Cannes Film Festival 2024: Movie Scorecard

Check out every movie that got enough reviews for a Tomatometer at the 2024 Cannes film fest, where marquees announced new films from George Miller (Furiosa), Francis Ford Coppola (Megalopolis), Coralie Fargeat (The Substance), Sean Baker (Anora, which would go on to win the Palme d’Or), Kevin Costner (Horizon: An American Saga), and Yorgos Lanthimos (Kinds of Kindness).

#1
#1
Adjusted Score: 117932%
Critics Consensus: Retroactively enriching Fury Road with greater emotional heft if not quite matching it in propulsive throttle, Furiosa is another glorious swerve in mastermind George Miller's breathless race towards cinematic Valhalla.
Synopsis: Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa falls into the hands of a great biker horde led... [More]
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne
Directed By: George Miller

#2
#2
Adjusted Score: 106998%
Critics Consensus: Capturing the here and now of modern India with the spontaneity of a candid photograph, All We Imagine as Light is a lustrous achievement that announces Payal Kapadia as an essential filmmaker.
Synopsis: The light, the lives, and the textures of contemporary, working-class Mumbai are explored and celebrated by writer/director Payal Kapadia, who... [More]
Starring: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon
Directed By: Payal Kapadia

#3
#3
Adjusted Score: 98511%
Critics Consensus: A searing indictment of oppressive rule, whether it be of a nation or in a household, The Seed of the Sacred Fig functions both as compelling drama and powerful political statement.
Synopsis: Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof's award-winning thriller, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, centers on a family thrust into... [More]
Starring: Missagh Zareh, Soheila Golestani, Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki
Directed By: Mohammad Rasoulof

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Caught by the Tides (2024)
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#4
Adjusted Score: 98169%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: An enduring but fragile love story shared by Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin, set in China, from the early 2000s... [More]
Starring: Tao Zhao, Zhubin Li
Directed By: Zhang-Ke Jia

#5
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Adjusted Score: 101997%
Critics Consensus: A vibrant exploration of family and social mores, On Becoming a Guineau Fowl marks another superb effort from writer-director Rungano Nyoni.
Synopsis: On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral... [More]
Starring: Susan Chardy, Roy Chisha, Blessings Bhamjee, Chungu Bwalya
Directed By: Rungano Nyoni

#6
#6
Adjusted Score: 81729%
Critics Consensus: Capturing both the cheer and frustration that accompany holiday gatherings, Christmas Eve in Miller's Point is a yuletide chronicle that rings true.
Synopsis: In CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER’S POINT, a rambunctious extended family descends upon their small Long Island hometown for the holidays.... [More]
Starring: Michael Cera, Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Sawyer Spielberg
Directed By: Tyler Taormina

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Ghost Trail (2024)
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#8
Adjusted Score: 76685%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Hamid is part of a secret group pursuing the Syrian regime’s fugitive leaders. His mission takes him to France, on... [More]
Starring: Adam Bessa, Tawfeek Barhom, Julia Franz Richter, Hala Rajab
Directed By: Jonathan Millet

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The Hyperboreans (2024)
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#9
Adjusted Score: 62588%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
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Starring: Antonia Giesen, Francisco Visceral, Antonia Giesen, Francisco Visceral Rivera
Directed By: Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña

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An Unfinished Film (2024)
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#11
Adjusted Score: 62842%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: January 2020. A film crew reunites near Wuhan to resume the shooting of a film halted ten years earlier, only... [More]
Starring: Hao Qin, Xiaorui Mao, Xi Qi, Xuan Huang
Directed By: Ye Lou

#12

The Invasion (2024)
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#12
Adjusted Score: 69770%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: 10 years after the release of his epic film "Maidan", Sergei Loznitsa resumes his Ukrainian chronicles by documenting the country's... [More]
Starring:
Directed By: Sergei Loznitsa

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Le Royaume (2024)
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#13
Adjusted Score: 83811%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Corsica, 1995. It's Lesia's first summer as a teenager. One day a man bursts into her life and takes her... [More]
Starring: Ghjuvanna Benedetti, Saveriu Santucci, Anthony Morganti, Andrea Cossu
Directed By: Julien Colonna

#14

Julie Keeps Quiet (2024)
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#14
Adjusted Score: 94182%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie's life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach... [More]
Starring: Koen De Bouw, Ruth Becquart, Tijmen Govaerts, Sofie Decleir
Directed By: Leonardo Van Dijl

#15

Everybody Loves Touda (2024)
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#15
Adjusted Score: 55869%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Touda only dreams of one thing: being a Sheikha, a traditional Moroccan performer empowered by the lyrics of the fierce... [More]
Starring: Nisrin Erradi, Joud Chamihy, Jalila Talemsi, Lahcen Razzougui
Directed By: Nabil Ayouch

#16
#16
Adjusted Score: 48874%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In a windy Somali village, a newly assembled family must navigate between their different aspirations and the complex world surrounding... [More]
Starring: Ahmed Ali Farah, Anab Ahmed Ibrahim, Ahmed Mohamud Saleban
Directed By: Mo Harawe

#17

Viet and Nam (2024)
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#17
Adjusted Score: 100260%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In the depths of the underground coal mines, where danger awaits and darkness prevails, Nam and Việt, both young miners,... [More]
Starring: Phạm Thanh Hải, Đào Duy Bảo Định, Nguyễn Thị Nga, Lê Viết Tụng
Directed By: Minh Quý Trương

#18

Blue Sun Palace (2024)
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#18
Adjusted Score: 48820%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: An unexpected bond forms between two migrants in the Chinese community of Queens when tragedy strikes. Far from home, their... [More]
Starring: Ke-Xi Wu, Lee Kang-sheng, Haipeng Xu
Directed By: Constance Tsang

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#20

Faye (2024)
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#20
Adjusted Score: 92441%
Critics Consensus: An unapologetic celebration of a hallowed actor renowned for being both brilliant and tempestuous, Faye is a must-watch for fans of the incomparable Dunaway.
Synopsis: In FAYE, the first feature documentary of the Hollywood legend, Academy Award®-winning actress Faye Dunaway candidly discusses the triumphs and... [More]
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Liam Dunaway O'Neill, Sharon Stone, Mickey Rourke
Directed By: Laurent Bouzereau

#21

Anora (2024)
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#21
Adjusted Score: 114543%
Critics Consensus: Another marvelous chronicle of America's strivers by writer-director Sean Baker given some extra pizzazz by Mikey Madison's brassy performance, Anora is a romantic drama on the bleeding edge.
Synopsis: Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner ANORA is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Mikey... [More]
Starring: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian
Directed By: Sean Baker

#22

Good One (2024)
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#22
Adjusted Score: 103885%
Critics Consensus: A beautifully acted depiction of being caught between a rock and a hard place, Good One confronts difficult emotions and yields a striking feature debut for writer-director India Donaldson.
Synopsis: In India Donaldson's insightful, piercing debut, 17-year-old Sam (Lily Collias) embarks on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills with... [More]
Starring: Lily Collias, James Le Gros, Danny McCarthy, Sumaya Bouhbal
Directed By: India Donaldson

#23
#23
Adjusted Score: 96673%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When the light breaks on a long summer’s day in Iceland. From one sunset to another, Una, a young art... [More]
Starring: Elín Hall, Mikael Kaaber, Katla Njálsdóttir, Baldur Einarsson
Directed By: Rúnar Rúnarsson

#24

The Substance (2024)
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#24
Adjusted Score: 112159%
Critics Consensus: Audaciously gross, wickedly clever, and possibly Demi Moore's finest hour, The Substance is a gasp-inducing feat from writer-director Coralie Fargeat.
Synopsis: Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You, only better in every way. You should try this... [More]
Starring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Hugo Diego Garcia
Directed By: Coralie Fargeat

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#26

Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
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#26
Adjusted Score: -1%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: "Jim Henson Idea Man" takes us into the mind of this singular creative visionary, from his early years puppeteering on... [More]
Starring:
Directed By: Ron Howard

