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Michele Mariana has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2000s.
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The Last Unicorn
1982
Fantasy · Animation

Where the Wild Things Are
2009
Adventure · Drama

Big Fish
2003
Adventure · Fantasy

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
1984
Adventure · Drama

Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
Animation · Adventure

Song of the Sea
2014
Family · Animation

Big Fish & Begonia
2016
Animation · Adventure

Drifting Home
2022
Animation · Fantasy

Daryl Zero is a private investigator and—along with his assistant, Steve Arlo—he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Although Daryl's a master investigator, he doesn't know what to do with himself when he's not working; he has no social skills, writes bad music and drives Steve crazy.
Dir. Jake Kasdan · With Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Ryan O'Neal

as Becky Thatcher / The Mysterious Stranger / Girl in Crowd (voice) · Voice
Prime Video · Included+2
Based on elements from the stories of Mark Twain, this feature-length Claymation fantasy follows the adventures of Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn as they stowaway aboard the interplanetary balloon of Mark Twain. Twain, disgusted with the human race, is intent upon finding Halley's Comet and crashing into it, achieving his "destiny." It's up to Tom, Becky, and Huck to convince him that his judgment is wrong and that he still has much to offer humanity that might make a difference. Their efforts aren't just charitable; if they fail, they will share Twain's fate. Along the way, they use a magical time portal to get a detailed overview of the Twain philosophy, observing the "historical" events that inspired his works.
Dir. Will Vinton · With James Whitmore, Michele Mariana, Gary Krug
Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda begins to see the world in new and different ways when she begins to question her role in life, her relationships with her career and men and what it all means. As the layers to her everyday experiences fall away insertions in the story with scientists, and philosophers and religious leaders impart information directly to an off-screen interviewer about academic issues, and Amanda begins to understand the basis to the quantum world beneath. During her epiphany as she considers the Great Questions raised by the host of inserted thinkers, she slowly comprehends the various inspirations and begins to see the world in a new way.
Dir. William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente · With Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix, John Ross Bowie