A Mighty Heart(2007)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 79

Mariane Pearl embarks on a frantic search to locate her journalist husband, Daniel, when he goes missing in Pakistan.



The Blind Side(2009)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 70

The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.



I Love You Phillip Morris(2009)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A cop turns con man once he comes out of the closet. Once imprisoned, he meets the second love of his life, whom he'll stop at nothing to be with.



Fair Game(2010)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 76

CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.



Quills(2000)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 73

In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.



24 Hour Party People(2002)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 77

In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester's music to the world.



Miracle(2004)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Miracle tells the true story of Herb Brooks (Russell), the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad.



The World's Fastest Indian(2005)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 73

The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.



The Soloist(2009)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.



The Runaways(2010)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.



Before Night Falls(2000)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Episodic look at the life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990), from his childhood in Oriente province to his death in New York City. He joins Castro's rebels. By 1964, ...



Frida(2002)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 71

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.



Coach Carter(2005)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.



Invincible(2006)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 70

Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.



Mongol(2007)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 72

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206.



The Great Debaters(2007)

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Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 71

A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.



W.(2008)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A chronicle of the life and presidency of George W. Bush.



The Young Victoria(2009)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.



Conviction(2010)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.



Pollock(2000)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.




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