Conclave and A Complete Unknown are some of the most anticipated dramas of fall 2024. Check out the rest of our rankings.
The end of summer marks the official start of awards season. Box office results will take a backseat to critical recognition in the coming months. “Can this movie be nominated for an Oscar?” will be a popular debate with 80% of the movies from now through the end of the year. Many award-season movies recently premiered at top festivals in Venice, Telluride, and Toronto.
If your genre of choice is drama, this fall season is for you. Most films in contention for awards will be dramas, from period pieces and psychological thrillers to character examinations and love stories. Below are our five most anticipated dramas of fall 2024. Who knows, there may be an Oscar winner or two on this list.5. The Room Next Door (2024)
Pedro Almodóvar is a Spanish filmmaker who has directed films for 40 years with such highlights as All About My Mother, Talk to Her, Pain and Glory, and Parallel Mothers. Yet the Oscar-winner has never made a full-length English film until now with The Room Next Door. Based on the novel What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez, The Room Next Door stars Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton as Ingrid and Martha, two estranged friends who reconnect when Martha becomes ill.
The film received a 17-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival before winning the top prize, the Golden Lion. Almodóvar’s dramas are incredibly moving, and being that it’s his first English-language feature raises the level of intrigue.
The Room Next Door opens in New York City and Los Angeles on December 20, 2024. It will open in limited release on Christmas Day, followed by a January 2025 wide release.4. A Complete Unknown (2024)
Nineteen years ago, James Mangold tackled the life of Johnny Cash in Walk the Line.
