Moriba Cummings(Photo: Home Box Office)

Spy: June 5 - It won't be the beginning of summer without some laughs at Melissa McCarthy's expense. The hilarious actress is the star of the new action/comedy Spy which follows the story of a desk-bound CIA analyst who goes undercover to rid the world of a deadly arms dealer and, basically, prevent the world from ending. Sounds dramatic, McCarthy has a good track record of delivering the laughs.(Photo: Twentieth Century Fox)

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Spy: June 5 - It won't be the beginning of summer without some laughs at Melissa McCarthy's expense. The hilarious actress is the star of the new action/comedy Spy which follows the story of a desk-bound CIA analyst who goes undercover to rid the world of a deadly arms dealer and, basically, prevent the world from ending. Sounds dramatic, McCarthy has a good track record of delivering the laughs.(Photo: Twentieth Century Fox)

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Insidious: Chapter 3: June 5 - This one isn't for the faint at heart, so enter at your own risk. Insidious: Chapter 3 picks up where the sequel left off. The haunting of the Lambert family reveals exactly how psychic Elise Rainer agreed to use her skills to contact the dead to help a teenager that's being targeted by a supernatural being. It's dark, it's spooky and it may give you nightmares. Hey, just a disclaimer.(Photo: Automatik Films, Sony)

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Insidious: Chapter 3: June 5 - This one isn't for the faint at heart, so enter at your own risk. Insidious: Chapter 3 picks up where the sequel left off. The haunting of the Lambert family reveals exactly how psychic Elise Rainer agreed to use her skills to contact the dead to help a teenager that's being targeted by a supernatural being. It's dark, it's spooky and it may give you nightmares. Hey, just a disclaimer.(Photo: Automatik Films, Sony)

Dawn Patrol: June 5 - Dawn Patrol is a story about a good life gone bad. Two best friends who live the ultimate quintessential beach life of sun, sand, sea — and sex — are separated after one of them is killed. The other is left with a thirst for revenge, leaving him damaged for good.(Photo: Enderby Entertainment)

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Dawn Patrol: June 5 - Dawn Patrol is a story about a good life gone bad. Two best friends who live the ultimate quintessential beach life of sun, sand, sea — and sex — are separated after one of them is killed. The other is left with a thirst for revenge, leaving him damaged for good.(Photo: Enderby Entertainment)

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Freedom: June 5 - BET's Book of Negroes star Cuba Gooding Jr. lends his talents to the film Freedom which follows the journeys of two men who were separated by 100 years but united in their search for freedom. Set during the time of the African slave trade and later in the antebellum South, the movie sees both men manage to escape their lives of bondage. The ultimate moral of this film is the true meaning of freedom and the hope of love and forgiveness.(Photo: Production One)

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Freedom: June 5 - BET's Book of Negroes star Cuba Gooding Jr. lends his talents to the film Freedom which follows the journeys of two men who were separated by 100 years but united in their search for freedom. Set during the time of the African slave trade and later in the antebellum South, the movie sees both men manage to escape their lives of bondage. The ultimate moral of this film is the true meaning of freedom and the hope of love and forgiveness.(Photo: Production One)

The Stranger: June 12 - This horror thriller steadily takes you along a suspenseful journey as Peter, who grew up not knowing his father, finds out that not only is he not even human, he has returned to their small town to wreak havoc. The Stranger is a story about family, survival and legacy all wrapped up in a dark layer of suspense.(Photo: Sobras International Pictures)

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The Stranger: June 12 - This horror thriller steadily takes you along a suspenseful journey as Peter, who grew up not knowing his father, finds out that not only is he not even human, he has returned to their small town to wreak havoc. The Stranger is a story about family, survival and legacy all wrapped up in a dark layer of suspense.(Photo: Sobras International Pictures)

Jurassic World: June 12 - 20 years after the original Jurassic Park films captured our imaginations, the dinosaurs are back, and with a vengeance. Jurassic World picks up two decades after the events of Jurassic Park. A new attraction is created at the theme park to rev up interest after years of declining numbers of visitors. What happens after the gates reopen is nothing short of a catastrophe.(Photo: Universal)

