Robin Swicord’s Typical Vibe
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Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Robin Swicord has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Memoirs of a Geisha.
Recurring themes

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
Dir. Rob Marshall · With Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh
Matilda Wormwood is an brilliant and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, fail to see that fact. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a terrifying, sadistic headmistress. As she becomes fed up with the constant cruelty, she discovers she has a special gift that she just might be able to use to outwit the unruly adults around her.
Dir. Danny DeVito · With Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Dir. Gillian Armstrong · With Winona Ryder, Trini Alvarado, Samantha Mathis

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.
Dir. Griffin Dunne · With Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing

Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
Dir. Terry George · With Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale

Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading.
Dir. Robin Swicord · With Kathy Baker, Maria Bello, Emily Blunt

A man's nervous breakdown causes him to leave his wife and live in his attic for several months.
Dir. Robin Swicord · With Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Garner, Jason O'Mara