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    F. Murray Abraham

    1939-10-24 (85 years old) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    F. Murray Abraham (born Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he came to prominence for his acclaimed leading role as Antonio Salieri in the drama film Amadeus (1984) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama as well as a BAFTA Award nomination. Abraham made his Broadway debut in the 1968 play Man in the Glass Booth. He received the Obie Award for Outstanding Performance for his roles in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya (1984) and William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (2011). He returned to Broadway in the revival of Terrence McNally's comedy It's Only a Play (2014) receiving a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play nomination. He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such as All the President's Men (1976), Scarface (1983), The Name of the Rose (1986), Last Action Hero (1993), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Dillinger and Capone (1995), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Finding Forrester (2000), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). He was a regular cast member on the Showtime drama series Homeland (2012–2018), which earned him two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He also starred in Mythic Quest (2020–2021), Moon Knight (2022), and The White Lotus (2022) with the latter earning him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series.

    Movies

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    Mother, Couch!
    56 %|Jul 5, 2024
    Comedy, Drama
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    Milarepa
    0 %|Jan 2, 2024
    Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
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    Double Soul
    56 %|Jul 13, 2023
    Thriller
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    The Magic Flute
    65 %|Sep 30, 2022
    Adventure, Fantasy, Music, Family
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    The Siege of Vienna
    0 %|Sep 1, 2022
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    Things Heard & Seen
    57 %|Apr 29, 2021
    Horror
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    Lady and the Tramp
    72 %|Nov 12, 2019
    Family, Romance, Comedy
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    Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
    66 %|Jan 8, 2019
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
    77.51 %|Jan 3, 2019
    Animation, Family, Adventure
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    The Letter
    0 %|Dec 28, 2018
    Comedy
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    Robin Hood
    59 %|Nov 3, 2018
    Adventure, Action, Thriller, Fantasy
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    Super Cats
    0 %|Oct 1, 2018
    Documentary
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    Every Act of Life
    70 %|Apr 23, 2018
    Documentary
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    Isle of Dogs
    78.55000000000001 %|Mar 23, 2018
    Adventure, Comedy, Animation
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    411
    0 %|Jan 1, 2015
    Drama, Mystery
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    A Little Game
    66 %|Apr 26, 2014
    Family, Adventure
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    Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
    67 %|Mar 11, 2014
    Documentary
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    The Grand Budapest Hotel
    80 %|Feb 26, 2014
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Mystery of Dante
    52 %|Feb 14, 2014
    Mystery, History, Documentary
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    Goltzius & the Pelican Company
    61 %|Feb 5, 2014
    Comedy, History
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    And the Oscar Goes To...
    70 %|Feb 1, 2014
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    Inside Llewyn Davis
    71.94 %|Oct 18, 2013
    Drama, Music
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    The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die
    40 %|May 31, 2013
    Drama, Thriller
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    Love, Marilyn
    66.13000000000001 %|May 30, 2013
    Documentary
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    Dead Man Down
    62 %|Mar 8, 2013
    Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
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    Day of the Siege
    43 %|Oct 11, 2012
    History, Adventure, Drama
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    The Unseen World
    0 %|Jun 1, 2012
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    Is That Skunk?
    0 %|Aug 28, 2011
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    Nature Amazing Places Hawaii
    0 %|Apr 20, 2010
    Documentary
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    Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air
    0 %|Jan 10, 2010
    Documentary
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    In the Valley of the Wolves
    60 %|Jan 1, 2010
    Documentary, Family
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    Barbarossa
    50 %|Oct 9, 2009
    Drama, History
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    Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
    64 %|Oct 8, 2009
    Documentary
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    Perestroika
    38 %|Mar 20, 2009
    Drama
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    The Dragon Chronicles
    0 %|Jan 11, 2009
    Documentary
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    Carnera: The Walking Mountain
    60 %|May 9, 2008
    Drama
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    Shark Swarm
    54 %|Mar 9, 2008
    Drama, Horror, Thriller, Action
    actor
    A House Divided
    65 %|Jan 1, 2008
    Drama, Romance
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    Ballerina
    0 %|Jan 1, 2008
    actor
    The Beauty of Ugly
    0 %|Nov 18, 2007
    Documentary, Family, TV Movie
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    Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America
    0 %|Oct 1, 2007
    Documentary
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    Blood Monkey
    56 %|Sep 24, 2007
    Adventure, Action, Horror, Thriller
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    Come le formiche
    0 %|Jun 22, 2007
    Drama
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    The Final Inquiry
    46 %|Apr 4, 2007
    Drama, History
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    Quiet Flows The Don
    38 %|Nov 7, 2006
    Drama, Romance, War
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    The Stone Merchant
    44 %|Sep 15, 2006
    Drama, Thriller
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    40 Years of Star Trek
    43 %|Jan 1, 2006
    Documentary
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    The Bridge of San Luis Rey
    51 %|Dec 22, 2004
    Romance, Drama
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    Le nom de la rose : Le documentaire
    100 %|Jun 16, 2004
    Documentary
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    My Father
    60 %|Sep 1, 2003
    Drama
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    Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
    67 %|May 14, 2003
    Documentary
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    Five Moons Plaza
    55 %|May 9, 2003
    Mystery, Thriller, Drama
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    Ticker
    66 %|Nov 12, 2002
    Action, Adventure
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    The Making of 'Amadeus'
    74 %|Sep 24, 2002
    Documentary
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    Joshua
    64 %|Apr 19, 2002
    Drama
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    Thir13en Ghosts
    62 %|Oct 26, 2001
    Horror, Thriller
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    Knights of the Quest
    45 %|Apr 6, 2001
    Drama, History
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    Un dono semplice
    0 %|Dec 27, 2000
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    Finding Forrester
    71.14 %|Dec 21, 2000
    Drama
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    The Darkling
    48 %|Aug 15, 2000
    Horror, TV Movie
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    Excellent Cadavers
    60 %|Oct 16, 1999
    Drama, Thriller, History, TV Movie, Crime
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    Muppets from Space
    60 %|Jul 14, 1999
    Family, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Comedy
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    Esther
    68 %|Mar 29, 1999
    Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
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    Star Trek: Insurrection
    64.35 %|Dec 11, 1998
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
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    Waiting for Godot in San Quentin
    0 %|Jan 1, 1998
    Documentary
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    Vacation in Hell
    60 %|Dec 31, 1997
    Drama
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    Einstein Revealed
    45 %|Sep 9, 1997
    Documentary
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    Color of Justice
    55 %|Sep 7, 1997
    Drama
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    Mimic
    61 %|Aug 22, 1997
    Horror, Science Fiction
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    Eruption
    10 %|Jan 1, 1997
    Action, Adventure
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    Children of the Revolution
    56 %|Dec 26, 1996
    Comedy, Drama
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    Looking for Richard
    67.55 %|Oct 11, 1996
    Documentary
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    Baby Face Nelson
    67 %|Jan 25, 1996
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    Mighty Aphrodite
    67 %|Sep 13, 1995
    Comedy, Romance
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    Dillinger and Capone
    54 %|Jun 20, 1995
    Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
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    Nostradamus
    57.26 %|Aug 18, 1994
    Drama, History
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    Fresh
    71.68 %|Jun 15, 1994
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Surviving the Game
    60.86 %|Apr 15, 1994
    Action, Thriller
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    L'Affaire
    30 %|Apr 13, 1994
    Thriller
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    Jamila
    0 %|Jan 1, 1994
    actor
    Sweet Killing
    42 %|Oct 20, 1993
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Journey to the Center of the Earth
    39 %|Jul 1, 1993
    Adventure, TV Movie, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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    Last Action Hero
    64.6 %|Jun 18, 1993
    Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Family
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    National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
    60.129999999999995 %|Feb 4, 1993
    Comedy, Crime, Action
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    Through an Open Window
    0 %|Mar 25, 1992
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    The First Circle
    48 %|Feb 25, 1992
    Thriller, TV Movie
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    Eye of the Widow
    33 %|Oct 17, 1991
    Crime, Action, Adventure
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    By the Sword
    60 %|Oct 7, 1991
    Drama
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    Mobsters
    62 %|Jul 26, 1991
    Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Money
    45 %|Apr 6, 1991
    Drama, Thriller
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    The Bonfire of the Vanities
    56 %|Dec 21, 1990
    Comedy, Drama
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    Drums of Fire
    65 %|Dec 21, 1990
    History, Action
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    The Little Match Girl
    0 %|Dec 6, 1990
    Animation, Family
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    Cadence
    67 %|Nov 16, 1990
    Drama
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    A Season of Giants
    65 %|Nov 4, 1990
    Drama, History
    actor
    Largo Desolato
    0 %|Apr 20, 1990
    Drama
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    An Innocent Man
    61 %|Oct 6, 1989
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    The Favorite
    47 %|Aug 9, 1989
    Adventure, Drama, Romance
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    Slipstream
    45 %|Jun 22, 1989
    Science Fiction, Adventure
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    Beyond the Stars
    52 %|Mar 31, 1989
    Science Fiction, Drama
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    Il Trovatore
    0 %|Oct 15, 1988
    Music
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    The Great San Francisco Earthquake
    0 %|Oct 4, 1988
    Documentary, History
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    The Third Solution
    50 %|Apr 8, 1988
    Thriller, Crime
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    La rosa dei nomi
    75 %|Jan 1, 1987
    Documentary
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    The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
    80 %|Oct 11, 1986
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    The Name of the Rose
    75 %|Sep 24, 1986
    Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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    Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier
    50 %|Sep 23, 1984
    Thriller, TV Movie
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    Amadeus
    80.3 %|Sep 19, 1984
    History, Music, Drama
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    Scarface
    82 %|Dec 9, 1983
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    The Big Fix
    57 %|Oct 6, 1978
    Comedy, Thriller, Mystery
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    Madman
    60 %|Jan 1, 1978
    Drama, War
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    Sex and the Married Woman
    10 %|Sep 13, 1977
    Drama, TV Movie, Comedy
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    The Ritz
    61 %|Aug 12, 1976
    Comedy, Crime
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    All the President's Men
    76.69 %|Apr 9, 1976
    Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
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    The Sunshine Boys
    68 %|Nov 6, 1975
    Comedy
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    The Prisoner of Second Avenue
    67.06 %|Mar 14, 1975
    Comedy
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    Serpico
    75 %|Dec 18, 1973
    Crime, Drama
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    They Might Be Giants
    69 %|Jun 9, 1971
    Comedy, Mystery

