Roy Scheider
Biography: Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the early to mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award. His best-known roles include Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975) and its sequel Jaws 2 (1978); NYPD Detective "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971); NYPD Detective "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973); Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976); Jackie Scanlon / Juan Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979); Officer Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was also known for playing Captain Nathan Bridger in the science-fiction television series seaQuest DSV (1993–1996).(1971); NYPD Detective "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973); Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976); Jackie Scanlon / Juan Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979); Officer Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was also known for playing Captain Nathan Bridger in the science-fiction television series seaQuest DSV (1993–1996). Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Scheider, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: November 10, 1932
Deathday: February 10, 2008
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Known For
Klute
1971-06-23
Klute
Overview: A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-06-23
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The French Connection
1971-10-09
The French Connection
Overview: Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-09
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Jaws 2
1978-06-16
Jaws 2
Overview: Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-16
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Jaws
1975-06-20
Jaws
Overview: 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, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.
Genres: Horror Thriller Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-06-20
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Romeo Is Bleeding
1993-09-13
Romeo Is Bleeding
Overview: A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-13
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The Russia House
1990-12-21
The Russia House
Overview: Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-21
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Marathon Man
1976-10-08
Marathon Man
Overview: A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-10-08
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Dracula III: Legacy
2005-07-12
Dracula III: Legacy
Overview: Dracula leads vampire hunters Father Uffizi and Luke back to Eastern Europe, and a country plagued by civil war.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-12
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Dracula II: Ascension
2003-06-07
Dracula II: Ascension
Overview: A group of medical students discover the body of the infamous count. Soon, they find themselves in the middle of a bizarre and dangerous conflict when a shadowy figure offers them $30 million for the body so that he may harvest his blood.
Genres: Horror Thriller Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-07
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Naked Lunch
1991-12-27
Naked Lunch
Overview: Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-27
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2010
1984-12-06
2010
Overview: While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and its sole known survivor, the homicidal computer HAL.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-06
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The Curse of the Living Corpse
1964-05-01
The Curse of the Living Corpse
Overview: The wealthy patriarch of the Sinclair family lives in mortal fear of being buried alive because he suffers from a rare condition that causes him, at times, to appear lifeless. So, when he dies, his relatives learn that his will stipulates that nobody will see a penny unless they follow a strict set of orders which would allow for him to "return from the dead." When the relations refuse to comply with his wishes, he returns from the grave and proceeds to exact his revenge on his insubordinate kin, killing each of them in precisely the ways they most fear.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-05-01
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Blue Thunder
1983-02-05
Blue Thunder
Overview: Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-05
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The Punisher
2004-04-15
The Punisher
Overview: When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-15
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The Rainmaker
1997-11-18
The Rainmaker
Overview: When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-18
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Still of the Night
1982-11-19
Still of the Night
Overview: When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-11-19
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The Seven-Ups
1973-12-14
The Seven-Ups
Overview: A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
Genres: Action Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-12-14
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Cohen and Tate
1989-01-27
Cohen and Tate
Overview: A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an older professional becomes increasingly irritated with his partner Tate, a brutish killer, when their prisoner uses unnatural guile and resourcefulness to play them off against each other.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-27
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985-09-20
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Overview: 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 November 25th, 1970.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-20
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The Peacekeeper
1997-08-22
The Peacekeeper
Overview: When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-22
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Chicago 10
2008-02-29
Chicago 10
Overview: Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Genres: Documentary Animation History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-29
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Daybreak
2000-12-19
Daybreak
Overview: Dillan Johansen is a disorganized transit authority supervisor suffering from a serious personal tragedy. Dillan's bravery is put to the test the day a major earthquake hits Los Angeles and traps Dillan in an underground tunnel with a handful of subway riders. Dillan works underground to save the panicked citizens from raging fire, rushing water, and a secret cache of toxic chemicals.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-19
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Evasive Action
1998-01-01
Evasive Action
Overview: When Redwood Federal Penitentiary closes, there are going to be several hundred prisoners looking for a new home. Several of the most dangerous, all killers, will be transported by train to Santa Ana, a new high tech prison for the worst of the worst. Included in this transfer are: -Ian Kelly, explosions expert who has set off terrorist bombings worldwide. -Lorenzo "Enzo" Martini, a mafia kingpin who enjoyed nationwide fame before finally being put away. -Karl "The Killer" Miller, a serial killer with absolutely no conscience and an unquenchable thirst for blood. -Tommy "Zimm" Zimmer, a man who's serving life for killing his wife and her lover. -Luke Sinclair, who's finishing up the last nine months of a fifteen-year sentence for killing the man who murdered his wife. When the prisoners, under heavy security, board the last car of the train, it quickly becomes clear that an escape plan has been hatched
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Last Embrace
1979-05-04
Last Embrace
Overview: Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-04
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Dark Honeymoon
2008-07-22
Dark Honeymoon
Overview: Dark Honeymoon follows a man who marries a seductive woman after a brief and passionate relationship. During their honeymoon, on the Pacific coast, terrible truths unfold as those around them die mysterious deaths.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-22
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Sorcerer
1977-06-24
Sorcerer
Overview: Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.
