Again, these are the top films I saw this year. If you’re wondering why one of the most talked about films released in 2024 (think The Brutalist, Wicked, or Nickel Boys) isn’t on here, it’s because I haven’t seen it, not because I think it’s so bad it shouldn’t be on the list.
30. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
29. Porcelain War
28. Black Box Diaries
27. The Return
26. Kinds of Kindness
25. Rebel Ridge
24. Dune 2
23. Saturday Night
22. Blink Twice
21. Music By John Williams
20. Smile 2
19. Woman of the Hour
18. Heretic
17. In A Violent Nature
16. Small Things Like These
15. Conclave
14. Megalopolis
13. The Line
12. Joker: Folie à Deux
11. Longlegs
10. Alien Romulus
9. Maxxxine
8. It’s What’s Inside
7. A Real Pain
6. The Apprentice
5. Challengers
4. Anora
3. A Different Man
2. Civil War
1. The Substance (Directed by Coralie Fargeat)
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
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Now go watch some movies or follow a local critic.