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Jurassic World: June 12 - 20 years after the original Jurassic Park films captured our imaginations, the dinosaurs are back, and with a vengeance. Jurassic World picks up two decades after the events of Jurassic Park. A new attraction is created at the theme park to rev up interest after years of declining numbers of visitors. What happens after the gates reopen is nothing short of a catastrophe.(Photo: Universal)

The 11th Hour: June 12 - What do you give up for your career? The 11th Hour aims to answer that question, centered on a successful business executive who is struggling to conceive. After consulting with her doctor and suffering numerous miscarriages, she learns that she is too old to carry a child. There's more to the story that turns her world upside down, for better and for worse. Head to the movies on June 12 to see what happens.(Photo: Zentropa Entertainment)

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The 11th Hour: June 12 - What do you give up for your career? The 11th Hour aims to answer that question, centered on a successful business executive who is struggling to conceive. After consulting with her doctor and suffering numerous miscarriages, she learns that she is too old to carry a child. There's more to the story that turns her world upside down, for better and for worse. Head to the movies on June 12 to see what happens.(Photo: Zentropa Entertainment)

Vendetta: June 12 - You don't mess with a man's pride. Vendetta basically follows this mantra as the plot focuses on a detective who is pushed beyond his limits and, in turn, goes to extreme lengths to get revenge. His anger is triggered by a criminal, whom he put away in the past, who ends up murdering his wife. This is sure to be a juicy one.(Photo: Richwater Films)

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Vendetta: June 12 - You don't mess with a man's pride. Vendetta basically follows this mantra as the plot focuses on a detective who is pushed beyond his limits and, in turn, goes to extreme lengths to get revenge. His anger is triggered by a criminal, whom he put away in the past, who ends up murdering his wife. This is sure to be a juicy one.(Photo: Richwater Films)

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Big Game: June 26 - If you want to make your movie trip a family affair, here's a Samuel L. Jackson-fronted film that may fit the bill. Set in the countryside of Finland, Big Game is about a teenager who is on a traditional mission to prove himself by spending 24 hours alone in the wild, equipped with a bow and arrow, and nothing else. The action that ensues along his journey is a must-see.(Photo: Sub Zero Film Entertainment)

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Big Game: June 26 - If you want to make your movie trip a family affair, here's a Samuel L. Jackson-fronted film that may fit the bill. Set in the countryside of Finland, Big Game is about a teenager who is on a traditional mission to prove himself by spending 24 hours alone in the wild, equipped with a bow and arrow, and nothing else. The action that ensues along his journey is a must-see.(Photo: Sub Zero Film Entertainment)

Ted 2: June 26 - Attention, everyone! Ted is married — Yep, the bear — and he and his new wife want to start a family. In order to qualify to be a parent, though, he has to prove, somehow, that he's a person in a court of law. Just base on that sentence, alone, you can pretty much guarantee that you're going to be crying tears of laughter. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

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Ted 2: June 26 - Attention, everyone! Ted is married — Yep, the bear — and he and his new wife want to start a family. In order to qualify to be a parent, though, he has to prove, somehow, that he's a person in a court of law. Just base on that sentence, alone, you can pretty much guarantee that you're going to be crying tears of laughter. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

Into the Grizzly Maze: June 26 - If that poster doesn't freak you out at least a little, then this film's genre classification might. Filed under action and adventure, horror, myster and suspense — one just isn't enough — Into the Grizzly Maze is the perfect example of how the huntend become the hunter when a killer grizzly bear is determined to find his prey. Want to see who he eats first? Check it out on June 26.(Photo: Indomitable Films)

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Into the Grizzly Maze: June 26 - If that poster doesn't freak you out at least a little, then this film's genre classification might. Filed under action and adventure, horror, myster and suspense — one just isn't enough — Into the Grizzly Maze is the perfect example of how the huntend become the hunter when a killer grizzly bear is determined to find his prey. Want to see who he eats first? Check it out on June 26.(Photo: Indomitable Films)

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Fresh Dressed: June 26 - This documentary chronicles the history of the genre's urban fashion and its gradual rise from southern cotton plantations to gangs in the South Bronx in the '70s, to corporate America, and every nook and cranny in between. With cameos by Pharrell,Kanye West, Nas and André Leon Talley, this film is a can't miss.(Photo: CNN Films, Mass Appeal)