Richard D. Zanuck

Richard D. Zanuck

Richard Darryl Zanuck (/ˈzænək/; December 13, 1934 – July 13, 2012) was an American film producer. His 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He was also instrumental in launching the career of director Steven Spielberg, who described Zanuck as a "director's producer" and "one of the most honorable and loyal men of our profession."

  • Title: Richard D. Zanuck
  • Popularity: 1.664
  • Known For: Production
  • Birthday: 1934-12-13
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Richard D. Zanuck Movies

  • 1995
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    The Making of 'Jaws'

    The Making of 'Jaws'

    6.6 1995 HD

    A documentary on the making of one of the greatest films ever made, filled with trivia, interviews from cast and crew and never-before-seen footage.

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  • 1991
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    Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.

    Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.

    6 1991 HD

    This documentary provides a behind the scenes glimpse into the history of the Warner Bros. Studios. It begins with a look at the silent movies and...

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  • 2006
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    All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

    All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

    4.6 2006 HD

    A retrospective on the 1969 classic "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," its impact on the careers of the filmmakers and cast, and how the film made...

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  • 1995
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    Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

    Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

    4 1995 HD

    A biography of Darryl F. Zanuck, mogul and the power behind 20th Century Fox throughout the Golden Age.

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  • 2001
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    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    7.182 2001 HD

    Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive film of all time.

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  • 2013
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    Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

    Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

    6.1 2013 HD

    A look at the life and work of legendary film producer Richard D. Zanuck.

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  • 1997
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    In the Teeth of Jaws

    In the Teeth of Jaws

    8 1997 HD

    BBC documentary about the making of Steven Spielberg's Jaws.

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  • 2006
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    Who Needs Sleep?

    Who Needs Sleep?

    7 2006 HD

    A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work, focusing on the American film industry.

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  • 2010
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    Jaws: The Inside Story

    Jaws: The Inside Story

    7.3 2010 HD

    Steven Spielberg takes us behind the cameras for the making of a classic movie.

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  • 2000
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    Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'

    Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'

    6 2000 HD

    A behind the scenes look at the making of the movie M*A*S*H. The documentary reveals all of the chaos, politics, and conflict that was going on...

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  • 2001
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    Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'

    Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'

    7 2001 HD

    The exciting story of the making of William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971), hosted by former NYPD detective Sony Grosso, who inspired the...

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  • 2006
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    Darryl F. Zanuck: A Dream Fulfilled

    Darryl F. Zanuck: A Dream Fulfilled

    1 2006 HD

    Insights into Darryl Zanuck's passion and drive to make the film, from participation as a cameraman during the invasion of Normandy to the release of...

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  • 2007
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    The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'

    The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'

    1 2007 HD

    The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' features video clips of surviving cast and crew, including Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen, and Neile Adams,...

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  • 1998
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    Behind the Planet of the Apes

    Behind the Planet of the Apes

    7 1998 HD

    Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the...

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  • 2009
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    The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"

    The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"

    7.1 2009 HD

    After three decades, Jaws continues to intrigue, thrill and frighten viewers. This documentary focuses on the many ways in which Jaws has helped to...

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  • 2001
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    The Making of Jaws 2

    The Making of Jaws 2

    6 2001 HD

    A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this sequel to the now-classic horror movie that had viewers too scared to...

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  • 2008
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    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd

    7.542 2008 HD

    A general making-of piece featuring principal members of the cast and crew. A brief history of the demon barber is provided, as well as the actors'...

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  • 2001
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    Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

    Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

    1 2001 HD

    Darryl F. Zanuck ignores the protests of his peers and makes a movie about antisemitism called "Gentleman's Agreement" (1947).

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  • 1997
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    Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner

    Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner

    1 1997 HD

    Almost everyone who worked with director Franklin J. Schaeffer on the film is interviewed here, including George C. Scott (this piece was done before...

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  • 2003
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    Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen

    Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen

    7 2003 HD

    Behind the scenes of the making of Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

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  • 2003
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    Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star

    Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star

    6 2003 HD

    This is a lovely documentary that pays tribute to the career of star Jessica Tandy, as the filmmakers recall what it was like to work with this...

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  • 2020
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    Belushi

    Belushi

    6.813 2020 HD

    Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the...

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  • 2005
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    The Last Mogul

    The Last Mogul

    5.1 2005 HD

    A biography of powerful Hollywood agent and executive Lew Wasserman.

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  • 2000
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    The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

    The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

    8.3 2000 HD

    A documentary on the production of The French Connection (1971).

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  • 2006
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    Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

    Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

    6.5 2006 HD

    Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.

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  • 2005
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    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    7.051 2005 HD

    A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

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  • 1989
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    Driving Miss Daisy

    Driving Miss Daisy

    7.236 1989 HD

    The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew...

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  • 2003
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    Big Fish

    Big Fish

    7.762 2003 HD

    Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge...

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  • 1975
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    Jaws

    Jaws

    7.664 1975 HD

    When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist,...

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  • 1978
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    Jaws 2

    Jaws 2

    5.979 1978 HD

    Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.

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  • 1985
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    Cocoon

    Cocoon

    6.624 1985 HD

    When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

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  • 1999
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    True Crime

    True Crime

    6.522 1999 HD

    Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row...

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  • 2001
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    Planet of the Apes

    Planet of the Apes

    5.755 2001 HD

    After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes...

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  • 2000
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    Rules of Engagement

    Rules of Engagement

    6.2 2000 HD

    A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen.

