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Martin McDonagh has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.
Dir. Martin McDonagh · With Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell

Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.
Dir. Martin McDonagh · With Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
Dir. Martin McDonagh · With Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Dir. Martin McDonagh · With Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson
Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the 'Kid'. As the Kid becomes more agitated and foul-mouthed, the journey takes on a violent and dangerous hue – for the bereaved Donnelly and for other hapless passengers on the train. Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film – 2005
Dir. Martin McDonagh · With Brendan Gleeson, Rúaidhrí Conroy, David Wilmot