At the start of a new year, January 2024 is expected to be very fun for people who love movies. Everyone can enjoy different kinds of movies, like scary, action ones or musicals and drama. These include thrilling things that make your heart race to songs sung by people in costumes playing pretend characters on stage where exciting stories happen. In this article we look at the top five films coming out in January 2024. We'll give you a hint what each movie has to offer.
1. Night Swim
Get ready to be excited and scared when the year begins with the first scary movie of 2024, «Night Swim». Bryce McGuire directed this haunted horror movie about the Waller family. Ray Waller (played by Wyatt Russell), who used to play baseball for a living, moves his family into their new house. They want to start over in life. They don't know, their new house has a scary secret.
Beneath the nice-looking pool is a bad force that troubles the Waller family. This scary movie shows us how a family goes through tough times and asks if they'll ever really feel better again. The story in «Night Swim» is really good and the acting is amazing. It will keep you excited all through its play.
2. He Went That Way
Get ready to be hooked by the exciting real-crime story, «He Went That Way». Jeffrey Darling is the director of this exciting movie. It's based on a real-life book by Conrad Hilberry called Luke Karamazov. The story is about Jim Goodwin (played by Zachary Quinto), a person who teaches animals. He travels with his pet chimpanzee, called Spanky.
Jim's life becomes bad when he chooses to help a strange person named Bobby Falls (played by Jacob Elordi), who later turns out as an evil serial killer. What comes next is a scary dream as Jim gets caught up in Bobby's dark world. «He Went That Way» is a scary story that will keep you guessing all the way until it ends.
3. Mean Girls
Get ready to remember the famous school trouble with a change in «Mean Girls», the much-awaited musical version. Made by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., this movie is like the Broadway musical version of the funny teen comedy from 2004.
The story is about Cady Heron (played by Angourie Rice), a new student. She gets involved with groups at high school. When she accidentally joins the famous girl group led by Regina George (played by Reneé Rapp), everything gets mixed up. Can Will Cady make it through high school without losing herself along the way? With fun songs, dance routines and good actors, «Mean Girls» is a must see for people who liked the first one and new ones too.
4. The Beekeeper
Get ready as Jason Statham comes back in «The Beekeeper», an exciting action movie directed by David Ayer. Statham portrays Adam Clay, a normal beekeeper with an easy life. But when his next-door neighbour, Eloise Parker, gets fooled by a fake phone call scam and sadly ends her life, Adam's whole world changes.
Wanting fairness, Adam starts looking for revenge. But he finds a lot of tricks far worse than he thought possible. Called a beekeeper in the daytime, Adam has something to tell that will make people very interested. «The Beekeeper» is a fast-paced thrill ride that shows Statham's special skill in action.
5. The Book of Clarence
Get ready for a one-of-a-kind movie adventure with «The Book of Clarence». It's an amazing bible comedy drama film directed by Jeymes Samuel. The movie is set in 29 A.D. Jerusalem and follows Clarence, who wants a better life than his current situation on the street. He was played by actor LaKeith Stanfield.
When Clarence sees Jesus become famous, loved by many, he comes up with a plan to act like Jesus. He wants to get rich and known as something holy for himself too. But, his chase after fame and money takes him on a rough journey filled with battles. «The Book of Clarence» is a movie that makes you think. It looks at what happens when someone starts trying to get power without thinking about it.
