The Most-Watched Movies of 2024 According to IMDb

Looking for the most popular films of 2024? We’ve compiled a list of this year’s top-rated and most-watched movies, according to IMDb. Some have skyrocketed with high scores, while others garnered mixed reviews, but they’ve all captured the audience's attention. Which ones have you seen? Let’s dive in!

Joker: Folie à Deux

IMDb: 5.3

Struggling with his dual identity, failed comedian Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life, Harley Quinn, while incarcerated at Arkham State Hospital.

Director: Todd Phillips

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson

The Substance

IMDb: 7.9

A fading celebrity acquires a drug from the black market: a cell-replicating substance that temporarily turns her into a younger and better version of herself.

Director: Coralie Fargeat

Cast: Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid, Margaret Qualley

Megalopolis

IMDb: 5

The city of New Rome faces a duel between brilliant artist Cesar Catilina, who supports a utopian future, and greedy mayor Franklyn Cicero. Caught in the middle is Julia Cicero, whose loyalty is torn between her father and her lover.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Cast: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel

Wolfs

IMDb: 6.5

Two rival fixers cross paths when both are called to cover up a misstep by a high-ranking New York official. To get the job done, they must set aside their petty complaints and egos.

Director: Jon Watts

Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Amy Ryan

Deadpool & Wolverine

IMDb: 7.8

Deadpool is offered a place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by the Time Variance Authority but instead recruits a variant of Wolverine to help save his universe from destruction.

Director: Shawn Levy

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin

Salem's Lot

IMDb: 5.7

Searching for inspiration for his next book, a writer returns to his hometown of Jerusalem's Lot, only to discover that the townspeople are being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.

Director: Gary Dauberman

Cast: Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Jordan Preston Carter

Speak No Evil

IMDb: 7

A family is invited to spend the weekend at a remote house in the countryside. However, as the weekend progresses, they begin to realize that the family who invited them has a dark side.

Director: James Watkins

Cast: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy

The Wild Robot

IMDb: 8.5

Roz, an intelligent robot, is stranded on a deserted island after a shipwreck. To survive in the harsh environment, she forms bonds with the island’s animals and takes care of an orphaned gosling.

Director: Chris Sanders

Cast: Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

IMDb: 7

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return to their home in Winter River. Lydia's life, still haunted by Beetlejuice, is turned upside down when her young daughter Astrid accidentally opens a portal to the Other World.

Director: Tim Burton

Cast: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara

Inside Out 2

IMDb: 7.6

In this sequel set nine years after the first film, Riley is entering adolescence and experiencing new, more complex emotions. As she adjusts to her teenage years, her old emotions must adapt to the possibility of being replaced.

Director: Kelsey Mann

Cast: Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman