The Sundance 2023 Scorecard

Welcome to the Sundance 2023 Scorecard, which tracked every movie that played at the fest that got enough enough reviews for a Tomatometer. Check out our guide to 15 movies we couldn’t wait to see out of this year’s Sundance, including All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (from producer Barry Jenkins), Cat Person (based on the viral New Yorker short story), Flora and Son (the latest intimate musical odyssey from John Carney), Magazine Dreams (Jonathan Majors’ big year begins here), and Shortcomings (Randall Park’s directorial debut).

#1

Talk to Me (2023)
94%

#1

Critics Consensus: With a gripping story and impressive practical effects, Talk to Me spins a terrifically creepy 21st-century horror yarn built on classic foundations.

Synopsis: When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new [More]

Starring: Sophie Wilde, Miranda Otto, Otis Dhanji, Alexandra Jensen

Directed By: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou

#2

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)
99%

#2

Critics Consensus: Poignant and profound, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie offers a captivating inside look at the life and career of a beloved entertainer.

Synopsis: The film, which will incorporate documentary, archival and scripted elements, will recount Fox's extraordinary story in his own words -- [More]

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Tracy Pollan, Andrew Barber, David Diamond

Directed By: Davis Guggenheim

#3

Cassandro (2023)
91%

#3

Critics Consensus: Gael García Bernal steals hearts as the charismatic Cassandro in this feel-good biopic about a wrestler that triumphs in the macho world of Lucha Libre while embracing his true self.

Synopsis: Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the [More]

Starring: Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquín Cosio

Directed By: Roger Ross Williams

#4

The Starling Girl (2023)
92%

#4

Critics Consensus: Sensitively and intelligently crafted by writer-director Laurel Parmet, The Starling Girl is a well-told coming-of-age story centering around a young woman's struggles with her spiritual faith.

Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Jem Starling struggles to define her place within her fundamentalist Christian community in rural Kentucky. Even her greatest joy [More]

Starring: Eliza Scanlen, Lewis Pullman, Jimmi Simpson, Wrenn Schmidt

Directed By: Laurel Parmet

#6

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023)
90%

#6

Critics Consensus: For viewers willing and able to adjust to its leisurely, recursive rhythm, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt is a beautifully elegant exploration of grief and longing.

Synopsis: A lyrical, decades-spanning exploration across a woman's life in Mississippi, the feature debut from award-winning poet, photographer and filmmaker Raven [More]

Starring: Charleen McClure, Moses Ingram, Kaylee Nicole Johnson, Reginald Helms Jr.

Directed By: Raven Jackson

#7

A Thousand and One (2023)
97%

#7

Critics Consensus: A tribute to parental devotion and a testament to Teyana Taylor's talent, A Thousand and One presents a heart-wrenching portrait of perseverance in the face of systemic inequity.

Synopsis: A THOUSAND AND ONE follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps six-year-old Terry from the foster care system. [More]

Starring: Teyana Taylor, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Courtney, Josiah Cross

Directed By: A.V. Rockwell

#8

Fairyland (2023)
98%

#8

Critics Consensus: Drawing on one family's real-life experiences, the powerfully acted Fairyland pays poignant tribute to love and resilience in the face of adversity and tragedy.

Synopsis: Produced by Oscar® winner Sofia Coppola (Writing, Original Screenplay, Lost in Translation, 2003) and based on the acclaimed memoir of [More]

Starring: Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy, Cody Fern, Maria Bakalova

Directed By: Andrew Durham

#9

Past Lives (2023)
95%

#9

Critics Consensus: A remarkable debut for writer-director Celine Song, Past Lives uses the bonds between its sensitively sketched central characters to support trenchant observations on the human condition.

Synopsis: Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two [More]

Starring: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, Seung-ah Moon

Directed By: Celine Song

#10

The Disappearance of Shere Hite (2023)
100%

#10

Critics Consensus: As ambitious and provocative as its subject, The Disappearance of Shere Hite is a fascinating glimpse of a remarkable life.

Synopsis: Shere Hite's 1976 bestselling book, The Hite Report, liberated the female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of [More]

Starring: Dakota Johnson

Directed By: Nicole Newnham

#11

20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
100%

#11

Critics Consensus: 20 Days in Mariupol offers a grueling but vital look at the devastating impact of war.

Synopsis: As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue [More]

Starring: Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka

Directed By: Mstyslav Chernov

#12

Fancy Dance (2023)
96%

#12

Critics Consensus: An urgent drama grounded in its observant depiction of reservation life, Fancy Dance establishes director/co-writer Erica Tremblay as a rising filmmaking talent.

Synopsis: Since her sister's disappearance, Jax (Lily Gladstone) has cared for her niece Roki (Isabel Deroy-Olson) by scraping by on the [More]

Starring: Lily Gladstone, Isabel Deroy-Olson, Ryan Begay, Shea Whigham

Directed By: Erica Tremblay

#13

Against the Tide (2023)
95%

#13

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Two Indigenous fishermen are driven to desperation by a dying sea. Their friendship begins to fracture as they take different [More]

Directed By: Sarvnik Kaur

#14

Mamacruz (2023)
100%

#14

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Kiti Manver, Silvia Acosta, Mari Paz Sayago, María José Mariscal

Directed By: Patricia Ortega

#15

Animalia (2023)
100%

#15

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Itto, a young woman from a modest rural background, is slowly adapting to the Moroccan privileged codes of her husband's [More]

Starring: Oumaïma Barid, Mehdi Dehbi, Fouad Oughaou, Souad Khouyi

Directed By: Sofia Alaoui

#16

KOKOMO CITY (2023)
99%

#16

Critics Consensus: Kokomo City is a rousing docu effort that illuminates trans lives within a world of adverse circumstance and invariable optimism.

Synopsis: In the wildly entertaining and refreshingly unfiltered documentary KOKOMO CITY, filmmaker D. Smith passes the mic to four Black transgender [More]

Starring: Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell, Dominique Silver

Directed By: D. Smith

#17

Fremont (2023)
98%

#17

Critics Consensus: Brought to life by the empathetic efforts of a talented cast and further distinguished by striking black-and-white cinematography, Fremont takes a thoughtful -- and wryly funny -- look at the immigrant experience.

Synopsis: Donya works for a Chinese fortune cookie factory in San Francisco. Formerly a translator for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, [More]

Starring: Anaita Wali Zada, Gregg Turkington, Jeremy Allen White, Hilda Schmelling

Directed By: Babak Jalali

#18

Bad Press (2023)
100%

#18

Critics Consensus: Riveting and eye-opening, Bad Press stands as a testament to the fundamental importance of a free press -- and proof that the battle to secure and protect it remains ongoing.

Synopsis: A political docu-thriller about the fight for free press in the Muscogee Nation, BAD PRESS provides unparalleled insight into the [More]

Starring: Angel Ellis

Directed By: Joe Peeler, Rebecca Landsberry-Baker

#19

The Stroll (2023)
95%

#19

Critics Consensus: A call to life and the ever-necessary visibility of a once-silenced community, The Stroll serves as a brilliant beacon of hope and resilience for trans women of color.

Synopsis: The history of New York's Meatpacking District told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. [More]

Directed By: Zackary Drucker, Kristen Lovell

#21

Shayda (2023)
97%

#21

Critics Consensus: An understated yet impactful story of female empowerment, Shayda establishes first-time feature filmmaker Noora Niasari as a remarkably assured talent.

Synopsis: SHAYDA, a brave Iranian mother, finds refuge in an Australian women's shelter with her six-year-old daughter. Over Persian New Year, [More]

Starring: Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mojean Aria, Leah Purcell, Jillian Nguyen

Directed By: Noora Niasari

#22

Slow (2023)
93%

#22

Critics Consensus: With moving performances from its leads, Slow takes its time exploring the simple and complex depths of emotional relationships.

