Films and TV Works I Watched in 2024
Mostly new to me works. All of them in different kinds of genres! How I rate: 4 stars - ** 5 stars - **1/2 6 stars - *** 7 stars - ***1/2 8 stars - **** 9 stars - ****1/2 10 stars - *****
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- StarsMichelle KeeganAdeel AkhtarRichard ArmitageWidowed mum Maya is disturbed by an image of her late husband captured on her toddler's nanny cam.Rating: 7/10 (Season 1) on Netflix
- DirectorEmerald FennellStarsBarry KeoghanJacob ElordiRosamund PikeA student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.Rating: 6.75/10 on Amazon Prime
- DirectorKelly ReichardtStarsMichelle WilliamsHong ChauAndré 3000A sculptor preparing to open a new show tries to work amidst the daily dramas of family and friends.Rating: 6/10 on Showtime/Paramount Plus
- DirectorGene StupnitskyStarsJennifer LawrenceAndrew Barth FeldmanLaura BenantiOn the brink of losing her home, Maddie finds an intriguing job listing: helicopter parents looking for someone to bring their introverted 19-year-old son out of his shell before college. She has one summer to make him a man or die trying.Rating: 6.75/10 on Netflix
- DirectorLeslye HeadlandStarsJason SudeikisAlison BrieJordan CarlosA good-natured womanizer and a serial cheater form a platonic relationship that helps reform them in ways, while a mutual attraction sets in.Re-watched on Hulu, 6/10
- CreatorMorgan O'NeillMichael MillerStarsOlivia SwannTodd LasanceSean SagarIt follows a talented and tireless team of Naval Criminal Investigative Services agents dedicated to solving criminal cases involving the Marines and the Navy. The series explores local stories with Australian actors and producers.Rating: 6.75/10 (Season 1) on Paramount Plus
- DirectorKelly ReichardtStarsMichelle WilliamsKristen StewartLaura DernThe lives of three women intersect in small-town America, where each is imperfectly blazing a trail.Rating: 6.5/10 on AMC Plus/Amazon Prime
- DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsRyan GoslingEmma StoneRosemarie DeWittWhile navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.Re-watched on Netflix, 6/10
- CreatorJoe BrummStarsDavid McCormackMelanie ZanettiNinthe van SchieThe slice-of-life adventures of an Australian Blue Heeler Cattle Dog puppy as she has fun with her family and friends in everyday situations.Rating: 8/10 (Season 3; Episodes 1 to 50) on Disney Plus
- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsMichael KeatonZach GalifianakisEdward NortonA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.Re-watched on HBO Max/Amazon Prime, 7/10
- DirectorEric DarnellTom McGrathStarsChris RockBen StillerDavid SchwimmerA group of animals who have spent all their life in a New York zoo end up in the jungles of Madagascar, and must adjust to living in the wild.Rating: 6/10 on Peacock TV
- DirectorNia DaCostaStarsBrie LarsonTeyonah ParrisIman VellaniCarol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe.Rating: 7/10 on Disney Plus
- StarsElaine CassidyHazel DoupeStephanie Levi-JohnA small UK town named Sanctuary is shaken by murder accusations after a boy is discovered dead from an accident.Rating: 6/10 (Season 1) on AMC Plus/Amazon Prime
- DirectorSteven VidlerStarsRadha MitchellSam ReidRJ MitteAn isolated guy with cerebral palsy is railroaded into helping an unassertive comedienne, and finds love and acceptance through stand up comedy.Rating: 6.5/10 on Peacock TV
- DirectorRaymond S. PersiStarsCaleb BellavanceEtienne KelliciIsabella LeoNewcomer Franklin has trouble fitting in with the Peanuts gang. When he learns about a Soap Box Derby race, he's sure that winning the race will also mean winning over new friends.Rating: 6.75/10 on Apple TV Plus
- CreatorNic PizzolattoIssa LópezStarsVince VaughnColin FarrellRachel McAdamsAnthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.Rating: 7.5/10 (Season 4) on HBO Max/Amazon Prime
- DirectorMike MitchellWalt DohrnStarsAnna KendrickJustin TimberlakeZooey DeschanelAfter the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and the curmudgeonly Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends.Rating: 6/10 on Netflix
- DirectorWill GluckStarsSydney SweeneyGlen PowellAlexandra ShippAfter an amazing first date, Bea and Ben's fiery attraction turns ice-cold--until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.Rating: 6.75/10 on Download
