The 10 best movies in theaters right now

Summary

• 2023's massive box office success and critical acclaim continued with highly anticipated films in 2024.
• Recent releases such as “Alien: Romulus” and “Skincare” provide thrilling and dramatic cinematic experiences.
• August brings a variety of genres, including the sci-fi action comedy Borderlands and the psychological thriller Trap.

August 2024 continues to bring some of the biggest this year moviesand these are playing in theaters now, along with July's most popular releases. After several difficult years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a big year for cinema with huge, record-breaking box office successes and critically acclaimed stories. Fortunately, this continues in 2024, where a variety of highly anticipated movies are coming, some of which are currently available in theaters.

A variety of major films were screened in theaters as of July Despicable me 4Ti West's Maxxinehorror movie Long-legged onesdisaster movie Twistersand Deadpool's debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Deadpool and Wolverine. August also brings exciting movies from various genres and last week releases Border areas, It ends with usand Cuckoo now the most recent entry is connected Alien franchise, a crime thriller and biographical drama about a skin care company.

10 Alien: Romulus

Alien: Romulus was released on August 16, 2024

Alien: Romulus
follows a group of space colonists who come face-to-face with a monstrous life form while cleaning up an old space station.

The Alien continues with the franchise Alien: Romulusthe seventh installment in the franchise and a standalone interquel It was established between 1979 Alien and 1986 years Foreigners. Alien: Romulus follows a group of space colonists who, while cleaning up an old space station, come face-to-face with a monstrous life form that has already created chaos and terror for other crews in space. Alien: Romulus It was originally slated to be released on Hulu, but was (thankfully) given a theatrical release after it went into production.

You can read Screen Rant Alien: Romulus review here.

9 Skin care

Skincare was released on August 16, 2024

Skin care
is the story of Hope Goldman, a celebrity esthetician who took her career to the next level with her own skincare line.

Skin care It is a crime thriller directed by Austin Peters. Skin care is the story of Hope Goldman, a celebrity esthetician who took her career to the next level with her own skincare line. But he soon runs into trouble as his rival, Angel Vergara, opens a boutique across the street from him. Hope begins to suspect that someone is trying to sabotage herand he is determined to find out who is trying to destroy his business.

8 Rob Peace

Rob Peace was released on August 16, 2024

Rob Peace is a 2014 biographical drama film written and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert PaceBy Jeff Hobbs. This is the story of Yale University graduate Rob Peace, whose father was imprisoned for crimes he did not commit. Raised by her devoted but militant mother, Rob decides to risk everything to free his father, so he turns to drug dealing.

You can read Screen Rant Rob Peace review here.

7 Border areas

Borderlands was released on August 9, 2024

Border areas
It follows Lilith, a notorious outlaw with a mysterious past who reluctantly returns to her home planet.

Border areas is a sci-fi comedy film directed by Eli Roth. Based on the video game series of the same name developed by Gearbox Software, Border areas It follows Lilith, a notorious outlaw with a mysterious past who reluctantly returns to her home planet. Lilith is on a mission to find the missing daughter of the most powerful SOB in the universeand to do so, he teams up with a former elite mercenary, a wild teenage wrecker, his muscle-bound bodyguard, a scientist and a robot. Together they fight monsters and bandits to find and protect the missing girl.

You can read Screen Rant Border areas review here.

6 It ends with us

It Ends With Us was released on August 9, 2024

Lily and Ryle fall in love, but she soon discovers aspects of him that remind her of her parents' unhealthy relationship.

It ends with us is a romantic drama film directed by Justin Baldoni and based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover. This is the story of Lily, who moves to Boston to follow her dreams and meets the charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid. Lily and Ryle fall in love, but she soon discovers aspects of him that remind her of her parents' unhealthy relationship. To make it even more difficult Lily meets her first love, Atlasand so he must rely on his inner strength to make a difficult decision.

You can read Screen Rant It ends with us review here.

5 Cuckoo

Cuckoo was released on August 9, 2024

Gretchen is forced to move with her father and her new family to a resort in the German Alps.

Cuckoo is a sci-fi horror thriller written and directed by Tilman Singer. Cuckoo follows 17-year-old Gretchen, who is forced to move with her father and new family to a resort in the German Alps. Once there, Gretchen realizes something is wrong with their new home, especially after her father's boss, Mr. König, takes a strange interest in Gretchen's mute stepsister. Strange sounds and violent visions await Gretchen and makes a terrifying discovery that engulfs him and his family.

You can read Screen Rant Cuckoo review here.

4 Trap

Trap was released on August 2, 2024

Cooper learns from an employee at the venue that the concert is a trap for a serial killer known as The Butcher.

Trap It's a psychological thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and as expected, it has a big twist – but it was revealed in the trailers. Trap follows Cooper as he takes his teenage daughter to a concert by pop star Lady Raven. Cameras are everywhere in the place, at every door and outside, attracting the attention of police officers. Cooper learns from an employee at the venue that the concert is a trap for a serial killer known as The Butcher, and Cooper is said to be the killer. Trap There are more twists than Cooper being The ButcherSticking to Shyamalan's movies.

3 Harold and the Purple Pencil

Harold and the Purple Crayon was released on August 2, 2024

Harold has a magical purple crayon that brings everything he draws to life.

Harold and the Purple Pencil is a live action/animated sci-fi comedy directed by Carlos Saldanha. It follows a book character, Harold, who is now an adult. Harold has a magical purple crayon that brings everything he draws to life and he uses it to break out of the book's pages and into the physical world. Luckily for Harold, the pencil still works in the human world, allowing him to create all sorts of things while learning all about real life.

Harold and the Purple Pencil
Based on the 1955 children's book of the same name by Crockett Johnson.

2 Deadpool and Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine is released on July 26, 2024

Deadpool's peace is interrupted by the Time Variance Authority, who pull him into a new mission.

The long-awaited MCU debut of The Merc with a Mouth is finally here. Directed by Shawn Levy, Deadpool and Wolverine It is set six years after the events Deadpool 2and Wade Wilson finds himself living a quiet life after leaving the role of Deadpool behind. As his home universe faces an existential threat, his peace is disrupted by the Time Variance Authority, which pulls him into a new mission. This new mission forces Deadpool to join forces with Wolverineand together they will change the history of the MCU.

You can read Screen Rant Deadpool and Wolverine review here.

1 Long-legged ones

Longlegs was released on July 12, 2024

A new FBI agent is assigned to an unsolved case involving a Satanic serial killer known as the Long Legs.

Long-legged ones is a horror thriller written and directed by Osgood Perkins. Established in the 1990s, Long-legged ones Satan, also known as “Long Legs,” follows Lee Harker, a new FBI agent assigned to an unsolved serial killer case. The more Harker investigates and the more hidden evidence is uncovered, the more complicated and difficult the case becomes. he understands the personal connection to the killerprompting him to act fast to prevent another family murder.

You can read Screen Rant Long-legged ones review here.