To help you make your choices, here are the films of the week with the highest ratings by the press on AlloCiné!*
THE 3 BEST FILMS ACCORDING TO THE PRESS:
1st ex aequo: Oppenheimer – 3.8/5
“Chris Nolan continues to lead the great American show towards singular and experimental territories, between intimate portrait and political fresco. Very great cinema.” By Aurélien Allin (CinemaTeaser)
“Fascinating, but confused, always seeming to hesitate between critical portraiture and hagiography, Oppenheimer, unwittingly, is as paradoxical and contradictory as his object of study.” By Olivier De Bruyn (Marianne)
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1st ex aequo: Of our time… – 3.8/5
“Nowadays is more attentive than ever to the infinitesimal delights of life. For two films, HSS has been telling us that he no longer sees anything (the blur of In Water), and why he no longer sees anything (the impossibility of stopping what poisons him). Upsetting, and sublime.” By Bruno Deruisseau (Les Inrockuptibles)
“With “Nowadays…”, his 30th feature film presented at the close of the Quinzaine des Cinéastes in Cannes, from a filmography that spans nearly 30 years, the South Korean director, Hong Sangsoo, shows himself to be more and more minimalist, human and touching.” By Michèle Levieux (L’Humanité)
3rd tied: Navigators – 3.6/5
“When great History meets fiction from the brilliant mind of Buster Keaton, it gives a documentary that is a bit crazy but wildly interesting.” By Laurent Cambon (aSee-aLire.com)
“You absolutely have to go to the theater to experience this hypnotic experience where form and substance blend perfectly in an alchemical wedding. Teichner takes us on board, transforming the galley of political exiles into an odyssey.” By Xanaé Bove (Culturopoing.com)
3rd tied: The Packs – 3.6/5
“Black polar as absurd as it is suffocating on the edge of the cinema of the Coen brothers and Scorsese, Les Meutes is a panting and poetic first film.” By Alexandre Janowiak (Widescreen)
“We are here, and that’s what makes the salt of this remarkable first feature film, between the pure monstrosity of a rotting corpse and the superstitious rise of a concern for faith in Hassan.” By by J. Ma. (Le Monde)
THE 3 BEST FILMS ACCORDING TO VIEWERS:
1st: Oppenheimer – 4.4/5
“Christopher NOLAN offers us here a real cinematographic masterpiece with just incredible action scenes! I had some apprehension about the fact that the film lasts 3 hours, but in the end, it’s so good that we don’t see them pass. A must see!” By lyah
“The cast is excellent, with many familiar faces. Cillian Murphy excels here. The cinematography and sound effects are insane.” By sydney
2nd: Barbie – 3.4/5
“A satire mastered in every detail and produced with the nostalgia of childhood. A magic that succeeds as much in making us laugh and smile as it makes us think.” By Wienna
“Margot ROBBIE and Ryan GOSLING are excellent in their respective roles. A success!” By lyah
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3rd: under the carpet – 3.2/5
“Moving, funny, subtle.” By Rebecca
“”Under the carpet” is smoothly carried out thanks to eclectic talents: Bérénice Bejo, Thomas Scimeca, Stéphane Brel… A singular and amazing feature film around mourning.” By Cinephiles 44
* According to the ratings of the AlloCiné barometer, as of Friday July 21, 2023, for films released in theaters on July 19 with at least 10 reviews for the top press and 50 ratings for the top viewers. These two tops do not include films already released once or several times in France.