Top 10 Must Watch Movies of 2024 – 2023

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two 2024 – Sci-fi/Adventure – 2h 46m: – The visual feast continues on the desert planet of Arrakis as Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) digs deeper into the plot to unite the Fremen tribes with the power to fight the Emperor’s troops and Harkonnen against them to take the planet’s spice. Epic battles and quiet moments of introspection all in one frame, welcome back Zendaya as Chani and new addition Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha. The sequel goes big in scope as it is in ambition and just as impressive in world-building as Villeneuve is to the Frank Herbert lore. See Trailer

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024 – Action/Adventure – 2h 28m: – Furiosa is a prequel to the film icon Mad Max: Fury Road, a George Miller film with Anya Taylor-Joy as the young Furiosa. Having risen from where her journey first began, she will survive in a tough, unforgiving world, but survival now also means danger—one such danger is the charismatic and deadly Dementus, played by Chris Hemsworth. With high-octane chases, extraordinary visuals, and an overcharged plot, Furiosa will be dropped into the very specific world of the Miller Mad Max universe—a wild ride of high-octane action and smart storytelling. See Trailer

Poor Things

Poor Things 2023 – Comedy/Fantasy – 2h 21m: – A surrealist steampunk adaptation of the Alasdair Gray novel, Yorgos Lanthimos directs. Here Emma Stone plays Bella Baxter, an eccentric scientist (Willem Dafoe) brought back to life. The film is Bella’s journey to figure out who she is and break free from Victorian norms. It’s about female autonomy, curiosity, and resilience. Poor Things is a stylistic oddball, absurd, and emotionally deep. See Trailer

The Zone of Interest

The Zone of Interest (2024) – War/Drama – 1h 45m: – Jonathan Glazer’s film is a stiff film about the daily life of an Auschwitz commandant’s family living next to the concentration camp. Praise for this drama came in the form of atrocity and chilly juxtaposition, shot starkly as it sits among the most uncomfortable films of the year, making you confront uncomfortable truths through Glazer’s work. See Trailer

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy 2024 – Action/Comedy – 2h 6m: – With: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt. The Fall Guy, David Leitch’s action comedy, stars a retired stuntman who gets back into the game for an actress (Blunt) whose career is on the line. It’s an action film by the stunt choreographer Leitch, with humor, romance, and adrenaline-filled stunts of the old Hollywood era with a modern spin. See Trailer

Civil War

Civil War 2024 – War/Action – 1h 49m: – This gritty, intense take on dystopian America divided by civil unrest gives viewers Kirsten Dunst and Cailee Spaeny reporters reporting on this wartime while grappling for moral conundrums, dashing action scenes, gritty political commentary with storytelling, plus a documentary style of filming creating gripping realism about the whole unique war drama between blending of action as well as ethical explorations. See Trailer

Hit Man

Hit Man 2023 – Comedy/Action – 1h 50m: – Directed by Richard Linklater, Hit Man is a film that stars Glen Powell as a teacher who becomes a fake hitman for law enforcement. With elements of thriller and comedy, the film goes on to explore Powell’s character’s dealing with personal change and ethics as he goes through the world of undercover work. With quirky narration, Linklater’s style and entertainment undertones bring Hit Man to this end. See Trailer

Green Border

Green Border 2023 – Drama/Fiction – 2h 32m: – Green Border, a drama from Agnieszka Holland, tries to discuss an issue about refugees in Europe with the help of a few migrants who find themselves between Belarus and Poland. Such a harrowing tale depicts the hardships of such migrants, which makes both features of political games dehumanizing and their strength in being subjects of interest. A humanistic touch as well as actual refugees performing characters in this film has made it one of the best pieces in the genre of drama. See Trailer

Blitz

Blitz 2024 – War/Drama – 2 hours: – Blitz is a movie starring Saoirse Ronan that has been set in London in the period of the Nazi bombing raids. Set during WWII, Blitz represents the strength of Londoners while the Nazis are engaging in blitz-bombing of London. Blitz had the direction of Steve McQueen and presents reality intensified visually and emotionally, meaning the life under siege. See Trailer

Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding 2024 – Thriller/Crime – 1h 44m: – Queer crime thriller set in the 1980s, directed by Rose Glass, tells the story of Love Lies Bleeding, in which Kristen Stewart stars as Lou, a gym manager who begins a romantic affair with a bodybuilder that spirals into family conflict and violence. The movie is laced with supernatural elements and dark humor and is a crime drama mixed with psychological thrills, complemented by the performance of Stewart. See Trailer