Genres: Thriller Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-24
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All That Jazz
1979-12-16
All That Jazz
Overview: Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-16
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King of Texas
2002-06-02
King of Texas
Overview: In this re-imagining of Shakespear's King Lear, Patrick Stewart stars as John Lear, a Texas cattle baron, who, after dividing his wealth among his three daughters, is rejected by them.
Genres: Western Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-06-02
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The Poet
2007-08-07
The Poet
Overview: At the dawn of World War 2, a Rabbi's daughter and a disenchanted German soldier fall in love and are separated by the war. They struggle on a perilous journey to find one another.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-07
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Texas '46
2002-01-11
Texas '46
Overview: Based on a true story its the untold story of Italian World War II POW"S in Jan 1946. Luca Zingaretti stars as one of over 50,000 Italian Prisoners of War detained at POW camps in the U.S. Roy Schneider stars as Colonel Gartner, the Commander of the camp. Things take a turn for the worse when Manin is brought back from his most recent escape by a patrol force, only to realize that the camp has been evacuated while he was gone. Gartner is forced to keep Manin at the camp until another patrol force can come pick him up. However, no one ever comes. The phone lines get cut, and the two men realize they are completely isolated from the outside world. It is up to each man now to escape the camp.An untold and rarely known fact of US held Italian POW"S
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-11
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The Outside Man
1972-12-21
The Outside Man
Overview: A French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apart when the boss who hired him is killed.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-12-21
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52 Pick-Up
1986-11-07
52 Pick-Up
Overview: Harry Mitchell is a successful Los Angeles manufacturer whose wife is running for city council. His life is turned upside down when three blackmailers confront him with a videotape of him with his young mistress and demand $100,000. Fearing that the story will hurt his wife's political campaign if he goes to the police, Harry pretends that he will pay the men, but does not follow through.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-07
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RKO 281
2000-04-07
RKO 281
Overview: In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-07
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Citizen Verdict
2003-06-18
Citizen Verdict
Overview: A sensationalist TV producer has a novel new idea to shake up American reality TV: Citizen Verdict, a live show where accused criminals are tried and potentially convicted by the viewing public.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-18
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Red Serpent
2002-10-05
Red Serpent
Overview: A powerful drug cartel in Moscow wants to use American businessman Steve Nichols in a smuggling scheme and ensures his cooperation by kidnapping his daughter. So Nichols solicits the help of a former KGB agent.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-05
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The Fourth War
1990-03-08
The Fourth War
Overview: Cold War adversaries Col. Jack Knowles and his Russian counterpart, Col. Valachev, are stationed on opposite sides of the German-Czech border. Both men are responsible for a group of troops in their remote settings, and both have been shaped by their combat experiences and a shared aversion to their superiors' ways of doing things. After a defector is killed, things escalate into a full-fledged battle with serious geopolitical ramifications.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-08
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If I Didn't Care
2007-08-03
If I Didn't Care
Overview: When a maid is shot dead in the exclusive resort community of the Hamptons, private investigator Linus must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the chief suspect, Davis Meyers, a trophy husband with something to hide.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-03
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Money Play$
1998-08-21
Money Play$
Overview: When a money mule has a fatal heart attack at a Nevada brothel, the contents of the money vest is hidden by Irene. Her regular customer Johnny is her best bet to be able to retire early.
Genres: Action TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-21
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Night Game
1989-09-15
Night Game
Overview: A police detective tracks a serial killer who is stalking young women on a beach front after each game that a baseball pitcher wins.
Genres: Horror Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-15
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Plato's Run
1997-05-27
Plato's Run
Overview: Hired to rescue escaped inmates, a Florida man is framed for a Cuban gangster's assassination.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-27
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Puzzle of a Downfall Child
1970-12-16
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
Overview: Lou Andreas Sand, a once famous model, recalls her past as she tries to make success in the modeling world of New York, her stressfull workdays, her affair with Mark, an advertising executive, her friendship with photographer Aaron, and her downward spiral into ruin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-12-16
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The Men's Club
1986-09-19
The Men's Club
Overview: Seven men have a group session and share their feelings on women, love, life and work.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-19
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Chain of Command
2000-07-22
Chain of Command
Overview: Secret Service agents must retrieve the briefcase allowing the President control of America's nuclear arsenal before massive destruction ensues.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-22
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Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004-10-30
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Overview: Elvira hosts this humorous look at movie monsters and facts about the real animals on which they're based. Included: clips from films; and interviews with scientists and various showbiz types, including directors John Carpenter and John Landis, and actors Jeff Goldblum and Roy Scheider.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-30
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Silver Wolf
1999-01-10
Silver Wolf
Overview: A boy learns to deal with personal loss by making friends with a wild animal in this drama for the entire family. Jesse is a 16-year-old who is trying to put his life back together after the death of his father, who died while trying to rescue him in the wilderness. Jesse goes to live with his Uncle Roy, who lives in the rugged mountains of Washington State. While exploring, Jesse finds and rescues a wolf who has been seriously wounded; Jesse bonds with the animal, and while Roy understands the dangers of trying to tend to a wild animal, reluctantly allows Jesse to keep him. Jesse, who is fond of snowboarding, teaches the wolf to be his partner in skijoring, a sport in which a dog is used to haul a man on skis. John Rockwell the owner of a ranch, has different plans for the animal; he sees the wolf as a threat to his stock and is determined to see that the animal is put down.
Genres: Family Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-10
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Tiger Town
1984-06-08
Tiger Town
Overview: Facing his final season with the Detroit Tigers baseball team, veteran outfielder Billy Young sees his dream of playing in the World Series slipping away. It takes the courage and boundless enthusiasm of a young Tigers' fan to rekindle the ballplayer's faith in himself. Brimming with big league, all-star excitement, Tiger Town is a film that says anyone can be a winner - if you only believe!
Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-08
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The Myth of Fingerprints
1997-09-17
The Myth of Fingerprints
Overview: When a New England dysfunctional family gathers for Thanksgiving, past demons reveal themselves as one son returns for the first time in three years.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-17
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The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
2009-05-02
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
Overview: After three decades, Jaws continues to intrigue, thrill and frighten viewers. This documentary focuses on the many ways in which Jaws has helped to shape popular culture.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-05-02
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Time Lapse
2001-11-27
Time Lapse
Overview: Clayton Pierce is an agent working under deep cover. Although he is a top agent, he is questioning his loyalty after twenty years of service. His devotion has already cost him his wife, family and personal life. During a de-briefing from his last assignment, he is unknowingly administered the drug Oblivion, which destroys brain cells causing permanent memory loss. Within a few days of injection, the drug's effects become irreversible. Clayton will not only lose his memory, he will lose his identity as well. He realizes he can no longer rely on anyone at the agency to help him, not even his boss, Agent LaNova. With nowhere left to go, he appeals to his ex-wife, Kate, for help. Clayton and Kate must locate the antidote before it's too late.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-27
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The Assassination
1972-10-04
The Assassination
Overview: Darien, a left-wing police informant, is forced to lure his old friend Sadiel to Paris, allegedly to film a television special about the Third World. Sadiel, the exiled leader of a North African state, is being hunted by the ruthless Colonel Kassar, who will stop at nothing to capture his political rival. Once Sadiel arrives in Paris, Darien realizes he has been manipulated. He tries to turn back the clock, not realizing what or who he’s truly dealing with.
Genres: Thriller History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-10-04
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Wild Justice
1994-05-13
Wild Justice
Overview: Colonel Peter Stride is on the trail of a mysterious international criminal known only as Caliph.
