Oscar movies to watch for in 2024
by AlexHartsell | created - 7 months ago | updated - 2 days ago | PublicRows 1-27: Best Picture to Screenplay Rows 28-38: Animation Rows 39-50: Visual & Annual
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1. Blitz (III)
PG-13 | Drama, History, War | Completed
Follow the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital bombing in World War II.
Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Stephen Graham, Erin Kellyman
2. Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
R | Crime, Drama, Musical | Completed
Sequel to the film "Joker" from 2019.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Zazie Beetz, Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Catherine Keener
3. Dune: Part Two (2024)
PG-13 | 166 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem
Votes: 370,676
4. Shirley (2024)
PG-13 | 117 min | Biography, Drama, History
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Director: John Ridley | Stars: Regina King, Lance Reddick, Terrence Howard, Lucas Hedges
Votes: 1,994
5. The Fire Inside (2024)
PG-13 | Biography, Drama, Sport | Completed
The story of Claressa 'T-Rex' Shields, a boxer from Flint, Michigan who trained to become the first woman in her country's history to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport.
Director: Rachel Morrison | Stars: Brian Tyree Henry, Malik Jubal, Ryan Destiny, Olunike Adeliyi
6. Nickel Boys
PG-13 | Drama | Completed
Adaptation of Colson Whitehead's 2019 Pulitzer Prize winning novel 'The Nickel Boys.'
Director: RaMell Ross | Stars: Hamish Linklater, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Fred Hechinger, Craig Tate
7. The Piano Lesson
Drama, Music | Post-production
Follows the lives of the Charles family as they deal with themes of family legacy and more, in deciding what to do with an heirloom, the family piano.
Director: Malcolm Washington | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Fisher, John David Washington, Corey Hawkins
8. Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024)
117 min | Drama
A Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they struggle and learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.
Director: Titus Kaphar | Stars: André Holland, John Earl Jelks, Andra Day, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Votes: 99
9. The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Comedy, Drama | Post-production
Follows a trio of best friends known as "The Supremes" who, for decades, has weathered life's storms together through marriage and children, happiness and blues.
Director: Tina Mabry | Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Julian McMahon, Tati Gabrielle, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
10. Maria (XXI)
Biography, Drama | Post-production
Follows the life story of the world's greatest opera singer, Maria Callas, during her final days in 1970s Paris.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Valeria Golino, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher
11. Sing Sing (2023)
R | 105 min | Drama
Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.
Director: Greg Kwedar | Stars: Colman Domingo, Sean Dino Johnson, Clarence Maclin, Paul Raci
Votes: 129
12. Hard Truths (2024)
Comedy, Drama | Post-production
Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, Bryony Miller, David Webber
13. Bird (2024)
Drama | Completed
Bailey lives with his brother Hunter and his father Bug, who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn't have much time to devote to them. Bailey looks for attention and adventure elsewhere.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, James Nelson-Joyce, Jasmine Jobson
14. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
R | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Completed
The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and teamup with Mad Max.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Angus Sampson, Charlee Fraser
15. Conclave (2024)
Thriller | Post-production
Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, where he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of The Church.
Director: Edward Berger | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini
16. The End (XVIII)
Drama, Fantasy, Musical | Post-production
A Golden Age-style musical about the last human family.
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer | Stars: Michael Shannon, Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, Tim McInnerny
17. Lee (2023)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of photographer Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.
Director: Ellen Kuras | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Kate Winslet, Andrea Riseborough, Josh O'Connor
Votes: 298
18. Megalopolis (2024)
Drama, Sci-Fi | Completed
An architect wants to rebuild New York City as a utopia following a devastating disaster.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Nathalie Emmanuel
19. Unfrosted (2024)
PG-13 | 93 min | Biography, Comedy, History | Completed
In 1963 Michigan, business rivals Kellogg's and Post compete to create a cake that could change breakfast forever.
Director: Jerry Seinfeld | Stars: Isaac Bae, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rickett, Rachael Harris
20. His Three Daughters (2023)
R | 101 min | Drama
A tense, captivating, and touching portrait of family dynamics starring Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen, and Natasha Lyonne as sisters who converge after their father's health declines.
Director: Azazel Jacobs | Stars: Jovan Adepo, Jasmine Bracey, Carrie Coon, Jose Febus
Votes: 180
21. The Outrun (2024)
118 min | Drama
After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. She returns to the wild beauty of Scotland's Orkney Islands (where she grew up) hoping to heal. Adapted from Amy Liptrot's bestselling memoir.
Director: Nora Fingscheidt | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane, Lauren Lyle
Votes: 181
22. Dìdi (2024)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.
Director: Sean Wang | Stars: Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen, Chang Li Hua
Votes: 194
23. Nightbitch (2024)
R | Comedy, Drama | Completed
A woman pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her domesticity takes a surreal turn.
Director: Marielle Heller | Stars: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Mary Holland, Jessica Harper
24. A Real Pain (2024)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Director: Jesse Eisenberg | Stars: Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Olha Bosova, Banner Eisenberg
Votes: 248
25. A Complete Unknown
Biography, Drama, Music | Filming
At the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, a young Bob Dylan shakes up his act on the folk music scene by going electric and siring rock as the voice of a generation - defining one of the most transformative moments in 20th century music.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton
26. The Apprentice (2024)
Biography, Drama, History | Completed
The story of how a young Donald Trump started his real estate business in 1970s and 80s New York with the helping hand of infamous lawyer Roy Cohn.
