Billy Bob Thornton
Biography: Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone. In the mid-1990s, after writing, directing, and starring in the independent film Sling Blade, he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He appeared in several major film roles following Sling Blade 's success, including 1998's Armageddon and A Simple Plan. During the late 1990s, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter. He has released three albums and was the singer of a blues rock band.
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Birthday: August 04, 1955
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Armageddon
1998-07-01
Armageddon
Overview: When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.
Genres: Action Thriller Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-01
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Monster's Ball
2001-12-26
Monster's Ball
Overview: A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-26
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Bad Santa
2003-11-26
Bad Santa
Overview: You'd better watch out - Santa Claus Willie T. Soke is coming to town and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Wille's favorite holiday tradition is to fill his sacks with loot lifted from shopping malls across the country. But this year his plot gets derailed by a wisecracking store detective, a sexy bartender, and a kid who's convinced Willie is the real Santa Claus.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-26
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The Badge
2002-09-07
The Badge
Overview: A sheriff begins an investigation into the death of a local transsexual after hearing that high ranking politicians may have been involved. Although he is homophobic, his investigation causes him to be rejected by others, forcing him to seek help from the people he once despised.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-07
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U Turn
1997-10-03
U Turn
Overview: When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Caught between a married couple, he’s faced with deadly contracts to kill them both.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-03
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A Simple Plan
1998-12-11
A Simple Plan
Overview: Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while avoiding detection opens a Pandora's box when the fear of getting caught triggers panicked behavior and leads to virulent consequences.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-11
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Bandits
2001-10-12
Bandits
Overview: After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated when they meet Kate, who runs into them with her car. She joins the bandits on their cross-country spree, and eventually she steals something, too: their hearts.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-12
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The Alamo
2004-04-07
The Alamo
Overview: Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
Genres: History War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-07
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The Apostle
1997-12-19
The Apostle
Overview: After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-19
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The Man Who Wasn't There
2001-10-26
The Man Who Wasn't There
Overview: A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-26
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Indecent Proposal
1993-04-07
Indecent Proposal
Overview: John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-07
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Levity
2003-03-16
Levity
Overview: Manuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at his victim's face on a newspaper clipping in his cell, the newly paroled man seeks redemption. Instead, redemption—in the form of a mysterious minister and two needy women— finds him.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-16
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Waking Up in Reno
2002-12-13
Waking Up in Reno
Overview: Candy and Lonnie Earl are just crazy about each other. The problem: she's married to Roy and he's married to Darlene. So far it's been a secret affair. But that's about to change, because this foursome is driving cross-country and headed for some big surprises.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-13
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One False Move
1991-10-12
One False Move
Overview: Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-12
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The Astronaut Farmer
2007-02-23
The Astronaut Farmer
Overview: Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-23
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Intolerable Cruelty
2003-09-02
Intolerable Cruelty
Overview: A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-02
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Tombstone
1993-12-25
Tombstone
Overview: Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.
Genres: Western Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-25
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South of Heaven, West of Hell
2000-01-28
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Overview: Valentine Casey is a Marshal in the desolate Tucson territory of the early 1900s. On Christmas Eve, his outlaw family pays him a disturbing visit. He must confront the sins of his past. He and his partner, U.S. Christmas, journey through the desert to a small town that the ruthless Henry Clan has hit in order to save Casey's love, Adelyne.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-28
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The Ice Harvest
2005-11-23
The Ice Harvest
Overview: A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-23
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Primary Colors
1998-03-20
Primary Colors
Overview: In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-03-20
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Pushing Tin
1999-04-23
Pushing Tin
Overview: Two air traffic controllers who thrive on living dangerously compete to outdo each other on several levels.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-23
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Daddy and Them
2001-10-26
Daddy and Them
Overview: Ruby and her husband Claude are a working-class couple who live in suburban Arkansas. As crazy as they are for each other, their relationship is far from harmonious. (The lack of money doesn't help matters, either.) In fact, their whole family is fraught with unresolved conflicts. Then Claude's uncle is arrested on a felony charge, and everyone rallies round. Ruby's mother Jewel and flirtatious sister Rose (Claude's ex-girlfriend) even fly in from Tennessee; but, far from being a source of support, Jewel seems only to want to break up Ruby and Claude.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-26
