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500 Days of Summer
Directed by Marc Webb
A
A Good Woman
directed by Mike Barker
A Mighty Heart
directed by Michael Winterbottom
A Map of Sex and Love
directed by Evans Chan
A Prairie Home Companion
directed by Robert Altman
A Scanner Darkly
directed Richard Linklater
A Serious Man
Directed by Ethan and Joel Coen
A Single Man
Directed by Tom Ford
About Schmidt
directed by Alexander Payne
Abstich
a documentary by Joachim Tschirner
Adaptation
directed by Spike Jonze
Adjustment Bureau, The
Written and directed by George Nolfi
Adopted Son, The (Beshkempir)
directed by Aktan Abdykalykov
Adoration
Directed by Atom Egoyan
Affliction
directed by Paul Schrader
Afghan Star
directed by Havana Marking
Afghan Massacre-Convoy of Death
directed by Jamie Doran
Afghanistan, on the Dollar Trail
Directed by Paul Moreira
After the Truth, (Nichts als die Wahrheit)
directed by Roland Suso Richter
After Winter Comes Spring
directed by Helke Misselwitz
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
directed by Steven Spielberg
Aimee and Jaguar
directed by Max Faerboeck
Alexander
directed by Oliver Stone;
Ali
directed by Michael Mann
All About My Mother
written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar
All the King's Men
directed by Steve Zaillian
Almost Famous
written and directed by Cameron Crowe
Amazing Grace
directed by Michael Apted
Amelie
directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunett
American Beauty
directed by Sam Mendes, written by Alan Ball
American Gangster
directed by Ridley Scott
American Movie
directed by Chris Smith
America's Sweethearts
directed by Joe Roth, written by Billy Crystal and Peter Tolan
Amistad
Its failings and some historical considerations
directed by Steven Spielberg
An Education
Directed by Lone Scherfig
Anniversary Party, The
written and directed by Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming
Among Giants
directed by Sam Miller
Amores Perros
directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Amsterdam Global Village
directed by Johan van der Keuken
An Ideal Husband
directed by Oliver Parker, adpated by Parker from the play by Oscar Wilde
An Inconvenient Truth
directed by David Guggenheim
Analyze This
directed by Harold Ramis
Angela's Ashes
directed by Alan Parker
Angels & Demons
directed by Ron Howard, screenplay by Akiva Goldsman and David Koepp, based on the novel by Dan Brown
Animal Farm
directed by John Stevens
ANPO: Art X War
Directed by Linda Hoaglund
Anthem
directed by Tahir Cambis
Antwone Fisher
directed by Denzel Washington
Any Given Sunday
directed by Oliver Stone
Apocalypse Now Redux
directed by Francis Ford Coppola, written by John Milius, Coppola and Michael Herr
Apocalypto
directed by Mel Gibson
Apostle, The
directed by Robert Duvall
Apple, The
directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
Apu Triology, The
directed by Satyajit Ray
Ararat
written and directed by Atom Egoyan
Aristocrats, The
directed by Paul Provenza
Armored
Directed by Nimród Antal
Around the Pink Sun
directed by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
Assassination of Richard Nixon, The
directed by Niels Mueller, written by Kevin Kennedy and Mueller
Assassination Tango
directed by Robert Duvall
At My Age
directed by Nick Lowe
Atonement
directed by Joe Wright
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
directed by Jay Roach, written by Mike Myers and Michael McCullers
Australia
directed by Baz Luhrmann
Australian Rules
directed by Paul Goldman
Autumn in New York
directed by Joan Chen
Avatar?
Directed by James Cameron
Aviator, The
directed by Martin Scorsese, written by John Logan
Away We Go
Directed bySam Mendes
B [top]
Baader Meinhof Complex, The
directed by Uli Edel
Babel
directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Balibo
Directed by Robert Connolly
Bandits
directed by Barry Levinson
Bank, The
written and directed by Robert Connolly
Barney's Version
Directed by Richard J. Lewis
Batman Begins,
directed by Christopher Nolan
Battle of Algiers, The
directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
Battle for Chile, The
directed by Patricio Guzman
Battle for Haditha
directed by Nick Broomfield
Be Kind Rewind
directed by Michel Gondry
Before the Fall
directed by Dennis Gansel
Beau Travail
directed by Claire Denis
Beautiful Kate
Directed by Rachel Ward
Before Night Falls
directed by Julian Schnabel, written by Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles and Julian Schnabel
Before Sunset
directed by Richard Linklater
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
directed by Sidney Lumet
Before the Rains
directed by Santosh Sivan
Beijing Bicycle
directed by Wang Xiaoshuais
Being John Malkovich,
directed by Spike Jonze, written by Charlie Kaufman
Believer, The
directed and written by Henry Bean
Beneath Clouds
written and directed by Ivan Sen
Beowulf
directed by Robert Zemeckis
Best Years of Our Lives, The
directed by William Wyler
Big Fish
directed by Tim Burton
Big Sellout, The
directed by Florian Opitz
Billy Elliot
directed by Stephen Daldry, screenplay by Lee Hall
Billy the Kid
directed by Jennifer Venditti
Black and White
directed by Craig Lahiff, screenplay by Louis Nowra
Black Cat, White Cat
directed by Emir Kusturica
Black Girl
directed by Ousmane Sembène
Black Hawk Down
directed by Ridley Scott
