Cannes Festival 2024: Our top 10 picks for the 77th edition

Published by Manon de Sortiraparis · Published on May 24, 2024 at 09:41 p.m.
The Cannes Film Festival 2024 is already drawing to a close. While we wait for the next Palme d'Or to be crowned, discover the many films worth mentioning in our top 10 picks from this 77th edition, all competitions included.

The Cannes Film Festival 2024 draws to a close this Saturday, May 25, with the revelation of the Palmarès of the official competition, and in particular the award of the Palme d'Or. While the suspense is still at its height and it's time to make our predictions, here are our 10 favorite films of this 77th edition, all competitions included.

Once again, over a hundred films were screened over 12 intense days, divided between the Official Selection and the parallel competitions - La Quinzaine des Cinéastes, La Semaine de la Critique and ACID.

To help you prepare your cinema diary for the months ahead, as the films gradually make their way into Paris cinemas, discover our 10 favorite feature films from the Cannes Film Festival 2024, which made us laugh, cry or reflect on our place in the world.

Cannes Festival 2024, our 10 favorites from the 77th edition :

Emilia Perez de Jacques Audiard, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024Emilia Perez de Jacques Audiard, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024Emilia Perez de Jacques Audiard, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024Emilia Perez de Jacques Audiard, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024 Jacques Audiard's Emilia Perez, Prix du Jury at Cannes 2024: Our opinion and the trailer
Once again, Jacques Audiard is at Cannes 2024 with 'Emilia Perez'. His three actresses Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez were awarded a triple Prix d'Interprétation Féminine, while the film itself won the prestigious Prix du Jury at this 77th edition. Check out our review and the trailer! [Read more]

Bird d'Andrea Arnold, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024Bird d'Andrea Arnold, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024Bird d'Andrea Arnold, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024Bird d'Andrea Arnold, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024 Bird by Andrea Arnold, in Official Competition at Cannes 2024: Our verdict
Andrea Arnold is back in Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2024 with Bird, our first favorite of this 77th edition. [Read more]

The Substance de Coralie Fargeat, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024The Substance de Coralie Fargeat, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024The Substance de Coralie Fargeat, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024The Substance de Coralie Fargeat, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024 The Substance by Coralie Fargeat, Prix du Scénario at Cannes: Our opinion and the trailer
French director Coralie Fargeat arrives in Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2024 with a genre film that has turned the Croisette upside down. The film was awarded the 77th edition's Prix du Scénario and is due in cinemas on November 6, 2024. Check out our review and the trailer! [Read more]

Megalopolis de Francis Ford Coppola, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024Megalopolis de Francis Ford Coppola, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024Megalopolis de Francis Ford Coppola, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024Megalopolis de Francis Ford Coppola, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024 Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis: Our opinion and the trailer
Francis Ford Coppola has unveiled Megalopolis, the work of a lifetime. Check out our review and the trailer! [Read more]

Caught By the Tides de Jia Zhang-Ke, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024Caught By the Tides de Jia Zhang-Ke, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024Caught By the Tides de Jia Zhang-Ke, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024Caught By the Tides de Jia Zhang-Ke, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024 Jia Zhangke's Caught By the Tides, in Official Competition at Cannes 2024: Our opinion
Caught By the Tides, Jia Zhangke's new film, has been unveiled in Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. The film is due in cinemas on January 8, 2025. Read our review. [Read more]

All We Imagine as Light de Payal Kapadia, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024All We Imagine as Light de Payal Kapadia, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024All We Imagine as Light de Payal Kapadia, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024All We Imagine as Light de Payal Kapadia, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024 All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia, Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival: Our opinion and the trailer
Indian director Payal Kapadia returns to Cannes, this time in official competition, with All We Imagine as Light. The film was awarded the Grand Prix at this 77th edition. Read our review. [Read more]

The Apprentice d'Ali Abbasi, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024The Apprentice d'Ali Abbasi, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024The Apprentice d'Ali Abbasi, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024The Apprentice d'Ali Abbasi, en compétition officielle au Festival de Cannes 2024 The Apprentice by Ali Abbasi, with Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong: Our review and trailer
In The Apprentice, Ali Abbasi explores Donald Trump's early years and his relationship with mentor Roy Cohn in the 1970s. Find out what we think! [Read more]

Everybody Loves Touda de Nabil Ayouch, en sélection Cannes Première au Festival de Cannes 2024Everybody Loves Touda de Nabil Ayouch, en sélection Cannes Première au Festival de Cannes 2024Everybody Loves Touda de Nabil Ayouch, en sélection Cannes Première au Festival de Cannes 2024Everybody Loves Touda de Nabil Ayouch, en sélection Cannes Première au Festival de Cannes 2024 Everybody loves Touda by Nabil Ayouch, in the Cannes Première selection: Our opinion
Everybody Loves Touda, Nabil Ayouch's new film, has been unveiled in the Cannes Première selection at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Find out what we think. [Read more]

Ma vie ma gueule de Sophie Fillières, film d'ouverture de la Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2024Ma vie ma gueule de Sophie Fillières, film d'ouverture de la Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2024Ma vie ma gueule de Sophie Fillières, film d'ouverture de la Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2024Ma vie ma gueule de Sophie Fillières, film d'ouverture de la Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2024 Ma vie ma gueule by Sophie Fillières, starring Agnès Jaoui: Our opinion and the trailer
Sophie Fillières' final film, Ma vie ma gueule, hits cinemas on September 18, 2024. Discover the trailer and our review of the final film by the French director, who died last summer. [Read more]

The Other Way Around de Jonás Trueba, en sélection à la Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2024The Other Way Around de Jonás Trueba, en sélection à la Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2024The Other Way Around de Jonás Trueba, en sélection à la Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2024The Other Way Around de Jonás Trueba, en sélection à la Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2024 Septembre sans attendre by Jonás Trueba, with Itsaso Arana and Vito Sanz: Our opinion
Spanish director Jonás Trueba presented his new film, Septembre sans attendre, at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. The film is scheduled for release on August 28, 2024. Read our review. [Read more]

See all our reviews of films seen at Cannes 2024 below:

Festival de Cannes 2023 : découvrez les dernières infos sur la 76e éditionFestival de Cannes 2023 : découvrez les dernières infos sur la 76e éditionFestival de Cannes 2023 : découvrez les dernières infos sur la 76e éditionFestival de Cannes 2023 : découvrez les dernières infos sur la 76e édition Cannes Festival 2024: The latest news and information about the 77th edition
The Cannes Film Festival returns to the Croisette for its 77th edition from May 14 to 25, 2024. Click here for all the latest news and information! [Read more]

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