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Indie movie company A24 has built an almost unprecedented level of brand identity and loyalty. Savvy moviegoers actually get excited seeing their rainbow chromatic card in front of movies, despite A24 not being associated with any one filmmaker (like J.J. Abrams with Bad Robot), genre (horror and Blumhouse), or medium (animation studios like Pixar). It’s simply a soft style that threads through the best movies they put out, not quite definable, that’s catnip to open-minded filmgoers and critics alike.

A24 began in 2013 with A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, directed by Roman Coppola. It was decidedly not a box office or critical success, but does present one of A24’s modus operandi: Giving risky movies from established outsider filmmakers a shot in the theatrical space. You’ll see it again with Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers, Sean Baker’s The Florida Project, Mike Mills’ 20th Century Women, and Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring. Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight won Best Picture in 2017, demonstrating A24 has got their finger on the cultural pulse (with credit to the Academy as well, of course).

Meanwhile, leaning into directorial debuts has paid off dividends, in the form of Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, Alex Garland’s Ex Machina, Robert Eggers’ The Witch, and Ari Aster’s Hereditary. Recently Everything Everywhere All At Once became a pandemic-era sensation and rose up as the company’s highest-grossing domestic movie ever. After that, we saw Marcel the Shell With Shoes On and Bodies, Bodies, Bodies.

Among the additions to their catalogue in 2023 so far: Past Lives, You Hurt My Feelings, Showing Up.

Now, we’re ranking all A24 movies by Tomatometer! —Alex Vo

#1

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Adjusted Score: 127102%

Critics Consensus: Lady Bird delivers fresh insights about the turmoil of adolescence — and reveals writer-director Greta Gerwig as a fully formed filmmaking talent.

Synopsis: A teenager (Saoirse Ronan) navigates a loving but turbulent relationship with her strong-willed mother (Laurie Metcalf) over the course of… [More]

#2

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Adjusted Score: 115096%

Critics Consensus: Eighth Grade takes a look at its titular time period that offers a rare and resounding ring of truth while heralding breakthroughs for writer-director Bo Burnham and captivating star Elsie Fisher.

Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of… [More]

#3

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Adjusted Score: 106129%

Critics Consensus: Poignant, profound, and utterly heartwarming, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is animated entertainment with real heart.

Synopsis: Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint,… [More]

#4

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Adjusted Score: 120872%

Critics Consensus: Moonlight uses one man’s story to offer a remarkable and brilliantly crafted look at lives too rarely seen in cinema.

Synopsis: A look at three defining chapters in the life of Chiron, a young black man growing up in Miami. His… [More]

#5

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Adjusted Score: 113273%

Critics Consensus: Led by arresting performances from Steven Yeun and Yeri Han, Minari offers an intimate and heart-wrenching portrait of family and assimilation in 1980s America.

Synopsis: A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas… [More]

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Adjusted Score: 116930%

Critics Consensus: The Farewell deftly captures complicated family dynamics with a poignant, well-acted drama that marries cultural specificity with universally relatable themes.

Synopsis: Billi’s family returns to China under the guise of a fake wedding to stealthily say goodbye to their beloved matriarch… [More]

#7

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Adjusted Score: 99723%

Critics Consensus: A remarkable debut for writer-director Celine Song, Past Lives uses the bonds between its sensitively sketched central characters to support trenchant observations on the human condition.

Synopsis: Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two… [More]

#8

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Adjusted Score: 118281%

Critics Consensus: The Florida Project offers a colorfully empathetic look at an underrepresented part of the population that proves absorbing even as it raises sobering questions about modern America.

Synopsis: Set in the shadow of the most magical place on Earth, 6-year-old Moonee and her two best friends forge their… [More]

#9

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Adjusted Score: 106435%

Critics Consensus: Led by Frankie Corio’s tremendous performance, Aftersun deftly ushers audiences to the intersection between our memories of loved ones and who they really are.

Synopsis: At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal)…. [More]

#10

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Adjusted Score: 109899%

Critics Consensus: First Cow finds director Kelly Reichardt revisiting territory and themes that will be familiar to fans of her previous work — with typically rewarding results.

Synopsis: Two travelers, on the run from a band of vengeful hunters in the 1820s Northwest, dream of striking it rich… [More]

#11

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Adjusted Score: 103189%

Critics Consensus: Smart, funny, and above all entertaining, You Hurt My Feelings finds writer-director Nicole Holofcener as sharply perceptive as ever.

Synopsis: Beth (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), a popular writer, and her husband Don, a well-liked teacher, share the kind of relationship that truly,… [More]

#12

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Adjusted Score: 102658%

Critics Consensus: Menashe offers an intriguing look at a culture whose unfamiliarity to many viewers will be rendered irrelevant by the story’s universally affecting themes and thoughtful approach.

Synopsis: Deep in the heart of New York’s notoriously secretive Hasidic Jewish community, Menashe, a good-hearted but somewhat hapless grocery store… [More]

#13

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Adjusted Score: 103419%

Critics Consensus: As riveting as it is sad, Amy is a powerfully honest look at the twisted relationship between art and celebrity — and the lethal spiral of addiction.

