Critics Consensus: BlacKkKlansman uses history to offer bitingly trenchant commentary on current events -- and brings out some of Spike Lee's hardest-hitting work in decades along the way.

Synopsis: Ron Stallworth is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets... View Full Synopsis

Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace

Directed By: Spike Lee

Critics Consensus: Paterson adds another refreshingly unvarnished entry to Jim Jarmusch's filmography -- and another outstanding performance to Adam Driver's career credits.

Synopsis: Paterson (Adam Driver) is a hardworking bus driver in Paterson, N.J., who follows the same routine every day. He observes the city and listens to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Rizwan Manji, Barry Shabaka Henley

Directed By: Jim Jarmusch

Critics Consensus: Observing a splintering union with compassion and expansive grace, the powerfully acted Marriage Story ranks among writer-director Noah Baumbach's best works.

Synopsis: A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling divorce that pushes them to their limits.

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Azhy Robertson, Laura Dern

Directed By: Noah Baumbach

Critics Consensus: Packed with action and populated by both familiar faces and fresh blood, The Force Awakens successfully recalls the series' former glory while injecting it with renewed energy.

Synopsis: Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy faces a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver

Directed By: J.J. Abrams

Critics Consensus: Audiences will need to tolerate a certain amount of narrative drift, but thanks to sensitive direction from Noah Baumbach and an endearing performance from Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha makes it easy to forgive.

Synopsis: Frances (Greta Gerwig) goes from apartment to apartment in Brooklyn as she looks for a job and a stable partner.

Starring: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Michael Zegen, Adam Driver

Directed By: Noah Baumbach

Critics Consensus: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) observes the family dynamic through writer-director Noah Baumbach's bittersweet lens and the impressive efforts of a remarkable cast.

Synopsis: The adult children of Harold Meyerowitz reunite in New York in preparation for their father's career retrospective.

Starring: Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson

Directed By: Noah Baumbach

Critics Consensus: Smart, funny, and profoundly melancholy, Inside Llewyn Davis finds the Coen brothers in fine form.

Synopsis: In 1961 New York City, folk singer Llewyn Davis is at a crossroads. Guitar in hand, he struggles against seemingly insurmountable obstacles to make a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund

Directed By: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Critics Consensus: High-octane fun that's smartly assembled without putting on airs, Logan Lucky marks a welcome end to Steven Soderbergh's retirement -- and proves he hasn't lost his ability to entertain.

Synopsis: West Virginia family man Jimmy Logan teams up with his one-armed brother Clyde and sister Mellie to steal money from the Charlotte Motor Speedway in... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Farrah Mackenzie, Riley Keough

Directed By: Steven Soderbergh

Critics Consensus: Star Wars: The Last Jedi honors the saga's rich legacy while adding some surprising twists -- and delivering all the emotion-rich action fans could hope for.

Synopsis: Luke Skywalker's peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he encounters Rey, a young woman who shows strong signs of the Force. Her desire to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley

Directed By: Rian Johnson

Critics Consensus: The Last Duel's critique of systemic misogyny isn't as effective as it might have been, but it remains a well-acted and thought-provoking drama infused with epic grandeur.

Synopsis: The Last Duel is a cinematic and thought-provoking drama set in the midst of the Hundred Years War that explores the ubiquitous power of men,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck

Directed By: Ridley Scott

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. So, when free-spirited couple Jamie... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried

Directed By: Noah Baumbach

Critics Consensus: Silence ends Martin Scorsese's decades-long creative quest with a thoughtful, emotionally resonant look at spirituality and human nature that stands among the director's finest works.

Synopsis: Two 17th-century Portuguese missionaries, Father Sebastian Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) and Father Francisco Garupe (Adam Driver), embark on a perilous journey to Japan to find their... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds

Directed By: Martin Scorsese

Critics Consensus: Midnight Special's intriguing mysteries may not resolve themselves to every viewer's liking, but the journey is ambitious, entertaining, and terrifically acted.

Synopsis: The government and a group of religious extremists pursue a man (Michael Shannon) and his son (Jaeden Lieberher), a young boy who possesses special powers.

Starring: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Martell

Directed By: Jeff Nichols

Critics Consensus: The Report draws on a dark chapter in American history to offer a sober, gripping account of one public servant's crusade for accountability.

Synopsis: FBI agent Daniel Jones performs an exhaustive investigation into the CIA's use of torture on suspected terrorists.

Starring: Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Ted Levine

Directed By: Scott Z. Burns

Critics Consensus: What Tracks lacks in excitement, it more than makes up with gorgeous cinematography and Mia Wasikowska's outstanding performance.

Synopsis: Accompanied only by her faithful dog and four camels, an Australian (Mia Wasikowska) satisfies her craving for solitude by embarking on a solo trip across... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Rainer Bock, Rolley Mintuma

Directed By: John Curran

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Jenn, a hot yoga instructor, and Matt, a gay comic-book writer, have been best friends since college and decide to fulfill a youthful promise by... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas, Charlie Barnett, Samantha Buck

Directed By: Jonathan Lisecki

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An ex-con faces his demons when he defends a woman and her daughter.

Starring: Lubna Azabal, Veerle Baetens, Lola Le Lann, Roland Møller

Directed By: Jérémie Guez

Critics Consensus: Its narrative framework may be familiar, but What If transcends its derivative elements with sharp dialogue and the effervescent chemistry of stars Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan.

Synopsis: A medical-school dropout tries to hide his attraction to his new friend, a bubbly artist who already has a boyfriend.

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park, Adam Driver

Directed By: Michael Dowse

Critics Consensus: Annette's experimental approach to its emotional extremes marks an ambitious, if not peculiar, return for director Leos Carax.

Synopsis: Los Angeles, today. Henry (Adam Driver) is a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor who falls in love with Ann (Marion Cotillard), a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg, Devyn McDowell

Directed By: Leos Carax

Critics Consensus: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote may not live up to long-gestating expectations, but it bears enough of director Terry Gilliam's signature creative stamp to satisfy fans.

Synopsis: A disillusioned advertising executive is pulled into a time-jumping fantasy when he is mistaken for Sancho Panza.

Starring: Adam Driver, Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård, Olga Kurylenko

Directed By: Terry Gilliam

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 deal with the mundane conflicts... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle, Raffey Cassidy

Directed By: Noah Baumbach

Critics Consensus: The Dead Don't Die dabbles with tones and themes to varying degrees of success, but sharp wit and a strong cast make this a zom-com with enough brains to consume.

Synopsis: In the sleepy small town of Centerville, something is not quite right. The moon hangs large and low in the sky, the hours of daylight... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny

Directed By: Jim Jarmusch

Critics Consensus: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker suffers from a frustrating lack of imagination, but concludes this beloved saga with fan-focused devotion.

Synopsis: When it's discovered that the evil Emperor Palpatine did not die at the hands of Darth Vader, the rebels must race against the clock to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley

Directed By: J.J. Abrams

Critics Consensus: This Is Where I Leave You has its moments, but given the amount of talent assembled onscreen, the rather pedestrian results can't help but feel like a letdown.

Synopsis: When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda, Adam Driver

Directed By: Shawn Levy

Critics Consensus: Sodden sci-fi that somehow finds a way to bungle Adam Driver fighting dinosaurs, 65 is closer to zero.

Synopsis: After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills (Adam Driver) quickly discovers he’s actually stranded on Earth... 65 million years ago. Now, with... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman

Directed By: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods