It may not have been able to overcome Talk to Me as Best International Movie, but Justine Triet’s mystery Anatomy of a Fall has been firmly embedded in the awards conversation since it premiered at Cannes and won the coveted Palme d’Or. Not only has it gone on to rack up a number of other accolades since, it also takes home our Golden Tomato for Best Mystery & Thriller Movie.
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#1
Anatomy of a Fall (2023) 96%
#1
Adjusted Score: 111184%
Critics Consensus: A smart, solidly crafted procedural that's anchored in family drama, Anatomy of a Fall finds star Sandra Hüller and director/co-writer Justine Triet operating at peak power.
Synopsis: For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a... [More]
Starring: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Antoine Reinartz
Directed By: Justine Triet
#2
May December (2023) 91%
#2
Adjusted Score: 108454%
Critics Consensus: Swaddling its difficult fact-based story in a blanket of campy humor, May December is a seductively discomfiting watch.
Synopsis: Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, Gracie Atherton-Yu and her husband Joe (twenty-three years her junior)... [More]
Starring: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Cory Michael Smith, Charles Melton
Directed By: Todd Haynes
#3
How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022) 95%
#3
Adjusted Score: 103564%
Critics Consensus: An explosive adaptation of Andreas Malm's treatise, How to Blow Up a Pipeline delivers a high-stakes eco-thriller ignited by riveting and complex antiheroes.
Synopsis: A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline, in Daniel Goldhaber's taut and... [More]
Starring: Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage, Forrest Goodluck
Directed By: Daniel Goldhaber
#4
The Killer (2023) 85%
#4
Adjusted Score: 100708%
Critics Consensus: The Killer finds director David Fincher on firm footing with a stylish and engaging thriller that proves a perfect match for leading man Michael Fassbender.
Synopsis: After a fateful near-miss an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.... [More]
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Tilda Swinton
Directed By: David Fincher
#5
Saint Omer (2022) 94%
#5
Adjusted Score: 100893%
Critics Consensus: A gut-punching contemplation of a woman's immigrant experience, Saint Omer puts a mother on the stand and the audience in the jury box to find humanity in the inhumane.
Synopsis: Saint-Omer court of law. Young novelist Rama attends the trial of Laurence Coly, a young woman accused of killing her... [More]
Starring: Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Valérie Dréville, Aurélia Petit
Directed By: Alice Diop
#6
The Beasts (2022) 98%
#6
Adjusted Score: 100800%
Critics Consensus: Rodrigo Sorogoyen throws us into rural Galicia with The Beasts, where tension and unease spread like wildfire in a scorching tale of decayed human nature.
Synopsis: An expatriate French couple (Denis Ménochet and Marina Foïs) operate an organic farm in the Spanish countryside. However, their earnest... [More]
Starring: Denis Ménochet, Marina Foïs, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido
Directed By: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
#7
The Night of the 12th (2022) 94%
#7
Adjusted Score: 97033%
Critics Consensus: A grim, well-crafted thriller, The Night of the 12th takes a finely layered look at the toxic ripple effect of violence.
Synopsis: In nearly every police precinct, detectives are inevitably confronted with a case that goes unsolved. The more heinous the crime,... [More]
Starring: Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Anouk Grinberg, Mouna Soualem
Directed By: Dominik Moll
#8
Missing (2023) 88%
#8
Adjusted Score: 95616%
Critics Consensus: Missing can strain credulity in its efforts to keep the audience guessing, but a fast pace and relatable fears keep this twisty techno-thriller from completely losing its way.
Synopsis: When her mother (Nia Long) disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June's (Storm Reid) search for... [More]
Starring: Storm Reid, Joaquim de Almeida, Ken Leung, Amy Landecker
Directed By: Will Merrick, Nicholas D. Johnson
#9
Raging Grace (2023) 94%
#9
Adjusted Score: 96085%
Critics Consensus: Dispensing social commentary shrouded in gothic dread, Raging Grace smartly balances its messaging against vivid atmosphere and absorbing character-driven drama.
Synopsis: Joy (Max Eigenmann) is an undocumented Filipino immigrant struggling to do the best she can to support her daughter, Grace... [More]
Starring: Max Eigenmann, Jaeden Boadilla, Leanne Best, David Hayman
Directed By: Paris Zarcilla
#10
The Royal Hotel (2023) 89%
#10
Adjusted Score: 96383%
Critics Consensus: A chilling immersion into a place and time fraught with constant danger, The Royal Hotel reunites Kitty Green and Julia Garner to electrifying effect.
Synopsis: Americans Hanna and Liv are best friends backpacking in Australia. After they run out of money, Liv, looking for an... [More]
Starring: Jessica Henwick, Julia Garner, Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville
Directed By: Kitty Green
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