Black Snake Moan
directed by Craig Brewer
Black Swan
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Blind Flight
written and directed by John Furse
Blind Side, The
Directed by John Lee Hancock
Bloody Sunday
directed by Paul Greengrass
Blow
directed by Ted Demme
Blue Car
written and directed by Karen Moncrieff
Blue Moon
directed by Ko Yi-cheng
Bob Dylan: No Direction Home
directed by Martin Scorsese
Bobby
directed by Emilio Estevez
Body of Lies
directed by Ridley Scott, written by William Monahan
Body of War
written and directed by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro
Bolivia
directed by Adrián Caetano
Boogie Nights
written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Book of Revelation, The
directed by Anna Kokkinos
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
directed by Larry Charles
directed by Ousmane Sembène
Borrowed Life, A
directed by Wu Nien-jen
Bourne Ultimatum, The
directed by Paul Greengrass
Boy A
directed by John Crowley
Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The
written and directed by Mark Herman
Boys, The
directed by Rowan Woods
Boys Don't Cry
directed by Kimberly Pierce
Brainstorm
directed by Laís Bodanzky
Breach
directed by Billy Ray
Bread and Tulips
directed by Silvio Soldini
Breaking and Entering
directed by Anthony Minghella
Brecht: 100 Years
directed by Ottokar Runze
Bright Star
Directed by Jane Campion
Bringing Out the Dead
directed by Martin Scorsese
Brick Lane
directed by Sarah Gavron
Broken Flowers
written and directed by Jim Jarmusch
Brokeback Mountain
directed by Ang Lee
Brothers
Directed by Jim Sheridan
Brothers Rico, The
Directed by Phil Karlson
Brüno
Directed by Larry Charles; starring Sacha Baron Cohen
Buena Vista Social Club
directed by Wim Wenders
Buffalo '66
directed by Vincent Gallo
Bulworth
directed by Warren Beatty
Burn After Reading
directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
Buttoners
directed by Petr Zelenka
Bye Bye Africa
written and directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
C [top]
Cabaret Balkan
directed by Goran Paskaljevic
Caché
directed by Michael Haneke
Cadillac Records
written and directed by Darnell Martin
Caiman, The
directed by Nanni Moretti
Capitalism: A Love Story
Directed Michael Moore
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
directed by John Madden
Capote
directed by Bennett Miller
Capturing the Friedmans
directed by Andrew Jarecki
Casanova
directed by Lasse Hallström
Casino Royale
directed by Martin Campbell
Cast Away
directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by William Broyles Jr
Catch a Fire
directed by Phillip Noyce
Catch Me If You Can
directed by Steven Spielberg
Cecil B. Demented
directed by John Waters
Cedar Rapids
Directed by Miguel Arteta
Celebration, (Festen)
directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Celebrity
written and directed by Woody Allen
Changeling
directed by Clint Eastwood
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
directed by McG
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
directed by Tim Burton
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
directed by Don McGlynn
Charlotte Gray
directed by Gillian Armstrong
Checkpoint
directed by Alexander Rogozhkin
Chéri
Directed by Stephen Frears
Children of Men
directed by Alfonso Cuaron
Chile, Obstinate Memory
directed by Patricio Guzman
Chinatown
Directed by Roman Polanski (An evaluation...)
Chocolat
directed by Lasse Hallström, written by Robert Nelson Jacobs
Choke
directed by Clark Gregg
Cider House Rules, The
directed by Lasse Hallström, screenplay by John Irving, based on the novel by Irving
Cinderella Man,
directed by Ron Howard
City Island
Directed by Raymond De Felitta
City of Fear
Directed by Irving Lerner
City of God
directed by Fernando Meirelles
Civil Action, A
written and directed by Steven Zaillian, based on the book by Jonathan Harr
Civilised People
directed by Randa Chahal Sabbag
Closer
directed by Mike Nichols
directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Coffee and Cigarettes
written and directed by Jim Jarmusch
Cold Mountain
directed by Anthony Minghella
Collateral
directed by Michael Mann
Collateral Damage
directed by Andrew Davis
Collective Flat
directed by Viet Linh
Comedian Harmonists
directed by Joseph Vilsmaier
Company Men, The
Written and directed by John Wells
Constant Gardener, The
directed by Fernando Meirelles, screenplay by Jeffrey Caine, based on the novel by John le Carré
Contender, The
written and directed by Rod Lurie
Control
directed by Anton Corbijn, written by Matt Greenhalgh
Control Room
written and directed by Jehane Noujaim
Conviction
Directed by Tony Goldwyn
Cookie's Fortune
directed by Robert Altman
Corporation, The
co-created by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan
Cosy Dens
directed by Jan Hrebejk
Cousin Bette
directed by Des McAnuff
Cradle Will Rock
written and directed by Tim Robbins
Crash
directed by Paul Haggis
crazy/beautiful
written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, directed by John Stockwell
Crazy English
directed by Zhang Yuan
Crazy Heart
Directed by Scott Cooper
Creation
Directed by John Amiel
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
directed by Ang Lee
Croupier
directed by Mike Hodges
Crumb
directed by Terry Zwigoff
Cul-de-Sac
Directed by Roman Polanski (An evaluation...)