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Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
1989-04-05
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
Overview: Riding around on their motorbikes, a gang of tough women bikers are the only thing that stands between a crowd of zombies, which have been accidentally let out of their secure cave, and those still alive in the town.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-05
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Eagle Eye
2008-09-25
Eagle Eye
Overview: Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-25
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Sling Blade
1996-08-30
Sling Blade
Overview: Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-30
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Mr. Woodcock
2007-09-14
Mr. Woodcock
Overview: Taken aback by his mother's wedding announcement, a young man returns home in an effort to stop her from marrying his old high school gym teacher, a man who made high school hell for generations of students.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-14
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On Deadly Ground
1994-02-18
On Deadly Ground
Overview: Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO is the kind of person who doesn't care whether or not oil spills into the ocean or onto the land—just as long as it's making money for him.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-18
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Chrystal
2004-02-26
Chrystal
Overview: Many years after a devastating accident that took the life of his only son and permanently injured his wife, Joe finally comes home and tries to redeem himself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-26
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School for Scoundrels
2006-09-29
School for Scoundrels
Overview: In the hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda, lovelorn meter-reader Roger Wadell enrolls in a secret confidence-building class. The course's title takes on much more meaning when he discovers that his egomaniacal professor Dr. P also wants the same woman. They begin a fierce rivalry that quickly spirals out of control, their pranks and insults get uglier as they try to prove who is the ultimate guy's guy.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-29
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Bad News Bears
2005-07-22
Bad News Bears
Overview: Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-22
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Bound by Honor
1993-02-05
Bound by Honor
Overview: Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
Genres: Crime Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-05
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Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
1994-03-26
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Overview: 25 years after committing a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and listens in horror about his life leading up to the crime. This is the short film that inspired the full-length "Sling Blade".
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-26
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Friday Night Lights
2004-10-08
Friday Night Lights
Overview: A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-08
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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988-01-03
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Overview: Recorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy is joined by an eclectic ensemble of rock and roll superstars including Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett, J.D. Souther, Jennifer Warnes, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-03
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Faster
2010-11-23
Faster
Overview: After 10 years in prison, Driver is now a free man with a single focus - hunting down the people responsible for brutally murdering his brother.
Genres: Crime Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-23
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A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
1997-06-01
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
Overview: In this homage to film noir, a wheelchair bound (Jim Metzler) paraplegic fantasizes about the new blonde (Andrea Thompson), who moves into the house across from him..
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-06-01
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The Smell of Success
2011-08-19
The Smell of Success
Overview: When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose's Manure Company, the livelihood of its loyal fleet of salesmen threatens to go, as they say, into the toilet. Enter estranged daughter Rosemary, a high-class- cosmetics salesgirl, who steps in to take control. She is not sure she has a nose for the family business, but she is determined to make foul into profit. Little does she know that a ruthless, slick-talking fertilizer rep is plotting a takeover. Whether she likes it or not, she must trust her top salesman, Patrick Fitzpatrick, to devise a plan to regain Rose's rightful position on top of the heap.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-19
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Untouchable
2019-06-20
Untouchable
Overview: The inside story of the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein reveals how, over decades, he acquired and protected his power even when scandal threatened to engulf him. Former colleagues and accusers detail the method and consequences of his alleged abuse, hoping for justice and also to inspire change.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-20
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Dislecksia: The Movie
2011-10-04
Dislecksia: The Movie
Overview: Dislecksia: The Movie, dyslexic director Harvey Hubbell V and crew explore Hubbell's own experiences about growing up as a dyslexic while also looking into the latest scientific research and educational developments regarding the condition. They examine how the education system in the US handles students with learning disabilities, and explore ways in which this treatment can be changed to improve the social status of dyslexics. And along the way, they meet a variety of dyslexics from very different backgrounds who share their experiences and demonstrate that dyslexics are not disabled - just different.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-04
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The Informers
2008-11-05
The Informers
Overview: A collection of intersecting short stories set in early 1980s Los Angeles, depicts a week in the lives of an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, violence, and drugs.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-05
