My Top 20 Films of 2024

[@KarstenRunquist]

what’s your favorite movie of the year?

[@ScofieldStudios]

Furiosa and Saturday Night.

[@Adawgki]

Hundreds of Beavers

[@thegenesis0]

The beast and Amal, un esprit libre

[@sarahgonzales5964]

Challengers or The Substance, but I have yet to see The Brutalist or Anora

[@steeppphhh1408]

Kinds of Kindness

[@quinnkonneman]

Notice how it’s all 2024

[@wuzwutz]

Yeah

[@HenryCarlsonProductions]

Madame web at number one is pretty crazy.

[@BROJANGSTER]

uh, yeah. that is the joke someone would make, isn’t it?

[@leskijin4988]

Best joke ever.

[@A.Pearson]

Spoilers!

[@HeartlyAdolfo]

What’s crazy about it?

[@Thebrickbreakers]

Very original bro

[@user-xb5bz4fu9o]

big agree re: Challengers. I watched it with my sisters in theaters and you just can't beat the sensuality, humor, and drama. For a movie about lust, watching it perfectly captures that feeling and translates it to the viewer's experience.

[@toptext8841]

i cant believe he put a fortnite location at number 11

[@eli33]

BURD

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

I REALLY appreciate you putting your sponsors at the end, it allows me to just listen to you gush about movies while I work on the house without having to come down off the ladder to skip through 60 seconds of content. Always enjoy hearing your almost universally positive takes on movies-- even if the film isn't great, you always find something to dissect or discuss, but mostly you're just praising art you really enjoyed and it makes me realize why I love film.

[@dizzmol]

2024 may be one of the horniest years for movies yet

[@lucinamain6861]

challengers, anora, queer, the substance, babygirl, nosferatu, kinds of kindness, sonic 3, wicked, easily the gayest year in cinema

[@eliputnamm]

nah facts😂

[@Cocoleaf731]

@@lucinamain6861THE SONIC SNEAK LMFAO

[@anthonytitone]

@@lucinamain6861wait what? I haven’t seen Sonic 3 but I hope you’re joking with that example

[@hendrystevo]

@@anthonytitonethere’s a whole 20 minute sequence where all the music cuts out and Dr Eggman and Stone just make out profusely …in fact I might have walked into a screening of Queer

[@hydqjuliilq27]

If The Brutalist ends up winning nothing at the Oscars either because A24 couldn’t promote it or it’s just too “long and sad” for their taste, cinema takes a big blow.

[@elijahalbiston]

A24 is already taking a huge blow because they have too many movies ahhhhh

[@CSorgini]

The movies that live forever usually don’t care for the award when you think about it.

[@poppop-oj6by]

You really seem be growing in your knowledge and understanding of film or at least in how you manage to explain why I should watch something. Thank you much for another year of content!

[@LuayAwwad]

I'm so glad "No Other Land" made it to your list. Thank you for talking about it!

[@Sowindiee10]

Kudos for mentioning No Other Land! It's on MUBI here in Germany, and we'll be finally be watching it at home.

[@tannerhiltbrand26]

This year is the year I got fed up with the inaccessibility to film. The Brutalist, as a single examplw of many doesn't even come put where I am for another month, and it's been frustrating for months.

[@MsTriangle]

Same in my country

[@Cinemahguy]

No foreal. This, Nickel Boys, and Sing Sing release (incredible movie, by the way.) It has been very annoying this year.

[@DurpyKraken]

Exactly. Hard to care about the Oscars when half the movies aren’t out in theaters or digitally like Sing Sing

[@FragglevisionReturns]

I live in an area with only a multiplex, and that multiplex pretty much only shows blockbusters. But a downtown theater that recently reopened is dipping it's toes into becoming a combination of performance venue and rep theater. I just saw Princess Bride in it.

[@yt.byliam]

Well, to be fair, The Brutalist only had a limited release. It gets a wider release on the 24th of January. At least for the U.S.

[@kashoot4782]

I think the substance is also a deeper film than people give it credit for, love reading it as a parasitic mother/ daughter relationship For me that’s the movie of the year, idc if people say the third act lost them, for me I didn’t want it to end any other way

[@luigiwiiUU]

movies dont need to be deep to be good, they need to be good to be good.

