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Jennifer Ehle has 33 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by The King's Speech.
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The Fundamentals of Caring
2016 · Movie · Actor
Top 9%Netflix · Included

Pride and Prejudice
1995 · Mini · Actor
Top 11%Hulu · Included

Saint Maud
2020 · Movie · Actor
Top 18%Prime Video · Included

The Professor and the Madman
2019 · Movie · Actor
Top 22%Prime Video · Included

Monster
2021 · Movie · Actor
Top 63%Netflix · Included

Contagion
2011 · Movie · Actor
Top 64%Max · Included

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.
Dir. Tom Hooper · With Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow · With Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler

Having suffered a tragedy, Ben becomes a caregiver to earn money. His first client, Trevor, is a hilarious 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor hit the road on a trip into the western states. The folks they collect along the way will help them test their skills for surviving outside their calculated existence. Together, they come to understand the importance of hope and the necessity of true friendship.
Dir. Rob Burnett · With Paul Rudd, Craig Roberts, Selena Gomez

Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.
Dir. Andrew Davies · With Jennifer Ehle, Colin Firth, Susannah Harker

Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.
Dir. Rose Glass · With Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Frazer

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
Dir. Farhad Safinia · With Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer
On the day of the U.S. presidential election in 2024, a team of elite mercenaries embark on a secret CIA mission to abduct North Korea's politician in an underground bunker below the Korean Demilitarized Zone. However, they get caught in the crossfire which causes tensions to escalate to the brink of World War III.
Dir. Kim Byung-woo · With Ha Jung-woo, Lee Sun-kyun, Jennifer Ehle

Pennsylvania, 1993. After getting caught with another girl, teenager Cameron Post is sent to a conversion therapy center run by the strict Dr. Lydia Marsh and her brother, Reverend Rick, whose treatment consists in repenting for feeling “same sex attraction.” Cameron befriends fellow sinners Jane and Adam, thus creating a new family to deal with the surrounding intolerance.
Dir. Desiree Akhavan · With Chloë Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane, Forrest Goodluck

A century-old vampire from New Orleans reunites with an ailing journalist to recount his life of bloodlust and his tumultuous relationship with the rakish Frenchman who turned him.
Dir. Rolin Jones · With Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, Assad Zaman

A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
Dir. Mike Binder · With Kevin Costner, Jillian Estell, Jennifer Ehle

Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.
Dir. George Clooney · With Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. After much toil, Wilde debuts 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in London, and a chat at the theatre with Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas leads to a full-fledged romance. However, this affair leads to a legal dispute with Lord Alfred's oppressive father, the Marquess of Queensberry, and, given the local anti-gay laws, Wilde is jailed. Wilde's vast intellect helps him survive until he regains his freedom.
Dir. Brian Gilbert · With Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave

In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, despite the instability surfacing in their world.
Dir. Jennifer Phang · With Jacqueline Kim, James Urbaniak, Freya Adams
Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.
Dir. James Foley · With Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson

The story of Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder.
Dir. Anthony Mandler · With Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Hudson

As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
Dir. Steven Soderbergh · With Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne

During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually uncovers a deadly conspiracy.
Dir. Bharat Nalluri · With Peter Firth, Kit Harington, Elyes Gabel

Sophia, a new high school student, tries to make friends with Barbara, who tells her that “she kills giants,” protecting this way her hometown and its inhabitants, who do not understand her strange behavior.
Dir. Anders Walter · With Madison Wolfe, Zoe Saldaña, Imogen Poots

The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
Dir. István Szabó · With Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz

Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute between Jake's father, Brian, and Tony's mother, Leonor, threatens to become contentious.
Dir. Ira Sachs · With Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle, Paulina García

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

A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commit one more job for the man who financed his release.
Dir. Philip Martin · With John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, Tye Sheridan

When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.
Dir. James Foley · With Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson

A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King Louis XIV.
Dir. Alan Rickman · With Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Alan Rickman

Chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, and Sutcliffe's girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr.
Dir. Iain Softley · With Sheryl Lee, Stephen Dorff, Ian Hart
In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.
Dir. José Padilha · With Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton

The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
Dir. Terence Davies · With Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Keith Carradine

Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
Dir. Neil LaBute · With Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam
Once a known counterculture figure, June E. Leigh now lives in self-imposed exile in her South Bronx apartment during the incendiary '77 Summer of Sam. When an unseen tormentor begins exploiting June's weaknesses, her insular universe begins to unravel.
Dir. Alistair Banks Griffin · With Naomi Watts, Emory Cohen, Jennifer Ehle

Elliot and Beverly Mantle are twins who share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes — including pushing the boundaries on medical ethics — in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s healthcare to the forefront.
Dir. Alice Birch · With Rachel Weisz, Britne Oldford, Poppy Liu
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