Synopsis: Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse…. [More]

#14

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Adjusted Score: 104137%

Critics Consensus: Startling, upsetting, and overall absorbing, Boys State strikingly depicts American political divisions — and machinations — taking root in the next generation.

Synopsis: A raucous journey into the heart of democracy captures an unusual rite of passage: 1,100 teenage boys from across Texas… [More]

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#15

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Adjusted Score: 100838%

Critics Consensus: De Palma may not make believers out of the director’s detractors, but they’ll likely share longtime fans’ fascination with his career’s worth of entertaining stories.

Synopsis: Filmmaker Brian De Palma discusses his body of work, including “Sisters,” “Obsession,” “Carrie,” “Dressed to Kill,” “Blow Out,” “Scarface,” “The… [More]

#16

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Adjusted Score: 98737%

Critics Consensus: Raw, bracingly honest, and refreshingly unconventional, Krisha wrings fresh — and occasionally uncomfortable — truths from a seemingly familiar premise.

Synopsis: Tensions rise at a Thanksgiving gathering when a troubled woman (Krisha Fairchild) reunites with the extended family that she abandoned… [More]

#17

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Adjusted Score: 111386%

Critics Consensus: Led by an outstanding Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once lives up to its title with an expertly calibrated assault on the senses.

Synopsis: Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, the film is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action… [More]

#18

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Adjusted Score: 106203%

Critics Consensus: Brought to life by delicate work from writer-director Paul Schrader and elevated by a standout performance by Ethan Hawke, First Reformed takes a sensitive and suspenseful look at weighty themes.

Synopsis: The pastor of a small church in upstate New York spirals out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an… [More]

#19

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Adjusted Score: 103945%

Critics Consensus: A fresh spin on the classic slasher formula, X marks the spot where Ti West gets resoundingly back to his horror roots.

Synopsis: In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their… [More]

#20

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Adjusted Score: 103544%

Critics Consensus: The sweet chemistry between Joaquin Phoenix and Woody Norman is complemented by writer-director Mike Mills’ empathetic work, helping C’mon C’mon transcend its familiar trappings.

Synopsis: Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) and his young nephew (Woody Norman) forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they are unexpectedly thrown… [More]

#21

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Adjusted Score: 99286%

Critics Consensus: An absorbingly reflective documentary that benefits from its subject’s self-chronicling, Val offers an intimate look at a unique life and career.

Synopsis: For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life… [More]

#22

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Adjusted Score: 105237%

Critics Consensus: Led by incredible work from Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay, Room makes for an unforgettably harrowing — and undeniably rewarding — experience.

Synopsis: Held captive for years in an enclosed space, a woman (Brie Larson) and her young son (Jacob Tremblay) finally gain… [More]

#23

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Adjusted Score: 98097%

Critics Consensus: The Humans takes its Tony-winning source material from stage to screen without sacrificing the essence of writer-director Stephen Karam’s dysfunctional drama.

Synopsis: Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan…. [More]

#24

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Adjusted Score: 100733%

Critics Consensus: A brilliantly unsettling blend of body horror and psychological thriller, Saint Maud marks an impressive debut for writer-director Rose Glass.

Synopsis: The debut film from writer-director Rose Glass, Saint Maud is a chilling and boldly original vision of faith, madness, and… [More]

#25

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Adjusted Score: 102909%

Critics Consensus: Ex Machina leans heavier on ideas than effects, but it’s still a visually polished piece of work — and an uncommonly engaging sci-fi feature.

Synopsis: Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson) a programmer at a huge Internet company, wins a contest that enables him to spend a… [More]

#26

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Adjusted Score: 105296%

Critics Consensus: Led by a stellar Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth strips the classic story down to its visual and narrative essentials.

Synopsis: Joel Coen’s bold and fierce adaptation of “Macbeth,” a tale of murder, madness, ambition, and wrathful cunning…. [More]

#27

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Adjusted Score: 103714%

Critics Consensus: An affecting story powerfully told, The Last Black Man in San Francisco immediately establishes director Joe Talbot as a filmmaker to watch.

Synopsis: Jimmie and his best friend Mont try to reclaim the house built by Jimmie’s grandfather, launching them on a poignant… [More]

#28

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Adjusted Score: 97681%

Critics Consensus: Brilliantly performed and smartly unconventional, The End of the Tour pays fitting tribute to a singular talent while offering profoundly poignant observations on the human condition.

Synopsis: Writer and journalist David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) interviews author David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel) for Rolling Stone magazine…. [More]

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#29

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Adjusted Score: 96685%

Critics Consensus: Slow West serves as an impressive calling card for first-time writer-director John M. Maclean — and offers an inventive treat for fans of the Western.

Synopsis: A bounty hunter (Michael Fassbender) keeps his true motive a secret from the naive Scottish teenager (Kodi Smit-McPhee) he’s offered… [More]

#30

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Adjusted Score: 98018%

Critics Consensus: So moving for a majority of its runtime that not even a manipulative ending can ruin the experience, Close is a tender and powerfully acted look at childhood innocence lost.

Synopsis: Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart. Winner of the… [More]

#31

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Adjusted Score: 100619%

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… [More]

#32

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Adjusted Score: 94419%

Critics Consensus: A Prayer Before Dawn is far from an easy watch, but this harrowing prison odyssey delivers rich rewards — led by an outstanding central performance from Joe Cole.

Synopsis: The amazing true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer incarcerated in Thailand’s most notorious prison. Thrown into a world… [More]

#33

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Adjusted Score: 115610%

Critics Consensus: Oh, hai Mark. The Disaster Artist is a surprisingly poignant and charming movie-about-a-movie that explores the creative process with unexpected delicacy.

Synopsis: The incredible true story of aspiring filmmaker and Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau as he and his best friend defiantly pursue… [More]

#34

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Adjusted Score: 110930%

Critics Consensus: Uncut Gems reaffirms the Safdies as masters of anxiety-inducing cinema — and proves Adam Sandler remains a formidable dramatic actor when given the right material.

Synopsis: A charismatic jeweler makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a precarious high-wire… [More]

#35

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Adjusted Score: 107388%

Critics Consensus: A visual treat filled out by consistently stellar work from Robert Pattinson, Good Time is a singularly distinctive crime drama offering far more than the usual genre thrills.

Synopsis: A bank robber stops at nothing to free his brother from prison, launching himself into a nightlong odyssey through New… [More]

#36

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Adjusted Score: 99483%

Critics Consensus: A one-man show set in a single confined location, Locke demands a powerful performance — and gets it from a never-more-compelling Tom Hardy.

Synopsis: A man’s (Tom Hardy) life unravels after he leaves a construction site at a critical time and drives to London… [More]

#37

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Critics Consensus: Free of visual or narrative embellishments, Gloria Bell rests almost completely on Julianne Moore’s performance in the title role — and she’s gloriously up to the task.

Synopsis: A free-spirited divorcee spends her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. She soon… [More]

#38

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Adjusted Score: 97262%

Critics Consensus: The Spectacular Now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical coming-of-age story trappings.

Synopsis: An innocent, bookish teenager (Shailene Woodley) begins dating the charming, freewheeling high-school senior (Miles Teller) who awoke on her lawn… [More]

#39

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Adjusted Score: 99775%

Critics Consensus: In Fabric‘s gauzy giallo allure weaves a surreal spell, blending stylish horror and dark comedy to offer audiences a captivating treat.

Synopsis: A lonely divorcee visits a bewitching London department store to find a dress to transform her life. She soon finds… [More]

#40

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Adjusted Score: 95021%

Critics Consensus: Well-acted and steeped in Southern atmosphere, Mississippi Grind is a road movie and addiction drama that transcends each of its well-worn genres.

Synopsis: Convinced that his newfound friend (Ryan Reynolds) is a good-luck charm, a gambling addict (Ben Mendelsohn) takes the man on… [More]

#41

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Adjusted Score: 110735%

Critics Consensus: A Ghost Story deftly manages its ambitious themes through an inventive, artful, and ultimately poignant exploration of love and loss.

Synopsis: A passionate young couple, unexpectedly separated by a shocking loss, discover an eternal connection and a love that is infinite…. [More]

#42

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Adjusted Score: 93516%

Critics Consensus: Painfully raw yet rewarding, God’s Creatures explores the limits of a mother’s love with an outstanding Emily Watson leading the way.

Synopsis: In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right… [More]

#43

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Adjusted Score: 95742%

Critics Consensus: Drawing on another terrific performance from Honor Swinton Byrne, The Souvenir Part II continues its story with profound emotional complexity and elegant storytelling.

Synopsis: In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught… [More]

#44

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Adjusted Score: 112628%

Critics Consensus: A gripping story brilliantly filmed and led by a pair of powerhouse performances, The Lighthouse further establishes Robert Eggers as a filmmaker of exceptional talent.

Synopsis: Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the… [More]

#45

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Adjusted Score: 109153%

Critics Consensus: As thought-provoking as it is visually compelling, The Witch delivers a deeply unsettling exercise in slow-building horror that suggests great things for debuting writer-director Robert Eggers.

Synopsis: In 1630 New England, panic and despair envelops a farmer, his wife and their children when youngest son Samuel suddenly… [More]

#46

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Adjusted Score: 103995%

Critics Consensus: Green Room delivers unapologetic genre thrills with uncommon intelligence and powerfully acted élan.

Synopsis: Members (Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat) of a punk-rock band and a tough young woman (Imogen Poots) battle murderous white supremacists… [More]

#47

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Adjusted Score: 99173%

Critics Consensus: Gritty, gripping, and weighted with thought-provoking heft, A Most Violent Year represents another strong entry in writer-director J.C. Chandor’s impressive filmography.

Synopsis: In 1981 New York, a fuel supplier (Oscar Isaac) tries to adhere to his own moral compass amid the rampant… [More]

#48

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Adjusted Score: 99392%

Critics Consensus: Led by Simon Rex’s magnetic performance, Red Rocket is another vibrant, ground-level look at modern American life from director/co-writer Sean Baker.

Synopsis: The audacious new film from writer-director Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine), starring Simon Rex in a magnetic, live-wire performance,… [More]

#49

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Adjusted Score: 98942%

Critics Consensus: Lean on Pete avoids mawkish melodrama, offering an empathetic yet clear-eyed portrayal of a young man at a crossroads that confirms Charley Plummer as a major talent.

