Netflix’s 100 Best Movies Right Now (November 2024)
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100 Best Movies on Netflix Ranked by Tomatometer (November 2024)
In our world of massive entertainment options, who’s got time to waste on the below-average? You’ve got a subscription, you’re ready for a marathon, and you want only the best movies no Netflix to watch. With thousands of choices on the platform, both original and acquired, we’ve found the 100 top Netflix movies with the highest Tomatometer scores! Time to get comfy on the couch!
New top movies this month: Sixteen Candles, Whiplash, Emilia Pérez (Nov. 13)
Arriving this month: Goosebumps, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Superbad, The Lost City (Nov. 7), Rob Peace (Nov. 11), and Senna (Nov. 29).
Leaving this month: The Spectacular Now, Star Trek Beyond, Edge of Tomorrow (Nov. 7)
#1
His House (2020)
100%
#1
Adjusted Score: 106791%
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...
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Directed By: Remi Weekes
#2
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
100%
#2
Adjusted Score: 103630%
Critics Consensus: An achingly sad anti-war film, Grave of the Fireflies is one of Studio Ghibli's most profoundly beautiful, haunting works.
Synopsis: A teenager (J. Robert Spencer) is charged with the care of his younger sister (Rhoda Chrosite) after an Allied firebombing...
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Directed By: Isao Takahata
#3
Selma (2014)
99%
#3
Adjusted Score: 114127%
Critics Consensus: Fueled by a gripping performance from David Oyelowo, Selma draws inspiration and dramatic power from the life and death of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- but doesn't ignore how far we remain from the ideals his work embodied.
Synopsis: Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, discrimination was still rampant in certain areas, making it...
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Directed By: Ava DuVernay
#4
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
99%
#4
Adjusted Score: 110338%
Critics Consensus: With engaging human stories anchoring the action, Godzilla Minus One is one kaiju movie that remains truly compelling between the scenes of mass destruction.
Synopsis: Japan is already devastated by the war when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster....
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Directed By: Takashi Yamazaki
#5
Miss Juneteenth (2020)
99%
#5
Adjusted Score: 107342%
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....
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Directed By: Channing Godfrey Peoples
#6
The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
99%
#6
Adjusted Score: 106469%
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...
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Directed By: Radha Blank
#7
Under the Shadow (2016)
99%
#7
Adjusted Score: 102727%
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...
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Directed By: Babak Anvari
#8
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
98%
#8
Adjusted Score: 116761%
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...
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Directed By: George C. Wolfe
#9
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
97%
#9
Adjusted Score: 109151%
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,...
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Directed By: Craig Brewer
#10
Mudbound (2017)
97%
#10
Adjusted Score: 107890%
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...
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Directed By: Dee Rees
#11
Jaws (1975)
97%
#11
Adjusted Score: 114455%
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,...
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Directed By: Steven Spielberg
#12
Psycho (1960)
97%
#12
Adjusted Score: 112552%
Critics Consensus: Infamous for its shower scene, but immortal for its contribution to the horror genre. Because Psycho was filmed with tact, grace, and art, Hitchcock didn't just create modern horror, he validated it.
Synopsis: Phoenix secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), on the lam after stealing $40,000 from her employer in order to run away...
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Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
#13
I Lost My Body (2019)
97%
#13
Adjusted Score: 100926%
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....
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Directed By: Jérémy Clapin
#14
Roma (2018)
96%
#14
Adjusted Score: 118979%
Critics Consensus: Roma finds writer-director Alfonso Cuarón 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 Sofía take care of their four children in 1970s...
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Directed By: Alfonso Cuarón
#15
Tangerine (2015)
96%
#15
Adjusted Score: 103782%
Critics Consensus: Tangerine shatters casting conventions and its filmmaking techniques are up-to-the-minute, but it's an old-fashioned comedy at heart -- and a pretty wonderful one at that.
Synopsis: After hearing that her boyfriend/pimp cheated on her while she was in jail, a transgender sex worker and her best...
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Directed By: Sean Baker
#16
Atlantics (2019)
96%
#16
Adjusted Score: 103837%
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...
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Directed By: Mati Diop
#17
Life of Brian (1979)
96%
#17
Adjusted Score: 102990%
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...
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Directed By: Terry Jones
#18
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
96%
#18
Adjusted Score: 101976%
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 is sent to live with his father, Furious Styles, in tough South Central Los Angeles. Although his hard-nosed father...
