Once again, this year has been rich in film releases, some eagerly awaited, others on the contrary, which managed to make their way into the hearts of moviegoers when no one was expecting them. And once again this year, your faithful servants have rushed to the screenings to bring you a weekly report on the films to see (or not!) in theatres.
From horror films that send shivers down people's spines, to small independent films, to great love stories, laugh-out-loud moments and tear-jerking dramas, there was something for everyone.
As2024 draws to a close, it's time to calmly take stock of the best films we've seen in cinemas. As far as we're concerned, 35 of them stood out and transported us. We're unveiling them for you! It's a way of helping you see things more clearly, and of turning your attention to films you might not otherwise have thought of, since many of these works are still showing in Paris cinemas at the time of writing.
For the others, you'll have to fall back on platforms, VOD orphysical purchase! Without further ado, let's discover our 35 favorite films of 2024, in no particular order!
Saint-Ex : Louis Garrel and Diane Kruger at the heart of a heroic quest - our review and trailer
In Saint-Ex, Pablo Agüero traces the perilous quest of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, played by Louis Garrel, to find his pilot friend. A historical drama starring Diane Kruger and Vincent Cassel, in cinemas December 11, 2024. [Read more]
Monsieur Aznavour : Tahar Rahim embodies the icon of French chanson - Our opinion
Monsieur Aznavour, in cinemas October 23, 2024, explores the life of Charles Aznavour through a vibrant musical biopic starring Tahar Rahim and directed by Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade. [Read more]
Louise Courvoisier's Vingt Dieux in theaters: Our opinion and the trailer
Louise Courvoisier's debut feature, Vingt Dieux, won the Prix de la Jeunesse in the Un Certain Regard selection at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is due in cinemas on December 11, 2024. Check out our review and the first trailer. [Read more]
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]
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]
Rabia by Mareike Engelhardt, with Megan Northam and Lubna Azabal: Our opinion and the trailer
Mareike Engelhardt's breathtaking thriller set in a women's house in Raqqa, Rabia, opens in cinemas on November 27, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
Ni Chaînes ni Maîtres by Simon Moutaïrou, starring Camille Cottin: Our opinion and the trailer
Director Simon Moutaïrou's first film, Ni Chaînes ni Maîtres, hits cinemas on September 18, 2024. A historical drama about slaves' quest for freedom in the 18th century, starring Camille Cottin, Benoit Magimel and Ibrahima Mbaye Tchie. See our review and the trailer. [Read more]
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]
David Oelhoffen's Les Derniers Hommes: a whirlwind of history and emotion
David Oelhoffen's Les Derniers Hommes tells the story of the French legionnaires in 1945. This historical drama promises total immersion. The film is scheduled for theatrical release on February 21, 2024. [Read more]
The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer, Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film 2024, already on VOD
Ten years after Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer was back at Cannes 2023 with The Zone of Interest. A deeply moving work that won the Festival's Grand Prix, it will be available on VOD for purchase on May 30 and for rental on June 4, 2024. [Read more]
Daniel Auteuil's Le Fil: Our opinion and the trailer
Daniel Auteuil's Le Fil is a captivating trial film with thriller overtones. The film is due in cinemas on September 11, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
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]
Anora by Sean Baker, Palme d'Or at Cannes 2024: Our opinion and the trailer
Winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at the last Cannes Film Festival, Sean Baker's Anora is due in cinemas on October 30, 2024. Check out our review (spoiler: we loved it) and the trailer. [Read more]
A Life with Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter available on VOD
For fans of inspiring true stories, Une Vie promises to captivate with Nicholas Winton's incredible act of courage during the Second World War. A film to (re)discover on DVD and VOD from June 20, 2024. [Read more]
Juror #2 - Clint Eastwood returns with a moral thriller: our opinion and trailer
Clint Eastwood's new courtroom drama Juror #2 stars Nicholas Hoult and Toni Collette in a breathless tale of a juror's moral dilemma. In cinemas from October 30, 2024. [Read more]
Diamant Brut by Agathe Riedinger: Our opinion and the trailer
Diamant Brut, Agathe Riedinger's first film, presented at last year's Cannes Film Festival, opens in cinemas on November 20, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
Quand vient l'automne by François Ozon, starring Josiane Balasko: Our opinion and the trailer
Quand vient l'automne, François Ozon's new film starring Hélène Vincent and Josiane Balasko, opens in cinemas on October 2, 2024. Check out our review and the trailer! [Read more]
Trois Amies by Emmanuel Mouret, with Camille Cottin and Sara Forestier: Our opinion and the trailer
