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Max Pirkis has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
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After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.
Dir. Peter Weir · With Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Dir. Bruno Heller, John Milius, William J. MacDonald · With Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Ciarán Hinds

Colin, an ambitious young American businessman, has a deal with a potential client, a rich Arab sheikh who is a passionate pigeon fancier. The sheikh has tried several times to buy a champion pigeon, but the owner continues to stubbornly refuse his offer. In an attempt to gain the trust of the Sheikh, Colin offers him a deal: if he manages to convince the owner to sell the champion pigeon, the sheikh will agree to do business with Colin's company. But when Colin meets Jos, the grumpy owner of the pigeon, and Isabella, his granddaughter, he realizes that this mission will not be as easy as he had hoped.
Dir. Dominique Deruddere · With Jamie Dornan, Charlotte De Bruyne, Jan Decleir
A professor and his students perform a dangerous experiment that causes a young woman to lose her sanity.
Dir. John Pogue · With Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Olivia Cooke