31. Wicked
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 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".
32. 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.
33. 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
34. Nickel Boys
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: RaMell Ross
Actors: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sam Malone, Najah Bradley, Jimmie Fails
35. 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.
36. Juror #2
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Zoey Deutch, Nicholas Hoult, Francesca Eastwood, J.K. Simmons, Toni Collette, Leslie Bibb
Plot: Justin Kemp is a typical family man but finds himself in an extraordinary
situation when he is picked as part of the jury in a high-profile murder
case. He finds himself facing a serious moral dilemma - one which could
have an impact in either convicting - or freeing - the person on trial.
37. Smile 2
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Parker Finn
Actors: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Dylan Gelula, Peter Jacobson, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Lukas Gage
Plot: Skye Riley seems to have it all - a popular pop icon looking forward to
her first global tour - until she witnesses an unsettling death. Now, she
finds that death stalking her around every corner: fans, friends and more
- all with that unsettling smile on their face. She gets in contact with a
man who has been studying this phenomena and has a solution - but she'll
have to die first in order for it to possibly work.
38. A Complete Unknown
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Mangold
Actors: Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Scoot McNairy
Plot: In the early 60's, 19-year-old Minnesota native Bob Dylan came to New York
and found himself on a meteoric rise on the folk music scene. Perhaps no
other moment defined this period when he went electric at the 1965 Newport
Folk Festival.
39. Strange Darling
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: JT Mollner
Actors: Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Barbara Hershey, Ed Begley Jr., Steven Michael Quezada, Madisen Beaty
Plot: A man and a woman meet up a motel for a one-night stand, not realizing the
horrors in store in a twisted journey that is equal parts fear and
madness.
40. Speak No Evil
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Watkins
Actors: Mackenzie Davis, James McAvoy, Scoot McNairy, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough
Plot: After meeting another family while on vacation, the Daltons accept an
invitation to their country home. But what at first seems to be a perfect
getaway soon begins to sour and turn into something far more sinister.
