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100 Best Movie Duos
Paired names, double acts, two-handers. Whatever you want to call them, we’re looking at some of the best, most iconic, and most out-there movie duo titles!
A lot of movies with the name-and-a-name-and-an-ampersand format are about friendships, even if the pals are occasionally begrudging. Think: Thelma & Louise, Deadpool & Wolverine, Starsky & Hutch, Tango & Cash, Batman & Robin, Connie and Carla.
Many are about romantic partnerships (Sid & Nancy, Bonnie and Clyde, Harold and Maude, Benny & Joon, Henry & June), while also being pulled widely from literature (Gretel & Hansel, Romeo and Juliet, Tristan & Isolde).
It’s a good way to tell something biographical or historical (Stan & Ollie, Lucy and Desi, Elvis & Nixon), or to get our non-human friends into the mix, like dogs (Turner & Hooch, Wendy and Lucy), cats (Harry and Tonto), horses (Harry & Snowman), aliens (Lilo & Stitch), and rampaging killborgs (Robot and Frank).
And some some just exclude humans altogether, like Zeus and Roxanne, Tom & Jerry, Ernest & Celestine.
Because this is a deadly serious topic for a list of movies, here are the rules: Names! Names only! No Marley & Me, or Mac & Me. Pairs only! We simply don’t have space for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. And nothing fancy on top, like Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. And yes, Baz Luhrmann’s William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet equals no way.
After that, we generally picked movies with more than a few critics reviews and audience ratings, before putting the Certified Fresh movies at the forefront. Obviously, this is the kind of thing Ingmar Bergman was yearning to be recognized for when he made Fanny and Alexander.
100%
Critics Consensus: Ingmar Bergman conveys the sweep of childhood with a fastidious attention to detail and sumptuous insight into human frailty in Fanny & Alexander, a masterwork that crystalizes many of the directors' preoccupations into a familial epic.
Synopsis: As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Erland Josephson, Gunn Wållgren
Directed By: Ingmar Bergman
98%
Critics Consensus: Sweet and visually charming, Ernest & Celestine offers old-fashioned delights for animation lovers of all ages.
Synopsis: A bear named Ernest and a mouse named Celestine form an unlikely friendship.
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Mackenzie Foy, Paul Giamatti, William H. Macy
Directed By: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner
96%
Critics Consensus: Mary and Max is a lovingly crafted, startlingly inventive piece of animation whose technical craft is equaled by its emotional resonance.
Synopsis: A lonely Australian girl (Toni Collette) and an elderly Jewish man (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in New York develop an unlikely friendship through letters.
Starring: Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana, Barry Humphries
Directed By: Adam Elliot
95%
Critics Consensus: Alternately beautiful and heartrending, Samson and Delilah is terrifically acted and shot, and presents a complex portrait of what it means to be Australian.
Synopsis: A couple's world changes forcing them to go on a journey of survival.
Starring: Marissa Gibson, Mitjili Napanangka Gibson, Scott Thornton, Matthew Gibson
95%
Critics Consensus: The solid leads and arresting visuals make a case for Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet as the definitive cinematic adaptation of the play.
Synopsis: In the Italian city of Verona, the Montague and the Capulet families are perpetually feuding. When Romeo (Leonard Whiting), a handsome young Montague, disregards convention... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, Milo O'Shea, Michael York
Directed By: Franco Zeffirelli
94%
Critics Consensus: Equal parts entertaining and informative, Lucy and Desi takes a palpably affectionate look at the lives and legacies of its groundbreaking subjects.
Synopsis: From director Amy Poehler, Lucy and Desi explores the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history.... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Bette Midler
Directed By: Amy Poehler
94%
Critics Consensus: Ali & Ava's tender, naturalistic love story adds another powerful chapter to writer-director Clio Barnard's filmography.
Synopsis: Both lonely for different reasons, ALI and AVA meet through their shared affection for SOFIA (6), the child of ALI's Slovakian tenants, whom AVA teaches.... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Adeel Akhtar, Claire Rushbrook, Ellora Torchia, Shaun Thomas
Directed By: Clio Barnard
94%
Critics Consensus: Ray & Liz takes an unflinching look at lives impacted by poverty whose lingering impact is enhanced by writer-director Richard Billingham's refusal to indulge in sentimentality.