Synopsis: Charley, a teen living with his single father, finds work caring for an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete. When… [More]

#50

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Adjusted Score: 96242%

Critics Consensus: Tackling a sensitive subject with maturity, honesty, and wit, Obvious Child serves as a deeply promising debut for writer-director Gillian Robespierre.

Synopsis: An immature, newly unemployed comic (Jenny Slate) must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate… [More]

#51

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Adjusted Score: 109199%

Critics Consensus: Hereditary uses its classic setup as the framework for a harrowing, uncommonly unsettling horror film whose cold touch lingers long beyond the closing credits.

Synopsis: When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter and grandchildren begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying… [More]

#52

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Adjusted Score: 100337%

Critics Consensus: Although its reach occasionally exceeds its grasp, After Yang yields rich rewards for those willing to settle into its low-key wavelength.

Synopsis: When his young daughter’s beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake (Colin Farrell) searches for a way… [More]

#53

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Adjusted Score: 99034%

Critics Consensus: Made by a filmmaker in command of her craft and a star perfectly matched with the material, The Souvenir is a uniquely impactful coming of age drama.

Synopsis: A shy film student begins finding her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but… [More]

#54

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Adjusted Score: 104526%

Critics Consensus: The Green Knight honors and deconstructs its source material in equal measure, producing an absorbing adventure that casts a fantastical spell.

Synopsis: An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, THE GREEN KNIGHT tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev… [More]

#55

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Adjusted Score: 94577%

Critics Consensus: Although it’s frustratingly clumsy in certain respects, The Inspection is an affecting actors’ showcase in service of some truly worthy themes.

Synopsis: In Elegance Bratton’s deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother… [More]

#56

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Adjusted Score: 99674%

Critics Consensus: Zola captures the stranger-than-fiction appeal of the viral Twitter thread that inspired it — and announces director/co-writer Janicza Bravo as a filmmaker to watch.

Synopsis: “Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full… [More]

#57

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Adjusted Score: 96000%

Critics Consensus: A deceptively simple drama about the artist’s life, Showing Up reunites Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams to absorbing effect.

Synopsis: A sculptor (Michelle Williams) preparing to open a new show must balance her creative life with the daily dramas of… [More]

#58

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Adjusted Score: 100795%

Critics Consensus: 20th Century Women offers Annette Bening a too-rare opportunity to shine in a leading role — and marks another assured step forward for writer-director Mike Mills.

Synopsis: In 1979 Santa Barbara, Calif., Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent… [More]

#59

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Adjusted Score: 105843%

Critics Consensus: It Comes at Night makes lethally effective use of its bare-bones trappings while proving once again that what’s left unseen can be just as horrifying as anything on the screen.

Synopsis: After a mysterious apocalypse leaves the world with few survivors, two families are forced to share a home in an… [More]

#60

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Adjusted Score: 105594%

Critics Consensus: On the Rocks isn’t as potent as its top-shelf ingredients might suggest, but the end result still goes down easy — and offers high proof of Bill Murray’s finely aged charm.

Synopsis: Faced with sudden doubts about her marriage, a young New York mother teams up with her larger-than-life playboy father to… [More]

#62

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Adjusted Score: 91218%

Critics Consensus: Morris from America adds some novel narrative twists to its father-son story — and gains added resonance thanks to a powerful performance from Craig Robinson.

Synopsis: A 13-year-old rapper (Markees Christmas) focused on hip-hop stardom falls for a rebellious classmate (Lina Keller) after moving from the… [More]

#63

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Adjusted Score: 94429%

Critics Consensus: Darkly imaginative and brought to life by a pair of striking central performances, Lamb shears expectations with its singularly wooly chills.

Synopsis: A childless couple in rural Iceland make an alarming discovery one day in their sheep barn. They soon face the… [More]

#64

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Adjusted Score: 96190%

Critics Consensus: Impeccably cast and smartly written, Bodies Bodies Bodies is an uncommonly well-done whodunit.

Synopsis: When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game goes awry… [More]

#65

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Adjusted Score: 94207%

Critics Consensus: Its message may prove elusive for some, but with absorbing imagery and a mesmerizing performance from Scarlett Johansson, Under the Skin is a haunting viewing experience.

Synopsis: Disguising herself as a human female, an extraterrestrial (Scarlett Johansson) drives around Scotland and tries to lure unsuspecting men into… [More]

#66

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Adjusted Score: 98352%

Critics Consensus: An up-close look at one family’s emotional ups and downs, Waves captures complicated dynamics with tenderness and grace.

Synopsis: The epic emotional journey of a suburban African American family as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the… [More]

#67

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Adjusted Score: 86358%

Critics Consensus: Oasis: Supersonic foregoes a comprehensive approach to its multi-platinum subjects in favor of an appreciative — and stirring — look at their heady early years.

Synopsis: A revealing look at the meteoric rise of seminal ’90s rock band Oasis, weaving never-before-seen concert footage with candid interviews… [More]

#68

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Adjusted Score: 91589%

Critics Consensus: Poignant and piercingly honest, While We’re Young finds writer-director Noah Baumbach delivering some of his funniest lines through some of his most relatable characters.

