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The Movies of 2024: World Premieres
 By Grade // By Title // Last update: December 7, 2024

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All We Imagine as Light Dir. Payal Kapadia. Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha A
Grand Tour Dir. Miguel Gomes. Gonçalo Waddington, Cristina Alfaiate A
The Seed of the Sacred Fig Dir. Mohammad Rasoulof. Soheila Golestani A

The Brutalist (2024) Dir. Brady Corbet. Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones A–
Dahomey Dir. Mati Diop. Documentary about restitution of Beninois artifacts A–
Silent Trilogy Dir. Juho Kuosmanen. Aku-Petteri Pahkamaki, Jaana Paananen A–
The Wild Robot Dir. Chris Sanders. Voices of Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal A–

Baby Dir. Marcelo Caetano. João Pedro Mariano, Ricardo Teodoro B+
Caught by the Tides Dir. Jia Zhangke. Zhao Tao, Li Zhubin, Chanchu Xu B+
Ghost Trail Dir. Jonathan Millet. Adam Bessa, Tawfeek Barhom, Hala Rajab B+
Good One Dir. India Donaldson. Lily Collias, James Le Gros, Danny McCarthy B+
Hard Truths Dir. Mike Leigh. Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin B+
The Invasion Dir. Sergei Loznitsa. Documentary about Ukraine amid war B+
It's Not Me Dir. Leos Carax. Experimental meditation on self and world B+
Julie Keeps Quiet Dir. Leonardo Van Dijl. Tessa Van den Broeck, Ruth Becquart B+
Juror #2 Dir. Clint Eastwood. Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Chris Messina B+
Love Lies Bleeding Dir. Rose Glass. Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, Ed Harris B+
Nickel Boys Dir. RaMell Ross. Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Jimmie Fails B+
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Dir. Rungano Nyoni. Susan Chardy B+
The Room Next Door Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton B+
Small Things Like These Dir. Tim Mielants. Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh B+
Universal Language Dir. Matthew Rankin. Mani Soleymanlou, Rojina Esmaeili B+
Vermiglio Dir. Maura Delpero. Martin Scrinzi, Giuseppe de Domenico B+
Việt and Nam Dir. Trương Minh Quý. Thanh Hải Phạm, Duy Bảo Ðịnh Ðào B+

Anora Dir. Sean Baker. Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian B
Bird Dir. Andrea Arnold. Nykiya Adams, Franz Rogowski, Barry Keoghan B
By the Stream Dir. Hong Sang-soo. Kim Min-hee, Kwon Hae-hyo, Cho Young B
Dìdi Dir. Sean Wang. Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen, Chang Li Hua B
Eephus Dir. Carson Lund. Stephen Radochia, David Pridemore, Lou Basta B
Four Mothers Dir. Darren Thornton. James McArdle, Fionnula Flanagan B
The Girl with the Needle Dir. Magnus Von Horn. Vic Carmen Sonne B
Harvest Dir. Athina Rachel Tsangari. Caleb Landry Jones, Harry Melling B
I Saw the TV Glow Dir. Jane Schoenbrun. Justice Smith, Brigitte Lundy-Paine B
I'm Still Here Dir. Walter Salles. Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello B
Inside Out 2 Dir. Kelsey Mann. Voices of Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke B
Longlegs Dir. Osgood Perkins. Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, Nicolas Cage B
Misericordia Dir. Alain Guiraudie. Félix Kysyl, Catherine Frot, David Ayala B
Nightbitch Dir. Marielle Heller. Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Zoë Chao B
No Other Land Dir. Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, Yuval Abraham B
The Piano Lesson Dir. Malcolm Washington. John David Washington B
The Quiet Son Dir. Delphine and Muriel Coulin. Vincent Lindon, Benjamin Voisin B
A Real Pain Dir. Jesse Eisenberg. Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Will Sharpe B
Santosh Dir. Sandhya Suri. Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Sanjay Bishnoi B
Simon of the Mountain Dir. Federico Luis Tacchella. Lorenzo Ferro B
Sing Sing Dir. Greg Kwedar. Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Paul Raci B
The Substance Dir. Coralie Fargeat. Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid B
Thesis on a Domestication Dir. Javier van de Couter. Camila Sosa Villada B
Trap Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan B
Vulcanizadora Dir. Joel Potrykus. Joshua Burge, Joel Potrykus, Solo Potrykus B
Wild Diamond Dir. Agathe Riedinger. Malou Khebizi, Idir Azougli, Andréa Bescond B