Synopsis: Outside of Birmingham, Ray and Liz raise their two sons living on the margins of society, performing extreme rituals and breaking social taboos as they... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Richard Ashton, Michelle Bonnard, James Eeles, Sam Gittins
Directed By: Richard Billingham
94%
Critics Consensus: Francois Truffaut's arguable masterpiece in a filmography full of masterpieces ready to be argued for, Jules and Jim is an eternal ode to boundless love.
Synopsis: In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules (Oskar Werner) strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim (Henri Serre).... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre, Marie Dubois
Directed By: François Truffaut
92%
Critics Consensus: Stan & Ollie pays tribute to a pair of beloved entertainers with an affectionate look behind the scenes -- and a moving look at the burdens and blessings of a creative bond.
Synopsis: Laurel and Hardy -- the world's greatest comedy team -- face an uncertain future as their golden era of Hollywood films remain long behind them.... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Nina Arianda
Directed By: Jon S. Baird
92%
Critics Consensus: Microbe and Gasoline brings Michel Gondry's distinctive gifts to bear on an oft-told tale, with thoroughly charming results.
Synopsis: Two teenage friends (Ange Dargent, Théophile Baquet) embark on a road trip across France after building a small house on wheels.
Starring: Ange Dargent, Théophile Baquet, Diane Besnier, Audrey Tautou
Directed By: Michel Gondry
91%
Critics Consensus: A paradigm-shifting classic of American cinema, Bonnie and Clyde packs a punch whose power continues to reverberate through thrillers decades later.
Synopsis: Small-time crook Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) tries to steal a car and winds up with its owner's daughter, dissatisfied small-town girl Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway).... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman
Directed By: Arthur Penn
90%
Critics Consensus: A gripping examination of sexual taboos, set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany, bolstered by a subtly shaded script and a strong cast.
Synopsis: In 1943, while the Allies are bombing Berlin and the Gestapo is purging the capital of Jews, a dangerous love affair blossoms between two women.... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Maria Schrader, Juliane Köhler, Johanna Wokalek, Heike Makatsch
Directed By: Max Färberböck
89%
Critics Consensus: Visceral, energetic, and often very sad, Sid and Nancy is also a surprisingly touching love story, and Gary Oldman is outstanding as the late punk rock icon Sid Vicious.
Synopsis: Following their breakout success in England, flagship punk rock band the Sex Pistols venture out on their first U.S. tour. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious (Gary... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Andrew Schofield
Directed By: Alex Cox
87%
Critics Consensus: Another humanistic gem from the Dardennes, Tori and Lokita puts its characters in heartbreaking circumstances while insisting on their intrinsic dignity.
Synopsis: A friendship develops between two young people after they are exiled in Belgium.
Starring: Pablo Schils, Joely Mbundu, Alban Ukaj, Tijmen Govaerts
Directed By: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
88%
Critics Consensus: Brilliant performances, lush cinematography, and complex storytelling deserve audience's attention.
Synopsis: Iris Du Pré (Celia Imrie) inspires a love of music -- and a healthy rivalry -- in her daughters, Hilary (Rachel Griffiths) and Jackie (Emily... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain, David Morrissey
Directed By: Anand Tucker
86%
Critics Consensus: Edgier than traditional Disney fare, Lilo and Stitch explores issues of family while providing a fun and charming story.
Synopsis: A tale of a young girl's close encounter with the galaxy's most wanted extraterrestrial. Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a small ugly... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Daveigh Chase, Christopher Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers
Directed By: Christopher Sanders
88%
Critics Consensus: Aimed at adults and animated with zest, Chico & Rita is a romantic delight packed with cultural detail and flavor.
Synopsis: A Cuban pianist becomes smitten with a sultry singer, leading to a passionate but star-crossed romance that reaches across six decades.
Starring: Eman Xor Oña, Limara Meneses, Mario Guerra, Jon Adams
Directed By: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando
87%
Critics Consensus: Nico and Dani offers a refreshingly honest look at adolescence and sexual coming-of-age.
Synopsis: Chronicles the summer of 2 teenage boys who test the limits of their friendship while discovering much about themselves. Nico and Dani are left on... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Fernando Ramallo, Jordi Vilches, Marieta Orozco, Esther Nubiola
Directed By: Cesc Gay
85%
Critics Consensus: Michelle Williams gives a heartbreaking performance in Wendy and Lucy, a timely portrait of loneliness and struggle.