- CreatorPaul RutmanStarsPeter CapaldiCush JumboAysha KalaFollows two brilliant detectives in a tug of war over a historic murder conviction and the quest to find common ground in a polarized Britain.Rating: 7/10 (Season 1) on Apple TV Plus
- DirectorCeline SongStarsGreta LeeTeo YooJohn MagaroNora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.Rating: 7/10 on Showtime/Paramount Plus
- DirectorChris WedgeCarlos SaldanhaStarsDenis LearyJohn LeguizamoRay RomanoThe story revolves around sub-zero heroes: a woolly mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger, a sloth and a prehistoric combination of a squirrel and rat, known as Scrat.Rating: 6/10 on Disney Plus
- DirectorMark OsborneJohn StevensonStarsJack BlackIan McShaneAngelina JolieTo everyone's surprise, including his own, Po, an overweight, clumsy panda, is chosen as protector of the Valley of Peace. His suitability will soon be tested as the valley's arch-enemy is on his way.Rating: 6.5/10 on Peacock TV
- DirectorMatthew VaughnStarsHenry CavillBryce Dallas HowardSam RockwellA reclusive author who writes espionage novels about a secret agent and a global spy syndicate realizes the plot of the new book she's writing starts to mirror real-world events, in real time.Rating: 6.5/10 on Download
- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsEmma StoneMark RuffaloWillem DafoeAn account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.Rating: 7/10 on Hulu
- DirectorJennifer Yuh NelsonStarsJack BlackAngelina JolieJackie ChanPo and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.Rating: 6.5/10 on Peacock TV
- CreatorJaffe CohenRyan MurphyMichael ZamStarsJessica LangeAlison WrightNaomi WattsAn anthology series centering on famous feuds, including Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, and Truman Capote and the New York elite.Rating: 7/10 (Season 2) on Hulu
- DirectorWalt DohrnTim HeitzStarsAnna KendrickJustin TimberlakeKenan ThompsonPoppy discovers that Branch was once part of the boy band 'BroZone' with his brothers, Floyd, John Dory, Spruce and Clay. When Floyd is kidnapped, Branch and Poppy embark on a journey to reunite his two other brothers and rescue Floyd.Rating: 6/10 on Peacock TV
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsJude HillLewis McAskieCaitríona BalfeA young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.Rating: 7/10 on Freevee TV/Amazon
- DirectorAlessandro CarloniJennifer Yuh NelsonStarsJack BlackBryan CranstonDustin HoffmanContinuing his "legendary adventures of awesomeness", Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to home.Rating: 6/10 on Netflix
- DirectorIan BarberStarsMark WilliamsClaudie BlakleyRuby-May MartinwoodFlambeau is stunned to find his estranged father at St Mary's, who has a dangerous mission in mind.Rating: 7/10 on BBC iPlayer UK
- DirectorSamantha JayneArturo Perez Jr.StarsAngourie RiceReneé RappAuli'i CravalhoCady Heron is a hit with the Plastics, an A-list girl clique at her new school. But everything changes when she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.Rating: 6.75/10 on Paramount Plus
- CreatorRussell T. DaviesStarsHelena Bonham CarterCon O'NeillAugustus PrewExploring the reign, and fall from grace, of the inimitable British soap star, Noele Gordon.Rating: 7/10 (Season 1) on PBS Passport
- DirectorEllen HovdeAlbert MayslesDavid MayslesStarsEdith Bouvier BealeEdith 'Little Edie' Bouvier BealeBrooks HyersMeet a mother and daughter, high-society dropouts, reclusive cousins of Jackie O., managing to thrive together amid the decay and disorder of their East Hampton, NY, mansion, making for an eerily ramshackle echo of the American Camelot.Rating: 6.5/10 on HBO Max/Amazon Prime
- DirectorClyde GeronimiHamilton LuskeWolfgang ReithermanStarsRod TaylorBetty Lou GersonJ. Pat O'MalleyWhen a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the owners must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.Rating: 6.5/10 on Disney Plus
- DirectorJim KammerudBrian SmithStarsBarry BostwickJason AlexanderMartin ShortBeing one of 101 takes its toll on Patch, who doesn't feel unique. When he's accidentally left behind on moving day, he meets his idol, Thunderbolt, who enlists him on a publicity campaign.Rating: 6/10 on Disney Plus
- DirectorDavid Gordon GreenStarsLafortune JosephLeslie Odom Jr.Gastner LegermeWhen two girls disappear into the woods and return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, the father of one girl seeks out Chris MacNeil, who's been forever altered by what happened to her daughter fifty years ago.Rating: 5.5/10 on Amazon Prime
- CreatorVictor LevinStarsDomhnall GleesonAndrea RiseboroughSunil PatelFollows the story of a 16-year relationship between two imperfect lovers and its highs and lows.Rating: 6/10 (Season 1) on PBS Passport
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodJessica WalterDonna MillsThe life of a disc jockey is turned upside down after a romantic encounter with an obsessed fan.Rating: 6/10 on Netflix
- DirectorTrevor NunnStarsHelena Bonham CarterRichard E. GrantImogen StubbsShakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.Rating: 6/10 on Tubi
- DirectorGiles FosterStarsBill PatersonColin FirthTimothy SpallAn adolescent British field hockey team goes to Holland, where they find something far more interesting than tulips and windmills - hot, sexy women! They are so busy chasing girls that they forget all about their hockey match.Rating: 6/10 on YouTube
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJeff BridgesJohn GoodmanJulianne MooreJeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.Rating: 6.5/10 on Hulu
- DirectorAbram CoxStarsLeslie BibbAdam GoldbergKathy BakerA mild-mannered secretary discovers that she has a talent for murder as she ascends the corporate ladder.Rating: 5.75/10 on Freevee TV
- CreatorTodd A. KesslerStarsBen MendelsohnJuliette BinocheDavid KammenosExplores the rise of fashion designer Christian Dior, as he dethrones Coco Chanel and helps return spirit and life to the world with his iconic imprint of beauty and influence.Rating: 7/10 (Season 1) on Apple TV Plus
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTony CurtisJack LemmonAfter two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.Rating: 6.75/10 on HBO Max/Amazon Prime
- DirectorChris MillerRaman HuiStarsMike MyersCameron DiazEddie MurphyReluctantly designated as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away, Shrek hatches a plan to install the rebellious Artie as the new king while Princess Fiona tries to fend off a coup d'état by the jilted Prince Charming.Rating: 6/10 on Peacock TV
- DirectorMike MitchellStarsMike MyersCameron DiazEddie MurphyRumpelstiltskin tricks a mid-life crisis burdened Shrek into allowing himself to be erased from existence and cast in a dark alternate timeline where Rumpelstiltskin rules supreme.Rating: 6/10 on Peacock
- CreatorAbe SylviaStarsKristen WiigRicky MartinJosh LucasAn ambitious woman schemes to secure her seat at America's most exclusive table: Palm Beach high society circa 1969.Rating: 7/10 (Season 1) on Apple TV Plus
- CreatorAmy ChozickJulie PlecStarsMelissa BenoistCarla GuginoChristina ElmoreFour female journalists who follow the every move of a parade of flawed presidential candidates, finding friendship, love, and a scandal that could take down not just the presidency but our entire democracy along the way.Rating: 6.5/10 (Season 1) on HBO Max/Amazon Prime
- DirectorMegan Simpson HubermanStarsClaudia KarvanGuy PearceMatt DayA couple wake up one morning to find they have now switched bodies.Rating: 6/10 on Freevee TV
- DirectorMichael ShowalterStarsAnne HathawayNicholas GalitzineElla RubinSolène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.Rating: 6.75/10 on Amazon Prime
- DirectorBenjamin RennerGuylo HomsyStarsKumail NanjianiTresi GazalElizabeth BanksA family of ducks try to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime.Rating: 6/10 on Peacock TV
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsSimon Russell BealeJudy CornwellFelicity DeanA young couple's stormy romance scandalizes English society in this acclaimed adaptation of Jane Austen's classic love story. Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds of the Royal Shakespeare Company are the star-crossed lovers, Anne and Wentworth, whose passion is thwarted by a scheming socialite. Eight yearslater, when Anne is considered an old maid and her once-rich family is on the verge of bankruptcy, Wentworth returns. Will their second chance at love be ruined by the social conventions that destroyed it once? Or will the heart be persuaded by rules of its own? Adding flirtatious fun to Austen's irresistible romance, PERSUASION takes your breathe away! A dazzling five-star feast.Rating: 6.5/10 on Tubi