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Edward Norton has 31 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 4 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including American History X.
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American History X
1998 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Isle of Dogs
2018 · Movie · Voice
Top 1%Max · Included

Primal Fear
1996 · Movie · Actor
Top 5%Paramount+ · Included

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014 · Movie · Actor
Top 9%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022 · Movie · Actor
Top 14%Netflix · Included

The Score
2001 · Movie · Actor
Top 25%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
Dir. David Fincher · With Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
Dir. Tony Kaye · With Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Bob Balaban

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
Dir. Gregory Hoblit · With Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton

With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.
Dir. Neil Burger · With Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel

A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.
Dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu · With Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis

A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.
Dir. John Curran · With Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber

World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.
Dir. Rian Johnson · With Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe

On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11.
Dir. Spike Lee · With Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
Dir. Julie Taymor · With Salma Hayek Pinault, Alfred Molina, Mía Maestro

Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.
Dir. F. Gary Gray · With Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
Dir. David Frankel · With Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet

An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
Dir. Frank Oz · With Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando

Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.
Dir. Brett Ratner · With Edward Norton, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes

New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
Dir. James Mangold · With Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning

Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American gangster Teddy KGB. Promising his partner Jo he'll give up, he meets up with best friend Lester 'Worm' Murphy, just out of prison and owing lots of money to the wrong kind of people. McDermott becomes his co-guarantor and now there's only one way to raise the money, the pair have to get back into the game.
Dir. John Dahl · With Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
Dir. Miloš Forman · With Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton

A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
Dir. Woody Allen · With Woody Allen, Natasha Lyonne, Goldie Hawn

In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks

Scientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dream of exploiting his powers force him back to civilization, he finds himself coming face to face with a new, deadly foe.
Dir. Louis Leterrier · With Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth

New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
Dir. Tony Gilroy · With Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton

New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
Dir. Edward Norton · With Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now grown into a beautiful corporate executive, suddenly returns to the city, she reenters Jake and Brian's lives and hearts with a vengeance. Sparks fly and an unusual and complicated love triangle ensues.
Dir. Edward Norton · With Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman

An Ivy League professor returns home, where his pot-growing twin brother has concocted a plan to take down a local drug lord.
Dir. Tim Blake Nelson · With Edward Norton, Susan Sarandon, Richard Dreyfuss

A saga centered on the Tierneys, a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.
Dir. Gavin O'Connor · With Edward Norton, Jon Voight, Colin Farrell

Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuchsia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network executive - Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart.
Dir. Danny DeVito · With Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener

On a trip to the beach, a teenage girl named Tobe meets a charismatic stranger named Harlan, who dresses like a cowboy and claims to be a former ranch hand. The pair feel an instant attraction and begin a relationship, but her father, a lawman, is suspicious of her lover.
Dir. David Jacobson · With Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse

as Sammy (voice) · Voice
After the foods win their war against the humans at the end of the film, they create Cibopolis, a city of their own ruled entirely by foods. But soon, problems arise, including rain, crows, and internal discord among the foods. To find answers, Frank, Brenda, and Barry set out to find a human.
Dir. Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir · With Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Edward Norton
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