The 10 most watched films of the week (30/03/2024)

The 10 most watched films of the week (30/03/2024)


Oscar 2024 productions continue to trend on streaming services and share space with recent releases or notable titles

Oscar 2024 nominated or winning productions continue to be on the rise across streaming services streaming. Of the 10 most watched films at the end of March, five were an integral part of this year’s ceremony, including of course The Almighty Oppenheimer and the commented Poor creatures.




However, feature films share space with releases of the week and also with older titles, which gained new momentum when they were made available on platforms. This is the case, for example, of the Japanese Drive my car you hate City of asteroids, by Wes Anderson. The first DuneYou could also see that there were many people preparing, at home, to see the sequence in the cinemas.

Discover now the 10 most watched films of the end of March. As always, the data is processed by the JustWatch service, according to searches carried out by users between the 18th and 24th of this month.

10. Dune

The arrival of Duna, second part in Brazilian cinemas has renewed interest in the saga – and also received a nice boost from the rain of memes that invaded social media with the premiere. Before the sequel, it’s clear that many people wanted to remember or watch the first film in the series for the first time.

 

Released in 2021 and directed by Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049), the sci-fi epic centers on Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), an heir who sees his family affected by a betrayal involving a substance capable of prolonging human life. When he escapes, he realizes that his purpose is greater than himself and involves a fight for the freedom of the galaxy.

Dune It’s in the catalogues Amazon Prime Video and maximum.

9. Everyone except you

A couple of friends arrive at the wedding ceremony of a mutual colleague with a “brilliant” idea. To make their respective exes, who will also be present, jealous, they decide to pretend to be a couple and, during the game, they end up discovering true feelings for each other.

 

It is with this plot that Everyone except you was considered a new exponent of classic romantic comedies and, perhaps, responsible for the rebirth of the genre. Sidney Sweeney (Mrs. Teia) and Glen Powell (Top Gun: nonconformist) play the protagonist couple of the film whose theme song we can no longer stand.

Everyone except you is available on Maximum.

8. Past lives

The age-old question of “what if” takes on profound and deeply touching contours in Celine Song’s film (The Wheel of Time). Past lives It’s about separation, feelings and love, but above all the possibilities we leave aside as life takes its natural course.

 

Hae (Teo Yoo) and Nora (Greta Lee) are childhood friends, separated when she and her family move to the United States. Years later, they find each other again on the Internet and, even later, make plans to see each other, starting to talk about the direction of their lives and how everything could have been different if they had stayed together.

Past lives It competed for the Oscar as best film and is in the Now catalogue.

7. Drive my car

The winner of Oscar for best international film in 2022 has gained new momentum with its arrival in the catalog of Netflix. Produced in Japan and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Asako I and II), who also wrote the screenplay, Drive my car it also competed for the Best Picture statuette, losing that year Tail.

 

The story follows Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), an actor and theater director who still feels the scars of his wife’s death two years earlier. When he is invited to direct a theater show in the city of Hiroshima, he finds himself facing ancient mysteries while counting on the support of the driver Misaki (Toko Miura), who becomes part of his support network.

Drive my car can be seen in the services Netflix AND Mubi.

6. Asteroid City

Colors, unusual angles, characters always still and one of the most unusual alien landing scenes of recent years. City of asteroids is Wes Anderson’s most recent film (Great Hotel Budapest) and, moreover, a title that brings, at the same time, exactly what is expected from the director and many new features.

 

The main character is the father played by Jason Schwartzman (The Hunger Games: Song of Birds and Serpents), who travels with his children to deal with the loss of his wife. Their car ends up breaking down in the titular city, just in time for the Asteroid Day celebration, and they end up getting involved with the eccentric characters that are tradition in Anderson’s cinema.

City of asteroids can be seen on Max, Globalplay OR Amazon First Video.

5. American fiction

Clichés are addressed with a good dose of acidity in Cord Jefferson’s film (Guardians). Nominated for an Oscar as best film in 2024, American Fiction stars Jeffrey Wright (French news) as an author tired of the segment’s hypocrisy.

 

He thinks everything is terrible and, to prove his point, uses a pseudonym to write a book in which he describes everything he considers ridiculous in the publishing market’s approach to black American culture. The work becomes a success and ends up solving his financial problems, highlighting a hypocrisy that ends up backfiring on him.

American fiction It’s in the Amazon Prime Video collection.

4. Oppenheimer

This year’s Best Film Oscar winner remains a favorite among Brazilian users. With a stellar cast including Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders), Florence Pugh (Midsommar: Evil does not wait for the night) and Robert Downey Jr. (Avengers: Endgame), Oppenheimer is Christopher Nolan’s latest work (Principle).

 

This is the story of the title character, inventor of the atomic bomb and someone disturbed by his own creation. As he deals with guilt over the destruction his work helped cause, he finds himself embroiled in political intrigue and a government investigation that seeks to directly target his personal life.

Oppenheimer is available in the Now catalog.

3. Matadors for rent

As one of the main releases of the week, Amazon’s original production debuts on the most watched podium. Jake Gyllenhaal (The Vulture) stars in what should be a remake of the hit 80s filmbut with few practical similarities.

 

The actor is Dalton, a former MMA fighter who is hired by a bar to put an end to the constant fights that take place there. However, the place is not very popular and, in an attempt to pacify the place, the character ends up getting involved with the local mafia. Also notable is the debut of UFC athlete Conor McGregor, who plays the villain in his screen debut.

Hire an assassin is one of the highlights of March on Amazon Prime Video.

2. Poor creatures

Emma Stone (La La Land: Seasons of Singing) appears here in one of the greatest works of her career, confirmed by her victory as best actress at the 2024 Oscar. The partnership with director Yorgos Lanthimos is renewed (The lobster), is the protagonist of a surreal and private world.

 

Created by scientist Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe), Bella is kept isolated. When she finally has access to the outside world, she ends up embarking on a journey of discovery and liberation in which meeting lawyer Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo) is only her impetus for her quest for independence.

Poor creatures can be watched Star+.

1. Anatomy of a fall

Put the dog, happened at this year’s Academy ceremony, is just one of the highlights of the French film directed by Justine Triet. Complete the duo with the actress Sandra Hüller, from Sibylto address sexism and the biased nature of the justice system during an alleged murder trial.

 

The protagonist finds herself accused of the murder of her husband, who was found dead after falling from the third floor of their house. Meanwhile, his blind son, played brilliantly by Milo Machado Graner (More than Friends: Neighbors), is the only witness, together with his dog, trying to understand what happened at the place and, above all, the deplorable state in paid by the parents. ‘the relationship was like.

Anatomy of a fall won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 2024 and can be seen on Amazon Prime Video.

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