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Merritt Wever has 18 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by Marriage Story.
2011
Comedy · Drama

Marriage Story
2019 · Movie · Actor
Top 4%Netflix · Included

Something the Lord Made
2004 · Movie · Actor
Top 6%Max · Included

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014 · Movie · Actor
Top 9%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

Godless
2017 · Mini · Actor
Top 14%Netflix · Included

Unbelievable
2019 · Mini · Actor
Top 19%Netflix · Included

Remember Sunday
2013 · Movie · Actor
Top 25%Tubi · Free w/ ads

A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.
Dir. Noah Baumbach · With Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Dir. Joseph Sargent · With Alan Rickman, Yasiin Bey, Kyra Sedgwick

A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.
Dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu · With Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis

A ruthless outlaw terrorizes the West in search of a former member of his gang, who’s found a new life in a quiet town populated only by women.
Dir. Scott Frank · With Jack O'Connell, Michelle Dockery, Scoot McNairy

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Dir. M. Night Shyamalan · With Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin

After a young woman is accused of lying about a rape, two female detectives investigate a spate of eerily similar attacks.
Dir. Susannah Grant · With Kaitlyn Dever, Toni Collette, Merritt Wever

A lonely, down-on-her-luck waitress meets a handsome, quirky jewelry store clerk and thinks that maybe, finally, she's met Mr. Right. The more Molly gets to know Gus, the more she's intrigued by him. But she's also mystified. Gus is absent-minded, preoccupied. Is he hiding something? The short answer is: yes. He's reluctant to share with her that since suffering a brain aneurysm, he's totally lost his short-term memory. Every day is a brand new day, his life starts anew. Every day he sees Molly he struggles to remember who she is and what she represents. Every day, he has to fall in love with her all over again.
Dir. Jeff Bleckner · With Alexis Bledel, Zachary Levi, Merritt Wever

Christy Martin never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia—until she discovered a knack for punching people. Fueled by grit, raw determination, and an unshakable desire to win, she charges into the world of boxing under the guidance of her trainer and manager-turned-husband, Jim. But while Christy flaunts a fiery persona in the ring, her toughest battles unfold outside it—confronting family, identity, and a relationship that just might become life-or-death.
Dir. David Michôd · With Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever

Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.
Dir. Michel Franco · With Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Merritt Wever

In 1963 New England, a group of friends at an all-girls academy learn that they're going to be combined with a nearby all-boys institution. They concoct a plan to save their school while dealing with everyday problems along the way.
Dir. Sarah Kernochan · With Kirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffmann, Lynn Redgrave

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
Dir. Tony Gilroy · With George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton

When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town named Marwen where he can heal and be heroic. As he builds an astonishing art installation — a testament to the most powerful women he knows — through his fantasy world, he draws strength to triumph in the real one.
Dir. Robert Zemeckis · With Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Merritt Wever

Every day is a matter of life and death in a hectic New York City hospital, but for Nurse Jackie that's the easiest part. Between chronic back pain that won't quit, and a personal life on the constant edge of collapse, it's going to take a white lie here, a bent rule there, and a handful of secret strategies to relieve the pain, and stay one step ahead of total disaster.
Dir. Linda Wallem, Liz Brixius, Evan Dunsky · With Edie Falco, Merritt Wever, Paul Schulze

Roger Greenberg, a failed musician now making a living as a carpenter in New York, returns to Los Angeles to house-sit for his brother. He's stranded there—since he doesn't drive—until his brother's assistant, Florence, comes to his rescue. She's as much a lost soul as he is, and the pair form a significant connection—giving Roger a much-needed reason to be happy.
Dir. Noah Baumbach · With Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans

Ruby is living a humdrum existence when one day she gets a text inviting her to fulfill a youthful pact, promising true love and self-reinvention, by stepping out of her life to take a journey with her oldest flame.
Dir. Vicky Jones · With Merritt Wever, Domhnall Gleeson

After graduating from film school, Aura returns to New York to live with her photographer mother, Siri, and her sister, Nadine, who has just finished high school. Aura is directionless and wonders where to go next in her career and her life. She takes a job in a restaurant and tries unsuccessfully to develop relationships with men, including Keith, a chef where she works, and cult Internet star Jed.
Dir. Lena Dunham · With Lena Dunham, Laurie Simmons, Cyrus Dunham

In the hazy aftermath of an unimaginable loss, Sarah and Phil come unhinged, recklessly ignoring the repercussions. Phil starts to lose sight of his morals as Sarah puts herself in increasingly dangerous situations, falling deeper into her own fever dream.
Dir. Reed Morano · With Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss

Three young women were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case, but when the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. One young graduate student was sent in to teach them – and through her we witness their transformations as they face the reality of their horrific crimes.
Dir. Mary Harron · With Hannah Murray, Sosie Bacon, Marianne Rendón
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