[@kashoot4782]

@ fully agree, I just also genuinely think this about the substance

[@pigg90]

I too think it's deeper than people give it credit for. The mother/daughter parasitic relationship was one layer that I too noticed. Another was the similarly parasitic relationship between our authentic selves and the person we pretend to be to live up to the expectations of others and gain external validation. The more we bury our authentic self, the more it festers and makes us feel a growing void of dissatisfaction and self-loathing. The body horror felt like a visceral visual representation of the psychological impact of repressing our authenticity.

[@DamitaJo]

ooh I love the mother/daughter angle

[@someguycp]

lack of beavers in the thumbnail smh

[@dropboxmoabit384]

"Comically unsubtle" is probably the most apt description of The Substance that I have heard this year. Still a kick-ass movie, though.

[@StuffedBear]

Had to comment to say Sing Sing was impeccable as well! Solid list

[@eraofthecapybara2884]

When I first saw The Brutalist I was convinced they were building the first YMCA by the time intermission rolled around.

[@karkarsam]

Thank you Karsten for shedding light on no other land and on the entire situation.

[@eandrsn]

Thanks for a great year of videos, Karst!

[@corycap]

The Outrun and Kinds of Kindness are in a tier of their own for me

[@origamikatakana]

"Dune Part 2 will be talked about in the same breath as Empire Strikes Back" it already is though!

[@batmaneatspizza]

the lack of cool characters in dune 2 dont make it for me, its all about the visuals

[@olliedawizard]

@@batmaneatspizzaif Feyd Rautha wasn’t cool enough for you, you will never be pleased.

[@DerMoerpler]

I honestly feel like I'm missing something with the Dune hype. They're very well made and I enjoy them, but I just can't see the masterpieces everyone else sees in them. I saw them in theaters, had a good experience, and zero desire to rewatch since.

[@dwaynekeenum1916]

@@batmaneatspizzapunch

[@dwaynekeenum1916]

@@DerMoerplertrust, rewatch

[@bensneb360]

Your lack of “Hundreds of Beavers” disturbs me lol

[@jorboforyou]

technically a 2022 release because distribution hell sucks

[@pandarouge21]

Just started watching this but big ups for putting Sacred Fig on this list - so glad I got a chance to see its premiere, a genuinely necessary film

[@quebbin]

blud likes movies

[@jamiemartin6603]

Surprised to not see Sing Sing on here, definitely thought it would’ve been up Karsten’s alley.

[@Maurizio_K]

More people need to watch The Outrun! One of my favourte movies this year besides A Real Pain, All Of Us Strangers, Poor Things, The Holdovers, May December, Io Capitano, The seed of the sacred fig, Kinds of Kindness, The Boy and the Heron, The Substance, Wild Robots etc. (all 2024 releases in Germany).

[@rebeccag8589]

We literally have the exact same taste. All of Us Strangers, The Holdovers, May December, and Poor Things were in my top 5 for 2023 in that order (I'm in the US so they were released here earlier), and The Outrun and A Real Pain, along with His Three Daughters, are my top 3 of 2024. I wish more people were talking about The Outrun!

[@MercurySG3M]

Very happy No Other Land made the list. Such a powerful, timely and pressing movie right now, I hope more people get to watch it in 2025.

[@xime.4122]

cant find it anywhere, where can i watch it

[@PauLtus_B]

It's always easy to come up with excuses and talk how the situation "isn't that bad". "No Other Land" really gets you to understand how it feels when some soldiers come over and just "decide" that your home isn't your home anymore. It's incredibly cruel. Unfortunately ths people who ought to be watching this won't and will just say that it's propaganda taking things out of context. I cannot imagine any circumstance where this kind of thing could ever be justifiable.

[@MercurySG3M]

@@xime.4122 It's on VOD in the UK, use a VPN

[@thejman3489]

Dune Part 2 in the IMAX was the definition of an epic movie. It's one of very few movies where the IMAX sound was the best way to watch it.

[@tiredcerulean]

glad kinds of kindness got an honorable mention!

[@Nthn1vry]

It''s so frustrating that so many of these film have either had a limited run or haven't come out yet for the UK! were forever playing catch-up! Challlengers was my number 1, Anora was my number 2 and Sing Sing was my number 3 :)

[@christinanijim3870]

so much love from Palestine ❤ . I beyond appreciate your content dear

[@-clutchcinema-]

Honorable Mentions: 11-15: 15. Civil War 14. Challengers 13. It’s What’s Inside 12. Inside Out 2 11. Ghostlight My top 10: 10. Snack Shack 9. A Different Man 8. Alien Romulus 7. Didi 6. My Old Ass 5. Nosferatu 4. The Wild Robot 3. The Substance 2. Anora 1. Dune 2 (Haven’t seen some notable ones yet like A Real Pain, Sing Sing and The Brutalist)

[@HenryBenny-s6v]

YESSS KARSTEN DROPPED

[@AvanipalSinghSivia]

My Top 20 1 All we imaginae as light 2 Dune 2 3 Furiosa 4 Bramayugam 5 Malaikottai Vaaliban 6 Challengers 7 Civil war 8 My old ass 9 Kalki 2898AD 10 LSD2 11 Aavesham 12 Ullozhuku 13 Heretic 14 Look Back 15 Folie a deux 16 Longlegs 17 Inside out 2 18 The Fall Guy 19 Mean girls 20 Love Lies Bleeding

[@MrSurajgeorgeabraham]

Checked out kishkindha kaandham?

[@AvanipalSinghSivia]

@MrSurajgeorgeabraham yeh it's in my Top 10 indian films. Top 30 overall

[@benoitmus03]

Ok here goes, my first comment. I've been a subscriber of your channel for a long time and i've got to say, it's been a joy to follow your videos and the evolution of this channel. From video essays to reviews to more personnal stuff like what you watched this past month, you're basically the only "film youtube channel" that stuck with me. I always learn and discover and for that I thank you ! Even though I get mad sometimes...The Substance in your top 10 ? Give me a break ! But then again you're a fan of Gaspar Noé, I should have known in your face French films do it for you !

[@Dante.cl_]

Please dont start your comment writing ‘Ok here goes’.

[@benoitmus03]

@@Dante.cl_ Oh ? Could you tell me why ? It's quickly followed by ", my first comment" so I didn't think it would be problematic ? Just a way to signify I don't do it often on this platform

[@Dante.cl_]

@@benoitmus03 I don't know, man. You're commenting as if you were speaking, and starting off a sentence in general with "OK, here goes" is just exclaiming your anxiousness about speaking. It's just pretty awkward, you gotta at least be confident; it's not like you're talking face-to-face, just tryna help. 🙏

[@benoitmus03]

@@Dante.cl_ No worries at all man, I get it. I didn't see it like that but I guess I'm not used to commenting. Thanks for the feedback haha

[@DesolateSecluded]

6:50 🎶I WOULD'VE TOLD YOU, A YEAR AGOOOO 🎶

[@Chuuzus]

this video is more important to me than the oscars!!

[@markearnestfromreno613]

Excellent list. I want to read up now on exactly why No Man’s Land is being squelched from distro.

[@danielbarrero2815]

great list.

[@dylqn55]

I really gotta watch more movies. Only ones I've seen on this list are Furiosa and Dune 2

[@robfobjanstar]

You should watch Deadpool and Wolverine

[@dylqn55]

@@robfobjanstar One of the few I have seen. I kinda just stuck to animated movies and nerd stuff this year. Inside Out, Wild Robot, Transformers, and Sonic 3, to name a few

[@jeroenwarner4834]

Blue Giant

[@julianortiz5712]

Surprised The Wild Robot didn't even make honorable mentions

[@CocoonCast-Rebekah]

FINALLY SOME BETWEEN THE TEMPLES LOVE also yes yes totally agree with A Real Pain

[@mylittlethoughttree]

Damn I wish my local cinemas showed nicher films. Not even half of these were showing anywhere near me

[@playaction101]

No wild robot, sing sing or kneecap? Still great list and I love how you think about the immediate impression and the lasting impression and weigh the two!

[@TheMusicMan1012]

My Personal Favorites of 2024 10 - Terrifier 3 9 - American Fiction 8 - Flow 7 - Challengers 6 - Deadpool & Wolverine 5 - The Bikeriders 4 - Mars Express 3 - Boy Kills World 2 - Riddle of Fire 1 - Nosferatu Honorable Mentions Anora, Dune: Part Two, The Wild Robot, Late Night With the Devil, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Look Back, The Thicket, The First Omen, Memoir of a Snail, Love Lies Bleeding, A Quiet Place: Day One, Here for Blood, One Life, The Substance, Juror #2

[@STILES_TN_]

i hope there is no 2023 movies here🙏🏻

[@00pium_kingvampstan]

Very funny! You win the internet for today friend! Take my updoot!

