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The 1940s · 1
The 1950s · 4
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Godzilla (1954)
David Kalat
dir. Ishirō Honda
scholar
1h 35m
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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Terry Sanders · Robert Gitt · F. X. Feeney · Preston Neal Jones
dir. Charles Laughton
scholar
1h 32m
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The Killing (1956)
Alan K. Rode
dir. Stanley Kubrick
scholar
1h 23m
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The 400 Blows (1959)
Brian Stonehill
dir. François Truffaut
scholar
1h 39m
The 1960s · 4
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Dr. No (1962)
John Cork · Ursula Andress · Eunice Gayson · Margaret LeWars · +20
dir. Terence Young
multi
1h 49m
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For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Tim Lucas
dir. Sergio Leone
scholar
2h 11m
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Orgy of the Dead (1965)
Rudolph Grey · Frank Henenlotter
dir. Stephen C. Apostolof
scholar
1h 30m
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Tim Lucas
dir. Sergio Leone
scholar
2h 41m
The 1970s · 13
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Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
David Naylor · Guy Hamilton · Tom Mankiewicz · John Barry · +14
dir. Guy Hamilton
multi
1h 59m
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Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
Monte Hellman · Allison Anders
dir. Monte Hellman
director
1h 42m
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Silent Running (1972)
Barry Forshaw · Kim Newman
dir. Douglas Trumbull
scholar
1h 29m
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The Godfather (1972)
Francis Ford Coppola
dir. Francis Ford Coppola
director
2h 52m
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The Godfather Part II (1974)
Francis Ford Coppola
dir. Francis Ford Coppola
director
3h 16m
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The Night Porter (1974)
Dr. Gerd Naumann · Robert Sommer
dir. Liliana Cavani
scholar
1h 56m
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Nathaniel Thompson · Steve Mitchell
dir. Joseph Sargent
multi
1h 43m
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Nick Pinkerton
dir. Michael Cimino
scholar
1h 54m
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Richard O'Brien · Patricia Quinn
dir. Jim Sharman
cast
1h 39m
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The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Nicolas Roeg · David Bowie · Buck Henry
dir. Nicolas Roeg
cast
2h 17m
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Moonraker (1979)
Roger Moore
dir. Lewis Gilbert
cast
2h 3m
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Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)
Werner Herzog · Laurens Straub
dir. Werner Herzog
multi
1h 46m
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Phantasm (1979)
Don Coscarelli · A. Michael Baldwin · Angus Scrimm · Bill Thornbury
dir. Don Coscarelli
director
1h 28m
The 1980s · 36
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The Long Good Friday (1980)
John Mackenzie
dir. John Mackenzie
director
1h 51m
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An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Paul Davis
dir. John Landis
scholar
1h 37m
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Thief (1981)
Michael Mann · James Caan
dir. Michael Mann
director
2h 3m
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Amy Heckerling · Cameron Crowe
dir. Amy Heckerling
director
1h 29m
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The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
Peter Greenaway
dir. Peter Greenaway
director
1h 44m
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Tron (1982)
Steven Lisberger · Donald Kushner · Harrison Ellenshaw · Richard Taylor
dir. Steven Lisberger
technical
1h 35m
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Blue Thunder (1983)
John Badham · Frank Morriss · Hoyt Yeatman
dir. John Badham
director
1h 49m
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Terry Jones · Terry Gilliam
dir. Terry Jones
director
1h 46m
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Videodrome (1983)
Tim Lucas
dir. David Cronenberg
scholar
1h 28m
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Wes Craven · Heather Langenkamp · John Saxon · Jacques Haitkin
dir. Wes Craven
director
1h 30m
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Blood Simple (1984)
Jim Piddock
dir. Joel Coen
other
1h 32m
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Crimes of Passion (1984)
Ken Russell · Barry Sandler
dir. Ken Russell
director
2h 4m
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Repo Man (1984)
Alex Cox · Michael Nesmith · Victoria Thomas · Sy Richardson · +2
dir. Alex Cox
director
1h 31m
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Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Jeff Kanew · Robert Carradine · Timothy Busfield · Curtis Armstrong
dir. Jeff Kanew
director
1h 29m
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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Christopher Guest · Michael McKean · Harry Shearer
dir. Rob Reiner
cast
1h 22m
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A View to a Kill (1985)
Roger Moore
dir. John Glen
cast
2h 10m