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Directed By: John Singleton
#19
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
96%
#19
Adjusted Score: 99119%
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....
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Directed By: Susan Johnson
#20
Outside In (2017)
96%
#20
Adjusted Score: 97767%
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...
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Directed By: Lynn Shelton
#21
The Irishman (2019)
95%
#21
Adjusted Score: 120010%
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...
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Directed By: Martin Scorsese
#22
Marriage Story (2019)
95%
#22
Adjusted Score: 116671%
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....
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Directed By: Noah Baumbach
#23
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
95%
#23
Adjusted Score: 117472%
Critics Consensus: Just as visually dazzling and action-packed as its predecessor, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse thrills from start to cliffhanger conclusion.
Synopsis: Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn's full-time,...
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#24
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
95%
#24
Adjusted Score: 115358%
Critics Consensus: Call Me by Your Name offers a melancholy, powerfully affecting portrait of first love, empathetically acted by Timothée 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...
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Directed By: Luca Guadagnino
#25
Hit Man (2023)
95%
#25
Adjusted Score: 111754%
Critics Consensus: A deceptively dark thriller that's also loaded with laughs, Hit Man is an outstanding showcase for leading man Glen Powell -- and one of the most purely entertaining films of Richard Linklater's career.
Synopsis: Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater's sunlit neo-noir stars Glen Powell as strait-laced professor Gary Johnson, who moonlights as a fake hit...
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Directed By: Richard Linklater
#26
#26
Adjusted Score: 101695%
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...
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#27
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
95%
#27
Adjusted Score: 102004%
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...
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Directed By: Juel Taylor
#28
Rebel Ridge (2024)
95%
#28
Adjusted Score: 101837%
Critics Consensus: An intelligent and gripping vehicle for Aaron Pierre's star-making performance, Rebel Ridge lays down the law on its action-thriller contemporaries.
Synopsis: Terry Richmond enters the town of Shelby Springs on a simple but urgent mission-- post bail for his cousin and...
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Directed By: Jeremy Saulnier
#29
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
95%
#29
Adjusted Score: 99778%
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...
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Directed By: Wes Anderson
#30
Klaus (2019)
95%
#30
Adjusted Score: 98310%
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....
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Directed By: Sergio Pablos
#31
Midnight Run (1988)
95%
#31
Adjusted Score: 99737%
Critics Consensus: Enlivened by the antagonistic chemistry between Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, Midnight Run is an uncommonly entertaining odd couple comedy.
Synopsis: When Eddie Moscone (Joe Pantoliano) hires tight-lipped bounty hunter Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) to locate a mob accountant named...
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Directed By: Martin Brest
#32
The Power of the Dog (2021)
94%
#32
Adjusted Score: 112761%
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...
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Directed By: Jane Campion
#33
Whiplash (2014)
94%
#33
Adjusted Score: 108784%
Critics Consensus: Intense, inspiring, and well-acted, Whiplash is a brilliant sophomore effort from director Damien Chazelle and a riveting vehicle for stars J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller.
Synopsis: Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer, in pursuit of rising to the top of his elite...
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Directed By: Damien Chazelle
#34
The Lost Daughter (2021)
94%
#34
Adjusted Score: 105844%
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...
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Directed By: Maggie Gyllenhaal
#35
Emily the Criminal (2022)
94%
#35
Adjusted Score: 105145%
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...
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Directed By: John Patton Ford
#36
Hustle (2022)
94%
#36
Adjusted Score: 103141%
Critics Consensus: Hustle doesn't have any fancy moves, but it doesn't need them -- Adam Sandler's everyman charm makes this easy layup fun to watch.
Synopsis: Stanley Sugerman's (Adam Sandler) love for basketball is unparalleled, but the travel weary Philadelphia 76ers scout who has higher ambitions...
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Directed By: Jeremiah Zagar
#37
The Sea Beast (2022)
94%
#37
Adjusted Score: 99541%
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...
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Directed By: Chris Williams
#38
Private Life (2018)
94%
#38
Adjusted Score: 99227%
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...
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Directed By: Tamara Jenkins
#39
The Birds (1963)
94%
#39
Adjusted Score: 102439%
Critics Consensus: Proving once again that build-up is the key to suspense, Alfred Hitchcock successfully turned birds into some of the most terrifying villains in horror history.
Synopsis: Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) meets Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) in a San Francisco pet store and decides to follow him...
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Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
#40
Captain Phillips (2013)
93%
#40
Adjusted Score: 106230%
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....
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Directed By: Paul Greengrass
#41
Pearl (2022)
93%
#41
Adjusted Score: 104616%
Critics Consensus: Pearl finds Ti West squeezing fresh gore out of the world he created with X -- and once again benefiting from a brilliant Mia Goth performance.
Synopsis: Filmmaker Ti West returns with another chapter from the twisted world of X, in this astonishing follow-up to the year's...
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Directed By: Ti West
#42
Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
93%
#42
Adjusted Score: 98189%
Critics Consensus: Building on its predecessor with boisterously entertaining flair, Enola Holmes 2 solves the mystery of how to make a satisfying sequel -- and makes it look positively elementary.
Synopsis: Fresh off the triumph of solving her first case, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) follows in the footsteps of her...
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Directed By: Harry Bradbeer
#43
Cam (2018)
93%
#43
Adjusted Score: 98004%
Critics Consensus: Smart and suspenseful, CAM is a techno-thriller that's far more than the sum of its salacious parts -- and an outstanding showcase for Madeline Brewer in the leading role.
Synopsis: A camgirl has her principles, until a mysterious woman who looks just like her takes over her channel....
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Directed By: Daniel Goldhaber
#44
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)
93%
#44
Adjusted Score: 97703%
Critics Consensus: Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical brings the classic story back to the screen with a delightful Emma Thompson, dazzling dancing, and a suitably irascible take on the source material.
Synopsis: An extraordinary girl with a sharp mind and vivid imagination takes a daring stand to change her story -- with...
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Directed By: Matthew Warchus
#45
Baby Driver (2017)
92%
#45
Adjusted Score: 114115%
Critics Consensus: Stylish, exciting, and fueled by a killer soundtrack, Baby Driver hits the road and it's gone -- proving fast-paced action movies can be smartly written without sacrificing thrills.
Synopsis: Talented getaway driver Baby (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the...
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Directed By: Edgar Wright
#46
Da 5 Bloods (2020)
92%
#46
Adjusted Score: 110495%
Critics Consensus: Fierce energy and ambition course through Da 5 Bloods, coming together to fuel one of Spike Lee's most urgent and impactful films.
Synopsis: Four African American vets battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of...
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Directed By: Spike Lee
#47
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
92%
#47
Adjusted Score: 102069%
Critics Consensus: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) observes the family dynamic through writer-director Noah Baumbach's bittersweet lens and the impressive efforts of a remarkable cast.
Synopsis: The adult children of Harold Meyerowitz reunite in New York in preparation for their father's career retrospective....
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Directed By: Noah Baumbach
#48
The White Tiger (2021)
92%
#48
Adjusted Score: 100657%
Critics Consensus: Well-acted and beautifully made, The White Tiger distills the strengths of its source material into a grimly compelling drama.
Synopsis: Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narrates his epic and darkly humorous rise from poor villager to successful entrepreneur in modern India....
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Directed By: Ramin Bahrani
#49
Nimona (2023)
92%
#49
Adjusted Score: 97139%
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,...
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#50
Orion and the Dark (2024)
92%
#50
Adjusted Score: 96414%
Critics Consensus: An uncommonly ambitious animated film, Orion and the Dark benefits from a Charlie Kaufman screenplay that isn't afraid to tangle with existential ideas.
Synopsis: The thing Orion fears the most is the dark. When the embodiment of his worst fear pays a visit, Dark...
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Directed By: Sean Charmatz
#51
Stand by Me (1986)
92%
#51
Adjusted Score: 98226%
Critics Consensus: Stand By Me is a wise, nostalgic movie with a weird streak that captures both Stephen King's voice and the trials of growing up.
Synopsis: After learning that a stranger has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see...
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Directed By: Rob Reiner
#52
The Willoughbys (2020)
92%
#52
Adjusted Score: 94959%
Critics Consensus: An appealing animated adventure whose silliness is anchored in genuine emotion, The Willoughbys offers fanciful fun the entire family can enjoy.
Synopsis: Neglected by their parents, four old-fashioned siblings venture out into the modern world with their new nanny....
