Joan Allen

Joan Allen

Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress. She worked in theatre, television and film during her early career, and achieved recognition for her Broadway debut in Burn This, winning a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play in 1989. She has received three Academy Award nominations; she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Nixon (1995) and The Crucible (1996), and for Best Actress for The Contender (2000). Her other films include The Ice Storm (1996), Face/Off (1997), Pleasantville (1998), The Notebook (2004), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).

  • Title: Joan Allen
  • Popularity: 20.563
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1956-08-20
  • Place of Birth: Rochelle, Illinois, USA
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Joan Allen Movies

  • 1986
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    Peggy Sue Got Married

    Peggy Sue Got Married

    6.129 1986 HD

    Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.

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  • 1997
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    Face/Off

    Face/Off

    7.041 1997 HD

    In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns...

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  • 2017
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    Arthur Miller: Writer

    Arthur Miller: Writer

    7.105 2017 HD

    One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which...

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  • 2004
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    The Bourne Supremacy

    The Bourne Supremacy

    7.324 2004 HD

    A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and...

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  • 2007
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    The Bourne Ultimatum

    The Bourne Ultimatum

    7.429 2007 HD

    Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in...

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  • 1998
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    Pleasantville

    Pleasantville

    7.3 1998 HD

    Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville,"...

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  • 2008
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    Death Race

    Death Race

    6.271 2008 HD

    Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic...

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  • 1995
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    Nixon

    Nixon

    6.87 1995 HD

    A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from...

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  • 2004
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    The Notebook

    The Notebook

    7.889 2004 HD

    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...

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  • 1996
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    The Crucible

    The Crucible

    6.569 1996 HD

    A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

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  • 2005
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    The Upside of Anger

    The Upside of Anger

    6.282 2005 HD

    After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry...

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  • 2000
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    The Contender

    The Contender

    6.635 2000 HD

    The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival....

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  • 2003
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    Off the Map

    Off the Map

    6.5 2003 HD

    An 11-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries and comes to...

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  • 1986
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    Manhunter

    Manhunter

    7 1986 HD

    FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a...

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  • 1999
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    It's the Rage

    It's the Rage

    5.5 1999 HD

    A rich cross-section of urban USA find their lives changed when their fates collide at gunpoint. At the centre of it all are Helen and Warren...

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  • 2005
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    Yes

    Yes

    5.8 2005 HD

    She is a scientist. He is a Lebanese doctor. They meet at a banquet and fall into a carefree, passionate relationship. But difficulties abound...

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  • 1989
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    In Country

    In Country

    5.429 1989 HD

    Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who...

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  • 2006
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    I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote

    I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote

    1 2006 HD

    In 1869, a woman whose "can-do" attitude had shaped her life was instrumental in making Wyoming the first state to allow women to vote, then became...

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  • 1988
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    Tucker: The Man and His Dream

    Tucker: The Man and His Dream

    6.7 1988 HD

    Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by...

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  • 2009
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    Hachi: A Dog's Tale

    Hachi: A Dog's Tale

    8 2009 HD

    A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.

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  • 1993
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    Searching for Bobby Fischer

    Searching for Bobby Fischer

    7.085 1993 HD

    A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

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  • 2007
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    Trumbo

    Trumbo

    6.7 2007 HD

    Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of...

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  • 1993
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    Ethan Frome

    Ethan Frome

    5.6 1993 HD

    Married couple, Ethan and Zeena, are in need an extra hand around the house due to Zeena's debilitated body and constant illness. The young woman who...

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  • 2006
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    Bonneville

    Bonneville

    5.638 2006 HD

    Faced with the decision of a lifetime, Arvilla Holden enlists her two best friends and sets off in a vintage '66 Bonneville convertible to deliver...

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  • 1995
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    Mad Love

    Mad Love

    5.179 1995 HD

    Matt falls for Casey, the new girl in school. She's fun-loving and eccentric, but there's a darkness to her whimsy that Matt can't begin to...

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  • 2012
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    The Bourne Legacy

    The Bourne Legacy

    6.2 2012 HD

    New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.

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  • 1993
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    Josh and S.A.M.

    Josh and S.A.M.

    4.7 1993 HD

    Josh and Sam are two brothers facing change, their mother is about to marry a French accountant and the kids are sent to go live with their father in...

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  • 1997
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    The Ice Storm

    The Ice Storm

    6.862 1997 HD

    In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.

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  • 2011
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    Kitten's First Full Moon

    Kitten's First Full Moon

    1 2011 HD

    After several attempts of being unable to reach the moon, the kitten returns home and finds a bowl of milk waiting for her.

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  • 2000
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    When the Sky Falls

    When the Sky Falls

    5 2000 HD

    Fact-based story about Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton, who invaded the Irish underworld and attempted to expose the illegitimate...

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  • 1991
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    Without Warning: The James Brady Story

    Without Warning: The James Brady Story

    6 1991 HD

    The story of Ronald Reagan's press secretary who was crippled in the 1981 assassination attempt on the president and who, with his wife, became the...

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  • 2009
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    Georgia O'Keeffe

    Georgia O'Keeffe

    5.3 2009 HD

    Biopic of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz.

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  • 1987
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    The Room Upstairs

    The Room Upstairs

    4 1987 HD

    A Boston teacher decides to turn her old home into a boarding house to pull in some much-needed extra money. It turns out her tenants help her in...

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  • 2001
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    Inside 'Manhunter'

    Inside 'Manhunter'

    7 2001 HD

    A DVD Special Feature documentary on the experience of turning the chilling novel "Red Dragon" into a motion picture, all told through the actors and...

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  • 2014
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    A Good Marriage

    A Good Marriage

    5.3 2014 HD

    After 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband's sinister secret?

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  • 2007
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    The Rape of Europa

    The Rape of Europa

    7.4 2007 HD

    World War II was not just the most destructive conflict in humanity, it was also the greatest theft in history: lives, families, communities,...

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  • 2015
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    Room

    Room

    8.017 2015 HD

    Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world...

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  • 2014
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    Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

    Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

    1 2014 HD

    Dive into the life of the father of the nuclear Navy: Hyman Rickover. Combative, provocative, and blunt, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover was a flamboyant...

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  • 1978
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    A Wedding

    A Wedding

    6.3 1978 HD

    Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up...

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  • 2010
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    Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

    Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

    7.5 2010 HD

    Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City reveals the fascinating life and complex legacy of architect and city planner Daniel...

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  • 2006
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    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    1 2006 HD

    The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips...

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  • 1985
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    Compromising Positions

    Compromising Positions

    5.5 1985 HD

    An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who...

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  • 1987
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    All My Sons

    All My Sons

    1 1987 HD

    Two families, related by friendship and love, face up to the consequences of greed and avarice in the post-war years. Love and death play equal roles...

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  • 2011
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    Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

    Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

    6.7 2011 HD

    American Masters takes a look at the career of Jeff Bridges as his friends and family discuss why he's so special and why he's become one of the more...

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  • 2016
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    Making “Room”

    Making “Room”

    1 2016 HD

    The cast and crew, as well as novelist and screenwriter Emma Donoghue, weigh in on the importance of the story, the arduous process of bringing it to...

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  • 2009
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    Georgia O'Keeffe

    Georgia O'Keeffe

    5.3 2009 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    5.766 2003 HD

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.

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  • 2005
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    Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

    Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

    5 2005 HD

    Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List is an American reality television series on Bravo. The series debuted on August 3, 2005. The series follows the...

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  • 1985
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    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    7.7 1985 HD

    This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two...

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  • 1952
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    Today

    Today

    5.5 1952 HD

    Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on...

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  • 1988
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    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    5.2 1988 HD

    A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus...

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  • 1997
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    The View

    The View

    4.4 1997 HD

    ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...

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  • 1993
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    Frasier

    Frasier

    7.694 1993 HD

    After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father...

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.667 1951 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    6.9 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 2025
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    Zero Day

    Zero Day

    1 2025 HD

    As head of the Zero Day Commission, respected former U.S. President George Mullen is charged with finding the perpetrators of a devastating cyber...

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  • 2011
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    The Killing

    The Killing

    7.9 2011 HD

    The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series...

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  • 2016
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    The Family

    The Family

    6.391 2016 HD

    This thriller follows the return of a politician’s young son who was presumed dead after disappearing over a decade earlier. As the mysterious...

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  • 2008
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    Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

    Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

    7.5 2008 HD

    Renowned film critic and television/radio personality Elvis Mitchell interviews various actors and directors to find out what has influenced them and...

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  • 2001
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    The Mists of Avalon

    The Mists of Avalon

    6.805 2001 HD

    The Mists of Avalon is a 2001 miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marion Zimmer Bradley. It was produced by American cable channel TNT...

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  • 1985
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    Evergreen

    Evergreen

    4.5 1985 HD

    Based on the novel by Belva Plain, covering a time span from 1909 to 1959. The story begins in New York's Lower East Side with the arrival of...

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  • 1992
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    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    5.4 1992 HD

    Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

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  • 2012
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    Luck

    Luck

    6.7 2012 HD

    A drama set in the world of horse racing focusing on lives of owners, jockeys, trainers and gamblers who are all tied to the same horse track.

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  • 1999
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    Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

    10 1999 HD

    The Teen Choice Awards is a teen awards show presented annually by Fox. The first awards were held in 1999. The program honors the year's biggest...

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  • 2020
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    Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

    1 2020 HD

    In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his...

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  • 2021
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    Lisey's Story

    Lisey's Story

    5.9 2021 HD

    This terrifying thriller follows widow Lisey Landon as a series of disturbing events revives memories of her marriage to author Scott Landon and the...

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