Shoplifters
NYT Critic’s Pick R Crime, Drama Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda
In this beautifully felt drama, the Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda dives into the mess of life with a story about a family on the ragged edge.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Becoming Astrid
NYT Critic’s Pick Biography, Drama Directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen
This biopic of the Swedish writer of the “Pippi Longstocking” series hits familiar beats, but its performances are pitch perfect.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

Inquiring Nuns
NYT Critic’s Pick Not Rated Documentary Directed by Gordon Quinn
In this newly restored 1968 documentary, two nuns ask a variety of passers-by in Chicago: “Are you happy?”
By GLENN KENNY

Invisible Hands
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Shraysi Tandon
Shraysi Tandon’s dense investigative documentary jumps into the murky and shameful world of child trafficking and forced labor.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS

The Favourite
NYT Critic’s Pick R Biography, Drama Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Lanthimos’s new film, starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, turns 18th-century royal intrigue into sublime and ridiculous comedy.
By A.O. SCOTT

Roma
NYT Critic’s Pick R Drama Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
Cuarón uses both intimacy and monumentality to express the depths of ordinary life in this autobiographical movie set in Mexico City in the 1970s.
By MANOHLA DARGIS

Creed II
NYT Critic’s Pick PG-13 Drama, Sport Directed by Steven Caple Jr.
Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson and Sylvester Stallone reunite in a terrific follow-up to “Creed.”
By A.O. SCOTT

The World Before Your Feet
NYT Critic’s Pick Documentary Directed by Jeremy Workman
Not everyone can spend several years walking every block of New York. But spending 90 minutes doing that in this documentary is swell.
By BEN KENIGSBERG

Ralph Breaks the Internet
NYT Critic’s Pick PG Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy Directed by Phil Johnston, Rich Moore
John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman return to voice the characters in this social satire sequel that is downright scary.
By BILGE EBIRI

— Of Possible Interest —

Family in Transition
Documentary Directed by Ofir Trainin
The documentary tells the story of Amit Tsuk, who comes out as transgender, and the effect it has on the family.
By KEN JAWOROWSKI

Robin Hood
PG-13 Action, Adventure, Thriller Directed by Otto Bathurst
This is not your father’s, or grandfather’s, “Robin Hood,” and it’s not very good, either.
By GLENN KENNY