A Glean movie guide
2024's Highest Rated Films
The Year in Excellence
The definitive guide to the year's most critically acclaimed cinematic achievements.
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The movie list
- 01
Anora
A high-energy, genre-defying romance that earned the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.
- 02
Dune: Part Two
A visually stunning sci-fi epic that masters both massive scale and intimate character drama.
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
- 03
The Wild Robot
A breathtakingly animated adventure that explores connection and survival with profound emotional depth.
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
- 04
Sing Sing
A powerful and authentic look at the transformative power of art within the prison system.
Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.
- 05
The Brutalist
A sprawling, visionary epic about an architect’s struggle to rebuild his life in post-war America.
When an innovative modern architect flees post-war Europe, he is given the opportunity to rebuild his legacy. Set during the dawn of the modern United States (in Pennsylvania), his wife joins him, and their lives are forever changed by a demanding, wealthy patron.
- 06
Emilia Pérez
A bold, musical crime odyssey that blends genres in a way you’ve never seen before.
Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization.
- 07
All We Imagine as Light
A poetic and atmospheric journey through the lives of two women in modern Mumbai.
In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.
- 08
Conclave
A masterfully tense political thriller set behind the closed doors of the Vatican.
After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in the Vatican with the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders until the process is complete, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could lead to its downfall.
- 09
The Substance
A sharp and visceral body-horror satire that takes a fearless look at the price of beauty.
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
- 10
Inside Out 2
A clever and deeply relatable sequel that perfectly captures the complexity of teenage emotions.
Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.