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Homegrown
1998-04-17
Homegrown
Overview: Three laborers on a Northern California marijuana plantation become increasingly paranoid when they learn that their boss has been murdered. They know enough to run, taking with them enough of the crop to pay them for services rendered. Hooking up with go-between Lucy in the next town, they plot their next move.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-04-17
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Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
2007-05-01
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Overview: This episode focuses on Zappa's early 70s albums, Overnight Sensation (1973) and Apostrophy (') (1974). Together they encapsulate Zappa's extraordinary musical diversity and were also the 2 most commercially successful albums that he released in his prolific career. Included are interviews, musical demonstrations, rare archive & home movie footage, plus live performances to tell the story behind the conception and recording of these groundbreaking albums. Extras include additional interviews and demonstrations not included in the broadcast version, 2 full performances from the Roxy in 1973 and Saturday Night Live in 1976, and new full live performance done specially for these Classic Albums.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-01
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Devil's Peak
2023-02-17
Devil's Peak
Overview: In North Carolina's Appalachian Mountains, eighteen-year-old Jacob McNeely is torn between appeasing his meth-dealing kingpin father and leaving the mountains forever with the girl he loves.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-02-17
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Don't Look Back
1996-07-13
Don't Look Back
Overview: Los Angeles heroin addict Jesse endangers the lives of his childhood friends after he discovers a briefcase full of money from a drug deal gone bad, and returns home with it to Texas. Hoping to turn his life around with his newfound wealth, Jessie endures detox with the support of his friends. However, the gang leader behind the drug deal, along with his cronies, trace Jesse's footsteps to Texas to exact revenge and take back their money.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-13
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Grey Knight
1993-03-07
Grey Knight
Overview: During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers accidentally free an evil voodoo entity brought back by slave traders. The entity possesses the dead bodies of both Union and Confederate soldiers creating an army of its own bent on conquest.
Genres: Drama Horror War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-03-07
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The Baytown Outlaws
2012-08-27
The Baytown Outlaws
Overview: When three redneck brothers agree to help a woman save her son from an abusive father, they become targets on the run from an odd cast of characters.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-27
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Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993-01-30
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Overview: Life in space. Beam-ins. Intergalactic war. What about getting a driver's license or doing the laundry? This one-hour special features dozens of space professionals---from astronauts and life systems engineers to space suit designers, interior decorators and the "Lunar Lettuce Man." A moving story concerning Jaime Escalante and one of his students (Raymond Cruz) is interwoven with imaginative vignettes that explore the humor and drama of day-to-day life away from Earth. A documentary AND fantasy. Shot on video and on film. Guest stars include Kathy Bates, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Pat Morita, Esai Morales, and Billy Bob Thornton.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-30
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Trouble Bound
1993-01-09
Trouble Bound
Overview: Upon getting out of prison, a man who took the rap for some thief buddies gets together with them again, and tells them he's not interested in doing things with them any more. They stick a dead body in his trunk, unbeknownst to him, and he roars off to find his future. Unfortunately, they forgot to get the key they need off the body, so they're chasing him. Meanwhile, a mafia kingpin's daughter is trying to kill the hitman that killed her father, but her grandmother is trying to make peace with the family that hired the hitman, so she and her thugs are trying to stop the daughter. The guy and the daughter get together and experience mayhem on the run from two directions.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-09
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Jayne Mansfield's Car
2013-07-25
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Overview: Alabama; 1969: The death of a clan's estranged wife and mother brings together two very different families. The scars of the past hide differences that will either tear them apart or expose truths that could lead to unexpected collisions.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-25
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Nashville Rises
2011-03-11
Nashville Rises
Overview: Nashville Rises is the first documentary film about the city of Nashville, Tennessee's response to the 2010 Tennessee floods. It premiered at the 42nd Nashville Film Festival on April 14, 2011 and received the festival's "Ground Zero Tennessee Spirit Award for Best Short Documentary Film". The film was narrated by Billy Bob Thornton and directed by Zac Adams.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-11
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Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
2010-11-24
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Overview: Starting with the image of a tour bus warming its engine in the stillness of an empty lot, this haunting, personal portrait of music legend Levon Helm evokes the mood of a lifetime spent on the road. Jacob Hatley's extraordinarily intimate documentary finds Helm, a founding member of The Band, at home in Woodstock in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years. The ultimate survivor, he's overcome drugs, bankruptcy, the bitter breakup of The Band and a bout of throat cancer -but then, as the rueful title indicates, he wasn't in it for his health
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-24
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The Winner
1996-09-13
The Winner
Overview: A long lucky streak makes a nice guy the target of opportunists like his brother, his girlfriend, and some guys from New Jersey.
