Top rated skillfully crafted movies on Criterion Channel

Check out today’s highest ranked skillfully crafted movies on Criterion Channel! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best skillfully crafted movies on Criterion Channel, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 After Yang (2022)

When his young daughter's beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.

Info

2022-03-04 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith

Rating

rating icon 6.424
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    futuristic vision
  2. Ranked #1 for
    mellow
  3. Ranked #1 for
    for contemplation

Trailer

After Yang trailer
play button

2 The Blue Caftan (2023)

Halim has been married to Mina for a long time, with whom he runs a traditional caftan store in the medina (old town) of Salé, Morocco. The couple has always lived with Halim's secret – his homosexuality – about which he has learned to keep quiet. However, Mina's illness and the arrival of a young apprentice upsets this balance. United in their love, each will help the other face his fears.

Info

2023-02-10 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri

Rating

rating icon 7.223
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    antsy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    directing with craftmanship
  3. Ranked #1 for
    young and handsome

Trailer

The Blue Caftan trailer
play button

3 Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)

An unexpected love triangle, a seduction trap, and a random encounter are the three episodes, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.

Info

2021-04-11 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima

Rating

rating icon 7.13
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    as a topic of discussion
  2. Ranked #1 for
    vignette narrative
  3. Ranked #2 for
    boyish

Trailer

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy trailer
play button

4 Incendies (2010)

A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

Info

2010-09-17 | Drama / War

Cast

Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin

Rating

rating icon 8.1
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #92 for
    gut-punch
  2. Ranked #118 for
    with epiphany moments
  3. Ranked #133 for
    foster father

Trailer

Incendies trailer
play button
download maimovie
Download
Maimovie Now

to discover other
1,597 similar movies

5 Godland (2022)

In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.

Info

2022-12-01 | Drama

Cast

Elliott Crosset Hove, Vic Carmen Sonne

Rating

rating icon 6.942
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #3 for
    dialed down acting
  2. Ranked #225 for
    prosaic
  3. Ranked #230 for
    unwelcoming

Trailer

Godland trailer
play button

6 Another Year (2010)

During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

Info

2010-11-05 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville

Rating

rating icon 6.982
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #138 for
    barn-burner
  2. Ranked #162 for
    like The Last Picture Show
  3. Ranked #181 for
    pill-popping

Trailer

Another Year trailer
play button

7 45 Years (2015)

There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. By the time the party is upon them, five days later, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate.

Info

2015-08-04 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay

Rating

rating icon 6.58
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #77 for
    cruel twist
  2. Ranked #151 for
    lugubrious
  3. Ranked #190 for
    with epiphany moments

Trailer

45 Years trailer
play button

8 The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further apart. At the same time, one teenage survivor of the accident has to reckon with the loss of innocence brought about by a different kind of damage.

Info

1997-09-25 | Drama

Cast

Ian Holm, Sarah Polley

Rating

rating icon 6.9
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #27 for
    tour de force
  2. Ranked #51 for
    Multiple POV
  3. Ranked #64 for
    confusing

Trailer

The Sweet Hereafter trailer
play button

9 A Separation (2011)

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

Info

2011-02-15 | Drama

Cast

Leila Hatami, Payman Maadi

Rating

rating icon 7.898
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #45 for
    with marital problems
  2. Ranked #47 for
    masterpiece
  3. Ranked #94 for
    exceptional

Trailer

A Separation trailer
play button

10 Amour (2012)

Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.

Info

2012-09-20 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva

Rating

rating icon 7.767
More Info

People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #34 for
    masterpiece
  2. Ranked #38 for
    cruel twist
  3. Ranked #104 for
    downward spiral

Trailer

Amour trailer
play button

FAQ

According to the review analysis on Maimovie, movies in Top rated skillfully crafted movies on Criterion Channel list are rated as good, masterpiece, cathartic, prosaic, for heartbroken viewers, outstanding, with epiphany moments, foster father, gut-wrenching, exceptional.
We collect all existing reviews on the web for all movies and proceed machine learning to calculate the A.I. ranking. It ranks the movies while automatically updating new information every week.
Using Taste search, Maimovie provides a unique system which helps you search for specific results through phrases that are collected from movie reviews and information from various movie databases. You can look for movies with phrases such as “adrenaline pumping movies” or “unexpected plot twist of all time.” The Maimovie application’s database covers movie information from all 540K+ movies and connects you to all 74+ available streaming services.