[@STILES_TN_]

@00pium_kingvampstan waw unexpected postivity! that's rare! thankss maan!!! have a great life!!

[@MintReactions]

Low bar for humor ​@00pium_kingvampstan

[@BluRayAddict1]

Great video, Karsten. In 2024 I watched 68 new movies. There's still plenty I have to catch up on. My top 20 favorite movies of the year as of now are 1. The Substance (5/5) 2. Dìdi (弟弟) (5/5) 3. Alien: Romulus (4.5/5) 4. MaXXXine (4.5/5) 5. Terrifier 3 (4.5/5) 6. Strange Darling (4.5/5) 7. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (4.5/5) 8. Deadpool & Wolverine (4.5/5) 9. Longlegs (4.5/5) 10. Abigail (4.5/5) 11. Hitman (4.5/5) 12. The Last Stop in Yuma County (4.5/5) 13. Love Lies Bleeding (4.5/5) 14. Snack Shack (4/5) 15. My Old Ass (4/5) 16. The Coffee Table (4/5) 17. Speak No Evil (Remake) (4/5) 18. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (4/5) 19. Monkey Man (4/5) 20. Twisters (4/5)

[@bailagringacovers]

So glad to see some recognition for The Beast!

[@barnabykilby-pollard3600]

Would’ve loved to have seen The Outrun on this list! Idk if it’s not there because you haven’t watched it or because you don’t think it deserves a spot… but I was pretty blown away by it - probably in my top 3 films of the year (maybe no.1?) - and I know quite a few people who have also raved about it

[@dairreagh6468]

0:10 Janet Planet; Didi; MonkeyMan; Universal Language; Trap; Kinds of Kindness; Flow. 0:24 The Seed of the Sacred Fig; Christmas Eve in Miller's Point; Babygirl; Furiosa; I Saw the TV Glow. 0:53 A Different Man; Conclave; Queer; Bird 1:44 Anora; Between the Temples; The Substance. 5:20 No Other Land; A Real Pain; Evil Does Not Exist; The Brutalist 11:09 Dune II; Challengers; Nickel Boys

[@siddharthverma8975]

Add "The beast" at 0:23

[@zachzweifler]

My top movies are Challengers, Dune: Part Two, and Nosferatu. Good picks Karst!

[@Alexlinnk]

thanks for ur work. I get to know movies i like

[@supermario98507]

Where can I watch no other land?

[@stewartthechristmasleech6092]

It felt like Christmas twice in one month when Karsten posted this video

[@Micah_Not_Micha]

saved to watch later. happy 2025 Karsten! Keep up the great work, bro 🫡

[@isaiahvoss]

My favorites were Dune Part II, Twisters, The Wild Robot, & Sonic The Hedgehog 3!! Edit: Twisters was memorable for me despite no returning characters, but taking place in the same universe as the original Twister movie as its similar alike its predecessor. It's references from Dorothy to the Ram truck felt like a Twister movie that should have happened with Bill Paxton but we miss The Extreme!!

[@Advent3546]

Banger list Karsten

[@nydndr]

finally someone brave enough to put challengers on top movies, lets gooo

[@joewoodley6625]

Where do you watch No Other Land? Seems to be removed from basically everywhere unsurprisingly

[@fluff975]

there is a very valid argument to be made for challengers being the movie of the year. it's truly special

[@astilac8392]

would love to know your thoughts on Nosferatu in a video :)

[@ultimaidyt]

i’m a bit surprised that you didn’t seem to see look back! one of the standouts of the year for me.

[@ProdLucio]

Fr

[@oeleos6730]

Viêt & Nam by Trương Minh Quý is probably my fave film of the year, idk if it's been in american theaters but it's one of the most beautiful uses of the colour black I've ever seen on film

[@crossingtheline2189]

Have you seen "the end of the tour" ? Also eisenberg having conversations and a really good film imo

[@MontyVirusHM]

Thanks

[@maxleininger5420]

Awwww you're the best Karsten

[@STILES_TN_]

hey karsten!!

[@charlotte-zv6hm]

Please watch Memoir of a Snail if you get time! I just watched it today, and it's such a lovely story with incredible claymation.

