Top rated wildly improbable movies on Criterion Channel
Check out today’s highest ranked wildly improbable movies on Criterion Channel! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best wildly improbable movies on Criterion Channel, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 Tootsie (1982)
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego - Dorothy Michaels - in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
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- 1982-12-17 | Comedy / Romance
Cast
- Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange
Rating
7.22
2 An Education (2009)
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.
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- 2009-10-29 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard
Rating
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6.942
3 Black Book (2006)
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
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- 2006-09-14 | Drama / Thriller
Cast
- Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch
Rating
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7.472
4 Phoenix (2014)
German-Jewish cabaret singer Nelly survived Auschwitz but had to undergo reconstructive surgery as her face was disfigured. Without recognizing Nelly, her former husband Johnny asks her to help him claim his wife’s inheritance. To see if he betrayed her, she agrees, becoming her own doppelganger.
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- 2014-09-25 | Drama
Cast
- Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld
Rating
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6.822
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5 Minority Report (2002)
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
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- 2002-06-20 | Science Fiction / Action
Cast
- Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell
Rating
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7.345
6 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.
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- 2010-09-17 | Drama / War
Cast
- Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin
Rating
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8.097
7 House of Flying Daggers (2004)
In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
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- 2004-05-19 | Adventure / Drama
Cast
- Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau
Rating
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7.276
8 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.
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- 2021-04-11 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima
Rating
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7.1
9 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.
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- 2022-03-04 | Science Fiction / Drama
Cast
- Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith
Rating
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6.4
10 Three Colors: Red (1994)
Valentine, a student model in Geneva, struggles with a possessive boyfriend and a troubled family. When she runs over a dog, she discovers that its owner, a retired judge, is illegally wiretapping and eavesdropping on his neighbors' phone calls. Although Valentine is outraged, she develops a strange bond with the judge – and as the two become closer, she finds herself caught in the middle of events that could change her life.
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- 1994-05-12 | Drama / Mystery
Cast
- Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Rating
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7.9
