Best Films Seen in 2024 Regardless of Year
Best Films Seen in 2024 Regardless of Year
Your favorite films that you saw in 2024, regardless of what year they were made.
Only listing my favorite first time watches:
10/10
Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999) - My absolute favorite of the year.
In America (Jim Sheridan, 2002)
The Holdovers (Alexander Payne, 2023)
9/10
Insiang (Lino Brocka, 1976)
Maria (Pablo Larraín, 2024)
Sabrina (Billy Wilder, 1954)
Tove (Zaida Bergroth, 2020)
Diner (Barry Levinson, 1982)
Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)
The River (Jean Renoir, 1951)
Lone Star (John Sayles, 1996)
Night Shift (Ron Howard, 1982)
The Gambler (Karel Reisz, 1974)
Doubt (John Patrick Shanley, 2008)
Gosford Park (Robert Altman, 2001)
The Rapture (Iris Kaltenbäck, 2023)
Leaving Las Vegas (Mike Figgis, 1995)
Mississippi Burning (Alan Parker, 1988)
Paper Moon (Peter Bogdanovich, 1973)
Tombstone (George P. Cosmatos, 1993)
Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948)
Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan, 2023)
Children of Heaven (Majid Majidi, 1997)
The Oyster Princess (Ernst Lubitsch, 1919)
Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
The Adopted Son (Aktan Arym Kubat, 1998)
The Spiral Staircase (Robert Siodmak, 1946)
The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer, 2023)
The Left-Handed Woman (Peter Handke, 1977)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese, 2023)
The Peasants (Hugh Welchman, DK Welchman, 2023)
Loving Vincent (Hugh Welchman, DK Welchman, 2017)
The Double Life of Véronique (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1991)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (George Roy Hill, 1969)
The Delinquents (Rodrigo Moreno, 2023) - The coolest film of the year!
The Company of Strangers a.k.a. Strangers in Good Company (Cynthia Scott, 1990) - The loveliest film of the year and one I would recommend to others here on SCFZ. I think especially Rischka - Letterboxd tells me You have it on your watchlist.
10/10
Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999) - My absolute favorite of the year.
In America (Jim Sheridan, 2002)
The Holdovers (Alexander Payne, 2023)
9/10
Insiang (Lino Brocka, 1976)
Maria (Pablo Larraín, 2024)
Sabrina (Billy Wilder, 1954)
Tove (Zaida Bergroth, 2020)
Diner (Barry Levinson, 1982)
Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)
The River (Jean Renoir, 1951)
Lone Star (John Sayles, 1996)
Night Shift (Ron Howard, 1982)
The Gambler (Karel Reisz, 1974)
Doubt (John Patrick Shanley, 2008)
Gosford Park (Robert Altman, 2001)
The Rapture (Iris Kaltenbäck, 2023)
Leaving Las Vegas (Mike Figgis, 1995)
Mississippi Burning (Alan Parker, 1988)
Paper Moon (Peter Bogdanovich, 1973)
Tombstone (George P. Cosmatos, 1993)
Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948)
Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan, 2023)
Children of Heaven (Majid Majidi, 1997)
The Oyster Princess (Ernst Lubitsch, 1919)
Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
The Adopted Son (Aktan Arym Kubat, 1998)
The Spiral Staircase (Robert Siodmak, 1946)
The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer, 2023)
The Left-Handed Woman (Peter Handke, 1977)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese, 2023)
The Peasants (Hugh Welchman, DK Welchman, 2023)
Loving Vincent (Hugh Welchman, DK Welchman, 2017)
The Double Life of Véronique (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1991)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (George Roy Hill, 1969)
The Delinquents (Rodrigo Moreno, 2023) - The coolest film of the year!
The Company of Strangers a.k.a. Strangers in Good Company (Cynthia Scott, 1990) - The loveliest film of the year and one I would recommend to others here on SCFZ. I think especially Rischka - Letterboxd tells me You have it on your watchlist.
Plus some of my favorite 8/10s
Fresh (Mimi Cave, 2022)
Sons (Gustav Möller, 2024)
Faust (F. W. Murnau, 1926)
Samsara (Ron Fricke, 2011)
Head-On (Fatih Akin, 2004)
Ms .45 (Abel Ferrara, 1981)
Darkman (Sam Raimi, 1990)
Cyclo (Trần Anh Hùng, 1995)
Farha (Darin J. Sallam, 2021)
Cry-Baby (John Waters, 1990)
Adam (Maryam Touzani, 2019)
The Doll (Ernst Lubitsch, 1919)
Yaaba (Idrissa Ouedraogo, 1989)
Homicidal (William Castle, 1961)
Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer, 1998)
The Funeral (Abel Ferrara, 1996)
Solaris (Steven Soderbergh, 2002)
Nightfall (Jacques Tourneur, 1956)
The Green Man (Robert Day, 1956)
Stormy Monday (Mike Figgis, 1988)
The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)
Lamb (Valdimar Jóhannsson, 2021)
Asteroid City (Wes Anderson, 2023)
Crows (Dorota Kędzierzawska, 1994)
Hangover Square (John Brahm, 1945)
Cairo Station (Youssef Chahine, 1958)
In the White City (Alain Tanner, 1983)
The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925)
Honkytonk Man (Clint Eastwood, 1982)
Perfect Sense (David Mackenzie, 2011)
Marathon Man (John Schlesinger, 1976)
Husbands and Wives (Woody Allen, 1992)
Son of Babylon (Mohamed Al Daradji, 2009)
My Neighbor Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)
Joint Security Area (Park Chan-wook, 2000)
Cast a Deadly Spell (Martin Campbell, 1991)
Zorba the Greek (Mihalis Kakogiannis, 1964)
Buck and the Preacher (Sidney Poitier, 1972)
The Solid Gold Cadillac (Richard Quine, 1956)
The Amusement Park (George A. Romero, 1975)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene, 1920)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (Karel Reisz, 1981)
Our Heavenly Bodies (Hanns Walter Kornblum, 1920)
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (Elene Naveriani, 2023)
Fresh (Mimi Cave, 2022)
Sons (Gustav Möller, 2024)
Faust (F. W. Murnau, 1926)
Samsara (Ron Fricke, 2011)
Head-On (Fatih Akin, 2004)
Ms .45 (Abel Ferrara, 1981)
Darkman (Sam Raimi, 1990)
Cyclo (Trần Anh Hùng, 1995)
Farha (Darin J. Sallam, 2021)
Cry-Baby (John Waters, 1990)
Adam (Maryam Touzani, 2019)
The Doll (Ernst Lubitsch, 1919)
Yaaba (Idrissa Ouedraogo, 1989)
Homicidal (William Castle, 1961)
Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer, 1998)
The Funeral (Abel Ferrara, 1996)
Solaris (Steven Soderbergh, 2002)
Nightfall (Jacques Tourneur, 1956)
The Green Man (Robert Day, 1956)
Stormy Monday (Mike Figgis, 1988)
The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)
Lamb (Valdimar Jóhannsson, 2021)
Asteroid City (Wes Anderson, 2023)
Crows (Dorota Kędzierzawska, 1994)
Hangover Square (John Brahm, 1945)
Cairo Station (Youssef Chahine, 1958)
In the White City (Alain Tanner, 1983)
The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925)
Honkytonk Man (Clint Eastwood, 1982)
Perfect Sense (David Mackenzie, 2011)
Marathon Man (John Schlesinger, 1976)
Husbands and Wives (Woody Allen, 1992)
Son of Babylon (Mohamed Al Daradji, 2009)
My Neighbor Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)
Joint Security Area (Park Chan-wook, 2000)
Cast a Deadly Spell (Martin Campbell, 1991)
Zorba the Greek (Mihalis Kakogiannis, 1964)
Buck and the Preacher (Sidney Poitier, 1972)
The Solid Gold Cadillac (Richard Quine, 1956)
The Amusement Park (George A. Romero, 1975)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene, 1920)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (Karel Reisz, 1981)
Our Heavenly Bodies (Hanns Walter Kornblum, 1920)
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (Elene Naveriani, 2023)
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Evelyn Library P.I.
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Showing Up (Kelly Reichardt, 2022)
Perfect Days (Wim Wenders, 2023)
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (Tsui Hark, 1983)
About Dry Grasses (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2023)
The Taste of Things (Tran Anh Hung, 2023)
Working Girls (Lizzie Borden, 1986)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (Preston Sturges, 1943)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Mohammad Rasoulof, 2024)
The Substance (Coralie Fargeat, 2024)
Female Trouble (John Waters, 1974)
A Moment of Romance (Benny Chan, 1990)
The Soft Skin (François Truffaut, 1964)
Claudine (John Berry, 1974)
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Mikio Naruse, 1960)
Perfect Days (Wim Wenders, 2023)
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (Tsui Hark, 1983)
About Dry Grasses (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2023)
The Taste of Things (Tran Anh Hung, 2023)
Working Girls (Lizzie Borden, 1986)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (Preston Sturges, 1943)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Mohammad Rasoulof, 2024)
The Substance (Coralie Fargeat, 2024)
Female Trouble (John Waters, 1974)
A Moment of Romance (Benny Chan, 1990)
The Soft Skin (François Truffaut, 1964)
Claudine (John Berry, 1974)
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Mikio Naruse, 1960)
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Pretentious Hipster
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Too lazy to add all the directors and years, but I watched surprisingly much for a year where I got two daughters. 2025 will be more challenging I'm afraid.
Also: Happy new year dear SCFZ'ers!
5 stars:
Mind of Clay
The Angel (L'ange)
4.5 stars:
Here (Hier)
Do Not Expect Too Much From The end of the World
The Stone Wedding
Personal Problems
Where does your hidden smile lie?
Consuming Spirits
Birthplace
4 stars:
All of us Strangers
Bad Day at Black Rock
Fallen Leaves
Sherman’s March
A Dirty Story
Il Sorpasso
Mouchette
The Peach Thief
The Forty-First
The Alley
Dragon Inn
The Masseurs and a Woman
Seven Chances
JLG/JLG: Self-Portrait in December
The Pied Piper
A Walk Through H
Merry-go-Round
Panic
The Tall T
The Given Word
Soft Fiction
The Hour of the Liberation Has Arrived
A Married Couple
The Traitors
Letters Never Sent
Mon Oncle
The Taste of Things
No Name on the Bullet
Eat the Night
Misercordia
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Diary of a Sky
There Are Many Things One Can Talk About…
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
https://letterboxd.com/mjoy/list/favori ... n-in-2024/
Also: Happy new year dear SCFZ'ers!
5 stars:
Mind of Clay
The Angel (L'ange)
4.5 stars:
Here (Hier)
Do Not Expect Too Much From The end of the World
The Stone Wedding
Personal Problems
Where does your hidden smile lie?
Consuming Spirits
Birthplace
4 stars:
All of us Strangers
Bad Day at Black Rock
Fallen Leaves
Sherman’s March
A Dirty Story
Il Sorpasso
Mouchette
The Peach Thief
The Forty-First
The Alley
Dragon Inn
The Masseurs and a Woman
Seven Chances
JLG/JLG: Self-Portrait in December
The Pied Piper
A Walk Through H
Merry-go-Round
Panic
The Tall T
The Given Word
Soft Fiction
The Hour of the Liberation Has Arrived
A Married Couple
The Traitors
Letters Never Sent
Mon Oncle
The Taste of Things
No Name on the Bullet
Eat the Night
Misercordia
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Diary of a Sky
There Are Many Things One Can Talk About…
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
https://letterboxd.com/mjoy/list/favori ... n-in-2024/
I'd only seen 2 of your year end roster but then last night I saw 'Suspense' (1946) on TCM\s Noir Alley! Great film but I found one unusual footnote tobe kind of hysterical. Belita, the Ice Maiden's film career was entirely made of roles where she ice skates. Yet, evidently, she did not care for it at all.
"I hated the ice. I hated the cold, the smell, everything about it. I only did it for the money." (Upon her retirement from skating in 1956)
she was in the winter olympics 1936! - flip and evelyn have been pushing it for awhile and it's far better than 'ice skating noir' suggests 
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Monsieur Arkadin
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My "best of 2024" revealed to me that I didn't really fall in love with anything from 2024 (yet!) but I saw a lot of older stuff that I really connected with this year.
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i like gomes enough that i will probably give it another chance when it gets a proper theater release in march, but grand tour was one of my big crushing 2024 disappointments (the alonso being the other one)...
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Monsieur Arkadin
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It was divisive among my audience as well. However, for me, it is the only 2024 release that I felt anything more than passing amusement with.