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<div>#1 His House (2020) </div><div></div><div> 100% #1 Adjusted Score: 106532% Critics Consensus: Featuring genuine scares through every corridor, His House is a terrifying look at the specters of the refugee experience and a stunning feature debut for Remi Weekes. Synopsis: A refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new... [More] Starring: Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu, Matt Smith, Cornell John Directed By: Remi Weekes </div><div></div><div> #2 L.A. Confidential (1997) </div><div></div><div> 99% #2 Adjusted Score: 110699% Critics Consensus: Taut pacing, brilliantly dense writing and Oscar-worthy acting combine to produce a smart, popcorn-friendly thrill ride. Synopsis: Three policemen, each with his own motives and obsessions, tackle the corruption surrounding an unsolved murder at a downtown Los... [More] Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell Directed By: Curtis Hanson </div><div></div><div> #3 Miss Juneteenth (2020) </div><div></div><div> 99% #3 Adjusted Score: 107172% Critics Consensus: Like a pageant winner walking across the stage, Miss Juneteenth follows a familiar path -- but does so with charm and grace. Synopsis: A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant.... [More] Starring: Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, Alexis Chikaeze, Lori Hayes Directed By: Channing Godfrey Peoples </div><div></div><div> #4 The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) </div><div></div><div> 99% #4 Adjusted Score: 106261% Critics Consensus: The Forty-Year-Old Version opens a compelling window into the ebbs and flows of the artist's life -- and announces writer-director-star Radha Blank as a major filmmaking talent with her feature debut. Synopsis: Radha, a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. But when she foils what seems like her... [More] Starring: Welker White, Reed Birney, Radha Blank, Peter Kim Directed By: Radha Blank </div><div></div><div> #5 Under the Shadow (2016) </div><div></div><div> 99% #5 Adjusted Score: 102736% Critics Consensus: Under the Shadow deftly blends seemingly disparate genres to deliver an effective chiller with timely themes and thought-provoking social subtext. Synopsis: After Shideh's building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the missile was... [More] Starring: Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian Directed By: Babak Anvari </div><div></div><div> #6 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) </div><div></div><div> 97% #6 Adjusted Score: 115292% Critics Consensus: Framed by a pair of powerhouse performances, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom pays affectionate tribute to a blues legend -- and Black culture at large. Synopsis: Tensions and temperatures rise at a Chicago music studio in 1927 when fiery, fearless blues singer Ma Rainey joins her... [More] Starring: Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo Directed By: George C. Wolfe </div><div></div><div> #7 Dolemite Is My Name (2019) </div><div></div><div> 97% #7 Adjusted Score: 109057% Critics Consensus: In dramatizing Rudy Ray Moore's stranger-than-fiction story, Eddie Murphy makes Dolemite Is My Name just as bold, brash, and ultimately hard to resist as its subject. Synopsis: Performer Rudy Ray Moore develops an outrageous character named Dolemite, who becomes an underground sensation and star of a kung-fu,... [More] Starring: Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Keegan-Michael Key Directed By: Craig Brewer </div><div></div><div> #8 Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) </div><div></div><div> 97% #8 Adjusted Score: 106642% Critics Consensus: The charmingly offbeat Hunt for the Wilderpeople unites a solid cast, a talented filmmaker, and a poignant, funny, deeply affecting message. Synopsis: A boy (Julian Dennison) and his foster father (Sam Neill) become the subjects of a manhunt after they get stranded... [More] Starring: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House Directed By: Taika Waititi </div><div></div><div> #9 Mudbound (2017) </div><div></div><div> 97% #9 Adjusted Score: 107832% Critics Consensus: Mudbound offers a well-acted, finely detailed snapshot of American history whose scenes of rural class struggle resonate far beyond their period setting. Synopsis: Set in the rural American South during World War II, Dee Rees' Mudbound is an epic story of two families... [More] Starring: Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Mary J. Blige Directed By: Dee Rees </div><div></div><div> #10 Paddington (2014) </div><div></div><div> 97% #10 Adjusted Score: 104397% Critics Consensus: Paddington brings a beloved children's character into the 21st century without sacrificing his essential charm, delivering a family-friendly adventure as irresistibly cuddly as its star. Synopsis: After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear (Ben Whishaw) makes his way to England... [More] Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent Directed By: Paul King </div><div></div><div> #11 Jaws (1975) </div><div></div><div> 97% #11 Adjusted Score: 109180% Critics Consensus: Compelling, well-crafted storytelling and a judicious sense of terror ensure Steven Spielberg's Jaws has remained a benchmark in the art of delivering