A24, a list by Alex van Nieuwkuyk

7.7

/133/

71

/5/

3.9

/1236/

91

/22/

75

/7/

André, a brilliant idiot, is dying because he didn’t get a colonoscopy. His sobering diagnosis, complete irreverence, and insatiable curiosity, send him on an unexpected journey learning how to die happily and ridiculously without losing his sense of humor.

65

6.6

/48148/

64

/2395/

64

/591/

3.4

/429895/

69

/281/

65

/323/

65

/50/

2.5

age 16+

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

83

7.2

/17065/

71

/731/

68

/186/

4.1

/237787/

97

/187/

85

/58/

90

/36/

4.0

age 15+

Agnes feels stuck. Unlike her best friend, Lydie, who’s moved to New York and is now expecting a baby, Agnes still lives in the New England house they once shared as graduate students, now working as a professor at her alma mater. A ‘bad thing’ happened to Agnes a few years ago and, since then, despite her best efforts, life hasn’t gotten back on track.

68

6.3

/82537/

62

/4516/

64

/965/

2.9

/1118386/

77

/300/

66

/745/

70

/50/

3.5

age 15+

A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.

59

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6.4

/128/

67

/12/

40

/2/

3.4

/355/

A passionate conservationist makes a cruel pact to save endangered seabirds from extinction on an inhospitable island, alone. In the end, it's a victory for the birds, but at what price?

73

6.6

/35624/

64

/1949/

64

/213/

3.5

/410412/

88

/200/

73

/332/

72

/43/

3.5

age 15+

Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin, and his attempts to make an adult male friend threatens to ruin both of their lives.

64

5.8

/8288/

59

/776/

61

/250/

3.0

/50179/

75

/135/

63

/70/

67

/28/

3.0

age 11+

In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.

77

7.2

/100472/

72

/6610/

70

/1236/

3.5

/492507/

92

/238/

93

/976/

78

/43/

3.0

age 16+

A platoon of Navy SEALs embarks on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.

61

5.9

/48192/

63

/3998/

64

/688/

2.7

/321991/

52

/222/

76

/341/

51

/40/

3.0

age 16+

A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.

50

5.7

/12581/

59

/877/

57

/190/

2.7

/169241/

39

/137/

60

/40/

42

/36/

1.5

age 15+

A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago. Surrounded by the star's cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan.

64

5.8

/77449/

56

/3787/

57

/1073/

2.7

/832377/

76

/276/

48

/717/

79

/55/

3.5

age 17+

A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.

81

7.2

/130110/

70

/4581/

69

/1483/

3.9

/719787/

93

/337/

79

/519/

90

/57/

4.0

age 17+

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.

80

7.0

/2303/

69

/71/

78

/25/

3.8

/21340/

100

/104/

67

/36/

87

/28/

4.0

On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.

47

4.7

/19594/

52

/1681/

51

/249/

2.5

/206978/

42

/113/

52

/104/

49

/29/

1.5

age 17+

Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year's Eve 1999. The night becomes even crazier than they could have ever dreamed when the clock strikes midnight.

70

6.4

/28037/

63

/1128/

66

/466/

3.4

/425515/

77

/245/

65

/107/

72

/50/

3.5

age 17+

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

73

7.0

/212537/

71

/12408/

69

/2373/

3.3

/1181803/

90

/294/

76

/638/

71

/49/

3.0

age 15+

Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

60

6.5

/19063/

63

/670/

66

/683/

3.1

/110670/

47

/101/

57

/70/

52

/27/

3.0

age 16+

Parthenope, born in the sea near Naples in 1950, is beautiful, enigmatic, and intelligent. She is shamelessly courted by many. However, beauty comes at a cost.

77

7.0

/784/

73

/74/

73

/22/

3.8

/3846/

97

/37/

3.0

age 10+

On the shores of Jeju Island, a fierce group of South Korean divers fight to save their vanishing culture from looming threats.

47

4.6

/6530/

55

/561/

51

/114/

2.2

/40308/

40

/70/

42

/89/

49

/22/

2.0

age 15+

Everything goes to hell for newly-pregnant Belinda after her mother-in-law moves in. As the diabolical guest tries to get her claws on the child, Belinda must draw the line somewhere.

77

6.9

/36324/

68

/1804/

68

/387/

3.8

/278892/

93

/191/

89

/20/

78

/44/

3.0

age 16+

Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.

86

7.6

/27838/

76

/1302/

74

/310/

4.3

/292958/

97

/215/

98

/77/

83

/43/

4.0

age 15+

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.

63

6.2

/82745/

62

/5088/

63

/1344/

3.1

/851716/

73

/294/

73

/193/

64

/50/

2.0

age 17+

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

71

6.1

/3670/

61

/229/

61

/46/

3.6

/43712/

85

/141/

47

/73/

83

/36/

4.0

age 13+

In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet.

67

6.3

/4708/

65

/383/

68

/95/

3.1

/16384/

76

/116/

51

/26/

69

/33/

3.5

age 14+

A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.

