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The Accidental Husband (2008)

This chaotic tale of revenge and romance is too convoluted to follow and too silly to tolerate

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Bridesmaids (2011)

A touching, gross, and relentlessly hilarious tale of friends enduring the best and worst of times together

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Transfusion (2023)

Sam Worthington is mired in a plodding plot that wants to be actioner and think piece and winds up being neither

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Act of Valor (2012)

The well staged action sequences can't make us overlook the stilted dialog and cardboard characterizations

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Sand Storm (2016)

It's not a war story – only it is, of sorts – about modern Arab women's struggle against millennia-old traditions

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The Skeleton Twins (2014)

Estranged, dysfunctional twins Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig somehow manage to make suicide mirthful

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Alien Outpost (2014)

Another tired "advanced beings from outer space invade with WWII-level tactics." OK battle scenes, zero plot

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Black or White (2014)

A hard-edged, thought-provoking drama of a widowed father fighting for custody of his biracial daughter

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Young Ones (2014)

In a water-parched future, a refreshingly original and complex story of greed, betrayal, and family loyalty

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The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

A do-gooder lawyer who works from the back of his car begins to realize his case isn't exactly open-and-shut

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Conan the Barbarian (2011)

For a guy facing the fight of his life, Conan sure does spend a lot of time sword-twirling.

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Albert Nobbs (2011)

A refreshingly unique tale, splendidly acted, that still leaves you unaffected and a bit adrift at the end

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