The Book Thief (2013)
> IMDb rating: 7.5 / 10
> Tomatometer score: 48%
> RT audience score: 73%
> Directed by: Brian Percival
> Starring: Sophie Nelisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Ben Schnetzer
Young orphan Liesel (Sophie Nelisse) develops a passion for reading in this WWII drama, adapted from a best-selling novel. When her adoptive parents take in a Jewish refugee, it puts their lives at risk. Audiences were kinder to the film than critics.
Still Alice (2014)
> IMDb rating: 7.5 / 10
> Tomatometer score: 85%
> RT audience score: 85%
> Directed by: Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland
> Starring: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth
Grappling with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease, a linguistics professor (Julianne Moore) slowly loses her sense of identity. All the while, her family watches on in despair. The film earned Moore an Academy Award for Best Actress.
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
> IMDb rating: 7.7 / 10
> Tomatometer score: 81%
> RT audience score: 85%
> Directed by: Josh Boone
> Starring: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff, Laura Dern
Based on John Green’s best-selling novel, this coming-of-age drama follows two teenage cancer patients (Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort) on a life-changing journey. It was shot on an estimated budget of just $12 million, earning over $307 million at the worldwide box office.
A Monster Calls (2016)
> IMDb rating: 7.5 / 10
> Tomatometer score: 86%
> RT audience score: 81%
> Directed by: J.A. Bayona
> Starring: Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell
Beset by his mother’s illness, (Felicity Jones), a young boy (Lewis MacDougall) makes an unlikely friend in the form of a magic tree monster (voiced by Liam Neeson). Writing for The Australian, critic David Stratton calls it “a small, almost delicate film that will richly reward those who connect with it.”
Christine (2016)
> IMDb rating: 6.9 / 10
> Tomatometer score: 88%
> RT audience score: 71%
> Directed by: Antonio Campos
> Starring: Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts, Maria Dizzia
Based on actual events, this biographical drama stars Rebecca Hall as 1970s TV reporter Christine Chubbuck. Determined to succeed in a highly competitive industry, Chubbuck’s growing depression gives way to an unforgettable public act.
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