Still Alice

Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.

Julianne Moore's performance draws near-universal admiration, but the film surrounding her divides critics sharply — many find it a sensitive and dignified portrait of Alzheimer's, while others argue it softens the disease's cruelties into something formulaic and manipulative. The central fault line is whether the story earns its emotional weight or simply delivers it on cue.