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Jo Hartley has 9 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by After Life.
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Tony had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on.
Dir. Ricky Gervais · With Ricky Gervais, Tom Basden, Kerry Godliman

The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Dir. Dexter Fletcher · With Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken

A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
Dir. Shane Meadows · With Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley

The true story of how Dave Fishwick, a working class man and self-made millionaire, fought to set up a community bank so that he could help the local businesses of Burnley not only survive, but thrive. In his bid to help his beloved community, he has to take on the elitist financial institutions of London and fight to receive the first, new banking license to be issued in over 100 years.
Dir. Chris Foggin · With Rory Kinnear, Jo Hartley, Joel Fry

A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road.
Dir. Ricky Gervais · With Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith, Rebecca Gethings

Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.
Dir. Plan B · With Riz Ahmed, Ed Skrein, Natalie Press

A pregnant widow, believing herself to be guided by her unborn child, embarks on a homicidal rampage.
Dir. Alice Lowe · With Alice Lowe, Jo Hartley, Kayvan Novak
Yorkshire, 1974, the Maynard family moves into their dream house. It's a dream that quickly descends into a panic stricken nightmare as the family discovers a horrifying truth, a truth that will make the history books. The house is already occupied by the most violent poltergeist ever documented, a poltergeist that will tear you from your bed as you sleep and drag you helplessly into the darkness.
Dir. Pat Holden · With Steven Waddington, Kate Ashfield, Jo Hartley
Four young offenders and their workers spend a weekend in the remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with locals rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare.
Dir. Alex Chandon · With Jo Hartley, Seamus O'Neill, James Doherty
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