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Shirley (2024 film)
Shirley (2024) is a Netflix biographical drama directed by John Ridley, starring Regina King as Shirley Chisholm, the first Black congresswoman and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate; released March 22, 2024, Metascore 57.
Shoshana (film)
Shoshana (2023), Michael Winterbottom's UK-Italian historical thriller formerly titled Promised Land, dramatizes the romance between Zionist writer Shoshana Borochov and British policeman Thomas Wilkin in Mandate-era Tel Aviv, premiering at TIFF 2023.
Silent Love (サイレントラブ) (2024 film)
Silent Love (サイレントラブ) is a 2024 Japanese romance drama directed by Eiji Uchida, starring Ryosuke Yamada and Minami Hamabe, music by Joe Hisaishi, released January 26, 2024, 116 minutes, GAGA.
Sing Sing (2024 film)
Sing Sing (2024) is an A24 prison drama directed by Greg Kwedar, starring Colman Domingo and formerly incarcerated actors from the real Rehabilitation Through the Arts program; three Oscar nominations, 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Small Things Like These
Small Things Like These: Claire Keegan's 2021 Booker-nominated novella and Tim Mielants' 2024 film starring Cillian Murphy as coal merchant Bill Furlong, set in 1985 New Ross, Ireland, confronting Magdalene laundry abuses.
Souleymane's Story
Souleymane's Story (L'Histoire de Souleymane) is Boris Lojkine's 2024 French drama about a Guinean delivery cyclist preparing for an OFPRA asylum interview; it won Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and Best Actor and four Césars.
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot is a 2024 Angel Studios faith-based drama directed by Joshua Weigel, starring Nika King and Demetrius Grosse as Donna and W.C. Martin, whose Texas church adopted 77 foster children; it earned $11.7M worldwide and an A+ CinemaScore.
Sweet Dreams (2024 film)
Sweet Dreams (2024 film), Lije Sarki's Paramount comedy-drama starring Johnny Knoxville as Morris, a rehab resident who coaches a softball team of recovering addicts; released April 12, 2024, distinct from Sendijarević's 2023 colonial satire.
Teresa (2023 film)
Teresa (2023) is a Spanish-Portuguese drama directed by Paula Ortiz, adapting Juan Mayorga's play La lengua en pedazos about Saint Teresa of Ávila, starring Blanca Portillo and Asier Etxeandia, released in Spain in November 2023.
The Apprentice (2024 film)
The Apprentice (2024) is Ali Abbasi's biographical drama of young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan) mentored by Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong). Premiered at Cannes 2024, fought US distribution battles, earned two Oscar nominations.
The Beanie Bubble
The Beanie Bubble (2023) is an Apple TV+ comedy-drama by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash, based on Zac Bissonnette's book, starring Zach Galifianakis as Ty Warner and telling the Beanie Baby craze through three uncredited women.
The Beautiful Game (2024 film)
The Beautiful Game (2024) is a Netflix sports drama directed by Thea Sharrock, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, starring Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward as coach and striker of England's fictional Homeless World Cup team in Rome.
The Beautiful Summer (film)
The Beautiful Summer (La bella estate) is a 2023 Italian coming-of-age drama by Laura Luchetti, adapted from Cesare Pavese's novel, set in 1938 Turin, starring Yile Yara Vianello and Deva Cassel, premiered at Locarno.
The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders is Jeff Nichols' 2024 drama starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, and Tom Hardy, adapted from Danny Lyon's 1968 photobook about the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club; released by Focus Features June 21, 2024 after a Telluride 2023 premiere and strike-related delay.
The Brutalist
The Brutalist is a 2024 Brady Corbet epic drama, co-written with Mona Fastvold, starring Adrien Brody as fictional Hungarian-Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor László Tóth. Shot on VistaVision for under $10 million, it won the Venice Silver Lion, three Golden Globes, and an Oscar for cinematography.
