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Michelle Williams has 35 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Shutter Island.
The Secret Scripture
2017
Drama · Romance
The Greatest Showman
2017 · Movie · Actor
Top 2%Max · Included
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%Hulu · Included
Manchester by the Sea
2016 · Movie · Actor
Top 7%Prime Video · Included
The Fabelmans
2022 · Movie · Actor
Top 8%Peacock · Included
Venom
2018 · Movie · Actor
Top 14%Disney+ · Included
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021 · Movie · Actor
Top 19%Disney+ · Included
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
Dir. Martin Scorsese · With Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley
The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Dir. Michael Gracey · With Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
Dir. Ang Lee · With Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
Dir. Kenneth Lonergan · With Casey Affleck, Lucas Hedges, Michelle Williams
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Dir. Charlie Kaufman · With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
Dir. Ruben Fleischer · With Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed
After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the alter ego of serial killer Cletus Kasady.
Dir. Andy Serkis · With Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
Dir. Tom McCarthy · With Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale
France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.
Dir. Saul Dibb · With Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas, Matthias Schoenaerts
Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.
Dir. Derek Cianfrance · With Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, John Doman
Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason.
Dir. Steve Miner · With Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, Adam Arkin
Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shocked when he inexplicably commits suicide. As the following year unfolds, each member of his family struggles to recover from the tragedy with mixed results.
Dir. Dan Harris · With Sigourney Weaver, Emile Hirsch, Jeff Daniels
A near-penniless drifter's journey to Alaska in search of work is interrupted when she loses her dog while attempting to shoplift food for it.
Dir. Kelly Reichardt · With Michelle Williams, Wally Dalton, Larry Fessenden
The stories of three lesbian couples -- who live in the same house at different periods of time -- who are at a crossroads in their lives. In 1961, Edith loses her lover, Abby, to a stroke. Linda and Amy struggle with feminist issues in 1972. And, in 2000, Kal and Fran try to have a baby with the help of sperm donor.
Dir. Jane Anderson, Martha Coolidge, Anne Heche · With Vanessa Redgrave, Michelle Williams, Ellen DeGeneres
A head injury causes a woman to develop an extraordinary amount of confidence and believe she's drop dead gorgeous.
Dir. Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein · With Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Tom Hopper
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
Dir. Kevin Williamson · With James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams
London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.
Dir. Simon Curtis · With Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne
A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
Dir. Kelly Reichardt · With Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
Dir. Matthew Ryan Hoge · With Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
Dir. Ridley Scott · With Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, Christopher Plummer
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.
Dir. Roger Donaldson · With Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen
As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The List, an underground sex club. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as S, who introduces Jonathan to a world of treachery and murder.
Dir. Marcel Langenegger · With Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams
Two high school girls wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nixon's dog Checkers, and become his secret advisors during the Watergate scandal.
Dir. Andrew Fleming · With Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya
On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her. As the city family copes with the change to rural life, including a feud with a neighboring farm family who resent the city interlopers, the ever-loyal Lassie helps them adjust to their new surroundings.
Dir. Daniel Petrie · With Tom Guiry, Helen Slater, Jon Tenney
When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations.
Dir. Erik Skjoldbjærg · With Christina Ricci, Jason Biggs, Anne Heche
Seeking funds for her orphanage in India, Isabelle travels to New York to meet Theresa, a wealthy benefactor. An invitation to attend a wedding ignites a series of events in which the past collides with the present while mysteries unravel.
Dir. Bart Freundlich · With Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Billy Crudup
In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.
Dir. Kelly Reichardt · With Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, Maryann Plunkett
Twenty-eight-year-old Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.
Dir. Sarah Polley · With Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby
When Leo travels to Thailand on business, he unwittingly sets off a chain of events that will have dramatic consequences for everyone.
Dir. Lukas Moodysson · With Gael García Bernal, Michelle Williams, Marife Necesito
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