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Jude Ciccolella has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Terminal.
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An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci

Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma is on a hot streak. The new Glengarry sales leads could turn everything around, but the front office is holding them back until these "losers" prove themselves. Then someone decides to take matters into his own hands, stealing the Glengarry leads and leaving everyone wondering who did it.
Dir. James Foley · With Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin
An alcoholic becomes involved in a fellow A.A. member's plan to kidnap her young son from the boy's wealthy grandfather.
Dir. Erick Zonca · With Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo
Early morning silence is broken by screeching tires as a helicopter bears down on a speeding vehicle. Taking a quick corner, the team tumbles out into the woods as their car pulls away. Now they must make their way through the thick of nature and thick gunfire to accomplish their mission. Not a single word of dialogue is spoken throughout the entire film. Instead, the music, sounds, images and deeply truthful acting turn a simple plot into an intense experience. Passion and intrigue keep building to the very end.
Dir. Andrzej Kozlowski · With Ethan Phillips, Alice Amter, London Bridges

A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer who has been AWOL for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.
Dir. Carl Franklin · With Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel
Matt falls for Casey, the new girl in school. She's fun-loving and eccentric, but there's a darkness to her whimsy that Matt can't begin to comprehend. When Casey attempts to commit suicide, her parents place her in a mental institution. Matt springs her out, and together the young lovers head on a road trip. They believe their love can "cure" Casey's problems. Matt starts to wonder, though, if are they inspired or misguided.
Dir. Antonia Bird · With Chris O'Donnell, Drew Barrymore, Matthew Lillard