At the end of a long week, it's easy to feel run down. Try to take some comfort in knowing you're not alone. Up To Date's indie, foreign and documentary film critics have recommendations featuring brilliant but addled and hard-headed (or just plain delusional) leads dealing with some issues of their own.
Cynthia Haines
The Adderall Diaries, R
- A fascination with a high-profile murder case stirs up a addicted writer's memories of his troubled childhood.
King Georges, unrated
- Restaurateur Georges Perrier struggles to hand over control of his iconic French eatery Le Bec-Fin.
Marguerite, R
- A secretly-snickering audience pushes an off-pitch performer out of her personal bubble and into the limelight.
Steve Walker
The Adderall Diaries, R
- James Franco as a tormented writer grappling with the emotional scars of an abusive father, played by Ed Harris.
Born to Be Blue, R
- In this gritty biopic, Ethan Hawke immerses himself in the life of jazz artist Chet Baker.
Marguerite, R
- An acerbic French comedy about a deluded woman who thinks she's a great singer, but isn't.