Genres: Thriller Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-13
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Temple of Art
2018-12-31
Temple of Art
Overview: A documentary that explores what it means to be an artist and why it's important to pursue your passion- even in the face of failure.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-31
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Parkland
2013-10-02
Parkland
Overview: November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event that would change their lives and forever alter the world’s landscape.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-02
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London Fields
2018-09-20
London Fields
Overview: Clairvoyant femme fatale, Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled love affair with three uniquely different men — one of whom she knows will be her murderer.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-20
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Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
2012-03-30
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
Overview: Why is it that Billy Bob Thornton, Dave Matthews, Peter Buck, Derek Trucks, Phish, Widespread Panic, and Blues Traveler are all huge fans of Colonel Bruce Hampton, but you've never heard of him? Bruce began his career with an unprecedented six figure record deal in 1970. The Hampton Grease Band's first album went on to be the worst selling album in the history of Columbia Records. He made a brave decision and continued his musical career, devoting himself to creating pure art rather than attempt any commercial success. The result has been an amazing, influential 50 year catalog of music and philosophy. Dubbed the father of the Jam Band music scene, he is a guru to many a celeb. Why is he still a secret?
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-30
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Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011-02-11
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
Overview: Fellow actors and musicians, film critics, and his Kentucky relatives tell the story of noted character actor Harry Dean Stanton. Kris Kristofferson, Billy Bob Thornton, critic Leonard Maltin are among those interviewed in this profile.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-11
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004-07-25
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Overview: An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-25
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Into the Grizzly Maze
2015-02-27
Into the Grizzly Maze
Overview: Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.
Genres: Action Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-27
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What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
2016-01-01
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Overview: A documentary about the singer/songwriter Vic Chesnutt
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-01
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Entourage
2015-06-03
Entourage
Overview: Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold. Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-03
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Immediate Family
2022-09-30
Immediate Family
Overview: If you listen to 1970s pop music, you’ve undoubtedly heard these guys play, but do you know their names? This documentary highlights five talented men—Danny, Leland, Rus, Waddy, and Steve— who shunned the spotlight for themselves yet enjoyed decades of success as session musicians on iconic tracks. Interviewees include their collaborators James Taylor, Don Henley, Lyle Lovett, Jackson Browne, Phil Collins, Carole King, Stevie Nicks, Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, and dozens more who take us behind the scenes on the songs that shaped an era.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-30
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Cut Bank
2014-10-04
Cut Bank
Overview: 25-year-old Dwayne McLaren, a former athlete turned auto mechanic, dreams of getting out of tiny Cut Bank, Montana the coldest town in America. But his effort to do so sets in motion a deadly series of events that change his life and the life of the town forever...
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-04
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The Judge
2014-10-08
The Judge
Overview: A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-08
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Floundering
1994-11-04
Floundering
Overview: A disaffected and increasingly disturbed young man journeys through post-riot Los Angeles.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-04
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The First Boys of Spring
2016-08-19
The First Boys of Spring
Overview: For parts of five decades, the immortals of America's National Pastime trained on baseball diamonds and "boiled out the alcoholic microbes" of winter in the thermal baths of Hot Springs, Arkansas. In 1886, The Chicago White Stockings were the first to trek south to Hot Springs, when the team's owner and manager decided the boys needed a place to practice and get ready for the season ahead. Other teams soon followed, including the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburg Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers and many others. Hot Springs was "wide open" in those days, frequented by famous and infamous characters. And so came the greatest of the great, to play ball, for a month or so in late winter and early spring, including more than a third of all players enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York. Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Cy Young, Honus Wagner-the best who ever played the game-all worked out here.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-19
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The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995-09-15
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Overview: The setting is early America during the oil boom. An elderly, down on his luck 'oil man', Mr. Cox finds himself in the town of Henrietta. Using unconventional methods, he convinces himself and local Don Day that there is oil on Day's land. The financially strapped Day puts everything into finding oil...but at what cost?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-15
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(Inside Out): Warren Zevon
2003-08-23
(Inside Out): Warren Zevon
Overview: This documentary follows singer-songwriter Warren Zevon through his struggle with the cancer that would later kill him in 2003. Despite his debilitating disease, Zevon worked feverishly to complete his emotional final album, "The Wind." The creation of this album was an amazing endeavor that's also chronicled here. Hosted by Billy Bob Thornton, the program features interviews with Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood, among others.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-23
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016-03-04
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Overview: In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her comfortable American lifestyle, Barker finds herself in the middle of an out-of-control war zone. Luckily, she meets Tanya Vanderpoel, a fellow journalist who takes the shell-shocked reporter under her wing. Amid the militants, warlords and nighttime partying, Barker discovers the key to becoming a successful correspondent.
Genres: Comedy Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-04
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The Electric State
2025-03-13
The Electric State
Overview: In a retro-futuristic past, orphaned teenager Michelle traverses the American West with an eccentric drifter and a sweet but mysterious robot in search of her younger brother.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-03-13
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Going Overboard
1989-05-11
Going Overboard
Overview: A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship where he hopes for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise ship comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-11
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Our Brand Is Crisis
2015-09-11
Our Brand Is Crisis
Overview: Based on the documentary "Our Brand Is Crisis", this feature focuses on the use of American political campaign strategies in South America.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-11
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Love Actually
2003-09-07
Love Actually
Overview: Eight London couples try to deal with their relationships in different ways. Their tryst with love makes them discover how complicated relationships can be.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-07
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CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
2000-11-25
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
Overview: CatDog are on a quest to find their parents.
Genres: Comedy Animation Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-25
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21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014-11-07
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Overview: A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years creating films, carving his signature in pop culture; an analysis of his style and motivations, through the funny and moving testimonies of close friends and collaborators, actors and other filmmakers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-07
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Bad Santa 2
2016-11-23
Bad Santa 2
Overview: Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity. Issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-23
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Out There
1995-11-19
Out There
Overview: A Pulitzer Prize winning photographer is fired from his job for not being sensationalistic enough. After he purchases an old camera at a yard sale, he discovers some undeveloped film in it, including photos of an apparent alien abduction. When he goes public with the photos, he garners the attention of his former boss, the government and a woman who thinks her father was the abductee.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-19
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
2015-01-25
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Overview: A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.
Genres: History Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-01-25
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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000-06-06
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Overview: Arista's greatest recording artists of the last 25 years gather for this May 15th concert in honor of the record label's 25th anniversary. The highly significant place that Arista Records holds in rock history is highlighted here by the high quality of the music performances and the excitement of the celebrities who introduce each segment. Packed with celebrity guests and classic music, this is a once-in-a-lifetime concert.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-06
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Dead Man
1995-12-23
Dead Man
Overview: William Blake, an accountant turned fugitive, is on the run. During his travels, he meets a Native American man called Nobody, who guides him on a journey to the spiritual world.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-23
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Making " The Man Who Wasn't There"
2002-04-16
Making " The Man Who Wasn't There"
Overview: Making of "The Man Who Wasn't There".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-16
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Puss in Boots
2011-10-27
Puss in Boots
Overview: Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots.
Genres: Animation Family Fantasy Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-27
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Hunter's Blood
1986-09-26
Hunter's Blood
Overview: Five "city boys" travel to the country to relax by doing some hunting, drinking Bud, and generally having good time. However, the local inbred backwoods psychos turn the hunters to be the hunted, and they need all the ammo and wits they have to get out of the woods alive.
Genres: Horror Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-26
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Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
2013-11-28
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
Overview: Athletes and fans explore the impact of sports on the lives of Americans.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-28
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Ramble At The Ryman
2009-07-20
Ramble At The Ryman
Overview: 2008 Concert by Levon Helm at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-20
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998-02-27
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Overview: Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad big budget action film, for which he proceeds to steal the reels, and leaves the cast and crew in a frenzy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-27
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South of Reno
1988-04-22
South of Reno
Overview: In a drab desert town, some 200 miles south of Reno, an indecisive man with an unfaithful wife dreams of someday, someday, taking charge of his drifting life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-22
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NFL: Favre 4 Ever
2006-10-03
NFL: Favre 4 Ever
Overview: Join narrator, Billy Bob Thornton, in taking a revealing look back at the life and legacy of the eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-03
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A Million Little Pieces
2019-08-30
A Million Little Pieces
Overview: A young drug-addled writer approaching the bottom of his descent submits to two months of agonizing detox at a treatment center in Minnesota.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-08-30
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Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed: Live In Austin
2015-12-09
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed: Live In Austin
Overview: You thought the boys would actually sober up? Not until after they change the world.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-09
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ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
2019-06-01
ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
Overview: The story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-01
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004-09-04
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Overview: The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-04
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Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
2022-10-06
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
Overview: The Ventures are the biggest instrumental band in the world. This project was begun almost 10 years ago by Tacoma legends the Peterson brothers - Justin and Rob, when they linked up with another infamous brotherly Tacoma team Leonard and Teddy Haggarty.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-06
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The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020-02-12
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
Overview: Documentary film on the #1 instrumental rock group in the world, The Ventures. The story of their rise to fame in the 1960s right up to now, as they celebrate their 60th anniversary of playing the best guitar-rock of all time.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-02-12
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Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
2005-06-07
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
Overview: A 14-part documentary that explores the life and career of Billy Bob Thornton, chronicling his journey that led him to work on Sling Blade. The piece features plenty of interview snippets with cast, crew, friends, and family; clips from other Thornton films; the origins of the Karl Childers character; how Sling Blade shaped his career; and more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-07
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Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
2020-06-11
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Overview: A tribute to the life and music of John Prine featuring family and friends sharing memories and songs while raising money for several charitable organizations.
Genres: Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-06-11
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2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film
2006-10-21
2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film
Overview: St. Louis Cardinals Championship Season.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-21
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The Last Real Cowboys
2000-08-15
The Last Real Cowboys
Overview: Around the classic 1800's Western campfire, Slope and Tar tangle about what's been, what will be, and who may or may not survive the first New Age chat in the Old West.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-15
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The Dark Backward
1991-07-26
The Dark Backward
Overview: A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who accompanies him on accordion, continues to tell him how great he is, he actually stinks. When the "comedian" grows a third arm out of his back, the friend uses this twist to get him signed up with a sleazy talent agent, and it begins to look like his career is on the move, even though his girlfriend has left him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-26
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Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
2020-11-06
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Overview: It took his whole life to live and three full years to film Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man. Filmed in four countries with more than 80 interviews from artists with a combined 58 Grammy Awards by the artist included, “Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man,” an Allen Farst film, is the cinematic documentary that shines a light on one of the greatest rock’n roll pianists and keyboardists over the last 40 years. Not just known for his musical influence, Leavell is also one of the biggest names in environmental forestry and was selected the National Tree Farmer of the Year in the United States. -His commitment to the planet and his strong family ties are refreshing reminders to be kind and treat your neighbor with respect. As Leavell puts it, “if you cut a tree down, plant two for the next guy.”
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-06
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The Gray Man
2022-07-13
The Gray Man
Overview: When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-07-13
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VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008-07-17
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Overview: The Who were honored at the 2008 ceremony from the Pauley Pavilion at UCLA instead of the usual Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center. The concert consisted of an hour-long performance by the band as well as tributes by Incubus, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Flaming Lips, Adam Sandler and Tenacious D.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-17
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Hollywood.Con
2021-01-29
Hollywood.Con
Overview: Every hot production company in Los Angeles is in a race to make the next big Mayan movie: hurry quick, sell out your company, and do whatever it takes.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-01-29
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For the Boys
1991-11-22
For the Boys
Overview: On a USO tour during World War II, entertainer Eddie Sparks needs a partner to round out his act. Soon after hiring performer Dixie Leonard, Eddie decides he wants her out of the show — mostly because she upstages him. Dixie is close to leaving of her own accord, but her uncle, Art Silver, convinces her to stay. As the years and wars go by, Eddie and Dixie experience a tumultuous relationship onstage and off while they continue the act for the troops.
Genres: Drama Music Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-22
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Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
2024-12-06
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
Overview: Bubbles and his band, The Shitrockers, embark on a European rock tour and earn a spot opening for Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters. However, after traveling from Nova Scotia to Prague, they're kicked off the tour and must resort to busking to survive and find a way back home. Ricky and Julian must figure out how to make their dreams come true again — if that’s still possible.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-06
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