Three Colors: Blue (1993)
Directed by: Krystztof Kieslowski
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Florence Pernel
Rated: R for Some Sexuality
Running Time: 1 h 38 m
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Acting, Cinematography
WEAKNESSES: Some Heavy-Handedness in Last Five Minutes
A woman must find a way to carry on after the death of her husband and child.
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Cache (2005)
Directed by: Michael Haneke
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Maurice Benichou
Rated: R for Brief Strong Violence
Running Time: 1 h 57 m
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Acting
WEAKNESSES: Mild Pacing Issues
A married couple is terrorized by a series of surveillance videotapes that are left on their front door.
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High Life (2018)
Directed by: Claire Denis
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth
Rated: R for Disturbing Sexual and Violent Content Including Sexual Assault, Graphic Nudity, and For Language
Running Time: 1 h 53 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Story Structure, Acting, Cinematography, Unique Story, Themes
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Some Production Design
A father and daughter struggle to survive in deep space.
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Godzilla (2014)
Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Wantanabe, Sally Hawkins, Juliette Binoche
Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Destruction, Mayhem and Creature Violence
Running Time: 2 h 3 m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Visual Effects, Godzilla Action
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Not Enough Godzilla, Boring Protagonist
Giant creatures begin appearing across the globe, and a giant lizard named Godzilla rises to fight them.
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Chocolat (2000)
Directed by: Lasse Hallstrom
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Judi Dench, Carrie-Anne Moss, Lena Olin, Peter Stormare, Hugh O’Conor
Rated: PG-13 for a Scene of Sensuality and Some Violence
Running Time: 2 h 1 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Tone, Writing, Acting, Themes, Production Design
WEAKNESSES: Cinematography, Editing
A single mother opens a chocolate shop in a conservative village in France, challenging the morals of the town.
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Summer Hours (2008)
Directed by: Oliver Assayas
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jeremie Renier, Edith Scob
Rated: NR (Suggested PG for Thematic Materials Including a Drug Reference)
Running Time: 1 h 43 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing, Directing, Cinematography
WEAKNESSES: -
Three siblings must decide what to do with their deceased mother’s estate.
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