List of A24 films
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A24, a film distribution company based in New York City, was launched by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges in August 2012.[1][2][3] Its first film, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, was released on February 8, 2013.[4][5][6] That same year, the company entered multi-year distribution deals with Amazon Prime and DirecTV Cinema.[7][8] The company gained recognition with their North American release of Spring Breakers (2013), which premiered at the 69th Venice International Film Festival in 2012.[9][10][11][12][13] At the 2016 Academy Awards, films released the previous year by A24 received seven nominations: Amy won for Best Documentary Feature, Ex Machina won for Best Visual Effects, and Brie Larson was awarded Best Actress for her performance in Room.[14][15] A24 became a production studio in 2016 as well, fully financing its first feature film, Moonlight, in a partnership with Plan B Entertainment.[16] The film was released to acclaim and won three Academy Awards from eight nominations, including Best Picture.[17][18]
As of 2023, Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird (2017) and Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade (2018) are A24's highest-rated films on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 99% approval rating for each, and Barry Jenkins' Moonlight (2016) being one of the highest-scoring films on Metacritic with a 99 out of 100, based on 53 critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[19][20][21][22]
In 2018 and 2019, respectively, the studio announced multi-year partnerships with Apple TV+ and Showtime Networks for the digital releases of some of its upcoming films.[23][24] Lamb (2021) was the first A24-distributed movie selected as a country's official entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.[25] Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) is A24's highest-grossing film with over $100 million worldwide in box office earnings; the film is also the recipient of numerous accolades and seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.[26][27][28][29][30]