21. MaXXXine
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ti West
Actors: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin Bacon, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito
Plot: Maxine Minx knows her adult films days are coming to a close as she ages
out but finds new opportunity in Hollywood when boundary-pushing horror
director Elizabeth Bender cast her in an upcoming film. But just as things
seem to be going her way, a private detective brings up a past she wanted
to leave behind. If that's not enough, a series of murders to those close
to her puts her on edge - and on the radar of the cops.
22. Conclave
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Edward Berger
Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow, Brían F. O'Byrne, Lucian Msamati
Plot: When the pope dies suddenly, Cardinal Lawrence is called upon to run one
of the most secretive events in the world: the conclave to elect the new
pope. With the world's most powerful Catholics gathered for the most
sacred event, Cardinal Lawrence uncovers a dangerous conspiracy - one that
could shake the very foundations of the church.
23. Hit Man
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Linklater
Actors: Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Molly Bernard, Mike Markoff
24. Heretic
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Actors: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Elle McKinnon, River Codack, Stephanie Lavigne
25. Wicked
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jon M. Chu
Actors: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode
Plot: The re-imagining of the classic Wizard of Oz goes from the stage to the
big screen as we follow Elphaba on a journey to change the world. The
green-skinned woman is different in more ways than one - a precious gift
of true magic in a world where magic is waning. She arrives at college
and is paired with Glinda, rich and rather spoiled, but soon the two
find a friendship. When her powers are recognized, she is invited to an
audience with the Wizard of Oz himself - only to realize a dark truth
and put on a path that will ultimately label her "wicked".
26. Seed of the Sacred Fig, The ( Daneh Anjeer Moghadas )
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Persian
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mohammad Rasoulof
Actors: Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Missagh Zareh, Soheila Golestani, Reza Akhlaghirad
27. Saturday Night
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jason Reitman
Actors: Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Dylan O'Brien, Ella Hunt, Matt Wood
Plot: October 11th, 1975, 11:30pm was the premiere of Saturday Night Live - a
television show that would forever alter the landscape of comedy and late-
night programming. But leading up to this premiere was an anxious,
untested troupe and the people behind the scenes hoping everything would
come together.
28. Alien: Romulus
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Fede Alvarez
Actors: Isabela Merced, Cailee Spaeny, Archie Renaux, David Jonsson, Aileen Wu, Spike Fearn
Plot: A group of young space colonizers looking to escape a dead-end existence
decide to take on risky scavenging job promising big returns. But the
derelict Romulus space station is home to something far deadlier than
anything they could imagine.
29. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Wes Ball
Actors: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, William H. Macy, Peter Macon, Lydia Peckham
Plot: Three hundred years after the passing of Caesar, apes have evolved while humans have fallen. Noa is about to come of age in his Eagle Clan but the intrusion of a superior force leaves him for dead while taking his surviving clan captive. Vowing to get them back, he is joined by a young female human - who holds her own secrets - and one of the last, true followers of Caesar as they make their way to an oceanside stronghold where a mad tyrant holds sway.
30. The Last Stop in Yuma County
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Francis Galluppi
Actors: Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Richard Brake, Nicholas Logan, Faizon Love, Michael Abbott Jr.
