The Namesake (2007)

"After The Pursuit of Happyness I didn't think I'd see a better movie about dads for a decade -- maybe that's why I was bowled over by The Namesake."

Nanny McPhee (2006)

"As I watched, however, I realized Nanny McPhee wasn't a child's fantasy at all. It was my fantasy."

Naqoyqatsi (2002)

"Whether you're moved and love it, or bored or frustrated by the film, you'll still feel something."

National Treasure (2004)

"You think for a minute it might tip the movie toward an ending of real integrity -- you know, like the real treasure being the Declaration itself."

Never Die Alone (2004)

"Scott Fitzgerald might get a laugh from Never Die Alone."

The New World (2005)

"For Terrence Malick, The New World is anything but -- it's the same mix of nature photography, monologue and sudden violence we saw in The Thin Red Line."

Next (2007)

"Who are these terrorists, aside from an unexplained coalition of French, Germans and Asians? Why are they trying to destroy Los Angeles? Was it because of X-Men 3?"

Next Stop Wonderland (1997)

"What distinguishes Wonderland are its independent touches -- an unusual soundtrack featuring mainly samba music, wide-ranging cultural references, and a production that is ensemble- rather than star-driven."

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

"I, frankly, am too old for this. I did the all-night, bar-hopping, diner-at-dawn thing and, now, just watching it gives me a hangover."

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

"If there's one thing that a movie-going Mom or Dad understands, it's the look in the eyes of someone who's just going through the motions, and there's a lot of that going on in Night 2."

Nim's Island (2008)

"Jodie Foster isn't the first Oscar winner to be defeated by the deceptively simple demands of slapstick comedy. Only the most recent."

No Country for Old Men (2007)

"A rare instance of great American filmmakers taking on a great American book, and winning."

Noise (2008)

"I'd hate to live in a movie world that didn't make room for weird, imperfect little movies like this."

North Country (2005)

"North Country is crisp, efficient, often familiar in form, but exceptional in some ways. It's effective, for instance, in exploring how different women behave differently in the face of abuse."

Not Easily Broken (2009)

"Not Easily Broken, battles credibility problems. Even so, Duke crafts some nice scenes between Henson and Lewis as the movie pushes their own relationship to a point of catharsis."

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

"Though [Dench's character's] actions are cruel, they are brilliantly, memorably so -- executed with a twisted genius worthy of Iago."

Notorious (2009)

"There is an unexpected moral dimension in Notorious, which skims the basics of B.I.G.'s well-chronicled career as a rapper, while concentrating on his less-celebrated maturation as father and husband."

November (2005)

"Who lives? Who dies? Who cares."

Nurse Betty (2000)

"This black comedy from Neil LaBute doesn't look finished, just abandoned -- a complicated tangle of clashing ideas and styles beyond the director's capacity to reconcile."