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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.

4) Me & Earl & the Dying Girl (opens June 12, wide)

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Every summer has its indie darling knockout. Last summer, it was either Boyhood or Chef, depending on who you ask. The year before, it was The Kings of Summer, without a doubt. And in the summer of 2015, it seems pretty certain that Me & Earl & the Dying Girl has that title on lockdown. It earned a standing ovation at Sundance along with the Grand Jury Prize for Drama, where our own Dominic Mill awarded it the site’s top rating of five stars.

The pic, which centers on a pair of teenagers who decide to make a movie for their leukemia-stricken friend, is destined for great things, and though a lot of audiences may be diverted by the shinier attractions in the coming months, Me & Earl & the Dying Girl seems like one of the summer’s real must-sees.

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