Synopsis: Wendy (Michelle Williams), a near-penniless drifter, is traveling to Alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, Lucy. Already perilously close... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Will Oldham, John Robinson
Directed By: Kelly Reichardt
87%
Critics Consensus: Driven by ride-or-die chemistry between Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon while director Ridley Scott provides scorching visuals fit for a postcard, Thelma & Louise is a feminist adventure that's equal parts provocative and rollicking.
Synopsis: Meek housewife Thelma (Geena Davis) joins her friend Louise (Susan Sarandon), an independent waitress, on a short fishing trip. However, their trip becomes a flight... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen
Directed By: Ridley Scott
86%
Critics Consensus: Hal Ashby's comedy is too dark and twisted for some, and occasionally oversteps its bounds, but there's no denying the film's warm humor and big heart.
Synopsis: Cult classic pairs Cort as a dead-pan disillusioned 20-year-old obsessed with suicide and a lovable Gordon as a fun-loving 80-year-old eccentric. They meet at a... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Vivian Pickles
Directed By: Hal Ashby
85%
Critics Consensus: Brian and Charles may test the patience of quirk-resistant viewers, but the innate charm of this odd couple comedy is easy to compute.
Synopsis: BRIAN AND CHARLES follows Brian, a lonely inventor in rural Wales, who spends his days building quirky, unconventional contraptions that seldom work. Undeterred by his... View Full Synopsis
Starring: David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey, Nina Sosanya
Directed By: Jim Archer
85%
Critics Consensus: As poignant as it is unsettling, Chuck & Buck uses the complex dynamic between two men as fuel for untangling a rich assortment of thought-provoking themes.
Synopsis: "Chuck & Buck" is the story of a childlike young man who becomes fixated on his onetime best friend, now a cool, polished young record... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Mike White, Chris Weitz, Lupe Ontiveros, Beth Colt
Directed By: Miguel Arteta
84%
Critics Consensus: Pauline and Paulette is a gently poignant, compassionate tale.
Synopsis: A delightfully bittersweet story of four elderly sisters and their relationship with each other. For Pauline (Dora van der Groen), life is simple. She lives... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Dora van der Groen, Ann Petersen, Rosemarie Bergmans, Idwig Stephane
Directed By: Lieven Debrauwer
82%
Critics Consensus: Stylish, provocative, and powerful, Queen & Slim tells a gripping fugitive story steeped in timely, thoughtful subtext.
Synopsis: Slim and Queen's first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. When the situation escalates, Slim... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Chloë Sevigny
Directed By: Melina Matsoukas
80%
Critics Consensus: Boasting visual marvels to match its ambitious and inclusive story, Wendell & Wild is a spooky treat for budding horror fans.
Synopsis: From the delightfully wicked minds of Henry Selick and Jordan Peele, comes Wendell & Wild, an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key)... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett
Directed By: Henry Selick
78%
Critics Consensus: Ryan Reynolds makes himself at home in the MCU with acerbic wit while Hugh Jackman provides an Adamantium backbone to proceedings in Deadpool & Wolverine, an irreverent romp with a surprising soft spot for a bygone era of superhero movies.
Synopsis: Deadpool's peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse. He soon unites with his would-be pal,... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin
Directed By: Shawn Levy
78%
Critics Consensus: Elle Fanning gives a terrific performance in this powerful coming-of-age tale about a pair of teenage girls whose friendship is unnerved by the threat of nuclear war.
Synopsis: In 1962 London, the lifelong friendship between two teenagers (Elle Fanning, Alice Englert) dissolves after one seduces the other's father.
Starring: Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks
Directed By: Sally Potter
76%
Critics Consensus: Elvis & Nixon may not do much to expand on its absurdly iconic photographic source material, but it's rarely less than engaging thanks to its talented starring duo.
Synopsis: In December 1970, rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) travels to the White House to request a meeting with President Richard Nixon (Kevin...
Starring: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville
Directed By: Liza Johnson
75%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Benny (Aidan Quinn), who cares for his mentally disturbed sister, Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson), also welcomes the eccentric Sam (Johnny Depp) into his home at... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn, Julianne Moore
Directed By: Jeremiah S. Chechik
76%
Critics Consensus: Boosted by Meryl Streep's charismatic performance as Julia Child, Julie and Julia is a light, but fairly entertaining culinary comedy.
Synopsis: Frustrated with a soul-killing job, New Yorker Julie Powell (Amy Adams) embarks on a daring project: she vows to prepare all 524 recipes in Julia... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina
Directed By: Nora Ephron
77%
Critics Consensus: Judy & Punch revisits classic characters from a fresh perspective, marking debuting writer-director Mirrah Foulkes as a filmmaking talent to watch.
Synopsis: A 16th-century puppeteer seeks revenge against her drunken and abusive husband after an unforgivable act of violence.
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman, Benedict Hardie, Tom Budge
Directed By: Mirrah Foulkes
71%
Critics Consensus: If Ramona and Beezus fails to capture the essence of its classic source material, it's sunny, sweet, and wholesome.
Synopsis: Ramona Quimby is a plucky youngster with an irrepressible sense of fun and mischief -- a fact that keeps her big sister, Beezus, on her... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan
Directed By: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
97%
Critics Consensus: Gentle, poignant, and vividly animated, Ethel & Ernest is a warm character study with an evocative sense of time and place.
Synopsis: A couple's love blossoms and endures through immense social change in the 20th century. One love, 40 years, and always a cup of tea.
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Pam Ferris, Luke Treadaway
Directed By: Roger Mainwood, Camilla Deakin, Ruth Fielding
94%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: The story of immigrant Harry deLeyer and the plow horse he rescued from slaughter.
Directed By: Ron Davis
91%
Critics Consensus: A spirited character study and clear-eyed treatise of the American Dream, Melvin and Howard hits the jackpot with its lovable cast and director Jonathan Demme's humanism.
Synopsis: When luckless dreamer Melvin Dummar (Paul Le Mat) rescues a grizzled, half-dead man (Jason Robards) from the desert, he's skeptical of the man's claim that... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Jack Kehoe
Directed By: Jonathan Demme
89%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: During his lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh (Tim Roth) has no greater champion of his work than his devoted brother, Theo (Paul Rhys). As an art... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Tim Roth, Paul Rhys, Jip Wijngaarden, Johanna ter Steege
Directed By: Robert Altman
89%
Critics Consensus: This likable buddy/road picture deftly mixes action and comedy, and features excellent work from stars Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges and first-time director Michael Cimino.
Synopsis: While stealing a car, free-spirited drifter Lightfoot (Jeff Bridges) crosses paths with legendary thief Thunderbolt (Clint Eastwood) in the midst of his own escape. Thunderbolt's... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy, Geoffrey Lewis
Directed By: Michael Cimino
88%
Critics Consensus: Making his sorely belated debut in a big-screen leading role, Art Carney brings Harry and Tonto brilliantly to life.
Synopsis: Harry Coombes (Art Carney) is a man in his seventies who is evicted from his Manhattan apartment when the building is set to be demolished.... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Chief Dan George, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Directed By: Paul Mazursky
88%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: One petty hoodlum's (Peter Falk) lifelong friendship with another (John Cassavetes) allows one to lead a hit man to the other.
Starring: Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty, Rose Arrick
Directed By: Elaine May
86%
Critics Consensus: Engrossing and enraging, Sacco and Vanzetti exhumes an infamous judicial failure with a painful amount of modern relevance.
Synopsis: Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two anarchists from Italy, become an unfortunate symbol of bigotry aimed at immigrants and dissenters in 1920s America. Accused of... View Full Synopsis
Starring: John Turturro, Tony Shalhoub
Directed By: Peter Miller
85%
Critics Consensus: Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy take competition to a romantic-comic highpoint in this elegantly directed sports comedy by George Cukor.
Synopsis: Pat Pemberton, a college athletics instructor, enters a number of golf matches against female professionals; she holds her own until her condescending fiancé, Collier Weld,... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo Ray, William Ching
Directed By: George Cukor
85%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A beautiful young woman with a past moves to Normandy.
Starring: Clotilde Hesme, Grégory Gadebois, Evelyne Didi, Jérôme Huguet
Directed By: Alix Delaporte
85%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Teenager David Clemens (Keir Dullea) develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva, Neva Patterson
Directed By: Frank Perry
82%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Depressed and jaded after being dumped by her married boyfriend, aging beauty Minnie Moore (Gena Rowlands) wonders if she'll ever find love. After shaggy-haired parking... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery, Timothy Carey
Directed By: John Cassavetes
79%
Critics Consensus: Amira & Sam doesn't quite live up to its premise -- or the chemistry of its stars -- but its flaws are overcome by its sweet, subversive charm.
Synopsis: A veteran tries to assimilate back into civilian life in a country he barely recognizes while trying to win the heart of an Iraqi immigrant.
Starring: Martin Starr, Dina Shihabi, Paul Wesley, Laith Nakli
Directed By: Sean Mullin
77%
Critics Consensus: Thanks to strong performances and a steady directorial hand, Dominick and Eugene successfully navigates potentially tricky themes in thoughtful, compelling fashion without resorting to trite sentimentality.
Synopsis: Two brothers -- Eugene (Ray Liotta), an ambitious medical student, and Nicky (Tom Hulce), a mentally challenged garbage worker -- live together, with Eugene looking... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Tom Hulce, Ray Liotta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Todd Graff
Directed By: Robert M. Young
77%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In Italy, dancers Pippo and Amelia -- once famous for their impersonations of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers -- reunite to perform one last ballroom... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Giulietta Masina, Marcello Mastroianni, Franco Fabrizi, Friedrich von Ledebur
Directed By: Federico Fellini
73%
Critics Consensus: As a life-affirming ode, Sam & Kate is a timeless tale told in a comforting old-fashioned way.
Synopsis: A life-affirming family dramedy starring Oscar®-winners Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek, Sam & Kate takes place in a small town in the heart of the... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, Jake Hoffman, Schuyler Fisk
Directed By: Darren Le Gallo
74%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: After his wife, Sarah (Imogen Stubbs), dies during childbirth, Jack (Richard E. Grant), an attorney, has his world thrown into a whirlwind. Unequipped to handle... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen
Directed By: Tim Sullivan
73%
Critics Consensus: Robin and Marian gives the legendary characters a somber sendoff, finding ample success in the romantic chemistry between Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn while yielding diminishing returns in its attempts at relevant satire.
Synopsis: Long after their original adventures in Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood (Sean Connery) and his trusty sidekick, Little John (Nicol Williamson), fight alongside Richard the Lion-Heart... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Richard Harris
Directed By: Richard Lester
80%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Fando (Sergio Kleiner) and his disabled partner, Lis (Diana Mariscal), search for the mythical city of Tar.
Starring: Sergio Kleiner, Diana Mariscal, María Teresa Rivas, Tamara Garina
Directed By: Alejandro Jodorowsky
73%
Critics Consensus: Agreeable if not exceptional, Flora and Ulysses offers a fun, funny, family-friendly diversion -- and a furry twist on the superhero genre.
Synopsis: An imaginative and creative 10-year-old cynic never could have predicted that her little squirrel would be born anew as a superhero and have the uncanny... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Alyson Hannigan, Kate Micucci, Danny Pudi, Bobby Moynihan
Directed By: Lena Khan
71%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: This musical drama focuses on the poverty-stricken residents struggling to survive in the Charleston tenement of Catfish Row. The sultry Bess (Dorothy Dandridge) becomes the... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey
Directed By: Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian
70%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When television reporter Rob (Dudley Moore) feels stuck in his marriage to Micki (Ann Reinking), he falls for Maude (Amy Irving) during an interview. Maude... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Dudley Moore, Amy Irving, Ann Reinking, Richard Mulligan
Directed By: Blake Edwards
67%
Critics Consensus: Ira & Abby overcomes the somewhat clichéd plot with witty dialogue and earnest performances.
Synopsis: A rocky road is ahead when Ira (Chris Messina), a neurotic doctoral candidate, meets and marries Abby (Jennifer Westfeldt), a free-spirit, almost on a whim.... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Chris Messina, Jennifer Westfeldt, Frances Conroy, Fred Willard
Directed By: Robert Cary, Frances Conroy
68%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Frank is a brooding Las Vegas chef who has always focused his energy into his culinary talents, until he meets Lola, a young and beautiful... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Michael Shannon, Imogen Poots, Michael Nyqvist, Justin Long
Directed By: Matthew Ross
69%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When Johnny (Al Pacino) is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Héctor Elizondo, Nathan Lane
Directed By: Garry Marshall
69%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When Tsar Nicholas weds the German princess Alexandra, the marriage proves unpopular with the Russian people, a situation not improved when she has four daughters.... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Tom Baker, Roderic Noble
Directed By: Franklin J. Schaffner
68%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Marius (Gérard Meylan) works as a guard at a factory that was abandoned when all the jobs were shipped overseas. One day Jeannette (Ariane Ascaride),... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Ariane Ascaride, Gérard Meylan, Pascale Roberts, Jacques Boudet
Directed By: Robert Guédiguian
65%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins (Ralph Fiennes) becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with gambling.... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson
Directed By: Gillian Armstrong
65%
Critics Consensus: Victoria & Abdul reunites Dame Judi Dench with the role of Queen Victoria -- which is all this period drama needs to overcome its imbalanced narrative.
Synopsis: Abdul Karim arrives from India to participate in Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. The young clerk is surprised to find favor with the queen herself. As... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Michael Gambon, Olivia Williams
Directed By: Stephen Frears
63%
Critics Consensus: It's uneven and occasionally somewhat aimless, but Starsky & Hutch benefits from Stiller and Wilson's chemistry and a surprisingly warm-hearted script.
Synopsis: High-strung workaholic David Starsky (Ben Stiller) and laid-back ladies' man Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson (Owen Wilson) are detectives who patrol the crime-ridden streets of Bay City,... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Fred Williamson
Directed By: Todd Phillips
63%
Critics Consensus: Matthias and Maxime enchants almost as much as it frustrates, although Xavier Dolan fans may appreciate seeing the writer-director working at a more restrained pitch.
Synopsis: Two young men's lifelong friendship is tested when they act in a movie whose script calls for them to kiss each other.
Starring: Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas, Xavier Dolan, Harris Dickinson, Anne Dorval
Directed By: Xavier Dolan
63%
Critics Consensus: Gretel & Hansel's rich visuals satisfy, even if this adaptation of a classic fairytale gets a little lost in the woods on the storytelling front.
Synopsis: When their mother descends into madness, siblings Gretel and Hansel must fend for themselves in the dark and unforgiving woods. Hungry and scared, they fortuitously... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Sophia Lillis, Alice Krige, Samuel Leakey, Charles Babalola
Directed By: Oz Perkins
67%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Runaway sisters (Scarlett Johansson, Aleksa Palladino) kidnap a bizarre shop clerk (Mary Kay Place), learn one sister is pregnant and hole up in an isolated... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Mary Kay Place, Scarlett Johansson, Aleksa Palladino, Glenn Fitzgerald
Directed By: Lisa Krueger
60%
Critics Consensus: Henry & June celebrates sensuality and passion, though the portentous filmmaking drags it down by a large degree.
Synopsis: A literary love triangle is explored in this film, which was the first to earn an NC-17 rating. While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, Maria de Medeiros, Richard E. Grant
Directed By: Philip Kaufman
57%
Critics Consensus: Malcolm & Marie's ambitions aren't always satisfactorily fulfilled, but its flaws are often offset by the strong chemistry between the film's stars.
Synopsis: Writer/Director Sam Levinson teams up with Zendaya and John David Washington for an achingly romantic drama in which a filmmaker (Washington) and his girlfriend (Zendaya)... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Zendaya, John David Washington
Directed By: Sam Levinson
56%
Critics Consensus: Hilary Swank and Brenda Blethyn deliver moving performances in this well-intentioned drama, but rote storytelling and a shallow depiction of Africa diminishes its impact.
Synopsis: After losing their sons to malaria, two women (Hilary Swank, Brenda Blethyn) dedicate their lives to helping others affected by the disease.
Starring: Hilary Swank, Brenda Blethyn, James Woods, Frank Grillo
Directed By: Phillip Noyce
56%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Samson (Victor Mature), the hero of the Israelites, wins the hand of a Philistine woman, Semadar (Angela Lansbury), in a contest of strength. When she... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury
Directed By: Cecil B. DeMille
55%
Critics Consensus: While it has moments of inspiration, Gnomeo and Juliet is often too self-referential for its own good.
Synopsis: In Stratford-Upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, Miss Capulet and Mr. Montague feud over whose garden is the better. Garden gnomes that decorate each neighbor's flower... View Full Synopsis
Starring: James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith
Directed By: Kelly Asbury
55%
Critics Consensus: Boosted by charming performances by the octogenarian leads, Elsa and Fred overcomes its schmaltzy premise to make for a satisfying romantic tale.
