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Michael Rapaport has 27 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by True Romance.
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Two for the Money
2005
Comedy · Crime

The Contract
2006
Drama · Action

Middle Men
2009
Drama · Comedy

Baby Boy
2001
Crime · Drama

The Score
2001
Action · Crime

Crooklyn
1994
Comedy · Drama

Monsieur Batignole
2002
Comedy · Drama

The Story of Qiu Ju
1992
Comedy · Drama

Men of Honor
2000 · Movie · Actor
Top 11%Prime Video · Included

Atypical
2017 · Series · Actor
Top 13%Netflix · Included

Little Boy
2015 · Movie · Actor
Top 14%Prime Video · Included

The Heat
2013 · Movie · Actor
Top 30%Hulu · Included

Mighty Aphrodite
1995 · Movie · Actor
Top 32%Prime Video · Included

Beautiful Girls
1996 · Movie · Actor
Top 36%Paramount+ · Included

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper

Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true story. Their relationship starts out on the rocks, but fate ultimately conspires to bring the men together into a setting of mutual respect, triumph and honor.
Dir. George Tillman Jr. · With Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron

Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.
Dir. Robia Rashid · With Keir Gilchrist, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Haven

An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.
Dir. Alejandro Monteverde · With Jakob Salvati, Emily Watson, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.
Dir. Paul Feig · With Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demián Bichir

When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
Dir. Woody Allen · With Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter

During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connect with the women who affect their decisions, dreams and desires.
Dir. Ted Demme · With Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, Noah Emmerich
Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara Melas, a tabloid reporter digging for dirt on Allegra Cole's love life. When Sara discovers Hitch's connection to Albert – now Allegra's boyfriend – it threatens to destroy both relationships.
Dir. Andy Tennant · With Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.
Dir. James Mangold · With Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta

A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
Dir. Woody Allen · With Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman, Michael Rapaport

Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.
Dir. Spike Lee · With Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith

Paul Aufiero, a 35-year-old parking-garage attendant from Staten Island, is the self-described "world's biggest New York Giants fan". One night, Paul and his best friend Sal spot Giants star linebacker Quantrell Bishop at a gas station and decide to follow him. At a strip club Paul cautiously decides to approach him but the chance encounter brings Paul's world crashing down around him.
Dir. Robert D. Siegel · With Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport

When three redneck brothers agree to help a woman save her son from an abusive father, they become targets on the run from an odd cast of characters.
Dir. Barry Battles · With Clayne Crawford, Travis Fimmel, Daniel Cudmore

A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish, and even the family pet can be cloned. But cloning humans is illegal - that is until family man Adam Gibson comes home from work one day to find a clone has replaced him. Taken from his family and plunged into a sinister world he doesn't understand, Gibson must not only save himself from the assassins who must destroy him to protect their secret, but uncover who and what is behind the horrible things happening to him.
Dir. Roger Spottiswoode · With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport, Tony Goldwyn

A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.
Dir. Jeremy Passmore, Hal Haberman · With Michael Rapaport, Paul Blackthorne, Josh Peck

Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.
Dir. Renny Harlin · With Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J

African-American student Malik is on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge, a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America.
Dir. John Singleton · With Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Michael Rapaport

A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.
Dir. Philippe Falardeau · With Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Elisabeth Moss

After the theft of copies of SAT exams from a principal's office, teenage reporter Bobby Funke sets out to unmask the thief.
Dir. Brett Simon · With Reece Thompson, Mischa Barton, Bruce Willis
After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.
Dir. Volker Schlöndorff · With Woody Harrelson, Gina Gershon, Elisabeth Shue

A comedy that takes place in the 1960s during turbulent times in the United States when a middle class suburban family is visited by a guest who turns their household completely upside down.
Dir. Woody Allen · With Woody Allen, Miley Cyrus, Elaine May
Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.
Dir. Thomas Carter · With Eddie Murphy, Kim Miyori, Art Evans
When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potential gold mine in the arm of young phenom Steve Nebraska. Soon, the New York Yankees put a $55 million contract on the table—provided a psychiatrist can affirm Nebraska's mental stability.
Dir. Michael Ritchie · With Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest
Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lottery drawing. The numbers come up right, but everything else goes wrong as the plan starts to unravel and the game turns rough.
Dir. Nora Ephron · With John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth
Beautiful vampire Djuna tries to resist the advances of the handsome, human screenwriter Paolo, but eventually gives in to their passion. When her seductive and highly volatile sister Mimi unexpectedly comes to visit, she threatens Djuna's new relationship, and the whole vampire community becomes endangered.
Dir. Xan Cassavetes · With Joséphine de la Baume, Milo Ventimiglia, Roxane Mesquida

Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasn't enough, the cops won't leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want Little Junior Brown.
Dir. Barbet Schroeder · With David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson
Aspiring architect Tom Thompson is told by mysterious Ruth Abernathy that his best friend, "Bill," has taken his own life. Except that Tom has never met Bill and neither have his incredulous friends. So when Tom foolishly agrees to give the eulogy at Bill's funeral, it sets him on a collision course with Ruth -- who is revealed to be Bill's oversexed mother -- and Julie DeMarco, the longtime crush Tom hasn't seen since they were teens.
Dir. Matt Reeves · With David Schwimmer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Rapaport
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