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John J. McLaughlin has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Black Swan.
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A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
Dir. Darren Aronofsky · With Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel

A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
Dir. Taylor Hackford · With Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Chiklis

Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choice for his next project: an adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho." When the studio refuses to back the picture, Hitchcock decides to pay for it himself in exchange for a percentage of the profits. His wife, Alma Reville, has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless. Still, the production strains the couple's marriage.
Dir. Sacha Gervasi · With Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson

Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of University of Texas cheerleaders. Sharp must now go undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach and move in with the young women.
Dir. Stephen Herek · With Tommy Lee Jones, Cedric the Entertainer, Christina Milian
A man becomes the superintendent of a large New York City apartment building where people mysteriously go missing.
Dir. Stephan Rick · With Val Kilmer, Patrick John Flueger, Louisa Krause