Road to Perdition(2002)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 79

Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman's son witnesses what his father does for a living.



Far from Heaven(2002)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 85

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.



The Manchurian Candidate(2004)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 81

In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.



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As the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.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.



A Single Man(2009)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 81

An English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.



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.



Gladiator(2000)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 76

When a Roman General is betrayed, and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.



Cast Away(2000)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island.



Amores perros(2000)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A horrific car accident connects three stories, each involving characters dealing with loss, regret, and life's harsh realities, all in the name of love.



Monster(2003)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 79

Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.



The Station Agent(2003)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 81

When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.



Bad Santa(2003)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.



Ray(2004)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 79

The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.



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.



Thank You for Smoking(2005)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his twelve-year-old son.



Apocalypto(2006)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw, a young man captured for sacrifice, flees to avoid his fate.



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.



A Scanner Darkly(2006)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 79

An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.



Gone Baby Gone(2007)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.



Revolutionary Road(2008)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.




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