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Anthony McCarten has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by Bohemian Rhapsody.
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
Dir. Bryan Singer · With Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy
Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time.
Dir. James Marsh · With Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox
Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.
Dir. Fernando Meirelles · With Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Dir. Joe Wright · With Gary Oldman, Stephen Dillane, Lily James
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
Dir. Kasi Lemmons · With Naomi Ackie, Ashton Sanders, Stanley Tucci
A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.
Dir. Ian Fitzgibbon · With Andy Serkis, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Michael McElhatton
