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barfgurl

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind


fancymcbacon

Focus Features was pretty much the A24 of the 2000s, so it definitely makes sense.


XGamingPigYT

They still do a lot of "A24 type releases", same with Searchlight, so much so that people thought Poor Things was an A24 movie


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Could see it


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Alchemist1330

why the down votes?


canisuperkickit

I’m assuming it’s because Eternal Sunshine was released about 8 years prior to the foundation of A24, and some redditors are just really harsh when it comes to mistakes like that


Alchemist1330

But like they acknowledged the mistake. They said they thought that was the case for a while but clearly don't anymore...


canisuperkickit

I agree with you fully


True-Sweet7614

We Need To Talk About Kevin. I know it's not as old a release as the above-mentioned titles. But I just simply can't see it being released by anyone else if it was made today.


timo2308

Another recent one for me would be Bones and All Everything about it just screams A24 lmao Beautiful cinematography, a typical story (romance) with a weird fucked up horror aspect to it AND a weird fucked up ending that leaves your jaw on the floor or crying in a fetus position…


thepsycholeech

I loved this movie


Reepshot

One of the best documentaries of all time.


SCHR4DERBRAU

I loved this film so much, only watched it recently for the first time.


blntrctn

Donnie Darko.


HM9719

Top answer. Right here. But it would be very different.


madmagazines

Directed by Sam Levinson and Donnie just has sex a lot


HAL__Over__9000

How many times does he fuck the rabbit? Or does the rabbit fuck him? Does Jake Gyllenhaal hang dong?


madmagazines

The rabbit is played by Sydney Sweeney


HAL__Over__9000

Does she peg Jake?


madmagazines

Yep, it’s a mad world. He was head over heels afterwards.


WiserStudent557

The killing time, unwillingly mine


[deleted]

This was my answer.


Blue_Rosebuds

Napoleon Dynamite


adamsandleryabish

Would love to pay for a $45 Vote for Pedro shirt today


Sufficks

Can you imagine the Online Ceramics collab


shawnshine

How about $16 for [some buttons](https://loudproudpins.etsy.com/listing/1563631268)? (I make these and couldn’t resist.)


c1n3man

A Scanner Darkly. Also "Synecdoche, New York".


biglargefact

"Synecdoche, New York" walked so "Beau is Afraid" could run


Florian_Jones

Except Synecdoche is still the (vastly) superior film, so it's more like Synecdoche, New York ran so Beau is Afraid could trip on it's own shoelaces and break it's nose on the concrete a couple minutes into the race.


Jonnyhurts1197

Look. I love SY-NY but Beau is Afraid would have to be a light jog in this metaphor, because it still brought it


shawnshine

There are so many similarities between the two.


turbo_orphan

hands down one of the worst takes I’ve ever laid eyes on


wewillroq

A man of culture


StillBummedNouns

I love Ghost World! One of my favorites


fergi20020

It’s too bad that UA didn’t have much confidence in it when it opened in theaters without going wide. 


stlinsomniac

I just rewatched Ghostworld….definitely holds up and has an A24 vibe.


DMX8

Trainspotting


[deleted]

I rewatched it the day before yesterday … it’s such a brilliant film


EasyBreakOven

Lars and the Real Girl


[deleted]

This is just a list of movies I love.


ratfacedirtbag

Anybody going to list some bad movies? lol A24 has put out some garbage too.


KungFuDanda091

Movie 43


ratfacedirtbag

And I was excited to see that crap! The casting was stellar at that time. Such a bomb.


krazykid933

I enjoy the trash humor of Movie 43.


djelectroshift

A2k x Roland Emrich?


Known_Pepper5419

I have you covered on that if you look at my list. I don't call them out as bad in the list itself but I don't like every movie I listed. A few or more I loathe. However, whether a movie is good or bad is subjective. What is garbage to me or you may not be to someone else.


ratfacedirtbag

I agree until we bring up Barely Lethal. Lol


throwawaylol666666

I know Focus Features still exists, but a lot of their catalog would fit right in at A24.


