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Rafael Yglesias has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2000s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by From Hell.
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Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
Dir. Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes · With Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Dir. Bille August · With Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman

A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.
Dir. Roman Polanski · With Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Stuart Wilson

After surviving a plane crash that kills many others, Max Klein develops a sense of invulnerability, leading to radical, compulsive actions. Can a psychologist and a fellow guilt-ridden survivor bring him down to earth?
Dir. Peter Weir · With Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez
Dahlia and her five-year-old daughter are ready to begin a new life together. But their new apartment — dilapidated and worn — suddenly seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water and other strange happenings send Dahlia on a haunting and mystifying pursuit — one that unleashes a torrent of living nightmares.
Dir. Walter Salles · With Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth