John Bailey

John Bailey

John Ira Bailey was an American cinematographer and film director best known for his collaborations with directors Paul Schrader, Lawrence Kasdan, Michael Apted, and Ken Kwapis. In August 2017, Bailey was elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for a four-year term.

  • Title: John Bailey
  • Popularity: 2.225
  • Known For: Camera
  • Birthday: 1942-08-10
  • Place of Birth: Moberly, Missouri, USA
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  • Also Known As: John Ira Bailey
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John Bailey Movies

  • 2004
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    Incident at Loch Ness

    Incident at Loch Ness

    5.8 2004 HD

    When renowned director Werner Herzog and fellow filmmaker Zak Penn set off to explore the legend of Scotland's Loch Ness monster, they uncover much...

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  • 1992
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    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

    7 1992 HD

    Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips...

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  • 2019
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    Glamour and Tension: John Bailey on Notorious

    Glamour and Tension: John Bailey on Notorious

    1 2019 HD

    An analysis of Hitchcock's Notorious through Hitchcock's camera work, shots, camera angles, lens, and stylistic choices.

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  • 1970
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    Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story

    Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story

    1 1970 HD

    A documentary on John Schlesinger and Michael Childers.

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  • 2019
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    Casting a Shadow

    Casting a Shadow

    1 2019 HD

    cinematographer John Bailey and Matt Severson, director of the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, examine...

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  • 2018
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    Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

    Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

    7.3 2018 HD

    The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first...

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  • 2014
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    And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To...

    7 2014 HD

    The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...

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  • 2019
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    Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

    Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

    8.4 2019 HD

    Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers.

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  • 2008
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    Making Mishima

    Making Mishima

    1 2008 HD

    In this archival documentary, cinematographer John Bailey, production designer Eiko Ishioka, and composer Philip Glass discuss the conception of Paul...

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  • 1993
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    Groundhog Day

    Groundhog Day

    7.61 1993 HD

    A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the...

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  • 1991
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    A Brief History of Time

    A Brief History of Time

    7.237 1991 HD

    This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer....

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  • 1999
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    For Love of the Game

    For Love of the Game

    6.5 1999 HD

    A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of,...

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  • 1980
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    American Gigolo

    American Gigolo

    6.086 1980 HD

    Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's...

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  • 2007
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    License to Wed

    License to Wed

    5.7 2007 HD

    Newly engaged, Ben and Sadie can't wait to start their life together and live happily ever after. However Sadie's family church's Reverend Frank...

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  • 1987
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    Light of Day

    Light of Day

    5.4 1987 HD

    Cleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems.

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  • 1996
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    Extreme Measures

    Extreme Measures

    5.954 1996 HD

    Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency...

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  • 1982
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    Cat People

    Cat People

    6 1982 HD

    After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is...

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  • 1985
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    Silverado

    Silverado

    6.955 1985 HD

    Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends...

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  • 1994
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    Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool

    6.9 1994 HD

    A rascally nearing-retirement man juggles a workers' compensation suit while secretly working for his nemesis and flirting with his nemesis' young...

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  • 2005
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    Must Love Dogs

    Must Love Dogs

    5.883 2005 HD

    Sarah Nolan is a newly divorced woman cautiously rediscovering romance with the enthusiastic but often misguided help of her well-meaning family. As...

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  • 2008
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    Mad Money

    Mad Money

    6.5 2008 HD

    Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.

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  • 1993
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    In the Line of Fire

    In the Line of Fire

    6.987 1993 HD

    Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas....

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  • 1985
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    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    7.8 1985 HD

    A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of...

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  • 1999
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    The Out-of-Towners

    The Out-of-Towners

    5.71 1999 HD

    The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.

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  • 1983
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    The Big Chill

    The Big Chill

    6.8 1983 HD

    Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.

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  • 2005
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    The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

    The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

    6.506 2005 HD

    Four best friends (Tibby, Lena, Carmen & Bridget) who buy a mysterious pair of pants that fits each of them, despite their differing sizes, and...

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  • 1994
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    China Moon

    China Moon

    6.009 1994 HD

    Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After shooting her husband, Kyle relucantly agrees to help hide...

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  • 2005
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    The Producers

    The Producers

    6.2 2005 HD

    Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many...

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  • 2003
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    How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

    How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

    6.801 2003 HD

    It’s the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now,...

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  • 2002
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    Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

    Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

    6.1 2002 HD

    A mother and daughter dispute is resolved by the "Yaya sisterhood" - long time friends of the mother.

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  • 2001
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    Antitrust

    Antitrust

    6.022 2001 HD

    A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of...

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  • 2010
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    When in Rome

    When in Rome

    5.966 2010 HD

    Disillusioned with romance, Beth, an ambitious New Yorker, travels to Rome for her sister's wedding, where she plucks magic coins from a special...

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  • 1971
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    Two-Lane Blacktop

    Two-Lane Blacktop

    6.9 1971 HD

    A driver and a mechanic travel around the United States hopping from drag strip to drag strip in a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air coupe. They race for money,...

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  • 2004
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    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

    7 2004 HD

    Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

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  • 1996
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    Passion

    Passion

    7.2 1996 HD

    Giorgio, a young soldier, is in love with the married Clara and becomes her lover. But they are separated when Giorgio is posted far away, where he...

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  • 2013
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    The Way Way Back

    The Way Way Back

    7.147 2013 HD

    Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting...

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  • 2018
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    An Actor Prepares

    An Actor Prepares

    5.7 2018 HD

    After suffering a heart attack, a world-famous and hard-drinking actor is forced to drive across country with his estranged son—who testified...

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  • 1983
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    Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

    5.6 1983 HD

    English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon,...

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  • 1978
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    Days of Heaven

    Days of Heaven

    7.505 1978 HD

    In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work...

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  • 1991
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    The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

    The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

    8.8 1991 HD

    The filmed version of the one-woman stage show written by Jane Wagner and starring Lily Tomlin, which won the Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical...

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  • 1980
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    Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    7.5 1980 HD

    Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the...

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  • 2010
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    Ramona and Beezus

    Ramona and Beezus

    6.5 2010 HD

    Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes,...

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  • 2009
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    Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

    Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

    5.129 2009 HD

    After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at a prestigious East Coast university is...

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  • 1998
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    Always Outnumbered

    Always Outnumbered

    6.364 1998 HD

    An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his...

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  • 2002
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    Naqoyqatsi

    Naqoyqatsi

    6.1 2002 HD

    A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

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  • 1984
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    Racing with the Moon

    Racing with the Moon

    6.145 1984 HD

    In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II....

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  • 1976
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    Welcome to L.A.

    Welcome to L.A.

    5.167 1976 HD

    The lives of a group of Hollywood neurotics intersect over the Christmas holidays. Foremost among them, a songwriter visits Los Angeles to work on a...

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  • 2022
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    Ten Tricks

    Ten Tricks

    4.3 2022 HD

    In one night, a madam at a brothel makes plans to get pregnant, while a magician working across the street makes a drastic move to change his life.

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  • 1998
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    Living Out Loud

    Living Out Loud

    5.8 1998 HD

    Judith Moore is suddenly single after discovering her husband of fifteen years, a successful doctor, has been having an affair with a younger woman....

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  • 2006
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    The Architect

    The Architect

    5.9 2006 HD

    An architect engages in conflict with an activist who lives in a dangerous complex the architect designed.

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  • 2014
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    The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

    The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

    5.7 2014 HD

    After learning that a brain aneurysm will kill him in about 90 minutes, a perpetually unhappy man struggles to come to terms with his fate and make...

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  • 2014
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    The Forger

    The Forger

    5.768 2014 HD

    A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be...

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  • 1972
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    Premonition

    Premonition

    4 1972 HD

    A hippie student and his friends share deadly premonitions.

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  • 1984
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    The Pope of Greenwich Village

    The Pope of Greenwich Village

    6.298 1984 HD

    Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on....

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  • 2015
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    A Walk in the Woods

    A Walk in the Woods

    6.093 2015 HD

    After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the...

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  • 1981
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    Continental Divide

    Continental Divide

    6.018 1981 HD

    A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

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  • 1997
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    As Good as It Gets

    As Good as It Gets

    7.4 1997 HD

    Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon....

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  • 1980
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    City in Fear

    City in Fear

    6.167 1980 HD

    A psycho-on-the-loose story, about a burned-out newspaper columnist and his circulation-hungry publisher who wants him to turn the killer into Page...

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  • 2001
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    'N Sync: Bigger Than Live

    'N Sync: Bigger Than Live

    10 2001 HD

    The title isn't an exaggeration. " 'N Sync: Bigger Than Live," an IMAX concert pic showcasing the phenomenally successful boy band, offers an immense...

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  • 1979
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    Boulevard Nights

    Boulevard Nights

    7.082 1979 HD

    A focus on life in a gang, Boulevard Nights portrays the dangers of street violence. Richard Yniguez plays a young Chicano who tries to get out of...

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  • 2003
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    ADM: DOP

    ADM: DOP

    1 2003 HD

    ADM:DOP (Anthony Dod Mantle - Director of Photography) is an impressionistic look into the creative life and vision of cinematographer Anthony Dod...

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  • 2007
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    The Death and Life of Bobby Z

    The Death and Life of Bobby Z

    6.134 2007 HD

    A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a...

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  • 1982
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    That Championship Season

    That Championship Season

    5.1 1982 HD

    It started as a friendly meeting between 4 old buddies with their basketball coach and ended up in revealing the truth about their relationship. The...

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  • 2004
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    Incident at Loch Ness

    Incident at Loch Ness

    5.8 2004 HD

    When renowned director Werner Herzog and fellow filmmaker Zak Penn set off to explore the legend of Scotland's Loch Ness monster, they uncover much...

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  • 2008
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    Over Her Dead Body

    Over Her Dead Body

    5.528 2008 HD

    After his fiancée, Kate, dies in an accident on their wedding day, veterinarian Henry grows depressed. To help him move on, his sister has him...

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  • 2017
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    How to Be a Latin Lover

    How to Be a Latin Lover

    6.907 2017 HD

    An aging Latin lover gets dumped by his sugar mama and must fend for himself in a harsh world.

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  • 2013
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    Snake & Mongoose

    Snake & Mongoose

    5.3 2013 HD

    The untold story of how two Southern California drag racers, Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen, combined with corporate giants...

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  • 2013
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    A.C.O.D.

    A.C.O.D.

    5.528 2013 HD

    A grown man is still caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce. He discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children...

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  • 2000
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    Michael Jordan to the Max

    Michael Jordan to the Max

    7.3 2000 HD

    This documentary showcases basketball player Michael Jordan's awe-inspiring moves, providing behind-the-scenes and on-the-court action, including...

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  • 1996
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    Mariette in Ecstasy

    Mariette in Ecstasy

    1 1996 HD

    In this forceful study of religious passion an extraordinary spiritual experience is placed in the center of a deftly evoked natural world, namely,...

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  • 1978
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    A Question of Guilt

    A Question of Guilt

    6.2 1978 HD

    A swinging divorcée is prejudged by a police detective and accused of killing her child.

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  • 1987
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    Tough Guys Don't Dance

    Tough Guys Don't Dance

    4.646 1987 HD

    Tim Madden awakens one morning to discover a fresh tattoo on his arm, his car covered in blood, his girlfriend in bed with the town sheriff, and a...

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  • 1981
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    Honky Tonk Freeway

    Honky Tonk Freeway

    5.1 1981 HD

    Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not...

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  • 2000
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    Via Dolorosa

    Via Dolorosa

    1 2000 HD

    In this one-man Broadway production directed for the stage by Stephen Daldry, acclaimed screenwriter-playwright David Hare recounts his eye-opening...

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  • 1986
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    Crossroads

    Crossroads

    7.303 1986 HD

    A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.

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  • 2001
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    The Anniversary Party

    The Anniversary Party

    5.7 2001 HD

    While celebrating their reconciliation and six years of marriage, the American actress Sally Nash and the British novelist Joe Therrian receive their...

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  • 2012
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    Big Miracle

    Big Miracle

    6.7 2012 HD

    A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice...

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  • 1978
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    Battered

    Battered

    1 1978 HD

    Gritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marriages are complicated by spouse-abuse by their...

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  • 1975
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    Legacy

    Legacy

    1 1975 HD

    Director Karen Arthur's 1976 tale of a woman's mental breakdown stars Joan Hotchkis.

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  • 1988
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    Vibes

    Vibes

    5.7 1988 HD

    Medium Sylvia Pickel and psychometrist Nick Deezy meet at a psychic research facility in New York. Not long after, they're contacted by Harry...

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  • 1987
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    Swimming to Cambodia

    Swimming to Cambodia

    6.6 1987 HD

    Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film...

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  • 1988
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    The Accidental Tourist

    The Accidental Tourist

    6.201 1988 HD

    After the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife is having similar problems. They separate,...

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  • 1978
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    The Mafu Cage

    The Mafu Cage

    6.3 1978 HD

    Two strange sisters live in a crumbling mansion, where they keep a pet ape, which belonged to their late father, locked in a cage. While one of the...

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  • 2009
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    The Greatest

    The Greatest

    6.243 2009 HD

    Teenagers Rose and Bennett were in love, and then a car crash claimed Bennett's life. He left behind a grieving mother, father and younger brother,...

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  • 2010
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    Country Strong

    Country Strong

    6.13 2010 HD

    Soon after the rising young singer-songwriter Beau Williams gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star Kelly Canter, the pair...

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  • 1986
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    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    Brighton Beach Memoirs

    6.5 1986 HD

    Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He lives with his parents, his aunt, two cousins, and his...

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  • 2002
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    The Kid Stays in the Picture

    The Kid Stays in the Picture

    6.635 2002 HD

    Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.

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  • 1999
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    Forever Mine

    Forever Mine

    5.223 1999 HD

    A hotel cabana boy falls for the wife of a powerful politico. But when she confesses to the affair, her husband determines to end it forever.

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  • 2009
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    He's Just Not That Into You

    He's Just Not That Into You

    6.557 2009 HD

    Remember that really cute girl/guy who said they'd call – and didn't? Maybe they lost your number. Maybe they're in the hospital. Maybe they're...

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  • 2016
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    Burn Your Maps

    Burn Your Maps

    7.1 2016 HD

    A family in emotional turmoil is taken by surprise in this quirky adventure where an eccentric 8-year-old American boy, Wes, has an existential...

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  • 2019
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    Phil

    Phil

    4.962 2019 HD

    A depressed dentist in mid-life crisis tries to learn why one of his happiest patients suddenly commits suicide, and a dark comedic adventure ensues.

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  • 1990
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    My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

    6.1 1990 HD

    FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is...

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  • 2017
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    Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez

    Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez

    1 2017 HD

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