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Directed By: Kris Pearn
#53
Set It Up (2018)
92%
#53
Adjusted Score: 94650%
Critics Consensus: Set It Up follows the long-established outlines of the rom-com template -- and in the process, proves there's still substantial pleasure to be wrought from familiar formulas.
Synopsis: Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them...
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Directed By: Claire Scanlon
#54
Uncorked (2020)
94%
#54
Adjusted Score: 95964%
Critics Consensus: Like a good wine, once you let Uncorked breathe, its heartfelt tenderness will yield a sweet time.
Synopsis: A young man upsets his father when he pursues his dream of becoming a master sommelier instead of joining the...
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Directed By: Prentice Penny
#55
1922 (2017)
92%
#55
Adjusted Score: 93826%
Critics Consensus: Thanks to director Zak Hilditch's patient storytelling and strong work from lead Thomas Jane, 1922 ranks among the more satisfying Stephen King adaptations.
Synopsis: A rancher conspires to murder his wife for financial gain and convinces his teenage son to participate....
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Directed By: Zak Hilditch
#56
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
91%
#56
Adjusted Score: 115587%
Critics Consensus: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery brings back Benoit Blanc for another wildly entertaining mystery rounded out by an outstanding ensemble cast.
Synopsis: Benoit Blanc returns to peel back the layers in a new Rian Johnson whodunit. This fresh adventure finds the intrepid...
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Directed By: Rian Johnson
#57
A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
91%
#57
Adjusted Score: 109868%
Critics Consensus: A nerve-wracking continuation of its predecessor, A Quiet Place Part II expands the terrifying world of the franchise without losing track of its heart.
Synopsis: Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family must now face the terrors of the outside world as they...
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Directed By: John Krasinski
#58
Phantom Thread (2017)
91%
#58
Adjusted Score: 111020%
Critics Consensus: Phantom Thread's finely woven narrative is filled out nicely by humor, intoxicating romantic tension, and yet another impressively committed performance from Daniel Day-Lewis.
Synopsis: Renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the center of British fashion in 1950s London -- dressing...
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Directed By: Paul Thomas Anderson
#59
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
91%
#59
Adjusted Score: 107468%
Critics Consensus: Gripping, well-acted, funny, and clever, Edge of Tomorrow offers entertaining proof that Tom Cruise is still more than capable of shouldering the weight of a blockbuster action thriller.
Synopsis: When Earth falls under attack from invincible aliens, no military unit in the world is able to beat them. Maj....
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Directed By: Doug Liman
#60
May December (2023)
91%
#60
Adjusted Score: 109499%
Critics Consensus: Swaddling its difficult fact-based story in a blanket of campy humor, May December is a seductively discomfiting watch.
Synopsis: Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, Gracie Atherton-Yu and her husband Joe (twenty-three years her junior)...
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Directed By: Todd Haynes
#61
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
91%
#61
Adjusted Score: 97889%
Critics Consensus: Beasts of No Nation finds writer-director Cary Fukunaga working with a talented cast to offer a sobering, uncompromising, yet still somehow hopeful picture of war's human cost.
Synopsis: As civil war rages in Africa, a fierce warlord (Idris Elba) trains a young orphan (Abraham Attah) to join his...
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Directed By: Cary Joji Fukunaga
#62
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
91%
#62
Adjusted Score: 96370%
Critics Consensus: This is a piercingly honest, acidly witty look at divorce and its impact on a family.
Synopsis: A pair of brothers living in Brooklyn are caught in the middle of, and deeply affected by, the divorce of...
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Directed By: Noah Baumbach
#63
Woman of the Hour (2023)
91%
#63
Adjusted Score: 99028%
Critics Consensus: Deftly directed by star Anna Kendrick, Woman of the Hour uses an incredible true story as the foundation for a powerful examination of the intersection between systemic misogyny and violence.
Synopsis: An aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in '70s LA when they're cast on an episode of...
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Directed By: Anna Kendrick
#64
Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
91%
#64
Adjusted Score: 98491%
Critics Consensus: The sweetly nostalgic Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood finds Richard Linklater reusing visual and thematic ingredients in a deeply personal, freshly inspired way.
Synopsis: Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood tells the story of the first moon landing in the summer of 1969...
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Directed By: Richard Linklater
#65
High Flying Bird (2019)
91%
#65
Adjusted Score: 97725%
Critics Consensus: High Flying Bird takes a thoughtful and engrossing look at professional sports that sees Steven Soderbergh continuing to test the limits of new filmmaking technology.
