The 10 Best Movies in Theaters Right Now

Summary

• April brings exciting movies like The First Omen, Civil War, and Monkey Man to theaters this month.
• 2024 offers highly-anticipated films like Challengers, Boy Kills World, and We Grown Now for fans.
• Enjoy a mix of genres from romantic sports to action comedy and drama in the latest releases.

April is bringing some exciting movies, which, along with some of March’s most popular releases, can be enjoyed in theaters right now. After a couple of tough years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 was a great year for cinema, with massive box-office successes like Barbie and Oppenheimer, and critically acclaimed stories like Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. 2024 also has various highly-anticipated movies coming up, of which some can be currently enjoyed in theaters.

April started on the right foot with the release of movies like The First Omen, Alex Garland’s Civil War, and Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man. Last week saw the release of Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and the horror movie Abigail, which will be joined this week by Luca Guadagninos’ latest project (led by Zendaya), an action-comedy starring Bill Skarsgård, and a drama movie.

10 Challengers

Challengers was released on April 26, 2024

It’s the story of Tashi, a tennis player and now coach who turned her husband, Art, from a mediocre player into a world-famous grand slam champion.

Challengers is a romantic sports movie directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Justin Kuritzkes. It’s the story of Tashi, a tennis player and now coach who turned her husband, Art, from a mediocre player into a world-famous grand slam champion. To take him out of a losing streak, Tashi makes Art play a challenger event, where they come across Patrick, Art’s former best friend and tennis partner and Tashi’s former lover. Challengers was originally set for a September 2023 release.

You can read Screen Rant’s Challengers review here.

9 Boy Kills World

Boy Kills World was released on April 26, 2024

Boy Kills World
follows Boy, a man left deaf-mute by a corrupt dynasty led by Hilda Van Der Koy, who attacked him and his family, killing his parents.

Boy Kills World is an action comedy-thriller directed by Moritz Mohr. Boy Kills World follows Boy, a man left deaf-mute by a corrupt dynasty led by Hilda Van Der Koy, who attacked him and his family, killing his parents. Boy was later trained in the martial arts by a mysterious shaman, and along with a ragtag resistance group, embarks on a quest for vengeance – and as he’s deaf-mute, his thoughts are expressed by an inner voice from his favorite video game.

You can read Screen Rant’s Boy Kills World review here.

Boy Kills World
is Moritz Mohr’s directorial debut.

8 We Grown Now

We Grown Now was released on April 19, 2024

We Grown Now is a drama movie directed by Minhal Baig. Set in 1992, We Grown Now follows best friends Malik and Eric in Chicago, as they look to escape the mundaneness of school and the hardships of growing up in public housing. However, their unbreakable bond is put to the test when a tragedy shakes the Cabrini-Green community.

You can read Screen Rant’s We Grown Now review here.

7 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare was released on April 19, 2024.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is Guy Ritchie’s latest project. Based on the 2014 book Churchill’s Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII by Damien Lewis, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare follows the Special Operations Executive, a covert British World War II organization formed at the instigation of Winston Churchill to conduct espionage and sabotage in Nazi-occupied Europe. This one-of-a-kind crew of rogues and mavericks is then sent on a daring mission against the Nazis, using the most unconventional and “ungentlemanly” fighting techniques.

You can read Screen Rant’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare review here.

6 Abigail

Abigail was released on April 19, 2024

Abigail is a monster horror movie and a reimagining of the 1936 horror classic Dracula’s Daughter. As such, Abigail follows a group of kidnappers who capture Abigail, the young daughter of a powerful underworld figure. The group holds Abigail for a $50 million ransom, but they soon realize it was all a huge mistake, as Abigail is hiding a dark and deadly secret, and she’s not an ordinary girl at all.

You can read Screen Rant’s Abigail review here.

Abigail
is Angus Cloud’s final movie.

5 Civil War

Civil War was released on April 12, 2024.

Civil War is a dystopian action movie. As such, Civil War follows a team of journalists who travel across the United States during the Second American Civil War, a conflict between the American government and the separatist “Western Forces” led by Texas and California, which has engulfed the entire nation. The government becomes a dystopian dictatorship and partisan extremist militias regularly commit war crimes, pushing these journalists to fight for their lives.

You can read Screen Rant’s Civil War review here.

4 Sasquatch Sunset

Sasquatch Sunset was released on April 12, 2024.

Sasquatch Sunset is a surreal comedy with a very unique premise and style. Sasquatch Sunset takes the audience into the misty forests of North America to chronicle a year in the life of a Sasquatch family, capturing their daily life in detail as they do their best to adapt to the ever-changing world around them, offering a unique cinematic experience.

3 Monkey Man

Monkey Man was released on April 5, 2024

Kid is on a mission to hunt down a group of corrupt leaders who, among many other crimes, are responsible for the death of his mother.

Monkey Man is an action thriller movie that follows Kid, an anonymous young man who makes a living fighting in illegal combats. Kid is on a mission to hunt down a group of corrupt leaders who, among many other crimes, are responsible for the death of his mother, Neela. However, Kid’s quest for revenge takes a turn when he becomes the savior of poor and powerless people who are being tormented by those same corrupt leaders.

You can read Screen Rant’s Monkey Man review here.

Monkey Man
is Dev Patel’s directorial debut.

2 The First Omen

The First Omen was released on April 5, 2024

The First Omen is a supernatural horror film and a prequel to Richard Donner’s 1976 horror film The Omen, as well as the sixth film in The Omen franchise. The First Omen follows Margaret Daino, an American young woman who is sent to Rome to work at an orphanage before taking the veil. There she meets Carlita Skianna, an orphan girl she believes needs more attention as she behaves oddly. However, Margaret soon realizes that sinister things happen around Carlita, and ends up unveiling a disturbing conspiracy to bring about the birth of the Antichrist.

You can read Screen Rant’s The First Omen review here.

1 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire was released on March 29, 2024

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the latest entry in the MonsterVerse. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire pits the title monster against a colossal and undiscovered threat hidden within the human world, challenging their existence and humanity’s survival. In addition to that, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire delves into the origins and mysteries of both Titans, Skull Island, and the mythic battle that forged these monsters and tied them to humankind for eternity.

You can read Screen Rant’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire review here.