According to IndieWire, the Best Movies of 2024 So Far

According to IndieWire, the Best Movies of 2024 So Far

IndieWire's meticulously chosen best films of 2024 provided moviegoers with emotional, suspenseful, and unforgettable moments. These films, captivating audiences with the directors' visions and the actors' performances, represent the pinnacle of cinematic art.

The film focuses on the origin story of the warrior Furiosa, Anya Taylor-Joy, before her meeting with Mad Max in Fury Road. In this origin story, a young Furiosa is kidnapped and falls into the hands of the large Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus, p

There Is No Evil, premiered at the Venice Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize. The film is directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, who won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film in 2022 for Drive My Car. The film follows Takumi and his daughter Hana, who live in Mizubiki Village near Tokyo. The villagers have lived in harmony with the natural order and cycles for generations. One day, the villagers discover a plan to build a campsite near Takumi's house, offering city dwellers a relaxing escape to nature. Presented as a getaway for those bored in the nearby city, the establishment will actually affect the town's water resources and disrupt the region's ecological balance.

A overworked and underpaid production assistant is tasked with filming a workplace safety video commissioned by a multinational corporation. However, an interviewee makes a statement that forces the assistant to re-imagine their story to fit the company's narrative.

In the rural West Massachusetts of 1991, 11-year-old Lacy spends her summer vacation at home, captivated by her own imagination and her mother's attention. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit. Janet has attracted them all.

Fran Daisy Ridley, who spends a large part of her time alone, whether at work or at home, sometimes passes the time by daydreaming about her own death, believing this habit adds color to her life. One day, Fran manages to make a coworker smile, a surprise even to herself. Afterwards, events begin to unfold unexpectedly in Fran's life: a date, some conversation, a spark. However, there's one obstacle between Fran and this new acquaintance: Fran's own inner world and her struggle with herself.

A romance story fueled by ego, desire, and the American Dream.

The film centers on Zendaya Coleman's story as Tashi, a tennis player and coach, who transforms her husband, Art, played by Mike Faist, from a mediocre player into a world-renowned Grand Slam champion. To rescue him from a recent losing streak, she arranges for him to play in a "Challenger" event, near the lowest tier of professional tournaments. There, Art finds himself facing Patrick, played by Josh O'Connor, a once-promising but now faded player. But Patrick is no ordinary player; he's Art's former best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend.

In a near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle Léa Seydoux decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will disconnect her from past lives and liberate her from all powerful emotions. She then meets Louis George Mackay and feels a strong connection with him, as if she had known him forever. The film is a genre-bending melodrama spanning three distinct time periods: 1910, 2014, and 2044.

Maxine Minx Mia Goth, an adult film star in 1980s Hollywood with dreams of becoming a mainstream actress, finally gets her big break. But a mysterious killer is stalking Hollywood stars, and Maxine's dirty past threatens to be exposed.

During the initial months of the pandemic, Terry was confined to her ex-husband's Brooklyn home, cared for by his 19-year-old Moroccan model niece, Bahlule, who had broken her leg.