Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Scorecard

Critics Consensus: An urgent, brilliantly layered look at timely social themes, Parasite finds writer-director Bong Joon Ho in near-total command of his craft.

Synopsis: Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.

Starring: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Jo Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-sik

Directed By: Bong Joon Ho

Critics Consensus: Honey Boy serves as an act of cinematic therapy for its screenwriter and subject -- one whose unique perspective should strike a chord in audiences from all backgrounds.

Synopsis: When 12-year-old Otis begins to find success as a television star, his abusive, alcoholic father returns and takes over as his guardian, and their contentious... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe, Byron Bowers

Directed By: Alma Har'el

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: Knives Out sharpens old murder-mystery tropes with a keenly assembled suspense outing that makes brilliant use of writer-director Rian Johnson's stellar ensemble.

Synopsis: The circumstances surrounding the death of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey are mysterious, but there's one thing that renowned Detective Benoit Blanc knows for sure --... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis

Directed By: Rian Johnson

Critics Consensus: Beautifully animated and narratively engaging, Weathering with You further establishes writer-director Makoto Shinkai as a singularly talented filmmaker.

Synopsis: The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kotaro Daigo, Nana Mori, Tsubasa Honda, Sakura Kiryu

Directed By: Makoto Shinkai

Critics Consensus: Filmed with impressive skill and brought to life by unforgettable performances, Beanpole takes a heartbreakingly empathetic look at lives shattered by war.

Synopsis: During World War II in Leningrad, the siege of the city is finally over, but life and death struggles continue in the wreckage that remains.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, Timofey Glazkov, Olga Dragunova

Directed By: Kantemir Balagov

Critics Consensus: The Australian Dream powerfully draws on one athlete's extraordinary story to grapple with thorny questions facing the nation -- and much of the rest of the world.

Synopsis: AFL legend Adam Goodes shares the story of his life and career to offer a deeper insight into race, identity and belonging.

Starring: Adam Goodes, Stan Grant, Nova Peris, Gilbert McAdam

Directed By: Daniel Gordon

Critics Consensus: First Love's blend of violence, comedy, and romance might seem disparate -- but for director Takashi Miike, it's just another wildly entertaining entry in a filmography full of them.

Synopsis: One night in Tokyo, a self-confident young boxer and a prostitute get caught up in a drug-smuggling plot involving organized crime, corrupt cops and a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Masataka Kubota, Nao Ômori, Shôta Sometani, Jun Murakami

Directed By: Takashi Miike

Critics Consensus: Clever, funny, and original, Blow the Man Down is a cinematic journey that's not to be missed.

Synopsis: Welcome to Easter Cove, a salty fishing village on the far reaches of Maine's rocky coast. Grieving the loss of their mother and facing an... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Morgan Saylor, Sophie Lowe, Margo Martindale, Will Brittain

Directed By: Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy

Critics Consensus: Deliberately paced yet richly rewarding, Fire Will Come slowly but surely draws the viewer into its unsettling grasp.

Synopsis: An arsonist gets out of prison and returns to his hometown, a small village hidden in the mountains of rural Galicia.

Starring: Amador Arias, Benedicta Sánchez, Inazio Abrao, Elena Mar Fernandez

Directed By: Oliver Laxe

Critics Consensus: A White, White Day plunges viewers into the darkness of grief and jealousy, led by Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson's brilliantly layered performance.

Synopsis: A police chief becomes obsessed with finding out if his dead wife was having an affair.

Starring: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir

Directed By: Hlynur Pálmason

Critics Consensus: A heist film that doesn't take any risks within the genre, Heroic Losers goes down in history as a well-acted, feel-good underdog story of a motley crew exacting justice.

Synopsis: Neighbors band together to recover their money from a corrupt lawyer and a bank manager during the Corralito bank crisis in Argentina.

Starring: Ricardo Darín, Luis Brandoni, Chino Darín, Verónica Llinás

Directed By: Sebastián Borensztein

Critics Consensus: Intimate in focus yet epic in size and scope, So Long, My Son sets a heartbreaking saga of family tragedy against the changing face of modern China.

Starring: Jingchun Wang, Mei Yong, Xi Qi, Jiang Du

Directed By: Wang Xiaoshuai

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A man seeks out a psychic to contact his dead wife.

Starring: Ivan Barnev, Ivan Savov, Tanya Shahova, Hristofor Nedkov

Directed By: Kristina Grozeva

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Escaping from child marriage, a young club dancer living in the streets of Bombay, must choose between fending for her family and finding love with... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Cyli Khare, Amit Deondi, Amardeep Jha, Anurag Kashyap

Directed By: Gitanjali Rao

Critics Consensus: Rigorous and beautifully composed, Vitalina Varela is a quietly absorbing drama whose placid surface belies hidden depths.

Synopsis: A woman moves from Cape Verde to her deceased husband's shack on the outskirts of Lisbon.

Starring: Vitalina Varela, Ventura, Manuel Tavares Almeida, Francisco Brito

Directed By: Pedro Costa

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Victor, a disillusioned 60-something whose marriage is on the rocks, opts to relive the week of his life when, 40 years earlier, he met his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet, Doria Tillier, Fanny Ardant

Directed By: Nicolas Bedos

Critics Consensus: Hearts and Bones is more powerful in concept than execution, although strong work from a deftly assembled cast adds much-needed heft.

Synopsis: The past comes back to haunt a traumatized war photojournalist and a Sudanese refugee in Sydney.

Starring: Hugo Weaving, Andrew Luri, Hayley McElhinney, Bolude Fakuade

Directed By: Ben Lawrence

Critics Consensus: Citizen K sees documentarian Alex Gibney training his sights on post-Soviet Russia, with engrossing -- and unsettling -- results.

Synopsis: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a wealthy man in Russia, rocketed to prosperity in the 1990s and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.

Starring: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Leonid Nevzlin, Boris Berezovsky, Alexei Navalny

Directed By: Alex Gibney

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In the heart of the Algerian desert, a woman welcomes truck drivers and wanderers to her roadside teahouse for a cigarette or a cup of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Chawki Amari, Samir El Hakim

Directed By: Hassen Ferhani

Critics Consensus: A fresh, funny coming-of-age story rooted in realistic characters and anchored with a meaningful message, Rocks is as solid as its title suggests.

Synopsis: A teenage girl in London is forced to care for her younger brother after being abandoned by their mother, relying on friendship, strength, and resilience... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bukky Bakray, Ruby Stokes, Sarah Niles, Sharon D Clarke

Directed By: Sarah Gavron

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Filmmaker Thomas Heise examines nearly 100 years of German history through the prism of his own complex genealogy, drawing on letters, diaries and other documents... View Full Synopsis

Directed By: Thomas Heise

Critics Consensus: Held aloft by Deragh Campbell in the title role, Anne at 13,000 Ft tells the soaring story of a woman who's lost her moorings.

Synopsis: Anne hasn't been the same since the jump. While skydiving for her best friend Sara's bachelorette party, the 27-year-old felt focused, free, above it all.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Deragh Campbell, Matt Johnson, Dorothea Paas, Lawrene Denkers

Directed By: Kazik Radwanski

Critics Consensus: Led by strong performances from Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson, Ordinary Love wrings heartrending drama out of one couple's medical travails.

Synopsis: Joan and Tom have been married for many years. An everyday couple with a remarkable love, there is an ease to their relationship which only... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Lesley Manville, Liam Neeson, David Wilmot, Amit Shah

Directed By: Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A fading boxer's quest for redemption endangers himself and his family.

Starring: Bongile Mantsai, Sivuyile Ngesi, Angela Sithole, Zolisa Xaluva

Directed By: Jahmil X.T. Qubeka

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A young boy's permanent lifelong hospitalization with a rare genetic disorder causes a political fight.

Starring: Alanis Obomsawin, Stefanie Wiens, Cindy Blackstock

Directed By: Alanis Obomsawin

Critics Consensus: Collective presents a darkly effective overview of the cycle of political corruption and public cynicism that takes hold when government abrogates its responsibility to the people.

Synopsis: Directed by Alexander Nanau (TOTO AND HIS SISTERS), COLLECTIVE follows a heroic team of journalists as they uncover shocking, widespread corruption. After a deadly nightclub... View Full Synopsis

Directed By: Alexander Nanau

Critics Consensus: A cinematic gift for Springsteen fans, Western Stars serves as a worthy companion piece to the album of the same name.

Synopsis: Backed by a band and a full orchestra, Bruce Springsteen performs all 13 songs from his new album "Western Stars," touching on themes of love,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen

Directed By: Thom Zimny, Bruce Springsteen

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A university student who fakes a cancer diagnosis for the attention and financial gain struggles to maintain her secret.

Starring: Kacey Rohl, Amber Anderson, Martin Donovan, Thomas Antony Olajide

Directed By: Yonah Lewis, Calvin Thomas

Critics Consensus: La Llorona puts a fresh spin on the familiar legend by blending the supernatural and the political to resolutely chilling effect.

Synopsis: Alma is murdered with her children during a military attack in Guatemala, but when the general who ordered the genocide is found not guilty 30... View Full Synopsis

Starring: María Mercedes Coroy, Sabrina De La Hoz, Margarita Kénefic, Julio Diaz

Directed By: Jayro Bustamante

Critics Consensus: To the Ends of the Earth finds filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa crafting an insightful evocation of the feeling of being far from home.

Synopsis: Yoko (Atsuko Maeda) hosts a popular global travel show yet is cautious and insular like many young Japanese. But she has a bigger dream. On... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Atsuko Maeda, Tokio Emoto, Ryô Kase, Adiz Rajabov

Directed By: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Critics Consensus: A movingly personal work from writer-director Maria Sødahl, Hope sees stars Bræin Hovig and Stellan Skarsgård powerfully portraying a turning point in one couple's long love story.

Synopsis: ANJA lives with TOMAS in a large family of biological children and stepchildren. For a number of years the two adults have grown independent of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Stellan Skarsgård, Andrea Bræin Hovig, Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne, Johannes Joner

Directed By: Maria Sødahl

Critics Consensus: A singularly rich period piece, Portrait of a Lady on Fire finds stirring, thought-provoking drama within a powerfully acted romance.

Synopsis: In 1770 the young daughter of a French countess develops a mutual attraction to the female artist commissioned to paint her wedding portrait.

Starring: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino

Directed By: Céline Sciamma

Critics Consensus: Clemency mines serious social issues for gripping drama, brought to life by an outstanding cast led by Alfre Woodard.

Synopsis: Years of carrying out death row executions are taking a toll on Warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares for another one, Williams must confront the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Alfre Woodard, Aldis Hodge, Richard Schiff, Wendell Pierce

Directed By: Chinonye Chukwu

Critics Consensus: In dramatizing Rudy Ray Moore's stranger-than-fiction story, Eddie Murphy makes Dolemite Is My Name just as bold, brash, and ultimately hard to resist as its subject.

Synopsis: Performer Rudy Ray Moore develops an outrageous character named Dolemite, who becomes an underground sensation and star of a kung-fu, anti-establishment film that could make... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Keegan-Michael Key

Directed By: Craig Brewer

Critics Consensus: Led by outstanding performances from its well-matched leads, The Two Popes draws absorbing drama from a pivotal moment in modern organized religion.

Synopsis: Behind the Vatican walls, Pope Benedict and the future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.

Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín, Sidney Cole

Directed By: Fernando Meirelles

Critics Consensus: Pain and Glory finds writer-director Pedro Almodóvar drawing on his own life to rewarding effect -- and honoring his craft as only a master filmmaker can.

Synopsis: An aging Spanish film director in the middle of a creative crisis revisits memorable events of his past.

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Penélope Cruz, Leonardo Sbaraglia

Directed By: Pedro Almodóvar

Critics Consensus: The Climb uses the complicated bond between two friends to dissect male friendships in engaging -- and frequently funny -- fashion.

Synopsis: Two lifelong pals test the boundaries of their friendship when a woman comes between them.

Starring: Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam

Directed By: Michael Angelo Covino

Critics Consensus: Much like the beloved TV personality that inspired it, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood offers a powerfully affecting message about acceptance and understanding.

Synopsis: Lloyd Vogel is an investigative journalist who receives an assignment to profile Fred Rogers, aka Mr. Rogers. He approaches the interview with skepticism, as he... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper

Directed By: Marielle Heller

Critics Consensus: About Endlessness sees writer-director Roy Andersson surveying the human condition with equal parts striking clarity, tenderness, and deadpan existential wit.

Synopsis: ABOUT ENDLESSNESS is a reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendor and banality. We wander, dreamlike, gently guided by our... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jessica Louthander, Martin Serner, Tatiana Delaunay, Anders Hellström

Directed By: Roy Andersson

Critics Consensus: The Personal History of David Copperfield puts a fresh, funny, and utterly charming spin on Dickens' classic, proving some stories truly are timeless.

Synopsis: The life of David Copperfield is chronicled from his youth into adulthood.

Starring: Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi

Directed By: Armando Iannucci

Critics Consensus: A gripping story brilliantly filmed and led by a pair of powerhouse performances, The Lighthouse further establishes Robert Eggers as a filmmaker of exceptional talent.

Synopsis: Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

Starring: Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Valeriia Karaman, Logan Hawkes

Directed By: Robert Eggers

Critics Consensus: An evocative look at the experiences of the deaf community, Sound of Metal is brought to life by Riz Ahmed's passionate performance.

Synopsis: During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) begins to experience intermittent hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Mathieu Amalric

Directed By: Darius Marder

Critics Consensus: Thrilling visuals and the substantial chemistry of its well-matched leads make The Aeronauts an adventure well worth taking.

Synopsis: In 1862 headstrong scientist James Glaisher and wealthy young widow Amelia Wren mount a balloon expedition to fly higher than anyone in history. As their... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Courtenay, Himesh Patel

Directed By: Tom Harper

Critics Consensus: Uncut Gems reaffirms the Safdies as masters of anxiety-inducing cinema -- and proves Adam Sandler remains a formidable dramatic actor when given the right material.

Synopsis: A charismatic jeweler makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a precarious high-wire act, he must balance business,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett

Directed By: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie

Critics Consensus: Powerfully acted and rich with emotion, Invisible Life beguiles in the moment and leaves a lingering, dreamlike impression.

Synopsis: Kept apart by a terrible lie, years pass as two sisters forge their respective paths through their city's teeming bustle, each believing the other to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Carol Duarte, Julia Stockler, Gregório Duvivier, Flávia Gusmão

Directed By: Karim Aïnouz

Critics Consensus: A message movie admirable for its subtlety as well as its execution, The Perfect Candidate faces oppression and powerfully advocates for change.

Synopsis: When Maryam, a hardworking young doctor in a small-town clinic, is prevented from flying to Dubai for a conference without a male guardian's approval, she... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mila Al Zahrani, Dae Al Hilali, Nora Al Awadh, Khalid Abdulraheem

Directed By: Haifaa Al-Mansour

Critics Consensus: An entrancing blend of the poignant and the absurd, It Must Be Heaven finds writer-director Elia Suleiman returning to action in peak form.

Starring: Elia Suleiman, Tarik Kopty, Kareem Ghneim, Ali Suliman

Directed By: Elia Suleiman

Critics Consensus: I Was at Home, But... withholds easy gratification, but viewers who settle into its austere rhythms will be rewarded with a story rich with meaning.

Synopsis: After a 13-year-old disappears for a week and suddenly reappears, his mother and teachers are confronted with existential questions that change their whole view of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Maren Eggert, Dane Komljen, Jakob Lassalle, Clara Möller

Directed By: Angela Schanelec

Critics Consensus: Led by a deeply committed performance from Renée Zellweger, Judy captures the waning days of a beloved performer with clear-eyed compassion.

Synopsis: Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell

Directed By: Rupert Goold

Critics Consensus: Working with admittedly familiar ingredients, Abominable offers audiences a beautifully animated and overall engaging adventure that the whole family can enjoy.

Synopsis: After discovering a Yeti on the roof of her apartment building, teenage Yi and her two friends embark on an epic quest to reunite the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Joseph Izzo

Directed By: Jill Culton

Critics Consensus: Smart and stylish, The Wild Goose Lake blends B-movie thrills with bold filmmaking choices and thought-provoking social commentary.

Synopsis: A gangster ends up making a mistake that causes every gun on both sides of the law to point at him. While on the run,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Fan Liao, Ge Hu, Lun-Mei Gwei, Regina Wan

Directed By: Diao Yinan

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Abla runs a modest local bakery from her home in Casablanca where she lives alone with her 8-year-old daughter Warda. Their routine of housework and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Lubna Azabal, Nisrin Erradi, Douae Belkhaouda, Aziz Hattab

Directed By: Maryam Touzani

Critics Consensus: Formally thrilling and narratively daring, Bacurau draws on modern Brazilian sociopolitical concerns to deliver a hard-hitting, genre-blurring drama.

Synopsis: A few years from now... Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Barbara Colen, Julia Marie Peterson

Directed By: Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles

Critics Consensus: Ford v Ferrari delivers all the polished auto action audiences will expect -- and balances it with enough gripping human drama to satisfy non-racing enthusiasts.

Synopsis: American automotive designer Carroll Shelby and fearless British race car driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe

Directed By: James Mangold

Critics Consensus: Led by a career-best performance from Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers is a uniquely empowering heist drama with depth and intelligence to match its striking visual appeal.

Synopsis: Working as a stripper to make ends meet, Destiny's life changes forever when she becomes friends with Ramona -- the club's top money earner. Ramona... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Mercedes Ruehl

Directed By: Lorene Scafaria

Critics Consensus: Supported by a powerful central performance by Geraldine Viswanathan, Hala offers an insightful look at a young woman's journey of self-discovery.

Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Pakistani American teenager Hala struggles to balance desire with her family, cultural and religious obligations. As she comes into her own, she grapples with... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Geraldine Viswanathan, Jack Kilmer, Gabriel Luna, Purbi Joshi

Directed By: Minhal Baig

Critics Consensus: The Whistlers finds writer-director Corneliu Porumboiu working in a more crowd-pleasing vein than previous efforts, with thoroughly entertaining results.

Synopsis: A Romanian police officer, determined to free from prison a crooked businessman who knows where a mobster's money is hidden, must learn the difficult ancestral... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazar, Antonio Buil

Directed By: Corneliu Porumboiu

Critics Consensus: Dogs Don't Wear Pants will be too intense for many viewers, but for those who can take the punishment, there's pleasure in this stark drama's pain.

Synopsis: After a tragic event, Juha develops an unexpected but powerful connection with a dominatrix named Mona. His dangerous addiction to suffocation will lead them both... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Krista Kosonen, Pekka Strang, Jani Volanen, Oona Airola

Directed By: Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää

Critics Consensus: The Shadow of Violence presents a grimly effective portrait of one man's struggle with divided loyalties, elevated by standout performances from a stellar cast.

Synopsis: A former boxer cares for his autistic son while working as an enforcer for a family of drug dealers in rural Ireland.

Starring: Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar, Ned Dennehy

Directed By: Nick Rowland

Critics Consensus: If the strain of its ambitious juggling act sometimes shows, Zombi Child remains an entertainingly audacious experience, enlivened with thought-provoking themes.

Synopsis: In 1962 Haiti, a man is brought back from the dead to work on a sugar cane plantation; many years later, a teen tells her... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Louise Labeque, Wislanda Louimat, Adilé David, Ninon François

Directed By: Bertrand Bonello

Critics Consensus: Led by a daring performance from Jean Dujardin, Deerskin finds writer-director Quentin Dupieux working in a more accessible -- yet still distinctive -- vein.

Synopsis: A middle-aged drifter becomes obsessed with a fringed deerskin jacket that seems to hold mystical powers.

Starring: Jean Dujardin, Adèle Haenel, Albert Delpy, Pierre Gommé

Directed By: Quentin Dupieux

Critics Consensus: Brutally uncompromising in its portrayal of Nazi Germany, The Painted Bird is a difficult watch that justifies its stark horror with searing impact.

Synopsis: A young Jewish boy in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II.

Starring: Petr Kotlár, Udo Kier, Lech Dyblik, Jitka Cvancarová

Directed By: Václav Marhoul

Critics Consensus: Just Mercy dramatizes a real-life injustice with solid performances, a steady directorial hand, and enough urgency to overcome a certain degree of earnest advocacy.

Synopsis: After graduating from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or those not afforded proper representation. One of his first cases... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Rob Morgan

Directed By: Destin Daniel Cretton

Critics Consensus: An up-close look at one family's emotional ups and downs, Waves captures complicated dynamics with tenderness and grace.

Synopsis: The epic emotional journey of a suburban African American family as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the wake of a tragic loss.