    Series

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    White House Plumbers
    62 %|May 1, 2023
    Drama
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    Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
    75.8 %|Oct 25, 2022
    Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Moon Knight
    77.16 %|Mar 30, 2022
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
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    The White Lotus
    76 %|Jul 11, 2021
    Comedy, Drama, Mystery
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    Mythic Quest
    73 %|Feb 7, 2020
    Comedy
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    Okavango: River of Dreams
    90 %|Oct 23, 2019
    Documentary
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    Chimerica
    58 %|Apr 17, 2019
    Drama
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    The Orville
    76.08 %|Sep 10, 2017
    Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Road to 9/11
    85 %|Sep 4, 2017
    Documentary
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    The Good Fight
    76.42 %|Feb 19, 2017
    Drama
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    65.39 %|Sep 8, 2015
    Comedy, Talk
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    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
    58.2 %|Feb 17, 2014
    Comedy, Talk
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    Beauty and the Beast
    74 %|Oct 11, 2012
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Elementary
    76.03 %|Sep 27, 2012
    Drama, Mystery, Crime
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    Homeland
    75.5 %|Oct 2, 2011
    Drama, War & Politics, Crime
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    Blue Bloods
    78 %|Sep 24, 2010
    Crime, Drama
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    The Good Wife
    76 %|Sep 22, 2009
    Drama
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    L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
    0 %|Apr 2, 2007
    Action & Adventure, War & Politics
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    Quiet Flows the Don
    90 %|Nov 6, 2006
    Drama, War & Politics
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    75.56 %|Sep 30, 2001
    Drama
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    The Hire
    76 %|Apr 26, 2001
    Action & Adventure, Crime
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    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    80 %|Oct 15, 2000
    Comedy
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    Noah's Ark
    42 %|May 4, 1999
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
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    Dead Man's Walk
    60 %|May 12, 1996
    Western
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    I promessi sposi
    65 %|Nov 12, 1989
    Drama
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    American Experience
    75 %|Oct 4, 1988
    Documentary
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    Dream West
    50 %|Apr 13, 1986
    Drama
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    Marco Polo
    68 %|Dec 5, 1982
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Nature
    81 %|Oct 10, 1982
    Documentary, Family
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    A.E.S. Hudson Street
    72 %|Mar 16, 1978
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    The Andros Targets
    50 %|Jan 31, 1977
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    NOVA
    68 %|Mar 3, 1974
    Documentary
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    Kojak
    69 %|Oct 24, 1973
    Crime, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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    Kojak
    69 %|Oct 24, 1973
    Crime, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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    All in the Family
    78 %|Jan 12, 1971
    Comedy