73

5.8

/42635/

60

/3111/

60

/603/

3.5

/726866/

85

/235/

71

/15/

86

/48/

4.0

age 13+

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

75

7.0

/260300/

68

/15873/

68

/4030/

3.5

/1078198/

81

/408/

69

/115/

75

/64/

4.0

age 16+

In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.

75

6.6

/62453/

66

/3714/

65

/882/

3.5

/610166/

94

/271/

81

/90/

77

/53/

3.5

age 17+

Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.

74

6.7

/9317/

67

/673/

68

/133/

3.9

/124243/

85

/136/

85

/20/

68

/30/

3.0

age 15+

Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.

57

12

5.8

/474/

58

/23/

52

/4/

3.0

/892/

John Mew thinks we're all ugly. And modern living is to blame. For decades he's waged a lonely war against orthodontics and that teenage rite of passage - braces. With his son now taking up the fight, Mew's fringe theories suddenly find an enthusiastic audience online.

78

7.6

/115279/

75

/5403/

75

/1137/

4.1

/979384/

89

/277/

94

/459/

73

/55/

2.5

age 15+

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

81

7.3

/161408/

69

/6210/

70

/2416/

3.9

/899395/

93

/357/

79

/114/

92

/59/

4.0

age 13+

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

69

6.6

/1027/

59

/54/

66

/14/

3.6

/3412/

72

/64/

59

/5/

76

/25/

3.5

age 14+

The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's to come.

72

6.8

/91513/

66

/5168/

66

/1205/

3.4

/462078/

91

/241/

69

/60/

74

/47/

3.0

age 15+

Hapless family man Paul Matthews finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.

70

5.9

/1422/

56

/86/

59

/21/

3.4

/8302/

90

/70/

61

/10/

87

/22/

3.5

Tender caresses and enveloping embraces are portals into the life of Mack, a Black woman in Mississippi. Winding through the anticipation, love, and heartbreak she experiences from childhood to adulthood, the expressionist journey is an ode to connection — with loved ones and with place.

72

6.4

/52225/

64

/2420/

67

/1018/

3.5

/1103462/

84

/304/

64

/216/

79

/59/

3.5

age 14+

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.

58

5.3

/3997/

56

/279/

44

/49/

2.9

/38539/

68

/110/

67

/38/

57

/29/

2.5

age 17+

Two self-obsessed businessmen discover they're long-lost identical twins and come together to plot the reunion of their eccentric divorced parents.

76

7.1

/208360/

71

/9416/

71

/3545/

3.5

/1317884/

94

/302/

83

/397/

76

/44/

3.0

age 16+

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

74

7.3

/5013/

74

/451/

76

/93/

3.6

/11727/

85

/34/

87

/43/

69

/11/

2.5

age 13+

The remarkable coming-of-age story of Stephen Curry—one of the most influential, dynamic, and unexpected players in basketball history—and his rise from an undersized college player to a four-time NBA champion.

77

6.6

/1261/

64

/92/

59

/29/

3.7

/10155/

97

/58/

73

/11/

84

/24/

4.0

A pregnant single mother, with two children in foster care, embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family.

60

6.1

/2416/

62

/154/

60

/50/

3.3

/20857/

72

/71/

52

/11/

60

/17/

2.0

Talented and cutthroat hairstylists at a competition find one of their own murdered before judging can begin. Winding through neon-lit halls, competitors unspool long-simmering resentments and lies as they search for the killer among them.

87

7.8

/166814/

77

/6967/

77

/2138/

4.2

/1594311/

95

/321/

93

/211/

94

/52/

4.0

age 13+

After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.

72

6.5

/17181/

63

/901/

63

/174/

3.3

/77828/

94

/219/

64

/126/

80

/43/

3.5

age 15+

A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.

69

6.6

/77046/

65

/3312/

67

/1248/

3.4

/511233/

67

/273/

71

/157/

63

/51/

3.5

age 17+

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.

68

6.3

/7229/

59

/347/

58

/118/

3.5

/54025/

89

/167/

47

/54/

86

/38/

3.0

age 15+

In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.

65

6.7

/37949/

68

/2646/

68

/644/

3.2

/56137/

68

/143/

73

/117/

65

/35/

2.0

age 14+

A small, wealthy family in New York City gets progressively torn apart by secrets, lies, and the theft that orchestrates all of it.

79

7.7

/16960/

76

/828/

76

/168/

3.8

/33977/

85

/65/

93

/38/

69

/18/

3.5

age 13+

Bonded by their love of freediving, a record-setting champion and a heroic safety diver try to make history with a remarkable feat, ready to risk it all.

58

5.7

/6041/

56

/446/

58

/118/

2.7

/56552/

62

/156/

73

/4/

61

/34/

2.0

age 15+

Evelyn and her oblivious son Ziggy seek out replacements for each other. As Evelyn tries to parent an unassuming teenager at her shelter, Ziggy fumbles through his pursuit of a brilliant young woman at school.

80

75

7.2

/6849/

73

/728/

69

/71/

3.6

/62547/

100

/5/