I was trying to come up with a unifying theme.
3 are by female directors. The films were acclaimed, but not so much as to advance general opinion of their talent.
The Congress is Ari Folman's follow up to Waltz with Bashir, one of my favorite films of the 00s.
Like Crazy had some buzz at the time, but (like the other 4) has slipped through the cracks despite the three leads: Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence