Tony Goldwyn
Biography: Anthony Howard 'Tony' Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, singer, producer, director, and political activist. He's known for his roles as Carl Bruner in Ghost, President Fitzgerald Grant on ABC's drama Scandal, district attorney Nicholas Baxter on Law & Order, Gordon Gray in Oppenheimer, Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), Andrew Prior in Divergent and Insurgent, Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai, Michael Drucker in The 6th Day, Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph in Kiss the Girls, Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, Harold Nixon in Nixon (1995), Fletcher Cole in The Pelican Brief, and the voice of Tarzan in the Disney animated Tarzan. He made his acting debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), and had his breakthrough for starring as Carl Bruner in the fantasy thriller film Ghost (1990), which earned him a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to star as Harold Nixon in the biographical film Nixon (1995), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and as Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998). He portrayed Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), which earned him a second nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. He starred as President Fitzgerald Grant III in the ABC legal/political drama Scandal (2012–2018) and directed a number of episodes for the series, for which he won a Peabody Award. He is the son of film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and actress Jennifer Howard. His paternal grandparents were film producer and movie studio mogul Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish Jewish immigrant from Warsaw, and actress Frances Howard, who was originally from Nebraska. His maternal grandparents were playwright Sidney Howard and actress Clare Eames. His brother John Goldwyn is a film producer, a former executive of Paramount Pictures and the executive producer of the series Dexter. His brother Peter is also a film producer and the current President of Samuel Goldwyn Films. His half-sister Liz Goldwyn is a filmmaker. His niece is writer/producer Emily Goldwyn (John's daughter - and her mother is actress Colleen Camp). He has been married to production designer Jane Musky since 1987 and they have two daughters: Anna, a screenwriter, and Tess, an actress. Most info from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Ghost
1990-07-13
Ghost
Overview: After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Thriller Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-07-13
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Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991-01-01
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Overview: Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers is a 1991 American short documentary film directed by Bill Couturié. It shows footage from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War, overlaid with readings of letters from US troops fighting in each war. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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The Last Samurai
2003-12-05
The Last Samurai
Overview: Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
Genres: Drama Action War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-05
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Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
1986-08-01
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Overview: Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-01
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The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022-11-17
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Overview: A dysfunctional family that can't seem to get along and get it together reluctantly reunites for a family wedding. As their many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, it turns out to be just what this singular family needs to reconnect.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-17
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Doomsday Gun
1994-07-23
Doomsday Gun
Overview: Dr Gerald Bull was a genius at designing and building superguns (very large long range guns capable of shooting at ranges more than 100 miles). When an operational plan by the CIA to export sanctioned arms to apartheid-South Africa through him was exposed, the CIA denied all knowledge and he went to jail. He was later released, and moved to Belgium to start a subsidiary, of which a major project was to help Saddam Hussein build a new supergun capable of firing over 500 miles.
Genres: History Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-23
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The 6th Day
2000-11-17
The 6th Day
Overview: A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish, and even the family pet can be cloned. But cloning humans is illegal - that is until family man Adam Gibson comes home from work one day to find a clone has replaced him. Taken from his family and plunged into a sinister world he doesn't understand, Gibson must not only save himself from the assassins who must destroy him to protect their secret, but uncover who and what is behind the horrible things happening to him.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-17
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Kiss the Girls
1997-09-29
Kiss the Girls
Overview: Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-29
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The Mechanic
2011-01-13
The Mechanic
Overview: Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code requiring professional perfection and total detachment. One of an elite group of assassins, Bishop may be the best in the business - with a unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. When Harry McKenna, his close friend and mentor, is murdered, Harry's son comes to him with vengeance in his heart and a desire to learn Bishop's trade, signaling the birth of a deadly partnership.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-13
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Kuffs
1992-01-10
Kuffs
Overview: George Kuffs didn't finish high-school, just lost his job, and his college-age girlfriend is pregnant. To top it off, George's brother Brad is killed and George inherits Brad's "patrol special" privatized police district and all the problems that come with it.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-10
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Tarzan
1999-06-18
Tarzan
Overview: Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
Genres: Family Adventure Animation Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-18
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American Gun
2005-09-15
American Gun
Overview: Seemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-15
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Abandon
2002-10-14
Abandon
Overview: A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as new facts are uncovered.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-14
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An American Rhapsody
2001-06-22
An American Rhapsody
Overview: A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has trouble adjusting. The daughter then decides to travel to Budapest to discover her identity.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-22
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The Sisters
2005-04-23
The Sisters
Overview: Based on Anton Chekov's "The Three Sisters" about siblings living in a college town who struggle with the death of their father and try to reconcile relationships in their own lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-23
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Truman
1995-09-09
Truman
Overview: Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and subsequent election as the US' post-war President.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-09
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Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
2007-03-13
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
Overview: The making of Ghost
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-13
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Joshua
2002-04-19
Joshua
Overview: When Joshua moves to the outskirts of Auburn, he awakens the curiosity of the sleepy town. They don’t know who he is or where he came from, but no one can shake the feeling they’ve known him for years. Despite his benevolence and selfless work in the community, some remain suspicious. Just what exactly is Joshua up to?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-19
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The Last House on the Left
2009-03-13
The Last House on the Left
Overview: When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no one is going to forget.
