Best of 2024
At the dawn of a new year, we wanted to share some our favorite films released in the previous one. Some of these picks are awards season frontrunners, others may have passed under the radar. They are big films and small, fiction, documentary, animation, and of course, a musical.
15 Titles
Date Created: January 8, 2025
Dahomey
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Dahomey
Mati Diop
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2024
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France, Senegal, Benin
Dahomey
This documentary highlights the journey of 26 stolen artifacts returning to Benin from France.
- France, Senegal, Benin · 2024
- Director: Mati Diop
- Cast: Gildas Adannou, Habib Ahandessi, Joséa Guedje, Imelda Batamoussi
- Genre: Documentary
- Available on: MUBI, Fandango At Home, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Emilia Perez
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Emilia Perez
Jacques Audiard
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2024
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United States
Emilia Perez
A formal cartel leader seeks out legal help to retire, disappear, and pursuing her long-desired gender transition.
- United States · 2024
- Director: Jacques Audiard
- Cast: Karla Sofia Gascón, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana
- Genre: Comedy, Crime
- Available on: Netflix Standard with Ads, Netflix
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
David Hinton
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2024
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United Kingdom
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
This documentary looks into the careers of Micheal Powell and Emeric Pressburger and their impact on cinema.
- United Kingdom · 2024
- Director: David Hinton
- Cast: Martin Scorsese, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Deborah Kerr, Roger Livesey, David Niven
- Genre: Documentary
- Available on: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy, Google Play Movies, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Evil Does Not Exist
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Evil Does Not Exist
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
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2023
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Japan
Evil Does Not Exist (悪は存在しない)
Takumi and his village are slowly convinced to allow a company to develop a glamping site, unaware of the consequences that will follow.
- Japan · 2023
- Director: Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
- Cast: Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani, Hazuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Miura
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Amazon Video, Criterion Channel, Fandango At Home, Kanopy, Apple TV, YouTube, Google Play Movies
Conclave
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Conclave
Edward Berger
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2024
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United Kingdom, United States
Conclave
When the Pope dies, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading the secretive ritual of selecting a new one.
- United Kingdom, United States · 2024
- Director: Edward Berger
- Cast: Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O'Byrne
- Genre: Thriller
- Available on: Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, YouTube
Crossing
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Crossing
Levan Akin
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2024
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Sweden, Denmark, France
Crossing
A retired teacher, Lia, and her young neighbor, Achi, travel to Istanbul to find Lia’s long-lost transgender niece.
- Sweden, Denmark, France, Turkey, Georgia · 2024
- Director: Levan Akin
- Available on: Apple TV, Fandango At Home, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Amazon Video
Terrestrial Verses
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Terrestrial Verses
Alireza Khatami,
Ali Asgari
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2023
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Iran
Terrestrial Verses (آیه های زمینی)
The lives of ordinary people in Iran as showcased in nine separate vignettes.
- Iran · 2023
- Directors: Alireza Khatami, Ali Asgari
- Cast: Majid Salehi, Gohar Kheyrandish, Farzin Mohades, Sadaf Asgari, Hossein Soleymani, Faezeh Rad
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Available on: Filmzie, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Criterion Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel
Inshallah a Boy
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Inshallah a Boy
Amjad Al-Rasheed
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2023
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Jordan, France, Saudi Arabia
Inshallah a Boy (Inshallah walad)
To protect her daughter and home, and navigate the complexities of Jordan's patriarchal laws, a widow feigns pregnancy with a son.
- Jordan, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt · 2023
- Director: Amjad Al-Rasheed
- Cast: Mouna Hawa
- Available on: Fandango At Home, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Chicken for Linda!
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Chicken for Linda!
Chiara Malta,
Sébastien Laudenbach
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2023
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France, Italy
Chicken for Linda! (Linda veut du poulet!)
Paulette must find ingredients to make a meal for her daughter in the middle of a city-wide strike.
- France, Italy · 2023
- Directors: Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach
- Cast: Milan Cerisier
- Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
- Available on: Criterion Channel, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Plex
Do Not Expect Too Much of the End of the World
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Do Not Expect Too Much of the End of the World
Radu Jude
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2023
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Romania, Luxembourg, France
Do Not Expect Too Much of the End of the World
While Angela is filming a work safety video for a large company, an interviewee reveals the company’s liability in an accident.
- Romania, Luxembourg, France, Croatia · 2023
- Director: Radu Jude
- Available on: Fandango At Home, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Amazon Video, Apple TV
The Count of Monte-Cristo
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The Count of Monte-Cristo
Alexandre de La Patellière,
Matthieu Delaporte
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2024
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France, Belgium
The Count of Monte-Cristo (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo)
"Until the day when God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words: 'Wait and Hope.'"
- France, Belgium · 2024
- Directors: Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
- Cast: Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Anamaria Vartolomei, Laurent Lafitte, Pierfrancesco Favino
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
- Available on: MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Video, fuboTV, Google Play Movies, MGM Plus, Philo, Kanopy, MGM+ Amazon Channel
Io Capitano
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Io Capitano
Matteo Garrone
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2023
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Italy, Belgium
Io Capitano
Two young men from Senegal, Seydou and Moussa, embark on a Homeric journey from Dakar to Europe.
- Italy, Belgium · 2023
- Director: Matteo Garrone
- Cast: Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Bamar Kane, Didier Njikam
- Genre: Adventure, Drama
- Available on: Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, Kanopy, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Plex, YouTube
Touch
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Touch
Baltasar Kormákur
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2024
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Iceland
Touch (Snerting)
Kristófer, an Icelander widower struggling with his health aims to find his first love again before it is too late.
- Iceland · 2024
- Director: Baltasar Kormákur
- Cast: Egill Ólafsson, Kōki, Masahiro Motoki, Pálmi Kormákur Baltasarsson, Sigurður Ingvarsson, Yōko Narahashi
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Available on: Amazon Video, Peacock Premium Plus, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Apple TV, FlixFling, Peacock Premium
The Zone of Interest
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The Zone of Interest
Jonathan Glazer
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2023
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United Kingdom, Poland, United States
The Zone of Interest
The commandant of Auschwitz and his wife create an idyllic life right beside the concentration camp.
- United Kingdom, Poland, United States · 2023
- Director: Jonathan Glazer
- Cast: Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel
- Genre: Drama, History, War
- Available on: Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, Plex, Apple TV, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Karmen Gei
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Karmen Gei
Joseph Gaï Ramaka
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2001
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Senegal, France, Canada
Karmen Gei (Karmen Geï)
The story of Bizet's Carmen is placed in contemporary Dakar, Senegal in this exciting and challenging adaptation.
- Senegal, France, Canada · 2001
- Director: Joseph Gaï Ramaka
- Cast: Djeïnaba Diop Gaï, Magaye Niang, Stephanie Biddle, Thierno Ndiaye Doss, Dieynaba Niang, El Hadg Ndiaye
- Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
- Available on: Kanopy, OVID