The Apprentice Dir. Ali Abbasi. Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova B–
The Damned Dir. Roberto Minervini. Jeremiah Knupp, Cuyler Ballenger B–
Desire Lines Dir. Jules Rosskam. Aden Hakimi, Theo Germaine B–
A Different Man Dir. Aaron Schimberg. Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve B–
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Dir. George Miller. Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth B–
Hanami Dir. Denise Fernandes. Sanaya Andrade, Daílma Mendes B–
The Last Republican Dir. Steve Pink. Documentary about Rep. Adam Kinzinger B–
Megalopolis Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel B–
Motel Destino Dir. Karim Aïnouz. Iago Xavier, Nataly Rocha, Fábio Assunção B–
Savanna and the Mountain Dir. Paulo Carneiro. Documentary B–
Three Kilometers to the End of the World Dir. Emmanuel Pârvu B–

Alien: Romulus Dir. Fede Álvarez. Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux C+
The Belle of Gaza Dir. Yolande Zauberman. Documentary about sex worker C+
Conclave Dir. Edward Berger. Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow C+
Dune: Part Two Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya C+
The Fall Guy Dir. David Leitch. Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Winston Duke C+
Gazer Dir. Ryan J. Sloan. Ariella Mastroianni, Renee Gagner, Jack Alberts C+
Girls State Dir. Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss. Documentary C+
Memoir of a Snail Dir. Adam Elliot. Voices of Sarah Snook, Jacki Weaver C+
Meeting with Pol Pot Dir. Rithy Panh. Grégoire Colin, Irène Jacob C+
Toxic Dir. Saulė Bliuvaitė. Vesta Matulytė, Ieva Rupeikaitė, Giedrius Savickas C+
When the Light Breaks Dir. Rúnar Rúnarsson. Elín Hall, Baldur Einarsson C+

The Brink of Dreams Dir. Nada Riyadh, Ayman El Amir. Documentary C
Civil War Dir. Alex Garland. Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny C

Blitz Dir. Steve McQueen. Elliott Heffernan, Saoirse Ronan, Paul Weller C–
Challengers Dir. Luca Guadagnino. Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O'Connor C–
La Cocina Dir. Alonso Ruizpalacios. Raúl Briones, Rooney Mara, Anna Diaz C–
Gladiator II Dir. Ridley Scott. Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington C–
Joker: Folie à Deux Dir. Todd Phillips. Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga C–
Lee Dir. Ellen Kuras. Kate Winslet, Alexander Skarsgård, Andy Samberg C–
Road House Dir. Doug Liman. Jake Gyllenhaal, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams C–

Brats Dir. Andrew McCarthy. Documentary about 1980s Hollywood actors D+
Emilia Pérez Dir. Jacques Audiard. Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña D+
The Outrun Dir. Nora Fingscheidt. Saoirse Ronan, Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane D+

Hot Frosty Dir. Peter Ciccoritti. TV. Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan D
The Shrouds Dir. David Cronenberg. Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce D

The Deliverance Dir. Lee Daniels. Andra Day, Glenn Close, Anthony B. Jenkins D–
Into the Wonderwoods Dir. Vincent Paronnaud, Alexis Ducord D–
Kinds of Kindness Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos. Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone D–

Y2K Dir. Kyle Mooney. Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Rachel Zegler F