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Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Ray Baker has 9 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Total Recall.
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Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Rekall, a virtual vacation company that manufactures memories. When something goes wrong during Quaid's memory implant procedure, his life turns upside down, leading him to question what is reality and what isn't.
Dir. Paul Verhoeven · With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.
Dir. Lawrence Kasdan · With Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover

In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.
Dir. Robert Benton · With Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, John Malkovich

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After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.
Dir. Yves Simoneau · With Michael Madsen, Ron Livingston, Ray Baker

A supernatural love story that centers on two parents whose life together falls apart after their son dies. The man, now a successful lawyer, and the woman, now married and an author, get a chance at reconciliation ten years later.
Dir. Karen Moncrieff · With Lee Pace, Carrie Coon, Sander Thomas
Racist police officer Jack Moony has a vendetta against Napoleon Stone, a charismatic black lawyer who is sleeping with Jack's old flame Crystal Gerrity. Jack has a heart attack, but his life is saved when he receives Stone's heart, since Stone died mysteriously the same night as Jack was stricken. Stone is not completely gone, however, and as a ghost he is all too happy to give Jack advice on how he should do his job and live his life.
Dir. James D. Parriott · With Bob Hoskins, Denzel Washington, Chloe Webb

Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.
Dir. Robert Zemeckis · With Michelle Pfeiffer, Harrison Ford, Diana Scarwid
In the midst of election season in New Mexico, political speechwriters Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick begin a romance, unaware they are working for candidates on opposite sides.
Dir. Ron Underwood · With Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Bonnie Bedelia

Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
Dir. Wayne Wang · With Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Hart Bochner