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John Kavanagh has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Bullhead
2011
Crime · Drama

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
Drama · Crime

An Impossible Love
2018
Drama · Romance

Blood
2012
Drama · Thriller

Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart
2014
Crime · Thriller

The Best Offer
2013
Drama · Romance

Himizu
2012
Crime · Drama

Combat Girls
2011
Drama

Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.
Dir. Neil Jordan · With Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Fiona Shaw

In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominos with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband’s alluring friend, Laurent, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences. Based on Emile Zola’s novel, Thérèse Raquin.
Dir. Charlie Stratton · With Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Felton, Jessica Lange

In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus of his heart and mind, as well as his muse, painful secrecy is the price both must pay.
Dir. Ralph Fiennes · With Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Joanna Scanlan

as Gatekeeper (voice) · Voice
A young Irish boy named Keegan and Spanish girl named Moya journey into a magical world of the Megaloceros Giganteus who teach them to appreciate Riverdance as a celebration of life. Based on the stage show phenomenon of the same name and featuring Bill Whelan’s multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning music.
Dir. Dave Rosenbaum, Eamonn Butler · With Pierce Brosnan, Sam Hardy, Hannah Herman Cortes

In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress.
Dir. Brian De Palma · With Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart