Col Needham’s Hidden Gem Movies of 2024
I am the Founder & CEO of IMDb. I already shared my Best Movies of 2024 list. This is a list in alphabetical order of 2024 titles which I feel have not yet received the recognition they deserve in one way or another. Many titles are yet to be widely released so there is still plenty of time. At the time of writing on 24 November 2024, all titles except one have fewer than 4,000 votes on IMDb (the exception being Juror #2).
All of these are worth seeing IMHO, although, as I am fond of saying, "Differences of opinions about movies make the world go around."
All of these are worth seeing IMHO, although, as I am fond of saying, "Differences of opinions about movies make the world go around."
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- DirectorWilliam BridgesStarsBrett GoldsteinImogen PootsNadia AlbinaBrett Goldstein and Imogen Poots star in a stirring near-futuristic romance as best friends who harbor an unspoken love for one another even after a test matches one of them up with their supposed soulmate.
- DirectorGilles LelloucheStarsAdèle ExarchopoulosFrançois CivilMalik FrikahLocal rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie - but gang violence leads him to a darker destructive path. After years apart, the star-crossed lovers discover that every path they've taken leads them back together.
- DirectorChris AndrewsStarsChristopher AbbottBarry KeoghanColm MeaneyAn Irish shepherding family thrust into battle on several fronts: internal strife, hostility within the family, rivalry with another farmer. Paternalism, heritage, and the generational trauma cycle through the cultural prism of Ireland.
- DirectorIain ForsythJane PollardStarsEmiliana TorriniCaroline CatzRichard AyoadeUncovers Geraldine Flower's collection of love letters, suggesting a potential double life as a spy.
- DirectorTitus KapharStarsAndré HollandJohn Earl JelksAndra DayA Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they struggle and learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.
- DirectorAnna BodenRyan FleckStarsPedro PascalTom HanksBen MendelsohnFour interconnected stories set in 1987 Oakland, CA. will tell about the love of music, movies, people, places and memories beyond our knowable universe.
- DirectorKelly O'SullivanAlex ThompsonStarsKeith KupfererKatherine Mallen KupfererTara MallenWhen a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet, the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life.
- DirectorShuchi TalatiStarsPreeti PanigrahiKani KusrutiKesav Binoy KironAt a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayan foothills, 18-year-old Mira first discovers desire and romance. However, her curious, rebellious, coming-of-age is disrupted by her young mother, who never got to come of age herself.
- DirectorMagnus von HornStarsVic Carmen SonneTrine DyrholmBesir ZeciriCopenhagen 1919: A young worker finds herself unemployed and pregnant. She meets Dagmar, who runs an underground adoption agency. A strong connection grows but her world shatters when she stumbles on the shocking truth behind her work.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsNicholas HoultToni ColletteJ.K. SimmonsWhile serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, a family man finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma, one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict or free the wrong killer.
- DirectorAmrou Al-KadhiStarsBilal HasnaLouis GreatorexDarkwahWhen Layla, a struggling Arab drag queen, falls in love for the first time, they lose and find themselves in a transformative relationship that tests who they really are.
- DirectorMike FlanaganStarsHarvey GuillénKaren GillanMolly C. QuinnA life-affirming, genre-bending story based on Stephen King's novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.
- DirectorDaisy-May HudsonStarsPosy SterlingIdil AhmedTerriAnn CousinsMolly, a young woman released from prison struggles to regain custody of her children. When she bumps into her childhood friend Amina the two women soon realize their only chance is to join forces and take destiny into their own hands.
- DirectorMaryam MoghadamBehtash SanaeehaStarsLili FarhadpourEsmaeel MehrabiMansoore IlkhaniSeventy-year-old Mahin, solitary until now, chooses to revive her love life. A chance encounter becomes an unforgettable evening.
- DirectorRoshan SethiStarsKaran SoniJonathan GroffSunita ManiWhen Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.
- DirectorDaniel MinahanStarsDaisy Edgar-JonesJacob ElordiWill PoulterMuriel and her husband Lee are about to begin a bright new life, which is upended by the arrival of Lee's brother. Muriel embarks on a secret life, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible.
- DirectorEuros LynStarsKelly MacdonaldDamian LewisSophia Di MartinoIt follows a seemingly ordinary family with a dark secret: they are vampires. They choose not to drink blood despite their natural cravings, but their truth is revealed one day.
- DirectorDavid MackenzieStarsLily JamesWilla FitzgeraldSam WorthingtonA broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive.
- DirectorChiwetel EjioforStarsJay WillMary J. BligeChiwetel EjioforBased on a true story, a brilliant young man puts his bright future at risk to help his father.
- DirectorMarianne ElliottStarsJason IsaacsGillian AndersonJames LanceA couple lose their home and later discover the husband has been diagnosed with a terminal illness as they embark on a year long coastal trek.
- DirectorSandhya SuriStarsShahana GoswamiSunita RajwarNawal ShuklaNewly widowed Santosh inherits her husband's job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a girl's body is found, she's pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
- DirectorMikko MäkeläStarsRuaridh MollicaHiftu QuasemJonathan HydeMax, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.
- DirectorKat RohrerStarsCaroline PetersProschat MadaniAnton NooriLove between cultures and conventions: There is no straight path for Marie Theres and Fa. A heartfelt and clever romantic comedy about two middle aged women who refuse to be pushed to the sideline of life.
- DirectorSusanna FogelStarsEmilia JonesConnie BrittonZach GalifianakisWinner is a brilliant young misfit from Texas who finds her morals challenged while serving in the U.S. Air Force and working as an NSA contractor.