Synopsis: Dancer Elena and sign language interpreter Dovydas meet and form a beautiful bond. As they dive into a new relationship, [More]

Starring: Kestutis Cicenas, Rimante Valiukaite, Dovile Silkaityte, Matas Dirgincius

Directed By: Marija Kavtaradze

#24

Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out (2023)
82%

#24

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Itsy Levan is devastated by her parents' decision to leave the city and buy a fixer upper in the middle [More]

Starring: Emma Tremblay, Jacob Buster, Will Forte, Elizabeth Mitchell

Directed By: Jake Van Wagoner

#25

A Still Small Voice (2023)
93%

#25

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In most US hospitals, alongside medical responses to illness and injury, lesser-known interventions take place every day. Responding to patients, [More]

Starring: Margaret 'Mati' Engel

Directed By: Luke Lorentzen

#26

Earth Mama (2023)
97%

#26

Critics Consensus: Heavy yet hopeful, Earth Mama is a moving look at single motherhood on the margins that features outstanding work from writer-director Savanah Leaf and star Tia Nomore.

Synopsis: With two children in foster care, Gia, a pregnant single mother pitted against the system, fights to reclaim her family. [More]

Starring: Tia Nomore, Erika Alexander, Doechii, Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Directed By: Savanah Leaf

#27

Going Varsity in Mariachi (2023)
94%

#27

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In the competitive world of high school mariachi, the musicians from the South Texas borderlands reign supreme. Under the guidance [More]

Directed By: Sam Osborn, Alejandra Vasquez

#28

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023)
96%

#28

Critics Consensus: Running the gamut from tears to laughter, Smoke Sauna Sisterhood finds cinematic poetry in the simple act of observing conversation.

Synopsis: In the darkness of smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences. Through a sense of communion, women [More]

Starring: Kadi Kivilo, Sandra Lepik, Maria Meresaar

Directed By: Anna Hints

#29

Beyond Utopia (2023)
100%

#29

Critics Consensus: A documentary that feels like a thriller, Beyond Utopia is a gripping -- and frightening -- glimpse of life under oppression.

Synopsis: A suspenseful, riveting portrait of the lengths people will go to gain freedom, BEYOND UTOPIA follows various families as they [More]

Starring: Lee So-yeon, Barbara Demick, Sung-eun Kim, Hyeonseo Lee

Directed By: Madeleine Gavin

#30

Milisuthando (2023)
95%

#30

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Set in past and present South Africa, "Milisuthando" is a poetic coming-of-age personal essay documentary on love and what it [More]

Directed By: Milisuthando Bongela

#31

The Tuba Thieves (2023)
90%

#31

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: From 2011 to 2013, tubas are stolen from Los Angeles high schools. This story isn't about thieves or missing tubas. [More]

Directed By: Alison O'Daniel

#32

Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV (2023)
90%

#32

Critics Consensus: If it makes a somewhat incomplete argument on behalf of its subject, Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV is suffused with the visual energy that pulsed through his pioneering art.

Synopsis: A chronicle of the life and times of Nam June Paik, a pillar of the American avant-garde in the 20th [More]

Starring: Nam June Paik, Steven Yeun

Directed By: Amanda Kim

#34

You Hurt My Feelings (2023)
94%

#34

Critics Consensus: Smart, funny, and above all entertaining, You Hurt My Feelings finds writer-director Nicole Holofcener as sharply perceptive as ever.

Synopsis: From acclaimed filmmaker Nicole Holofcener comes a sharply observed comedy about a novelist whose long standing marriage is suddenly upended [More]

Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins, Arian Moayed

Directed By: Nicole Holofcener

#35

birth/rebirth (2023)
95%

#35

Critics Consensus: Firmly rooted in classic horror, Birth/Rebirth uses a familiar framework to tease at fundamental fears from a chillingly relatable angle.

Synopsis: Rose (Marin Ireland) is a pathologist who prefers working with corpses over social interaction. She also has an obsession -- [More]

Starring: Judy Reyes, Marin Ireland, A.J. Lister, Breeda Wool

Directed By: Laura Moss

#36

Joyland (2022)
98%

#36

Critics Consensus: With stunning honesty that's achingly bittersweet, Joyland tackles gender and sexual fluidity in a repressed patriarchal society with wisps of hopefulness.

Synopsis: The Ranas--a happily patriarchal joint family--yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line. Their youngest [More]

Starring: Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani

Directed By: Saim Sadiq

#37

Rye Lane (2023)
98%

#37

Critics Consensus: Good news, rom-com fans: Anyone looking for a smart, funny, and heartwarming new addition to the canon can find it waiting on Rye Lane.

Synopsis: Yas (Vivian Oparah) and Dom (David Jonsson), two twenty-somethings both reeling from bad break-ups, connect over the course of an [More]

Starring: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, Charlie Knight, Simon Manyonda

Directed By: Raine Allen Miller

#38

Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)
94%

#38

Critics Consensus: Woooo! An engaging tribute to the rock pioneer, Little Richard: I Am Everything should shut up anyone who doubts the title's veracity.

Synopsis: LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n' roll, exploding the whitewashed [More]

Starring: Tom Jones, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Little Richard

Directed By: Lisa Cortes

#39

Passages (2023)
94%

#39

Critics Consensus: Elevated by a remarkable Franz Rogowski performance, Passages adds another smart, deeply humanistic film to director/co-writer Ira Sachs' estimable filmography.

Synopsis: Celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) makes a breathtaking return with PASSAGES, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take [More]

Starring: Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Erwan Kepoa Falé

Directed By: Ira Sachs

#40

Shortcomings (2023)
85%

#40

Critics Consensus: Randall Park's directorial debut has humor and heart, giving star Justin H. Min a swoonworthy starring vehicle with few Shortcomings.

Synopsis: Ben, a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko, who works for a local Asian American film [More]

Starring: Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan

Directed By: Randall Park

#41

Flora and Son (2023)
93%

#41

Critics Consensus: Another music-fueled crowd-pleaser from writer-director John Carney, Flora and Son proves almost impossible to resist.

Synopsis: Single mom Flora (Eve Hewson) is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max (Orén [More]

Starring: Eve Hewson, Orén Kinlan, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jack Reynor

Directed By: John Carney

#42

Judy Blume Forever (2023)
95%

#42

Critics Consensus: An entertaining look back at an influential author's career, Judy Blume Forever lovingly contextualizes her literary legacy.

Synopsis: The radical honesty of the books by trailblazing author Judy Blume changed the way millions of adolescent readers understood themselves, [More]

Starring: Judy Blume, Molly Ringwald, Lena Dunham, Anna Konkle

Directed By: Davina Pardo, Leah Wolchok

#44

Girl (2023)
96%

#44

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Eleven-year-old Ama and her mother, Grace, take solace in the gentle but isolated world they obsessively create. But Ama’s thirst [More]

Starring: Déborah Lukumuena, Danny Sapani, Le'Shantey Bonsu, Ayesha Antoine

Directed By: Adura Onashile

#45

Other People's Children (2022)
91%

#45

Critics Consensus: Other People's Children perceptively explores motherhood outside traditional biological confines and delivers sobering truths with an ample side of levity.

Synopsis: Rachel is 40 years old, with no children. She loves her life: her high school students, her friends, her ex, [More]

Starring: Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Victor Lefebvre, Chiara Mastroianni

Directed By: Rebecca Zlotowski

#46

Heroic (2023)
81%

#46

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Luis, an Indigenous 18-year-old, enters the Heroic Military College in hopes of ensuring a better future. There, he encounters a [More]

Starring: Santiago Sandoval, Fernando Cuautle, Esteban Caicedo, Mónica del Carmen

Directed By: David Zonana

#47

Mutt (2023)
89%

#47

Critics Consensus: A slow-burning cinematic revelation, Mutt sees director Vuk Lunglov-Klotz navigating personal transition through a comprehensive lens.

Synopsis: Within the space of 24 hours, Feña is swept through the extremes of human emotion when people who seemed to [More]

Starring: Lio Mehiel, Cole Doman, Mimi Ryder, Alejandro Goic

Directed By: Vuk Lungulov-Klotz

#48

A Little Prayer (2023)
93%

#48

Critics Consensus: David Strathairn and Jane Levy are superb in A Little Prayer, a gentle drama that mines rich emotions from commonplace dilemmas and relationships.

Synopsis: A loving father (David Strathairn) grapples with how to protect his daughter-in-law (Jane Levy) when he discovers that his son [More]

Starring: Jane Levy, Will Pullen, David Strathairn, Celia Weston

Directed By: Angus MacLachlan

#49

Fair Play (2023)
86%

#49

Critics Consensus: With assured style that's at times reminiscent of the best '90s nail-biting thrillers, Fair Play juxtaposes premarital disharmony with greed and gender politics in the cutthroat finance world.

Synopsis: When a coveted promotion at a cutthroat financial firm arises, once supportive exchanges between lovers Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and Luke [More]

Starring: Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Eddie Marsan, Rich Sommer

Directed By: Chloe Domont

#50

Polite Society (2023)
91%

#50

Critics Consensus: Polite Society throws, kicks, and punches the genre etiquette book out the window to deliver a fun film that blends Bollywood splendor and British wryness.

Synopsis: A merry mash-up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment and bold action, POLITE SOCIETY follows martial artist-in-training Ria Khan who believes [More]

Starring: Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Shobu Kapoor, Ella Bruccoleri

Directed By: Nida Manzoor

#51

Radical (2023)
96%

#51

Critics Consensus: Offering few surprises but plenty of uplift, Radical tells a stirring fact-based story brought to life by some top-flight work from Eugenio Derbez.

Synopsis: In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries a radical new method to [More]

Starring: Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Haddad, Jennifer Trejo, Gilberto Barraza

Directed By: Christopher Zalla

#53

Iron Butterflies (2023)
83%

#53

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In the summer of 2014, sunflower fields and coal mines in eastern Ukraine turn into a 12 square kilometers crime [More]

Directed By: Roman Liubyi

#54

Infinity Pool (2023)
87%

#54

Critics Consensus: Turbulent waters even for strong swimmers, Infinity Pool provides a visceral all-inclusive retreat of Cronenbergian perversion for those wanting to escape commercial sundries.

Synopsis: While staying at an isolated island resort, James (Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (Cleopatra Coleman) are enjoying a perfect vacation of [More]

Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Thomas Kretschmann

Directed By: Brandon Cronenberg

#56

My Animal (2023)
72%

#56

Critics Consensus: Jacqueline Castel's feature debut is an arresting queer and lycanthropic coming of age story that longs for more, but delivers just enough panache to satisfy.

Synopsis: Heather, an outcast teenage goalie, longs to play on the hockey team of her small northern town. She meets and [More]

Starring: Bobbi Salvör Menuez, Amandla Stenberg, Stephen McHattie, Heidi von Palleske

Directed By: Jacqueline Castel

#57

Joonam (2023)
90%

#57

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Spurred by a provocative family memory and a lifetime of separation from the country her mother left behind, a young [More]

Directed By: Sierra Urich

#58

Victim/Suspect (2023)
79%

#58

Critics Consensus: Although it's arguably not quite the documentary its subject deserves, Victim/Suspect remains an important and infuriating piece of journalism.

Synopsis: On her first solo investigation, journalist Rae de Leon travels nationwide to uncover a shocking pattern: Young women tell the [More]

Starring: Rae De Leon, Amanda Pike

Directed By: Nancy Schwartzman

#59

Scrapper (2023)
94%

#59

Critics Consensus: Like a cold treat on a hot day, Scrapper delivers two scoops of a sweet father-daughter dramedy best consumed when in need of a hug.

