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Posted at 12:40 PM ET, 05/07/2012

Batman, Spider-Man, battleships and dictators: a guide to 2012 summer movie releases


Radar-gunning highway patrol? No, that’s Christian Bale as Batman “The Dark Knight Rises,” one of the many movies coming to a theater near you. (Ron Phillips)

Summer is almost here, and a deluge of movie openings is soon to follow. More than 100 films will open between mid-May and the end of August, with big-budget releases like “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Men in Black 3” interspersed with acclaimed French dramas (“Polisse”), comedies (“The Dictator”), reboots (“The Amazing Spider-Man”), spinoffs (“The Bourne Legacy”) and documentaries (“Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry”).

The Post’s Summer Movie Guide will help you decide which films are worth a trip to the theater in the months ahead. And don’t forget about this week’s flicks, open now for your viewing pleasure.

Summer Movie Guide 2012

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