Precious(2009)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 84

In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.



The Butler(2013)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 76

As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.



The Paperboy(2012)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 62

A reporter returns to his Florida home-town to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.



The United States vs. Billie Holiday(2021)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.



Shadowboxer(2005)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 44

When an assassin is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she decides to carry out one final killing, assisted by her lover and stepson, Mikey.