The Burial (film)
The Burial is a 2023 Maggie Betts legal drama on Prime Video, starring Jamie Foxx as attorney Willie E. Gary and Tommy Lee Jones as funeral home owner Jeremiah O'Keefe, based on Harr's 1999 New Yorker article about the real 1995 Loewen Group lawsuit.
The Children's Train
The Children's Train (Il treno dei bambini) is Cristina Comencini's 2024 Netflix drama adapted from Viola Ardone's 2019 novel, about a boy sent north on Italy's postwar Happiness Trains, which relocated about 70,000 children.
The Correspondent (film)
The Correspondent (film): 2024 Australian biographical thriller by Kriv Stenders, also known as a Peter Greste prison drama adapted from The First Casualty; stars Richard Roxburgh, premiered Adelaide 2024, 100% Rotten Tomatoes.
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside (2024) is a biographical sports drama, Rachel Morrison's directing debut from a Barry Jenkins script based on the T-Rex documentary, starring Ryan Destiny as Olympic boxing champion Claressa Shields.
The Firefighters (소방관) (2024 film)
The Firefighters (소방관) is a 2024 South Korean disaster drama by Kwak Kyung-taek, based on the 2001 Hongje-dong fire that killed six firefighters, starring Joo Won and Kwak Do-won; released December 4, 2024 after a four-year delay, it drew over 3.8 million admissions.
The Firing Squad (2024 film)
The Firing Squad (2024) is an American faith-based prison drama directed by Timothy A. Chey, starring James Barrington, Kevin Sorbo, and Cuba Gooding Jr., inspired by the 2015 execution of Christian drug prisoners in Indonesia; released August 2, 2024, grossing $1.8 million.
The Forge (2024 film)
The Forge is a 2024 American faith-based drama directed by Alex Kendrick and starring Aspen Kennedy as 19-year-old Isaiah Wright, a spin-off of the 2015 film War Room.
The Friend (2024 film)
The Friend (2024) is a comedy-drama by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, adapted from Sigrid Nunez's National Book Award-winning 2018 novel, starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, and Bing the Great Dane; released by Bleecker Street in March 2025.
The Hedgehog
The Hedgehog is a 2024 Chinese comedy-drama directed by Gu Changwei, starring Ge You and Wang Junkai as an eccentric uncle and his stuttering nephew.
The Knife (2024 film)
The Knife (2024) is Nnamdi Asomugha's directorial debut thriller, co-written with Mark Duplass, starring Asomugha, Melissa Leo, and Aja Naomi King; a Black family faces a detective's interrogation after a stranger is found unconscious in their kitchen. Tribeca 2024 winner, released August 15, 2025.
The Last Dance (破·地狱) (2024 film)
The Last Dance (破·地獄) is a 2024 Hong Kong drama by Anselm Chan starring Dayo Wong and Michael Hui as funeral partners; highest-grossing Chinese-language film in Hong Kong history and Hong Kong's Oscar submission.
The Last Showgirl
The Last Showgirl is a 2024 drama directed by Gia Coppola, starring Pamela Anderson as Shelly, a Vegas showgirl whose 30-year revue Le Razzle Dazzle closes; with Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Billie Lourd; San Sebastián Special Jury Award winner.
The Lost Holliday
The Lost Holliday is a 2024 American drama directed by, co-written by, and starring Jussie Smollett with Vivica A. Fox; a mother planning her estranged son's funeral discovers his husband. Premiered at ABFF June 14, 2024; limited AMC release September 27, 2024.
The Luckiest Man in America
The Luckiest Man in America is a 2024 drama directed by Samir Oliveros, starring Paul Walter Hauser as Michael Larson, who won over $110,000 on Press Your Luck in 1984; released by IFC Films in April 2025.
The Marching Band
The Marching Band, also released as My Brother's Band, is a 2024 French comedy-drama by Emmanuel Courcol about reunited brothers, a conductor and an amateur trombone player.