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Catherine Hardwicke has 10 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Miss You Already.
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The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.
Dir. Catherine Hardwicke · With Drew Barrymore, Toni Collette, Dominic Cooper

The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.
Dir. Catherine Hardwicke · With John Robinson, Emile Hirsch, Rebecca De Mornay

The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.
Dir. Adrian Buitenhuis, Derik Murray · With Heath Ledger, Kate Ledger, Kim Ledger

Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.
Dir. Catherine Hardwicke · With Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass

Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength.
Dir. Catherine Hardwicke · With Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Aislinn Derbez

When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money. But it isn’t long before Tracy’s new lifestyle begins to take a heavy toll on her and her family.
Dir. Catherine Hardwicke · With Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed, Holly Hunter
When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated cautions, Bella can't stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life.
Dir. Catherine Hardwicke · With Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke

A suburban American woman inherits her grandfather’s Mafia empire and, guided by the Firm’s trusted consigliere, defies everyone’s expectations, including her own, as the new head of the family business.
Dir. Catherine Hardwicke · With Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Sophia Nomvete

Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect ... and bait.
Dir. Catherine Hardwicke · With Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke
A young singer/songwriter, despite being married, becomes involved with her new guitarist, who she soon discovers has a dark past and may be a danger to her and those close to her.
Dir. Catherine Hardwicke · With Emily Browning, Cam Gigandet, Dawn Olivieri