A number of new movie releases will hit theaters next month along with the new year.

The month of January is not as exciting as the blockbuster summer months or the late year Academy Award hopefuls but there’s still a few good films worth watching.

One of the month’s notable releases is Strange Magic, an animated fantasy flick with plenty of strange creatures to add a little excitement to the whole family.

Perhaps the most anticipated movie of the month is Selma, a historical drama focusing on Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil right marches of Selma, Alabama.

Check out the 12 biggest releases for January 2015 in the next few slides.

New Movie Releases: January 1-9

• The Gambler (Jan. 1) – R/Crime
• The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (Jan. 2) – PG-13/Drama
• Selma (Jan. 9) – PG-13/Drama

New Movie Releases: January 16

• The Wedding Ringer – R/Comedy
• Paddington – PG/Comedy
• Blackhat – R/Action

New Movie Releases: January 23

• Strange Magic – Animation
• The Boy Next Door – R/Thriller
• Mortdecai – Action

New Movie Releases: January 23-30

• Black Sea (Jan. 23) – R/Adventure
• Black or White (Jan. 23) – PG-13/Drama
• Project Almanac (Jan. 30) – PG-13/Sci-Fi

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