Genres: TV Movie Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-13
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Executive Target
1997-07-11
Executive Target
Overview: His wife held hostage, a stunt driver is forced to drive a getaway car in a plot to kidnap the President from a motorcade.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-11
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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2023-10-05
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Overview: A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, the last film of Alexandre O. Philippe explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin’s mind’s eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-05
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The Doorway
2000-10-24
The Doorway
Overview: Four young college students agree to fix up an abandoned home for rent, only to discover the demons within and an open doorway... to Hell.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-24
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Iron Cross
2009-12-15
Iron Cross
Overview: Joseph, a retired New York police officer and Holocaust survivor, travels to Nuremberg to visit his son Ronnie years after turning his back on him for rejecting a promising career in the NYPD and marrying a local artist, Anna. No sooner does Joseph attempt to heal the rift with Ronnie then he swears that living in the apartment above, under the false name of Shrager, is the now aging SS Commander who slaughtered his entire family during World War II. With little hope of seeing him stand trial, Joseph talks Ronnie into exacting justice - and vengeance - and together they set out to kill him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-15
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Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975-12-01
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
Overview: Sheila Levine – an innovative, bright, but painfully introverted individual – arrives in New York City to take an apartment with a partygoing roommate. There, she experiences love and heartache in equal measure.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-01
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Angels Don't Sleep Here
2002-04-02
Angels Don't Sleep Here
Overview: A man is accused of murder and manipulated into a web of deceit as his thought-to-be dead twin brother plots revenge on those who tried to kill him.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-02
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Love Thy Neighbor
2005-07-05
Love Thy Neighbor
Overview: Two married couples are about to give new meaning to the phrase "Love Thy Neighbor." When these best friends become more than just friends, one simple game leads to another.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-05
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The Making of 'Jaws'
1995-11-28
The Making of 'Jaws'
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-28
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The Definite Maybe
1997-07-04
The Definite Maybe
Overview: When 25-year-old New Yorker Eric Traber gets fired from his job and kicked out of his apartment, he fears the worst. But his best friend, Ziggy, shows up A.W.O.L. from the Peace Corps and leads him out to the swank Hamptons for Easter weekend in search of betterment and understanding. Once there, they confront the adult roles of life for the first time; fraud, attempted murder, two-faced disloyalty and well-catered cocktail parties!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-04
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The White Raven
1998-12-18
The White Raven
Overview: A journalist gets pulled into an intrigue by his editor that involves a story that he received a Pulitzer for years before. It seems that the second largest diamond ever mined was used during World War II to buy a Jewish woman freedom from a prison camp. Only trouble is it disappeared after the war and now everyone is after it, including the Russians, former Nazis, gangsters, and the original owner. Somehow, the story that the journalist originally wrote about a camp survivor is believed to have leads to the diamond.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-18
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Better Living
1998-11-02
Better Living
Overview: A comedy about families, the elements that bind them together, and about hope in the face of hardship.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-02
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Paper Lion
1968-10-23
Paper Lion
Overview: Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-10-23
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Listen to Me
1989-05-05
Listen to Me
Overview: It was the best time of their lives. A kid from Oklahoma. An immigrant's daughter. A senator's son, a society girl, and a college professor with a dream. They had one thing in common...the will to win. A group of college debaters learn about the world, friendships, love, dreams and family.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-05
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Loving
1970-03-04
Loving
Overview: Brooks Wilson is in crisis. He is torn between his wife Selma and two daughters and his mistress Grace, and also between his career as a successful illustrator and his feeling that he might still produce something worthwhile.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-04
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Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
2001-09-25
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
Overview: The exciting story of the making of William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971), hosted by former NYPD detective Sony Grosso, who inspired the character of Buddy 'Cloudy' Russo, played in the film by actor Roy Scheider.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-25
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Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006-04-04
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Overview: Making of 'Blue Thunder'
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-04
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Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
1990-01-01
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Overview: Taut thriller about a photographer who races the clock to clear a man about to be executed.
