A24 has built an incredible reputation in the ten years since the company was founded, based on a variety of critically and commercially successful films, including Midsommar, Everything everywhere all at onceand Uncut Gems.
The studio is dedicated to creating unique, engaging, and artistic films, but there are times when the films fail to connect with audiences. While no one can ever accuse the studio of being boring, some A24 films miss the mark and leave audiences wondering what could have been.
‘Woodshock’ (2017) – 4.1
Woodshock was a rare misfire for the independent production company, failing to please both critics and audiences. Despite a cast of Kirsten Dunst and Joe Colethe film holds a rather mediocre 4.1 rating on IMDB.
Woodshock follows a young woman who, following a profound loss, turns to a powerful cannabinoid. The main problem with Woodshock is that the film seems aimless, moving forward without a clear direction and offering little to encourage audiences to engage in the race.
‘Slice’ (2018) – 4.5
There were many, many reasons to be excited about Slice in preparation for its release. Not only was it to be the first film by luck the rapperbut it also featured an incredible ensemble cast, including Zazie Beetz, Joe Keery, Chris Parnelland Paul Scheer. Unfortunately, the script offers nothing for its talented cast to do.
Although it was billed as a horror comedy, Slice isn’t funny or scary enough to hold audiences’ attention, which is probably why it has a disappointing 4.5 rating on IMDB.
‘Adderall’s Diaries’ (2015) – 5.1
real deceptionWhere The Adderall Logs as it was initially called, released in theaters in 2015 to lackluster reviews. The film follows Stephen Elliot (James Franco), a once-successful writer who decides to write about a missing woman and the ensuing trial in which her husband is suspected of being the killer.
Franco is backed by an exciting supporting cast featuring Ed Harris, Amber Heardand even Timothée Chalamet. Although the film is based on a best-selling novel, the author Stephane Elliot himself publicly criticized the film, and it made well under $1 million. The Adderall Logs holds a disappointing 5.1 score on IMDB.
“Mojave” (2015) – 5.2
Given that Mojave was written and directed by Guillaume Monahanscreenwriter best known for writing The dead, expectations were high for the 2015 thriller. The film follows a Hollywood director who, while struggling with life’s trials and tribulations, heads to the desert for a break. There he meets his Doppelganger, a murderous drifter.
Oscar Isaac and Garrett Hedlund deliver solid performances and the scenes they share are the most engaging in the film. The plot, however, leaves Mojave down. There’s a general lack of purpose in the story that leaves audiences disinterested and disappointed, which is why Mojave has an average score of 5.2 on IMDB.
‘Revenge of the Green Dragons’ (2014) – 5.3
With Martin Scorsese on board as executive producer, Revenge of the Green Dragons had a lot of people excited in preparation for its release. The end Ray Liotta played alongside Justin Chon and Kevin Wu in the action crime drama based on a true story. Revenge of the Green Dragons follows two best friends as they progress through New York’s Chinese underworld in the 1980s.
Although the film starts out promising enough, the story quickly loses momentum and, after a slow-paced second act, dies out with a disappointing third act. Revenge of the Green Dragons feels like a lot of wasted potential, which explains its mediocre 5.3 rating on IMDB.
‘Defense’ (2014) – 5.3
Kevin Smith decided to try something new with Defense. Although there are hints of the author’s signature humor in the film, Smith leans heavily into the horror genre, taking a big swing that unfortunately resulted in an uneven film.
Shot in just fifteen days, Defense follows a cocky podcaster who travels to Canada to interview a mysterious recluse who has an unsettling love for walruses. Although the film was initially rejected, fans warmed to it in the years following its release. So much so, moreover, that Kevin Smith is currently developing a sequel. Defense has a below average rating of 5.3 on IMDB.
‘Spring Breakers’ (2013) – 5.3
spring breakers was a movie that seemed to get everyone talking. It was a bold move to take on two former Disney Channel stars (Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens) and drop them into an R-rated movie filled with crime, drugs, and sex.
The film follows four college girls who run a restaurant to fund their spring break. After being arrested, however, they are bailed out by an intimidating arms dealer named Alien. spring breakers was by no means a flop. It grossed over $32 million worldwide on an estimated budget of just $5 million and was well received by critics. So it’s somewhat surprising that the controversial film only holds a 5.3 rating on IMDB.
‘Barely Lethal’ (2015) – 5.4
barely deadly does not look like an A24 film. Unlike most of their films, barely deadly is aimed at a young audience and looks like an attempt to start a franchise, which did not interest the studio much. Like most A24 films, however, the film features an outstanding cast featuring the likes of Hailee Steinfeld, Samuel L. Jacksonand Jessica Alba.
The film follows Megan Walsh, a teenage special agent who fakes her own death, so she can go to school and have a normal life, although she quickly realizes that normal life is much harder than she realizes. thought. The film struggled to find its audience and holds a 5.4 rating on IMDB.
“The Monster” (2016) – 5.4
Critics and audiences often have opposing views on films, which was no doubt the case with The monster. Although it holds an impressive Metascore of 69, it holds an Audience Score of only 5.4 on IMDb. Written and directed by Bryan Bertinothe film follows a mother and her daughter who must face a terrifying monster when they break down on a deserted road.
The film is tense throughout and the monster itself is truly terrifying. Performance is also solid, with Zoe Kazan stand out in particular, but the plot feels a bit stretched over the film’s 91-minute runtime.
“The Bling Ring” (2013) – 5.6
Based on the intriguing true story of a group of teenagers who broke into celebrity homes and stole their belongings, The bling ring features some of the best young actors in the world, including Emma Watson, Taissa Farmigaand Israel Broussard.
Written and directed by a renowned filmmaker Sophie Coppola, the film tells one of the most interesting Hollywood stories of recent years, the only problem being that the plot of the film does not match the plot of the real story. The performances are strong throughout, and the film is stylized, but the film lacks substance. Maybe the story will be told better in the next documentary The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist. The bling ring failed to captivate audiences and as a result, it boasts a disappointing 5.6 rating on IMDb.
