Best movie recommendations of 2024 from Wikipedia

1. 

   Hidden Letters

   China

   Documentary

   It follows the lives of two Millennial Chinese women who study Nüshu, a script used exclusively by women in Jiangyong County, Hunan province, to communicate and commiserate over Chinese patriarchy. (Wikipedia)

2. 

   Premalu

   India

   ComedyRomance

   In the film, Sachin Santhosh, a graduate from Kerala, who plans to move to UK but instead goes to Hyderabad to take a GATE course, where he meets and falls in love with Reenu Roy, an IT company employee. (Wikipedia)

3. 

   Aavesham

   India

   ComedyAction

   The film follows three youngsters in Bengaluru who befriends a local gangster to help them take revenge on their college bully. (Wikipedia)

4. 

   Dune: Part Two

   United States

   Science FictionAdventure

   The sequel to Dune (2021), it is the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert. It follows Paul Atreides as he unites with the Fremen people of the desert planet Arrakis to wage war against House Harkonnen. (Wikipedia)

5. 

   Hit Man

   United States

   CrimeComedyRomance

   It follows an undercover New Orleans police contractor who poses as a reliable hitman as he tries to save a woman in need. The basic premise was based on the true story of a college professor who worked for the Houston police in the late 1980s and 1990s as a fake hitman, as described in a 2001 magazine article by Skip Hollandsworth. (Wikipedia)

6. 

   Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

   Hong Kong

   ActionThrillerCrime

   Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In follows Chan Lok-kwan, a refugee fleeing to Kowloon Walled City after stealing from a crime boss. Under Cyclone's rule, he learns to survive in the chaotic yet resilient community. As gang wars erupt, Lok-kwan confronts his dark legacy as the son of the infamous "King of Killers." (Wikipedia)

7. 

   Amar Singh Chamkila

   India

   DramaMusic

   Based on the life of musician Amar Singh Chamkila. (Wikipedia)

8. 

   Manjummel Boys

   India

   AdventureThrillerDrama

   A group of friends from a small locality called Manjummel near Kochi, who decide to have a vacation in Kodaikanal, which is affected when one of them becomes trapped in the Guna Caves. (Wikipedia)

9. 

   The Count of Monte Cristo

   India

   ActionHistoryRomance

   In the 2024 The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantès escapes wrongful imprisonment, becomes the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, and executes a cunning revenge on his betrayers, ultimately choosing mercy and leaving a message of hope. (Wikipedia)

10. 

    His Three Daughters

    United States

    ComedyDrama

    Three estranged sisters who come back together to care for their ailing father. (Wikipedia)

11. 

    Strange Darling

    United States

    CrimeHorrorThriller

    Set in rural Oregon, the film focuses on a man and woman who have a one-night stand that devolves into a cat-and-mouse game of murder. It is divided into six chapters in nonlinear order, and presented as a dramatization of the pinnacle of a serial killer's years-long murder spree in the Western United States. (Wikipedia)

12. 

    Anora

    United States

    ComedyDramaRomance

    It follows the beleaguered marriage between Anora (Mikey Madison), a young sex worker, and Vanya Zakharov (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of a Russian oligarch. (Wikipedia)

13. 

    Longlegs

    United States

    HorrorThrillerCrime

    It follows an FBI agent in the 1990s who is tasked with tracking down an occultist serial killer responsible for murdering multiple families throughout Oregon. (Wikipedia)

14. 

    Dahomey

    France

    Documentary

    It is a dramatised account of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey (in modern-day Republic of Benin), which were held in a museum in France. The film explores how the artifacts were returned from France to Benin, and the reactions of Beninese people. (Wikipedia)

15. 

    Meiyazhagan

    India

    FamilyDrama

    In the 2024 film Meiyazhagan, Arulmozhi returns to his hometown for a family wedding and reconnects with a mysterious, kind-hearted relative whose identity he struggles to recall. Through their heartfelt encounters, Arul rediscovers the meaning of family and belonging, culminating in an emotional reunion where he finally remembers the relative's name. (Wikipedia)

16. 

    The Brutalist

    United States

    Drama

    It stars Adrien Brody as László Tóth, a fictional Hungarian-born Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and immigrates to the United States, where he struggles to achieve the American Dream until a wealthy client changes his life. (Wikipedia)

17. 

    Amaran

    India

    ActionDramaWar

    It is an adaptation of the book series India's Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh, which contains a segment based on Mukund. The film follows Indhu Rebecca Varghese, Mukund's wife, who narrates the life of the Major on her way to New Delhi to receive the Ashoka Chakra, which was awarded posthumously to Mukund. (Wikipedia)

18. 

    Good One

    United States

    Drama

    In Good One (2024), Sam joins her father Chris and his friend Matt on a tense camping trip, confronting family dynamics, betrayal, and unspoken struggles. Amid moments of reflection and conflict, a quiet gesture at the end hints at fragile reconciliation. (Wikipedia)

19. 

    Maharaja

    India

    ActionThriller

    The film follows Maharaja, a barber in Chennai, who goes to the police station to retrieve his stolen dustbin only for the police officers to find his intentions to be something else. (Wikipedia)

20. 

    I'm Still Here

    Brazil

    DramaHistory

    It stars Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro as Eunice Paiva, a mother and activist coping with the forced disappearance of her husband, the dissident politician Rubens Paiva, during the military dictatorship in Brazil. (Wikipedia)

21. 

    Bread and Roses

    United States

    Documentary

    The documentary features footage from Sharifa, an ex-government employee forced indoors, Zahra, a woman organizing activists in her dentistry practice, and Taranom, who seeks refuge in Pakistan. (Wikipedia)

22. 

    Victory

    Israel

    DramaRomanceHistoryMusic

    Two couples amid the euphoria of Israel's victory over Egypt, Syria and Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War. (Wikipedia)

23. 

    Vaazhai

    India

    DramaFamily

    It follows Sivanaindhan, a boy torn between dreams and forced labor in a Tamil Nadu village. When a tragic lorry accident caused by unsafe working conditions kills nineteen, including his sister, the harsh realities of poverty and exploitation come to light. Based on true events, it pays tribute to the victims. (Wikipedia)

24. 

    Kishkindha Kaandam

    India

    ThrillerDramaMystery

    The story takes place in the monkey-inhabited Kallepathi reserve forest where ex-military officer Appu Pillai and his son Ajay Chandran, a forest officer, reside. (Wikipedia)

25. 

    Freedom Way

    Nigeria

    Drama

    The film sheds light on some of the most pressing common social issues, disparities faced by Nigerians and fellow neighboring African nations, such as rampant corruption, economic meltdown, police brutality and political oppression, while also acknowledging the long-lasting impact and ripple effect such catastrophic situations would imply on the living standards of the youngsters in Nigeria. (Wikipedia)

26. 

    Stopmotion

    United Kingdom

    Horror

    The film stars Aisling Franciosi as a stop motion animator who becomes increasingly obsessed with a film she is working on. (Wikipedia)