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About This Quiz
Since 2012, A24 has been the voice, heart and soul of independent cinema. Hearkening back to the heyday of the independent film boom of the 1990s, the New York City-based production company and distributor founded by producers John Hodges, Daniel Katz and David Fenkel takes chances on human stories and diverse artists with vision.Â
A24's mantra is fearless creativity above all. Regardless of genre, this indie powerhouse delivers the goods. Sure, you may have seen thousands of sci-fi and horror flicks, but when A24's name is on the product, you're guaranteed to see something you've never seen before. Thanks to films like "The Witch," "Hereditary" and "Under the Skin," A24 has become film's prime purveyors of cinematic shockers for the arthouse crowd. With the studio's ongoing success with smart, innovative horror films, both fans and critics have been moved to reevaluate their perception of the genre.
Nevertheless, it would be a mistake to pigeonhole A24 as simply a genre shingle. The company also has a flawless eye for producing and acquiring drama, comedy and documentary films to which its ever-growing list of accolades and awards is a testament. Equally adept at crafting quirky slice of life dramedies as well as gritty, 1970s crime thrillers, A24's continued success proves that a market for film as art remains.
Here's our cinematic challenge to you! In this quiz you'll find a mix of A24's finest offerings from its biggest hits to soon-to-be-classic sleepers. Can you ID them all from a single image?
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"Lady Bird"
Actress, writer and filmmaker Greta Gerwig made her solo directorial debut with 2017's "Lady Bird." Frank, funny and often poignant, the film stars Saoirse Ronan as a mercurial, college-bound teen who struggles to overcome the difficult realities of her financially struggling family.
"Hannah Takes the Stairs"
"Nights and Weekends"
"Frances Ha"
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"Coming Home"
"The Farewell"
Filmmaker Lulu Wang's 2019 film "The Farewell" is a touching and often funny look at family dynamics across different cultures. The film stars Awkwafina as Billi, a Chinese-American writer who struggles with her family's insistence that they keep her beloved grandmother's terminal illness a secret.
"Always Be My Maybe"
"The Quiet Family"
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"Uncut Gems"
Adam Sandler stars as a gambling-addicted jeweler counting on the sale of a rare opal to solve all his problems in 2019's "Uncut Gems." Directed by brothers Joshua and Benjamin Safdie, the gritty crime drama garnered funnyman Sandler some of the best notices of his career.
"Punch Drunk Love"
"Joker"
"Reign Over Me"
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"Pariah"
"Green Book"
"Moonlight"
Based Tarell Alvin McCraney's play "In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue," 2016's "Moonlight" follows the life of a troubled African American man in three stages from childhood through adolescence to young adulthood. Directed by Barry Jenkins, the film won the Oscar for best motion picture in 2017.
"We the Animals"
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"The Wicker Tree"
"The Ritual"
"The Void"
"Midsommar"
"Midsommar" is horror master Ari Aster's 2019 follow-up to his terrifying A24 hit "Hereditary." Filled with dreamlike imagery and lingering psychological shocks, "Midsommar" is in turns beautiful and repulsive. Often compared to 1973's "The Wicker Man," Aster's film is an instant folk horror classic.
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"The Lighthouse"
Robert Eggers, director of "The Witch," returns to frighten audiences out of their wits once again with "The Lighthouse." This claustrophobic thriller stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as lighthouse keepers struggling to hold onto their sanity when a storm cuts them off from the outside world.
"The Eyes of My Mother"
"Begotten"
"A Field in England"
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"Certain Women"
"The Kids Are All Right"
"Adventureland"
"20th Century Women"
Indie filmmaker Mike Mills mined his own youth for the basis of his Oscar-nominated 2016 film "20th Century Women." Annette Bening stars in her best role in years as Dorothea Fields, an unfiltered single mother raising a teen son with the help of her Bohemian friends in late '70s Santa Barbara.
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"The Witch"
"The Witch," directed by Robert Eggers, is an atmospheric horror tale set in Colonial New England. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy as the eldest daughter of a Puritan family facing a supernatural assault, this tense and foreboding thriller builds to an unexpected and terrifying climax.
"Witchfinder General"
"The Blood on Satan's Claw"
"A Field in England"
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"The Florida Project"
Sean Baker's film "The Florida Project" is a moving look at poverty American style seen through the eyes of children. Set at an extended stay hotel near Disney World, the film subtly contrasts the hand-to-mouth lives of its characters with the touristy gloss of "the happiest place on Earth."
"Escape From Tomorrow"
"Slums of Beverly Hills"
"Monty Comes Back"
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"First Reformed"
"First Reformed," written and directed by Paul Schrader, stars Ethan Hawke as a minister facing a crisis of faith. An emotionally charged film, "First Reformed" was praised widely for Hawke's performance as well as for Schrader's script which earned the writer a long overdue Oscar nomination.
"The Apostle"
"Leap of Faith"
"Sleepers"
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"The Sixth Sense"
"The Dead Girl"
"Krampus"
"Hereditary"
Ari Aster's 2018 horror masterpiece "Hereditary" is a complex, supernatural shocker in the tradition of "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Exorcist." Grim and relentless, "Hereditary" is a no-holds-barred descent into existential fright that relies on strong character development to amp up the scares.
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"The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things"
"Una"
"The Gambler"
"Room"
Brie Larson stars as Joy, a mother who's been held captive with her young son Jack (Jacob Tremblay) for seven years in a filthy shed by her abusive husband in "Room." When they finally escape, Joy must face the challenges of readapting to life and helping her son understand a world he's never seen.
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"Eighth Grade"
Written and directed by Bo Burnham, "Eighth Grade" follows Kayla as she struggles to fit in during her last year of middle school. Burnham has said that he researched for the movie by watching real teens with YouTube channels to capture their way of communicating authentically.
"The Spectacular Now"
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
"Call Me By Your Name"
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"Ghost in the Machine"
"A.I.: Artificial Intelligence"
"Ex-Machina"
2014's "Ex-Machina" explores the terrifying consequences of artificial intelligence gone bad. In this sci-fi thriller, a computer programmer (Domhnall Gleeson ) is sent to test Ava, a lifelike robot for sentience. Although the unlikely couple seem to develop a bond, Ava may have an ulterior motive.
"Chappie"
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"The Virgin Suicides"
"The Bling Ring"
Sofia Coppola's film "The Bling Ring" is based on the true story of a group of teen burglars who robbed the homes of several celebrities in the late 2000s. Paris Hilton, a prominent target of the real Bling Ring, assisted in the production by allowing Coppola access to her home for filming.
"Somewhere"
"The Beguiled"
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"The Bear"
"The Fish"
"The Lobster"
Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos brings his flair for the odd to his absurdist masterpiece "The Lobster." In the film, Colin Farrell must find a romantic partner or be transformed into an animal after his wife runs away with another man.
"Animal Farm"
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"Ghost"
"A Ghost Story"
Writer-director David Lowery upends the conventions of supernatural horror with his 2017 drama "A Ghost Story." In the film, a dead man, portrayed by Casey Affleck observes life as it goes on without him. A new take on familiar material, "A Ghost Story" deals with themes of loss from the other side.
"Ghost Stories"
"Ghost Town"
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"Spring Breakers"
Iconoclast filmmaker Harmony Korine brought his signature, unnerving style to the 2012 crime film "Spring Breakers." Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Selena Gomez and Rachel Korine, the film follows a group of hard-partying college students who descend into a debauched life of crime.
"Kids"
"Gummo"
"The Beach Bum"
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"The Killing of a Sacred Deer"
Director Yorgo Lanthimos' 2017 film "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" is loosely based on the ancient Greek tragedy "Iphigenia at Aulis." Starring Colin Farrell as a heart surgeon whose family falls under a deadly curse,"The Killing of a Sacred Deer" is a challenging, grim and haunting film.
"The Favourite"
"Dogtooth"
"Nimic"
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"American Honey"
"American Honey," by director Andrea Arnold, stars Sasha Lane as Star, a teen who leaves her abusive family for a life on the road selling magazine subscriptions with an eclectic group of young people. Arnold's first film shot outside the U.K., "American Honey" met with much critical acclaim.
"Fish Tank"
"Red Road"
"Wasp"
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"Cosmopolis"
"Maps to the Stars"
"Good Time"
Robert Pattinson completely buries his former teen heartthrob image as a desperate criminal trying to raise bail for his developmentally challenged brother in 2017's "Good Time." Directed by filmmaking brothers Josh and Benny Safdie, "Good Time" is a gritty dive into life on the fringes of society.
"Life"
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"Lucy"
"Under the Skin"
Based on Michel Faber's novel, "Under the Skin" takes a fresh approach to its science fiction source. Focusing on the perspective of Scarlett Johansson's alluring and deadly alien entity, the film avoids the high tech, effects-laden cliches of the genre for subtle, frightening characterization.
"Ghost in the Shell"
"Lost in Translation"
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"A Most Violent Year"
Reminiscent of the gritty, '70s dramas of directors like Martin Scorsese and Sidney Lumet, J.C. Chandor's "A Most Violent Year" puts the emphasis on plot and performances over action. Oscar Isaacs stars as the owner of a heating oil company feeling the pinch of hijackers stealing his trucks.
"All is Lost"
"Margin Call"
"Viper Club"
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"The Myth of the American Sleepover"
"It Follows"
"Ghost World"
"Under the Silver Lake"
"The Amazing Spider-Man's" Andrew Garfield stars as Sam, an L.A. slacker who discovers that nothing is as it seems in "Under the Silver Lake." Directed by David Robert Mitchell, the filmmaker behind the 2014 horror hit "It Follows," "Under the Silver Lake" is a surreal dive into paranoia.
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"Ed Wood"
"Best Worst Movie"
"The Disaster Artist"
Based on Greg Sestero's book of the same name, "The Disaster Artist" stars James Franco as unhinged wannabe auteur Tommy Wiseau, director of arguably the worst film ever made. Franco also directed this biopic that proves sometimes real life is stranger than fiction.
"American Movie"
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"Unrelated"
"Archipelago"
"Exhibition"
"The Souvenir"
Acclaimed British director Joanna Hogg wrote and directed 2019's "The Souvenir." Based in part on Hogg's own experiences as a film student, "The Souvenir" is a complex portrait of a young woman's doomed relationship with an older man. Honor Swinton Byrne, daughter of actress Tilda Swinton, stars.
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"Red State"
"Moose Jaws"
"Tusk"
Fans of New Jersey filmmaker Kevin Smith got a rare peek into the "Clerks" director's creative process with "Tusk." Formulated over the course of an episode of Smith's long running "SModcast," the horror film stars Justin Long as a podcaster held captive by a walrus-obsessed madman.
"Yoga Hosers"
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"Nightcrawler"
"Donnie Darko"
"Enemy"
Compared favorably to both the literary works of Franz Kafka and the films of David Lynch, "Enemy" fuses tense drama and psychological twists with a surreal, unexpected climax. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a man whose life implodes when he meets his double, "Enemy" is a symbolically rich film.
"Nocturnal Animals"
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"Bird Box"
"It Comes at Night"
"It Comes at Night" from 2017 is a refreshing alternative to the tired survivors-versus-monsters plots of most post-apocalyptic thrillers. Devoid of creatures and killers, the monsters of "It Comes at Night" are suspicion, distrust and human frailty.
"A Quiet Place"
"10 Cloverfield Lane"
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"Requiem for a Dream"
"Naked Lunch"
"Woodshock"
Kirsten Dunst stars as a grief-stricken woman who falls under the spell of a powerful, hallucinogen in 2017's "Woodshock." Written and directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, best known for their costume work on 2010's "Black Swan," "Woodshock" melds psychedelic imagery with a serious dramatic punch.
"Blow"
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"The Purge: Anarchy"
"The Guest"
"Backcountry"
"The Green Room"
"The Green Room" from 2014 is a tense thriller about a punk band that runs afoul of neo-Nazis during a gig at a backwoods bar. Directed by Jeremy Sauliner, the film features "Star Trek's" Patrick Stewart in a rare villainous turn as a white supremacist leader.
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"Amy"
"Amy" is a complicated portrait of the troubled life and tragic death of singer Amy Winehouse. Composed of home movies, interviews and archive footage, the film chronicles the singer's rise to fame and struggles with substance abuse. In 2016, "Amy" won the Academy Award for best documentary.
"Gaga: Five Foot Two"
"What Happened, Miss Simone?"
"20 Feet From Stardom"
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"Deal"
"The Last Movie Star"
Burt Reynolds stars as Vic Edwards, an aging Hollywood icon facing his mortality in "The Last Movie Star." A passion project from writer-director Adam Rifkin, the filmmaker tailored the part especially for Reynolds, whose poignant performance is the film's highlight.
"Broken Bridges"
"The Longest Yard"
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"Stardust"
"How to Talk to Girls at Parties"
Based on comic book legend Neil Gaiman's Hugo Award-nominated story of the same name, "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" is a sci-fi, romantic comedy set against the backdrop of London's punk scene in the 1970s. The film stars Alex Sharp and Elle Fanning as star-crossed lovers from different planets.
"Coraline"
"We Can Get Them for You Wholesale"
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"The Catwalk"
"Almos' a Man"
"Native Son"
Based on author Richard Wright's novel, "Native Son" stars Ashton Sanders as Bigger Thomas, a young African American man struggling with problems of crime, racial discrimination and drugs. Although the film deviates wildly from its literary source, "Native Son" is a powerful film in its own right.
"Savage Holiday"
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"Slice"
What do you call a movie with pizza, ghosts, witches and Chance the Rapper as a moped-riding werewolf? "Slice," directed by Austin Vesely, follows the strange events around a pizza restaurant that may be a portal to hell. Campy, schlocky and unique, "Slice" is destined to become a cult classic.
"Scary Movie"
"A Haunted House"
"Tucker and Dale vs. Evil"
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"The Nun"
"The Convent"
"The Blackcoat's Daughter"
Two girls left behind at their boarding school over holiday break discover a diabolical presence in "The Blackcoat's Daughter." Thematically more serious than most demonic possession shockers, "The Blackcoat's Daughter" doles out the shocks with a healthy dose of atmosphere.
"The Exorcism of Emily Rose"
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"The Rum Diary"
"The Basketball Diaries
"A Hustler's Diary"
"The Adderall Diaries"
Loosely based on Stephen Elliot's memoir, "The Adderall Diaries" stars James Franco as a successful writer with a troubled childhood whose life unravels around him as he confronts his past. The real Stephen Elliott panned the film, claiming it bore little resemblance to his work.
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"Pet Sematary"
"Doctor Sleep"
"The Hole in the Ground"
Drawing inspiration from Western European folklore, 2019's "The Hole in the Ground" is the story of a mother who suspects her son has been replaced with a malevolent twin. Directed by Irish director Lee Cronin, "The Hole in the Ground" updates the legend of the changeling for the 21st century.
"Color Out of Space"
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"The Descent"
"The Monster"
In A24's 2016 shocker "The Monster," a mother (Zoe Kazan) and her 10-year-old daughter (Ella Ballentine) are stalked by a bloodthirsty creature on a deserted country road. Directed by Bryan Bertino of 2008's "The Strangers," "The Monster" is a claustrophobic thriller in the tradition of "Alien."
"The Host"
"The Mist"
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