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CriticCrunch has 3 Joyce Carey titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Brief Encounter.
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They Were Expendable
1945
Drama · War

Mrs. Miniver
1942
Drama · Romance

Casablanca
1943
Drama · Romance

Penny Serenade
1941
Drama · Romance

How Green Was My Valley
1941
Drama

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
Drama

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947
Romance · Fantasy

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
Drama · Romance

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
Dir. David Lean · With Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway

While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.
Dir. David Lean · With Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond

The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship’s first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.
Dir. Noël Coward, David Lean · With Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles
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