Synopsis: This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her [More]

Starring: Lola Campbell, Alin Uzun, Harris Dickinson, Ambreen Razia

Directed By: Charlotte Regan

#60

Rotting in the Sun (2023)
82%

#60

Critics Consensus: Rotting in the Sun's bold ambition and infectious frenetic energy prove a natural -- albeit not universally appealing -- fit for its unique flavor of dark mischief.

Synopsis: Writer-director Sebastián Silva's Sundance hit ROTTING IN THE SUN is a darkly funny and refreshingly audacious meta-comedy that skewers the [More]

Starring: Jordan Firstman, Sebastian Silva, Robert Keller, Vitter Leíja

Directed By: Sebastian Silva, Sebastián Silva

#61

Magazine Dreams (2023)
80%

#61

Critics Consensus: Its dramatic form may get a little wobbly during certain reps, but Jonathan Majors' incredibly committed performance makes Magazine Dreams well worth a watch.

Synopsis: Killian Maddox is consumed by his dream of becoming a world famous bodybuilder and one day gracing the cover of [More]

Starring: Jonathan Majors, Haley Bennett, Taylour Paige, Mike O'Hearn

Directed By: Elijah Bynum

#62

Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All (2023)
93%

#62

Critics Consensus: A frank and candid overview of the duo's long partnership, Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All should prove fascinating for longtime fans as well as the unconverted.

Synopsis: With forty years of making music as the iconic folk-rock band Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have made [More]

Starring: Amy Ray, Emily Saliers

Directed By: Alexandria Bombach

#63

Plan C (2023)
96%

#63

Critics Consensus: An urgently timely documentary, Plan C is further distinguished by its clear-eyed approach to an emotional and deeply personal subject.

Synopsis: A determined group of blue state advocates, midwives and doctors have been networking to increase access to abortion pills in [More]

Starring: Francine Coeytaux, Elisa Wells, Robin Marty, Julie Amaon

Directed By: Tracy Droz Tragos

#64

Eileen (2023)
81%

#64

Critics Consensus: Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie prove a well-matched duo in Eileen, which honors its source material with a twisty tale of obsession.

Synopsis: Eileen is a peculiar young woman -- aloof and unfazed by the gloomy nature of her job at the local [More]

Starring: Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola, Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Directed By: William Oldroyd

#65

Space: The Longest Goodbye (2023)
79%

#65

Critics Consensus: Engagingly contending with complex questions, Space: The Longest Goodbye achieves documentary liftoff despite its somewhat dry approach.

Synopsis: In the next decade, NASA will send astronauts to Mars for the first time. Separated from Earth, and unable to [More]

Starring: Al Holland, Kayla Barron, Matthias Maurer, Cady Coleman

Directed By: Ido Mizrahy

#66

Theater Camp (2023)
86%

#66

Critics Consensus: Theater Camp's authentic depiction of the theater experience may not resonate as strongly with non-actors, but they'll probably be laughing too hard to seriously complain.

Synopsis: Tony Award winner Ben Platt and Molly Gordon star in the new original comedy Theater Camp as Amos and Rebecca-Diane [More]

Starring: Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Jimmy Tatro

Directed By: Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman

#68

Drift (2023)
74%

#68

Critics Consensus: Thanks to stellar work from Cynthia Erivo and Alia Shawkat, Drift frequently engages despite an often hazy narrative.

Synopsis: Jacqueline (Two-Time Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo), a young refugee, lands alone and penniless on a Greek island, where she [More]

Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Alia Shawkat, Ibrahima Ba, Honor Swinton Byrne

Directed By: Anthony Chen

#69

Deep Rising (2023)
71%

#69

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: 5 years after Anote's Ark, Matthieu Rytz returns with this up-to-the-minute tale of geopolitical, scientific, and corporate intrigue that exposes [More]

Starring: Jason Momoa

Directed By: Matthieu Rytz

#70

Blueback (2022)
71%

#70

Critics Consensus: While it may be narratively slight and somewhat preachy, Blueback is a beautifully filmed family drama with an ecologically conscious message.