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The
directed by David Fincher, screenplay by Eric Roth
Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The
written and directed by Woody Allen
D [top]
Dancer in the Dark
written and directed by Lars von Trier
Dancer Upstairs, The
directed by John Malkovich
Darjeeling Limited, The
directed Wes Anderson
Dark Knight, The
directed by Christopher Nolan
Darkness and Light
directed by Chang Tso-Chi
Date Night
Directed by Shawn Levy
Death on a Full Moon Day, (Pura Handa Kaluwara)
written and directed by Prasanna Vithanage
Defiance
directed by Edward Zwick
Delbaran
directed by Abolfazl Jalili
Deliver Us from Evil
directed by Amy Berg
Departed, The
directed by Martin Scorsese
Devil Wears Prada, The
directed by David Frankel
Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky, The
directed by Paul Cox
Diary of the Dead
directed by George Romero
Dirty Pretty Things
directed by Stephen Frears
Disappearance of TiSoeur: Haiti After Duvalier
directed by Harriet Hirshorn
District 9
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
Disturbia
directed by D.J. Caruso
Divided We Fall
directed by Jan Hrebejk
Divine Body
directed by Dominique Loreau
Dogma
written and directed by Kevin Smith
Door, The
directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Dora Heita
directed by Kon Ichikawa
Doubt
Written and directed by John Patrick Shanley, based on his play
Downfall: Hitler and the End of the Third Reich
directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, script by Bernd Eichinger
Dreamgirls
directed by Bill Condon
Dreamlife of Angels, The (La vie rêvée des anges)
directed by Erick Zonca
Drop Dead Gorgeous
directed by Michael Patrick Jann
Dreamers, The
directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
Drowning Mona
directed by Nick Gomez
Duplicity
written and directed by Tony Gilroy
Dust in the Wind
directed by Hsiao-hsien
E [top]
Eagle, The
Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Earth
written and directed by Deepa Mehta
Eastern Promises
directed by David Cronenberg
East-West
directed by Régis Wargnier
Edukators, The
directed by Hans Weingartner
Edvard Munch
directed by Peter Watkins
Eel, The
directed by Shohei Imamura
8 Mile
directed by Curtis Hanson
Eisenstein: The Master's House
directed by Marianna Kirejewa and Alexander Iskin
Election
directed by Alexander Payne
Elephant
directed and written by Gus Van Sant
Elizabeth
directed by Shekhar Kapur, written by Michael Hirst
Emperor and the Assassin, The
directed by Chen Kaige
Emperor's New Clothes, The
directed by Alan Taylor
England!
directed by Achim von Borries
Erin Brockovich
directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by Susannah Grant
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
directed by Michel Gondry
Eulogy of Love (Éloge de líamour)
directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Evan Almighty
directed by Tom Shadyac
Everlasting Moments
Directed by Jan Troell, screenplay by Niklas Rådström
eXistenZ
directed by David Cronenberg
Eye of the Beholder, The
directed by Stephan Elliott
Eyes Wide Shut and
Another comment on Eyes Wide Shut
directed by Stanley Kubrick
F [top]
Facing the Music
directed by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson
Fahrenheit 9/11
written and directed by Michael Moore
Fallujah
directed by Jonathan Holmes
Farewell, Brecht's Last Summer
directed by Jan Schütte
Farm, The : Angola, USA
directed by Jonathan Stack and Elizabeth Garbus
Fast Food Nation
directed by Richard Linklater
Father, Son and Holy Torum
directed by Mark Soosaar
Film Noir Classic Collection
(Act of Violence/Mystery Street/Crime Wave/Decoy/Illegal/The Big Steal/They Live by Night/Side Street/Where Danger Lives/Tension)
15 Amore
written, directed and produced by Maurice Murphy
Fahrenheit 9/11
written and directed by Michael Moore
Fair Game
Directed by Doug Liman
Fighter, The
Directed by David O. Russell
Film Noir Classics, Vol. 2
Columbia Pictures
Fine Day, A
directed by Thomas Arslan
First Love, Last Rites
directed by Jeese Peretz
Fire
directed by Deepa Mehta
Flags of Our Fathers
directed by Clint Eastwood
Flash of Genius
directed by Marc Abraham, written by Philip Railsback
Focus
directed by Neal Slavinby Arthur Miller
For Ever Mozart
directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Forbidden Hollywood, vol.1,
Turner Classic Movies Archives, 2006
Food, Inc.
Directed by Robert Kenner
Footy Legends
directed by Khoa Do
Freedom Writers
directed by Richard LaGravenese
Frida
directed by Julie Taymor
From Hell
directed by Allen and Albert Hughes
Frost/Nixon
directed by Ron Howard
Frozen River
directed and written by Courtney Hunt
Full Frontal
directed by Steven Soderbergh
Fun with Dick and Jane
directed by Dean Parisot
Funny Games,
directed by Michael Haneke
Funny People
Directed by Judd Apatow
Fur
directed by Steven Shainberg
G [top]
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Directed by Stephen Sommers
Gabbeh
directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Gangs of New York
directed by Martin Scorsese
Garden State
written and directed by Zach Braff
Gallipoli: The Front Line Experience
written and directed by Tolga Örne
Gas Attack
directed by Kenny Glenaan
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Directed by Michéle Hozer and Peter Raymont
Georgia Rule
directed by Garry Marshall
Get Low
Directed by Aaron Schneider
Ghost Dog
written and directed by Jim Jarmusch
Ghost World
directed by Terry Zwigoff
Ghost Writer
Directed by Roman Polanski
Girlfriend Experience
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Girl, Interrupted
directed by James Mangold
Girl with a Pearl Earring
directed by Peter Webber
Gladiator
directed by Ridley Scott
Good Night, and Good Luck
directed by George Clooney
Gloomy Sunday
directed by Rolf Schübel
Gloria
directed by Sidney Lumet
Go
directed by Doug Liman
God Grew Tired of Us
directed by Christopher Dillon Quinn, co-directed by Tommy Walker
Goddess of 1967, The
directed by Clara Law
Goldmember
directed by Jay Roach, co-written by Mike myers and Michael McCullers
Gone Baby Gone
directed by Ben Affleck
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
directed by Alex Gibney
Good Bye Lenin
directed by Wolfgang Becker
Goodbye South, Goodbye
directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Good German, The
directed by Steven Soberbergh
Good Men, Good Women
directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Good Shepherd, The
directed by Robert De Niro
Gosford Park
directed by Robert Altman
Ghosts
directed by Nick Broomfield
Gran Torino
directed by Clint Eastwood
Great Debaters, The
directed by Denzel Washington
Green Fish
directed by Lee Chang-Dong
Green Mile, The
written and directed by Frank Darabont, from the novel by Stephen King
Green Zone
Directed by Paul Greengrass
Greenberg
Directed by Noah Baumbach
Grey Zone, The
directed by Tim Blake
Ground Truth: After the Killing Fields,The
directed by Patricia Foulkrod
Gunner Palace
directed by Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein
H [top]
Half Nelson
directed by Ryan Fleck
Hamlet
adapted for the screen and directed by Michael Almereyda
Hamlet
directed by Kenneth Branagh
Hamlet 2
directed by Andrew Fleming, written by Pam Brady
Happy-Go-Lucky
directed by Mike Leigh
Heartbreak Island
directed by Hsu Hsiao-ming
He Got Game
directed by Spike Lee
Hereafter
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Hero
directed by Zhang Yimou
Hi, Tereska
directed by Robert Glinski
High Fidelity
directed by Stephen Frears, based on the novel by Nick Hornby
Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear, & the Selling of American Empire
written and directed by Jeremy Earp and
Hilary and Jackie
directed by Anand Tucker
Hollow Man
directed by Paul Verhoeven
Hollywood Ending
written and directed by Woody Allen
Holy Smoke
directed by Jane Campion, written by Jane and Anna Campion
Homesick Eyes
directed by Hsu Hsiao-ming
Home of the Brave
directed by Paola di Florio
Honey for Oshún
directed by Humberto Solas
Hoop Dreams
a film by Steve James, Frederick Marx and Peter Gilbert
Hotel Rwanda
directed by Terry George
Hours, The
directed by Stephen Daldry
House of Mirth, The
directed by Terence Davies
House of Sand and Fog
directed by Vadim Perelman
How Do You Know
Written and directed by James L. Brooks
Howl
Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
Hulk
directed by Ang Lee
Human Desire
Directed by Fritz Lang
Human Resources
directed by Laurent Cantet
Human Stain, The
directed by Robert Benton
Hurricane, The
directed by Norman Jewison
Hurt Locker, The
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Hustle & Flow
written and directed by Craig Brewer
I [top]
I am Legend
directed by Francis Lawrence
I am Love
Written and directed by Luca Guadagnino
I am not scared
directed by Gabriele Salvatores
I Banchieri Di Dio: Il Caso Calvi (God's Bankers: The Calvi Case)
directed by Giuseppe Ferrara.
I Heart Huckabees
directed by David O. Russell, written by Russell and Jeff Baena
I Went Down
directed by Paddy Breathnach
Idiots, The
directed by Lars von Trier
Idle Running (V Leru)
directed by Janez Burger
Illusionist, The
directed by Neil Burger
I'm Going Home
directed by Manoel de Oliveira
Immokalee U.S.A.
Directed by Georg Koszulinski
I'm Not There
directed by Todd Haynes
Immigrant Memories: The North African Inheritance
a documentary film by Yamina Benguigui
Inception
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan
Indiana Jones
directed by Steven Spielberg
Informant! (The)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Inglourious Basterds
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Interpreter, The
directed by Sydney Pollack
In the Bedroom
directed by Todd Field
In Bruges
directed by Martin McDonagh
In the Valley of Elah
directed by Paul Haggis
Indigènes
directed by Rachid Bouchareb
Injustice
directed by Ken Fero
Innocence
written and directed by Paul Cox
Innocent Voices
directed by Luis Mandoki
Insider, The
directed by Michael Mann, written by Mann and Eric Roth
Inside Job
. . . additional comment on Inside Job
Directed by Charles Ferguson
Inside Man
directed by Spike Lee
Insomnia
directed by Christopher Nolan
Intimacy
directed by Patrice Chéreau
Intolerable Cruelty
directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
Invention of Lying, The
Directed by Ricky Gervais
Invictus
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Ira Mediyama,
written and directed by Prasanna Vithanage
Iron Man
directed by Jon Favreau
Iron Man 2
Directed by Jon Favreau
Iris
directed by Richard Eyre
It All Starts Today
directed by Bertrand Tavernier
It’s Kind of a Funny Story
Directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden
It's So Much Nicer Wherever We Are Not
directed by Michael Klier
J [top]
Jackie Brown
directed by Quentin Tarantino
Jaffna, the Orange Clockwork
Written and directed by Eyal Sivan
Jammed, The
directed by Dee McLachlan
Japanese Story
directed by Sue Brooks, script by Alison Tilson
Jarhead
directed by Sam Mendes
Jesus' Son
directed by Alison Maclean
Jewboy Levi
directed by Didi Danquart
John Adams
directed by Tom Hooper, screenplay by Kirk Ellis
John Q
directed by Nick Cassevetes, written by James Kearns
Joint Security Area
directed by Park Chan Wook
Journey to the Sun
directed by Yesim Ustaoglu
Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten)
written and directed by Christian Carion
Judy Berlin
written and directed by Eric Mendelsohn
Juno
directed by Jason Reitman
K [top]
Kansas City
directed by Robert Altman
Kenny
directed by Clayton Jacobson
Kids Are All Right, The
Directed by Lisa Cholodenko
Kill Bill: Volume 1
written and directed by Quentin Tarantino
Kill Bill, Volume 2
written and directed by Quentin Tarantino
Kisangani Diary
directed by Hubert Sauper and Zsuzsanna Vakonyi
King Kong
directed by Peter Jackson
King's Speech, The
Directed by Tom Hooper
Kinsey
written and directed by Bill Condon
Kite Runner, The
directed by Marc Forster
Knocked Up
directed by Judd Apatow
L [top]
L'Enfant
directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
La Ciudad
directed by David Riker
L.A. Confidential
directed by Curtis Hanson
La Commune
directed by Peter Watkins
La Fille Coupée En Deux
directed by Claude Chabrol
La Libertad
directed by Lisandro Alonso
La mala educación [Bad Education], written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar
L'argent [Money]
directed by Robert Bresson
La Vie en Rose
directed by Olivier Dahan
La ville est tranquille (The Town is Quiet)
directed by Robert Guédiguian
Lady of the House, The
directed by Rituparno Ghosh
Ladrón que roba a ladrón
directed by Joe Menéndez
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
directed by Susan Froemke, Deborah Dickson and Albert Maysles
Land and Freedom
directed by Ken Loach
Land
Directed by Van Dieman
Last Days of Disco, The
directed by Whit Stillman
Last Days of Switzerland
directed by Daniel Schimid
Last Orders
written and directed by Fred Schepisi
Last Ride
Directed by Glendyn Ivin
Last Station, The
Directed by Michael Hoffman, based on a novel by Jay Parini
Last Stop Paradise
directed by Lucien Pintille
Late Marriage
directed by Dover Koshashvili
Leatherheads,
directed by Duncan Brantley
Leopard, The
Directed by Luchino Visconti
Letters from Iwo Jima,
directed by Clint Eastwood
Letters to Ali
directed by Clara Law
Letters to Juliet
Directed by Gary Winick
L'humanité
directed by Bruno Dumont
Libertine, The
directed by Laurence Dunmore
Liberty Heights
written and directed by Barry Levinson
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The
directed by Wes Anderson
Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella)
directed by Roberto Benigni, screenplay by Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami
Life of David Gale, The
directed by Alan Parker
Life of Jesus, The
directed by Bruno Dumont
Lilja4Ever
directed by Lukas Moodysson
Limbo
written and directed by John Sayles
Limey, The
directed by Steven Soderbergh
Lions for Lambs
directed by Robert Redford
Little Fish
written by Jacquelin Perske and directed by Rowan Woods
Little Miss Sunshine
directed by Jonathan Dayton
Live Flesh
directed by Pedro Almodovar
Live Free or Die Hard
directed by Len Wiseman
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
written and directed by Guy Ritchie
Lolita
directed by Adrian Lyne
Lonely Hearts Club
written and directed by Yee Chin-yen
Look Both Ways
written and directed by Sarah Watt
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
directed by Peter Jackson
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
directed by Peter Jackson
Lost in Translation
written and directed by Sofia Coppola
Love is the Devil
written and directed by John Maybury
Love, Revolution and Other Dangerous Things
directed by Jutta Brückner
Lucky Country
Directed by Kriv Stenders
Lust, Caution
directed by Ang Lee
M [top]
Macbeth
Directed by Roman Polanski (An evaluation...)
Made in Dagenham
Directed by Nigel Cole
Magdalene Sisters, The
written and directed by Peter Mullan
Magnolia
directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Make Way for Tomorrow
Directed by Leo McCarey
Man of the Year
directed by Barry Levinson
Man on the Moon
directed by Milos Forman, written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
Man Who Wasn't There, The
directed by Joel Coen, written by
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Manchurian Candidate, The,
directed by Jonathan Demme
Marie Antoinette
directed by Sofia Coppola
Maria Full of Grace
written and directed by Joshua Marston
March of Happiness
directed by Lin Cheng-sheng
March of the Penguins,
directed and written by Luc Jacquet
Margot at the Wedding
directed by Noah Baumbach
Marking Time
directed by Cherie Nolan, written by John Doyle
Master and Commander
directed by Peter Weir
Match Point
written and directed by Woody Allen
Matrix Revolutions, The
directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski
Matrix, The
directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski
Me and Orson Welles
Directed by Richard Linklater
Merchant of Venice, The
by William Shakespeare, directed by Michael Radford
Melinda and Melinda,
written and directed by Woody Allen
Mein Führer: The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler
directed by Dani Levy
Memento
directed by Christopher Nolan
Men Who Stare at Goats, The
Directed by Grant Heslov
The Messenger
Directed by Oren Moverman
Metropolis
directed by Fritz Lang
Miami Vice
directed by Michael Mann
Michael Clayton
directed by Tony Gilroy
Milk
directed by Gus Van Sant
Mille Soya (In Search of Wealth)
directed by Boodee Keerthisena
Million Dollar Baby
directed by Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar Hotel, The
directed by Wim Wenders
Minority Report
directed by Steven Spielberg
Moment of Innocence, A
directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mondays in the Sun
directed by Fernando León de Aranoa
Monsoon Wedding
directed by Mira Nair
Monster's Ball
directed by Marc Foster
Moon
Directed by Duncan Jones
Morning Glory
Directed by Roger Michell
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
directed by Rainer Fassbinder
Motorcycle Diaries, The
directed by Walter Salles
Moulin Rouge
directed by Baz Luhrmann
Mr. & Mrs. Smith,
directed by Doug Liman
Mr. Brooks
directed by Bruce A. Evans
Mulholland Drive
directed by David Lynch
Munich
directed by Steven Spielberg
My Blueberry Nights
directed by Wong Kar-wai
My Name is Joe
directed by Ken Loach
My Son the Fanatic
directed by Udayan Prasad
My Sweet Home
directed by Filippos Tsitos
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Namesake, The
directed by Mira Nair
Navigators, The
directed by Ken Loach
Ned Kelly
directed by Gregor Jordan
Neo-Fascist Trilogy, The
directed by Amos Gitai
New World, The
directed by Terrence Malick
Newton Boys, The
directed by Richard Linklater
Next Three Days, The
Written and directed by Paul Haggis
Nightfall
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Nightshapes (Nachtgestalten)
directed by Andreas Dresen
No Country for Old Men
directed by Joel Coen
No End In Sight,
directed by Charles Ferguson
No Man's Land
written and directed by Danis Tanovic
No One Knows About Persian Cats
Directed by Bahman Ghodabi
Not One Less
directed by Zhang Yimou
North Country
directed by Niki Caro
Notes on a Scandal
directed by Richard Eyre
Notorious Bettie, The
directed by Mary Harron
Notting Hill
a reader's comment
Novocaine
written and directed by David Atkins
Nowhere Boy
Directed by Sam Taylor-Wood
O [top]
Oblivion
directed by Heddy Honigmann
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
directed by Joel Coen, written by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Occupation: Dreamland
directed by Ian Olds and Garrett Scott
Oceanís Eleven
directed by Steven Soderbergh, screenplay by Ted Griffin
Ocean's Twelve
directed by Steven Soderbergh
Ocean's Thirteen
directed by Steven Soderbergh
Oliver Twist
Directed by Roman Polanski (An evaluation...)