#27

Holy Cow (2024)
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#27
Adjusted Score: 76778%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: After the tragic death of his father, 18 year old Totone is thrust into the unexpected and very adult role... [More]
Starring: Clément Faveau, Luna Garret, Mathis Bertrand, Dimitry Baudry
Directed By: Louise Courvoisier

#28

This Life of Mine (2024)
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#28
Adjusted Score: 55967%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Barberie Bichette, known to her biggest despair as Barbie, may have been beautiful, a good mother, a reliable colleague, a... [More]
Starring: Agnès Jaoui, Angelina Woreth, Édouard Sulpice, Valérie Donzelli
Directed By: Sophie Fillières

#29
#29
Adjusted Score: 93252%
Critics Consensus: Threading its grim tale through sumptuous black-and-white photography, The Girl with the Needle is a haunting parable made with superb craft.
Synopsis: A standout selection from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE is a dark fairy tale about... [More]
Starring: Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri, Ava Knox Martin
Directed By: Magnus von Horn

#30

Block Pass (2024)
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#30
Adjusted Score: 49346%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Willy and Jojo are childhood friends who never leave each other's side. Training at the motocross track is their way... [More]
Starring: Sayyid El Alami, Amaury Foucher, Damien Bonnard, Florence Janas
Directed By: Antoine Chevrollier

#31

The Surfer (2024)
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#31
Adjusted Score: 88091%
Critics Consensus: Nicolas Cage expertly rides the waves of toxic masculinity in this sand filled arena of torment.
Synopsis: ... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon, Nicholas Cassim, Miranda Tapsell
Directed By: Lorcan Finnegan

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#33

Being Maria (2024)
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#33
Adjusted Score: 42030%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Maria is a young, struggling actress with promise. When an emerging Italian director casts her to headline a new film... [More]
Starring: Anamaria Vartolomei, Céleste Brunnquell, Giuseppe Maggio, Yvan Attal
Directed By: Jessica Palud

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#35

Rumours (2024)
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#35
Adjusted Score: 81789%
Critics Consensus: A brainy satire that has a ball turning the supposed adults in the room into helpless children, Rumours spins a one-joke premise into a sophisticated riot.
Synopsis: Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at... [More]
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Denis Ménochet, Charles Dance
Directed By: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson

#36

Grand Tour (2024)
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#36
Adjusted Score: 88808%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Rangoon, Burma, 1917. Edward, a civil servant for the British Empire, runs away from his fiancée Molly the day she... [More]
Starring: Crista Alfaiate, Gonçalo Waddington, Claúdio da Silva, Lang-Khê Tran
Directed By: Miguel Gomes

#37

Kinds of Kindness (2024)
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#37
Adjusted Score: 89265%
Critics Consensus: A cold-hearted triptych brimming with caustic wit, Kinds of Kindness is Yorgos Lanthimos at his most misanthropic -- and bitingly funny.
Synopsis: KINDS OF KINDNESS is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own... [More]
Starring: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos

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#39

Wild Diamond (2024)
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#39
Adjusted Score: 82539%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Liane, 19 years old, daring and fiery, lives with her mother and little sister under the dusty sun of Fréjus... [More]
Starring: Malou Khebizi, Idir Azougli, Andrea Bescond, Ashley Romano
Directed By: Agathe Riedinger

#40

Motel Destino (2024)
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#40
Adjusted Score: 67255%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: The neon-hued Motel Destino is a roadside sex hotel under the burning blue skies of the coast of Northern Brazil,... [More]
Starring: Igor Xavier, Nataly Rocha, Fábio Assunção
Directed By: Karim Aïnouz

#41

Bird (2024)
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#41
Adjusted Score: 91017%
Critics Consensus: Director Andrea Arnold strikes a coming-of-age chord through Nykiya Adams' moving performance, marrying fantasy and reality to the dizzying end.
Synopsis: The long-awaited return to fiction filmmaking from Academy Award-winner Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank), BIRD is a tender, striking... [More]
Starring: Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, Nykiya Adams, James Nelson-Joyce
Directed By: Andrea Arnold

