To celebrate the release of Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’, the biggest A24 movie to date, I have decided to rank the 70 feature-length movies distributed by the masterful independent production company that I have seen to date. A24 offer a lot of creative freedom to their directors, resulting in a very strong output of theatrical releases, making it a very difficult separate so many beautiful pieces of filmmaking . With the exception of the first two or three movies placed on the list, I consider all of these movies to be solid at the very least, ranging all the way up to sensational.
A24 have found a great deal of success with critics and audiences in their relatively short history and have gone on to win multiple Academy Awards, with their 2022 film ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ winning seven Oscars including Best Picture.
A24 Movies Ranked 70-61:
70. The Souvenir (2019)
Dir: Joanna Hogg
Cast: Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, Tilda Swinton
Synopsis: Julie, a film student, falls in love with a charismatic man. However, when she realises that he is emotionally unstable and an addict, her life turns upside down.
69. White Noise (2022)
Dir: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle
Synopsis: College professor Jack Gladney and his family’s comfortable suburban life is upended when a nearby chemical leak causes “The Airborne Toxic Event,” releasing a noxious black cloud over the region that forces the Gladney family to evacuate.
68. Tusk (2014)
Dir: Kevin Smith
Cast: Justin Long, Michael Parks, Haley Joel Osment, Johnny Depp, Genesis Rodriguez
Synopsis: The life of a haughty podcaster, Wallace Bryton, changes drastically when he travels to Canada for an interview with an infamous celebrity, who unbeknownst to him has a strange affinity to walruses.
67. In Fabric (2018)
Dir: Peter Strickland
Cast: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, Leo Bill, Julian Barratt, Steve Oram, Gwendoline Christie, Barry Adamson, Jaygann Ayeh, Richard Bremmer, Terry Bird, Fatma Mohamed
Synopsis: Sheila Woodchapel, a single mother, strives to make ends meet while managing her personal relationships. However, her life changes when she buys a cursed red dress from an uncanny store.
66. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
Dir: Dean Fleischer Camp
Cast: Jenny Slate, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann, Dean Fleischer Camp, Lesley Stahl, Isabella Rossellini
Synopsis: Marcel, a 1-inch-tall shell, lives with his grandmother, Connie, the only residents of their town after their neighbors’ sudden, mysterious disappearance. When discovered by a guest amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans and a new hope of reuniting with his long-lost family.
65. Swiss Army Man (2016)
Dir: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Cast: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Synopsis: Hank gets stranded on an island and decides to end his life. However, he notices a body at the shore and goes to investigate. Eventually, he befriends the dead body and the two embark on an adventure.
64. Slow West (2015)
Dir: John Maclean
Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Ben Mendelsohn, Caren Pistorius, Rory McCann
Synopsis: Jay Cavendish, a naïve Scot, travels across the US to meet his lady-love, Rose, and crosses paths with a bounty hunter who offers him protection but in reality has some hidden intentions.
63. The Humans (2021)
Dir: Stephen Karam
Cast: Jayne Houdyshell, Richard Jenkins, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, Steven Yeun, June Squibb
Synopsis: Erik Blake gathers three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls and eerie things go bump in the night, the group’s deepest fears are laid bare.
62. The Bling Ring (2013)
Dir: Sofia Coppola
Cast: Israel Broussard, Katie Chang, Taissa Farmiga, Claire Julien, Georgia Rock, Emma Watson, Leslie Mann
Synopsis: A group of high-school students begins breaking into the homes of major celebrities to rob them of millions of dollars in clothes, shoes and jewellery.
61. Mid90s (2019)
Dir: Jonah Hill
Cast: Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges, Na-Kel Smith, Olan Prenatt, Gio Galicia, Ryder McLaughlin, Alexa Demie, Katherine Waterston
Synopsis: In 1990s Los Angeles, a 13-year-old spends his summer navigating between a troubled home life and a crew of new friends he meets at a skate shop.
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