Genres: Crime Thriller Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-13
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Murder Mystery 2
2023-03-28
Murder Mystery 2
Overview: After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-28
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The Boys Next Door
1996-02-04
The Boys Next Door
Overview: Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four developmentally disabled men: obsessive-compulsive Norman, bipolar Arnold, childlike Lucien, and schizophrenic Barry. When Jack announces his decision to leave his job, his four charges react quite unexpectedly to the news.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-04
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Pocahontas: The Legend
1995-06-01
Pocahontas: The Legend
Overview: Englishmen come to explore and settle the new world. There they find natives who are curious about their "firesticks" and strange customs.
Genres: Romance Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-01
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The Lesser Evil
1998-10-01
The Lesser Evil
Overview: Four best friends reunite in a remote cabin for the first time in two decades. They are not there to reminisce about the good old days, but rather, to sort out the deadly details of one fateful afternoon in their past, when they all skipped school - and their lives were altered forever. Now the haunting truth has caught up with them, along with the reality that they are probably heading for jail. But in the soul-searching angst of deciding right from wrong, the though of going down after all this time seems incomprehensible. And with the authorities hot on their trail, the old friends quickly realize that someone has to pay and their only option to remain free is to sacrifice the only thing they've held on to for years... each other!
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-01
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The Godfather of Green Bay
2005-04-20
The Godfather of Green Bay
Overview: Joe Keegan is the 'Rocky' of stand-up comedy. A fifteen-year comedy veteran who was pegged for stardom early on in his career but has blown every major audition he has ever had in legendary fashion. Fresh off a recent fiasco with a heckler that included a broken nose, Joe's friend Kenny tells him he can get them an audition for 'The Tonight Show' and that it's 'a can't miss.' The one catch is that it's at a roadside bar in tiny Pine Lake, Wisconsin, hometown of Tonight Show Talent scout, Harvey Skorik who never misses 'Rocktoberfest.' Having doubts but needing a break from L.A., Joe reluctantly agrees to go. Arriving in Wisconsin, Joe bombs his first night on stage when local emcee Dug sabotages him. Joe cannot get a break until he encounters his former high school English teacher, the beautiful Molly Mahoney who is also at a crossroads in her life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-20
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Reckless
1995-11-17
Reckless
Overview: On Christmas Eve, a relentlessly cheerful woman escapes from the killers hired by her husband, and embarks on a series of strange encounters.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-17
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Romance & Cigarettes
2005-09-13
Romance & Cigarettes
Overview: Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much to the chagrin of his wife, and his life is thrown into upheaval. Kitty kicks Nick out of the house, and he is forced to make some difficult decisions.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-13
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Traces of Red
1992-11-13
Traces of Red
Overview: Jack, a Palm Beach detective, becomes involved in a case of multiple murders. All the women can be linked to Jack in some way. Jack and his partner have no leads, but numerous suspects. The murders continue, along with anonymous letters from the killer.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-13
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Trouble on the Corner
1997-10-09
Trouble on the Corner
Overview: Jeff, a troubled therapist, suffers a breakdown when he spies on his sexy neighbor Ericca, a beautiful model that rollerblades around her apartment in red gloves and a kimono. When he confuses his erotically bizarre patients' most perverse neuroses with his own, the fine line between reality and fantasy erodes with lethal consequences. Darkly comedic, Trouble on the Corner takes you into the depths of one man's decent into madness and races toward the murderous conclusion of this tale of a modern urban nightmare.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-09
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Divergent
2014-03-14
Divergent
Overview: In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-14
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Gaby: A True Story
1987-10-30
Gaby: A True Story
Overview: The life of Gaby Brimmer, a girl physically handicapped, who finally gets her goals of study and triumph.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-30
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Iran: Days of Crisis
1991-09-30
Iran: Days of Crisis
Overview: Follows the events of Iran hostage crisis of 1979 and people who were held as hostages in the US embassy in Tehran, Iran for over 400 days.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-30
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The Substance of Fire
1996-09-11
The Substance of Fire
Overview: Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems determined to run his publishing firm into the ground by printing books that have no hope of financial success. His son Aaron, who also works at the company, grows frustrated with Isaac's emotional decline and attempts to take over the firm. The resulting crisis involves Isaac's other two children, his daughter Sarah and his dying son Martin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-11
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Ash Tuesday
2003-05-09
Ash Tuesday
Overview: After September 11th, six Lower Manhattan residents must deal with pain on their own. Yet in doing so, they find that their lives are inexplicably linked. "Ash Tuesday" examines the loneliness inherent in New York life, but it does so with a refreshing wit and humor that will leave you smiling.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-09
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Taking the Heat
1993-06-06
Taking the Heat
Overview: When Michael Norell witnesses a murder, he doesn't want to testify but he is forced to by the police. A cop is ordered to bring him to the court, but before they get there they have to deal with several attacks from killers.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-06-06
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Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
2014-06-28
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
Overview: Cult leader Warren Jeffs rises to power in the polygamist Mormon sect once headed by his late father, but some of his wives fight back to bring him to justice. Based on a true story.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-28
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The Last Tattoo
1994-07-01
The Last Tattoo
Overview: In 1943, U.S. marines are stationed near Wellington. One of them is murdered by the boss of the Hotel Workers Union, who is sitting pretty, exempt from military service and living it up on black market profits. Girls under the control of the union - of whom the victim's fiancee, Rose, is one - give sexual favours to the Americans, in return for information. The marine assigned to investigate the murder, tries to find Rose through a public health nurse who traces VD infections. However they discover there it more going on than they realized, involving a conspiracy amongst the Union, the government and the U.S. military.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-01
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Love Matters
1993-10-03
Love Matters
Overview: Married couple Tom and Julie begin to question the stability of their relationship when an old friend comes to visit... with his latest mistress in tow.
Genres: Thriller Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-03
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The Last Word
1995-08-27
The Last Word
Overview: A journalist with solid mob connections falls for a stripper with a dark past.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-27
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Oppenheimer
2023-07-19
Oppenheimer
Overview: The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-07-19
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Bounce
2000-11-15
Bounce
Overview: Buddy Amaral, a successful and self-absorbed Los Angeles advertising executive, switches airline tickets with a stranger just before boarding a long-delayed flight so that he might enjoy an overnight fling with a pretty Dallas businesswoman. When the plane goes down, killing all aboard, Buddy's guilt soon turns into an alcohol problem. As part of his 12-step program, Buddy seeks atonement and decides to seek out the woman he thinks he's left a widow.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-15
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Plane
2023-01-12
Plane
Overview: After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple militias planning to take the plane and its passengers hostage.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-01-12
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Insurgent
2015-03-18
Insurgent
Overview: Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-18
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The Belko Experiment
2016-03-17
The Belko Experiment
Overview: A group of eighty American workers are locked in their office and ordered by an unknown voice to participate in a twisted game.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-17
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Ghosts Never Sleep
2005-04-01
Ghosts Never Sleep
Overview: Jared, a struggling writer, is haunted by a tragic past. Fact and fiction explosively collide when he writes of a dark family secret that his wife can't understand and that his mother has vowed to keep hidden at all costs. This gripping psycho-drama is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat! Featuring star performances from Faye Dunaway, Sean Young and Tony Goldwyn
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-01
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Ezra
2024-05-30
Ezra
Overview: Stand-up comedian Max Bernal lives with his father Stan while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra with his ex-wife. When forced to confront difficult decisions about their son's future, Max and Ezra embark on a cross-country road trip that has a transcendent impact on both their lives.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-05-30
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Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001-10-07
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Overview: The life and work of Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish-born glove salesman who became one of Hollywood's greatest independent producers, is remembered in this classy documentary created for the PBS American Masters series. Based on A. Scott Berg's acclaimed biography, the film includes new interviews with Goldwyn's surviving family members as well as vintage interviews with such luminaries as Bette Davis, John Huston, Laurence Olivier and others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-07
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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
2017-09-28
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Overview: The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
Genres: Drama History Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-28
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Nixon
1995-12-22
Nixon
Overview: A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his Presidency.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-22
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The Pelican Brief
1993-09-17
The Pelican Brief
Overview: A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-17
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All I Wish
2018-02-01
All I Wish
Overview: A woman struggles to escape the clutches of her overbearing, co-dependent mother, while gradually falling for a sexy, sophisticated attorney.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-01
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Vault of Horror I
1994-07-02
Vault of Horror I
Overview: A compilation of three episodes from the Tales from the Crypt series ("Carrion Death", "None but the lonely heart" and "Abra Cadaver") with some famous cast and directors.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-02
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Dark Holiday
1989-05-01
Dark Holiday
Overview: American tourist Gene LePere (Lee Remick), on vacation in Turkey, is hounded by a street vendor into buying a carved head she doesn't want. Then she is cast into prison for smuggling an antique.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-01
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King Richard
2021-11-18
King Richard
Overview: The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-18
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Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019-10-12
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Overview: "Alan Pakula: Going for Truth" encompasses the personal and professional life of Alan J. Pakula, a lauded filmmaker and extremely private man, who was unflinching in his commitment to bringing some of the most memorable movies of the last half of the 20th century to the big screen.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-12
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The Last Mile
1992-10-09
The Last Mile
Overview: Backstage at the Metropolitan Opera House a soprano is preparing for her debut in the opera Tosca. The stage manager gives her encouraging advice. She is visited by her "tenor for the evening." Equally terrified and nervous yet excited, she thinks fondly of her brother, who died from AIDS. He appears to her in her dressing room as a ghostly apparition.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-09
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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
1988-05-13
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Overview: Tina Shepard, a telekinetic teenage girl, accidentally unchains Jason from his watery grave, allowing him to go on another killing spree in the area.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-13
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