Starring: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Taylor Russell, Sterling K. Brown, Lucas Hedges

Directed By: Trey Edward Shults

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: It occasionally struggles to deal effectively with its weighty themes, but Tammy's Always Dying is always anchored by Felicity Huffman's finely tuned performance.

Synopsis: A woman comes to a crossroad when her perpetually troubled mother becomes terminally ill.

Starring: Felicity Huffman, Anastasia Phillips, Clark Johnson, Lauren Holly

Directed By: Amy Jo Johnson

Critics Consensus: Sports and politics collide in Red Penguins, a fascinating documentary exploring the stranger-than-fiction story of professional hockey in post-Soviet Russia.

Synopsis: The Pittsburgh Penguins form a partnership with the Russian national hockey team after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Starring: Howard Baldwin, Viktor Tikhonov, Steven Warshaw

Directed By: Gabe Polsky

Critics Consensus: An engrossing sci-fi thriller that transcends its period trappings, The Vast of Night suggests great things for debuting director Andrew Patterson.

Synopsis: In the 1950s, two kids search for the source of a mysterious frequency that has descended on their town.

Starring: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer, Bruce Davis

Directed By: Andrew Patterson

Critics Consensus: Jallikattu uses a violent conflict between man and animal to set the stage for a story that's as visually haunting as it is rich in subtext.

Synopsis: A portrait of a remote village where a buffalo escapes and causes a frenzy of ecstatic violence.

Starring: Antony Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose, Sabumon Abdusamad, Santhy Balachandran

Directed By: Lijo Jose Pellissery

Critics Consensus: A brilliantly unsettling blend of body horror and psychological thriller, Saint Maud marks an impressive debut for writer-director Rose Glass.

Synopsis: The debut film from writer-director Rose Glass, Saint Maud is a chilling and boldly original vision of faith, madness, and salvation in a fallen world.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Frazer, Lily Knight

Directed By: Rose Glass

Critics Consensus: Synonyms latches onto third-rail issues with thrilling audacity -- and taps into an energy that proves as discomfiting as it is infectious.

Synopsis: A young Israeli man, aided by his trusty Franco-Israeli dictionary, travels to Paris to flee his nationality.

Starring: Olivier Loustau, Léa Drucker, Tom Mercier, Jonathan Boudina

Directed By: Nadav Lapid

Critics Consensus: Led by Beanie Feldstein's charming performance, How to Build a Girl puts a disarmingly earnest spin on the familiar coming-of-age comedy formula.

Synopsis: A smart and ambitious teen reinvents herself as a music critic.

Starring: Beanie Feldstein, Alfie Allen, Paddy Considine, Sarah Solemani

Directed By: Coky Giedroyc

Critics Consensus: Anchored by an outstanding Hugh Jackman, Bad Education finds absurd laughs -- and a worthy message -- in the aftermath of a real-life scandal.

Synopsis: A Long Island school superintendent and his assistant are credited with bringing the district unprecedented prestige. Frank is a master of positive messaging, whether before... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, Ray Romano, Kathrine Narducci

Directed By: Cory Finley

Critics Consensus: Beautifully filmed and powerfully acted, Ema puts a thoroughly distinctive spin on its story of emotional trauma and self-discovery.

Synopsis: After a shocking incident upends her family life and marriage to a tempestuous choreographer, Ema, a reggaeton dancer, sets out on an odyssey of personal... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mariana Di Girólamo, Gael García Bernal, Santiago Cabrera, Josefina Fiebelkorn

Directed By: Pablo Larraín

Critics Consensus: Its unusual approach won't be for all viewers, but True History of the Kelly Gang takes a distinctively postmodern look at Australia's past.

Synopsis: An exploration of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang as they attempt to evade authorities during the 1870s.

Starring: George MacKay, Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult, Essie Davis

Directed By: Justin Kurzel

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Portugal's political fortunes impact a privileged family of landowners.

Starring: Sandra Faleiro, Albano Jerónimo, Miguel Borges, João Vicente de Castro

Directed By: Tiago Guedes

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A 30-year-old woman with agoraphobia finally succeeds in leaving her house and new challenges push her limits even further.

Starring: Barbara Giordano, Maurizio Tabani, Jasmin Mattei, Gilles Privat

Directed By: Klaudia Reynicke-Candeloro

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Sylvia Chang, Wei Zhao, Wei Yao

Directed By: Yonfan

Critics Consensus: Led by an impressive performance from Bartosz Bielenia, Corpus Christi thoughtfully and engagingly examines questions of faith and redemption.

Synopsis: A reformed criminal is prevented from applying to the seminary after his release, so he dresses as a priest and ministers a small town parish.

Starring: Bartosz Bielenia, Eliza Rycembel, Aleksandra Konieczna, Tomasz Ziętek

Directed By: Jan Komasa

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When her disastrous wedding night leads to an accidental killing, Natalie flees her rural town in South Africa's desolate Karoo region.

Starring: Nicole Fortuin

Directed By: Jenna Cato Bass

Critics Consensus: If Sea Fever never quite heats up as much as it could, it remains an engrossing, well-acted sci-fi thriller with effective horror elements.

Synopsis: Solitary marine-biology student Siobhán endures a week on a ragged fishing trawler, miserably at odds with the close-knit crew. But out in the deep Atlantic,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Connie Nielsen, Hermione Corfield, Dougray Scott, Olwen Fouéré

Directed By: Neasa Hardiman

Critics Consensus: Blood Quantum blends bloody horror with sociopolitical subtext, taking a fresh bite out of the crowded zombie genre in the bargain.