Synopsis: A sports agent pitches a controversial business opportunity to a rookie basketball player during a lockout....
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Directed By: Steven Soderbergh
#66
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
92%
#66
Adjusted Score: 98439%
Critics Consensus: Entertaining if not essential, El Camino adds a satisfying belated coda to the Breaking Bad story -- led by a career-best performance from Aaron Paul.
Synopsis: Jesse Pinkman flees from the police and tries to escape his inner turmoil....
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Directed By: Vince Gilligan
#67
Happy as Lazzaro (2018)
91%
#67
Adjusted Score: 95388%
Critics Consensus: Happy as Lazzaro uses a friendship's ups and downs as a satisfyingly expansive canvas for a picture rich with thematic and cinematic depth.
Synopsis: Lazzaro, a good-hearted young peasant, and Tancredi, a young nobleman cursed by his imagination, form a life-altering bond when Tancredi...
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Directed By: Alice Rohrwacher
#68
Gerald's Game (2017)
91%
#68
Adjusted Score: 94770%
Critics Consensus: Carla Gugino carries Gerald's Game's small-scale suspense with a career-defining performance.
Synopsis: A woman accidentally kills her husband during a kinky game. Handcuffed to her bed with no hope of rescue, she...
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Directed By: Mike Flanagan
#69
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)
91%
#69
Adjusted Score: 94634%
Critics Consensus: A coming-of-age comedy that sidesteps simple nostalgia, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah finds fresh humor in adolescent anxiety -- and suggests a bright future for star Sunny Sandler.
Synopsis: Stacy and Lydia are BFFs who've always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs. However, things start to go comically awry...
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Directed By: Sammi Cohen
#70
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
90%
#70
Adjusted Score: 99274%
Critics Consensus: Both timely and timeless, All Quiet on the Western Front retains the power of its classic source material by focusing on the futility of war.
Synopsis: All Quiet on the Western Front tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of...
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Directed By: Edward Berger
#71
Society of the Snow (2023)
90%
#71
Adjusted Score: 98389%
Critics Consensus: Society of the Snow brings masterful technical skill to bear on its tale of real-life tragedy, but none of that spectacle comes at the expense of its simple, powerful message.
Synopsis: In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, crashed in...
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Directed By: J. A. Bayona
#72
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
90%
#72
Adjusted Score: 94986%
Critics Consensus: Elevated by a bravura performance from Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Kindergarten Teacher is one American remake that retains its impact the second time around.
Synopsis: A teacher sees such great promise in her 5-year-old student that she goes to unreasonable lengths to protect his talent....
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Directed By: Sara Colangelo
#73
On Body and Soul (2017)
90%
#73
Adjusted Score: 93592%
Critics Consensus: Tender performances and a strong sense of style combine to create an eccentric, dreamy portrait of love and loneliness in On Body and Soul.
Synopsis: When a man and woman who meet at work begin to know each other, they discover that they have the...
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Directed By: Ildikó Enyedi
#74
The Karate Kid (1984)
90%
#74
Adjusted Score: 93923%
Critics Consensus: Utterly predictable and wholly of its time, but warm, sincere, and difficult to resist, due in large part to Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio's relaxed chemistry.
Synopsis: Daniel (Ralph Macchio) moves to Southern California with his mother, Lucille (Randee Heller), but quickly finds himself the target of...
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Directed By: John G. Avildsen
#75
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
89%
#75
Adjusted Score: 109240%
Critics Consensus: An actors' showcase enlivened by its topical fact-based story, The Trial of the Chicago 7 plays squarely -- and compellingly -- to Aaron Sorkin's strengths.
Synopsis: In 1969, seven people were charged by the federal government with conspiracy and more, arising from the protests at the...
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Directed By: Aaron Sorkin
#76
Bridesmaids (2011)
89%
#76
Adjusted Score: 101121%
Critics Consensus: A marriage of genuine characters, gross out gags, and pathos, Bridesmaids is a female-driven comedy that refuses to be boxed in as Kristen Wiig emerges as a real star.
Synopsis: Annie (Kristen Wiig) is a single woman whose own life is a mess, but when she learns that her lifelong...
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Directed By: Paul Feig
#77
Zombieland (2009)
89%
#77
Adjusted Score: 99466%
Critics Consensus: Wickedly funny and featuring plenty of gore, Zombieland is proof that the zombie subgenre is far from dead.
