Strange Darling
Summary
Strange Darlinghas earned a perfect grievance on Rotten Tomatoes . The upcoming dismissal , which had its public premiere at Fantastic Fest in September 2023 , was written and directed by JT Mollner and stars Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner in a perverted tale of a one - night bandstand that devolves into a sequential killer ’s bloody rampage . The ensemble cast of the movie also includes Giovanni Ribisi , Barbara Hershey , Ed Begley Jr. , and Steven Michael Quezada . latterly on X , Stephen King ’s glowingStrange Darlingreview called the in series killer whale thriller " a clever masterpiece . "
Now , Rotten Tomatoeshas aggregated an prescribed score forStrange Darlingout of 18 different critic ' review . While the scotch could fluctuate as more reviews are append , at the time of writing , critics seem to agree with King ’s appraisal , asthe new repugnance motion-picture show boasts a perfect 100 % score . It is one of just four 2024 revulsion movies to have accomplished this record , connect the ranks ofT - Blockers , dual Blind , andSummoners , none of which have so far been Certified Fresh .
Strange Darling Continues A Banner Year For Original Horror
2024 Horror Has Seen Both Critical And Commercial Success
While the critical performance ofStrange Darlingplaces it at the top of the genre for the year , there are many original2024 horror moviesthat have perform unco well throughout the year so far . This includes all but one of the Top 10 Certified Fresh horror titles on Rotten Tomatoes , which areLate Night with the Devil(97%),Oddity(96%),Infested(95%),In Flames(95%),New Life(93%),Stopmotion(91%),The Devil ’s Bath(90%),A Quiet Place : twenty-four hours One(86%),Longlegs(86 % ) , andOut of Darkness(86 % ) .
2024 has already seen some neat horror motion-picture show with more coming , including sequel like grinning 2 and new movies by A24 like Heretic . When are they out ?
Original repugnance has also been performing well commerciallyin 2024 , potentially because the discharge ticket has seen many tentpole blockbusters moved to 2025 in the backwash of the threefold 2023 strikes , during which writers and histrion postulate to the lookout man lines to agitate for mediocre pay . At the time of writing , only three of 2024 ’s Top 10 horror movies are from pre - existent motion-picture show franchise , whereas the former year ’s secure performing artist let in six franchise title and a video biz adaptation . Below , see a breakdown of the 10 highest - grossing repulsion movies of 2023 liken to the current highest - grossing repulsion title of 2024 :
Rank
2023
2024
A twisted one-night stand spirals into a deadly game of cat and mouse when a relentless predator chases an injured woman through the Oregon wilderness.
1
Five Nights at Freddy ’s
A Quiet Place : Day One
2
Scream VI
Longlegs
3
M3GAN
The Strangers : Chapter 1
4
The Nun II
Night Swim
5
pernicious : The Red Door
Imaginary
6
malevolent Dead Rise
Abigail
7
The exorciser : Believer
The First Omen
8
Saw X
The Watchers
9
Talk to Me
Tarot
10
The Boogeyman
Immaculate
The 2024 chart does not take the entire year into account , as there are upcoming franchisereleases includingSmile 2,Beetlejuice Beetlejuice , andAlien : Romulusthat seem likely to shoot down on the chart when they premier . However , 2024 still seems destined to have a grand sum of charting original repugnance titles that is much higher than 2023 , in add-on to more intersection between the highest - grossing title and the intimately - review . WhileStrange Darlingmay not evidence to be a boxwood billet Jagannath , its critical functioning rise it is part of this streamer year for the writing style nevertheless .
Source : Rotten Tomatoes
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A twisted one - night stall spiral into a deadly game of cat and mouse when a relentless predator chases an injured woman through the Oregon wilderness .