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  • 1988
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    Cocoon: The Return

    Cocoon: The Return

    6.5 1988 HD

    The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows...

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  • 1974
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    The Sugarland Express

    The Sugarland Express

    6.6 1974 HD

    Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back....

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  • 2002
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    Reign of Fire

    Reign of Fire

    6.2 2002 HD

    In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to...

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  • 1998
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    Deep Impact

    Deep Impact

    6.224 1998 HD

    A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to...

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  • 1982
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    The Verdict

    The Verdict

    7.446 1982 HD

    Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a...

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  • 1980
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    The Island

    The Island

    5.207 1980 HD

    David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard and...

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  • 1996
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    Chain Reaction

    Chain Reaction

    5.732 1996 HD

    At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of...

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  • 2010
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    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    6.639 2010 HD

    Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.

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  • 1959
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    Compulsion

    Compulsion

    7 1959 HD

    Two close friends kidnap and murder a young boy and are defended in court by a renowned attorney who makes an impassioned plea against capital...

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  • 2012
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    Dark Shadows

    Dark Shadows

    6.075 2012 HD

    Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find...

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  • 1994
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    Clean Slate

    Clean Slate

    5.8 1994 HD

    Pogue is a private eye with a problem: every morning when he wakes up, he has total amnesia, waking up with a 'blank slate'. Since he is in the...

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  • 1962
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    The Chapman Report

    The Chapman Report

    5.3 1962 HD

    A research psychologist gets involved in the personal lives of four women.

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  • 1977
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    MacArthur

    MacArthur

    6.2 1977 HD

    The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by...

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  • 1974
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    Willie Dynamite

    Willie Dynamite

    6.4 1974 HD

    Willie Dynamite is a pimp who operates in New York City. Willie was a big success as a pimp, but now, just as fast as he rose to the top, he has hit...

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  • 2015
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    Bessie

    Bessie

    6.4 2015 HD

    The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

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  • 1975
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    The Eiger Sanction

    The Eiger Sanction

    6.1 1975 HD

    A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.

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  • 1961
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    Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

    5.333 1961 HD

    In 1920s rural Mississippi, Nancy Mannigoe, an African-American servant, is placed on death row for the murder of Temple Drake's infant child....

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  • 1992
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    Rich in Love

    Rich in Love

    6.9 1992 HD

    Warren Odom, a rich Southern gentleman, is left in a state of shock when his wife, Helen, leaves him unexpectedly. With Helen gone, Warren's...

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  • 1974
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    The Black Windmill

    The Black Windmill

    6.192 1974 HD

    A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on...

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  • 2002
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    Road to Perdition

    Road to Perdition

    7.355 2002 HD

    Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing,...

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  • 1973
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    Sssssss

    Sssssss

    5.181 1973 HD

    David, a college student, is looking for a job. He is hired by Dr. Stoner as a lab assistant for his research and experiments on snakes. David also...

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  • 2015
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    Hidden

    Hidden

    6.884 2015 HD

    A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.

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  • 2007
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    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    7.2 2007 HD

    The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership...

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  • 2008
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    Yes Man

    Yes Man

    6.677 2008 HD

    Carl Allen has stumbled across a way to shake free of post-divorce blues and a dead-end job: embrace life and say yes to everything.

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  • 1973
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    The Sting

    The Sting

    8 1973 HD

    A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a...

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  • 2009
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    SUGARLAND - Live at SoundStage 2009

    SUGARLAND - Live at SoundStage 2009

    10 2009 HD

    Jennifer Nettles voice can hold its own in any setting, but exceeds expectations alongside partner Kristian Bushs mandolin strumming at the Grainger...

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  • 1965
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    The Sound of Music

    The Sound of Music

    7.7 1965 HD

    In the years before the Second World War, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain...

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  • 1996
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    Mulholland Falls

    Mulholland Falls

    6 1996 HD

    In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.

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  • 1991
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    Rush

    Rush

    6.7 1991 HD

    Undercover cop Jim Raynor (Jason Patric) is a seasoned veteran. His partner, Kristen Cates (Jennifer Jason Leigh), is lacking in experience, but he...

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  • 1995
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    Wild Bill

    Wild Bill

    5.654 1995 HD

    Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and...

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  • 1981
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    Neighbors

    Neighbors

    5.7 1981 HD

    One man's quiet suburban life takes a sickening lurch for the worse when a young couple move into the deserted house next door. From the word go it...

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  • 1974
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    The Girl from Petrovka

    The Girl from Petrovka

    4.9 1974 HD

    A beautiful Russian ballerina falls in love with an American news correspondent. The KGB is most displeased and does everything it can to break them...

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  • 1985
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    Target

    Target

    5.9 1985 HD

    A Texan with a secret past searches Europe with his son after the KGB kidnaps his wife.

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  • 2010
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    Clash of the Titans

    Clash of the Titans

    5.904 2010 HD

    Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus...

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  • 2001
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    History vs. Hollywood

    History vs. Hollywood

    7.7 2001 HD

    History vs. Hollywood is a television show on the History Channel in the United States. On the show, experts are interviewed on the historical...

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  • 2010
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    Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

    Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

    4.7 2010 HD

    Each installment focuses on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the first moving pictures to the revolutionary,...

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  • 2000
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    Backstory

    Backstory

    6.5 2000 HD

    A provocative and in-depth look at the making of a classic movie, providing viewers with great movies. And the stories behind them.

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  • 1970
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    Backstory

    Backstory

    6.97 1970 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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