It’s almost safe to say that recently released movies are a priority for millions of people across the nation. This is why movie theaters are around, so the fans of these movies (their sequels, and the entire series if created following the first) don’t have to wait for the movie they’ve been anticipating to see to come out on DVD. 2016 was a big year for newly released movies, and the following are the top ten movies released in 2016.

10. The Mermaid

This plot of this movie is based on a businessman named Xuan that has purchased a wildlife reserve for a sea reclamation project which will kill any sea life in the surrounding area. Shan, a mermaid who lives in the area of the water Xuan is planning on destroying pretends to be a dancer so she can assassinate him to save her family and their home. They end up having a great time together and when he takes her home, her family tries to kill him so she helps him escape.

9. Doctor Strange

Stephen Strange, a neurosurgeon loses control of his hands after being injured in a car accident. He shortly discovers a hidden world of magic and other dimensions. Through this journey he tries to regain the strength in his hands to become a neurosurgeon once again. He eventually finds powers that help him in his mission.

8. Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad is a group of felons who are called to action to defeat enemies for the good of their country. Within the movie the squad comes together as a group to combine their “specialties” to gain advantage on their targets. When the Suicide Squad’s efforts to assist the country in protection becomes obvious, the government begins to trust them and they form an alliance.

7. Deadpool

Wade Wilson, a citizen of Canada discovers that he has cancer, and he ran into strangers in a bar, they told him they could cure him, and they actually end up using him as an experiment. After being in an oxygen deprived tank which leaves his face scarred from burns, he breaks free by setting the building on fire. He planned on returning to his girlfriend, but he decided not to in chance that she may not accept him with his new physical appearance. The rest of the movie is Deadpool trying to find the man that tortured him to get his revenge.

6. Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice

In this movie, the title pretty much makes the movie self explanatory. Batman and Superman come head to head to decide which of the two is the dominant.

5. The secret Life of Pets

Max, a small dog lives with his loving owner in a downtown Manhattan apartment. When the owners of all the pets in the area leave their pets at home, all of his animal friends which include dogs, cats, birds, a fish, a guinea pig, and more. Max is devastated when Katie brings home a rescue dog that’s ten times the size of Max. Duke, the new dog is nice to Max, but Max wants this dog out of his house. They go to the park and get lost together, get into loads of trouble with this gang led by a tiny bunny and struggle trying to find their way home.

4. The Jungle Book

In the newest version of the Jungle Book, Mowgli who’s a “man cub” has been raised by animals and has so far lived his life in decent peace. The animals drink from this place with no worries because breeds of all kinds made to truce during the drought to be kind. While drinking water at the watering hole, a scarred tiger appears and takes interest in Mowgli. He tells all that when the drought is over, he will kill Mowgli in revenge of the scars other humans left on him. Because of this, Mowgli sets out on his own adventure.

3. Zootopia

Judy Hopps, a rabbit officer lives in Zootopia, which is a city describes as “where all animals, predator and prey come together and live in harmony”. She’s tired of the small job, she wants something important! She finds a fox named Nick Wilde, and blackmails him into helping her crack a case on a missing otter.

2. Finding Dory

Dory, a Blue Tang fish lives with her best friend Marlin and his son Nemo. She goes outside and ends up getting sucked into a current and ends up in an aquarium. This movie is about Marlin and Nemo’s journey to find their friend, while she’s also trying to escape and get home to them but it isn’t exactly working out for her due to her short term memory loss.

1. Captain America: Civil War

Steve Rogers, a citizen of New York City has a doubled identity as a Captain America.