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Wes Anderson has 20 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 3 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
Documentary
Isle of Dogs
2018 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 1%Max · Included
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 10%Netflix · Included
Poison
2023 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 27%Netflix · Included
The Swan
2023 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 30%Netflix · Included
Bottle Rocket
1996 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 33%AMC+ · Included
The Rat Catcher
2023 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 39%Netflix · Included
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric
The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Bob Balaban
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller
When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams
A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman
Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett
In 1955 in Italy, race car driver Jed Cavalcanti suffers a mishap during the Molte Miglia rally and finds himself in a small town with a few familial surprises.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Jason Schwartzman, Giada Colagrande, Giorgio Zancolla
When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley
Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Rupert Friend, Ralph Fiennes, Asa Jennings
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Robert Musgrave
Director · Writer
Prime Video · Rent
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton
In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Richard Ayoade, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Friend
Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966.
Dir. Kent Jones · With Bob Balaban, Wes Anderson, Olivier Assayas
Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera
In a Paris hotel room, Jack Whitman lies on a bed. His phone rings; it's a woman on her way to see him, a surprise. She arrives and the complications of their relationship emerge in bits and pieces. Will they make love? Is their relationship over? (A prequel to The Darjeeling Limited, 2007.)
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Jason Schwartzman, Natalie Portman, Waris Ahluwalia
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks
Dysfunctional friends Dignan and Anthony plan and execute a robbery with their pot-growing friend, Bob. The short film that inspired Wes Anderson’s feature debut.
Dir. Wes Anderson · With Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Robert Musgrave
