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From 2 from the inside for Beetlejuice Beetlejuiceall but one 10 highest grossing movies of 2024 was a sequel (It’s bad was the only outlier). Which shouldn’t surprise anyone. For decades, sequels, prequels, remakes and reimaginings have dominated the box office. But since when is the total weight of a film an indicator of its quality?
The fact is, as with most years, some of the hottest movies coming out in 2024 are names you’ve never heard of (which is a shame). Starting with these 10 hidden gems, you have plenty of time to correct this mistake.
Anora
If Beautiful Woman She never got her Extreme Hollywood Makeover, and instead was shot as a dark, drug-fueled tale of sex and violence the first time it landed on the desks of studio executives, maybe it looked a little like it Anora. Ani (Mikey Madison) is a sex worker in New York whose life is turned upside down by Vanya Zakharova (Mark Eidelstein), the prodigal son of a Russian oligarch. After paying Ani $15,000 to spend the week with him, the two fly to Las Vegas at Vanya’s suggestion – mostly to get a green card and not go back to Russia, but also because he promises to love Ani. When his parents find out that Vanya is engaged, they send a few trusted men to get their son out of this new romantic mess at all costs. Madison (Once Upon a Time… in HollywoodThe year 2022 Screaming) is an absolute revelation as the crazy princess at the center of this “tale.” It ends in heartbreak, sure, but also self-discovery. Writer-director Sean Baker (Red rocket, The Florida Project, Tangerine) still manages to shift the conversation around sex workers and other marginalized people to create a new love story. while Anora received a small theatrical release, its five Golden Globe nominations, including Madison, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Baker, and Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, should bring more attention to the project.
Cyclists
Austin Butler gives off serious James Dean vibes as Benny Cross, an incredibly handsome member of the Chicago Vandals Motorcycle Club. When the movie opens in 1965, Benny seems to have it all: he’s right-hand man to club founder Johnny Davis (Tom Hardy) and has just met—and soon married—Kathy Bauer (Jodie Comer), a newcomer to the motorcycle club world. This proves to be both a help and a hindrance to Benny over the next decade, as the film follows the growth of the Vandals and how the country’s great disillusionment seeps into its DNA. Written and directed by Jeff Nichols, the film is based on Danny Lyon’s 1968 photo book of the same name, which follows the evolution of Chicago’s very real Outlaws MC. Go for a walk together.
Blink twice
Zoë Kravitz proves that she can really pull it off as co-writer, producer and (for the first time) director behind this terrifying take on the power of extreme wealth. Cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) and her best friend Jess (Alia Shawkat) are working at a cocktail bar when they meet Slater King (Channing Tatum), a famous tech billionaire who has recently resigned as the head of his company for some reason. some kind of suspicious behavior, the details of which are not fully known. He and Frida hit it off, and he invites the two women to join him and a group of friends on his private island for a weekend of fun and pampering. That’s exactly what they got, though Frida couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong. That paranoia turns to fear when Jess suddenly disappears and King’s other guests don’t even remember her being there in the first place. Blink twice is not a perfect film, but Kravitz’s willingness to boldly confront dark issues in a smart and darkly humorous way speaks to his standing as a bold filmmaker on the rise.
Show forgiveness
Tarrell (André Holland, in a career-best performance) is a successful artist and loving husband and father who believes he survived childhood abuse at the hands of his father, La’Ron (John Earl Jelks). ). But when La’Ron resurfaces after years, wanting to reconnect with her son, old wounds resurface for Tarrell, whose own mother (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) is desperate to see father and son reunite. Acclaimed artist Titus Kaphar has mined his haunting history for this gut-wrenching and semi-autobiographical meditation on family, generational trauma, and the power of forgiveness—if you can really find your way.
Knee cap
Just because Knee cap It doesn’t mean it’s a hit on the festival circuit all of them the attention it deserves. Rich Peppiatt makes his feature directorial debut with this exciting film about the eponymous hip-hop trio that formed in Belfast in 2017 and are still going strong. The real-life members of the group – Liam Óg “Mo Chara” Ó Hannaidh, Naoise “Móglaí Bap” Ó Cairealláin and JJ “DJ Próvaí” Ó Dochartaigh, who raps in a mixture of English and Irish, play themselves in this uproarious comedy. Established in 2019. More than just a musical biography, it’s about the lasting impact of the Troubles and the “truce babies” that followed. But it’s also about how three young artists use music to both share a political message and save their native (and dying) language.
Juror #2
Since its release in 1992 UnforgivableClint Eastwood received 11 Oscar nominations and won four of them, including two Best Director statuettes. This makes Warner Bros.’s decision to bury it Juror #2– which some have suggested will be Eastwood’s last film – is more surprising. Especially considering how good it is. Clint loves a good ethical dilemma (see Million Dollar Baby), and Juror #2 makes for something fascinating: What if you were invited to sit on the jury of a high-profile murder case… only to find out that you might be the one who caused the victim’s death? That’s the question Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult) must grapple with in this addictively layered courtroom drama.
Monkey Man
Oscar nominee Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) steps behind the camera to make his feature directorial debut with this action-packed revenge thriller. Years after witnessing the brutal murder of his mother at the hands of Rana Singh (Sikandar Kher), Kid (Patel), a corrupt cop, prefers the eye-to-eye approach. While working at an underground fight club frequented by Singh, Kid makes ambitious and sinister plans to avenge his mother.
My Old Ass
As long as films have been released, there are some films that have sold poorly. while My Old Ass It got quite a bit of promotion, thanks in part to having the lovable cynic Aubrey Plaza as one of its stars, which may have lost a large portion of its audience by making it look like a drug. Freaky Friday-meets-Lakehouse image type. Indeed, it’s an incredibly funny and poignant coming-of-age film in which 18-year-old Elliott (Maisy Stella) is encouraged to spend her last summer at home before leaving for college. people (read: parents) and places (read: home) that many teenagers take for granted. Yes, Plaza looks like Elliott’s older self — and she’s the one who gives him such wisdom — but her screen time is more limited than you might think. So appreciate every moment of it while you can.
Order
Jude Law is superbly cast against type as Terry Husk, a veteran FBI agent tasked with investigating a bewildering series of increasingly violent daylight robberies. Eventually, Husk becomes convinced that the murders are the work of a white supremacist group that uses the stolen money to self-finance a violent insurgency. Husk’s investigation pits him against Bob Matthews (Nicholas Hoult, again in an equally fine and opposite performance). It’s a movie based on a true storyand adapted from the 1989 book by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt Silent Brotherhood.
Rebel Ridge
Directed by Jeremy Saulnier (Green room, The Killing Party) returns to the big screen for the first time in six years with this gripping crime thriller that will be remembered as the film that made Aaron Pierre a bona fide star. Ex-Marine Terry Richmond (Pierre) travels to Shelby Springs, Louisiana to post bail for his cousin Mike (CJ LeBlanc), who is in some kind of trouble. Richmond soon finds himself in the crosshairs of the local police department, when authorities illegally seize the money he brought with him, just his life savings. Finding justice in this small town won’t be as easy as filling out a complaint form. The local police, led by Chief Sandy Burnne (Don Johnson), have no plans to let Richmond ruin the good thing going on.
