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Critics Consensus: With help from a strong performance by Leonardo DiCaprio as real-life wunderkind con artist Frank Abagnale, Steven Spielberg crafts a film that’s stylish, breezily entertaining, and surprisingly sweet.

Synopsis: Frank Abagnale, Jr. works as a doctor, a lawyer and as a co-pilot for a major airline, all before his 18th birthday. A master of… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen

Directed By: Steven Spielberg, Barry Kemp, Laurie MacDonald, Michel Shane

Critics Consensus: Providing a brilliant (and too-rare) showcase for veteran actors Dale Dickey and Wes Studi, A Love Song tells a small, stirring tale with quiet grace.

Synopsis: Faye (Dale Dickey) is a lone traveler biding her time fishing, birding and stargazing at a rural Colorado campground as she awaits the arrival of… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Dale Dickey, Wes Studi, Michelle Wilson, Benja K. Thomas

Directed By: Max Walker-Silverman, Jack McAdoo, Jan McAdoo, Bill Way

Critics Consensus: Tilda Swinton² is haunting in the gothic ghost story The Eternal Daughter, an ode to familial female ties that leaves much to unravel after the fog lifts.

Synopsis: An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past…. View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tilda Swinton, Joseph Mydell, Carly-Sophia Davies

Directed By: Joanna Hogg, Martin Scorsese, Rose Garnett

Critics Consensus: A terrific popcorn thriller, Speed is taut, tense, and energetic, with outstanding performances from Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, and Sandra Bullock.

Synopsis: Los Angeles police officer Jack (Keanu Reeves) angers retired bomb squad member Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) by foiling his attempt at taking hostages. In revenge,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton

Directed By: Jan de Bont, Ian Bryce

Critics Consensus: As taut as it is timely, Eye in the Sky offers a powerfully acted — and unusually cerebral — spin on the modern wartime political thriller.

Synopsis: A lieutenant general (Alan Rickman) and a colonel (Helen Mirren) face political opposition after ordering a drone missile strike to take out a group of… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi

Directed By: Gavin Hood, Xavier Marchand, Benedict Carver, Anne Sheehan

Critics Consensus: Casino Royale disposes of the silliness and gadgetry that plagued recent James Bond outings, and Daniel Craig delivers what fans and critics have been waiting for: a caustic, haunted, intense reinvention of 007.

Synopsis: After receiving a license to kill, British Secret Service agent James Bond heads to Madagascar, where he uncovers a link to Le Chiffre, a man… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench

Directed By: Martin Campbell

Critics Consensus: Oppenheimer marks another engrossing achievement from Christopher Nolan that benefits from Murphy’s tour-de-force performance and stunning visuals.

Synopsis: During World War II, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. appoints physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer and a team… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon

Directed By: Christopher Nolan

Critics Consensus: The additional footage slows down the movie somewhat (some say the new cut is inferior to the original), but Apocalypse Now Redux is still a great piece of cinema.

Synopsis: Secret ops assassin Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is sent on a mission up a river during the Vietnam War to “terminate with extreme prejudice” the… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest

Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola

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 Patel), King Arthur’s reckless and… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury

Directed By: David Lowery, Macdara Kelleher, Jason Cloth, Tomas Deckaj

Critics Consensus: Dances with Wolves suffers from a simplistic view of the culture it attempts to honor, but the end result remains a stirring western whose noble intentions are often matched by its epic grandeur.

Synopsis: A Civil War soldier develops a relationship with a band of Lakota Indians. Attracted by the simplicity of their lifestyle, he chooses to leave his… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant

Directed By: Kevin Costner, Jake Eberts

Critics Consensus: Arbitrage is both a tense thriller and a penetrating character study, elevated by the strength of a typically assured performance from Richard Gere.

Synopsis: As he approaches his 60th birthday, New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) is the picture of success — at least on the surface…. View Full Synopsis

Starring: Richard Gere, Tim Roth, Susan Sarandon, Brit Marling

Directed By: Nicholas Jarecki, Brian Young, Mohammed Al Turki, Lisa Wilson

Critics Consensus: Brought to life by an outstanding ensemble cast, Jules uses its cute concept to grapple with poignant, universally relatable themes.

Synopsis: Jules follows Milton (Ben Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Zoe Winters, Jane Curtin

Directed By: Marc Turtletaub, David Bausch

Critics Consensus: Hacksaw Ridge uses a real-life pacifist’s legacy to lay the groundwork for a gripping wartime tribute to faith, valor, and the courage of remaining true to one’s convictions.

Synopsis: The true story of Pfc. Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield), who won the Congressional Medal of Honor despite refusing to bear arms during WWII on… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Richard Pyros, Jacob Warner, Milo Gibson

Directed By: Mel Gibson, Michael Bassick, David S. Greathouse, Mark C. Manuel

Critics Consensus: Armageddon Time finds writer-director James Gray excavating his own past and returning with a well-acted drama refreshingly free of nostalgia.

Synopsis: From acclaimed filmmaker James Gray, ARMAGEDDON TIME is a deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Michael Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb

Directed By: James Gray, Lourenço Sant' Anna, Alan Terpins, Marco Tulio Kehdi

Critics Consensus: An entertaining and insightful documentary, Still Working 9 to 5 celebrates the making of a beloved comedy while thoughtfully shining a light on the ongoing fight for gender equality.

Synopsis: “Still Working 9 to 5” reunites stars Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dabney Coleman from the original “9 to 5” film, as well… View Full Synopsis

Directed By: Camille Hardman, Gary Lane, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Larry Lane

Critics Consensus: Proudly, shamelessly, and gloriously brainless, Sharknado redefines “so bad it’s good” for a new generation.

Synopsis: A monstrous storm devastates Los Angeles, leaving the streets flooded and infested with sharks.

Starring: Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, John Heard, Cassandra Scerbo

Directed By: Anthony C. Ferrante, David Rimawi

Critics Consensus: It’s hard to deny Arthur the King‘s ability to tug at the heartstrings, although it may have been more effective if it had taken a subtler approach.

Synopsis: Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light (Mark Wahlberg) and a scrappy… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nathalie Emmanuel, Simu Liu, Paul Guilfoyle

Directed By: Simon Cellan Jones, Dorothy Canton, Dorothy Canton, Greg Renker

Critics Consensus: After a string of subpar sequels, this bloody, action-packed reboot takes the Predator franchise back to its testosterone-fueled roots.

Synopsis: Brought together on a mysterious planet, a mercenary (Adrien Brody) and a group of cold-blooded killers now become the prey. A new breed of aliens… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins

Directed By: Nimród Antal, Alex Young

Critics Consensus: Despite Cocaine Bear‘s half-baked plot and uneven acting, the titular fur fiend’s scene-snorting frenzy will give B-movie enthusiasts a contact high.

Synopsis: Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild thriller finds… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich

Directed By: Elizabeth Banks, Robin Mulcahy Fisichella, Alison Small, Nikki Baida

Critics Consensus: Predator: Part sci-fi, part horror, part action — all muscle.

Synopsis: Dutch, a soldier of fortune, is hired by the U.S. government to secretly rescue a group of politicians trapped in Guatemala. But when Dutch and… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, Elpidia Carrillo

Directed By: John McTiernan, Laurence Pereira, Jim Thomas

Critics Consensus: All about the splashy kills, Terrifier artfully introduces the unpredictable massacrer mime Art, yet fails to carve an entertaining story worthy of his wrath.

Synopsis: A maniacal clown terrorizes three women on Halloween night.

Starring: Jenna Kanell, Catherine Corcoran, David Howard Thornton, Margaret Reed

Directed By: Damien Leone, Lisa Falcone

Critics Consensus: More gory than scary, Cabin Fever is satisfied with paying homage to genre conventions rather than reinventing them.

Synopsis: Bert (James DeBello), a college student vacationing with friends in the mountains, mistakenly shoots a local man (Arie Verveen) with a skin infection while hunting… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jordan Ladd, James DeBello, Rider Strong, Joey Kern

Directed By: Eli Roth, Susan Jackson

Critics Consensus: Unsung Hero presents a heartwarming dramatization of its fact-based story that’s just uplifting enough to make up for its tepid approach to real-life drama.

Synopsis: Based on a remarkable true story, Unsung Hero follows David Smallbone as he moves his family from Down Under to the States, searching for a… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Daisy Betts, Joel David Smallbone, Kirrilee Berger, Jonathan Jackson

Directed By: Richard Ramsey, Joel David Smallbone

Critics Consensus: Once you get past the anachronism, A Knight’s Tale becomes a predictable, if spirited, Rocky on horseback.

Synopsis: Peasant-born William Thatcher (Heath Ledger) begins a quest to change his stars, win the heart of an exceedingly fair maiden (Shanynn Sossamon) and rock his… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany

Directed By: Brian Helgeland

Critics Consensus: As irredeemably silly as it is satisfyingly self-aware, Fast X should rev the engines of longtime fans while leaving many newcomers in neutral.

Synopsis: Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris

Directed By: Louis Leterrier, Joseph Caracciolo Jr., David Cain, Chris Morgan

Critics Consensus: While it’s no slam dunk, Space Jam‘s silly, Looney Toons-laden slapstick and vivid animation will leave younger viewers satisfied — though accompanying adults may be more annoyed than entertained.

Synopsis: Swackhammer (Danny DeVito), an evil alien theme park owner, needs a new attraction at Moron Mountain. When his gang, the Nerdlucks, heads to Earth to… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Wayne Knight, Theresa Randle, Danny DeVito, Billy West

Directed By: Joe Pytka, David Falk, Ken Ross

Synopsis: A sea turtle who hatches in 1959 spends 50 years traveling the world’s oceans while they are changed by global warming.

Starring: Melanie Griffith, Isabelle Fuhrman, Yuri Lowenthal, Anthony Anderson

Directed By: Ben Stassen, Jeremy Burdek, Eric Dillens, Nadia Khamlichi

Critics Consensus: Lovely to look at but about as intelligent as the asteroid that serves as the movie’s antagonist, Armageddon slickly sums up the cinematic legacies of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay.

Synopsis: When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) determines the only way to stop it is to drill… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck

Directed By: Michael Bay, Jonathan Hensleigh, Chad Oman, Jim Van Wyck

Synopsis: Elizabeth is an average 11-year-old until she finds out her entire life is a lie.

Starring: Gil Bellows, Macha Grenon, Trevor Hayes, Julia Sarah Stone

Directed By: Tara Johns

Synopsis: Ten stories of love, compassion, redemption and acceptance set against the vivid backdrop of Berlin.

Starring: Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Luke Wilson, Jim Sturgess

Directed By: Dianna Agron, Peter Chelsom, Claus Clausen, Fernando Eimbcke