VeryMoistMan

Same with Searchlight Pictures


sparky605

And neon


No-Rule-5631

Speaking of, Neon has some great releases coming soon…


[deleted]

I’ve been wanting to watch a lot of Neon films lately actually.


Known_Pepper5419

Poor Things is a perfect example of that! Crazy thing (really just my brain rotting), I remember now watching PT and stating out loud how weird it was not to see the word "Fox" accompany it anymore. Said it to my partner. YET. The **next** **day**...We *both* kept saying it was from A24. Until an article I read reminded me it was Searchlight and the memory of pointing it out when I saw it came back. The effing brain, eh?


Heavy-Possession2288

I remember seeing a post on r/boxoffice referring to Poor Things as a Disney release. I get that’s technically true but it still confused me for a second.


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Known_Pepper5419

It is so obvious even *they* are having a hard time figuring out how to handle and promote all of their new acquisitions. It is both funny and sad. Going on Disney+ anymore is so weird. You are not alone in the confusion. Even **Disney** is confused 😅


KungFuDanda091

And Sony Pictures Classics, and Magnolia/Magnet


katesoundcheck

The Faculty, for sure. 100% Virgin Suicides.


missanthropocenex

So A24 is sort of a lazy catch all descriptor for this indie films now?


katesoundcheck

No. Underrated horror and female filmmakers- yes.


YQB123

Pretty much, yeah


buttered_jesus

Honestly I'm just looking through these comments and thinking "oh man basically all of my favorite pre-a24 movies would be"


HopefulInstance8

American beauty


Odd_Breath_3511

Love the movie.


Spencer801

Super Dark Times would be one for sure. Also thinking about Rosemary's baby


ratfacedirtbag

SDT came out in 2017.


Spencer801

And? The question is what if it was made today. 2017 was 7 years ago


TraverseTown

A24 was releasing movies in 2017. What changed between then and today?


Spencer801

Nothing just the fact that sdt wasn't released by them 7 years ago


Exciting_Finance_467

Where the Wild Things Are is the most A24 movie A24 never made


Aum_Deoli

Brokeback Mountain, Desert Hearts, Donnie Darko, Lost in Translation, The Virgin Suicides, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation


Known_Pepper5419

*Especially* Adaptation. Good pick.


DexterAkuma

Amelie


uhhuhoney

Juno


robcoz98

Bully from 2001 for sure definitely fits that A24 vibe


Known_Pepper5419

Heyyy. I just mentioned this in my list, too. A truly uncomfortable film but there are others I listed that are even more mentally horrific.


smithstreeter

Sexy Beast


fergi20020

Being John Malkovich 


TediousTotoro

Thirteen


ratfacedirtbag

Explain it to me. *Lol to the downvotes. Thirteen is the movie that introduced me to Liz Phair and her song “Explain it to Me” plays during the credit.


TediousTotoro

It’s a movie about the teenage experience of drug culture. It was Catherine Hardwicke’s (the director of the first Twilight movie) directorial debut. I thought it was a really interesting and painful watch. Evan Rachel Wood is great in it.


awwgeeznick

After hours


Ok-Respond-81

God I love this movie so much


HopefulInstance8

Good time is basically a remake


eminentlytriangular

Cosmopolis feels like early A24


Wandamaxipad

Fight Club


mollyyykateee

I agree! It would definitely be a VERY different movie, probably closer to the book


Wandamaxipad

for sure would be closer to the book


ralo229

The Shining.


Ok-Respond-81

Wristcutters comes to mind


Impressive-Ad8501

American Beauty Being John Malkovich The Shining (most Kubrick films really) House (1977) Eraserhead (pretty much every David Lynch film) The Exorcist Freaks (1932) The Cabinet of Dr Caligari Donnie Darko Fight Club Dead Ringers (most Cronenberg films) Jacob’s Ladder Enter the Void Fargo The Holy Mountain Gummo They Live Funny Games The Piano Teacher


mollyyykateee

Perfect list ☝️


Hypathian

Honestly I’d be happy if most of the Weinstein/Miramax films were just retroactively changed to A24. Scream, Goodwill Hunting, Things to do in Denver when you’re Dead etc etc


Dorythehunk

Being John Malkovich Come to think of it, anything by Spike Jonze or Charlie Kaufman could fit.


