Our Best Undistributed Films list, voted on by Film Comment contributors worldwide, recognizes the new films that were viewed—at festivals, or elsewhere—in 2024 but did not have U.S. distribution at press time. (Of course, that could change at any moment; keep an eye on FC for future coverage!)
For the best films that received a theatrical or streaming release in the U.S. this year, here’s the Best Films of 2024 list.
Curious to see who voted and for which films? Check out our voters’ individual ballots.
Online soon: critic and programmer Inney Prakash’s list of the Best Short Films of 2024, and filmmaker and programmer Gina Telaroli’s list of the Best Restorations of 2024, and an appreciation of two Singular Scenes from the year’s films by critic Amy Taubin.
And finally, don’t miss our Best of 2024 Countdown Podcast, featuring guest critics Molly Haskell and Michael Koresky.