Orphans
written and directed by Peter Mullan
Other, The
directed by Youssef Chahine
Out of Sight:
directed by Steven Soderbergh
Outskirts
directed by Petr Lutsik
Owning Mahowny
directed by Richard Kwietniowski
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Painted Veil, The
directed by John Curran
Pacific, The
Directed by Jeremy Podeswa
Palindromes
written and directed by Todd Solondz
Palookaville
directed by Alan Taylor
Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) directed by Guillermo del Toro
Pasolini, an Italian Crime
directed by Marco Tullio Giordana
Passchendaele
directed by Paul Gross
Passing Summer
directed by Angela Schaneleck
Passion of the Christ, The
directed by Mel Gibson
Paths In The Night (Wege in die Nacht)
directed by Andreas Kleinert
Patriot, The
directed by Roland Emmerich
Paulina
directed by Vicki Funari
Pearl Harbor
directed by Michael Bay, written by Randall Wallace
Pelym
directed by Andrzej Klamt and Ulrich Rydzewski
Pera Palas,
written by Sinan Unel, directed by Michael Michetti
Persepolis
directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi
Personals, The
directed by Chen Kuo-fu
Pianist, The and An evaluation of Roman Polanski as an artist
directed by Roman Polanski
Piano, The
directed by Jane Campion
Pirate Radio
Directed by Richard Curtis
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
directed by Gore Verbinski
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
directed by Gore Verbinski
Pleasantville
written and directed by Gary Ross
Pledge, The
directed by Sean Penn
Pollock
directed by Ed Harris
Postman, The
written and directed by He Jianjun
Powder Keg, The
directed by Goran Pakaljevic
Praise
directed by John Curran
Precious
Directed by Lee Daniels
President versus David Hicks, The
directed by Curtis Levy and Bentley Dean
Price of Sugar,
directed by Bill Haney
Princess and the Warrior, The
directed by Tom Tykwer
Promise, The
directed by Margarethe von Trotta
Promises
directed by B.Z. Goldberg, Justine Shapiro and Carlos Bolado
Psycho
directed by Gus Van Sant
Public Enemies
Written and directed by Michael Mann
Public Housing
directed, edited and produced by Frederick Wiseman: A look at Chicago's poor
Pulp Fiction
directed by Quentin Tarantino
Punishment, The
a documentary film by Goran Rebic
Pursuit of Happyness, The
directed by Gabriele Muccino
Directed by Richard Quine
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Queen, The
directed by Stephen Frears
Quantum of Solace
directed by Marc Forster, co-written by Paul Haggis
Quiet American, The
directed by Phillip Noyce, adapted from the novel by Graham Greene
Quills
directed by Philip Kaufman, screenplay by Doug Wright, based on his play
Quintosole
written and directed by Marcellino de Baggis
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Rabbit Hole
Directed by John Cameron Mitchell
Rabbit-Proof Fence
directed by Philip Noyce
Rachel Getting Married
directed by Jonathan Demme, written by Jenny Lumet
Radiance
directed by Rachel Perkins
Rang De Basanti
directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Ratcatcher
a film by Lynne Ramsay
Ray
directed by Taylor Hackford
The Reader
Directed by Stephen Daldry, screenplay by David Hare, based on the book by Bernhard Schlink
Red Hunt
a documentary film by Cho Sung-bong
Redacted
directed by Brian De Palma
Red Tail, The
Directed by Dawn Mikkelson and Melissa Koch
Regeneration
directed by Gillies Mackinnon
Religulous
directed by Larry Charles, written by Bill Maher
Rendition
directed by Gavin Hood
Repo Men
Directed by Miguel Sapochnik
Requiem for a Dream
directed by Darren Aronofsky
Revolutionary Road
Directed by Sam Mendes, written by Justin Haythe
Rita's Legends (Die Stille nach dem Schuß)
directed by Volker Schlöndorff, screenplay by Wolfgang Kohlhaase
River People
Directed by He Jianjun
RKO 281
an HBO original film directed by Benjamin Ross and written by John Logan
Roadblocks
directed by Stavros Ioannou
Road to Perdition
directed by Sam Mendes
Robin Hood
Directed by Ridley Scott
Rogue Trader
written and directed by James Dearden
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Directed by Marina Zenovich
Romulus My Father,
directed by Richard Roxburgh
Rosemary's Baby
Directed by Roman Polanski (An evaluation...)
Rosenstrasse
directed by Margarethe von Trotta
Route Irish
Directed by Ken Loach
Royal Tenenbaums, The
directed by Wes Anderson
Rules of Engagement
directed by William Friedkin
Runaways, The
Directed by Floria Sigismondi
Running with Scissors
directed by Ryan Murphy
Rushmore
directed by Wes Anderson, written by Anderson and Owen Wilson
Russia's Wonder Children
directed by Irene Langemann
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Sacred Places
written and directed by Jean-Marie Teno
Salaam Cinema
directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Salt
Directed by Phillip Noyce
Salute
Directed by Matt Norman
Samson and Delilah
Written, filmed and directed by Warwick Thornton
Sand Storm, The
written by Sean Huze, directed by David Fofi
Saturday, Sunday and Monday Morning
directed by Hannes Schönemann
Savages, The
directed by Tamara Jenkins
Savage Grace
directed by Howard Rodman
Saving Private Ryan
directed by Steven Spielberg
Schizopolis
directed by Steven Soderbergh
Scoop
directed by Woody Allen
Seabiscuit
written and directed by Gary Ross
Serenades
directed by Mojgan Khadem
Secret in their Eyes, The
Written and directed by Juan José Campanella
Secrets of the Jury Room
directed by Aviva Ziegler
Senso
Directed by Luchino Visconti
Servant's Shirt, The
directed by Mani Kaul
Seventeen Years
directed by Zhang Yuan
Sexy Beast
directed by Jonathan Glazer
Sex and the City
directed by Michael Patrick King
Shadow in the Dark
directed by Pankaj Butalia
Shakespeare in Love
Directed by John Madden
Sherlock Holmes
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Shower
directed by Zhang Yang
Shutter Island
Directed by Martin Scorcese
Sicily!
directed by Jean-Marie Straub and Daniele Huillet
Sicko
directed by Michael Moore
Sidewalks of New York
written and directed by Edward Burns
Sideways
directed by Alexander Payne
Siege, The
directed by Edward Zwick
Silence, The
directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Silence of the Quandts, The
directed by Eric Friedler and Barbara Siebert
Simone
written and directed by Andrew Niccol
Simple Plan, A
directed by Sam Raimi
Simpsons Movie, The
Sin City,
directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino
Sin Nombre
written and directed by Cary Fukunaga
Situation, The
directed by Philip Haas
Six-Day Fight in Myong Dong Cathedral
directed by Kim Dong-won
Slumdog Millionaire
Directed by Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan
directed by Marc Rothemund
Smoke Signals
directed by Chris Eyre
Snow Angels
directed by David Gordon
Snow Falling on Cedars
directed by Scott Hicks
Social Network, The
Directed by David Fincher
Soft Fruit
directed by Christina Andreef
Soloist, The
directed by Joe Wright, screenplay by Susannah Grant, based on the book by Steve Lopez
Son's Room, The
directed by Nanni Moretti
Sophie Scholl
directed by Marc Rothemund
Sound of One Hand Clapping, The
directed by Richard Flanagan
Space Cowboys
directed by Clint Eastwood
Spartan
written and directed by David Mamet
Spiderman
directed by Sam Raimi
Spiderman 2
directed by Sam Raimi
Spider-Man 3
directed by Sam Raimi
Spiegelgrund
directed by Angelika Schuster and Tristan Sindelgruber
directed by Isabella Sandri
Split Wide Open
directed by Dev Benegal
So Close to Paradise
directed by Wang Xiaoshuai
Soldat
directed by Paul Jenkins
Solitary Man
Directed by Brian Koppleman and David Levien
Songcatcher
written and directed by Maggie Greenwald
Sorrow and the Pity
directed by Marcel Ophuls
Spirits of the 1000 Hills
Standard Operating Procedure
directed by Errol Morris
Star Wars--Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
written and directed by George Lucas
Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith,
written and directed by George Lucas
State and Main
written and directed by David Mamet
State of Play
directed by Kevin Macdonald, screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy and Billy Ray, based on the television series written by Paul Abbott
Stepford Wives, The
directed by Frank Oz
Stop-Loss
directed by Kimberly Peirce
Storytelling
written and directed by Todd Solondz
Straight Story, The
directed by David Lynch, written by John Roach and Mary Sweeney
Strangers with Candy
directed by Paul Dinello
Suburban Mayhem
directed by Paul Goldman
Sudu Sevaneli
directed by Sunil Ariyarathne
Sugar
written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
Summer of Sam
directed by Spike Lee
Sun, The
Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov
Sun Behind the Moon, The
directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Sunday
directed by Jimmy McGovern
Sunshine
directed by István Szabó, written by Szabó and Israel Horovitz
Sunshine Cleaning
directed by Christine Jeffs, screenplay by Megan Holley
Sunshine State
written and directed by John Sayles
Susa
Directed by Rusudan Pirveli
Swades (Our Country),
directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar
Sweet and Lowdown
written and directed by Woody Allen
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
directed by Tim Burton, screenplay by John Logan
Swimming Pool
directed by François Ozon
Sydney at War--The Untold Story
directed by Glaude Gonzalez
Sylvia
directed by Christine Jeffs
Synecdoche, New York
written and directed by Charlie Kaufman
Syriana
written and directed by Stephen Gaghan
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Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Directed by Tony Scott
Talented Mr. Ripley, The
written and directed by Anthony Minghella, based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith
Talk to Her
written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Taste of Cherry
directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Taxi to the Dark Side
directed by Alex Gibney
Tea with Mussolini
directed by Franco Zeffirelli, written by John Mortimer
Tears of Gaza
Directed by Vibeke Løkkeberg
Tell No One
directed by Guillaume Canet
Tenant, The
Directed by Roman Polanski (An evaluation...)
The Terminal
directed by Steven Spielberg
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
directed by Jonathan Mostow
Tess
Directed by Roman Polanski (An evaluation...)
Thank You for Smoking
directed by Jason Reitman
There Will Be Blood
directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Thief of St Lubin, The
directed by Claire Devers
Thin Red Line, The
written and directed by Terrence Malick
This is My Moon
written and directed by Asoka Handagama
Thirteen Days
directed by Roger Donaldson
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The
directed by Tommy Lee Jones
Three Kings
directed by David O. Russell
3:10 to Yuma
directed by James Mangold
Throne of Death, The
directed by Murali Nair
Through the Olive Trees
directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Tillman Story, The
Written and directed by Amir Bar-Lev
Titanic
directed by James Cameron
Topsy-Turvy
written and directed by Mike Leigh
Touch of Evil
directed by Orson Welles
Tourist, The
Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Town, The
Directed by Ben Affleck
Trade Off
directed by Shaya Mercer
Traffic
directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by Stephen Gaghan
Train of Life
directed by Radu Mihaileanu
Trash Humpers
Directed by Harmony Korine
Trench, The
directed by William Boyd
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
directed by Michael Winterbottom
Tropic Thunder
directed by Ben Stiller, written by Stiller, Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen
Trotsky, The
Written and directed by Jacob Turney
Troy
directed by Wolfgang Petersen
True Crime
directed by Clint Eastwood
True Grit
Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
Truman Show, The
directed by Peter Weir
Trumbo
directed by Peter Askin
Tulpan
Directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy, written by Dvortsevoy and Gennadi Ostrovsky
21 Grams
directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Tsotsi
directed by Gavin Hood
TwentyFourSeven
directed by Shane Meadows
Two Hands
directed by Gregor Jordan
200 Cigarettes
directed by Risa Bramon Garcia
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Un prophète
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Under the Same Moon
Directed by Patricia Riggen; screenplay by Ligiah Villalobos
Under the Skin
written and directed by Carine Adler
Under the Skin of the City
directed by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad
Underground Messages
directed by Andreas Hoessli
Underneath, The
directed by Steven Soderbergh
United 93
written and directed by Paul Greengrass
Untouchable, The (Die Unberührbare)
directed by Oskar Roehler
Directed by Jason Reitman
V [top]
V for Vendetta
directed by James McTeigue
Valkyrie
directed by Bryan Singer
Vanilla Sky
directed by Cameron Crowe
Velvet Goldmine
directed by Todd Haynes
Vincere
Directed by Marco Bellocchio
Venus
directed by Roger Michell
Vera Drake
written and directed by Mike Leigh
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
written and directed by Woody Allen
Vidas Secas
directed by Nelson Pereira
Vincere
Directed by Marco Bellocchio
Virgin Suicides, The
directed by Sofia Coppola, screenplay by Coppola, from the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides
Visitor, The
directed by Tom McCarthy
Vive l'amour
directed by Tsai Ming-liang
Volver
directed by Pedro Almodóvar
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W
directed by Oliver Stone
Wag the Dog
directed by Barry Levinson, screenplay by Hilary Henkin and David Mamet
Waiting for Superman
Directed by Kelly Amis
Waitress
directed by Adrienne Shelly
Walker, The
written and directed by Paul Schrader
Walk on the Moon, A
directed by Tony Goldwyn
Walk the Line
directed by James Mangold
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Directed by Oliver Stone
Walls Within, (Pavuru Valalu)
directed by Prasanna Vithanage
Waltz With Bashir
directed by Ari Folman
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
directed by Shohei Imamura
War Inc.
directed by Joshua Seftel
War and Peace
directed by Anand Patwardhan
War of the Worlds
directed by Steven Spielberg
War You Don't See, The
Directed by John Pilger
Watchmen
directed by Zack Snyder
Water
written and directed by Deepa Mehta
Way We Laughed, The (Così ridevano)
directed by Gianni Amelio
We Were Soldiers
directed by Randall Wallace
Welcome
Directed by Phillippe Lioret
Welcome to the Dollhouse
directed by Todd Solondz
Welcome to Sarajevo
directed by Micahel Winterbottom
Wet Nurse, The
directed by Marco Bellocchio
Whale Rider
directed by Niki Caro
Wharf of Widows
directed by Luu Trong Ninh
Whatever Works
Written and directed by Woody Allen
What Just Happened
directed by Barry Levinson
What Planet Are You From?
directed by Mike Nichols
What Time is it There?
directed by Tsai Ming-liang
When You're Strange
Written and directed by Tom DiCillo
Where the Truth Lies
Where the Wild Things Are
Directed by Spike Jonze
written and directed by Atom Egoyan
White Balloon, The
directed by Jafar Panahi
White Light, Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
directed by Steven Okazaki
White Noise
by Vinta Nanda
White Ribbon, The
Directed by Michael Haneke
Who Killed the Electric Car?
written and directed by Chris Paine
Who Was Evelyn Orcher
directed by Ivan Sen
Why Make a Film About People Like Them?
directed by Thomas Heise
Wild Field, The
directed by Nugyen Hong Sen
Wilde
directed by Brian Gilbert
Wind That Shakes the Barley, The
directed by Ken Loach, written by Paul Laverty
Wind Will Carry Us, The
written and directed by Abbas Kiarostami, based on an idea by Mahmoud Ayedin
Winter Soldier
by Winterfilm
Winter's Bone
Directed by Debra Granik
Witnesses
directed by Vinko Bresan
Woman in Berlin, A
directed by Max Färberböck
Wonder Boys
directed by Curtis Hanson, screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the novel by Michael Chabon
World Trade Center
directed by Oliver Stone
Wounds, The
directed by Srdjan Dragojevic
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Xiao Wu
directed by Jia Zhang Ke
Y [top]
Year After Dayton, The
directed by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Yes
directed by Sally Potter
Yolngu Boy
directed by Stephen Johnson, script by Chris Anastassiades
You Can Count on Me
written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan
Young Dr. Freud
a television film
Young@Heart
directed by Stephen Walker
Your Friends & Neighbors
written and directed by Neil LaBute
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Zodiac
directed by David Fincher
Zoe
directed by Maren-Kea Freese
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