The 81st Venice International Film Festival had its opening ceremony on August 28, 2024, with the premiere of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice screening out of competition. The festival’s winners will be announced on September 7, 2024, and this year’s line-up of films participating in competition include the latest work from Pedro Almodovar, Luca Guadagnino, Pablo Larraín and many more. If you’re following the festival and find yourself wondering where you can (eventually) watch the full line-up in theaters and on streaming services, we’ve got the perfect guide for you.
Although it will be some time before viewers can watch the Venice Film Festival line-up without attending the festival, this guide will show you where to watch them as soon as they are available on popular streaming services in the United States. This includes the latest streaming updates for services such as Amazon Prime Video.
Venezia 81 - Festival highlights
There are twenty three feature films playing in competition at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, showcasing the latest films from world-renowned directors as they compete for the Golden Lion. Among the festival highlights is Pedro Almodovar’s The Human Voice, which also premiered at Venice in 2020.
Another highlight at this year’s festival is Challengers. Starring James Bond alumni Daniel Craig, Queer was written by Justin Kuritzkes, who previously collaborated with Guadagnino on Challengers. Queer is based on the 1985 novel of the same name by William S. Burroughs.
You can also expect Venezia 81 to make headlines with premiere screening of Joker, which grossed over $1 billion at the box office in 2019. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, the film takes place two years after the events of Joker and sees Arthur Fleck fall in love with his therapist.
The Brutalist is another film playing in competition that should be on your radar. Directed by Brady Corbet and starring Adrien Brody, the film is an historical epic chronicling the life of László Tóth, a fictional mid-20th-century architect.
The festival will also feature the new film from Pablo Larrain, best known for directing Babygirl, an erotic thriller written and directed by Halina Reijn. It tells the story of a powerful CEO who embarks on a romance with a younger man.
Who is on the Jury for Venice Film Festival 2024?
Isabelle Huppert serves as Jury President at Venezia 81’s Main Competition. She is ed by James Gray (American filmmaker), Andrew Haigh (British filmmaker), Agnieszka Holland (Polish filmmaker), Kleber Mendonça Filho (Brazilian filmmaker, producer and critic), Abderrahmane Sissako (Mauritanian filmmaker), Giuseppe Tornatore (Italian filmmaker) Julia von Heinz (German filmmaker) and Zhang Ziyi (Chinese actress).
Venice Film Festival 2024: Films in Competition
The Room Next Door – Director Pedro Almodóvar
Campo di Battaglia– Director Gianni Amelio
Leurs Enfants Après Eux – Director Zoran Boukherma, Ludovic Boukherma
The Brutalist – Director Brady Corbet
Jouer Avec le Feu – Director Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin
Vermiglio – Director Maura Delpero
Iddu (Sicilian Letters) – Director Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza
Queer – Director Luca Guadagnino
Kjærlighet (Love) – Director Dag Johan Haugerud
April – Director Dea Kulumbegashvili
The Order – Director Justin Kurzel
Maria – Director Pablo Larraín
Trois Amies – Director Emmanuel Mouret
El Jockey (Kill the Jockey) – Director Luis Ortega
Joker: Folie à Deux – Director Todd Phillips
Babygirl – Director Halina Reijn
Ainda Estou Aqui (I’m Still Here) – Director Walter Salles
Diva Futura – Director Giulia Louise Steigerwalt
Harvest – Director Athina Rachel Tsangari
Qing Chun: Gui (Youth: Homecoming) – Director Bing Wang
Stranger Eyes – Director Siew Hua Yeo
Below you can find the latest streaming updates for every film playing in competition at the Venice Film Festival 2024. Browse through the entire list, add titles to your watchlist, or bookmark this page to find out when your favorite movies at the festival are available online.
