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Michelle Pfeiffer has 42 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Scarface.
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Great Expectations
1998
Comedy · Drama

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
1999
Comedy · Drama

The Girl on the Bridge
1999
Drama · Comedy

La La Land
2016
Comedy · Drama

Café Society
2016
Comedy · Drama

Rules Don't Apply
2016
Romance · Comedy

Dil To Pagal Hai
1997
Drama · Romance

Restoration
1995
Drama · Romance

mother!
2017 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%MGM+ · Included

Stardust
2007 · Movie · Actor
Top 7%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

I Am Sam
2001 · Movie · Actor
Top 9%The Roku Channel · Free w/ ads

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 · Movie · Actor
Top 10%Disney+ · Included

Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018 · Movie · Actor
Top 11%Disney+ · Included

Batman Returns
1992 · Movie · Actor
Top 11%Max · Included
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
Dir. Brian De Palma · With Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer
A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
Dir. Darren Aronofsky · With Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
Dir. Matthew Vaughn · With Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer

The strong bond between two Royal Egyptian brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.
Dir. Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells · With Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.
Dir. Jessie Nelson · With Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.
Dir. Joachim Rønning · With Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson

Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.
Dir. Peyton Reed · With Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas

The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.
Dir. Tim Burton · With Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer

The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.
Dir. Tim Johnson, Patrick Gilmore · With Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer

Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.
Dir. Richard Donner · With Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer

In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned.
Dir. Stephen Frears · With Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
Dir. Adam Shankman · With Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer

Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.
Dir. John Landis · With Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dan Aykroyd

Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.
Dir. John N. Smith · With Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
Dir. Peter Kosminsky · With Alison Lohman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger

An aging publisher becomes a demon wolf and, with this newfound youthful vigor, fights to keep his job.
Dir. Mike Nichols · With Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader

In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Dir. Martin Scorsese · With Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder

The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
Dir. Steve Kloves · With Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges

Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
Dir. George Miller · With Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon

Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
Dir. Kenneth Branagh · With Kenneth Branagh, Tom Bateman, Michelle Pfeiffer

After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never knew existed, and her troubled 12-year-old son.
Dir. Alex Kurtzman · With Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde

When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, he develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie resists Johnny's charms initially, she eventually relents when her best friend, Tim, persuades her to give Johnny a chance.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Héctor Elizondo

The lovely Hermia is to wed Demetrius, but she truly cares for Lysander. Hermia's friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius, while other romantic entanglements abound in the woods, with married fairy rulers Titania and Oberon toying with various lovers and each other.
Dir. Michael Hoffman · With Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett

Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.
Dir. Michael Hoffman · With Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman

A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.
Dir. Barry Levinson · With Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hank Azaria

Super-Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with with Hope's parents Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym, and Scott's daughter Cassie Lang, find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought possible.
Dir. Peyton Reed · With Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas

In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon Nick's loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann -- a love interest of Mac's -- unwittingly leading his friend into a police-orchestrated trap.
Dir. Robert Towne · With Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell

A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.
Dir. Ulu Grosbard · With Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Jonathan Jackson

Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and her son depart for New York City to make a fresh start. Unfortunately, Tony has set his sights upon Angela -- and so has an undercover FBI agent looking to use her to bust Tony.
Dir. Jonathan Demme · With Michelle Pfeiffer, Alec Baldwin, Dean Stockwell

Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.
Dir. Tim Burton · With Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green
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