Synopsis: A fender bender on a Madrid street brings together 78-year-old Alfredo (Manuel Alexandre), a widowed hypochondriac, and Elsa (China Zorrilla), close in age to Alfredo... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Manuel Alexandre, China Zorrilla, Blanca Portillo, Roberto Carnaghi
Directed By: Marcos Carnevale
56%
Critics Consensus: Gross-out comedy and true love make for an awkward mix in this clunky romance.
Synopsis: Adam (Craig Chester) and Steve (Malcolm Gets) are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly two decades later, Adam, now... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Craig Chester, Malcolm Gets, Parker Posey, Chris Kattan
Directed By: Craig Chester
52%
Critics Consensus: Though Jackman charms, Kate and Leopold is bland and predictable, and the time travel scenario lacks inner logic.
Synopsis: Kate McKay (Meg Ryan) is a modern day executive, a 21st century woman driven to succeed in the corporate world. Leopold, the third Duke of... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Breckin Meyer
Directed By: James Mangold
50%
Critics Consensus: Tom Hanks makes Turner and Hooch more entertaining than it might look on paper, but ultimately, this is still a deeply silly comedy about a cop and a canine.
Synopsis: Det. Scott Turner (Tom Hanks) is an uptight, by-the-book police officer who hopes to leave his sleepy California town and work in the big city.... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, Reginald VelJohnson
Directed By: Roger Spottiswoode
52%
Critics Consensus: Woody Allen's uneven Melinda and Melinda fails to find neither comedy nor pathos in what seems like a rehash of his previous themes.
Synopsis: While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Radha Mitchell, Chloë Sevigny, Jonny Lee Miller, Will Ferrell
Directed By: Woody Allen
50%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: After accidentally killing a cop, a man (Edward Furlong) and his new teenage lover (Rachael Bella) go on the lam.
Starring: Edward Furlong, Rachael Bella, William Sadler, James Eckhouse
Directed By: Jon Schroder, Randall K. Rubin
49%
Critics Consensus: Nicole Kidman's poised performance provides some measure of reclamation for Martha Gellhorn, but this trite historical melodrama reduces Ernest Hemingway and the era that the two war correspondents lived through into a broad caricature.
Synopsis: Writer Ernest Hemingway (Clive Owen) begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman).
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, David Strathairn, Molly Parker
Directed By: Philip Kaufman
43%
Critics Consensus: The two female leads, as well as energitic musical numbers, enliven an otherwise silly reworking of Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot.
Synopsis: Best pals Connie (Nia Vardalos) and Carla (Toni Collette) have a song-and-dance act at a Chicago airport, but they go on the run after witnessing... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny, Stephen Spinella
Directed By: Michael Lembeck
41%
Critics Consensus: Lila & Eve gets some mileage out of its formidable stars, with Viola Davis in particular proving that she will commandingly commit to any material, but this is a revenge flick served stale due to a lackluster script.
Synopsis: After the senseless murder of her son (Aml Ameen), a grief-stricken mother (Viola Davis) joins forces with another woman (Jennifer Lopez) for vigilante justice.
Starring: Viola Davis, Jennifer Lopez, Shea Whigham, Chris Chalk
Directed By: Charles Stone III
33%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Children engineer a romance between their single parents (Steve Guttenberg, Kathleen Quinlan), while his dog and her dolphin bond.
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Kathleen Quinlan, Arnold Vosloo, Dawn McMillan
Directed By: George Miller
36%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: While studying at Oxford University in 1914, a young T.S. Eliot (Willem Dafoe) meets and is instantly smitten with Vivienne Haigh-Wood (Miranda Richardson). The two... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris, Tim Dutton
Directed By: Brian Gilbert
31%
Critics Consensus: Competent but somewhat static, Tristan & Isolde doesn't achieve the sweeping romanticism that it aims for.
Synopsis: After the fall of the Roman Empire, English orphan Tristan meets and falls in love with Irish princess Isolde, however she is set to marry... View Full Synopsis
Starring: James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, David O'Hara
Directed By: Kevin Reynolds
33%
Critics Consensus: Marked by timid scares and flat-footed humor, Burke & Hare is a missed opportunity for its talented cast and a disappointing return for director John Landis.
Synopsis: Two 19th-century opportunists (Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis) become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist (Tom Wilkinson).
Starring: Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher, Jessica Hynes
Directed By: John Landis
31%
Critics Consensus: Brutally violent and punishingly dull, this cookie-cutter buddy cop thriller isn't even fun enough to reach "so bad it's good" status.
