Hello cinephiles! Get ready to rev up your movie nights because we’ve rounded up 10 highly anticipated movies hitting the screens in 2024. From action-packed thrillers to heartwarming stories, this list has your next favorite movie written all over it. So, grab your snacks, find your favorite spot on the couch, and let’s dive into a year filled with blockbuster entertainment. It’s time for the ultimate cinematic experience—2024 edition!
Mean Girls
IMDb: Mean Girls
Directors:
Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.
Writer:
Tina Fey
Release:
January 12, 2024
Genres:
Comedy, Musical
Actors:
Jon Hamm as Coach Carr
Jenna Fischer as Ms. Heron
Reneé Rapp as Regina George
Ashley Park as Madame Park
Tina Fey as Ms. Norbury
Plot:
From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, MEAN GIRLS. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
Deadpool 3
IMDb: Deadpool 3
Director:
Shawn Levy
Writer:
Erik Shawn Levy, Wendy Molyneux, and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin
Release:
Expected July 26, 2024
Genres:
Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Actors:
Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson
Morena Baccarin as Vanessa
Hugh Jackman as Logan
Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead
Karan Soni as Dopinder
Plot:
Wolverine joins the “merc with a mouth” in the third installment of the Deadpool film franchise
American Star
IMDb: American Star
Director:
Gonzalo López-Gallego
Writer:
Nacho Faena
Release:
January 19, 2024
Genres:
Horror, Mistry, thriller
Actors:
Ian McShane
Thomas Kretschmann
Nora Arnezeder
Adam Nagaitis
Fanny Ardant
Oscar Coleman
Plot:
An assassin on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, to kill a man he has never met. When his target is delayed, he finds himself drawn to the island, people, and a ghostly shipwreck.
Despicable Me 4
IMDb: Despicable Me 4
Directors:
Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage
Writer:
Mike White
Release:
Expected July 3, 2024
Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Actors:
Steve Carell as Gru
Kristen Wiig as Lucy Wilde
Miranda Cosgrove as Margo
Plot:
The Despicable Me 4 story will see Gru and his family fighting together in the Anti-Villain League.
Kung Fu Panda 4
IMDb: Kung Fu Panda 4
Directors:
Mike Mitchell and Stephanie Stine
Writers:
Jonathan Aibel, and Glenn Berger
Release:
March 8, 2024
Genres:
Animation, Action, Adventure
Actors:
Jack Black as Po
Awkwafina as Zhen
Ke Huy Quan as Han
Bryan Cranston as Li
Viola Davis as Chameleon
Dustin Hoffman as Shifu
Plot:
Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.
Lisa Frankenstein
IMDb: Lisa Frankenstein
Director:
Zelda Williams
Writer:
Diablo Cody
Release:
February 9, 2024
Genres:
Comedy, Horror, Romance
Actors:
Kathryn Newton as Lisa
Liza Soberano as Taffy
Jenna Davis as Lori
Trina LaFargue as Tricia
Paola Andino as Misty
Plot:
A coming of AGE love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse.
After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness – and a few missing body parts.
Dreams of Darkness
IMDb: Dreams Of Darkness
Director:
Nikolai Malden
Writers:
Miles Jonn-Dalton, and Nikolai Malden
Release:
February 11, 2024
Genres:
Horror, Thriller
Actors:
Miles Jonn-Dalton as Derek Fabry
Pia Bertucci as Elyse
Renee Domenz as Carmilla Karnstein
Libby Amato as Elizabeth
Marissa De Los Rios as Nuala
Plot:
Devastated by the disappearance of his wife, Derek Fabry enters a nightmarish world of the occult, erotic evil, and supernatural seduction as he tries to unravel the mystery of her vanishing.
Madame Web
IMDb: Madame Web
Director:
S.J. Clarkson
Writers:
Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, and Claire Parker
Release:
16 February 2024
Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Thriller
Actors:
Sydney Sweeney as Julia Carpenter
Isabela Merced as Anya Corazon
Emma Roberts as Mary Parker
Dakota Johnson as Madame Web / Cassandra Webb
Adam Scott as Ben Parker
Plot:
“Meanwhile, in another universe…” In a switch from the typical genre, Madame Web tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel’s most enigmatic heroines. The thriller stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who may have clairvoyant abilities. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures…if they can all survive a deadly present
Bob Marley: One Love
IMDb: Bob Marley: One Love
Director:
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writers:
Terence Winter, Frank E. Flowers, and Zach Baylin
Release:
14 February 2024
Genres:
Biography, Drama, Music
Actors:
Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley
James Norton as Chris Blackwell
Lashana Lynch as Rita Marley
Michael Gandolfini
Sam Palladio as Joe Strummer
Plot:
A look at the life of legendary reggae musician Bob Marley.
Land of Bad
IMDb: Land of Bad
Director:
William Eubank
Writer:
William Eubank David Frigerio
Release:
16 February 2024
Genres:
Biography, Drama, Music
Actors:
Russell Crowe as Reaper
Milo Ventimiglia as Sugar
Liam Hemsworth as Kinney
Ricky Whittle as Bishop
Luke Hemsworth as Abel
Plot
A rookie Air Force combat controller and a seasoned drone pilot support a Delta Force team as they try to shift a mission gone wrong into a rescue operation.