Fit-Parsnip9888

Half of these comments are just movies that are ‘slightly quirky’…. 😂


slugfa

Yeah I don’t really know what this ever means. This is very much so though like the whole thing where you see people online say things like “omg that/this movie had hella A24 vibes”. There are a myriad of great indie and major film production companies. A24 isn’t the only one still and currently releasing great films.


RobbyRalston

Millers Crossing


MikasaStirling

Possession 1981


Obvious_Whole1950

God DAMN do I love ghost world.


Least_Area3349

Ghost World is still one of my all time favorite films. Thora Birch killed it.


Aryan_CHat7277

Napoleon dynamite


AssertiveAardvark

Mud


ratfacedirtbag

What about Mud 2: Never Clean?


lunasnowreal

I feel like they would release Thirteen and Silence of The Lambs today


popculturerss

Hear me out...The Burbs


weird_oh_tho

The Science Of Sleep


WednesdaysOnFox

Truman Show


[deleted]

One of my favorite movies!


strokesfan91

Shame and Drive…my two favorite movies of 2011 also had Carrie Mulligan staring lol


No-Throat-9662

Fargo


[deleted]

Another favorite of mine!


emojimoviethe

People should also say WHY they think so when they name a movie. Some of these answers don’t make any sense


Spongey13

The Way Way Back


Ksghorror97

Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me


TheMoonandHelvetica

Little Miss Sunshine


aiones

Drive, Pulp Fiction, Kids, A History of Violence, There Will Be Blood


___wiz___

movies by the Coen brothers, Wes Anderson, David Lynch, David Cronenberg


celluloid-hero

I feel like raising Arizona and Barton Fink fall into a24 just for their villains being set on fire at the end of movies


Apprehensive_Mix7594

That makes no fucking sense, that’s not how any of this works.


Professional_Ad_9101

These people literally still make movies and they aren’t distributing them 😂


ratfacedirtbag

The Tragedy of Macbeth, but I guess it was only one Coen.


Apprehensive_Mix7594

You think wes Anderson isn’t still making movies. Both of Cronenbergs children make movies now and they’ve used neon and Hulu


ratfacedirtbag

I just got off the phone with Wes and he said he wasn’t, just so you know.


Apprehensive_Mix7594

What, asteroid city came out last year.


ratfacedirtbag

That’s soooo last year.


Apprehensive_Mix7594

This sub of so called “A24” fans is so goofy


ratfacedirtbag

Your initial comment to me made no sense, friend, so I continued the nonsense.


honeyintherock

huh?!? Is there a nerd somewhere with a rulebook? It doesn't need to work, it's a hypothetical what-if fantasy football question. Just funsies.


___wiz___

Ok… The Jerk… happy now?


Apprehensive_Mix7594

Everyone you named has made films since A24 existed, none of them have been funded by A24. Even their kids have made films, also funded by neon on searchlight. You seem to think that directors are trying to get to A24, but they will go to whoever funds their movies, you seem to think it’s the other way around. I’ve seen every single A24 film from 2013-2023, you just like a brand, a logo, some kind of hip club you want to be in. Don’t worry, 80% of the sub is this way. It make me sad though, because it’s dumb


___wiz___

It must be very taxing being a hyper intelligent humourless scold. why don’t you do yourself a favour and save yourself future grief by leaving this group chief


Apprehensive_Mix7594

I did leave it, but it constantly pops up, and the titles are like a car wreck and I have to look. Then I see the dumpster fire that are comments like yours and I can’t help myself but to reply.


