Portrait of a Lady on Fire(2019)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 94

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.



American Beauty(1999)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 85

A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.



The Power of the Dog(2021)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 90

Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.



Atonement(2007)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 86

Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a thirteen-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.



The Kids Are All Right(2010)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 87

Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.



Midnight in Paris(2011)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s everyday at midnight.



Blue Is the Warmest Colour(2013)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 87

Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.



The Lobster(2015)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 86

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.



(500) Days of Summer(2009)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 82

An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.



Blue Valentine(2010)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 84

The relationship of a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.



Bridesmaids(2011)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 83

Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride's best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.



Source Code(2011)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train. A mission he has only 8 minutes to complete.



Paterson(2016)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 90

A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.



In the Heights(2021)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 89

A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.



Wicked(2024)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 84

Elphaba, a young woman ridiculed for her green skin, and Galinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.



The Constant Gardener(2005)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption.



Crazy Heart(2009)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 85

A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.



Fruitvale Station(2013)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 86

The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.



The Theory of Everything(2014)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.



Trainwreck(2015)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 83

Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.




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