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The Breakfast Club (1985)
Anthony Michael Hall · Judd Nelson · Jason Hillhouse
dir. John Hughes
cast
1h 36m
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To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
William Friedkin
dir. William Friedkin
director
1h 54m
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Underworld (1985)
George Pavlou · Stephen Thrower
dir. George Pavlou
director
1h 31m
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Aliens (1986)
James Cameron · Gale Anne Hurd · Stan Winston · Robert Skotak · +8
dir. James Cameron
multi
2h 34m
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Platoon (1986)
Oliver Stone
dir. Oliver Stone
director
1h 57m
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Broadcast News (1987)
James L. Brooks · Richard Marks
dir. James L. Brooks
director
2h 10m
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Dirty Dancing (1987)
Eleanor Bergstein
dir. Emile Ardolino
writer
1h 39m
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Masters Of The Universe (1987)
Gary Goddard
dir. Gary Goddard
director
1h 45m
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My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)
Jimmy Huston · Nathaniel Thompson
dir. Jimmy Huston
director
1h 27m
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Predator (1987)
John McTiernan
dir. John McTiernan
director
1h 45m
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RoboCop (1987)
Paul Verhoeven · Jon Davison · Edward Neumeier
dir. Paul Verhoeven
director
1h 42m
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Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Howard Deutch · Lea Thompson
dir. Howard Deutch
director
1h 32m
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Summer School (1987)
Carl Reiner · Mark Harmon
dir. Carl Reiner
director
1h 34m
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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
Mackenzie Astin · Katie Barberi · William Morris
dir. Rod Amateau
cast
1h 36m
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Rain Man (1988)
Barry Levinson
dir. Barry Levinson
director
2h 10m
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Scrooged (1988)
Richard Donner
dir. Richard Donner
director
1h 40m
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The Blob (1988)
Joe Lynch · Chuck Russell · Mark Irwin · Tony Gardner
dir. Chuck Russell
multi
1h 34m
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
David Zucker · Robert K. Weiss · Peter Tilden
dir. David Zucker
director
1h 24m
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Communion (1989)
Philippe Mora · William J. Birnes
dir. Philippe Mora
director
1h 46m
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Say Anything... (1989)
Cameron Crowe · John Cusack · Ione Skye
dir. Cameron Crowe
director
1h 40m
The 1990s · 28
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Dreams (1990)
Stephen Prince
dir. Akira Kurosawa
scholar
1h 56m
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Goodfellas (1990)
Martin Scorsese · Nicholas Pileggi · Ray Liotta · Lorraine Bracco · +9
dir. Martin Scorsese
multi
2h 19m
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Home Alone (1990)
Chris Columbus · Macaulay Culkin
dir. Chris Columbus
director
1h 39m
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Navy Seals (1990)
Jim Hemphill · Kelly Goodner
dir. Lewis Teague
scholar
1h 51m
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RoboCop 2 (1990)
Paul M. Sammon
dir. Irvin Kershner
technical
1h 56m
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Elizabeth Purchell · Caden Mark Gardner
dir. Jonathan Demme
scholar
1h 56m
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Alien ³ The Legacy Cut (1992)
Oliver Harper · Rob Hill
dir. David Fincher
fan
2h 22m
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Alien³ (1992)
Alex Thomson · Terry Rawlings · Alec Gillis · Tom Woodruff Jr. · +3
dir. David Fincher
multi
2h 24m
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The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Michael Mann
dir. Michael Mann
director
1h 48m
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Demolition Man (1993)
Marco Brambilla · Daniel Waters
dir. Marco Brambilla
director
1h 51m
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Leprechaun (1993)
Mark Jones · Gabe Bartalos
dir. Mark Jones
director
1h 31m
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RoboCop 3 (1993)
Fred Dekker · Michael Felsher
dir. Fred Dekker
director
1h 44m
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True Romance (1993)
Tony Scott
dir. Tony Scott
director
1h 56m
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Exotica (1994)
Atom Egoyan · Mychael Danna
dir. Atom Egoyan
multi
1h 43m
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Forrest Gump (1994)
Robert Zemeckis · Steve Starkey · Rick Carter
dir. Robert Zemeckis
director
2h 17m
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Braveheart (1995)
Mel Gibson
dir. Mel Gibson
director
2h 49m
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Congo (1995)
Kelly Goodner · Jim Hemphill
dir. Frank Marshall
scholar
1h 45m
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Tank Girl (1995)
Rachel Talalay · Lori Petty
dir. Rachel Talalay
director
1h 42m
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The Usual Suspects (1995)
Bryan Singer · Christopher McQuarrie
dir. Bryan Singer
director
1h 45m
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Air Force One (1997)