Synopsis: After a virus turns most people into zombies, the world's surviving humans remain locked in an ongoing battle against the...
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Directed By: Ruben Fleischer
#78
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
89%
#78
Adjusted Score: 101832%
Critics Consensus: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs avoids anthology pitfalls with a consistent collection tied together by the Coen brothers' signature blend of dark drama and black humor.
Synopsis: An anthology of six short films that take place in 19th-century post-Civil War era during the settling of the Old...
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#79
The Two Popes (2019)
88%
#79
Adjusted Score: 99648%
Critics Consensus: Led by outstanding performances from its well-matched leads, The Two Popes draws absorbing drama from a pivotal moment in modern organized religion.
Synopsis: Behind the Vatican walls, Pope Benedict and the future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path...
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Directed By: Fernando Meirelles
#80
Oxygen (2021)
90%
#80
Adjusted Score: 94756%
Critics Consensus: Oxygen gets the white-knuckle maximum out of its claustrophobic setting, with director Alexandre Aja and star Mélanie Laurent making this a must-watch thriller for sci-fi fans.
Synopsis: Oxygen is a French survival thriller directed by Alexandre Aja. The film tells the story of a young woman (Mélanie...
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Directed By: Alexandre Aja
#81
Always Be My Maybe (2019)
89%
#81
Adjusted Score: 93597%
Critics Consensus: Carried by the infectious charms of Ali Wong and Randall Park, Always Be My Maybe takes familiar rom-com beats and cleverly layers in smart social commentary to find its own sweet groove.
Synopsis: Childhood sweethearts have a falling out and don't speak for 15 years. They reconnect as adults when Sasha runs into...
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Directed By: Nahnatchka Khan
#82
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021)
89%
#82
Adjusted Score: 93349%
Critics Consensus: Fear Street Part Three: 1666 sends the slasher series back in time for a trilogy-concluding installment that caps things off on a screaming high note.
Synopsis: The origins of Sarah Fier's curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the...
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Directed By: Leigh Janiak
#83
Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017)
89%
#83
Adjusted Score: 93351%
Critics Consensus: Mary and the Witch's Flower honors its creator's Studio Ghibli roots with a gentle, beautifully animated story whose simplicity is rounded out by its entrancing visuals.
Synopsis: Young Mary follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest and discovers an old broomstick and the strange Fly-by-Night flower,...
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Directed By: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
#84
I Am Mother (2019)
89%
#84
Adjusted Score: 92419%
Critics Consensus: Suspenseful, well-acted, and intelligent, I Am Mother is an ambitious sci-fi story that largely achieves its impressive aims.
Synopsis: A teenage girl is raised by a robot designed to repopulate Earth. Their bond is tested when a stranger arrives...
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Directed By: Grant Sputore
#85
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
89%
#85
Adjusted Score: 91759%
Critics Consensus: I don't feel at home in this world anymore. transcends its unwieldy title to offer timely, intoxicatingly dark observations on gender dynamics and social norms in modern America.
Synopsis: After being burglarized, a depressed woman (Melanie Lynskey) and her obnoxious neighbor set out to find the thieves, but they...
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Directed By: Macon Blair
#86
Paddleton (2019)
89%
#86
Adjusted Score: 90574%
Critics Consensus: It takes its time coming together, but the quietly effective Paddleton pulls off a tricky tonal balancing act, thanks largely to the strengths of its well-chosen leads.
Synopsis: An unlikely friendship between two misfit neighbors becomes an unexpected emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal...
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Directed By: Alex Lehmann
#87
1917 (2019)
88%
#87
Adjusted Score: 113408%
Critics Consensus: Hard-hitting, immersive, and an impressive technical achievement, 1917 captures the trench warfare of World War I with raw, startling immediacy.
Synopsis: During World War I, two British soldiers -- Lance Cpl. Schofield and Lance Cpl. Blake -- receive seemingly impossible orders....
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Directed By: Sam Mendes
#88
Superbad (2007)
88%
#88
Adjusted Score: 96283%
Critics Consensus: Deftly balancing vulgarity and sincerity while placing its protagonists in excessive situations, Superbad is an authentic take on friendship and the overarching awkwardness of the high school experience.
Synopsis: High school seniors Seth and Evan have high hopes for a graduation party. The co-dependent teens plan to score booze...
