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Craig Pearce has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Moulin Rouge!.
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A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
Dir. Baz Luhrmann · With Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, John Leguizamo

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.
Dir. Baz Luhrmann · With Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Dir. Baz Luhrmann · With Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge

Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After high school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. As he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.
Dir. Burr Steers · With Zac Efron, Charlie Tahan, Amanda Crew

Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?
Dir. Baz Luhrmann · With Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter

In this contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
Dir. Baz Luhrmann · With Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Jesse Bradford

The story of a band of spotty, noisy, working-class kids with “no future,” who shook the boring, corrupt Establishment to its core, threatened to bring down the government and changed music and culture forever.
Dir. Craig Pearce · With Toby Wallace, Anson Boon, Christian Lees
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