Best Movies of 2024: Best of the Genres
Continuing to look back at the best movies of 2024, I will now be looking at the best movies from each genre. I will be looking at my favorite foreign-language films, comedies, action movies, and a few other genres and categories. And like every year, each category will have five “nominees” (a.k.a my personal top five) with my “winner” (my favorite) in bold, followed by short reasoning as to why I picked it the best. Here are my picks for the best movies from each genre in 2024.
Best Horror/Thriller
The First Omen
Red Rooms
Trap
- 2024 was a spectacular year for horror films, but Red Rooms, a movie I saw towards the end of the year, scared me more than any other horror film this year while also being a well-made courtroom drama.
Best Comedy
A Real Pain
Hit Man
Lisa Frankenstein
Wicked Little Letters
- 2024 was a weak year for comedy, but nothing funnier to me this year than seeing Glen Powell’s various identities in Richard Linklater’s crafty crime comedy.
Best Animated Movie
Flow
Inside Out 2
Kung Fu Panda 4
Transformers One
The Wild Robot
- The Wild Robot is a beautiful and exciting film that features impressive painterly animation.
Best Action Movie
The Beekeeper
- George Miller’s dystopian epic features the most exhilarating action scenes of the year, anchored by the War Rig assault.
Best Sci-Fi Movie
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers One
- There were some strong sci-fi films in 2024, but they all paled in comparison to Denis Villeneuve’s epic sequel.
Best International Film
All We Imagine as Light
Kneecap
Red Rooms
Sujo
- As already stated, Red Rooms is a sensational movie. It was the scariest movie I saw in 2024 while also being a captivating courtroom thriller. Simply, it’s one of the year’s best movies.
Best Documentary
Gaucho Gaucho
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Skywalkers: A Love Story
War Game
- No film hit me harder in the feels in 2024 than Angela Patton and Natalie Rae’s powerful Daughters.
Five Movies I Liked More Than Most
Fly Me to the Moon
Lisa Frankenstein
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
- Whether they were received poorly by other critics or vanished immediately from the box office, these are five films I liked and thought deserved better.
Five Movies Everyone Liked More Than Me
Kinds of Kindness
Queer
Wicked
- These movies aren’t necessarily bad, but I’m finding many people are liking them more than I did, whether it be through awards buzz or getting better reviews from other critics.
Five Underrated/Underseen Movies
The First Omen
Fly Me to the Moon
It’s What’s Inside
The Order
Your Monster
- From a family dramedy to a horror prequel to a crime thriller, these films deserve to be seen by more people because they’re awesome.
Five Great Movies You May Not Have Heard Of
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Good One
- For one reason or another, a lot of movies get lost in the shuffle throughout the year. These are only a handful but everyone should seek these out because they’re incredible films from exciting voices.
Five Worst Movies of the Year
The Crow
Joker: Folie à Deux
Road House
The Strangers: Chapter 1
- I hated these movies and I never want to see them again.
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