See the best movies of 2024 (so far)

With international festivals taking place, new titles being released on streaming platforms, and the São Paulo Film Festival, which offered critics and viewers the chance to watch great films before their release, a variety of interesting productions stand out and deserve your attention. Check out some of them!

The First Prophecy 

Original title: The First Omen

82% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Disney +

Among the best films of 2024 is The First Prophecy, a film in which a woman begins to question her own faith when she discovers a terrible conspiracy to bring about the birth of evil incarnate in Rome.

The Substance

Original title: The Substance

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: in theaters and available on MUBI from October 31st

In the story, Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), renowned for an aerobic activity program, faces a devastating blow when her boss fires her. Amidst her despair, a laboratory offers her a substance that promises to transform her into an improved and younger version.

Abigail 

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video, Youtube, Google Play Movies e AppleTV +

A group of criminals kidnap the 12-year-old daughter of a powerful figure. Keeping her in an isolated mansion, their plan begins to fall apart when they discover that the young prisoner is actually a vampire.

The In Between 

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: showing in cinemas from November 7th

In the early 1970s, Brazil faces the hardening of the military dictatorship. In Rio de Janeiro, the Paiva family – Rubens (Selton Mello), Eunice (Fernanda Torres) and their five children – lives by the beach in a house with open doors to friends. One day, Rubens Paiva is taken by plainclothes soldiers and disappears.

Alien: Romulus 

80% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

Set between Alien, the 8th Passenger (first film in the franchise released in 1979) and Aliens The Rescue (second film, 1986), a group of young space colonists venture into the depths of an abandoned space station. There, they discover a terrifying life form, forcing them to fight for their survival.

The Three Daughters

Original title: His Three Daughters

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb

Where to watch: Netflix

Em The Three Daughters, one of the best dramas of 2024, Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon and Natasha Lyonne play three estranged sisters who come together in a small New York apartment to care for their sick father. In the process, emotions take over and they all have to face both the past and the present.

Sometimes I Want to Disappear 

Original title: Sometimes I Think About Dying

82% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: MUBI

Shy Fran (Daisy Ridley) sees her life transformed with the arrival of a new coworker. An unexpected connection arises between them, and she will have to reinvent herself to finally embark on the adventure of living.

Random Killer 

Original title: Hit man

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video, Youtube, Google Play Movies e AppleTV +

Gary (Glen Powell), a professor with a unique talent for posing as a hitman, works undercover with the police to capture criminals who request his services. One day, the entire operation is put at risk when he meets a beautiful young woman who asks for his help, causing a moral and identity dilemma in the young man's heart.

Inside Out 2 

Original title: Inside Out 2

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Disney +

With a time jump, Riley finds herself older, going through the dreaded adolescence. Along with maturing, the control room is also undergoing an adaptation to make room for something totally unexpected: new emotions.

Dune: Part 2 

Original title: Dunes: Part Two

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max, Prime Video, Google Play Movies e AppleTV +

In continuation, Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) teams up with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen as he seeks revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Faced with a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he must prevent a terrible future that only he can foresee.

Dry Herbs 

Original title: About Dry Grasses

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Telecine

In the story, Samet (Deniz Celiloğlu) is at the end of his mandatory service in a remote area and wants to return to Istanbul. An accusation of harassment disrupts his plans, but meeting teacher Nuray (Merve Dizdar) gives him new perspectives.

American Fiction 

Original title: American Fiction

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Primand Video

Monk (Jeffrey Wright) is a brilliant black writer, but his books are not popular because he refuses to portray black people in stereotypical ways in his work. He is pressured by his publisher to create a commercial work and writes a prejudiced story as a joke.

Daughters 

Original title: Daughters

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: Netflix

In this documentary, we follow four girls who prepare for a special dance performance, with the aim of reuniting with their parents, who are incarcerated.

Frida 

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

A journey through the life, mind and heart of iconic artist Frida Kahlo. Told for the first time in her own words, taken from her diary and letters.

Primal Fury 

Original title: monkey man

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,9 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

After years of pent-up rage, a fighter discovers a way to infiltrate the elite enclave. He soon embarks on an explosive campaign of revenge to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Original title: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max

When the world collapses, young Furiosa (Alyla Browne/Anya Taylor-Joy) is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a massive Biker Horde led by Warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth).

Iron Claw 

Original title: The Iron Claw

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Telecine, Youtube e Google Play Movies

Iron Claw shows the turbulent trajectory of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Dominated by their father, they collected triumphs and tragedies.

Civil War 

Original title: Civil War

81% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: Youtube, Google Play Movies e Prime Video

In a near-future dystopia, four journalists travel across a divided America in the midst of a Civil War. While trying to survive, they aim to reach the White House to interview the president before he is overthrown.

How to Have Sex 

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: MUBI

Three British teenagers decide to use their summer vacation to travel and perform a rite of passage. In what should be the best summer of their lives, they drink, club and date. As they dance through the sun-drenched streets of Malia, they discover the complexities of sex, consent and self-discovery.

I Saw the TV Glow 

84% on Rotten Tomatoes | 5,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Google Play Movies

Owen (Justice Smith) begins watching a mysterious show at the behest of his friend Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine). But what seemed like a mere series reveals the horrors of the supernatural world. Faced with the dim glow of the TV, Owen's link with reality begins to break.

I Used to be Funny

85% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

Sam (Rachel Sennott) is a young stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder who is weighing whether or not to join the search for Brooke (Olga Petsa), a missing girl who used to be her babysitter.

the chimera 

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

Set in rural Tuscany in the 1980s, we follow Arthur (Josh O'Connor), a young archaeologist who becomes involved with a group of tomb robbers full of relics, who are dedicated to selling these objects to the art market. 

Longlegs – Deadly Bond 

Original title: long legs

85% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: showing in cinemas, Prime Video e AppleTV +

FBI agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is called in to reopen a cold case involving a serial killer. As she uncovers clues, Harker finds herself confronted with an unexpected personal connection to the killer, thrusting her into a race against time.

Love Lies Bleeding: Love Bleeds

Original title: Love Lies Bleeding

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max

In one of the best films of the year, Lou (Kristen Stewart) works out at a gym and falls in love with Jackie (Katie O'Brian), an ambitious bodybuilder who is heading to Las Vegas to pursue her dream. Their love soon leads to violence as they are pulled into the web of Lou's crime family.

My Robot Friend

Original title: RobotDreams

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: MUBI

In 1980s New York City, Dog builds a robot to be his companion and they become best friends. On a Labor Day outing to Coney Island, the metal parts of the robot rust and it can no longer move. So, Dog goes on a never-ending quest to help his friend and faces many unexpected situations.

Monster

Original title: Kaibutsu

Popular title: Monster

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Telecine

A mother notices that her son is behaving differently and goes to his school looking for answers. Three different points of view reveal the truth about the boy, something no one expected.

My First Film

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: MUBI

Vita (Odessa Young), a young filmmaker, recalls her chaotic attempt to make her film debut 15 years ago. Directing a semi-autobiographical film starring her friend Dina, her inexperience and anxious approach turn the production into chaos, with constant interruptions.

Don't Expect Too Much from the End of the World 

Original title: Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: MUBI

In the story, an overworked and underpaid production assistant has to drive around Bucharest to film the cast of a video on workplace safety commissioned by a multinational company. When one of her interviewees makes a controversial statement, she is forced to reinvent the story.

Don't Speak Evil

Original title: Speak No Evil

84% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,9 on IMDb

Where to watch: showing in theaters

In this American remake of the 2022 Danish original, a family from the United States, after becoming close to a British family during their European vacation, accepts an invitation to spend a weekend at their country house. At first, everything seems perfect. However, what should be a relaxing weekend soon turns into a nightmare.

The Bastard 

Original title: Bastard

Popular title: The Promised Land

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

Set in Denmark in 1755, Captain Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen) attempts to cultivate a barren plot of land in order to gain royal favor, but the landowner opposes his presence. The situation worsens when he gives shelter to some serfs fleeing the tyrant.

Evil Does Not Exist 

Original title: I am so glad I did

Popular title: Evil Does Not Exist

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: MUBI

Takumi (Hitoshi Omika) and his daughter live in the village of Mizubiki, Tokyo. Despite their peaceful life, one day the villagers discover the existence of a plan to build a camp near Takumi's house, directly affecting the lives of the man and his daughter.

The Room Next Door 

Original title: The Room Next Door

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: showing in theaters

In Pedro Almodóvar's new film, Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After that, Ingrid became a writer of autofiction, Martha became a war correspondent and the two were separated by life's circumstances. After years of not contacting each other, they meet again in an extreme but strangely familiar situation.

The Rite of Dance 

Original title: Fancy Dance

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: AppleTV +

Since her sister's disappearance, Jax (Lily Gladstone) has been caring for her niece Roki (Isabel Deroy-Olson). She uses her free time to try to find her missing sister and help Roki prepare for the powwow, the traditional gathering of indigenous peoples in North America.

