By Vlad Zakh · August 29, 2026
Nobody turns the camera on critics quite like these films. Life Itself tells the moving story of Roger Ebert, Pulitzer Prize and all, Top Five spends a chaotic day with a comedian and a journalist, and Critic gathers seventy filmmakers and critics to argue about cinema. The Film Critic, Play It Again, Sam and A Slight Case of Murder round out the six, with plenty of neurotic cinephiles along the way.
01 A world-weary film critic who despises romantic cliches finds himself living inside a sappy love story.
Directed by Hernán Guerschuny · 1h 38m · Rated NR
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02 The surprising and moving life of renowned film critic Roger Ebert, from his Pulitzer Prize to his brave final years.
Directed by Steve James · 2h 01m · Rated R
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03 A comedian-turned-serious-actor spends a chaotic day with a journalist just before his wedding, opening up as the hours pass.
Directed by Chris Rock · 1h 42m · Rated R
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04 Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema and the tension between artist and observer across three continents.
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho · 1h 16m
05 A film critic accidentally kills his lover in a quarrel and has to cover his tracks as a suspicious detective closes in.
Directed by Steven Schachter · 1h 34m
06 A neurotic film critic obsessed with Casablanca tries to get back into dating with help from his imaginary hero.
Directed by Herbert Ross · 1h 25m · Rated PG
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