Synopsis: Middle-aged filmmaker Josh Srebnick (Ben Stiller) and his wife, Cornelia (Naomi Watts), are happily married, but stuck in a rut…. [More]

#69

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Adjusted Score: 106048%

Critics Consensus: Ambitious, impressively crafted, and above all unsettling, Midsommar further proves writer-director Ari Aster is a horror auteur to be reckoned with.

Synopsis: A young American couple, their relationship foundering, travel to a fabled Swedish midsummer festival where a seemingly pastoral paradise transforms… [More]

#70

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Adjusted Score: 87337%

Critics Consensus: The Hole in the Ground artfully exploits parental fears with a well-made horror outing that makes up in sheer effectiveness what it lacks in originality.

Synopsis: One night, Sarah’s young son disappears into the woods behind their rural home. When he returns, he looks the same,… [More]

#71

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Adjusted Score: 87006%

Critics Consensus: It won’t be for all tastes, but Funny Pages deserves credit for telling a coming-of-age story that leans heavier on cringe comedy than nostalgia.

Synopsis: A bitingly funny coming-of-age story of a teenage cartoonist who rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided… [More]

#72

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Adjusted Score: 95213%

Critics Consensus: High Life is as visually arresting as it is challenging, confounding, and ultimately rewarding – which is to say it’s everything film fans expect from director Claire Denis.

Synopsis: Monte and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to the outer reaches of… [More]

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Adjusted Score: 89294%

Critics Consensus: With appealing leads and a narrative approach that offers a fresh perspective on familiar themes, The Lovers tells a quietly absorbing story with unexpected emotional resonance.

Synopsis: A man and his wife, each embroiled in an extramarital affair, are sent reeling when they suddenly fall for the… [More]

#74

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Adjusted Score: 90941%

Critics Consensus: Mid90s tells a clear-eyed yet nostalgic coming-of-age tale that might mark the start of an auspicious new career for debuting writer-director Jonah Hill.

Synopsis: In 1990s Los Angeles, a 13-year-old spends his summer navigating between a troubled home life and a crew of new… [More]

#75

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Adjusted Score: 81998%

Critics Consensus: The Monster uses its effectively simple setup and a powerful lead performance from Zoe Kazan to deliver a traditional yet subtly subversive — and thoroughly entertaining — horror story.

Synopsis: A divorced mother and her headstrong daughter must make an emergency late-night road trip to see the girl’s father. As… [More]

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Adjusted Score: 98517%

Critics Consensus: The Killing of a Sacred Deer continues director Yorgos Lanthimos’ stubbornly idiosyncratic streak — and demonstrates again that his is a talent not to be ignored.

Synopsis: Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children…. [More]

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Adjusted Score: 91076%

Critics Consensus: American Honey offers a refreshingly unconventional take on the coming-of-age drama whose narrative risks add up to a rewarding experience even if they don’t all pay off.

Synopsis: Star (Sasha Lane), an adolescent girl from a troubled home, runs away with a traveling sales crew that drives across… [More]

#78

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Adjusted Score: 81813%

Critics Consensus: Elle Fanning gives a terrific performance in this powerful coming-of-age tale about a pair of teenage girls whose friendship is unnerved by the threat of nuclear war.

Synopsis: In 1962 London, the lifelong friendship between two teenagers (Elle Fanning, Alice Englert) dissolves after one seduces the other’s father…. [More]

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Adjusted Score: 79788%

Critics Consensus: Skin could stand to go a bit deeper below its surface, but a worthy story and a committed performance from Jamie Bell make this timely drama well worth a watch.

Synopsis: A young man makes the dangerous choice to leave the white supremacist gang he joined as a teenager. With his… [More]

#80

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Adjusted Score: 78260%

Critics Consensus: Never Goin’ Back benefits from the chemistry between leads Maia Mitchell and Camila Morrone, whose easy rapport lifts a coming-of-age story with uncommon insight.

Synopsis: Angela and Jessie are best friends intent on taking a wild beach trip, but when their roommate loses all of… [More]

#81

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Adjusted Score: 78059%

Critics Consensus: Into the Forest grounds its familiar apocalyptic framework with a relatable look at the bond between two sisters, compellingly brought to life by Elliot Page and Evan Rachel Wood.

Synopsis: In the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, two sisters must fight for survival after an apocalyptic blackout leaves them without… [More]

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Adjusted Score: 79457%

Critics Consensus: Slow-building and atmospheric, The Blackcoat’s Daughter resists girls-in-peril clichés in a supernatural thriller that serves as a strong calling card for debuting writer-director Oz Perkins.

Synopsis: During the dead of winter, a troubled young woman (Emma Roberts) embarks on a mysterious journey to an isolated prep… [More]

#83

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Adjusted Score: 78584%

Critics Consensus: The Exception (The Kaiser’s Last Kiss) elegantly blends well-dressed period romance and war drama into a solidly crafted story further elevated by Christopher Plummer’s excellent work and the efforts of a talented supporting cast.

