(Photo by Warner Bros. DUNE: PART TWO.)
10 movies from 2024 are vying for the Best Picture Academy Award (see the full noms list), including box office smashes Dune: Part Two and Wicked, modern-day Cinderella story Anora, highly debated Emilia Perez, Demi Moore horror comeback The Substance, Bob Dylan portrait A Complete Unknown, Civil Rights-era drama Nickel Boys, Brazilian International Feature entry I’m Still Here, Pope thriller Conclave, and epic period film The Brutalist. (Hey, a lot of them also won Golden Tomatoes at the Rotten Tomatoes Awards!) We’ve ranked all 10 Best Picture nominees below by Tomatometer.
#1
Adjusted Score: 98290%
Critics Consensus: Carried along by Fernanda Torres’ superb performance, I’m Still Here poignantly explores a nation’s upheaval through one family’s search for answers.
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#2
Adjusted Score: 113655%
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.
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#3
Adjusted Score: 112157%
Critics Consensus: Carrying off papal pulp with immaculate execution and career-highlight work from Ralph Fiennes, Conclave is a godsend for audiences who crave intelligent entertainment.
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#4
Adjusted Score: 108614%
Critics Consensus: Structurally beautiful and suffused with Adrien Brody’s soulful performance, writer-director Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist is a towering tribute to the immigrant experience.
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#5
Adjusted Score: 121916%
Critics Consensus: Visually thrilling and narratively epic, Dune: Part Two continues Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the beloved sci-fi series in spectacular form.
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#6
Adjusted Score: 100849%
Critics Consensus: Director RaMell Ross’ stylistically radical approach to adapting Colson Whitehead’s searing novel will be jarring for some, but Nickel Boys‘ sense of immersion achieves the jaw-dropping effect of walking in another’s shoes.
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#7
Adjusted Score: 111902%
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.
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#8
Adjusted Score: 112877%
Critics Consensus: Defying gravity with its magical pairing of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, Wicked‘s sheer bravura and charm make for an irresistible invitation to Oz.
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#9
Adjusted Score: 97386%
Critics Consensus: Charged by Timothée Chalamet’s electric performance, this ballad of Bob Dylan might not get under the enigmatic artist’s skin but will make you feel like you’ve spent time in his company.
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#10
Adjusted Score: 90341%
Critics Consensus: Karla Sofía Gascón is Emilia Perez in a swaggering musical crime thriller of genre-bending fascination that is also an unapologetically trans story.
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