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#1

The Favourite (2018)
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Critics Consensus: The Favourite sees Yorgos Lanthimos balancing a period setting against rich, timely subtext - and getting roundly stellar performances from his well-chosen stars.
Synopsis: In the early 18th century, England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. [More]
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos

#2

Dogtooth (2009)
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Critics Consensus: It'll be too disturbing -- and meandering -- for some, but Dogtooth is as disturbing and startlingly original as modern filmmaking gets.
Synopsis: Graceful, enigmatic, and often frightening, Dogtooth is an ingenious dark comedy that won the Un Certain Regard Prize at the [More]
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos

#3

Poor Things (2023)
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Critics Consensus: Wildly imaginative and exhilaratingly over the top, Poor Things is a bizarre, brilliant tour de force for director Yorgos Lanthimos and star Emma Stone.
Synopsis: From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a [More]
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos

#4

The Lobster (2015)
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Critics Consensus: As strange as it is thrillingly ambitious, The Lobster is definitely an acquired taste -- but for viewers with the fortitude to crack through Yorgos Lanthimos' offbeat sensibilities, it should prove a savory cinematic treat.
Synopsis: In a dystopian society, single people must find a mate within 45 days or be transformed into an animal of [More]
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos

#5

Attenberg (2010)
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Critics Consensus: At once playfully eccentric and poignantly bittersweet, Attenberg adds a refreshing sideways spin to the arthouse coming-of-age drama.
Synopsis: Marina thinks the human species is strange and repellent until a stranger enters her life. [More]
Directed By: Athina Rachel Tsangari

#6
Critics Consensus: The Killing of a Sacred Deer continues director Yorgos Lanthimos' stubbornly idiosyncratic streak -- and demonstrates again that his is a talent not to be ignored.
Synopsis: Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. [More]
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos

#7

Alps (2011)
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Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Actors start a unique business where they impersonate deceased people to help their clients through the grieving process. [More]
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos

#8

Bugonia (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are at the top of their game in Bugonia, a bonkers entertainment that applies director Yorgos Lanthimos' whip-smart method to modern society's madness.
Synopsis: Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent [More]
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos

#9

Kinds of Kindness (2024)
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Critics Consensus: A cold-hearted triptych brimming with caustic wit, Kinds of Kindness is Yorgos Lanthimos at his most misanthropic -- and bitingly funny.
Synopsis: KINDS OF KINDNESS is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own [More]
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos

#10

Kinetta (2005)
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Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: At a Greek hotel, a chambermaid, a man obsessed with BMW cars and a photo-store clerk attempt to document various [More]
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos