Which is the best film of the year? There are currently many different answers to this. Especially from the USA, where film critics have already been able to preview many of the 2024 cinema releases in advance at press screenings, numerous best lists in a wide variety of forms are spilling over these days.
IndieWire, for example, published a top 25 of the best films of the year. Rolling Stone selects 20 outstanding representatives. And at Time Magazine you will find ten recommendations that you should definitely see. Hardly any top 10 is as eagerly awaited by film fans every year as that of John Waters.
Even the controversial DC blockbuster Joker 2 made it onto John Waters’ top 10 best films of 2024
Waters, who made seminal films such as Pink Flamingos and Hairspray, is known for his idiosyncratic taste in films and has made it a tradition to make one at the end of each year Top 10 with the best films to publish. What makes the list so great: It often surprises with unusual decisions.
John Waters’ Top 10 Best Movies of 2024:
You can find Waters’ complete list of director’s notes at Vulture.
The most mainstream film on the list might be the biggest surprise: Joker: Folie à Deux. The DC sequel, which started in October, received an extremely mixed reception from critics and fans. A bitter disappointment or an unrecognized masterpiece? With his top 10, Waters is on the side of the defenders.
In addition, there are some hotly anticipated films on the list that will only be released in cinemas in this country next year or that have not yet found a distributor. At least we don’t have to wait too long for a few titles. Queer starts on January 2nd, 2025. Babygirl and The Brutalist will follow on January 30, 2025.