Best Movie of 2024 So far?

[stannobello]

Would be interested to know what everyone's thoughts are on the best movies of 2024 so far?

[Allaby]

My top 5:

Inside Out 2
Blink Twice
Dune Part 2
Abigail
Kinds of Kindness

[Mr Minio]

無所住

The final shot is sublime.

[FilmBuff]

Made in England
The People's Joker
Green Border
Snack Shack
Eno

[Tugg]

Strange Darling (2023-2024)
Land of Bad
Dune: Part 2
Abigail
Hit Man (2023-2024)
Oddity
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Cold Meat (2023-2024)
The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023-2024)
Twisters
Space Cadet
Longlegs
MaXXXine
Road House
Miller's Girl
Late Night With The Devil (2023-2024)
Ricky Stanicky

[John-Connor]

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[KeyserCorleone]

I've actually been falling quite behind on 2024 films because of speedreading and the musicals countdown, but currently my only 5/5 is Dune Part Two.

[Wooley]

Haven't seen them all but, so far, Love Lies Bleeding is my favorite.

[Siddon]

1. Ghostlight
2. The Promised Land(2023)
3. Late Night with the Devil
4. Oddity
5. Love Lies Bleeding
6. Hitman
7. Fly
8. Dune Part II
9. In a Violent Nature
10. Strange Darling


If we count mini-series Chimp Crazy would be at number 6


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqP1VUhCpi8

[LAMb EELYAK]

Hundreds of Beavers. Although IMDB lists it as 2022 (festival premiere), so Thelma.

[McConnaughay]

This is just what I've seen from 2024: -

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - Good
Longlegs - Good
Tuesday - Good
Inside Out 2 - Good
Abigail - Good
A Quiet Pace: Day One - Good
Love Lies Bleeding - Okay
Deadpool & Wolverine - Okay
Damsel - Okay
Lisa Frankenstein - Middling

[stannobello]

My top 5:

Inside Out 2
Blink Twice
Dune Part 2
Abigail
Kinds of Kindness

Haven't seen Inside Out 2 yet, but the first Inside Out was my favorite Pixar/Disney film! I also didn't really enjoy Dune Part 1, so it's hard for me to understand the craze behind Dune Part 2.

[stannobello]

This is just what I've seen from 2024: -

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - Good
Longlegs - Good
Tuesday - Good
Inside Out 2 - Good
Abigail - Good
A Quiet Pace: Day One - Good
Love Lies Bleeding - Okay
Deadpool & Wolverine - Okay
Damsel - Okay
Lisa Frankenstein - Middling

I was disappointed with the ending of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. It was quite underwhelming, but I liked the world-building.

Longlegs and A Quiet Place are definitely on my watchlist!

[stannobello]

Haven't seen them all but, so far, Love Lies Bleeding is my favorite.

This is an interesting one, haven't even heard of it. But maybe it's a hidden gem. WIll give it a watch.

[hownos]

A Quiet Place

[Torgo]

Some that haven't been mentioned yet:

Challengers
I Saw the TV Glow
The First Omen

[pahaK]

Top 6 probably is (I'm mostly using the year given by Letterboxd, but some* that are listed as 2023 surely were released here this year so I included them):

Longlegs
Death Whisperer*
Kill*
Exhuma
Maxxxine
Love Lies Bleeding

[John-Connor]

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*Update adding: Rebel Ridge 3.5+
https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/5qwnw0yZOrXhKDMBHWESgbT7qZ3.jpg

[Wooley]

Some that haven't been mentioned yet:

I Saw the TV Glow


I went to see this in the theater and it had gotten booted that day for a Thursday Preview of one of the crap movies like Godzilla x Kong or something. I was sad.

[Wooley]

This is an interesting one, haven't even heard of it. But maybe it's a hidden gem. WIll give it a watch.

Got to see it in the theater and man is this the type of movie I want to see in the theater. If you wanna send something straight to streaming make it Godzilla x Kong. 100% CGI can be viewed just as well on the small-screen, IMO.

[Dead2009]

The Garfield Movie

[Torgo]

I went to see this in the theater and it had gotten booted that day for a Thursday Preview of one of the crap movies like Godzilla x Kong or something. I was sad.https://i.postimg.cc/x86GBLmt/932lh1.jpg

[Wooley]

https://i.postimg.cc/x86GBLmt/932lh1.jpg

HAHAHAHA!
Well done. :D

[McConnaughay]

I was disappointed with the ending of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. It was quite underwhelming, but I liked the world-building.

Longlegs and A Quiet Place are definitely on my watchlist!

I absolutely adored Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and I thoroughly enjoyed War, (I also enjoyed Rise, but, tonally, Dawn and War are closer to Kingdom) and so, I think, maybe, I had mixed emotions heading in. I was worried that Wes Ball wouldn't do as well as Matt Reeves and I didn't know if they'd be able to capture the same lightning in a bottle as the Caesar story. For me, Kingdom stuck the landing, but was definitely weaker than any of the previous trilogy in my opinion. I hope that it can build itself up though.

[Gideon58]

I liked Late Night with the Devil, probably the film of 2024 that I gave the highest rating to so far...and there are only three months left in the year, which is mind-blowing to me.

[Allaby]

My updated top 10:

1. Inside Out 2
2. The Substance
3. Blink Twice
4. Conclave
5. Wicked
6. Anora
7. A Real Pain
8. Daughters
9. The Santa Class
10. Child Star

[MovieMeditation]

Probably The Substance.

[exiler96]

It's between Challengers (might be my favourite Sports movie in decades) and The Substance (We counted the days for Coppola, but this is the true movie event of the year imo).

The Brutalist can't arrive sooner though...

[jackkyy]

I liked "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" (2024). It is a prequel to the acclaimed "Mad Max: Fury Road," delving into the backstory of the formidable Imperator Furiosa, portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy. The film offers a high-octane narrative filled with intense action sequences and expansive world-building. Chris Hemsworth's portrayal of the antagonist adds depth to the storyline, though some critics have noted that the film's relentless pace can be overwhelming. "Furiosa" provides a deeper understanding of one of the franchise's most intriguing characters, making it a worthwhile watch for fans of the series.

[Gideon58]

Made in England
The People's Joker
Green Border
Snack Shack
Eno

Snack Shack was ok but I would hardly include it in a best of the year list

[FilmBuff]

Snack Shack was ok but I would hardly include it in a best of the year list

That post is from September

[KeyserCorleone]

I've actually been falling quite behind on 2024 films because of speedreading and the musicals countdown, but currently my only 5/5 is Dune Part Two.

Changing to Nosferatu, and I doubt I will be changing this again since Nosferatu made it to my top 10 of all time. But I'd also like to point out that I gave Jim Henson: Idea Man a 100, and I even put Megalopolis above Dune 2.

[SpelingError]

I plan to start catching up on some 2024 releases next month.