Synopsis: The dead are coming back to life and almost all of Earth's population is decimated due to a zombie virus, except for the isolated Mi'kmaq... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michael Greyeyes, Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, Forrest Goodluck, Kiowa Gordon

Directed By: Jeff Barnaby

Critics Consensus: Like a favorite song you know by heart, Military Wives offers few surprises -- but its pleasures are no less formidable for their familiarity.

Synopsis: Faced with their loved ones serving in Afghanistan, women from different backgrounds come together to form the very first military wives choir, helping each other... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Jason Flemyng, Emma Lowndes

Directed By: Peter Cattaneo

Critics Consensus: A welcome return for director Richard Stanley, Color Out of Space mixes tart B-movie pulp with visually alluring Lovecraftian horror and a dash of gonzo Nicolas Cage.

Synopsis: After a meteorite lands in the front yard of their farm, Nathan Gardner and his family find themselves battling a mutant extraterrestrial organism that infects... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Tommy Chong, Madeleine Arthur

Directed By: Richard Stanley

Critics Consensus: The Truth may not stand with Hirokazu Kore-eda's best work, but it finds the writer-director revisiting familiar themes with a typically sensitive touch.

Synopsis: A stormy reunion occurs between an actress and her daughter after the actress publishes her memoirs.

Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ludivine Sagnier, Roger Van Hool

Directed By: Hirokazu Koreeda

Critics Consensus: Ambitious and visually absorbing, A Hidden Life may prove inscrutable to non-devotees -- but for viewers on Malick's wavelength, it should only further confirm his genius.

Synopsis: Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

Starring: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti

Directed By: Terrence Malick

Critics Consensus: Les Misérables transcends its unwieldy story with compelling ideas and an infectious energy that boils over during a thrilling final act.

Synopsis: Members of a Parisian anti-crime squad become overwhelmed by simmering neighborhood tension and violence.

Starring: Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga, Issa Perica

Directed By: Ladj Ly

Critics Consensus: Joker gives its infamous central character a chillingly plausible origin story that serves as a brilliant showcase for its star -- and a dark evolution for comics-inspired cinema.

Synopsis: Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Arthur wears two masks -- the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy

Directed By: Todd Phillips

Critics Consensus: Once Were Brothers my frustrate Band fans looking for a less narrowly focused overview, but the group's music and history remain as engrossing as ever.

Synopsis: The story of a band that went from backing up Bob Dylan to becoming one of the most influential groups of its era.

Starring: Martin Scorsese, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton

Directed By: Daniel Roher

Critics Consensus: Though its splendid cast adds heart to a sensitive subject, Blackbird wastes its premise on shallow storytelling.

Synopsis: Lily and Paul summon their loved ones to their beach house for one final gathering before Lily decides to end her long battle with ALS.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska, Sam Neill

Directed By: Roger Michell

Critics Consensus: Our Friend's occasionally frustrating approach to dramatizing its fact-based story is often offset by a trio of starring performances led by a never-better Jason Segel.

Synopsis: OUR FRIEND tells the inspiring and extraordinary true story of the Teague family--journalist Matt (Casey Affleck), his vibrant wife Nicole (Dakota Johnson) and their two... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck, Isabella Kai Rice

Directed By: Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Critics Consensus: Sorry We Missed You may strike some as tending toward the righteously didactic, but director Ken Loach's passionate approach remains effective.

Starring: Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone, Katie Proctor

Directed By: Ken Loach

Critics Consensus: Synchronic sets off on an intriguingly idiosyncratic sci-fi journey that should satisfy fans of Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson's earlier work.

Synopsis: When New Orleans paramedics and longtime best friends Steve and Dennis are called to a series of bizarre and gruesome accidents, they chalk it up... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Katie Aselton, Ally Ioannides

Directed By: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead

Critics Consensus: Jojo Rabbit's blend of irreverent humor and serious ideas definitely won't be to everyone's taste -- but either way, this anti-hate satire is audacious to a fault.

Synopsis: Jojo is a lonely German boy who discovers that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his imaginary... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi

Directed By: Taika Waititi

Critics Consensus: While it doesn't probe particularly far below the surface of its central character, The Traitor tells its fact-based story with enough energy to entertain.

Synopsis: Tommaso Buscetta becomes the first Mafia informant in the 1980s Sicily.

Starring: Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Luigi Lo Cascio

Directed By: Marco Bellocchio

Critics Consensus: I Am Woman sticks disappointingly close to standard biopic formula, but Tilda Cobham-Hervey's performance keeps this affectionate, watchable tribute from falling flat.

Synopsis: In 1966, single-mother Helen Reddy leaves her old life in Australia for New York and stardom, only to find that the industry doesn't take her...

Starring: Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Evan Peters, Danielle Macdonald, Matty Cardarople

Directed By: Unjoo Moon

Critics Consensus: Smartly directed by Malgorzata Szumowska, The Other Lamb uses a young woman's coming-of-age story to explore the powerful hold cults can have on their followers.

Synopsis: A young woman born into an all-female cult begins to question the teachings of her leader.