Emmanuel Mouret unveils his new film, Trois Amies, starring Camille Cottin, Sara Forestier and India Hair. Until you see it in cinemas on November 6, 2024, read our review and the trailer here. [Read more]
Le Royaume de Julien Colonna: Our opinion and the trailer
Corsican director Julien Colonna releases his first film, Le Royaume, in cinemas on November 13, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
Animale by Emma Benestan: Our opinion and the trailer
Closing film of the Semaine de la Critique, Emma Benestan's Animale opens in cinemas on November 27, 2024. Discover our review and the first trailer. [Read more]
Dune, Part II, with Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya
Dune: Part II, the sequel to Denis Villeneuve's epic SF tale starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, is due on Canal+ on Friday, October 4, 2024 at 9:10pm. [Read more]
L'Histoire de Souleymane by Boris Lojkine: Our opinion and the trailer
L'Histoire de Souleymane, Boris Lojkine's new film, hits cinemas on October 9, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
Pascal Plante's Les Chambres Rouges : Our opinion and the trailer for this Canadian thriller
Discover the trailer and our review of Pascal Plante's film Les Chambres Rouges. In theaters January 17, 2024. [Read more]
La plus précieuse des marchandises animated film by Michel Hazanavicius: review and trailer
Michel Hazanavicius was back at the Cannes Film Festival 2024 with La plus précieuse des marchandises, his first animated film in official competition. To be seen in cinemas from November 20, 2024. [Read more]
Niki de Saint Phalle biopic by Céline Sallette: Our opinion and the trailer
Niki, the Niki de Saint Phalle biopic directed by Céline Sallette and starring Charlotte Le Bon as the artist, hits cinemas on October 9, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
[TV] Todd Haynes' May December, with Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore on Canal+: our review
With May December, presented in official selection at the Cannes Film Festival 2023, Todd Haynes dissects couple relationships in a disturbing and gripping film. The film is broadcast on Canal+ at 9:10pm this Tuesday, October 22, 2024. [Read more]
Sons by Gustav Möller: Our opinion of this Danish prison drama and the trailer
With Sons, in theaters July 10, 2024, director Gustav Möller signs a stifling prison drama starring Sidse Babett Knudsen. [Read more]
Comme un Lundi by Ryo Takebayashi: Our opinion and the trailer
Directed by Ryo Takebayashi, Comme un Lundi is both a tasty office comedy and a huis-clos in a Japanese office, stuck in a time loop. Discover our review and the trailer for this madcap film, due in cinemas on May 8, 2024. [Read more]
The Curse: The Origin, the prequel to the 1976 horror film: Our opinion and the trailer
A prequel to Richard Donner's 1976 film, The Curse: The Origin arrives in cinemas on April 10, 2024. Director Arkasha Stevenson reveals the circumstances surrounding the birth of Damien, cinema's unforgettable demon child. [Read more]
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]
Miséricorde by Alain Guiraudie, starring Catherine Frot: Our opinion and the trailer
Alain Guiraudie returns to cinemas on October 16, 2024 with Miséricorde. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
A son Image by Thierry de Peretti: Our opinion and the trailer
Unveiled at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes at the Cannes Film Festival, Thierry de Peretti's A son Image hits cinemas on September 4, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
Jonathan Millet's Ghosts: Our opinion and the trailer
Jonathan Millet's exciting debut feature, Les Fantômes will be released in cinemas on July 3, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
Borgo by Stéphane Demoustier with Hafsia Herzi on VOD: Our opinion and the trailer
Based on a true story, Stéphane Demoustier's Borgo will be released on VOD for purchase on August 16, 2024 and for rental on August 28, 2024. Hafsia Herzi plays a young matron involved in a double murder case in Corsica. [Read more]
Madame Hofmann by Sébastien Lifshitz: Our opinion and the documentary trailer
With Madame Hofmann, Sébastien Lifshitz paints a funny, tender portrait of Sylvie Hofmann, a nurse for 40 years at Marseille's Hôpital Nord hospital. In cinemas April 10, 2024. [Read more]
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]
Dahomey by Mati Diop, Golden Bear 2024 in Berlin: Our opinion and the trailer
Winner of the Golden Bear at last year's Berlinale, Mati Diop's Dahomey hits cinemas on September 11, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
The Sweet East by Sean Price Williams: Our opinion and the trailer
Cinematographer Sean Price Williams steps behind the camera for his first feature film, The Sweet East, in theaters March 13, 2024. [Read more]
And if you can't find what you're looking for among all these recommendations, you can always take a look at our guides to current cinema releases.
Cinema: which film to see today, this Saturday December 21, 2024?
Not sure which film to see today? Well, we've got plenty of films to show near you. [Read more]
Comedy, drama, horror, action - if you don't know what to choose, we've got you covered! Discover all our guides to current and upcoming cinema releases, sorted by genre. [Read more]
Cinema: which film to see today, this Saturday December 21, 2024?
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