Broken Flowers(2005)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 82

As the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor moves Don to embark on a cross-country search for his old flames in search of answers.



Where the Wild Things Are(2009)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 81

Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.



Easy A(2010)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A clean-cut high school student relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.



The Squid and the Whale(2005)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 81

Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.



Babel(2006)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.



Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone(2001)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.



Mean Girls(2004)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.



Finding Neverland(2004)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 77

The story of J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.



Maria Full of Grace(2004)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.



Bridge to Terabithia(2007)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.



Fish Tank(2009)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 80

Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.



Rabbit Hole(2010)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 81

Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.



This Is England(2006)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A young boy becomes friends with a gang of skinheads. Friends soon become like family, and relationships will be pushed to the very limit.



Notes on a Scandal(2006)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.



The Twilight Saga: Eclipse(2010)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 74

As a string of mysterious killings grips Seattle, Bella, whose high school graduation is fast approaching, is forced to choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob.



Never Let Me Go(2010)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 76

The lives of three friends, from their early school days into young adulthood, when the reality of the world they live in comes knocking.



Thirteen(2003)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.



Something's Gotta Give(2003)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age.



Elephant(2003)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.



Napoleon Dynamite(2004)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.




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