Top 2024: the 10 best films of the year according to Les Numériques

As 2024 draws to a close, the time has come to take stock of the cinema year. A vintage rich in surprises, disappointments and great moments, whether in a cinema or at home on streaming platforms.

At the house of The Digitalswe have prepared for you a summary of the best-rated films (released in theaters or on a platform in France) of the year on the site, all accompanied by some favorites.

What are the best films of 2024?

#1 / Dune: part two

Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen to lead the revolt against the Harkonnen family and those who destroyed his family. Haunted by dark premonitions, he finds himself confronted with the greatest dilemma of all: choosing between the love of his life and the destiny of the universe.

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#2 / Poor creatures

Bella is a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under his protection, she is eager to learn. Eager to discover the world about which she knows nothing, she runs away with Duncan Wedderburn, a clever and debauched lawyer, and embarks on a dizzying odyssey across continents. Impervious to the prejudices of her time, Bella is determined not to give in on the principles of equality and liberation.

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#3 / The Area of ​​Interest

The life of Rudolf Höss, the commander of the Auschwitz concentration camp, and his wife Hedwig during World War II. Together they try to build an idyllic life for their family in a house with a garden next to the horror camp.

While its harsh subject may put off some, The Area of ​​Interest is undoubtedly one of the great films of recent years, which has also been rewarded with two Oscars. His radical bias, which suggests horror rather than showing it, proves astonishingly effective, and we quickly find ourselves captive to the daily life of the Höss, played wonderfully by Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a fall) and Christian Friedel (Babylon Berlin).

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#4 / Conclave

Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with handling this confidential process after the beloved pope's unexpected death. When all of the Catholic Church's most powerful leaders are gathered and locked in the Vatican, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy and uncovers a secret that could change the religious institution forever.

Director Edward Berger (Nothing new in the West) adapts the eponymous novel by Robert Harris and creates an atypical thriller, visually remarkable and in a unique setting: the conclave, a highly symbolic and political moment of election of the new pope. Corridor intrigues, double dealings, maneuvers, revelations… All the Agatha Christie ingredients are present and skillfully measured for a gripping story, served by a top-notch cast (Ralph Fiennes in the lead).

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#5 / Alien: Romulus

A team of young space colonists explore the depths of an abandoned space station. It's there that they face the most terrifying creatures in the universe.

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#6 / Civil War

In the near future, the United States is on the verge of collapse and journalists embedded are running to tell the biggest story of their lives. The end of America as we know it.

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#7 / Nosferatu

In 1838 in Germany, the obsession between a haunted young woman, Ellen Hutter, and the ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks her, Count Orlok, which will lead to an indescribable horror.

With NosferatuRobert Eggers once again delivers a radical, striking and incredibly effective feature film. A terribly captivating gothic and horror tale with an unusual cast (Lily-Rose Depp in the lead), which breathes new life into a great cinema classic. Without doubt the most beautiful film of the year.

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#8 / The Substance

Elisabeth Sparkle, star of an aerobics show, is fired on her 50th birthday because of her age. With morale at its lowest, she receives an unexpected proposition from a mysterious laboratory: a miraculous “substance”. If she injects it, she will become the best version of herself, younger, more beautiful, more perfect thanks to a modification of her DNA.

At the crossroads of body horror and the cinema of David Cronenberg (The Fly, Scanners), director Coralie Fargeat creates an absurd and tragic farce on the cult of the body. A show that plays with codes and takes a disturbing look at the issue of dysmorphia and the representation of women in Hollywood (and elsewhere). One of the most interesting offerings of the year, with a delicious Demi Moore/Margareth Qualley duo.

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#9 / The Snow Circle

In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 carried a rugby team to Chile. But the plane crashes on a glacier in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 passengers out of 45 survived the crash. To survive in one of the most hostile environments in the world, they have no choice but to make extreme decisions.

When the talented Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona (The Orphanage, The Impossible) tackles an incredible true story, we have to be there. And it’s brilliantly successful. Close to the survivors, trapped in this open-air prison, the viewer witnesses their distress and their hopes, in what is a wonderful life lesson. A poignant drama, with sublime and spectacular images, not to be missed under any circumstances.

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#10 / Vice-Versa 2

Riley is now a teenager, which is not without triggering a major upheaval within the headquarters, which must face something unexpected: the arrival of new emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, which have worked successfully for a long time, do not really know how to react when Anxiety arrives. And it seems she's not the only one…

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In addition to this top 10, we also liked these films in 2024:

• The Wild Robot
• Challengers
• The Teachers’ Room
• Rebel Ridge
• Without ever knowing us
• Borderline
• Anora
• Juror #2
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• Moana 2