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P.J. Hogan has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s.
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In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.
Dir. P.J. Hogan · With Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Rachel Hurd-Wood

Socially awkward Muriel Heslop wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately, due to her oppressive politician father, Muriel has never even been on a date. Ostracized by her more socially adept friends, Muriel runs into fellow outcast Rhonda Epinstalk, and the two move from their small Australian town to the big city of Sydney, where Muriel changes her name and begins the arduous task of redesigning her life to match her fantasies.
Dir. P.J. Hogan · With Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.
Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse · With Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Caroline Goodall

When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael -- and sets out to sabotage the wedding.
Dir. P.J. Hogan · With Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz

In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping – a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door – until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company.
Dir. P.J. Hogan · With Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter