The best movies of 2024: If you want to be modern and up-to-date, watch these movies
The best movies of 2024: This week, Damsel, a new dark fantasy adventure starring Millie Bobby Brown of Stranger Things fame, premieres on Netflix.
That’s not the only big streaming debut this weekend, as Yorgos Lanthimos’ Frankenstein-esque dark comedy Poor Things starring Emma Stone finally arrives to stream on Hulu, along with Wonka on Max and Mean Girls on Paramount Plus.
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There’s several exciting new release on VOD this week as well, including Wim Wenders’ Oscar-nominated drama Perfect Days starring Kōji Yakusho (Cure, 13 Assassins) and Matthew Vaughn’s irreverent spy comedy Argylle starring Bryce Dallas Howard. There’s also a ton of other recent VOD releases available for reduced prices this week, like All of Us Strangers, Anyone but You, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
Here’s everything new to watch this weekend!
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The best movies of 2024
1-DAMSEL
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Dark fantasy
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Ray Winstone, Nick Robinson
The best movies of 2024: Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown stars in this fantasy action film as a princess who agrees to marry the prince of a neighboring kingdom, only to discover his family intends to sacrifice her to a ravenous dragon. Trapped fathoms beneath the Earth’s surface in a cavernous series of catacombs with the fearsome creature, she’ll have to muster every ounce of her courage, strength, and guile to escape with her life and reap vengeance on her would-be suitor.
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2-TO KILL A TIGER
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix on March 10
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 2h 5m
Director: Nisha Pahuja
The best movies of 2024: This Oscar-nominated documentary executive produced by Dev Patel and Mindy Kaling follows the story of a young girl and her family in rural India who, in the wake of devastating assault, seek justice with the help of an advocacy organization dedicated to combating sexual violence.
3-POOR THINGS
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Genre: Dark comedy
Run time: 2h 22m
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo
The best movies of 2024: Emma Stone stars as a young woman brought to life from a brain transplant in this twist on the Frankenstein formula, adapted by Greek dark comedy filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos from Alasdair Gray’s novel. It’s been an awards darling so far, winning five BAFTAs and two Golden Globes, and it was nominated for 11 Oscars, including Best Picture.
4-THE MARSH KING’S DAUGHTER
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 49m
Director: Neil Burger
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Ben Mendelsohn, Brooklynn Prince
The best movies of 2024: Daisy Ridley stars in this psychological thriller based on Karen Dionne’s novel as Helena, a woman with a troubled past who journeys into the the marshlands of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on the hunt for her father (Ben Mendelsohn), who has escaped police custody. Knowing that he will eventually come to terrorize her family, Helena arms herself to either kill or capture him before he hurts anyone else.
5-WONKA
Where to watch: Available to stream on Max
Genre: Musical fantasy
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Paul King
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key
The best movies of 2024: Timothée Chalamet (Dune: Part Two) stars in this new musical prequel to Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as everyone’s soon-to-be-favorite chocolatier, now simply an aspiring magician looking to break into the candy business.
He’ll have to find a way to overcome the nefarious chocolate cartel and build a factory of his own if he’ll any hope of achieving his dream, though.
6-RICKY STANICKY
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 53m
Director: Peter Farrelly
Cast: Zac Efron, John Cena, Jermaine Fowler
The best movies of 2024: After moving to the more dramatic side of things with Green Book, slapstick comedy director Peter Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber) returns with an outlandishly named movie with an even more outlandish premise.
Three friends have been using an imaginary fourth friend named Ricky Stanicky to get out of anything they might want to get out of — responsibilities, events, you name it. When their partners begin to suspect Stanicky isn’t real, the trio hires an actor (John Cena) to be Ricky Stanicky.
7-MARLOWE
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Genre: Neo-noir crime thriller
Run time: 1h 49m
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange
The best movies of 2024: Liam Neeson (Taken) plays Raymond Chandler’s iconic down-on-his-luck detective in a feature-length adaptation of the 2014 Philip Marlowe novel The Black-Eyed Blonde by John Banville.
Hired by a glamorous heiress (Diane Kruger) to ascertain the whereabouts of her ex-lover and bring them back, Marlowe quickly finds himself entrenched in an investigation that goes far deeper (and potentially far deadlier) than a lover’s quarrel.
8-MEAN GIRLS
Where to watch: Available to stream on Paramount Plus
Genre: Musical teen comedy
Run time: 1h 52m
Directors: Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez Jr.
Cast: Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auliʻi Cravalho
The best movies of 2024: This musical comedy based on the Broadway musical based on the 2004 teen comedy follows the story of Cady Heron (Angourie Rice), a homeschooled teenager who moves from Kenya to the United States to attend school for the first time.
When her crush on a boy named Aaron (Christopher Briney) puts her on the outs with the most vengeful group of popular girls in the school, Cady will have to find a way to come out on top.
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