[@trodan6889]

Bro have you ever disliked a movie with a budget of less than $4 that tells the story or a baker who can’t make bread because his oven doesn’t work

[@WalterWhite99.1]

Random question but did he ever finish season one of Severance?

[@danielbarrero2815]

i can’t wait to watch Nickel Boys

[@willemdaho3]

all im saying is Look Back for Best Picture

[@Jonalexander7]

Man i wish i could see some of these movies, they just haven’t come out yet over where i live :(

[@cherrycreeper]

CHALLENGERS NATION WE UP!!! TOP 2!! COWABUNGA

[@jesusrox0903]

Damn, your top-3 and mine line up, though Nickel Boys would be 3. But same 3 movies. Haven't seen A Real Pain or The Brutalist yet, though. Have a feeling A Real Pain will rank quite high for me, ultimately.

[@davidshead1323]

Tried to edit comment in order to add a few appreciative thoughts, but youtube didnt work; Ps. I appreciate that this is a confrontational message, so i apologise. I enjoy your videos regularly and often disagree with your thoughts but love your engagement and the work you put into putting content about your passion for film, which i love and would never criticise. Thank you for all of your content this year, youre a star x

[@aarond9563]

You should check out "The End", "Exhibiting Forgiveness", and "Small Things Like These"... as well as "The Taste of Things". They were all way oveshadowed in my opinion and I could see them all making it in the top 20.

[@zanifriz489]

Your no.7 earns my subscribe

[@donottaptheglass5515]

Where do you see some of these things?? I know you're in Chicago, I am as well. I didn't see Seed of the Sacred Fig playing ANYWHERE, unless I missed it at Music Box

[@Arawn505]

Cool thumbnail 🙂

[@CassidyVincent-ld8lw]

so mad i can’t find a way to watch No Other Land

[@gaby_vert]

THANK YOU for finally saying that challengers was one of the best movies of this year

[@johannesahrens7963]

"C'e anchora domani" snubbed! Everyone needs to watch this movie

[@dabobman37]

Bold choice not including Shark Tale (2004)

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World was such an unexpectedly funny, thought-provoking movie, it deserves to be in anyone's Top 10.

[@wealllikemovies3476]

dune part two all the way, give denis his oscar

[@joanisern6616]

Ready!

[@tbhreviews6611]

I think strange darling and longlegs and the substance were my favorite watches this year where they got better with multiple views

[@jgorgchav3553]

The Substance is the best movie of the year!

[@Fichae1]

Saying there's a twist ruins the twist.

[@clem5419]

truth

[@ElyjaJones]

Meh, barely

[@aryamansinghgaharwar]

the brutalist only releases 28 febuary where im from😭

[@Ikigi]

Hope after watching All we imagine as light, you will try more Malayalam & Tamil movies. They literally produced bangers this year.

[@garneyjohnson]

We have the same top 4 in almost reverse order

[@yt.byliam]

Top 20 1. Dìdi 2. Challengers 3. A Different Man 4. It’s What’s Inside 5. Anora 6. Conclave 7. I Saw the TV Glow 8. The Wild Robot 9. Nosferatu 10. Longlegs 11. Love Lies Bleeding 12. Kinds of Kindness 13. Monkey Man 14. The Substance 15. Late Night with the Devil 16. Dune: Part Two 17. Problemista 18. La Chimera 19. Drive Away Dolls 20. His Three Daughters I still haven’t seen The Brutalist, Queer, A Real Pain and Babygirl.

[@TrueMithrandir]

It’s What’s Inside, nice! that one flew under the radar for most, but I thought it was pretty darn unique and compelling 👍

[@tylerschweitzer3306]

I would say if you have not seen Sing Sing yet, you absolutely should try to see it along with the films you haven’t yet seen at the end of the video

[@originaozz]

I heard so much about Nickel Boys that I really wish I could watch it legally.😢 Amazon Prime doesn't always distribute all their films globally even on streaming, which suck.

[@TheFaceza]

MOVIES MAAANNN.... WHAT A BEAUTY.

[@hctorthegreat6048]

anyone know where one could watch "No other land" from the United States?

[@keenanschell7417]

Christmas came late!

[@Tostakisxd]

Hey man did you get the chance to watch nosferatu ? Personally it definitely deserves a spot on this list