21. 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
22. Conclave
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 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. 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.
24. 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.
25. Gladiator II
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ridley Scott
Actors: Pedro Pascal, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Fred Hechinger
Plot: Under the tyrannical rule of twin emperor's Geta and Caracalla, the
dream of Rome has all been forgotten in exchange for constant warfare.
General Acacius has just conquered Numia, the last free lands in Africa
and among the many taken as slaves is Hanno - who catches the eye of
Macrinus, who sees great potential for him in the arena. But Hanno is
far from a mere gladiator - with a legacy that could shape the future of
Rome but Macrinus has a devious plan of his own, and only one destiny
can come out on top.
26. Civil War
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alex Garland
Actors: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Nick Offerman, Jesse Plemons
Plot: In a near-future America torn apart by a new civil war, a group of
military-embedded journalists goes cross-country to reach DC before an
impending attack by a rebel faction and their story is fraught with
horrors and danger that war brings.
27. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Miller
Actors: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Angus Sampson, Daniel Webber, Nathan Jones, Tom Burke
Plot: A young Furiosa is kidnapped from a lush paradise in the middle of the wasteland. Taken to the leader of the Biker Horde, the charismatic but bloodthirsty Dementus, she must watch as her mother is killed. When Dementus tries to challenge the might of The Citadel, led by Immortan Joe, Furiosa is once again traded but will not submit as she plans her revenge against Dementus - rising through the ranks of the Immortan's clan - but when Praetorian Jack takes her under his wing, it opens to the door to another option even as chaos and war descend upon the wastelands.
28. Flow
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Gints Zilbalodis
Plot: After a devastating flood a cat finds itself on a small sailboat with a
capybara, Labrador retriever, lemur and a secretarybird. Despite their
many differences, the animals will learn to work together on a fantastic
journey in this new, submerged world.
29. Young Woman and the Sea
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Joachim Rønning
Actors: Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Jeanette Hain, Ethan Rouse
30. Inside Out 2
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Kelsey Mann
Actors: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Maya Hawke, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira
Plot: As Riley enters her teenage years and the minefield known as puberty, her emotions (Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust and Fear) must cope with the arrival of new guests Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment and Ennui. As she prepares for a momentous hockey skills camp - along with entering high school without her two best friends by her side - a hostile takeover by Anxiety threatens to upend her very core beliefs, but Joy and the rest won't go down without a fight.
