Explore the must-see upcoming movies in the early months of 2024. Get ready for a mix of thrilling adventures and touching dramas, with something for every moviegoer, these films are bound to keep audiences entertained and engaged. So mark your calendars and prepare for an exciting cinematic journey that you won’t want to miss. Here are 10 Upcoming movies of early 2024 along with their trailers.
Land Of Bad [Release Date: 16th February]
A covert Special Forces operation in the South Philippines spirals into a brutal 48-hour battle for survival. When an elite extraction team is ambushed deep in enemy territory, rookie officer Kinney (Liam Hemsworth) is left outnumbered but determined to leave no man behind. With an air strike closing in, Kinney’s only hope hinges on the guidance of Air Force drone pilot Reaper (Russel Crowe), navigating unknowable danger where every move could be their last.
Action
Thriller
Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crows, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, Milo Ventimiglia.
Director: William Eubank
Producers: David Frigerio, William Eubank, Adam Beasley, Michael Jefferson.
Release Details: The Movie is scheduled to be released theatrically by The Avenue Entertainment on 16th February.
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Spaceman [Release Date: 20th February]
Spaceman is a movie based on the 2017 novel “Spaceman of Bohemia” written by Jaroslav Kalfař. Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano) works with Jakub to make sense of what went wrong before it is too late.
Adventure
Drama
Sci-fi
Starring: Adam Sandler, Carey mulligan, Paul Dano(Voice over), Kunal Nayyar, Isabella Rossellini, Lena Olin.
Director: Johan Renck.
Producers: Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Lia Buman, Peter Kiernan, Max Silva, Michael Parets, Tim Headington.
Release Details: Spaceman will have its world premiere as part of the “Berlinale Special” programme at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on 20th February, and is scheduled for a limited theatrical release on 23rd February before the film hits Netflix on March 1.
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Ordinary Angels [Release Date: 23rd February]
Inspired by the incredible true story, “Ordinary Angels” centres on Sharon Steves (Hilary Swank), a fierce but struggling hairdresser in small-town Kentucky, who discovers a renewed sense of purpose when she meets Ed Schmitt (Alan Ritchson), a widower working hard to make ends meet for his two daughters. With his youngest daughter waiting for a liver transplant, Sharon sets her mind to helping the family and will move mountains to do it. What unfolds is the inspiring tale of faith, everyday miracles, and ordinary angels.
Drama
Starring: Alan Ritchson, Hilary Swank, Emily Mitchell, Amy Acker, Nancy Travis.
Director: Jon Gunn.
Producers: David Beal, Jon Berg, Johnathan Dorfman, Kevin Downes, Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin, Sarah E. Johnson, Dave Matthews.
Release Details: The movie is scheduled to release theatrically by Lionsgate Films on 23rd February.
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Wicked Little Letters [Release Date: 23rd February]
Based on a stranger-than-fiction true story taking place in the 1920s English seaside town of Littlehampton of West Sussex, Wicked Little Letters follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and her fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
Comedy
Crime
Drama
History
Mystery
Starring: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan, Malachi Kirby, Timothy Spall.
Director: Thea Sharrock.
Producers: Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Ed Sinclair, Olivia Colman, Jo Wallett.
Release Details: This Movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and is scheduled to be released by StudioCanal in the United Kingdom on 23rd February and 29th March in the United States.
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Ricky Stanicky [Release Date: 7th March]
When three childhood best friends pull a prank that goes wrong, they invent the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble. Twenty years after creating this “friend”, Dean (Zac Efron), JT(Andrew Santino), and Wes (Jermaine Fowler) still use the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behaviour. When their spouses and partners get suspicious and demand to finally meet the fabled Mr Stanicky, the guilty trio decides to hire a washed-up actor and raunchy celebrity impersonator “Rock Hard” Rod (John Cena) to bring him to life. But when Rod takes his role of a lifetime too far, they begin to wish they’d never invented Ricky in the first place
Comedy
Starring: Zac Efron, John Cena, Andrew Santino, Jermaine Fowler, Lex Scott Davis, William H. Macy.
Director: Peter Farrelly
Producers: Paul Currie, John Jacobs, Thorsten Schumacher, Michael De Luca.
Release Details: The movie is scheduled to be released by Amazon MGM Studios through its streaming service Prime Video on March 7th.
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Road House [Release Date: 8th March]
Doug Liman’s remake of the 1989 Road House will soon come to life, Ex-UFC fighter Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal) takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.
Action
Thriller
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Joaquim De Almeida, Conor McGregor, Lukas Gage, Arturo Castro, B.K. Cannon, Beau Knapp, Darren Barnet, Dominique Columbus, Bob Menery.
Director: Doug Liman.
Producers: Joel Silver
Release Details: The movie is set to premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW) March 8th as the opening night film and is scheduled to be released via Streaming on Prime Video by Amazon MGM Studios on March 21st.
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Arthur The King [Release Date: 15th March]
Based on an incredible true story, Arthur The King follows Michael Light (Mark Wahlberg), desperate for one last chance to win, as he convinces a sponsor to back him and a team of athletes (Simu Liu, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Ali Suliman) for the Adventure Racing World Championship in the Dominican Republic. Over ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Light and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. As the team is pushed to their outer limits of endurance in the race, Arthur redefines what victory, loyalty and friendship truly mean.
Adventure
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Simu Liu, Juliet Rylance, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ali Suliman, Paul Guilfoyle, Bear Grylls playing as Himself.
Director: Simon Cellan Jones
Producers: Tucker Tooley, Mark Canton, Courtney Solomon, Tessa Tooley, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson.
Release Details: The movie is scheduled to be released by Lionsgate Films on 15th March.
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Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire [Release Date: 29th March]
After nearly destroying each other in 2020’s Godzilla VS Kong, the giant Titans are back to face a new dangerous threat, but this time, they are on the same side. We delve further into the histories of these Titans, their origins and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, and uncover the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.
Action
Adventure
Sci-fi
Starring: Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Kaylee Hottle, Fala Chen.
Director: Adam Wingard.
Producers: Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Brian Rogers, Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric McLeod.
Release Details: The fifth film in the MonsterVerse is scheduled to be theatrically released By Warner Bros. Pictures (WB) on 29th March.
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Monkey Man [Release Date: 5th April]
Gianni Renaud, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living by working in an underground fight club, wearing a gorilla mask, he’s beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, he sets out to exact revenge against a group of corrupt leaders, who are responsible for his mother’s death and also taking advantage of the poor people. His mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Action
Thriller
Starring: Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Sobhita Dhulipala, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar, Adithi Kalkunte, Sikandar Kher, Makarand Deshpande.
Director: Dev Patel.
Producers: Dev Patel, Jomon Thomas, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler, Anjay Nagpal.
Release Details: The movie is set to premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 11th and is scheduled to be released by Universal Pictures in the United States on 5th April and 19th April in India.
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The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare [Release Date: 19th April]
Based upon recently declassified files of the British War Department and inspired by true events, The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare is an action-comedy that tells the story of the first-ever special forces organization formed during WWII by then UK Prime Minister “Winston Churchill” and a small group of military officials including author Ian Fleming. The top-secret combat unit, composed of a motley crew of rogues and mavericks, goes on a daring mission against the Nazis using entirely unconventional and utterly “ungentlemanly” fighting techniques. Ultimately their audacious approach changed the course of the war and laid the foundation for the British SAS and modern Black Ops warfare.
Drama
War
Starring: Henry Cavill, Eiza González, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Babs Olusamokun, Henrique Zaga, Til Schweiger, Henry Golding, Cary Elwes.
Director: Guy Ritchie.
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Guy Ritchie, Chad Oman, Ivan Atkinson, John Friedberg.
Release Details: The movie is scheduled to be released on 19th April by Lionsgate Films in the United States and Black Bear International will self-distribute in The United Kingdom.
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And that concludes our picks for – 10 upcoming movies set to release in the First quarter of 2024. Mark your calendars for an unforgettable cinematic experience!