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Jeff Nichols has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Take Shelter.
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Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Dir. Jeff Nichols · With Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham
Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.
Dir. Jeff Nichols · With Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Tye Sheridan

Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family.
Dir. Jeff Nichols · With Michael Shannon, Douglas Ligon, Barlow Jacobs

After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a dangerous underworld of violence, Benny must choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club.
Dir. Jeff Nichols · With Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy

In 1958, in the state of Virginia, the idea of interracial marriage was not only considered to be immoral to many, it was also illegal. When Richard and Mildred fall in love, they are aware of the eyes staring at them and the words said behind their backs. It's when they get married, however, that words and looks become actions, and the two are arrested. The couple decide to take their case all of the way to the Supreme Court in order to fight for their love. Based on a true story.
Dir. Jeff Nichols · With Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Michael Shannon

A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.
Dir. Jeff Nichols · With Michael Shannon, Jaeden Martell, Joel Edgerton