Synopsis: Police officers Ray Tango (Sylvester Stallone) and Gabe Cash (Kurt Russell) are narcotics experts working to bring down drug lord Yves Perret (Jack Palance). In... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher, Jack Palance
Directed By: Andrey Konchalovskiy
29%
Critics Consensus: It isn't the worst of the long-squabbling duo's feature-length adventures, but Tom & Jerry is disappointingly short on the anarchic spirit of their classic shorts.
Synopsis: One of the most beloved rivalries in history is reignited when Jerry moves into New York City’s finest hotel on the eve of “the wedding... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Jordan Bolger, Rob Delaney
Directed By: Tim Story
29%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Iris has a rough go of it after the death of her husband. Though still grieving, she needs to support her dysfunctional family, and so... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz, Martha Plimpton
Directed By: Martin Ritt
29%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: After their parents divorce, 12-year-old Josh (Jacob Tierney) and 7-year-old Sam (Noah Fleiss) decide to go on an underage road trip. Sick of being ferried... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jacob Tierney, Noah Fleiss, Martha Plimpton, Stephen Tobolowsky
Directed By: Billy Weber
25%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Sneaking around the cemetery late at night, mischievous pals Tom Sawyer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and Huckleberry Finn (Brad Renfro) secretly view local bully Injun Joe... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Eric Schweig, Charles Rocket
Directed By: Peter Hewitt
23%
Critics Consensus: Arch and too cute by half, Violet & Daisy cycles through too many bad ideas to make use of Alexis Bledel and Saoirse Ronan's combined talents.
Synopsis: A mysterious loner leads two teenagers, who have been sent to kill him, on an odyssey of self-examination.
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Alexis Bledel, James Gandolfini, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Directed By: Geoffrey Fletcher
24%
Critics Consensus: Halle Berry gives it her all (and then some), but Frankie & Alice is ultimately too narratively strained and clumsily assembled to do her performance justice.
Synopsis: A therapist (Stellan Skarsgard) treats a black stripper (Halle Berry) who has multiple personality disorder, including that of an imperious white racist.
Starring: Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgård, Phylicia Rashad, Chandra Wilson
Directed By: Geoffrey Sax
19%
Critics Consensus: There's no denying Gigi & Nate's good intentions -- but it's also impossible to ignore this cloying drama's clunky execution.
Synopsis: Gigi & Nate is the story of Nate Gibson, a young man whose life is turned upside down after he suffers a near-fatal illness and... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Charlie Rowe, Marcia Gay Harden, Jim Belushi, Josephine Langford
Directed By: Nick Hamm, Elliot Davis
17%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When erudite black playwright Andrew Sterling (Samuel L. Jackson) moves to a predominantly white suburb, the buffoonish local police surround his home, assuming he's a... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Dabney Coleman, Brad Dourif
Directed By: E. Max Frye
15%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: The romance between two teenage girls (Juno Temple, Riley Keough) quickly manifests as terrifying, violent and inexplicable.
Starring: Juno Temple, Riley Keough, Cara Seymour, Kylie Minogue
Directed By: Bradley Rust Gray
11%
Critics Consensus: Joel Schumacher's tongue-in-cheek attitude hits an unbearable limit in Batman & Robin resulting in a frantic and mindless movie that's too jokey to care much for.
Synopsis: This superhero adventure finds Batman (George Clooney) and his partner, Robin (Chris O'Donnell), attempting to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman
Directed By: Joel Schumacher
11%
Critics Consensus: A dull and unfunny comedy where the leads fail to generate any sparks.
Synopsis: Writer Alex Sheldon must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson, Sophie Marceau, David Paymer
Directed By: Rob Reiner
10%
Critics Consensus: The lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson than does Holmes and Watson.
Synopsis: Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buckingham Palace. It seems like an open-and-shut case as all... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Rob Brydon
Directed By: Etan Cohen
3%
Critics Consensus: Although it features an inexplicably committed performance from Al Pacino, Jack and Jill is impossible to recommend on any level whatsoever.
Synopsis: Thanksgiving is usually a happy time, but ad executive Jack (Adam Sandler) dreads the holiday because his twin sister, Jill (also Sandler), makes her annual... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino, Allen Covert
Directed By: Dennis Dugan
