Arthouse horror, aching romances, and multiverse maximalism. A24 became the defining indie studio of its era, and its films are ranked here by critics and audiences alike.
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Arthouse horror, aching romances, and multiverse maximalism. A24 became the defining indie studio of its era, and its films are ranked here by critics and audiences alike.
Past Lives
Celine Song's luminous debut follows two childhood sweethearts reunited decades later in New York, separated by oceans and choices. A tender, aching meditation on fate that earned Best Picture and Screenplay Oscar nominations.
Room
Brie Larson won an Oscar as a woman held captive who raises her young son in a single room, then must guide him through the overwhelming outside world. Harrowing and tender, anchored by Jacob Tremblay's astonishing performance.
Moonlight
Barry Jenkins's Best Picture winner traces a young Black man's coming of age in three chapters across Miami. Lyrical, intimate, and visually ravishing, it stands among the defining films of its era.
The Farewell
Lulu Wang's warm, bittersweet comedy-drama about a Chinese American family who hide a terminal diagnosis from their beloved matriarch. Awkwafina shines in a story of culture, grief, and love.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Daniels' maximalist multiverse epic swept seven Oscars including Best Picture, with Michelle Yeoh as a laundromat owner saving infinite realities. Wildly inventive, hilarious, and unexpectedly moving.
The Florida Project
Sean Baker's vivid portrait of childhood unfolding in the budget motels outside Disney World, seen through an irrepressible six-year-old. Bursting with color and heartbreak, with a career-best Willem Dafoe.
Ex Machina
Alex Garland's sleek, unnerving sci-fi chamber piece about a programmer testing a beguiling humanoid AI. It won an Oscar for visual effects and became a modern benchmark for cerebral science fiction.
Aftersun
Charlotte Wells's devastating debut reconstructs a father-daughter holiday through the haze of memory. Quiet and shattering, with a Best Actor-nominated Paul Mescal and an unforgettable closing dance.
Minari
Lee Isaac Chung's tender, semi-autobiographical story of a Korean American family chasing a farming dream in 1980s Arkansas. Yuh-jung Youn won an Oscar as the scene-stealing grandmother.
Lady Bird
Greta Gerwig's beloved solo directorial debut follows a strong-willed Sacramento teenager and her fraught bond with her mother. Funny, precise, and deeply felt, it earned five Oscar nominations.
Ranked across 6 sources: Variety · A24's Best 35 Movies Ranked · 0.5x Weight (2024); Vulture · Every A24 Movie Ranked · 0.5x Weight (2024); GamesRadar · The 32 Greatest A24 Movies · 0.5x Weight (2024); Rotten Tomatoes · Tomatometer · 0.5x Weight (June 2026); Rotten Tomatoes · Popcornmeter / Audience · 1.5x Weight (June 2026); IMDb · Ranked by User Rating · 1.5x Weight (June 2026). Full scoring is on the Methodology tab above.
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