Wolfgang Petersen · Michael Coleman
dir. Wolfgang Petersen
director
1h 58m
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Alien 4 (1997)
Jean-Pierre Jeunet · Hervé Schneid · Alec Gillis · Tom Woodruff Jr. · +5
dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
multi
1h 54m
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L.A. Confidential (1997)
Andrew Sarris · James Ellroy · Brian Helgeland · Michael Nathanson · +10
dir. Curtis Hanson
multi
2h 12m
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The Devils Advocate (1997)
Taylor Hackford
dir. Taylor Hackford
director
2h 20m
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The Wrong Guy (1997)
David Steinberg · Dave Foley · David Higgins · Jay Kogen
dir. David Steinberg
director
1h 31m
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Pi (1998)
Darren Aronofsky
dir. Darren Aronofsky
director
1h 20m
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Election (1999)
Alexander Payne
dir. Alexander Payne
director
1h 42m
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End of Days (1999)
Peter Hyams
dir. Peter Hyams
director
1h 55m
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The Mummy (1999)
Stephen Sommers · Bob Ducsay
dir. Stephen Sommers
director
1h 56m
The 2000s · 41
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Baise-moi (2000)
Kat Ellinger
dir. Coralie Trinh Thi, Virginie Despentes
scholar
1h 14m
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Cheeky (2000)
Eugenio Ercolani · Nathaniel Thompson
dir. Tinto Brass
scholar
1h 30m
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Ang Lee · James Schamus
dir. Ang Lee
director
1h 57m
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Ron Howard
dir. Ron Howard
director
1h 43m
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Mission: Impossible II (2000)
John Woo
dir. John Woo
director
1h 58m
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Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
E. Elias Merhige
dir. E. Elias Merhige
director
1h 31m
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The Way of the Gun (2000)
Christopher McQuarrie · Joe Kraemer
dir. Christopher McQuarrie
multi
1h 59m
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The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
Jonathan Lynn
dir. Jonathan Lynn
director
1h 36m
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Hannibal (2001)
Ridley Scott
dir. Ridley Scott
director
2h 10m
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Simon West
dir. Simon West
director
1h 31m
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The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Peter Jackson · Fran Walsh · Philippa Boyens
dir. Peter Jackson
director
3h 29m
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The Mummy Returns (2001)
Stephen Sommers · Bob Ducsay
dir. Stephen Sommers
director
2h 3m
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Wes Anderson
dir. Wes Anderson
director
1h 43m
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28 Days Later (2002)
Danny Boyle · Alex Garland
dir. Danny Boyle
director
1h 49m
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Heaven (2002)
Tom Tykwer
dir. Tom Tykwer
director
1h 34m
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K-19 The Widowmaker (2002)
Kathryn Bigelow · Jeff Cronenweth
dir. Kathryn Bigelow
director
2h 8m
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Men in Black II (2002)
Barry Sonnenfeld
dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
director
1h 25m
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Red Dragon (2002)
Brett Ratner · Ted Tally
dir. Brett Ratner
director
2h 4m
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The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers (2002)
Peter Jackson · Fran Walsh · Philippa Boyens
dir. Peter Jackson
director
3h 43m
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Love Actually (2003)
Richard Curtis · Hugh Grant · Bill Nighy · Thomas Sangster
dir. Richard Curtis
director
2h 10m
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The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King (2003)
Peter Jackson · Fran Walsh · Philippa Boyens
dir. Peter Jackson
director
4h 13m
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Underworld (2003)
Len Wiseman · Kate Beckinsale · Scott Speedman
dir. Len Wiseman
director
2h 7m
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Michel Gondry · Charlie Kaufman
dir. Michel Gondry
director
1h 45m
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EuroTrip (2004)
Jeff Schaffer · David Mandel · Alec Berg
dir. Jeff Schaffer
writer
1h 31m
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Wes Anderson · Noah Baumbach
dir. Wes Anderson
writer
1h 57m
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Lord of War (2005)
Andrew Niccol
dir. Andrew Niccol
director
1h 59m
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Star Wars: Clone Wars, Volume Two (2005)
Genndy Tartakovsky · Bryan Andrews · Paul Rudish · Darrick Bachman
dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
multi
1h 3m
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V for Vendetta (2005)
James McTeigue · Natalie Portman · Hugo Weaving
dir. James McTeigue
multi
2h 6m
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Æon Flux (2005)
Gale Anne Hurd · Charlize Theron
dir. Karyn Kusama
multi
1h 25m
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Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Tom Cruise · J.J. Abrams
dir. J.J. Abrams
director
2h 5m
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Shortbus (2006)
John Cameron Mitchell · Justin Vivian Bond · Sook-Yin Lee · Paul Dawson · +1
dir. John Cameron Mitchell
director
1h 37m
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Underworld Evolution (2006)
Len Wiseman · Patrick Tatopoulos · Brad Martin · Nicolas de Toth
dir. Len Wiseman
director
1h 42m
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28 Weeks Later (2007)
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo · Enrique López Lavigne
dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
director
1h 35m
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3.10 to Yuma (2007)
James Mangold
dir. James Mangold
director
1h 57m
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Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem (2007)
Colin Strause · Greg Strause · John Davis
dir. Colin Strause, Greg Strause
director
1h 36m
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I Am Legend (2007)
Francis Lawrence · Akiva Goldsman
dir. Francis Lawrence
director
1h 35m
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The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Wes Anderson · Roman Coppola · Jason Schwartzman
dir. Wes Anderson
writer
1h 31m
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Let the Right One In (2008)
Tomas Alfredson · John Ajvide Lindqvist
dir. Tomas Alfredson
director
1h 53m
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Rob Cohen
dir. Rob Cohen
director
1h 43m
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Tropic Thunder (2008)
Ben Stiller · Jack Black · Robert Downey Jr.
dir. Ben Stiller
cast
1h 43m
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Underworld Rise of the Lycans (2009)
Patrick Tatopoulos · Len Wiseman · James McQuaide · Richard Wright · +1
dir. Patrick Tatopoulos
director
1h 26m
The 2010s · 15
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Kick-Ass (2010)
Matthew Vaughn
dir. Matthew Vaughn
director
1h 50m
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Les Misérables (2012)
Tom Hooper
dir. Tom Hooper
director
2h 32m
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Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Wes Anderson · Peter Becker · Roman Coppola · Jake Ryan · +3
dir. Wes Anderson
multi
1h 33m
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Total Recall (2012)
Len Wiseman
dir. Len Wiseman
director
1h 51m
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Underworld Awakening (2012)
Måns Mårlind · Björn Stein · Gary Lucchesi · Richard Wright · +1
dir. Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
technical
1h 22m
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Dark Skies (2013)
Scott Stewart · Jason Blum · Brian Kavanaugh-Jones · Peter Gvozdas
dir. Scott Stewart
director
1h 34m
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V.H.S. 2 (2013)
Simon Barrett · Adam Wingard · Greg Hale · Eduardo Sánchez · +5
dir. Adam Wingard, Gregg Hale, Eduardo Sánchez
writer
1h 35m
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Wes Anderson · Roman Coppola · Jeff Goldblum · Kent Jones
dir. Wes Anderson
multi
1h 39m
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Amy (2015)
Asif Kapadia · James Gay-Rees · Chris King
dir. Asif Kapadia
multi
2h 1m
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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Joss Whedon
dir. Joss Whedon
director
2h 15m
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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Tom Cruise · Christopher McQuarrie
dir. Christopher McQuarrie
director
2h 10m
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Don't Breathe (2016)
Fede Álvarez · Rodo Sayagues · Stephen Lang
dir. Fede Álvarez
director
1h 23m
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
Jake Szymanski
dir. Jake Szymanski
director
1h 38m
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Tom Cruise · Christopher McQuarrie
dir. Christopher McQuarrie
director
2h 27m
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Red Sparrow (2018)
Francis Lawrence
dir. Francis Lawrence
director
2h 13m
The 2020s · 9
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
Dean Fleischer Camp · Jenny Slate · Nick Paley
dir. Dean Fleischer Camp
multi
1h 25m
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Nobody (2021)
Bob Odenkirk · Ilya Naishuller
dir. Ilya Naishuller
director
1h 30m
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All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
Edward Berger
dir. Edward Berger
director
2h 19m
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The Northman (2022)
Robert Eggers
dir. Robert Eggers
director
2h 9m
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Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
Christopher McQuarrie · Eddie Hamilton
dir. Christopher McQuarrie
director
2h 43m
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Tim Burton
dir. Tim Burton
director
1h 38m
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Terrifier 3 (2024)
Christien Tinsley
dir. Damien Leone
technical
1h 59m
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Warfare (2025)
Ray Mendoza · Alex Garland · Brian Philpot
dir. Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland
multi
1h 22m
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
Nia DaCosta
dir. Nia DaCosta
director
1h 45m
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