Synopsis: German soldier Stefan Brandt goes on a mission to investigate exiled German Monarch Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Kaiser lives in… [More]

#84

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Adjusted Score: 77677%

Critics Consensus: The Death of Dick Long mixes dark humor with provocative ideas to produce a sharp blend that’s admittedly uneven but uniquely satisfying.

Synopsis: In small-town Alabama, Zeke and Earl scramble to cover up the unlikely and illegal events that led to their friend’s… [More]

#85

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Adjusted Score: 75259%

Critics Consensus: Thanks to a strong performance from Jake Gyllenhaal and smart direction from Denis Villeneuve, Enemy hits the mark as a tense, uncommonly adventurous thriller.

Synopsis: A mild-mannered college professor (Jake Gyllenhaal) discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man’s private affairs…. [More]

#86

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Adjusted Score: 91319%

Critics Consensus: Informative, compassionate, and beautifully filmed, The Elephant Queen should satisfy nature documentary lovers of all ages.

Synopsis: A journey of family, courage, and coming home; joining Athena, the majestic matriarch, as she leads her elephant herd across… [More]

#87

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Adjusted Score: 86679%

Critics Consensus: Grim yet compelling, Share avoids rote didacticism thanks to sensitive direction and committed central performances.

Synopsis: A disturbing video leaked from a local high school throws a Long Island community into chaos and the national spotlight… [More]

#88

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Adjusted Score: 81183%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A merciless cowboy sets out on a dangerous journey across the frontier, determined to do whatever it takes to avenge… [More]

#89

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Adjusted Score: 71964%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A seasoned psychologist is infatuated by the sex offender she is treating…. [More]

#90

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Adjusted Score: 78892%

Critics Consensus: The Children Act showcases yet another powerful performance from Emma Thompson, who elevates this undeniably flawed picture into an affecting adult drama.

Synopsis: Judge Fiona May must race against the clock to determine the fate of a teenage boy in need of a… [More]

#91

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Adjusted Score: 73979%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When teenager Alan and his younger brother find a bag of gold coins in a dead man’s island home, they… [More]

#92

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Adjusted Score: 83656%

Critics Consensus: Disarmingly odd and thoroughly well-acted, Swiss Army Man offers adventurous viewers an experience as rewarding as it is impossible to categorize.

Synopsis: Being stranded on a deserted island leaves young Hank (Paul Dano) bored, lonely and without hope. As a rope hangs… [More]

#93

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Adjusted Score: 73058%

Critics Consensus: Flawed yet viscerally effective, The Kill Team interrogates battlefield morality with a hard-hitting intensity further amplified by a talented cast.

Synopsis: When a young U.S. soldier in Afghanistan witnesses other recruits killing civilians under the direction of a sadistic sergeant, he… [More]

#94

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Adjusted Score: 86388%

Critics Consensus: Free Fire aims squarely for genre thrills, and hits its target repeatedly and with great gusto — albeit with something less than pure cinematic grace.

Synopsis: When a black-market arms deal goes outrageously wrong, Justine finds herself caught in the crossfire, forced to navigate through a… [More]

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#95

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Adjusted Score: 79154%

Critics Consensus: Challenging and rewarding in equal measure, Climax captures writer-director Gaspar Noé working near his technically brilliant and visually distinctive peak.

Synopsis: When members of a dance troupe are lured to an empty school, drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend… [More]

#96

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Adjusted Score: 76370%

Critics Consensus: Although it never comes close to the classic capers it seeks to emulate, Sharper is just sleek and clever enough to pass the time.

Synopsis: Motivations are suspect, and expectations are turned upside down, as a con artist takes on Manhattan billionaires…. [More]

#97

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Adjusted Score: 73998%

Critics Consensus: Remember risks wandering into exploitative territory, but it’s bolstered by some of Egoyan’s best latter-day directing and a typically stellar performance from Christopher Plummer.

Synopsis: With help from a fellow Holocaust survivor (Martin Landau), a widower (Christopher Plummer) who struggles with memory loss embarks on… [More]

#98

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Adjusted Score: 80859%

Critics Consensus: If its narrative and thematic reach sometimes exceeds its grasp, magnetic performances from a stellar cast help Men make the most of its horror provocations.

Synopsis: In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have… [More]

#99

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Adjusted Score: 80853%

Critics Consensus: Beau Is Afraid is overstuffed to the point of erasing the line between self-flagellation and self-indulgence, but Ari Aster’s bravura and Joaquin Phoenix’s sheer commitment give this neurotic odyssey undeniable power.

Synopsis: A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved… [More]

#100

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Adjusted Score: 75444%

Critics Consensus: Spring Breakers blends stinging social commentary with bikini cheesecake and a bravura James Franco performance.

Synopsis: College students Candy (Vanessa Hudgens), Faith (Selena Gomez), Brit (Ashley Benson) and Cotty (Rachel Korine) are short of the cash… [More]

#101

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Adjusted Score: 73500%

Critics Consensus: Fueled by engaging performances from Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson, the tension-filled The Rover overcomes its narrative faults through sheer watchability.

