Highest-ranked title
Stephen Belber has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Recurring themes
Jon, a first-time filmmaker, finds himself in Lansing, Michigan to present his film at a local film festival. Vince, his high school friend who is now a volunteer fireman and small-time drug dealer, also visits the town to support Jon on his big day, or so it seems. After a raucous hello and much backslapping, it appears that there is an undercurrent of tension in the air.
Dir. Richard Linklater · With Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Uma Thurman
Louis Menkins is five weeks away from being released after 26 years in prison. He is faced with the decision to put his own release at risk in order to protect a young man named Beecher from growing gang controversies.
Dir. Madeleine Rotzler · With Jeffrey Wright, Theothus Carter, William Fichtner
A traveling art saleswoman tries to shake off a flaky motel manager who falls for her and won't leave her alone.
Dir. Stephen Belber · With Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson
After a media pundit stumbles upon a dead body deep in the Poconos woods, he finds himself framed for the murder of a notorious white supremacist.
Dir. Stephen Belber · With Colman Domingo, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Deon Cole