modern blockbuster thrills. Synopsis: When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island,... [More] Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary Directed By: Steven Spielberg </div><div></div><div> #12 I Lost My Body (2019) </div><div></div><div> 97% #12 Adjusted Score: 100883% Critics Consensus: Beautifully animated and utterly unique, I Lost My Body takes audiences on a singularly strange journey whose unexpected contours lead to a wholly satisfying destination. Synopsis: A severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.... [More] Starring: Hakim Faris, Victoire Du Bois, Patrick d'Assum|oao, Belek Abdelmalek Directed By: J|-r|-my Clapin </div><div></div><div> #13 Roma (2018) </div><div></div><div> 96% #13 Adjusted Score: 118843% Critics Consensus: Roma finds writer-director Alfonso Cuar||n in complete, enthralling command of his visual craft - and telling the most powerfully personal story of his career. Synopsis: Cleo is one of two domestic workers who help Antonio and Sof|!a take care of their four children in 1970s... [More] Starring: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Marco Graf, Fernando Grediaga Directed By: Alfonso Cuar||n </div><div></div><div> #14 The Social Network (2010) </div><div></div><div> 96% #14 Adjusted Score: 109809% Critics Consensus: Impeccably scripted, beautifully directed, and filled with fine performances, The Social Network is a riveting, ambitious example of modern filmmaking at its finest. Synopsis: In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer genius Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) begins work on a new concept that eventually turns... [More] Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer Directed By: David Fincher </div><div></div><div> #15 Catch Me if You Can (2002) </div><div></div><div> 96% #15 Adjusted Score: 102822% Critics Consensus: With help from a strong performance by Leonardo DiCaprio as real-life wunderkind con artist Frank Abagnale, Steven Spielberg crafts a film that's stylish, breezily entertaining, and surprisingly sweet. Synopsis: Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) worked as a doctor, a lawyer, and as a co-pilot for a major airline --... [More] Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen Directed By: Steven Spielberg </div><div></div><div> #16 Atlantics (2019) </div><div></div><div> 96% #16 Adjusted Score: 103934% Critics Consensus: An unpredictable supernatural drama rooted in real-world social commentary, Atlantique suggests a thrillingly bright future for debuting filmmaker Mati Diop. Synopsis: Arranged to marry a rich man, young Ada is crushed when her true love goes missing at sea during a... [More] Starring: Mama San|-, Amadou Mbow, Ibrahima Traor|-, Amina Kane Directed By: Mati Diop </div><div></div><div> #17 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) </div><div></div><div> 96% #17 Adjusted Score: 100678% Critics Consensus: With The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Wes Anderson returns to the world of Roald Dahl -- and proves his distinctive style is a comfortable fit for one of the author's sweetest stories. Synopsis: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar:A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He... [More] Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Dev Patel Directed By: Wes Anderson </div><div></div><div> #18 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) </div><div></div><div> 96% #18 Adjusted Score: 105836% Critics Consensus: A cult classic as gut-bustingly hilarious as it is blithely ridiculous, Monty Python and the Holy Grail has lost none of its exceedingly silly charm. Synopsis: A comedic send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and... [More] Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle Directed By: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones </div><div></div><div> #19 Boyz N the Hood (1991) </div><div></div><div> 96% #19 Adjusted Score: 102013% Critics Consensus: Well-acted and thematically rich, Boyz N the Hood observes Black America with far more depth and compassion than many of the like-minded films its success inspired. Synopsis: Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is sent to live with his father, Furious Styles (Larry Fishburne), in tough South Central Los... [More] Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nia Long Directed By: John Singleton </div><div></div><div> #20 Life of Brian (1979) </div><div></div><div> 96% #20 Adjusted Score: 102915% Critics Consensus: One of the more cutting-edge films of the 1970s, this religious farce from the classic comedy troupe is as poignant as it is funny and satirical. Synopsis: Brian Cohen (Graham Chapman) is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a... [More] Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones Directed By: Terry Jones </div><div></div><div> #21 To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018) </div><div></div><div> 96% #21 Adjusted Score: 99115% Critics Consensus: To All the Boys I've Loved Before plays by the teen rom-com rules, but relatable characters and a thoroughly charming cast more than make up for a lack of surprises. Synopsis: A teenage girl's love letters are exposed and wreak havoc on her life.... [More] Starring: Lana Condor, John Corbett, Noah Centineo, Emilija Baranac Directed By: Susan Johnson </div><div></div><div> #22 Outside In (2017) </div><div></div><div> 96% #22 Adjusted Score: 97842% Critics Consensus: Brilliantly brought to life by tenderly empathetic performances from Jay Duplass and Edie Falco, Outside In tells a sobering -- yet thoroughly absorbing -- story. Synopsis: An ex-convict tries to readjust to life in his small town and forms an intense relationship with his former high... [More] Starring: Jay Duplass, Edie Falco, Kaitlyn Dever, Ben Schwartz Directed By: Lynn Shelton </div><div></div><div> #23 The Irishman (2019) </div><div></div><div> 95% #23 Adjusted Score: 119892% Critics Consensus: An epic gangster drama that earns its extended runtime, The Irishman finds Martin Scorsese revisiting familiar themes to poignant, funny, and profound effect. Synopsis: In the 1950s, truck driver Frank Sheeran gets involved with Russell Bufalino and his Pennsylvania crime family. As Sheeran climbs... [More] Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Anna Paquin Directed By: Martin Scorsese </div><div></div><div> #24 Marriage Story (2019) </div><div></div><div> 95% #24 Adjusted Score: 116407% Critics Consensus: Observing a splintering union with compassion and expansive grace, the powerfully acted Marriage Story ranks among writer-director Noah Baumbach's best works. Synopsis: A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling divorce that pushes them to their limits.... [More] Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Azhy Robertson, Laura Dern Directed By: Noah Baumbach </div><div></div><div> #25 It Follows (2014) </div><div></div><div> 95% #25 Adjusted Score: 107926% Critics Consensus: Smart, original, and above all terrifying, It Follows is the rare modern horror film that works on multiple levels -- and leaves a lingering sting. Synopsis: After carefree teenager Jay (Maika Monroe) sleeps with her new boyfriend, Hugh (Jake Weary), for the first time, she learns... [More] Starring: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary Directed By: David Robert Mitchell </div><div></div><div> #26 Lost in Translation (2003) </div><div></div><div> 95% #26 Adjusted Score: 103251% Critics Consensus: Effectively balancing humor and subtle pathos, Sofia Coppola crafts a moving, melancholy story that serves as a showcase for both Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Synopsis: A lonely, aging movie star named Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and a conflicted newlywed, Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), meet in Tokyo.... [More] Starring: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris Directed By: Sofia Coppola </div><div></div><div> #27 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) </div><div></div><div> 95% #27 Adjusted Score: 104983% Critics Consensus: Arriving more than a decade after the previous installment, the smart, sweet, and funny Puss in Boots: The Last Wish proves some franchises only get better with age. Synopsis: This fall, everyone's favorite leche-loving, swashbuckling, fear-defying feline returns. For the first time in more than a decade, DreamWorks Animation... [More] Starring: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Olivia Colman, Harvey Guillen Directed By: Joel Crawford </div><div></div><div> #28 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) </div><div></div><div> 95% #28 Adjusted Score: 101612% Critics Consensus: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a subtly touching and wonderfully eccentric adventure featuring Wallace and Gromit. Synopsis: The plucky characters from a series of animated shorts, Wallace (Peter Sallis) and his dog, Gromit, make their feature debut... [More] Starring: Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Kay Directed By: Nick Park, Steve Box </div><div></div><div> #29 They Cloned Tyrone (2023) </div><div></div><div> 95% #29 Adjusted Score: 102112% Critics Consensus: They Cloned Tyrone is provocative, clever sci-fi with an exceptional cast. Synopsis: A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio (John Boyega, Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris) onto the trail of... [More] Starring: John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, Kiefer Sutherland Directed By: Juel Taylor </div><div></div><div> #30 Klaus (2019) </div><div></div><div> 95% #30 Adjusted Score: 98315% Critics Consensus: Beautiful hand-drawn animation and a humorous, heartwarming narrative make Klaus an instant candidate for holiday classic status. Synopsis: A desperate postman accidentally brings about the genesis of Santa Claus.... [More] Starring: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso Directed By: Sergio Pablos </div><div></div><div> #31 Call Me by Your Name (2017) </div><div></div><div> 94% #31 Adjusted Score: 114708% Critics Consensus: Call Me by Your Name offers a melancholy, powerfully affecting portrait of first love, empathetically acted by Timoth|-e Chalamet and Armie Hammer. Synopsis: It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century... [More] Starring: Armie Hammer, Timoth|-e Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar Directed By: Luca Guadagnino </div><div></div><div> #32 The Power of the Dog (2021) </div><div></div><div> 94% #32 Adjusted Score: 112339% Critics Consensus: Brought to life by a stellar