Brian Cox’s Typical Vibe
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Brian Cox has 65 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. 10 rank in the Top 10%, led by The Bourne Identity.
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Succession
2018 · Series · Actor
Top 4%Max · Included

Trick 'r Treat
2007 · Movie · Actor
Top 5%Netflix · Included

Zodiac
2007 · Movie · Actor
Top 6%Paramount+ · Included

The Autopsy of Jane Doe
2016 · Movie · Actor
Top 6%Paramount+ · Included

The Ring
2002 · Movie · Actor
Top 8%Paramount+ · Included

X2
2003 · Movie · Actor
Top 13%Disney+ · Included

A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.
Dir. Rupert Wyatt · With Andy Serkis, James Franco, Freida Pinto

Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?
Dir. Doug Liman · With Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper

A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
Dir. Paul Greengrass · With Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
Dir. Jesse Armstrong · With Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook

Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank, and a bitter old recluse receives an uninvited guest.
Dir. Michael Dougherty · With Brian Cox, Quinn Lord, Anna Paquin

Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes of the professionals. The Killer stops interacting with the public. However, believing he has the answers, an amateur cartoonist from the initial sightings races against time to prevent what he believes is another murder.
Dir. David Fincher · With Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards

Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the "Jane Doe," they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets.
Dir. André Øvredal · With Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox, Ophelia Lovibond

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams

Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring in order to save herself and her son.
Dir. Gore Verbinski · With Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman

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The Mystery Inc. gang takes a trip to Japan and finds themselves circling Asia and the Pacific in a treasure hunt, racing against the vengeful Black Samurai and his Ninja warriors to find the legendary Sword of Fate, an ancientblade fabled to possess extraordinary supernaturalpowers.
Dir. Christopher Berkeley · With Casey Kasem, Frank Welker, Grey DeLisle

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join Magneto and Mystique to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.
Dir. Bryan Singer · With Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen

Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles while wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling. Both of them were to find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama. Allied with a team of unusual but brilliant people, they went on to create the longest running science fiction series ever made.
Dir. Terry McDonough · With David Bradley, Jessica Raine, Sacha Dhawan

Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.
Dir. Woody Allen · With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer

On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11.
Dir. Spike Lee · With Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana
After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunites with old Joe, crazy Marvin and wily Victoria to uncover a massive conspiracy that threatens their lives. Only their expert training will allow them to survive a near-impossible mission -- breaking into CIA headquarters.
Dir. Robert Schwentke · With Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman

Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
Dir. Gary Fleder · With Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes

FBI Agent Will Graham, retired after catching notorious cannibal Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a new killer.
Dir. Michael Mann · With William L. Petersen, Tom Noonan, Dennis Farina
Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
Dir. Dean Parisot · With Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker

It's the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. America is poised to elect either its first female president or its first viable independent candidate. Reporting history as it's made, an idealistic young journalist teams up with her idol, legendary journalist Nick Booker, to uncover a conspiracy that places the fate of the election, and the country, in their hands.
Dir. Amy Rice · With Jodie Turner-Smith, Brian Cox, Ali Marsh

A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.
Dir. Jorge Dorado · With Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, Brian Cox

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.
Dir. Michael Caton-Jones · With Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt

When Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross country dogsled race. This race will require days of racing for long hours, through harsh weather and terrain. This young man will need a lot of courage and a strong will to complete this race.
Dir. Charles Haid · With Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, Brian Cox

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.
Dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo · With Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan

An overnight flight to Miami quickly becomes a battle for survival when Lisa realizes her seatmate plans to use her as part of a chilling assassination plot against the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed. As the miles tick by, she's in a race against time to find a way to warn the potential victims before it's too late.
Dir. Wes Craven · With Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox

Five bored, occasionally high and always ineffective Vermont state troopers must prove their worth to the governor or lose their jobs. After stumbling on a drug ring, they plan to make a bust, but a rival police force is out to steal the glory.
Dir. Jay Chandrasekhar · With Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan, a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.
Dir. Ken Loach · With Frances McDormand, Brian Cox, Brad Dourif

Boyfriends Josh and Rohan plan a weekend getaway to introduce their parents, only to discover that their rental is home to an ancient demon.
Dir. Craig Johnson · With Brandon Flynn, Nik Dodani, Brian Cox

Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field--until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.
Dir. John Lee Hancock · With Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez

It's an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone's plans — including Santa's.
Dir. Simon Otto · With Brian Cox, Bill Nighy, Fiona Shaw
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