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Daniel Barnz has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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The fantastical tale of a little girl who won't - or can't - follow the rules. Confounded by her clashes with the rule-obsessed world around her, Phoebe seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher, even as her brilliant but anguished mother looks to Phoebe herself for inspiration.
Dir. Daniel Barnz · With Elle Fanning, Felicity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson

A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.
Dir. Daniel Barnz · With Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen
A group of high school students whose exploration of modern sexuality (devices and all) tests deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community.
Dir. Daniel Barnz, Zelda Barnz · With Nathanya Alexander, Chloe East, Nava Mau

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.
Dir. Daniel Barnz · With Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ving Rhames
After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.
Dir. Daniel Barnz · With Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Anna Kendrick