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Grab your snack because it is time to look back on the feast of movies from 2024.
Sequels stormed the box office with all the subtlety of a marching band in a library. Inside Out 2 tugged at heartstrings, Moana 2 rode the waves of nostalgia, while Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Dune: Part Two had us chanting for more.
Meanwhile, Hollywood found itself in hot water, caught between AI scandals over production design and cheeky fake reviews of Francis Ford Coppola classics.
Musicals, love ’em or hate ’em, pirouetted into the spotlight with offerings like Wicked, Mean Girls, The End, This Me Now…A Love Story, and, wait for it, Joker: Folie à Deux—because apparently, the Clown Prince of Crime needed something adjacent to jazz hands.
Action movies came in swinging. Fall Guy grappled for the top, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire brought the beastly brawl, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga promised desert chaos, and Monkey Man reminded us that anything with “monkey” in the title is a must-watch.
Superhero flicks? Still here, still kicking. Anti-heroes ruled the roost with Madame Web, Deadpool & Wolverine, and the curveball of the year, The People’s Joker.
And let’s not forget cinema’s sultry side—alive and thriving in Love Lies Bleeding, The Idea of You, Challengers, Queer, Nosferatu, Anora, and the provocatively titled Babygirl – the movie that gave Nicole Kidman ‘orgasm burnout’. Heck yes, the silver screen is spicier than ever.
Amid all the cinematic chaos and splendour, what managed to dazzle enough to secure a spot in the top 10? Honestly, there’s enough to be enamoured with to surpass just 10, but we’ll try to keep it brief over here. If you are out hunting for all the bold, bizarre, or downright brilliant films to light up their end-of-year watchlist, this is a good place to start.
Even though the Golden Globes nominations list has just hit the internet, this is your official informal list of the best movies. Take ’em or leave ’em.
1. Anora
2. Challengers
3. Nickel Boys
4. Dìdi
5. Love Lies Bleeding
6. Dune: Part Two
7. The Substance
8. Babygirl
9. Better Man
10. Will & Harper
If you’re still hungry for more, head over here, here, or here.
Happy avoiding the festive cheer and family drama to watch all these movies instead!
[source:mashable]