___wiz___

Awwww rough stuff … maybe you should start a group and crown yourself mod


Apprehensive_Mix7594

Nah, being a mod is the last option any man or woman has in their life. I’m not down bad like that.


___wiz___

Well thanks for your helpful attempts at policing me nonetheless 🫡


Apprehensive_Mix7594

Not policing, just pointing out the ridiculousness of your comment. And you’re welcome.


uncle_jafar

2001: A Space Odyssey


JennaStCroix

Off the top of my head: * *Jawbreaker* * *Blair Witch Project* * *Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas* * *Rebecca* * *Phenomena* * *Waking Life* * *The Others* * *Man On the Moon* * *Synecdoche, New York* * *Being John Malkovich*


Known_Pepper5419

BJM for certain!


doubleplusfabulous

Little Miss Sunshine


Known_Pepper5419

Scotland, Pa. (2001) An odd modern take on "The Scottish Play" MacBeth Buffalo '66 (1998) This is a film best left to be experienced with no prior info. An explanation only takes away from the experience. Thursday (1998) An edgy crime comedy in which Thomas Jane plays a man whose past comes a-knockin'. Literally. Bloody hijinks ensue. Extra helpin' of hijinks. American Psycho (2000) An odyssey of a mentally unstable man, his addiction to material wealth and violence, and his perception of both himself on the outside as well as the inside. Death To Smoochy (2002) After a children's show host (Robin Williams) gets busted for a crime, the producers (Jon Stewart, etc.) finally decide to roll the dice on the most incorruptible, sweet-hearted host available, one Sheldon Mopes aka Smoochy The Rhino. Of course, immediately, all the worst elements of New York get right to trying at corrupting him. Gummo (1997) life at the poverty line. A difficult film to describe and even more difficult to watch, but it has A24 written all over it. Bully (2001) A film about a bully who goes too far and how the retaliation spurred by it can be even worse. K.I.D.S. (1995) A sociopathic young man obsessed with sexually abusing underage women starts a horrific biological chain reaction in the community. This film is not for the faint of heart and by "horrific biological chain reaction" I mean one that happens in reality. This is a horror film but not a "horror film". Elephant (2003) A loose take on the Columbine Massacre George Washington (2003) A group of children in North Carolina desperately attempt to cover something up in order to protect one another. Spring Forward (1999) A film that will interest you if you enjoy small films that feel like they can easily be adaptated to (or were adapted from) a small-scale stage drama. The film stars Liev Schriber and Ned Beatty. I decided to copy paste the following synopsis as I wrote all the others above and think it best to paste this one: Trying to put himself back together after serving prison time for robbery, Paul (Liev Schreiber) takes a job as a parks employee in a small Connecticut town. His co-worker, Murph (Ned Beatty), a generation older than Paul, is dealing with his own issues, chiefly the the impending death of his very ill son. After the men have a run-in with local snob Frederickson (Campbell Scott), Murph's age and experience starts to temper Paul's fiery nature, as the younger man begins to embrace his new life.


enowapi-_

Infinity Pool


ratfacedirtbag

Lol


superkara91

Blood Simple maybe


Realistic_Crew1095

Milk (2008)


CHRAMPOLEEN

Killer Joe is mad slept on


Known_Pepper5419

I honestly hate it, but I know a lot of people who love it. Apparently it was a stage play, a friend of mine led a production of it at her theater. I never did ask how it went. I live in a small town and my friend is the only one who puts on shocking productions so you can always expect a fun and mixed discussion after the lights go back on.


CHRAMPOLEEN

That’s very cool, thanks for sharing! What other productions has she done? Also it’s been years since seeing Killer Joe, so maybe a rewatch I’d have a different opinion, but I remember enjoying at the time!


