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Cate Shortland has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Black Widow.
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Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.
Dir. Cate Shortland · With Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz

After being abandoned by their Nazi parents at the end of World War II, five German siblings embark on a harrowing journey across their war-torn country. Led by the eldest, 14 year-old Lore, the children are forced to confront their parents’ actions and the reality of a new world.
Dir. Cate Shortland · With Saskia Rosendahl, Kai-Peter Malina, Nele Trebs

Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed with her mother's boyfriend. With few options, Heidi ends up in Jindabyne, a tourist community. Upon meeting Joe at a bar, she pursues a relationship with him and tries to find something resembling a normal home life. Heidi makes small strides by getting a job and finding a place to stay, but her relationship with Joe must overcome more than its share of hurdles.
Dir. Cate Shortland · With Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran

A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
Dir. Cate Shortland · With Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich