by Andrew Buckner 

*Please note that all the feature films included herein are done so on the basis of an official 2024 release date in the U.S.

105. Nosferatu

Director: Robert Eggers

104. Wildcat

Director: Ethan Hawke

103. A Complete Unknown

Director: James Mangold

102. Firebrand

Director: Karim Ainousz

101. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Directors: Ian Bonhote, Peter Ettedgui

100. Woman of the Hour

Director: Anna Kendrick

99. The Critic

Director: Anand Tucker

98. A Quiet Place: Day One

Director: Michael Sarnoski 

97. Disappear Completely 

Director: Luis Havier Henaine

96. Power

Director: Yance Ford

95. Didi

Director: Sean Wang

94. Kneecap

Director: Rich Peppiatt

93. Slay

Director: Jem Garrard

92. Here

Director: Robert Zemeckis

91. Juror #2

Director: Clint Eastwood

90. Lee

Director: Ellen Kuras

89. Perfect Days

Director: Wim Wenders

88. Little Bites

Director: Spider One

87. New Life 

Director: John Rosman

86. Terrifier 3

Director: Damien Leone

85. Anxiety

Director: Eric Stanze

84. Smile 2

Director: Parker Finn

83. Freud’s Last Session 

Director: Matt Brown

82. The Order

Director: Justin Kurzel

81. Beezel

Director: Aaron Fradkin

80. A Most Atrocious Thing

Directors: Christian Hurley, Ben Oliphint

79. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Director: Adam Wingard

78. Kill

Director: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat

77. MadS

Director: David Moreau

76. V/H/S Beyond

Directors: Jay Cheel, Jordan Downey, Christian Long, Justin Long, Justin Martinez, Virat Pael, Kate Siegal

75. Abigail

Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

74. Rebel Ridge

Director: Jeremy Saulnier

73. The Once and Future Smash/ End Zone 2

Directors: Sophia Cacciola, Michael J. Epstein

72. Cuckoo

Director: Tilman Singer

71. Oddity

Director: Damian Mc Carthy

70. Hell Hole

Directors: John Adams, Toby Poser

69. Grave Torture

Director: Joko Anwar

68. Eight Eyes

Director: Austin Jennings

67. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 

Director: Tim Burton

66. Maxxxine

Director: Ti West

65. The Front Room

Directors: Max Eggers, Sam Eggers

64. Infested

Director: Sebastian Vanicek

63. My Old A**

Director: Megan Park

62. The 4:30 Movie

Director: Kevin Smith

61. Joker: Folie à Deux

Director: Todd Philips

60. Thelma

Director: Josh Margolin

59. Wicked Little Letters

Director: Thea Sharrock

58. Tiger Stripes

Director: Amanda Nell Eu

57. Inside Out 2

Director: Kelsey Mann

56. Daddio

Director: Christy Hall

55. Sting

Director: Kiah-Roache Turner

54. You’ll Never Find Me

Directors: Indianna Bell, Josiah Allen 

53. Hundreds of Beavers

Director: Mike Cheslik

52. Challengers

Director: Luca Guadagino

51. Drive-Away Dolls

Director: Ethan Coen

50. Alien: Romulus 

Director: Fede Alvarez

49. Lisa Frankenstein

Director: Zelda Williams

48. Spaceman

Director: Johan Renck

47. Ordinary Angels

Director: Jon Gunn

46. The Greatest Night in Pop

Director: Bao Nguyen

45. The Book of Clarence

Director: Jeymes Samuel

44. The Bikeriders

Director: Jeff Nichols

43. Mars Express 

Director: Jeremie Perin

42. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Director: Gil Kennan

41. Am I Racist?

Director: Justin Folk

40. Will & Harper

Director: Josh Greenbaum

39. The Devil’s Bath

Directors: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz

38. Handling the Undead

Director: Thea Hvistendahl

37. Exhuma

Director: Jang Jae-hyun

36. Kim’s Video

Directors: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin

35. The Coffee Table

Director: Caye Casas 

34. In a Violent Nature

Director: Chris Nash

33. One Life

Director: James Hawes

32. Black Barbie: A Documentary 

Director: Lagueria Davis

31. I Saw the TV Glow

Director: Jane Schoenbrun

30. Longlegs

Director: Oz Perkins

29. God & Country

Director: Dan Partland

28. The Abiding Nail

Director: William Victor Schotten 

27. The First Omen

Director: Arkasha Stevenson

26. The Peasants

Directors: D.K. Welchman, Hugh Welchman

25. Monkey Man

Director: Dev Patel

24. Heretic

Directors: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

23. Anora

Director: Sean Baker

22. Saturday Night

Director: Jason Reitman

21. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Director: George Miller

20. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Director: Wes Ball

19. Inside a Spider

Director: Arseniy Gonchukov

18. Protanopia

Director: Matthew Mahler

17. Sasquatch Sunset

Directors: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner

16. Late Night with the Devil

Directors: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Carnes

15. Jim Henson: Idea Man

Director: Ron Howard

14. Strange Darling

Director: J.T. Mollner

13. Doc of Chucky

Director: Thommy Hutson

12. Music by John Williams 

Director: Laurent Bouzereau

11. Civil War

Director: Alex Garland

10. Love Lies Bleeding

Director: Rose Glass

9. Conclave

Director: Edward Berger

8. Dario Argento Panico

Director: Simone Scafidi

7. Cabrini 

Director: Alejandro Gomez Monteverde

6. Origin

Director: Ava DuVernay

5. Ennio

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore

4. Kinds of Kindness

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

3. Sing Sing

Director: Greg Kwedar

2. Memoir of a Snail

Director: Adam Elliott

1. The Substance 

Director: Coralie Fargeat

Runners-up:

Amelia’s Children

Director: Gabriel Abrantes

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.

Director: Todd Komarnicki

Gladiator II

Director: Ridley Scott

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Director: Kenji Kamiyama

Megalopolis

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Stopmotion

Director: Robert Morgan

Trivial

Director: James L. Edwards

Y2K

Director: Kyle Mooney