Starring: Raffey Cassidy, Michiel Huisman, Denise Gough, Ailbhe Cowley

Directed By: Małgorzata Szumowska

Critics Consensus: While admittedly a bit less than the sum of its intriguing parts, Disappearance at Clifton Hill offers an entertaining diversion for noir fans.

Synopsis: A troubled young woman returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls, where the memory of a long-ago kidnapping quickly ensnares her.

Starring: Tuppence Middleton, Hannah Gross, Marie-Josée Croze, Eric Johnson

Directed By: Albert Shin

Critics Consensus: While it may feel muddled at times, The Platform is an inventive and captivating dystopian thriller.

Synopsis: In the future, prisoners housed in vertical cells watch as inmates in the upper cells are fed while those below starve.

Starring: Emilio Buale, Zorion Eguileor, Alexandra Masangkay, Ivan Massagué

Directed By: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

Critics Consensus: Thanks to muscular work from director/co-writer Max Winkler and his stars, Jungleland punches above its weight in a crowded genre.

Synopsis: When a devastating loss in the ring leaves Lion and his manager/brother Stan in debt to a local crime boss, they are forced to risk... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Jack O'Connell, Jessica Barden, Jonathan Majors

Directed By: Max Winkler

Critics Consensus: Consistently clever and creepy, The Vigil mines richly atmospheric supernatural horror from a deep well of religious traditions.

Synopsis: Steeped in ancient Jewish lore and demonology, THE VIGIL is a supernatural horror film set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn's Hasidic... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Dave Davis, Fred Melamed, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman

Directed By: Keith Thomas

Critics Consensus: Motherless Brooklyn's imposing length requires patience, but strong performances and a unique perspective make this a mystery worth investigating.

Synopsis: Lionel Essrog is a lonely private detective who doesn't let Tourette's syndrome stand in the way of his job. Gifted with a few clues and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe

Directed By: Edward Norton

Critics Consensus: Martin Eden uses one man's quest for fulfillment as fuel for an ambitious -- and often rewarding -- look at a complex array of social and personal themes.

Synopsis: After Martin Eden meets Elena, he tries to achieve a place among the literary elite through self-education.

Starring: Luca Marinelli, Jessica Cressy, Denise Sardisco, Carlo Cecchi

Directed By: Pietro Marcello

Critics Consensus: Radioactive's flawed script and counterproductive storytelling choices are offset by Rosamund Pike's central performance in a sincere tribute to a brilliant scientific mind.

Synopsis: After the death of her beloved husband, Marie Curie's commitment to science remains strong as she tries to explain previously unknown radioactive elements. But it... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jonathan Aris

Directed By: Marjane Satrapi

Critics Consensus: Greed rarely hits quite as hard as it ought to, but solid laughs and a smartly assembled cast keep this one-percent satire entertaining.

Synopsis: A damaging public inquiry tarnishes the image of a self-made fashion billionaire. To save his reputation, he decides to bounce back with a highly publicized... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Steve Coogan, Isla Fisher, Shirley Henderson, David Mitchell

Directed By: Michael Winterbottom

Critics Consensus: It may occasionally veer into discordant territory, but The Audition remains a darkly illuminating character study led by a forceful turn from Nina Hoss.

Starring: Nina Hoss

Directed By: Ina Weisse

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A seasoned psychologist is infatuated by the sex offender she is treating.

Starring: Carice van Houten, Marwan Kenzari, Ariane Schlüter, Marie-Mae van Zuilen

Directed By: Halina Reijn

Critics Consensus: Flawed yet well-acted, Frankie finds director/co-writer Ira Sachs getting snagged in his story's thorny relationships -- and often freed by his stellar cast.

Synopsis: A family confronts a life-altering crisis while vacationing in Portugal.

Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Marisa Tomei, Jérémie Renier

Directed By: Ira Sachs

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A servant and devout follower of a charismatic cult leader begins to doubt her commitment.

Starring: Pihla Viitala, Satu Tuuli Karhu, Saga Sarkola, Tommi Korpela

Directed By: Zaida Bergroth

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Mirjam's family questions faith when she starts to lose at a faith-based dance competition.

Starring: Josefine Frida Pettersen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal, Andrea Bræin Hovig

Directed By: Jorunn Myklebust Syversen

Critics Consensus: Harriet serves as a sincere tribute to a pivotal figure in American history -- albeit one undermined by its frustratingly formulaic approach.

Synopsis: From her escape from slavery through the dangerous missions she led to liberate hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad, the story of heroic abolitionist... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn

Directed By: Kasi Lemmons

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When one of the two granddaughters of the elderly woman whom Ichiko, a home hospice nurse, looks after mysteriously disappears and it's discovered that the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mariko Tsutsui, Mikako Ichikawa, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Directed By: Koji Fukada

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Salamanca 1936. Celebrated writer Miguel de Unamuno supports the military rebellion hoping it will resolve the prevailing chaos in Spain. Meanwhile, General Francisco Franco adds... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Karra Elejalde, Eduard Fernández, Santi Prego, Patricia López Arnaiz

Directed By: Alejandro Amenábar

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A mother adopts a traumatized 5-year-old girl and works to curb her violent behavior.