Synopsis: In the near future, mankind’s greed and excesses have pushed civilization to the breaking point. Society is in decline, and… [More]

#102

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Adjusted Score: 69043%

Critics Consensus: Laggies may not do as much with its ideas as it could, but it’s buoyed by a winsome performance from Kiera Knightley, as well as Lynn Shelton’s empathetic direction.

Synopsis: When 28-year-old Megan attends her 10-year high-school reunion, she realizes that very little in her life has changed. An unexpected… [More]

#103

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Adjusted Score: 66699%

Critics Consensus: The Sky Is Everywhere never quite scales the heights of profundity to which it aspires, but star Grace Kaufman proves a perfect fit for director Josephine Decker’s vision.

Synopsis: Tucked among the magical redwood trees of Northern California and surrounded by her grandmother’s gargantuan roses, 17-year-old Lennie Walker, a… [More]

#104

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Adjusted Score: 79392%

Critics Consensus: Held together by a killer Brendan Fraser, The Whale sings a song of empathy that will leave most viewers blubbering.

Synopsis: A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance… [More]

#105

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Adjusted Score: 74171%

Critics Consensus: White Noise may occasionally struggle with its allegedly unfilmable source material, but Noah Baumbach succeeds in finding the humorous heart of its surprisingly timely story.

Synopsis: At once hilarious and horrifying, lyrical and absurd, ordinary and apocalyptic, White Noise dramatizes a contemporary American family’s attempts to… [More]

#106

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Adjusted Score: 71251%

Critics Consensus: Its characters may be hard to take, but When You Finish Saving the World makes some cogent sociopolitical points.

Synopsis: Evelyn (Julianne Moore) has devoted herself to helping people in hard times, but she struggles to connect with her son… [More]

#107

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Adjusted Score: 66957%

Critics Consensus: Short on romantic sparks and frustratingly sedate, Stars at Noon is carried by a talented cast and Claire Denis’ formidable control of her craft.

Synopsis: A young American journalist stranded in present-day Nicaragua (Margaret Qualley) falls for an enigmatic Englishman (Joe Alwyn) who seems like… [More]

#108

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Adjusted Score: 64154%

Critics Consensus: Gritty, stylish, and smart, Son of a Gun serves up plenty of genre thrills while offering a refreshing change of pace for Ewan McGregor.

Synopsis: JR, a teenage criminal, is locked up for a minor crime and forced to adapt to the harsh realities of… [More]

#109

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Adjusted Score: 64118%

Critics Consensus: Native Son‘s struggles with its problematic source material are uneven but overall compelling, thanks largely to Ashton Sanders’ poised work in the central role.

Synopsis: A young African-American living in Chicago enters into a seductive new world of money and power after becoming a chauffeur… [More]

#110

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Adjusted Score: 67824%

Critics Consensus: While it’s certainly timely and beautifully filmed, The Bling Ring suffers from director Sofia Coppola’s failure to delve beneath the surface of its shallow protagonists’ real-life crimes.

Synopsis: A teenager (Israel Broussard) and his gang of fame-obsessed youths (Katie Chang, Taissa Farmiga) use the Internet to track the… [More]

#111

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Adjusted Score: 59421%

Critics Consensus: The Last Movie Star has a few poignant moments thanks to Burt Reynolds and Ariel Winter, but their performances are stranded in a middling drama unworthy of their efforts.

Synopsis: An aging screen icon gets lured into accepting an award at a rinky-dink film festival in Nashville, Tenn., sending him… [More]

#112

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Adjusted Score: 60313%

Critics Consensus: Woman Walks Ahead gets some extra mileage out of watchable work from Jessica Chastain and Michael Greyeyes, but uneven pacing and two-dimensional characters undermine their efforts.

Synopsis: A headstrong New York painter embarks on a dangerous journey to meet Sitting Bull but must face off with an… [More]

#113

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Adjusted Score: 67415%

Critics Consensus: Under the Silver Lake hits its stride slightly more often than it stumbles, but it’s hard not to admire – or be drawn in by – writer-director David Robert Mitchell’s ambition.

Synopsis: Sam is a disenchanted 33-year-old who discovers a mysterious woman, Sarah, frolicking in his apartment’s swimming pool. When she vanishes,… [More]

#114

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Adjusted Score: 60311%

Critics Consensus: Trespass Against Us benefits from Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson’s typically strong performances, even when they aren’t quite enough to balance the story’s narrative drift and awkward tonal shifts.

Synopsis: After an elaborate heist goes south, reluctant criminal Chad (Michael Fassbender) must find a way to escape from the clutches… [More]

#115

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Adjusted Score: 52314%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors… [More]

#116

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Adjusted Score: 52102%

Critics Consensus: How to Talk to Girls at Parties has energy and ambition, but is ultimately too unfocused to do much with either — or develop its themes into a cohesive whole.

Synopsis: Worlds collide when Enn, a shy teenager in 1970s London, meets the beautiful and rebellious Zan at a party. They… [More]

#117

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Adjusted Score: 50304%

Critics Consensus: Its classic horror aims exceed its blood-slicked grasp, but False Positive works its way sneakily under the skin.

