With September upon us , Hollywood bids farewell to the summertime blockbuster time of year . After a dissatisfactory May , the summer season deal off at the theater with monumental hits , includingInside Out 2,Despicable Me 2,Twisters , andAlien : Romulus .

Starting this month , the attention displacement to laurels season , as many films will have splashy debuts at motion-picture show festival . Every film on this list will hope to reach fiscal and critical winner . Could one of these photographic film be the next Best Picture achiever ? Below are our ranking for the seven most anticipated movies of dip 2024 .

7. Saturday Night (2024)

For five years , Jason Reitman has played in the supernatural world for 2021’sGhostbusters : Afterlifeand 2024’sGhostbusters : Frozen Empire . Later this gloam , Reitman trades in his proton pack for some cue stick cards inSaturday Night , the highly foretell dramedy aboutSaturday Night Live . The cinema chronicles the chaotic first night of NBC’sSaturday Night Livebeginning at 10 p.m. ET on October 11 , 1975 , 90 minutes before the show hits the air .

The Fabelmans ‘ Gabriel LaBelle star asSNLvisionary Lorne Michaels , Cooper Hoffman as NBC executive Dick Ebersol , and Rachel Sennott   as   Rosie Shuster , anSNLwriter and Michaels ’ wife . The movie premiered to a positive response at   the 2024 Telluride Film Festival . Saturday Nightcoincides withSNL’s50th time of year , which commence on September 28 , 2024 .

Saturday Nightopens in theatre on October 11 , 2024 .

6. Megalopolis (2024)

Academy Award - deliver the goods filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has not directed a moving picture since 2011’sTwixt . In 2024 , he returns to the director ’s chair with the biggest gamble of his life history : Megalopolis . The larger-than-life sci - fi cinema is Coppola ’s dream project , with the film maker selling his wineries to self - finance the $ 120 million budget .

Megalopolisstars Adam Driver as Cesar Catalina , a talented architect who essay to rebuild the metropolis of New Rome in an guess Modern America . place upright in Caesar ’s way is Franklyn Cicero ( Giancarlo Esposito ) , the corrupt mayor who thrives on greed and partisan warfare . Megalopolispremiered to miscellaneous follow-up at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival . Only sentence will tell ifMegalopolisbecomes a misunderstood chef-d’oeuvre or a severe misfire .

Megalopolisopens in theaters on September 27 , 2024 .

5. Anora (2024)

This year , Neon ’s big Oscar spiel isAnora , the latest picture show from writer - manager Sean Baker ( The Florida Project , Red Rocket ) . Ani ( Mikey Madison ) is a Brooklyn sex worker who meets Vanya , the son of a Russian oligarch . The two fall in love and cursorily get married . The cock-and-bull story saga is disrupt by Vanya ’s Russian parent , who want the matrimony void .

former review ofAnorahave described it asPretty Womanmeets Uncut gemstone . Anorabecame the first American motion-picture show to deliver the goods the Palme d’Or since 2011’sThe Tree of Life . Madison has garnered serious Oscar buzz , with many pundits believe she will receive a nominating speech for Best Actress .

Anoraopens in theaters on October 18 , 2024 .

4. Wicked (2024)

Can a lineament film adaptation of a famous musical become a billion - dollar gross ? oecumenical hope so , asWickedhits theaters in November . found on the Tony - succeed musical , Wickeddepicts the friendly relationship between Elphaba Thropp ( Cynthia Erivo ) and Galinda Upland ( Ariana Grande ) .

Wickedis a prequel toThe Wizard of Oz , as Elphaba and Galinda will eventually become the Wicked Witch of the West and Galinda the Good , severally . Jon M. Chu , the conductor ofCrazy Rich AsiansandIn The Heights , helmsWicked , which is the first of a two - part adaptation . IfWickedgarners a incontrovertible reception and strong word of mouth , the musical will become one of the highest - gross films of 2024 .

Wickedopens in dramaturgy on November 22 , 2024 .

3. Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)

2019’sJokerdefied expectations and then some . The origin story became the first gas constant - rated film to double-dyed over $ 1 billion worldwide . Jokerreceived 11 Oscar nominations , winning two for Best Actor and Best Original Score . In 2024 , Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix are returning to the DC world for the sequel , Joker : Folie à Deux .

Set two year after the events ofJoker , Arthur Fleck ( Phoenix ) is institutionalized at Arkham State Hospital . While awaiting run for his crimes , Arthur falls in love with Harleen “ Lee ” Quinzel ( Lady Gaga ) , the cleaning woman who will eventually become Harley Quinn . Joker : Folie à Deuxis another risky proposal , as the film boast multiple musical numeral . IfJoker : Folie à Deuxcomes out of the 2024 Venice International Film Festival with unspoilt bombination , expect the subsequence to be another success history for Warner Bros.

Joker :   Folie à Deuxopens in theaters on October 4 , 2024 .

2. Blitz (2024)

The biggest baseless identity card in the Best Picture race isBlitz , Steve McQueen ’s upcoming historical play . The World War II film pursue George ( Elliott Heffernan ) , a 9 - year - old male child in London sent to the English countryside by his mother , Rita ( Saoirse Ronan ) . When George sic out on a dangerous escapade in East London , Rita begins her hunting to reunite with her boy .

McQueen has a prove track record with the Academy , winningBest word-painting for12 Years a Slavein 2014 . Ronan , who has garnered Oscar buzz for her functioning inThe Outrun , could be a dual nominee with a supporting nod forBlitz . The British war film has Apple behind it , so expect an expensive awards season campaign .

Blitzopens in prime theaters on November 1 , 2024 , before streaming to Apple TV+   on November 22 .

1. Gladiator II (2024)

Twenty - four years ago , Ridley Scott’sGladiatorwowed audiences on its way to gain Best Picture . Scott will endeavor to re - transmission channel that Roman thaumaturgy for his long - expect continuation , Gladiator II.Paul Mescalstars as Lucius Verus , the son of Lucilla ( Connie Nielson ) , who lives in the coastal town of Numidia with his married woman and baby . Roman soldiers invade Numidia and enslave Lucius .

Trained by Macrinus ( Denzel Washington ) , Lucius becomes a gladiator aim on exacting his revenge on the Roman conglomerate . The initial footage look stunning , as Scott may have another gigantic striking on his helping hand . CanGladiator IIrun the board and become a contender at the Oscars ? I would n’t bet against it .

prizefighter IIopens in theaters on November 22 , 2024 .