MUMBAI: Wim Wenders’ ‘Perfect Days’ was the most watched film in India on MUBI in 2024. ‘While We Watched’ and the genre-defying Golden Globe winning ‘The Substance’ make up the top three.
The global streaming service, production company and film distributor has unveiled its 2024 Retrospective, a year-ender summary, which celebrates the diverse cinematic journeys of its users. The Retrospective offers insights into the year’s viewing trends, inviting users to reflect on their film-watching experiences. This year, MUBI’s Retrospective highlights show ‘Perfect Days’ as India’s most-watched film, with Wim Wenders crowned as the top director. Adding to the accolades, Perfect Days star Koji Yakusho has been recognised as the top actor, winning the hearts of viewers across the nation. In second place was Vinay Shukla’s Peabody Award winner ‘While We Watched ‘and rounding off the top three, was Coralie Fargeat’s multiple award winner ‘The Substance’, for which Demi Moore was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Female Actor – Musical/Comedy, this week.
The top five films most watched films in India are:
Perfect Days – Wim Wenders
While We Watched – Vinay Shukla
The Substance – Coralie Fargeat
Fallen Leaves – Aki Kaurismäki
Joyland – Saim Sadiq
The following reigned supreme as India’s top watched directors:
Wim Wenders: Perfect Days and celebrated filmography in ‘Wim Wenders: King of the Road’.
Wong Kar Wai: His works in ‘In Love: The Cinema of Wong Kar Wai’, are exclusively available on MUBI
Aki Kaurismäki: Known for ‘Fallen Leaves’ and others are featured in ‘How to Be A Human: Films by Aki Kaurismäki’.
The most loved actors were:
Koji Yakusho (Perfect Days)
Demi Moore (The Substance)
Alma Pöysti (Fallen Leaves)
As part of the MUBI Retrospective, India saw four distinct types of users; Tearjerkers, seeking stories that tug at their heartstrings; Modernists that prefer watching recent releases; Slow Burners that take their time to see the beauty of cinema, and Philosophers that dive into movies brain-first.
The complete list of their cinematic choices include:
Tearjerkers: ‘Aftersun,’ ‘Shiva Baby’, ‘Perfect Days’, ‘In The Mood For Love’.
Modernists: ‘The Substance’, ‘Drive My Car’, ‘Close’, ‘Passages’
Slow Burners: ‘Fallen Leaves’, ‘Decision To Leave’, ‘Crimes Of The Future’, ‘The Sacrifice’
Philosophers: ‘The Worst Person In The World’, ‘Lamb’, ‘Paris’, ’13th District’, ‘Meeting The Man: James Baldwin in Paris’