Synopsis: While researching Australia's deteriorating coral reefs, marine biologist Abby receives word of her elderly mother Dora's stroke. As she rushes [More]

Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell, Ilsa Fogg, Ariel Donoghue

Directed By: Robert Connolly

#71

Jamojaya (2023)
79%

#71

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A rapper with a rising career hires a United States manager and label to take over from his father, who [More]

Starring: Rich Brian, Yayu A.W. Unru, Kate Lyn Sheil, Henry Ian Cusick

Directed By: Justin Chon

#72

Kim's Video (2023)
71%

#72

Critics Consensus: Kim's Video represents something of a missed opportunity, but this incredible story is gripping enough to overcome an uneven telling.

Synopsis: Physical media reigns supreme in KIM'S VIDEO, an elegiac tribute to the iconic video store in New York City that [More]

Directed By: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin

#73

Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023)
82%

#73

Critics Consensus: Departing from corporate comedy,Sometimes I Think About Dying modestly explores critical human connection through a superbly melancholic Daisy Ridley.

Synopsis: Lost on the dreary Oregon coast, Fran finds solace in her cubicle, listening to the constant hum of officemates and [More]

Starring: Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia DeBonis

Directed By: Rachel Lambert

#74

Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023)
72%

#74

Critics Consensus: Ambitious and unpredictable, Landscape with Invisible Hand struggles to get some of its ideas across, but remains a bold blend of sci-fi and social commentary.

Synopsis: Years into a benevolent alien occupation of Earth, the human race is still adjusting to the new world order and [More]

Starring: Asante Blackk, Kylie Rogers, Tiffany Haddish, Josh Hamilton

Directed By: Cory Finley

#76

The Persian Version (2023)
84%

#76

Critics Consensus: A vibrant portrait of culture clashes and generation gaps, The Persian Version gains added resonance through its spirited specificity.

Synopsis: Leila is an Iranian American woman who strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures. When her large family [More]

Starring: Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bijan Daneshmand

Directed By: Maryam Keshavarz

#77

The Eternal Memory (2023)
92%

#77

Critics Consensus: Telling a deeply personal story against a profound political backdrop, The Eternal Memory offers poignant testament to the power of love and remembrance.

Synopsis: Augusto and Paulina have been together and in love for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s [More]

Starring: Paulina Urrutia, Augusto Góngora

Directed By: Maite Alberdi

#78

Fantastic Machine (2023)
68%

#78

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The camera is a fantastic machine. Filmmakers Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck once again turn their cameras directly on [More]

Directed By: Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck

#79

The Accidental Getaway Driver (2023)
84%

#79

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Long (Hiệp Trần Nghĩa), a Vietnamese driver in Southern California answers a late-night call for a ride. Already in his [More]

Starring: Dustin Nguyen, Hiep Tran Nghia, Dali Benssalah, Phi Vu

Directed By: Sing J. Lee

#80

The Amazing Maurice (2022)
73%

#80

Critics Consensus: You may not necessarily need to rush out and see it right meow, but The Amazing Maurice is a solid book adaptation that makes for fun family viewing.

Synopsis: Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of talking rats. [More]

Starring: Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton

Directed By: Toby Genkel, Florian Westermann

#81

The Eight Mountains (2022)
91%

#81

Critics Consensus: Patient, profound and sometimes a bit ponderous, The Eight Mountains reaches breathtaking peaks in its careful observance of an intimate friendship.

Synopsis: After meeting as children over a series of summers in the Italian Alps, Pietro (Luca Marinelli) and Bruno (Alessandro Borghi) [More]

Starring: Alessandro Borghi, Luca Marinelli, Filippo Timi, Elena Lietti

Directed By: Charlotte Vandermeersch, Felix van Groeningen

#82

The Deepest Breath (2023)
85%

#82

Critics Consensus: A compelling documentary that can feel like a thriller, The Deepest Breath couples real-life tragedy with stunning footage of the ocean's depths.

Synopsis: A champion freediver trains to break a world record with the help of an expert safety diver, and the two [More]

Starring: Alessia Zecchini

Directed By: Laura McGann

#83

Justice (2023)
71%

#83

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In director Doug Liman’s first documentary feature, Justice presents never-before-seen evidence and key interviews with those closely involved in the [More]

Starring: Brett Kavanaugh

Directed By: Doug Liman

#84

Divinity (2023)
57%

#84

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: DIVINITY centers on two mysterious brothers, who abduct a mogul during his quest for immortality. Meanwhile, a seductive woman helps [More]

Starring: Stephen Dorff, Moises Arias, Jason Genao, Karrueche Tran

Directed By: Eddie Alcazar

#85

Is There Anybody Out There? (2023)
88%

#85

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: While navigating daily discrimination, a filmmaker who inhabits and loves her unusual body searches the world for another person like [More]

Starring: Ella Glendining

Directed By: Ella Glendining

#86

Young. Wild. Free. (2023)
71%

#86

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A hot-tempered high school senior finds his claustrophobic life suddenly thrust into an enticing, dangerous direction after he is robbed [More]

Starring: Algee Smith, Sierra Capri, Sanaa Lathan, Mike Epps

Directed By: Thembi Banks

#87

Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023)
66%

#87

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The story follows fledgling Satanist Marcus J. Trillbury (Onyx) as he attends a once-in-a-lifetime ritual at his idol BARTOK THE [More]

Starring: Andrew Bowser, Arden Myrin, Jeffrey Combs, Olivia Taylor Dudley

Directed By: Andrew Bowser

#88

Sorcery (2023)
87%

#88

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: On the remote island of Chiloé in the late 19th century, an Indigenous girl named Rosa lives and works with [More]

Starring: Valentina Véliz Caileo, Daniel Antivilo, Sebastian Hülk, Daniel Muñoz

Directed By: Christopher Murray

#89

Bad Behaviour (2023)
47%

#89

Critics Consensus: Despite impressive work from Jennifer Connelly and Alice Englert, Bad Behaviour is too scattered and disjointed to support its unwieldy ambitions.

Synopsis: The film tells the story of Lucy (Jennifer Connelly), a former child actress who seeks enlightenment at a retreat led [More]

Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Ben Whishaw, Alice Englert, Ana Scotney

Directed By: Alice Englert

#90

Cat Person (2023)
47%

#90

Critics Consensus: Feasting fancifully on its own coarse innovations, Cat Person is a drawn-out adaptation that doesn't land on its feet.

Synopsis: When Margot, a college sophomore (Emilia Jones) goes on a date with the older Robert (Nicholas Braun), she finds that [More]

Starring: Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan, Isabella Rossellini

Directed By: Susanna Fogel

#91

The Pod Generation (2023)
43%

#91

Critics Consensus: With its roundabout script undermining solid performances from Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Pod Generation stimulates the mind but not much else.

Synopsis: In a not-so-distant future, AI is all the rage and nature is becoming a distant memory. Tech giant Pegasus offers [More]

Starring: Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Vinette Robinson, Rosalie Craig

Directed By: Sophie Barthes

#92

Run Rabbit Run (2023)
38%

#92

Critics Consensus: Run Rabbit Run boasts some powerhouse performances, but they're largely overwhelmed by a thin plot and overreliance on stale horror tropes.

Synopsis: As a fertility doctor, Sarah has a firm understanding of the cycle of life. However, when she is forced to [More]

Starring: Sarah Snook, Lily LaTorre, Greta Scacchi, Damon Herriman

Directed By: Daina Reid