ensemble led by Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog reaffirms writer-director Jane Campion as one of her generation's finest filmmakers. Synopsis: Severe, pale-eyed, handsome, Phil Burbank is brutally beguiling. All of Phil's romance, power and fragility is trapped in the past... [More] Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee Directed By: Jane Campion </div><div></div><div> #33 Carol (2015) </div><div></div><div> 94% #33 Adjusted Score: 109723% Critics Consensus: Shaped by Todd Haynes' deft direction and powered by a strong cast led by Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, Carol lives up to its groundbreaking source material. Synopsis: Aspiring photographer Therese spots the beautiful, elegant Carol perusing the doll displays in a 1950s Manhattan department store. The two... [More] Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy Directed By: Todd Haynes </div><div></div><div> #34 The Lost Daughter (2021) </div><div></div><div> 94% #34 Adjusted Score: 105661% Critics Consensus: A strikingly assured debut for writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter unites a brilliant cast in service of a daringly ambitious story. Synopsis: Alone on a seaside vacation, Leda becomes consumed with a young mother and daughter as she watches them on the... [More] Starring: Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Jessie Buckley Directed By: Maggie Gyllenhaal </div><div></div><div> #35 Emily the Criminal (2022) </div><div></div><div> 94% #35 Adjusted Score: 104784% Critics Consensus: A taut thriller that contains a wealth of social commentary, Emily the Criminal is stolen by Aubrey Plaza's terrific work in the title role. Synopsis: Emily (Aubrey Plaza) is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal... [More] Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Jonathan Avigdori Directed By: John Patton Ford </div><div></div><div> #36 Saving Private Ryan (1998) </div><div></div><div> 94% #36 Adjusted Score: 103206% Critics Consensus: Anchored by another winning performance from Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg's unflinchingly realistic war film virtually redefines the genre. Synopsis: Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) takes his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have... [More] Starring: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies Directed By: Steven Spielberg </div><div></div><div> #37 Groundhog Day (1993) </div><div></div><div> 94% #37 Adjusted Score: 108512% Critics Consensus: Smart, sweet, and inventive, Groundhog Day highlights Murray's dramatic gifts while still leaving plenty of room for laughs. Synopsis: Phil (Bill Murray), a weatherman, is out to cover the annual emergence of the groundhog from its hole. He gets... [More] Starring: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky Directed By: Harold Ramis </div><div></div><div> #38 The Sea Beast (2022) </div><div></div><div> 94% #38 Adjusted Score: 99235% Critics Consensus: An original animated tale that's often as daring as its characters, The Sea Beast sends audiences on a voyage well worth taking. Synopsis: In an era when terrifying beasts roamed the seas, monster hunters were celebrated heroes -- and none were more beloved... [More] Starring: Karl Urban, Zaris-Angel Hator, Jared Harris, Dan Stevens Directed By: Chris Williams </div><div></div><div> #39 Private Life (2018) </div><div></div><div> 94% #39 Adjusted Score: 99121% Critics Consensus: Private Life uses one couple's bumpy journey to take an affecting look at an easily identifiable - and too rarely dramatized - rite of adult passage. Synopsis: A couple coping with infertility struggle to keep their marriage going as they navigate through the world of adoption and... [More] Starring: Paul Giamatti, Kathryn Hahn, Kayli Carter, Molly Shannon Directed By: Tamara Jenkins </div><div></div><div> #40 Nimona (2023) </div><div></div><div> 95% #40 Adjusted Score: 99740% Critics Consensus: Tapping a rich emotional vein with its splendid animation and thoughtful allegory, Nimona is a deeply lovable animated adventure. Synopsis: When Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed), a knight in a futuristic medieval world, is framed for a crime he didn't commit,... [More] Starring: Chlo|2 Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Jordan Gubian Directed By: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane </div><div></div><div> #41 Wonder Woman (2017) </div><div></div><div> 93% #41 Adjusted Score: 119783% Critics Consensus: Thrilling, earnest, and buoyed by Gal Gadot's charismatic performance, Wonder Woman succeeds in spectacular fashion. Synopsis: Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior.... [More] Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright Directed By: Patty Jenkins </div><div></div><div> #42 Captain Phillips (2013) </div><div></div><div> 93% #42 Adjusted Score: 106022% Critics Consensus: Smart, powerfully acted, and incredibly intense, Captain Phillips offers filmgoers a Hollywood biopic done right -- and offers Tom Hanks a showcase for yet another brilliant performance. Synopsis: In April 2009, the U.S. containership Maersk Alabama sails toward its destination on a day that seems like any other.... [More] Starring: Tom</div>
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