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CriticCrunch has 3 Chick Ortega titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Delicatessen.
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Rushmore
1998
Comedy · Drama

Nobody's Fool
1994
Drama · Comedy

Postcards from the Edge
1990
Comedy · Drama

Good Old Daze
1995
Comedy · Drama

The Crisis
1992
Comedy · Drama

Al lupo, al lupo
1992
Comedy · Drama

Sweet and Lowdown
1999
Comedy · Drama

Kikujiro
1999
Comedy · Drama

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.
Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro · With Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Michel Berthier, a senior executive at a mattress manufacturing company, has just been fired. As he does not dare to tell the truth to Juliette, his partner, he goes into debt to maintain the family’s standard of living, showering them with gifts. But soon he can no longer lie, and he decides to leave the house. After losing his money, his car, and his shoes, he meets Toubib, Mimosa, and Crayon, three “homeless” people who wash themselves in the restrooms at the Gare de l’Est. They take him under their wing and lead him to break into his former company in order to get sleeping bags and beds.
Dir. Gérard Jugnot · With Gérard Jugnot, Richard Bohringer, Victoria Abril

In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris. On the way, she runs into another fugitive from the law — an American doctor on the run from the CIA. They want to confiscate his father's invention – a device which allows anyone to record their dreams and visions.
Dir. Wim Wenders · With Solveig Dommartin, William Hurt, Sam Neill