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Top 10 of American cinema experts: also notable films this year
The American Film Institute (AFI) has once again announced its list of the best films of the year. Here we find two musical films: the recently released Wicked in Holland and the Netflix film Emilia Pérez.
The latter especially stands out on the list, since the AFI normally only awards American films. it’s partly french The substance Therefore, it is not part of this contest, for example. We list the complete top 10.
The following years are based on the launch in the Netherlands.
longs (2024)
Director: Sean baker | Cast: Mikey Madison and Yura Borisov
Anora is a young sex worker from Brooklyn. One day he meets the son of an oligarch. Love is in the air and they impulsively decide to get married. This news also reaches Russia, which does not make the husband’s parents happy. They travel to New York with the aim of annulling the marriage.
The brutalist (2025)
Director: Brady Corbet | Cast: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy PierceThe architect László Toth leaves the European continent with his wife Erzsébet and moves to the United States where they want to make the American dream come true. Their lives change completely when the charming industrialist Harrison Van Buren makes them a proposal.
A complete stranger (2025)
Release: | Director: James Mangold | Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Edward NortonNineteen-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City in 1961 in search of his hero, the ailing Woody Guthrie. He is embraced by the New York folk scene (Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and others) who recognize his talent. She finds gigs in downtown clubs and quickly becomes a sensation, signing with Columbia Records.
Conclave (2024)
Director: Eduardo Berger | Cast: Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci and othersAfter the Pope’s death, cardinals from around the world cast their votes in the world’s most secret election: that of the new world spiritual leader. Cardinal Lawrence must make sure everything goes well, despite his own crisis of faith.Dune: Part Two (2024)
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya eaPaul Atreides is in the company of the Fremen, as he seeks revenge on those who caused the downfall of his family. Paul will have to choose between the love of his life and the fate of the universe to avoid the terrible future that only he foresees.
Emilia Perez (2024)
Director: Jacques Audiard | Cast: Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gómez and othersAttorney Rita works for a large company where her talents are underutilized. One day he receives the strange offer to help disappear the feared leader of the cartel so he can start a new life. The man makes a plan to undergo gender reassignment surgery and finally become the woman he has wanted to be for years.
Nickel Boys (2025)
Director: Ross Bouquet | Cast: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and othersAfrican-American Elwood Curtis, who grew up in the 1960s, is falsely accused of committing a crime and sent to a juvenile institution. He finds his only refuge in this hellish place in Turner, whom he befriends. Together they try to confront the horrors of the school run by a corrupt board.
A real pain (2025)
Release: | Director: Jesse Eisenberg | Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin andCousins David and Benji lose their grandmother and travel together to Poland in remembrance. As a Holocaust survivor, he had included this trip in his will. The men discover more about their childhood during World War II and also discover things about their origins.
sing sing (2025)
Director: Greg Kwedar | Cast: Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin eaIn prison, a group of prisoners meet for a workshop and brainstorm a new play they will work on in the next period. The group is led by Divine G and was recently joined by Divine Eye.
Wicked (2024)
Release: | Director: Juan M. Chu | Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande andElphaba can be recognized by her green skin. She is good friends with the spoiled rich girl and good fairy Glinda. A local prince and the tormented Wizard of Oz also cross their paths.