Which A24 movies hold together from their opening scenes to their final moments? In a subjective ranking published by Robert Lee III at Collider on August 24, 2025, the answer ranges from intimate drama and romantic reflection to horror, crime, and multiverse comedy. It is one critic’s selection—not an official A24 list or a consensus ranking.
How this ranking works
Lee’s list considers each film as a complete viewing experience, emphasizing qualities such as performance, pacing, tension, style, emotional effect, and thematic depth. “Amazing from start to finish” is a matter of taste, so the ranking below preserves the article’s order rather than presenting it as an objective measure.
The 10 A24 movies, ranked
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Aftersun (2022)
Charlotte Wells’s intimate drama follows a father and daughter on holiday, with Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio at its center. Lee points to the performances, measured pacing, and subtext as reasons the film’s emotional meaning accumulates over time.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert combine multiverse spectacle with action-comedy, family drama, and generational trauma. Its energetic shifts in tone make it the most overtly exuberant entry on the list, while the family relationships give the chaos an emotional anchor.
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Moonlight (2016)
Barry Jenkins’s coming-of-age drama traces one man’s growth and identity across distinct periods of his life. Its segmented structure lets changing circumstances and performances carry the story forward.
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The Zone of Interest (2023)
Jonathan Glazer’s Holocaust-era drama focuses on the family life of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss beside the camp. Lee describes it as unsettling; its subject and approach make it one of the most demanding viewing experiences in the ranking.
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Uncut Gems (2019)
Josh and Benny Safdie’s crime thriller builds sustained anxiety around Adam Sandler’s performance. Its escalating tension is the central appeal in Lee’s account, rather than a calm or reflective pace.
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The Brutalist (2024)
Brady Corbet’s historical epic brings scale to an immigrant experience and themes tied to the American Dream. Lee’s case for its place on the list rests on its ambition as a sweeping drama.
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Sing Sing (2024)
Greg Kwedar’s drama follows incarcerated people finding purpose through the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program. It shifts the ranking toward a story about creative work and meaning within prison life.
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Past Lives (2023)
Celine Song’s relationship drama follows childhood friends reconnecting and considering the lives they might have led. Compared with the list’s more tense or spectacular films, it is a reflective, restrained choice.
Rank #4
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Sorry, Baby (2025)
Eva Victor’s drama follows Agnes as she navigates life after trauma. Lee highlights its balance of painful subject matter and dark comedy, a tonal combination that distinguishes it from more solemn trauma narratives.
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The Lighthouse (2019)
Robert Eggers’s black-and-white psychological horror isolates two men, played by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. Its claustrophobic style and unsettling atmosphere make it the ranking’s most starkly nightmarish finish.
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Choose by the experience you want
The list crosses genres rather than defining a single A24 style. These distinctions, drawn from Lee’s descriptions, can help narrow the choices:
- For intimate or relationship-focused drama: Aftersun, Moonlight, Past Lives, and Sing Sing center character, identity, connection, or purpose.
- For sustained unease: The Zone of Interest is unsettling, Uncut Gems is anxiety-inducing, and The Lighthouse leans into psychological horror.
- For energy and spectacle: Everything Everywhere All at Once is the action-comedy pick, while The Brutalist offers a historical epic on a large scale.
- For dark humor alongside difficult material: Sorry, Baby pairs trauma with comedy rather than keeping to a uniformly grave tone.
Physical editions from A24 Shop
If you want a disc rather than a streaming option, A24 Shop lists an Aftersun Blu-ray and an Everything Everywhere All at Once: Collector’s Edition. The first is listed as standard HD Blu-ray; the collector’s edition is listed in HD Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray formats. A24 Shop notes that the 4K UHD disc requires a compatible 4K player. These are official-shop product listings, not confirmation of availability from other retailers.
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