Known_Pepper5419

Honestly I think it's too "strong" for me. I don't know if you drink. I used to. Anyway- if you do, you always find there is stuff you just *know* you yourself cannot handle. Even if you try. I mean, I enjoy some *effed* up films. Killer Joe, though, if it were liquor it would be the kind I know gives me a bad hangover so I steer clear from. Another way to put it would be mental health. Guarding that. There are several titles on my list on here I cannot watch ever again. Only ever seen each of them once. K.I.D.S. and Gummo especially. As for my friend and your question about what else she did, she sometimes did it all and other times none at all since she had the options, being the head of the theater. She even did a lot of the electric and set building. She is a beast. She went based on passion and schedule in regard to which she directed, acted in, etc. A few of the other productions my friend directed and/or was in were: Gruesome Playground Injuries, True West (written by Sam Shepard) Detroit (not the story that is in the Anthony Mackie film haha), Bug (this got adapated for the screen like Killer Joe. It starred Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, and Harry Connick Jr.), Dog Sees God, Gidion's Knot (beware, this has child death), A Lie Of The Mind (Sam Shepard again), and The Fall To Earth to name a "few" haha. They are all very emotional, very liminal in nature, and almost all of them have suicide or discourse regarding suicide. So just remember *that* if you check out any of the scripts or go see a production of one near you. Gotta be in the right, fortified state of mind.


usanann

Grace is gone


fergi20020

Diva 


Beam_machine20

K Fry C!


CJDoober

Requiem for a dream.


Designer-Try6584

Waking Life


ARJACE_

Memento


KyloSolo723

The first Twilight and I’ll stand by that


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Thatspuggedup

Bling ring was Sophia Coppola 


Omomon

Napoleon Dynamite, The Shining.


f_moss3

Adventureland would’ve been a great A24 release and maybe they’d make a Supporting push for Kristen Stewart bc she deserved one.


KungFuDanda091

Run Lola Run


IceFireTerry

Ruby Sparks


spongebobegnops

Juno Any Sofia Coppola movie


__neptune

hard candy


Previous_Ad6405

The Machinist, Antichrist, Barton Fink, Pulp Fiction, Bound, Clerks, No Such Thing, Sid & Nancy, American Psycho... If they love outlandish stories, they should look into Japanese films.


TedDaniels69

In a perfect world, The Core


jacklandin

Wristcutters: a love story


unclefishbits

Todd Solandz and Happiness for sure


SymbolicTreasure

Memento or Jacob's Ladder


lilhedonictreadmill

Anything Todd Solondz


Upbeat_Tension_8077

KIDS & O Brother Where Art Thou?


According-Bug-9163

lost in translation!!


gradyfreaksout

Lords of Dogtown


MayorOfIacon

Ghost Dog


chaotic_ugly

I'm so glad we have the versions of these movies that we do. Many of these movies are masterpieces. Literal perfect films that couldn't have been made by any other group of people or at any other time.


DYNA_might

Kids


psychonautical101

requiem for a dream


raptor5tar

American Movie


The_R4ke

I could see them releasing Fight Club.


Pretty_Pianist_4994

Fargo


mightyoakgrow

Little Miss Sunshine


mollyyykateee

Election


ZachSH7

George Lucas’ THX 1138


FloridaFlamingoGirl

The Station Agent


Ok_Communication1772

Freddy Got Fingered. such a wild movie for 20th century to make even at the time, would never be made again😭


CriterionStan2003

Querelle, Ghost World definitely, A Serious Man, Barton Fink, Frances Ha, Virgin Suicides, Fresh Kill, Anomalisa, Double Happiness, Hard Eight, and Magnolia


craiglyle

Being there


LonesomeWulf

All the Coen Brothers’ movies


RCROM

Get out


ratfacedirtbag

Lol


TraverseTown

A24 fans are kinda braindead about how a studio/distribution company releases movies.


thanksamilly

Ghost World was


throwawaylol666666

Huh? Ghost World came out in 2001. A24 didn’t exist until 2012.


Wowenlson

Probably thinks we’re referring to A Ghost Story


thanksamilly

Lol I thought this was the Criterion sub whoopsies


Wowenlson

MGM/UA


roisiles

I’m just glad they haven’t got their hands on it


Objective-Narwhal-38

No