Director: Ali Abbasi | Stars: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Martin Donovan
27. Kinds of Kindness (2024)
Comedy, Drama | Completed
A man seeks to break free from his predetermined path, a cop questions his wife's demeanor after her return from a supposed drowning and a woman's quest to locate an extraordinary individual prophesied to become a renowned spiritual guide.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley
28. The Most Precious of Cargoes (2024)
81 min | Animation, Drama | Completed
During World War II a French Jewish family is deported to Auschwitz. On the train to the death camp, in a desperate gesture, the father throws one of his twins out into the snow, where he's discovered by a childless Polish couple.
Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Grégory Gadebois, Denis Podalydès, Dominique Blanc
29. The Migrant (2024)
Animation | Pre-production
A young pregnant Syrian woman must fight tooth and nail to keep herself and her unborn baby alive, after the love of her life is killed in an air raid.
Director: Kan Muftic
30. Ghost Cat Anzu (2024)
90 min | Animation, Drama, Family | Completed
Friendship shared between Karin, a strong-minded girl sent to live with her monk granddad in the Japanese countryside, and Anzu, the even-more unpredictable phantom feline who acts as her guardian.
Directors: Yôko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita | Stars: Mirai Moriyama, Noa Gotô
31. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
130 min | Animation, Action, Adventure | Post-production
The untold story behind Helm's Deep, hundreds of years before the fateful war, telling the life and bloodsoaked times of its founder, Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan.
Director: Kenji Kamiyama | Stars: Brian Cox, Shaun Dooley, Miranda Otto, Michael Wildman
32. Inside Out 2 (2024)
100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Post-production
Follow Riley, in her teenage years, encountering new emotions.
Director: Kelsey Mann | Stars: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Tony Hale
33. Ultraman: Rising (2024)
PG | 117 min | Animation, Action, Adventure | Completed
Ken Sato, a superstar baseball player who returns to Japan to become the latest hero to carry the mantle of Ultraman. However, he is compelled to raise a newborn kaiju monster, the offspring of his greatest enemy as his own child.
Directors: Shannon Tindle, John Aoshima | Stars: Christopher Sean, Rob Fukuzaki, Hiro Nakamura, Gedde Watanabe
34. In Your Dreams (2024)
99 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Post-production
Follows Stevie and her brother Elliot as they use magic to enter the realm of dreams on a quest to find The Sandman, who would grant them their greatest wish-saving the union between their parents-if they can.
Directors: Erik Benson, Alex Woo | Stars: Kai Zen, Blue Chapman
35. That Christmas (2024)
PG | Animation, Comedy, Family
Tells charming family stories which take place in the run-up to Christmas.
Director: Simon Otto | Stars: Brian Cox, Bill Nighy, Fiona Shaw, Rhys Darby
Votes: 16
36. The Wild Robot (2024)
Animation, Adventure, Drama | Post-production
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
Director: Chris Sanders | Stars: Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Nighy
37. Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After Po is tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, he needs to find and train a new Dragon Warrior, while a wicked sorceress plans to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm.
Directors: Mike Mitchell, Stephanie Stine | Stars: Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman
Votes: 31,620
38. Piece by Piece (2024)
Animation, Biography, Drama | Post-production
Follow this autobiography where Pharrell Williams shows his imaginative and creative process using Lego, as he constructs Lego models representing his artistic development. Each build reflects a different creative milestone.
Director: Morgan Neville | Star: Pharrell Williams
39. IF (2024)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Family | Completed
A young girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.
Director: John Krasinski | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Steve Carell
An original film from a big name movie company (Paramount) and is not based on an existing IP. So we may need to keep our eyes on this film, seeing how the Oscars nominated films like Free Guy and The Creator.
40. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi | Post-production
Wolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth, Deadpool. They team up to defeat a common enemy.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin
41. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror | Post-production
This is a follow-up to the comedy Beetlejuice (1988), about a ghost who's recruited to help haunt a house.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Jenna Ortega, Michael Keaton, Monica Bellucci, Winona Ryder
42. Nosferatu (2024)
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery | Post-production
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
Director: Robert Eggers | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bill Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Hoult
43. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Completed
Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he's been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
Director: Wes Ball | Stars: Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Dichen Lachman, William H. Macy
44. Wicked (2024)
Fantasy, Musical, Romance | Post-production
After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season.
Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode
45. The Electric State
Action, Adventure, Drama | Post-production
An orphaned teenager traverses the American West with a sweet, but mysterious, robot, and an eccentric drifter in search of her younger brother.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Devyn Dalton, Ke Huy Quan
46. Civil War (2024)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
Director: Alex Garland | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman
Votes: 43,987
47. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
Action, Comedy, Crime | Post-production
Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills after his daughter life is threatened for a family reunion that includes old pals John Taggart and Billy Rosewood to uncover a conspiracy.
Director: Mark Molloy | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold
48. The Fall Guy (2024)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A down-and-out stuntman must find the missing star of his ex-girlfriend's blockbuster film.
Director: David Leitch | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham
Votes: 2,928
49. Thelma the Unicorn (2024)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Completed
When a rare pink and glitter-filled moment of fate makes Thelma the Pony's wish of being a unicorn come true, she rises to instant international pop-superstar stardom, but at an unexpected cost.
Directors: Jared Hess, Lynn Wang | Stars: Brittany Howard, Will Forte, Jon Heder, Daran Norris
50. Moana 2 (2024)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Filming
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she has ever faced.
Director: David G. Derrick Jr. | Stars: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk
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