The 2024 SXSW Film Festival kicked off March 8 in Austin with the opening-night world premiere screening of Doug Liman’s Road House remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor.
It started nine days of debuts including for movies starring Rooney Mara, Isabelle Huppert, Gael García Bernal, Kristen Stewart and more.
The Anne Hathaway romantic dramedy The Idea of You from SXSW stalwart Michael Showalter will close the fest. SXSW runs through March 16 in the Texas capital.
Keep checking back below as Deadline reviews the best and buzziest movies of the festival. Click on the titles to read the full reviews. RELATED: SXSW 2024 Second Wave Includes Pics With Sydney Sweeney, Nicolas Cage, Camila Mendes & ‘Monkey Man’ Section: Narrative SpotlightDirector: Alice LoweCast: Alice Lowe, Jacob Anderson, Aneurin Barnard, Tanya Reynolds, Nick FrostDeadline’s takeaway: The ambitious film recalls classic Monty Python — it’s often very, very stupid and the same time very, very clever — but most of all, it’s an idea of what might have been if that all-male team had ever had a woman or two in its core lineup.
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