Deadline’s Best International Films Of 2024
deadline.comAs 2024 draws to a close, Deadline’s film critics have each chosen their Top 3 international movies of the year. A trio of those selected recently made the International Feature Oscar shortlist — though not all titles below were put forth by their country of origin.
Overall, as Deadline’s Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond notes, “There was an exceptional list to choose from.” His Top 3 all began their careers at the Cannes Film Festival, “another reason that iconic French fest sets the table for cinema for the rest of the year,” he says.
Along with Cannes, debuts at the Berlin, Venice and Toronto festivals are also represented below. Here are the top international films of 2024, according to Hammond, Damon Wise and Stephanie Bunbury, based on their respected individual opinions and listed in alphabetical order under their names.
The latest of many versions of the classic Alexandre Dumas story, The Count of Monte-Cristo (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) premiered out of competition at Cannes to a massive standing ovation and reception, and why not?
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