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Directed By: Greg Mottola
#89
Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021)
88%
#89
Adjusted Score: 92838%
Critics Consensus: A smart and subversive twist on slasher horror, Fear Street Part II: 1978 shows that summer camp has never been scarier thanks to stellar performances from Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, and Ryan Simpkins.
Synopsis: Shadyside, 1978. School's out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider...
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Directed By: Leigh Janiak
#90
Field of Dreams (1989)
88%
#90
Adjusted Score: 93632%
Critics Consensus: Field of Dreams is sentimental, but in the best way; it's a mix of fairy tale, baseball, and family togetherness.
Synopsis: When Iowa farmer Ray hears a mysterious voice one night in his cornfield saying "If you build it, he will...
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Directed By: Phil Alden Robinson
#91
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
87%
#91
Adjusted Score: 94644%
Critics Consensus: Kung Fu Panda has a familiar message, but the pleasing mix of humor, swift martial arts action, and colorful animation makes for winning Summer entertainment.
Synopsis: Po the panda (Jack Black) works in his family's noodle shop and dreams of becoming a kung-fu master. His dream...
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#92
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
87%
#92
Adjusted Score: 95197%
Critics Consensus: Kung Fu Panda 3 boasts the requisite visual splendor, but like its rotund protagonist, this sequel's narrative is also surprisingly nimble, adding up to animated fun for the whole family.
Synopsis: Living large and loving life, Po (Jack Black) realizes that he has a lot to learn if he's going to...
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#93
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
87%
#93
Adjusted Score: 94004%
Critics Consensus: With a tidy plot, clean animation, and humor that fits its source material snugly, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is entertainment that won't drive a wedge between family members.
Synopsis: George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two overly imaginative pranksters who spend hours in a treehouse creating comic books. When...
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Directed By: David Soren
#94
My Father's Dragon (2022)
87%
#94
Adjusted Score: 90125%
Critics Consensus: My Father's Dragon will soar particularly high with very young viewers, but this animated adventure has something to offer audiences of all ages.
Synopsis: Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island...
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Directed By: Nora Twomey
#95
The Breaker Upperers (2018)
89%
#95
Adjusted Score: 90647%
Critics Consensus: The Breaker Upperers brings the laughs early and often, thanks to the dry wit -- and effervescent chemistry -- of writer-director-star duo Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami.
Synopsis: Two cynical women create an agency that helps break up couples in an attempt to avoid moving on with their...
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#96
Fair Play (2023)
86%
#96
Adjusted Score: 98963%
Critics Consensus: With assured style that's at times reminiscent of the best '90s nail-biting thrillers, Fair Play juxtaposes premarital disharmony with greed and gender politics in the cutthroat finance world.
Synopsis: When a coveted promotion at a cutthroat financial firm arises, once supportive exchanges between lovers Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and Luke...
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Directed By: Chloe Domont
#97
Vivo (2021)
86%
#97
Adjusted Score: 90754%
Critics Consensus: Vivo offers few surprises, but this attractively animated adventure is enlivened by the catchy songs contributed by star Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Synopsis: From Netflix and Sony Pictures AnimaFrom Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation -- the studio that brought you Oscar winner Spider-Man:...
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Directed By: Kirk DeMicco
#98
Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022)
87%
#98
Adjusted Score: 91302%
Critics Consensus: Arguably the best screen version of this oft-adapted tale, Lady Chatterley's Lover sets itself apart with solid acting and a refreshingly frank treatment of the story's mature themes.
Synopsis: Marrying Sir Clifford Chatterley, Connie's life of wealth and privilege seems set as she takes the title of Lady Chatterley....
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Directed By: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
#99
21 Jump Street (2012)
85%
#99
Adjusted Score: 95647%
Critics Consensus: A smart, affectionate satire of '80s nostalgia and teen movie tropes, 21 Jump Street offers rowdy mainstream comedy with a surprisingly satisfying bite.
Synopsis: When cops Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances...
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#100
Easy A (2010)
85%
#100
Adjusted Score: 92693%
Critics Consensus: It owes a huge debt to older (and better) teen comedies, but Easy A proves a smart, witty showcase for its irresistibly charming star, Emma Stone.
Synopsis: Prompted by her popular best friend to spill details of her boring weekend, Olive, a clean-cut teen, decides to spice...
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Directed By: Will Gluck
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