Starring: Nina Hoss, Yana Marinova, Murathan Muslu, Daniela Holtz

Directed By: Katrin Gebbe

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A 25-year-old former radical agrees to take care of three fugitives who are on the run. One of them, a kidnapped granddaughter of a wealthy... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Hong Chau, Ellen Burstyn, David Cubitt, Sarah Gadon

Directed By: Semi Chellas

Critics Consensus: Annette Bening and Bill Nighy are just about worth the price of admission, but Hope Gap lacks enough depth to really leave an impact.

Synopsis: Grace lives an idyllic life in a British seaside town, but her world soon comes crashing down when her husband of 29 years tells her... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Annette Bening, Bill Nighy, Josh O'Connor, Aiysha Hart

Directed By: William Nicholson

Critics Consensus: The Laundromat misuses its incredible cast by taking a disappointingly blunt and unfocused approach to dramatizing the real-life events that inspired it.

Synopsis: When her idyllic vacation takes an unthinkable turn, Ellen Martin begins investigating a fake insurance policy.

Starring: Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Jeffrey Wright

Directed By: Steven Soderbergh

Critics Consensus: The Moneychanger is a so-so thriller and a character study of a money launderer that provides some wry context to Uruguay's political instability during a dictatorship.

Synopsis: A man gets increasingly in over his head with multiple money laundering schemes throughout South America.

Starring: Germán de Silva, Dolores Fonzi, Daniel Hendler, Luis Machín

Directed By: Federico Veiroj

Critics Consensus: Gong Li's typically outstanding performance notwithstanding, Saturday Fiction is too awkwardly assembled to recommend.

Synopsis: 1941. Since the Japanese occupation, China has become a wartime intelligence battlefield for the Allies and the Axis Powers. Iconic actress Jean Yu returns to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Gong Li, Mark Chao, Pascal Greggory, Tom Wlaschiha

Directed By: Ye Lou

Critics Consensus: Wasp Network's talented cast makes this spy drama hard to ignore, even if the mystery at the heart of its storyline is too tangled for its own good.

Synopsis: A band of Cuban defectors infiltrates anti-Castro terrorist groups in Miami in the early 1990s.

Starring: Penélope Cruz, Edgar Ramírez, Gael García Bernal, Wagner Moura

Directed By: Olivier Assayas

Critics Consensus: Seberg's frustratingly superficial treatment of a fascinating true story does a disservice to its subject -- and Kristen Stewart's performance in the central role.

Synopsis: In the late 1960s, French new wave actress and Breathless star Jean Seberg becomes the target of the FBI due to her support of the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Jack O'Connell, Anthony Mackie, Margaret Qualley

Directed By: Benedict Andrews

Critics Consensus: Intriguing yet uneven, Sibyl is just about held together by its leads, but too often pits great performances against frustrating filmmaking.

Synopsis: A psychotherapist pursues her first passion and becomes a writer.

Starring: Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Gaspard Ulliel, Sandra Hüller

Directed By: Justine Triet

Critics Consensus: Kerry Washington capably anchors American Son with her nervy turn as a concerned mother, but the staginess of the production ill-serves its heavy-handed social commentary.

Synopsis: An estranged couple reunite in a Florida police station to help find their missing teenage son.

Starring: Kerry Washington, Jeremy Jordan, Steven Pasquale, Eugene Lee

Directed By: Kenny Leon

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A Belgian king clashes with a sanatorium director while recovering from a gunshot wound to the ear.

Starring: Peter Van den Begin, Lucie Debay, Udo Kier, Geraldine Chaplin

Directed By: Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth

Critics Consensus: David Thewlis' performance aside, Guest of Honour serves as a frustratingly limited return to form for writer-director Atom Egoyan.

Synopsis: A father confronts his 20-year-old daughter, who is in prison for a sexual assault. Their relationship will become more complicated when the past resurfaces.

Starring: David Thewlis, Laysla De Oliveira, Luke Wilson, Rossif Sutherland

Directed By: Atom Egoyan

Critics Consensus: The Burnt Orange Heresy has a certain stylish charm, even if -- much like the art world it depicts -- it'll strike some viewers as pretentious.

Synopsis: Charismatic art critic James Figueras and his American lover travel to the lavish Lake Como estate of powerful art collector, Joseph Cassidy. Their host reveals... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Mick Jagger, Donald Sutherland

Directed By: Giuseppe Capotondi

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Some teens try to enrich their lives in Mexico City.

Starring: Benny Emmanuel, Gabriel Carbajal, Leidi Gutiérrez, Dolores Heredia

Directed By: Gael García Bernal

Critics Consensus: Beautifully filmed yet mostly inert, The Goldfinch mishandles its source material, flattening a complex narrative into a largely uninvolving disappointment.

Synopsis: Theodore Decker was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The tragedy... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Oakes Fegley, Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, Jeffrey Wright

Directed By: John Crowley

Critics Consensus: Natalie Portman gives it her all, but it isn't enough to overcome Lucy in the Sky's confused approach to its jumbled story.

Synopsis: After an awe-inspiring experience in outer space, an astronaut returns to Earth and starts to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens

Directed By: Noah Hawley

Critics Consensus: Endings, Beginnings smothers its talented ensemble cast's committed work in a carelessly constructed, aimlessly dawdling story.

Synopsis: A Los Angeles woman unlocks the secrets to her life after meeting two handsome best friends at a party.

Starring: Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan, Sebastian Stan, Matthew Gray Gubler

Directed By: Drake Doremus