Sam Shepard
Biography: Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American actor, playwright, author, director and screenwriter whose career spanned half a century. He won 10 Obie Awards for writing and directing, the most by any writer or director. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child (which was nominated for five Tony Awards) and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in the 1983 film The Right Stuff. He received the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award as a master American dramatist in 2009. New York magazine described him as "the greatest American playwright of his generation." He wrote 58 plays as well as several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs. As an actor, his best known roles are as Calvin Meyer in Midnight Special, Robert Rayburn on Netflix's series Bloodline, Beverly Weston in August: Osage County, Harlan Whitford in Safe House, Hank Cahill in Brothers, Frank James in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, George Cummings in Stealth, Frank Calhoun in The Notebook, Master General William F. Garrison in Black Hawk Down, J.C. Franklin in All the Pretty Horses, Thomas Callahan in The Pelican Brief, Frank Coutelle in Thunderheart, Spud Jones in Steel Magnolias, Dr. Jeff Cooper in Baby Boom, Doc Porter in Crimes of the Heart, and Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff. Over the years, he taught extensively on playwriting and other aspects of theater. He gave classes and seminars at various theater workshops, festivals, and universities. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1986, and was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1986. From 1969 to 1984, he was married to actress O-Lan Jones, with whom he had one son, Jesse Mojo Shepard (born 1970). From 1970 to 1971, he was involved in an extramarital affair with musician Patti Smith. Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell wrote two songs about her affairs with him during Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour of 1975. In "Coyote", from her eighth studio album Hejira, she recounts his seduction of her at a period while he was both married and having an extramarital affair with tour manager Christine O'Dell with the lines: "He's got a woman at home, another woman down the hall, but he seems to want me anyway." He met actress Jessica Lange on the set of the 1982 film Frances, in which they both acted. He moved in with her in 1983, and they were together for 27 years; they separated in 2009. They had two children, Hannah Jane Shepard (born 1986) and Samuel Walker Shepard (born 1987). In 2014 and 2015, he dated actress Mia Kirshner. His 50-year friendship with Johnny Dark, stepfather to O-Lan Jones, was the subject of the 2013 documentary Shepard & Dark by Treva Wurmfeld. A collection of Shepard and Dark's correspondence, Two Prospectors, was also published that year. He died on July 27, 2017, at his home in Midway, KY, aged 73, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 05, 1943
Deathday: July 27, 2017
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Known For
Black Hawk Down
2001-12-28
Black Hawk Down
Overview: When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Genres: Action War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-28
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Voyager
1991-03-21
Voyager
Overview: Walter Faber has survived a crash with an airplane. His next trip is by ship. On board this ship he meets the enchanting Sabeth and they have a passionate love affair. Together they travel to her home in Greece, but the rational Faber doesn't know what fate has in mind for him for past doings.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1991-03-21
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Stealth
2005-07-27
Stealth
Overview: Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control ... before it initiates the next world war.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-27
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The Return
2006-11-10
The Return
Overview: Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying visions of a woman's murder, and it seems that she is the killer's next target. Determined to solve the mystery and escape her apparent fate, Joanna follows her visions to the victim's hometown and finds that some secrets just do not stay buried.
Genres: Horror Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-10
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Frances
1982-12-03
Frances
Overview: The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-03
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Don't Come Knocking
2005-08-25
Don't Come Knocking
Overview: Howard Spence has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol, drugs and young women. If he were to die now, nobody would shed a tear over him, that's the sad truth. Until one day Howard learns that he might have a child somewhere out there...
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-25
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Bandidas
2006-01-18
Bandidas
Overview: Set in the late 19th century. When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.
Genres: Action Comedy Western Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-18
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Hamlet
2000-05-12
Hamlet
Overview: Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder in New York City.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-12
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Steel Magnolias
1989-11-15
Steel Magnolias
Overview: A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-15
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007-09-20
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Overview: Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-20
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The Notebook
2004-05-25
The Notebook
Overview: An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-25
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Baby Boom
1987-10-07
Baby Boom
Overview: J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in relationship with Steven, a successful investment broker who, along with J.C., agreed children aren't part of the plan. J.C.'s life takes an unexpected turn when a distant relative dies and the will appoints her the caretaker of their baby girl, Elizabeth. The baby's sudden arrival causes Steven to leave, breaking off their relationship. Juggling power lunches and powdered formula, she is soon forced off the fast track by a conniving colleague and a bigoted boss. But she won't stay down for long. She'll prove to the world that a woman can have it all and on her own terms too!
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-07
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The Pledge
2001-01-19
The Pledge
Overview: A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-19
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Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008-04-02
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Overview: An intimate portrait of poet, painter, musician and singer Patti Smith that mirrors the essence of the artist herself.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-02
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Leo
2002-03-12
Leo
Overview: A young mother is plagued by a tragic mistake and alienates her little boy. A brilliant writer is released from prison after serving a 15-year sentence and begins working at Vic's Diner. Their stories converge when the man must overcome obstacles of the past to save the little boy and ultimately himself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-12
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Purgatory
1999-01-10
Purgatory
Overview: An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all famous dead outlaws and criminals such as Doc Holiday and Wild Bill Hickok who must redeem themselves before gaining admittance to Heaven... or screw up and go to Hell.
Genres: Fantasy Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-10
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Blind Horizon
2003-12-14
Blind Horizon
Overview: Left for dead in the remote Southwest, Frank is found clinging to life and in a state of amnesia. As he recovers, ominous memories begin to flash back...
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-14
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Swordfish
2001-06-08
Swordfish
Overview: Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-08
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Thunderheart
1992-04-03
Thunderheart
Overview: An FBI man with Sioux background is sent to a reservation to help with a murder investigation, where he has to come to terms with his heritage.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-03
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The Right Stuff
1983-10-20
The Right Stuff
Overview: As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.
Genres: Drama History Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-20
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Inhale
2010-08-27
Inhale
Overview: A couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-27
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The Pelican Brief
1993-09-17
The Pelican Brief
Overview: A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-17
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Felon
2008-07-17
Felon
Overview: A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-17
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Charlotte's Web
2006-12-07
Charlotte's Web
Overview: Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-07
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The Accidental Husband
2008-02-29
The Accidental Husband
Overview: Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick, a charming but irresponsible fireman. Furthermore, Patrick has a secret: he has arranged this little trick because Emma advised Patrick's ex-fiancée to end their relationship. However, Patrick may find that the trick is on him, for he soon begins to fall in love with his uptight adversary.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-29
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Country
1984-09-29
Country
Overview: Jewell and Gil are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gil has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but Jewell decides to fight for her family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-29
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Defenseless
1991-08-23
Defenseless
Overview: A Los Angeles lawyer defends her former college roommate, whose husband — her lover — has been slain.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-23
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Days of Heaven
1978-09-13
Days of Heaven
Overview: In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-13
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Killing Them Softly
2012-07-30
Killing Them Softly
Overview: Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-30
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Crimes of the Heart
1986-12-12
Crimes of the Heart
Overview: Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-12
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Curtain Call
1998-12-05
Curtain Call
Overview: A bachelor afraid of marriage angers his long-time girlfriend by buying a splendid townhouse just for himself, only to find it haunted by the ghosts of a famous theatrical couple, who teach him about love and commitment.
Genres: Romance Science Fiction Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-05
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Safe Passage
1994-12-01
Safe Passage
Overview: Recently estranged from her husband, and mother of seven sons, Mag Singer stands poised to pursue a whole new way of life. But when one of her children is involved in an explosion while on duty in the Middle East, Mag must rexamine everything she cherishes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-01
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Blackthorn
2011-07-01
Blackthorn
Overview: In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorn) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.
Genres: Adventure Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-01
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Fool for Love
1985-12-06
Fool for Love
Overview: A woman is waiting in a motel for her boyfriend, when an old flame turns up and tries to take her back to the life she is trying to leave behind.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-06
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All the Pretty Horses
2000-12-11
All the Pretty Horses
Overview: The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lured south of the border by the romance of cowboy life and the promise of a fresh start, Cole and his pal embark on an adventure that will test their resilience, define their maturity, and change their lives forever.
Genres: Drama Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-11
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Kurosawa
2000-12-24
Kurosawa
Overview: Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-24
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Safe House
2012-02-08
Safe House
Overview: A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-08
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Raggedy Man
1981-09-18
Raggedy Man
Overview: Nita, a divorced mother of two boys, is stuck working as a telephone operator in a small Texas town in World War II. Her friendship with a sailor on leave causes tongues to wag in town.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-18
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Bright Angel
1990-11-01
Bright Angel
Overview: In Montana, naive teenager George longs to escape from his broken home before his dysfunctional parents push him over the edge. When George meets pretty drifter Lucy, she easily convinces him and his friend Claude to join her on a road trip to Montana in hopes of breaking her brother out of jail.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-01
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Darling Companion
2012-04-20
Darling Companion
Overview: The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-20
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Resurrection
1980-09-26
Resurrection
Overview: The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and skeptics.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-09-26
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Mud
2013-04-26
Mud
Overview: Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-26
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Shot in the Heart
2001-10-13
Shot in the Heart
Overview: The story of a man coming to terms with the sins and secrets of his notorious brother and, in the process, exploring the legacy of violence in his own family.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-13
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After the Harvest
2001-05-29
After the Harvest
Overview: Caleb Gare (Sam Shepard) is a farmer obsessed with owning as much land as he can and controlling his entire family. This becomes more complicated when a beautiful visiting teacher moves into the Gare home and she becomes involved in a battle of wills. To complicate matters more, a deep secret held by Caleb's wife will have to come to the surface. With the family at the breaking point, they must put aside their differences to bring in the year's harvest, after which they celebrate at the town's annual festival. Little does Caleb suspect that the one night of celebration will end in disaster, turmoil, and forever change the family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-29
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August: Osage County
2013-12-26
August: Osage County
Overview: An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-26
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Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2013-09-11
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
Overview: An impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor Harry Dean Stanton comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his renditions of American folk songs.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-11
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Ruffian
2007-06-09
Ruffian
Overview: Ruffian is an American made-for-television movie that tells the story of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Champion thoroughbred filly Ruffian who went undefeated until her death after breaking down in a nationally televised match race at Belmont Park on July 6, 1975 against the Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure. Made by ESPN Original Entertainment, the film is directed by Yves Simoneau and stars Sam Shepard as Ruffian's trainer, Frank Whiteley. The producers used four different geldings in the role of Ruffian. Locations for the 2007 film included Louisiana Downs in Shreveport, Louisiana and Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-09
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Out of the Furnace
2013-11-09
Out of the Furnace
Overview: Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-09
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Dash and Lilly
1999-05-31
Dash and Lilly
Overview: Biographical look at the bombastic love affair that writers Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman shared in 1940 and 50's Hollywood. Refusing to marry, but deeply in love, the two engaged in many affairs and battled alcoholism.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-31
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Savannah
2013-04-25
Savannah
Overview: Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him. An elderly Moultrie tells the story of life on the river with his friend to a little boy, who passes the legendary Ward Allen down to the next generation.
Genres: Romance History Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-25
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Lily Dale
1996-06-09
Lily Dale
Overview: In 1910, 19-year-old Horace Robedaux, still bitter toward his stepfather, goes to Houston to be reunited with his mother, Corella, and his sister, Lily Dale, following a long estrangement. He has not seen either since he was 12 because his wicked stepfather, Pete Davenport (whom his mother married after his father drank himself to death) believes a boy ought to be self-reliant.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-09
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Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
2002-09-01
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Overview: Rosy-Fingered Dawn is a film on Terrence Malick. It is about the making of BADLANDS, DAYS OF HEAVEN, THE THIN RED LINE and the personal involvement of some of the most representative figures of the American culture itself. This medley of voices has given origin to a journey throughout the whole United States, from California to Colorado, from Virginia to Minnesota, passing by New York and Los Angeles. Every stop represents an ideal set in which all the characters of the films come to life once again giving place to a growing flow of memories. The narrative dimension of Malick's cinema resounds and opens a new horizon on the visible contradictions of the American culture; no easy judgement but a critical consciousness is what emerges from this coral speech, together with a definite need: the necessity of art. A need that Terrence Malick was able to satisfy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-01
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Cold in July
2014-05-23
Cold in July
Overview: While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father rolls into town, hell-bent on revenge.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-23
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The Only Thrill
1997-01-04
The Only Thrill
Overview: A small-town store owner with a comatose wife shares a long-term relationship with his seamstress.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-04
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Brothers
2009-12-02
Brothers
Overview: When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic mayhem.
Genres: Drama Thriller War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-02
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Shepard & Dark
2012-09-11
Shepard & Dark
Overview: An indelible portrait of the complex relationship between playwright and actor Sam Shepard and his close friend Johnny Dark as they prepare forty years of their correspondence for publication, stirring up old memories both good and bad.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-11
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Renaldo and Clara
1978-01-25
Renaldo and Clara
Overview: Filmed in the autumn of 1975 prior to and during Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour – featuring appearances and performances by Ronee Blakley, T-Bone Burnett, Jack Elliott, Allen Ginsberg, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Hawkins, Roger McGuinn, Joni Mitchell, Mick Ronson, Arlen Roth, Phil Ochs, Sam Shepard, and Harry Dean Stanton – the film incorporates three distinct film genres: concert footage, documentary interviews, and dramatic fictional vignettes reflective of Dylan's song lyrics and life.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-25
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The Good Old Boys
1995-03-05
The Good Old Boys
Overview: An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.
Genres: Western Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-05
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Never Here
2017-06-18
Never Here
Overview: An artist whose work involves capturing images of strangers begins to believe she herself is being observed.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-18
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Ithaca
2015-10-29
Ithaca
Overview: In a small town in California's San Joaquin Valley, 14-year-old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger anyone has ever seen. His older brother has gone to war, leaving Homer to look after his widowed mother, his older sister and his 4-year-old brother, Ulysses. And so it is that as spring turns to summer, 1942, Homer Macauley delivers messages of love, hope, pain... and death... to the good people of Ithaca. And Homer Macauley will grapple with one message that will change him forever - from a boy into a man. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Saroyan's 1943 novel, The Human Comedy, ITHACA is the quintessential wartime tale of the Home Front. It is a coming-of-age story about the exuberance of youth, the sweetness of life, the sting of death and the modesty and sheer goodness that lives in each and every one of us.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-29
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Midnight Special
2016-02-18
Midnight Special
Overview: A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.
Genres: Adventure Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-18
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One Kill
2000-08-06
One Kill
Overview: A divorced female marine officer with two small children begins an affair with a senior officer.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-06
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Snow Falling on Cedars
1999-12-22
Snow Falling on Cedars
Overview: In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he investigates the killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-22
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The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose
2007-12-07
The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose
Overview: A look back on the weird and wasted career of the Holy Modal Rounders.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-07
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Trudell
2005-01-20
Trudell
Overview: A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances and politics.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-20
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Made in the USA
1993-09-25
Made in the USA
Overview: A Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-25
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In Dubious Battle
2016-10-08
In Dubious Battle
Overview: In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronger than its individual members, and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic idealism—'courage, never submit, or yield'.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-08
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Walker Payne
2006-04-27
Walker Payne
Overview: A small-town father is forced to make difficult, heartbreaking decisions in order to save his two daughters.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-27
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Brand X
1970-05-18
Brand X
Overview: In 1969, Taylor Mead complained to his friend artist Wynn Chamberlain that Andy Warhol had never paid him for any of the work he had done for him and Wynn said he would make a film especially for Taylor. Inspired by the banality of 1960's television, Chamberlain wrote and directed Brand X, an 87 minute series of faux television shows spoofing the politics and mass media of the day, complete with commercials for Sex, Sweat, Computer Dating and Peanut Butter. BRAND X follows Taylor Mead through a day in a wacky television studio as he portrays an exercise guru, a talk show host, a veteran returning from the American Civil War, a hospital patient in a soap opera, the President of the United States and a televangelist giving the Nightly Sermon. BRAND X satirizes President Nixon, the Vietnam War, sex, drugs, computers, money and race relations.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-05-18
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This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs "The Late Henry Moss"
2003-01-01
This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs "The Late Henry Moss"
Overview: Director Michael Almereyda's documentary on the weeks just prior to Sam Shepard's stage production of his play "The Late Henry Moss."
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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California Typewriter
2017-08-18
California Typewriter
Overview: A story about people whose lives are connected by typewriters. A meditation on creativity and technology featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard, David McCullough and others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-18
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MaMa's Pushcart
1988-01-01
MaMa's Pushcart
Overview: With virtually no financial resources, Ellen Stewart created the La Mama theater in New York in 1961, where writers and actors such as Sam Shepard, Elizabeth Swados, and Harvey Fierstein found both encouragement and a home for their work. Includes footage from the early days, interviews and brief excerpts from some of the theater works. Stewart also talks about her experiences as a "colored" working at Saks Fifth Avenue between 1950 and 1957
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Dear Antonioni
1995-01-01
Dear Antonioni
Overview: A documentary portrait of Michangelo Antonioni based on Roland Barthes' essay.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
2019-06-11
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Overview: Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-11
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Fair Game
2010-05-20
Fair Game
Overview: A devoted wife and mother leads a secret life as a CIA agent until her husband’s article exposes a scandal, putting her identity and loved ones at risk. As her world crumbles, she must navigate the fallout of her double life.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-20
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