Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year(2024)

Hot Frosty(en)

When a young widow's magic scarf brings a dashing snowman to life, can he help her rediscover romance, laughter and holiday cheer before he melts away?

Panda Plan(zh)

International action star Jackie Chan is invited to the adoption ceremony of a rare baby panda, but after an international crime syndicate attempts to kidnap the bear, Jackie has to save the bear using his stunt work skills.

Carry-On(en)

An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.

Ghostbusters(en)

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.

Cruella(en)

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood(en)

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…

Inception(en)

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

Prisoners(en)

Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.

The Longest Yard(en)

Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe lands in a Texas federal penitentiary, where manipulative Warden Hazen recruits him to advise the institution's football team of prison guards. Crewe suggests a tune-up game which lands him quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against the guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach and player Nate Scarborough, Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt warden trying to fix the game against them.

Joker(en)

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

The Godfather(en)

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

The Substance(en)

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

Deadpool & Wolverine(en)

A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

Shutter Island(en)

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

Green Book(en)

Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.

Spirited Away(ja)

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

Avatar: The Way of Water(en)

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

RoboCop(en)

In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.

The Witch(en)

In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(en)

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

Nick Di Paolo: A Breath of Fresh Air(en)

Nick Di Paolo delivers his commentary on the current state of our society, as only he can, from the Cohoes Music Hall in Cohoes, New York. Labeled too “dangerous” for Netflix and too “honest” for Comedy Central, Nick released this full length stand-up comedy special FREE to the people.

Brendan Schaub: You'd Be Surprised(en)

A modern-day renaissance man, Schaub is a failed footballer, failed MMA fighter and currently a failing podcast host. Now, he adds another achievement to his resume. He takes to the stage to tell his tales in his first-ever stand-up comedy special.

Saverio Raimondo: Il Satiro Parlante(it)

Italian comic and satirist Saverio Raimondo regales a Milan crowd with tales of online antics, awkward injuries and white-knuckle flights.

Dieter Nuhr: Nuhr in Berlin(de)

Dieter Nuhr: Nuhr in Berlin: A Netflix Original The cerebral and popular German cabaret comic expounds his theories on gender norms, primal instincts and a decidedly gastrointestinal Big Bang.

Open Strong(en)

An uninspired stand-up comedian and a witty med school graduate tackle the ups and downs of life as they are forced to choose between their relationship and their careers.

Monsieur Phil Roy(fr)

Brett Butler: The Child Ain't Right(en)

Brett Butler's first stand-up comedy special.

Deon Cole: Workin' It Out(en)

This is a raw and unfiltered look at the set Deon Cole was working on prior to quarantine at the Hollywood Improv. This is not a comedy special, it's a rare and funny look into the craft and development of jokes night after night. We don't often get to see the inner workings of a stand-up set, and from the mind of Deon Cole, and this is something not to be missed.

Michael Che Matters(en)

"SNL" star Michael Che takes on hot-button topics like inequality, homophobia and gentrification in this stand-up set filmed live in Brooklyn.

Yonatan Barak: Sweet And Tasty(he)

Yonatan Barak with a Stand-up comedy special about how a drug-induced trip to Amsterdam made him quit smoking cigarettes.

An Audience with Joan Rivers(en)

The shockingly controversial, outrageous, and wickedly funny comedienne performing live in front of a celebrity audience.

Another Audience With Ken Dodd(en)

Once again, Ken Dodd (with over 40 years in his trade) performs his unique set in front of a host of celebrities gathered to show their appreciation of his enduring talent.

Keith Robinson: Different Strokes(en)

From trying to order Popeyes after his stroke to popping Viagra on a plane, revered comedian Keith Robinson gets real in this hilarious stand-up special.

Lighten Up and Laugh(en)

The second installment of Ken Davis and Friends comedy concerts with performances by Jeff Allen, CPR, Daren Streblow and Nazareth.

Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect 4: Pins & Needles(en)

Ali Siddiq delivers the final chapter in his comedy special series with The Domino Effect Part 4: Pins & Needles. This 2 hour special tells the true stories of Ali Siddiq’s last few years of incarceration for drug trafficking, how he started doing comedy and his eventual release from prison.

Thomas Smith: Chaos(nl)

Bill Maher: #Adulting(en)

Filmed at Miami’s Fillmore Theater, Bill Maher’s latest stand-up special sees the acclaimed comedian, host, and satirist take the stage for a hilarious and scathing hour of his signature commentary on the latest hot-button issues.

Never Mind(en)

Reggie Watts is the past, present and future of comedy. Experience Reggie live from Los Angeles as he breaks the spacetime continuum to bring his unique musical comedic vision to the global stage.

Paul Rabliauskas: UNCLE(en)

Popular River First Nation comedian Paul Rabliauskas brings his observational humour to Montréal where he talks everything from white people, and land acknowledgements, to being single during the pandemic in this uproariously funny half-hour comedy special.

Reggie Watts: Spatial(en)

The comic innovator delivers a surreal set blending experimental songs, jokes about grits, guns and drugs, and other improvised comedy adventures.