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What stands out first about In the House is the confidence with which François Ozon establishes its thriller identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, In the House asks Fabrice Luchini and Vincent Schmitt to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of In the House is established with useful clarity: A high school French teacher is drawn into a precocious student's increasingly transgressive story about his relationship with a friend's family. That direct

What stands out first about Detropia is the confidence with which Heidi Ewing establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Detropia asks Noah Stewart and Rachele Gilmnore to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Detropia is established with useful clarity: A documentary on the city of Detroit and its woes, which are emblematic of the collapse of the U.S. manufacturing base. That direct approach lets Detropia use its 1h 30m

What stands out first about A Hijacking is the confidence with which Tobias Lindholm establishes its thriller identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, A Hijacking asks Pilou Asbæk and Søren Malling to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of A Hijacking is established with useful clarity: The crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates who proceed to engage in escalating negotiations with authorities in Copenhagen. That direct approach

What stands out first about Ferrari Ki Sawaari is the confidence with which Rajesh Mapuskar establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Ferrari Ki Sawaari asks Sharman Joshi and Boman Irani to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Ferrari Ki Sawaari is established with useful clarity: How the pursuit of an Indian cricket legend's Ferrari makes a young boy's dreams of playing cricket at Lords a reality. That direct approach lets

What stands out first about Bachelorette is the confidence with which Leslye Headland establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Bachelorette asks Kirsten Dunst and Isla Fisher to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Bachelorette is established with useful clarity: Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school. That direct approach lets Bachelorette use its 1h 27m

What stands out first about The Act of Killing is the confidence with which Joshua Oppenheimer establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Act of Killing asks Anwar Congo and Herman Koto to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Act of Killing is established with useful clarity: A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death squad leaders to reenact their mass killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish

What stands out first about Shut Up and Play the Hits is the confidence with which Will Lovelace establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Shut Up and Play the Hits asks James Murphy and Chuck Klosterman to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Shut Up and Play the Hits is established with useful clarity: On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. That direct approach lets Shut Up

What stands out first about Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is the confidence with which Alison Klayman establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry asks Ai Weiwei and Dan Ai to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is established with useful clarity: A documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number

What stands out first about Being Flynn is the confidence with which Paul Weitz establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Being Flynn asks Paul Dano and Robert De Niro to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Being Flynn is established with useful clarity: Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re encounters his father, a con man and self proclaimed poet. That direct approach lets Being Flynn use its 1h 42m running t

What stands out first about Vicky Donor is the confidence with which Shoojit Sircar establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Vicky Donor asks Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Vicky Donor is established with useful clarity: A man is brought in by an infertility doctor to supply him with his sperm, where he becomes the biggest sperm donor for his clinic. That direct approach lets Vick

What stands out first about The Reluctant Fundamentalist is the confidence with which Mira Nair establishes its thriller identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Reluctant Fundamentalist asks Riz Ahmed and Liev Schreiber to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Reluctant Fundamentalist is established with useful clarity: A young Pakistani man chasing corporate success on Wall Street finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his America

What stands out first about Museum Hours is the confidence with which Jem Cohen establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Museum Hours asks Mary Margaret O'Hara and Bobby Sommer to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Museum Hours is established with useful clarity: When a Vienna museum guard befriends an enigmatic visitor, the grand Kunsthistorisches Art Museum becomes a mysterious crossroads that sparks explorations of thei