Genres: Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Hitler's Lost Sub
2000-11-14
Hitler's Lost Sub
Overview: In 1991, professional diver John Chatterton discovered a sunken German U-boat from World War II, lying undetected only 60 miles off the New Jersey shore, its unexploded torpedoes and the bodies of its crew still aboard. This two-hour special follows Chatterton and his dive partners in their dangerous quest to identify the missing U-boat, a pursuit that takes six years and costs three lives. The U-boat's history involves unusual coincidences and a startling twist of fate.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-14
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Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
2024-03-01
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
Overview: When Hollywood icon Michael Madsen goes missing presumed dead, they call in Rick Blaine (Tom Sizemore) to investigate. A Tarantino-style murder mystery, that is, Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-01
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A Decade Under the Influence
2003-04-25
A Decade Under the Influence
Overview: A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-25
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Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
1983-05-22
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Overview: An Argentinian newspaper publisher is imprisoned by his government for dissent.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-05-22
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The Rage
1997-08-15
The Rage
Overview: FBI Special Agent Travis is trying to catch a deranged serial killer and is doing his best despite having a new and unexperienced partner in the form of Kelly McCord. It turns out that the serial killer is an entire army of disgruntled CIA mercenaries from Vietnam.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-15
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Assignment: Munich
1972-04-30
Assignment: Munich
Overview: Undercover agent, using his bar as a front, battles three killers to find a stolen fortune.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-04-30
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Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
1990-02-23
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
Overview: A documentary profile of director/choreographer Bob Fosse. Includes clips from his films and television specials as well as interviews with Fosse, remembrances from his friends, and commentary by Gwen Verdon. A Dance in America presentation, broadcast as part of Great Performances.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-23
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Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001-08-28
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Overview: This retrospective documentary offers a first-rate account of the making of 'Marathon Man'. Hoffman, Scheider, Keller and Goldman all share their memories, many of which are remarkably detailed. Even the change in the ending is addressed, and twenty-five years later, Goldman seems to have resigned himself to the rewrite.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-28
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New England Our Way
1974-12-09
New England Our Way
Overview: The program is a fascinating look some at the key people involved with JAWS before it was released. It contains interviews with the “big three” of Scheider, Dreyfuss and Shaw, Steven Spielberg, and Martha’s Vineyard local Craig Kingsbury, who played Ben Gardner.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-09
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Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
2002-04-21
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
Overview: A documentary history of the development and deployment of the Cold War's ultimate weapon: the nuclear missile submarine. Features interviews with Navy veterans and footage never-before-seen by the public.
Genres: Documentary History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-21
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Falling Through
2000-01-01
Falling Through
Overview: A newly hired security expert on the American Embassy in Paris questions who to trust, as he investigates an elaborate passport faking scheme.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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The Making of Jaws 2
2001-05-22
The Making of Jaws 2
Overview: 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 go into the water. Includes interviews with the writer, director, and other members of the creative staff who relate some of their experiences with making the film, as well as giving their views on all the work that went into it.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-22
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972-01-20
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Overview: A mosaic biopic on Lorraine Hansberry, based on the stage play combining her unpublished writings, letters, and diaries.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-20
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Follies: In Concert
1986-03-14
Follies: In Concert
Overview: A backstage documentary film including footage from the legendary 1985 concert performance of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. The plot of the musical centers around a reunion of showgirls who appeared in an annual Follies extravaganza when it was staged between the wars.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-14
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Stiletto
1969-07-30
Stiletto
Overview: A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds that his former employers don't like the idea that someone who knows so much about them won't be under their control anymore, and decide to send their own hitmen to eliminate him.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-07-30
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World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
1998-01-01
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
Overview: Special features real-life incidents of man vs. sea beast, from shark attacks to encounters with crocodiles. Includes interviews with survivors of underwater attacks and undersea footage.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Smiles
1964-01-01
Smiles
Overview: A short film by John G. Avildsen.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000-01-15
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
Overview: A documentary on the production of The French Connection (1971).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-15
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A Wind from the South
1955-09-14
A Wind from the South
Overview: Set in Ireland, the story centers on a day in the life of Shevawn, an innocent, 30-year-old dreamer who is domineered by her innkeeper brother. An American tourist with a troubled marriage gives Shevawn's life new meaning.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-09-14
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Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994-05-22
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Overview: Documentary focused on the creation of movie and television special effects, hosted by Roy Scheider and Jonathan Brandis, featuring behind the scenes look at how the visual effects were created for popular films of the era.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-22
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Jaws: The Revenge
1987-07-17
Jaws: The Revenge
Overview: After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a great white shark has followed her there, hungry for more lives.
Genres: Adventure Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-17
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Jaws 5
1999-01-01
Jaws 5
Overview: Holidaying in Amity, Harry unwittingly stumbles across a washed-up Jaws. Taking the shark under his wing, Harry begins to arrange a comeback tour for the down-and-out star...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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