A Beautiful Mind(2001)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 79

After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.



And Your Mother Too(2001)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 82

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.



28 Days Later...(2002)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 81

Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.



Collateral(2004)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 80

A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.



Munich(2005)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 80

Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day.



Inside Man(2006)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 81

A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.



Flags of Our Fathers(2006)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 82

The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II.



Volver(2006)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 83

After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.



Before the Devil Knows You're Dead(2007)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 83

When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife hurtling towards a shattering climax.



The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 80

Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.



Invictus(2009)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 81

Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.



Gangs of New York(2002)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 79

In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.



About a Boy(2002)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A cynical, immature young man is taught how to act like a grown-up by a little boy.



Far from Heaven(2002)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 85

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.



The Manchurian Candidate(2004)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 81

In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.



Match Point(2005)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 79

At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.



Broken Flowers(2005)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 82

As the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor moves Don to embark on a cross-country search for his old flames in search of answers.



Syriana(2005)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 80

A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved and affected by it.



A Single Man(2009)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 81

An English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.



Where the Wild Things Are(2009)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 81

Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.




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