Gary Ross’s Typical Vibe
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Gary Ross has 10 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by The Hunger Games.
Recurring themes

The Hunger Games
2012 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 3%Netflix · Included

Pleasantville
1998 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 9%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Free State of Jones
2016 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 22%Prime Video · Included

Ocean's Eight
2018 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 32%Max · Included

Seabiscuit
2003 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 34%MGM+ · Included

In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.
Dir. Gary Ross · With Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
Dir. Penny Marshall · With Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia

Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.
Dir. Gary Ross · With Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy

In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.
Dir. Gary Ross · With Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali

Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.
Dir. Gary Ross · With Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
Dir. Gary Ross · With Tobey Maguire, David McCullough, Jeff Bridges
A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the President of the United States.
Dir. Ivan Reitman · With Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella

Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.
Dir. Robert Stevenhagen, Sam Fell · With Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson
On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her. As the city family copes with the change to rural life, including a feud with a neighboring farm family who resent the city interlopers, the ever-loyal Lassie helps them adjust to their new surroundings.
Dir. Daniel Petrie · With Tom Guiry, Helen Slater, Jon Tenney

Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one good year left and can the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese Central baseball league find it in him?
Dir. Fred Schepisi · With Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Aya Takanashi