The Kidnapping of the Pope 

Original title: Kidnapped

Popular title: Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: Youtube, Google Play Movies e Prime Video

In 1858, in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, the Pope's soldiers invaded the Mortara family home. On the cardinal's orders, they came to take Edgardo (Enea Sala), their seven-year-old son. The child was baptized secretly by his nanny, and the papal law is unquestionable.

Oddity – Obscure Objects 

Original title: oddity

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: AppleTV +

In one of the best films of the year, after the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy Odello (Carolyn Bracken) seeks revenge by harnessing the power of haunted artifacts against those responsible.

The Rejected

Original title: The Holdovers

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

A grumpy teacher, a grieving cook and a smart but troublemaking student are forced to spend Christmas together at school and form an unexpected bond.

Blink Twice 

Original title: Blink Twice

74% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

Tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) invites waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) and her friend to go with some friends to an island. Wild nights mix with sunny days, and the guests suspect something is wrong. Frida wants to find out the truth and get out of this alive.

Poor Creatures 

Original title: poor things

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Disney +

Young Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) is brought back to life by scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Wanting to see more of the world, she runs away with a lawyer and travels across continents. Free from the prejudices of her time, Bella demands equality and liberation, but discovers that the world is much more complex and unfair.

Rebel Ridge 

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,9 on IMDb

Where to watch: Netflix

In the plot, a former marine discovers the extent of corruption in a small town when an attempt to rescue his cousin turns into a violent confrontation with the police.

Ghost Portraits 

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: Netflix

As in so many cities around the world throughout the 2024th century, millions of people went to the movies in downtown Recife. As time passes, the ruins of great cinemas reveal truths about life in society. And this is what Kleber Mendonça Filho addresses in one of the best films of XNUMX.

rivals

Original title: Challengers

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video, AppleTV + e Google Play Movies

Tennis player Tashi (Zendaya), now a coach, has turned her husband Art (Mike Faist) into a world-famous grand slam champion. To end his recent losing streak, she signs him up to play in a challenger, the closest thing to the top level of professional tournaments, where he must face off against his ex-best friend and ex-boyfriend (Josh O'Connor).

Wild Robot 

Original title: The Wild Robot

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: showing in theaters

The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot who is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the hostile environment, gradually building relationships with the native animals, and even adopting an orphaned goose chick.

All the Time We Have 

Original title: We Live in Time

78% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: From October 31st exclusively in cinemas

Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together by a surprise encounter that changes their lives. As they embark on a journey that challenges the limits of time, they learn to cherish every moment of their unconventional love story.

All of Us Strangers 

Original title: All Of Us Strangers

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Disney +

One night in his nearly empty London apartment building, Adam (Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with his mysterious neighbor Harry (Paul Mescal) that shakes up the rhythm of his everyday life. As they grow closer, Adam is drawn to his childhood home, where it appears his long-dead parents are alive and well, and look the same age they did when they died over 30 years ago.

Twisters 

75% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Youtube, AppleTV +, Google Play Movies e Prime Video

In the remake of the 1996 feature film, two storm chasers risk their lives in an attempt to test an experimental weather warning system.

A Quiet Place: Day One 

Original title: A Quiet Place: Day One

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: AppleTV +, Google Play Movies e Prime Video

A Quiet Place: Day One  picks up where it all began and introduces us to a new character, played by Lupita Nyong'o, as she navigates the horrific first moments of the invasion in the noisiest city in the world: New York.

A Life – The Story of Nicholas Winton

Original title: One Life

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video, Youtube, Google Play Movies e AppleTV +

The plot tells the story of humanitarian Nicholas Winton (Anthony Hopkins), who helped save hundreds of children from the Nazis.

Humanist Vampire Seeks Voluntary Suicide 

Original title: Vampire humanist cherche suicidaire consentant

Popular title: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

In one of the best films of the year, Sasha (Sara Montpetit) is a young vampire with a serious problem: she is too sensitive to kill. Desperate, the girl's parents cut off her blood supply, and she realizes that her life is in danger if she doesn't learn to hunt. 

Until one day, she meets Paul (Félix-Antoine Bénard), a lonely teenager with suicidal tendencies who is willing to lose his life to save hers. But this agreement between the two soon turns into a kind of quest through the night to fulfill his last wishes before dawn.

Will & Harper 

99% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Netflix

Harper and Will Ferrell have a long friendship. But when Harper comes out as a trans woman, the pair take a trip to connect and introduce her to the country as she really is.

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Text revised by Alexandre Marques in 29 / 10 / 2024.

Sources: R, IndieWire e Vanity Fair