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The Best Films of 2024

This year gave us two time capsules from Iran and a body horror for the ages. Though many of these picks are on the serious side, there’s also a Richard Linklater comedy and two animated movies fit for a Saturday night.

September 5

The tragic events of the 1972 Munich Olympic games, told from the perspective of ABC Sports’ control room.

The End

A privileged family survives the end of the world locked away in an underground bunker.

Oh, Canada

The reunion of Richard Gere and Paul Schrader decades after American Gigolo is not only exciting but also provides Gere the opportunity to deliver one of his finest performances.

The Return

Uberto Pasolini’s retelling of The Odyssey rewards viewers with profound psychological depth and the electrifying chemistry of Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche.

Flow

With its animal-centric narrative, this animated film achieves something profoundly human.