2024 was not the greatest year ever for movies. In fact, out of the 230 new films I saw, I only gave 25 of them an A, A- or B+. I’ve decided to rank them. Here are The 25 Best Movies of 2024 — and where you can watch them:
- “September 5” (now in select theaters; nationwide Jan. 17)
- “Young Woman and the Sea” (Disney+)
- “Piece by Piece” (digital)
- “Problemista” (Max)
- “Touch” (Peacock)
- “Music by John Williams” (Disney+)
- “Look Back” (Prime Video)
- “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” (Netflix)
- “Dance First” (digital)
- “Jim Henson: Idea Man” (Disney+)
- “The Greatest Night in Pop” (Netflix)
- “Hard Truths” (in theaters nationwide Jan. 10)
- “A Complete Unknown” (now in theaters)
- “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (now in select theaters; on Netflix Jan. 3)
- “Jeanne du Barry” (Paramount+)
- “All We Imagine as Light” (now in select theaters)
- “Transformers One” (Paramount+)
- “I Am: Celine Dion” (Prime Video)
- “I Saw the TV Glow” (Max)
- “STEVE! Part 1” (AppleTV+)
- “Reagan” (digital)
- “One Life” (Paramount+ and Showtime)
- “Gloria: Gaynor: I Will Survive” (currently not streaming)
- “Spy x Family: Code White” (digital)
- “Dune: Part Two” (Max)