Synopsis: After months of trying and failing to get pregnant, Lucy (Ilana Glazer) and Adrian (Justin Theroux) finally find their dream… [More]

#118

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Adjusted Score: 50905%

Critics Consensus: Tusk is pleasantly ridiculous and charmingly self-deprecating, but that isn’t enough to compensate for its thin, overstretched story.

Synopsis: A U.S. podcaster (Justin Long) ventures into the Canadian wilderness to interview an old man (Michael Parks) who has an… [More]

#119

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Adjusted Score: 48224%

Critics Consensus: In spite of Aubrey Plaza’s committed performance, Life After Beth remains a sketch-worthy idea that’s been uncomfortably stretched to feature length.

Synopsis: A guy (Dane DeHaan) discovers that his girlfriend (Aubrey Plaza) has returned from the dead, but his joy turns to… [More]

#120

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Adjusted Score: 45156%

Critics Consensus: Hot Summer Nights is easy on the eyes and clearly indebted to some great films, but its strengths — including a charismatic young cast — are often outweighed by its uninspired story.

Synopsis: An awkward teenager gets in over his head dealing drugs while falling for his business partner’s enigmatic sister during one… [More]

#121

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Adjusted Score: 38262%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Michael, a young United Nations employee, travels to Iraq with his mentor, who wants to show him how successful the… [More]

#122

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Adjusted Score: 40218%

Critics Consensus: Equals is a treat for the eyes, but its futuristic aesthetic isn’t enough to make up for its plodding pace and aimlessly derivative story.

Synopsis: Nia (Kristen Stewart) and Silas work together in a futuristic society known as the Collective. A seemingly utopian world, the… [More]

#123

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Adjusted Score: 37592%

Critics Consensus: Cut Bank contains typically outstanding work from its solid veteran cast, but it’s lost in a dull morass of predictably derivative crime thriller clichés.

Synopsis: Things go from bad to worse when a murder witness (Liam Hemsworth) in small-town Montana tries to leverage the crime… [More]

#124

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Adjusted Score: 23741%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When the leader of a motorcycle gang is released from prison, he must fight his former deputy for control of… [More]

#125

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Adjusted Score: 35379%

Critics Consensus: Mojave has no shortage of talent on either side of the camera; unfortunately, it amounts to little more than a frustrating missed opportunity.

Synopsis: A down-and-out artist (Garrett Hedlund) has a dangerous and shocking encounter with an evil drifter (Oscar Isaac) in the desert,… [More]

#126

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Adjusted Score: 29328%

Critics Consensus: Wan and lugubrious, The Captive represents another atmospheric, beautifully filmed misfire from director Atom Egoyan.

Synopsis: Eight years after a child disappeared without a trace, detectives find disturbing clues that indicate that the girl is still… [More]

#127

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Adjusted Score: 29147%

Critics Consensus: Woodshock‘s engages visually, but its half-baked premise is as underwhelming as it is unsatisfying.

Synopsis: A haunted young woman spirals into confusion and chaos after she falls under the spell of a potent, reality-altering drug…. [More]

#128

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Adjusted Score: 26452%

Critics Consensus: Just like its underserved protagonist, Barely Lethal is in disguise — it wants you to think it’s smarter than it is but it fails by falling prey to all the clichés it mocks.

Synopsis: Seeking a normal adolescence, a special-operations agent (Hailee Steinfeld) fakes her own death and enrolls in high school as an… [More]

#129

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Adjusted Score: 26159%

Critics Consensus: Stylistically overwrought and tedious, The Adderal Diaries aspires for profundity but instead feels like a shambolic class project thrown together right before it was due.

Synopsis: Suffering from writer’s block, author Stephen Elliott (James Franco) reconnects with his estranged father (Ed Harris) while investigating the murder… [More]

#130

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Adjusted Score: 25444%

Critics Consensus: Dark Places has a strong cast and bestselling source material, but none of it adds up to more than a mediocre thriller that gets tripped up on its own twists.

Synopsis: A woman (Charlize Theron) confronts traumatic, childhood memories of the murder of her mother and two sisters when she investigates… [More]

#131

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Adjusted Score: 19122%

Critics Consensus: Dull, maudlin, and fundamentally empty, The Sea of Trees extinguishes the contributions of a talented cast and marks a depressing low point in director Gus Van Sant’s career.

Synopsis: After traveling to Japan’s Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher (Matthew McConaughey) meets a mysterious stranger (Ken Watanabe) who takes him… [More]

#132

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Adjusted Score: 17364%

Critics Consensus: Tiresomely self-indulgent and lacking any storytelling cohesion, this Glimpse Inside the Mind finds little food for thought.

Synopsis: A graphic designer (Charlie Sheen) plays out unusual fantasies in his head as a way of coping with the departure… [More]

#133

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Adjusted Score: 15121%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A Chinese emigrant (Justin Chon) and his best friend (Kevin Wu) rise through the ranks of one of New York’s… [More]

#134

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Adjusted Score: 11421%

Critics Consensus: There’s no mystery here: The Vanishing of Sydney Hall may be nicely shot, but it is ultimately vapid and forgettable.

Synopsis: An enigmatic detective embarks on a cross-country search for a once-prominent author who’s mysteriously disappeared after a string of dangerous… [More]

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