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There are all sorts of cinematic treats to look forward to in 2024 \u2013 here are just some of the highlights. <\/p>

By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 01 January 2024 at 10:00 AM<\/p>

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2023 was a brilliant year for film \u2013 with new movies from the likes of Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan, and Martin Scorsese all causing a splash \u2013 and the good news for cinemagoers is that 2024 is already shaping up to be another exciting year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With that in mind, we\u2019re looking ahead to some of the best films 2024 has to offer and have picked out a list of 24 of the most intriguing new releases currently slated to arrive in UK cinemas \u2013 including the delayed follow-up to Denis Villeneuve\u2019s Dune, a new film from Parasite\u2019s Bong Joon-ho, and the (surprisingly) musical sequel Joker: Folie a Deux.<\/p>\n

It\u201ds worth noting that we\u2019ve kept this list to films that already have confirmed UK release dates \u2013 there will be plenty more added to the schedule in due course including works from several celebrated auteurs, from Steve McQueen\u2019s Blitz to Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s Megalopolis, which are likely to debut at festivals before arriving in cinemas later in the year.<\/p>\n

No list could hope to be completely definitive and we\u2019ve left out a number of new franchise flicks including the latest films in popular series such as Saw, Godzilla v Kong, Transformers, Venom, Karate Kid, and Sonic the Hedgehog as well as spin-offs for John Wick and A Quiet Place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And of course, one of the joys of being a film fan is that every year several under-the-radar films come from nowhere to surprise you \u2013 and we fully expect that to be the case once again this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But for now, read on for 24 films that we\u2019re especially excited about in 2024\u2026<\/p>\n

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Poor Things<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Emma Stone as Bella Baxter in Poor Things<\/span><\/figcaption> Searchlight<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 12th January 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos reteams with Emma Stone for this weird and wonderful adaptation of Alasdair Gray\u2019s Frankenstein-esque novel of the same name, which also stars Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe and is being tipped as a major awards contender.<\/div>\n

Mean Girls<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Busy\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Busy Philipps plays Mrs. George in Mean Girls<\/span><\/figcaption> Paramount <\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Wednesday 17th January 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two decades after the original Mean Girls film became an era-defining teen comedy classic, this new musical version arrives in UK cinemas. Based on the Broadway show that was itself adapted from the original film, it stars Angourie Rice,\u00a0Rene\u00e9 Rapp and Auli\u02bbi Cravalho.<\/p>\n

The Holdovers<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Dominic\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Dominic Sessa stars as Angus Tully, Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph as Mary Lamb and Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham in The Holdovers<\/span><\/figcaption> Focus Features<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 19th January 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although this film is landing in UK cinemas a few weeks after the festive period it seems destined to be a future Christmas classic, following the unlikely bond that forms between a New England prep school teacher, the school\u2019s cook, and a troublemaking student who stays on campus over the holidays.<\/p>\n

All of Us Strangers<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Andrew\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Andrew Scott in All of Us Strangers<\/span><\/figcaption> Searchlight<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 26th January 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

The latest film from 45 Years director Andrew Haigh looks set to be a real tear-jerker, with Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal starring as a couple whose relationship prompts Scott\u2019s character to revisit his childhood home \u2013 where he finds his dead parents apparently still alive and unaged.<\/p>\n

The Zone of Interest<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"The\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
The Zone of Interest<\/span><\/figcaption> A24<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 2nd February 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jonathan Glazer\u2019s chilling film \u2013 his first since Under the Skin a decade ago \u2013 is loosely adapted from a Martin Amis novel of the same name and follows a Nazi commandant and his family as they live their life on the outskirts of Auschwitz concentration camp.<\/p>\n

The Iron Claw<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"The\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
The Iron Claw<\/span><\/figcaption> A24<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 9th February 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zac Efron, Harris Dickinson, and The Bear\u2019s Jeremy Allen White star as real members of the Von Erich family, who made a big splash in the world of wrestling during the 1980s before a string of tragedies tore them apart, in this biographical drama from director Sean Durkin.<\/p>\n

Bob Marley: One Love<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Kingsley\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley in Bob Marley: One Love<\/span><\/figcaption> Paramount<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Wednesday 14th February 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bob Marley gets the musical biopic treatment in this new film from King Richard director Reinaldo Marcus Green, with Kingsley Ben-Adir in the starring role and James Norton, Lashana Lynch and Tosin Cole among the familiar faces in the supporting cast.<\/p>\n

Wicked Little Letters<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Jessie\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Jessie Buckley and Olivia Colman in Wicked Little Letters<\/span><\/figcaption> StudioCanal<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 23rd February 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Loosely based on a real-life scandal from the 1920s, this gleefully foul-mouthed period comedy stars Jessie Buckley and Olivia Colman as neighbours Rose and Edith, who have a dispute when the latter is mysteriously sent a series of obscene letters she believes to have come from the former.<\/p>\n

Dune Part 2<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Timoth\u00e9e\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Zendaya as Chani in Dune: Part Two.<\/span><\/figcaption> Niko Tavernise<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 1st March 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally arriving on our screens in March after it was delayed last year, the second chapter of Denis Villneuve\u2019s epic adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel looks set to be even more impressive than the first \u2013 with Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken and L\u00e9a Seydoux all joining the cast.<\/p>\n

Drive Away Dolls<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Margaret\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Margaret Qualley as Jamie and Geraldine Viswanathan as Marian in Drive Away Dolls<\/span><\/figcaption> Focus Features<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 15th March 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first solo directorial effort from Ethan Coen \u2013 one half of the Coen Brothers \u2013 this road trip comedy stars Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan as two young women whose plans for a fresh start go awry when they stumble upon a group of inept criminals.<\/p>\n

Mickey 17<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Mickey\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Mickey 17<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 29th March 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bong Joon-ho\u2019s first feature since the Oscar-winning Parasite is a sci-fi film based on a novel of the same name by Edward Ashton, with Robert Pattinson leading the cast as a \u201cdisposable employee\u201d on a human expedition sent to colonise a distant ice world.<\/p>\n

Back to Black\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Marisa\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse.<\/span><\/figcaption> Monumental Pictures\/StudioCanal<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 12th April 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Industry\u2019s Marisa Abela takes on the role of Amy Winehouse in this film based on the late singer-songwriter\u2019s life, focusing especially on the time she was writing and recording the titular album in the shadow of her tumultuous relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil.<\/p>\n

Love Lies Bleeding<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Katy\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Katy O\u2019Brian and Kristen Stewart in Love Lies Bleeding<\/span><\/figcaption> A24<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 19th April 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rose Glass made quite a splash with her debut film Saint Maud in 2020 and now she returns with her second feature \u2013 which stars Kristen Stewart and Katy O\u2019Brian as a gym employee and bodybuilder embroiled in a romance \u201cfuelled by ego, desire, and the American Dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

Challengers<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Mike\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Mike Faist as Art, Zendaya as Tashi and Josh O\u2019Connor as Patrick in Challengers<\/span><\/figcaption> WB<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 26th April 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another film delayed from 2024 as a result of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Luca Guagdanino\u2019s latest focuses on a love triangle between a tennis player, his wife and coach, and her ex \u2013 with Mike Faist, Zendaya and Josh O\u2019Connor in the starring roles.<\/p>\n

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Kingdom\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes<\/span><\/figcaption> 20th Century Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 24th May 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

The latest entry in the saga is set 300 years after the events of the previous film in the franchise, War for the Planet of the Apes, and follows a young ape who goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he\u2019s been taught about the past.<\/p>\n

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Anya\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Anya Taylor-Joy as Imperator Furiosa in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga<\/span><\/figcaption> WB<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 24th May 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

George Miller returns to the dystopian franchise for which he is most known, with Anya-Taylor Joy this time taking on the lead role in a film that promises to be every bit as epic as the hugely acclaimed previous entry Mad Max: Fury Road.<\/p>\n

Inside Out 2<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Inside\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Inside Out 2<\/span><\/figcaption> Pixar<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 14th June 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Almost a decade after the first film, Pixar is releasing a sequel to the award-winning Inside Out, with familiar emotions Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust this time coming across a new character \u2013Anxiety \u2013 as Riley enters her teenage years.<\/p>\n

Deadpool 3<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Ryan\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Ryan Reyonds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in Deadpool 3<\/span><\/figcaption> Marvel Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 26th July 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hugh Jackman reprises his popular role as Wolverine in this latest instalment of the MCU \u2013 the only new one for 2024 \u2013 which sees both he and Ryan Reynolds\u2019s Deadpool officially join the franchise for the first time as the two characters team up to face a common enemy, with further plot details currently under wraps.<\/p>\n

Beetlejuice 2<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Beetlejuice\"\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Beetlejuice<\/span><\/figcaption> WB<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 6th September 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tim Burton enjoyed something of a renaissance in popularity thanks to the huge success of Wednesday on Netflix, and now the maverick director has made a sequel to his 1988 classic Beetlejuice \u2013 with Micahel Keaton reprising his role as the titular \u201cbio-exorcist\u201d.<\/p>\n

Joker: Folie A Deux<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Lady\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn and Joaquin Pheonix as Joker in Joker<\/span><\/figcaption> WB<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 4th October 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joaquin Phoenix reprises his Oscar-winning role as Gotham\u2019s most notorious super-villain in this follow-up to the divisive 2019 film \u2013 which sees Lady Gaga joining the cast as Harley Quinn in what has somewhat surprisingly been teased as a musical thriller.<\/p>\n

Paddington In Peru<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Paddington\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Paddington in Peru clapperboard image<\/span><\/figcaption> StudioCanal<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 8th November 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

At last! The lovable bear is back on the big screen six years after Paddington 2, and this time he\u2019s taking the Brown family with him to his home country of Peru to visit his Aunt Lucy \u2013 before he once again gets caught up in an adventure when new villains hatch a devious plan.<\/p>\n

Gladiator 2<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Denzel\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Denzel Washington in Gladiator 2<\/span><\/figcaption> Universal<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 22nd November 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ridley Scott returns to ancient Rome for this sequel to his Oscar-winning historical epic Gladiator \u2013 with Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal among the big names to star.<\/p>\n

Wicked<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Wicked\"\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Wicked<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 29th November 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

This adaptation of the hugely popular Broadway and West End musical is actually being split into two parts \u2013 with just the first half arriving in 2024. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo take on the main roles of Galinda and Elphaba respectively.<\/p>\n

Mufasa: The Lion King<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Mufasa:\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Mufasa: The Lion King<\/span><\/figcaption> Disney<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

UK release date: Friday 20th December 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disney\u2019s latest \u201clive-action\u201d film boasts an unlikely director in Moonlight filmmaker Barry Jenkins, and serves as both a prequel and a sequel to The Lion King focusing on the titular villain.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for something to watch tonight, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>, or visit our dedicated\u00a0Film<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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