The best films of 2024

20 of the finest films I saw all year.

2024 was a doozy for films. I saw over 300 releases in theaters, mostly new ones, and another 70 titles on streaming. To whittle that down to anything resembling a top 20 was difficult, to say the least, which is why this list might change over time and isn't definitive. Instead, treat it as a primer of the 20 movies that I enjoyed so much that, even mo…