Here are two dozen films that participated in the main competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2024 and their scores on Metacritic (the largest aggregator site that collects reviews of movies, games and series). This is not a top in the usual sense; rather, a cross-section that demonstrates the preferences not of individuals, but of global film critics as a whole.
How we've grouped data:
- all films are placed from top to bottom and left to right, from highest to lowest and in alphabetical order;
- the data is current as of early September 2024. As more reviews appear, the scores of movies and, as a result, their placement may change slightly;
- films that do not yet have a Metacritic score are listed in alphabetical order;
- we also recommend that you read the results Berlin and Cannes 2024 film festivals.
April — 89 points (dir. Dea Kulumbegashvili)
Reward: Special Jury Prize
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: after a child accidentally dies during childbirth, the midwife is suspected of having clandestine abortions.
The Brutalist — 89 points (dir. Brady Corbet)
Reward: Silver Lion
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: after World War II, the Hungarian architect moved to the United States, where he fell into poverty. But suddenly he gets an order from a mysterious rich man.
Youth: Homecoming — 82 points (dir. Wang Bing)
Reward: -
Genre: documentary
What is remarkable: as the New Year approaches, residents of provincial China are preparing to change their lives. While some are getting ready for the wedding, others are solving problems at work and with loved ones.
Babygirl — 82 points (dir. Halina Reijn)
Reward: Best Actress
Genre: thriller, crime, detective
What is remarkable: the director of a large company risks losing his career and his own family when he starts an affair with a young intern.
I’m Still Here — 80 points (dir. Walter Salles)
Reward: Best Screenplay
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: in Brazil in the 1970s, when a military dictatorship ruled the country, a woman has to completely change her life after her husband disappears.
Vermiglio — 77 points (dir. Maura Delpero)
Reward: Grand Jury Prize
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: on the eve of the end of World War II, a large family is losing peace. Just when the rest of the world is getting ready to find it again.
Queer — 75 points (dir. Luca Guadagnino)
Reward: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: in the 1950s, an American explores Mexico City alone.
The Order — 72 points (dir. Justin Kurzel)
Reward: -
Genre: thriller, drama, crime
What is remarkable: a lone FBI agent is investigating a series of brutal robberies that, in his opinion, are not ordinary criminals, but a terrorist group.
The Room Next Door — 70 points (dir. Pedro Almodovar)
Reward: Golden Lion
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, but life separated them when one became a war reporter and the other a writer. Years later, they met again.
Harvest — 68 points (dir. Athina Rachel Tsangari)
Reward: None
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: during seven feverish days, the village, which has neither a name nor an exact location, is preparing to sink into oblivion.
Kill the Jockey — 67 points (dir. Luis Ortega)
Reward: -
Genre: drama, crime
What is remarkable: a talented jockey with a penchant for self-destruction is injured before an important race, which is why he goes on the run from the local mafia, which announced an award for him.
Maria — 63 points (dir. Pablo Larrain)
Reward: -
Genre: drama, biography
What is remarkable: the tragic story of opera singer Maria Callas, told through her last days in Paris.
And Their Children After Them — 57 points (dir. Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma)
Reward: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: a coming-of-age story of several young people, starting in eastern France in 1992 and ending by the middle of the decade.
Joker: Folie a Deux — 54 points (dir. Todd Phillips)
Reward: -
Genre: thriller, drama, music
What is remarkable: after not very successful adventures, the Joker ends up in Arkham Hospital, where he finds true love.
Stranger Eyes — Score unavailable (dir. Siew Hua Yeo)
Reward: -
Genre: thriller
What is remarkable: when a couple's little daughter goes missing, the police monitor their home. But it soon becomes clear that law enforcement officers are not the only ones watching them.
Diva Futura — Score unavailable (dir. Giulia Louise Steigerwalt)
Reward: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: the story is about the Italian agency Diva Futura, which changed the public's perception of adult films in the 1980s.
Love — Score unavailable (dir. Dag Johan Haugerud)
Reward: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: a single and middle-aged nurse decides to reconsider her attitude towards casual romantic encounters.
Battlefield — Score unavailable (dir. Gianni Amelio)
Reward: -
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: two doctors are faced with an influx of soldiers who will injure themselves so as not to return to the First World War fields.
Sicilian Letters — Score unavailable (dir. Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza)
Reward: -
Genre: drama, crime
What is remarkable: in the early 2000s, a Sicilian politician, who spent several years in prison for his ties to the mafia, is trying to regain his career in a way that is not legal.
The Quiet Son — Score unavailable (dir. Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin)
Reward: Best Actor
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: a 50-year-old single father is preparing to send his youngest son to university and is trying to come to terms with his older son's right-wing views.
Three Friends — Score unavailable (dir. Emmanuel Mouret)
Reward: -
Genre: comedy, drama
What is remarkable: the lives of three friends who have problems on their personal front become even more complicated when one of them loses her husband.
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