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Top 10 Must-See Summer Movies You Don’t Know About Yet

Avengers: Age of Ultron has Hulk-smashed its way through its first two weekends and is on track to be one of the year's most profitable pics, but there's much more at the multiplex than Marvel heroes this summer. In fact, looking at the lineup of reboots, sequels and slick blockbuster titles, 2015 is looking like one of the most sprawling summers for popcorn pleasures in ages. But what's really strange is how many of the most interesting titles have flown so far under the radar, dominated on social media by juggernaut films like Mad Max: Fury Road, Tomorrowland, Jurassic World and Ant-Man. Here are my picks for the 10 movies you might not yet know about - but that you absolutely have to carve out the time to see if you want to get the most out of your cinema trips this summer.

7) American Ultra (opens Aug. 21, limited)

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This one just announced its release date in time to be included, but the plot sounds so fascinating that it absolutely deserves a place on this list. Jesse Eisenberg (in his first of two appearances here) stars as a small-town stoner with an enigmatic past who gets caught up, along with his girlfriend (Kristen Stewart), in a vast government operation intended to wipe him off the face of the Earth.

American Ultra doesn’t have a trailer or even any official stills yet, but it boasts a talented scribe in Chronicle writer Max Landis and an intriguing directorial choice in Nima Nourizadeh (Project X).

Additionally, with a supporting cast including Walton Goggins, Bill Pullman, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, John Leguizamo and Tony Hale, this is definitely going to be the most fun summer movie of them all for sharp-eyed television aficionados.

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