#42
#42
Adjusted Score: 63118%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Set in a conservative Danube Delta community, a gay teenager's journey of self-discovery clashes with the traditional values upheld by... [More]
Starring: Bogdan Dumitrache, Ciprian Chiujdea, Laura Vasiliu, Valeriu Andriuță
Directed By: Emanuel Pârvu

#43
#43
Adjusted Score: 68533%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: ... [More]
Starring: Ben Whishaw, Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Sandrine Bonnaire, Tomas Arana
Directed By: Kirill Serebrennikov

#44

Oh Canada (2024)
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#44
Adjusted Score: 69007%
Critics Consensus: Anchored by Richard Gere's egoless performance, Oh Canada is a thorny and sometimes muddled memory play that fits solidly into director Paul Schrader's self-reflective filmography.
Synopsis: Fiery but feeling his years and his illness, ailing filmmaker Leonard Fife (Richard Gere) wants to tell his life story,... [More]
Starring: Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman, Michael Imperioli
Directed By: Paul Schrader

#45

The Damned (2024)
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#45
Adjusted Score: 65399%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Winter 1862. In the midst of the Civil War, the US Army sends a company of volunteer soldiers to the... [More]
Starring: Noah Carlson, Tim Carlson, Jeremiah Knupp, René W. Solomon
Directed By: Roberto Minervini

#46

Locust (2024)
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#46
Adjusted Score: 28064%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: ... [More]
Starring: Wei-Chen Liu, Rimong Ihwar, Devin Pan, An-Shun Yu
Directed By: KEFF

#47

The Shrouds (2024)
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#47
Adjusted Score: 75631%
Critics Consensus: Ruminating on the love within loss, The Shrouds is a personal and peculiar examination of grief by director David Cronenberg.
Synopsis: ... [More]
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt
Directed By: David Cronenberg

#48

Armand (2024)
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#48
Adjusted Score: 69814%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: One of the last days before the school holidays something happens between six year old Armand and Jon. The parents... [More]
Starring: Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Øystein Røger, Endre Hellestveit
Directed By: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel

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#50
#50
Adjusted Score: 41726%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Once upon a time there was a poor lumberjack and his wife who lived in a deep Polish forest. The... [More]
Starring: Dominique Blanc, Grégory Gadebois, Denis Podalydès, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Directed By: Michel Hazanavicius

#51

Dog on Trial (2024)
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#51
Adjusted Score: 34831%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Avril, a young animal rights lawyer, is prepared to do whatever it takes to save her client, a canine repeat... [More]
Starring: Laetitia Dosch, François Damiens, Anne Dorval, Jean-Pascal Zadi
Directed By: Laetitia Dosch

#52

The Second Act (2024)
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#52
Adjusted Score: 68104%
Critics Consensus: Anarchic to a fault but made with enough pleasingly satiric flair, The Second Act is not Quentin Dupieux's best nor his worst.
Synopsis: Florence wants to introduce David, the man she is madly in love with, to her father Guillaume. However, David is... [More]
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Louis Garrel, Raphaël Quenard, Vincent Lindon
Directed By: Quentin Dupieux

#53

Megalopolis (2024)
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#53
Adjusted Score: 65308%
Critics Consensus: More of a creative manifesto than a cogent narrative feature, Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis is an overstuffed opus that's equal parts stimulating and slapdash.
Synopsis: MEGALOPOLIS is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict... [More]
Starring: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza
Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola

#54

Marcello Mio (2024)
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#54
Adjusted Score: 50396%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: This is the story of a woman named Chiara. She is an actress, the daughter of Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine... [More]
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Fabrice Luchini, Nicole Garcia
Directed By: Christophe Honoré

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#55
Adjusted Score: 60989%
Critics Consensus: Kevin Costner doesn't lack for ambition as he sketches this frontier saga across the widest of canvases, but Horizon's first chapter proves too diffuse in scope for it to satisfy as a self-contained endeavor.
Synopsis: Families, friends and foes discover the lure of the Old West as the Civil War divides the country.... [More]
Starring: Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone
Directed By: Kevin Costner

#56

Parthenope (2024)
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#56
Adjusted Score: 32951%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Parthenope, born in the sea of Naples in 1950, searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling... [More]
Starring: Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando
Directed By: Paolo Sorrentino

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