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Jean-Marc Vallée has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Dallas Buyers Club.
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Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.
Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée · With Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto

A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.
Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée · With Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx, Michel Côté

An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets.
Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée · With Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper

As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother wants her to sign a regency order, while her Belgian uncle schemes to arrange a marriage between the future monarch and Prince Albert, the man who will become the love of her life.
Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée · With Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany
A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée · With Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Keene McRae

Jacqueline is a young mother living in 1960s Paris with her disabled son Laurent. Abandoned by her husband, Jacqueline sacrifices everything to care for her son and vows to give Laurent a “normal” life full of happiness. Antoine, is a successful DJ in present day Montreal who seems to have it all: a thriving career, two beautiful daughters, partner Rose, with whom he is passionately in love. However, nothing is perfect and Antoine’s ex-wife Carole remains devastated by their recent separation.
Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée · With Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Hélène Florent