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Bill Condon has 14 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Greatest Showman.
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The Greatest Showman
2017 · Movie · Writer
Top 2%Max · Included

Chicago
2002 · Movie · Writer
Top 12%Paramount+ · Included

Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Movie · Director
Top 22%Disney+ · Included

F/X2
1991 · Movie · Writer
Top 48%MGM+ · Included

Dreamgirls
2006 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 56%Paramount+ · Included

Mr. Holmes
2015 · Movie · Director
Top 74%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Dir. Michael Gracey · With Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams

Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.
Dir. Rob Marshall · With Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere

A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
Dir. Bill Condon · With Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans

It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.
Dir. Bill Condon · With Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave
F/X man Rollie Tyler is now a toymaker. Mike, the ex-husband of his girlfriend Kim, is a cop. He asks Rollie to help catch a killer. The operation goes well until some unknown man kills both the killer and Mike. Mike's boss, Silak says it was the killer who killed Mike but Rollie knows it wasn't. Obviously, Silak is involved with Mike's death, so he calls on Leo McCarthy, the cop from the last movie, who is now a P.I., for help and they discover it's not just Silak they have to worry about.
Dir. Richard Franklin · With Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Rachel Ticotin

After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
Dir. Bill Condon · With Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner

Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.
Dir. Bill Condon · With Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey

A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Dir. Bill Condon · With Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy

Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into the mystery of human behavior.
Dir. Bill Condon · With Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell

Bella Swan and Edward Cullen's honeymoon phase is abruptly disrupted by betrayals and unforeseen tragedies that endanger their world.
Dir. Bill Condon · With Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner

In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.
Dir. Bill Condon · With Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker
Annie, a young schoolteacher struggling to solve the brutal murder of her father, unwittingly summons the "Candyman" to New Orleans, where she learns the secret of his power, and discovers the link that connects them.
Dir. Bill Condon · With Tony Todd, Kelly Rowan, William O'Leary

In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals a contract with Jabez. His low quality novels have bad reviews but become best-sellers; Jabez enriches; has success with women, but has no time for his friends. Jabez meets with the publisher Daniel Webster who offers him a chance to break the contract with the devil.
Dir. Alec Baldwin · With Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anthony Hopkins

A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.
Dir. Bill Condon · With Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Anthony Mackie