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    James Franco

    1978-04-19 (46 years old) in Palo Alto, California, USA

    James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat, Pray, Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen, having appeared in eight films and one television series with him, examples being Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the End (2013), Sausage Party (2016), and The Disaster Artist (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Franco is also known for his work on television where his first prominent acting role was the character Daniel Desario on the short-lived ensemble comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), which developed a cult following. He portrayed the title character in the television biographical film James Dean (2001), for which he won a Golden Globe Award, and received nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Franco had a recurring role on the daytime soap opera General Hospital (2009–2012) and starred in the limited series 11.22.63 (2016). He starred in the David Simon-created HBO drama The Deuce (2017–2019).

    Movies

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    Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
    0 %|Jun 28, 2025
    Action, Adventure, Animation
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    Hey Joe
    64 %|Nov 28, 2024
    Drama
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    The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure
    54.690000000000005 %|Jul 31, 2024
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
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    Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
    67.09 %|May 3, 2022
    Documentary
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    Zeroville
    51 %|Sep 19, 2019
    Comedy, Drama
    actor
    Dumpster Diving
    10 %|Aug 4, 2017
    Comedy
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    Alien: Covenant
    61.51 %|May 9, 2017
    Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
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    Sausage Party
    57.5 %|Jul 11, 2016
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
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    The Adderall Diaries
    53 %|Apr 15, 2016
    Thriller, Romance
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    Memoria
    54 %|Apr 8, 2016
    Drama
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    Yosemite
    46 %|Jan 1, 2016
    Drama
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    The Sound and the Fury
    50 %|Oct 23, 2015
    Drama
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    Queen of the Desert
    59 %|Sep 3, 2015
    Drama, Adventure, History
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    True Story
    63 %|Apr 17, 2015
    Crime, Drama, History
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    Every Thing Will Be Fine
    54.480000000000004 %|Apr 2, 2015
    Drama
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    Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
    82 %|Feb 15, 2015
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    I Am Michael
    55 %|Jan 29, 2015
    Drama
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    The Interview
    61.870000000000005 %|Dec 25, 2014
    Action, Comedy
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    Good People
    55 %|Aug 12, 2014
    Thriller, Crime, Action
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    Third Person
    59.07 %|Jun 20, 2014
    Drama, Romance
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    Palo Alto
    61.13 %|May 9, 2014
    Drama
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    Child of God
    48.52 %|Apr 28, 2014
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Veronica Mars
    66.26 %|Mar 13, 2014
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
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    Homefront
    69.45 %|Nov 12, 2013
    Action, Thriller
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    Sal
    38 %|Nov 1, 2013
    Drama
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    As I Lay Dying
    53 %|Oct 9, 2013
    Drama
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    Interior. Leather Bar.
    55 %|Oct 2, 2013
    Drama, Documentary
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    Lovelace
    60.19 %|Aug 8, 2013
    Drama
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    This Is the End
    62.21 %|Jun 12, 2013
    Action, Comedy
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    Oz the Great and Powerful
    59 %|Mar 7, 2013
    Fantasy, Adventure, Family
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    Spring Breakers
    52 %|Mar 6, 2013
    Drama, Crime
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    The Color of Time
    40 %|Nov 16, 2012
    Drama, Romance
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    The Letter
    45.769999999999996 %|Sep 6, 2012
    Drama
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    The Iceman
    65.38 %|Sep 1, 2012
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
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    Maladies
    53 %|Jun 29, 2012
    Drama
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    The Broken Tower
    51 %|Apr 27, 2012
    Drama, History
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    Hart Crane: An Exegesis
    45 %|Mar 27, 2012
    Documentary
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    About Cherry
    46 %|Feb 14, 2012
    Drama
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    Eames: The Architect and the Painter
    69.69 %|Nov 18, 2011
    Documentary
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    Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    73 %|Aug 3, 2011
    Thriller, Action, Drama, Science Fiction
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    Your Highness
    53 %|Apr 8, 2011
    Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Action
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    127 Hours
    70.84 %|Nov 12, 2010
    Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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    Howl
    65.34 %|Aug 26, 2010
    Drama
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    Love and Distrust
    37 %|Aug 16, 2010
    Romance, Drama
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    Eat Pray Love
    62 %|Aug 12, 2010
    Drama, Romance
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    With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
    68 %|Jul 24, 2010
    Documentary
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    Saturday Night
    80 %|May 2, 2010
    Comedy, Documentary
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    Shadows & Lies
    40 %|Apr 25, 2010
    Drama, Action, Romance
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    Date Night
    60.96 %|Apr 8, 2010
    Comedy, Action, Adventure
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    SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
    74 %|Dec 17, 2009
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Erased James Franco
    55 %|Apr 5, 2009
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    Milk
    72 %|Nov 5, 2008
    History, Drama
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    Good Time Max
    53 %|Oct 28, 2008
    Drama
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    Nights in Rodanthe
    62.56 %|Sep 26, 2008
    Drama, Romance
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    Pineapple Express
    66 %|Aug 6, 2008
    Action, Comedy, Crime
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    Camille
    62 %|Apr 13, 2008
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    In the Valley of Elah
    67.83 %|Sep 14, 2007
    History, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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    An American Crime
    73 %|Jul 27, 2007
    Crime, Drama, Horror
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    Knocked Up
    63 %|Jun 1, 2007
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
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    Spider-Man 3
    64 %|May 1, 2007
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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    The Dead Girl
    60.32 %|Nov 7, 2006
    Mystery, Drama, Crime, Thriller
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    Flyboys
    66 %|Sep 22, 2006
    Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
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    The Wicker Man
    43 %|Aug 31, 2006
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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    Tristan & Isolde
    67 %|Apr 7, 2006
    Drama, Romance
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    Annapolis
    68.48 %|Jan 27, 2006
    Drama, Action
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    The Great Raid
    66 %|Aug 12, 2005
    Action, History, War
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    The Ape
    43 %|Jun 18, 2005
    Drama, Comedy
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    Spider-Man 2
    73 %|Jun 25, 2004
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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    The Company
    51.97 %|Dec 25, 2003
    Romance, Music, Drama
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    Sonny
    50 %|Oct 26, 2002
    Crime, Drama
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    City by the Sea
    58 %|Sep 6, 2002
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Mother Ghost
    78 %|Aug 8, 2002
    Comedy, Drama
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    Spider-Man
    73 %|May 1, 2002
    Action, Science Fiction
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    James Dean
    68 %|Aug 4, 2001
    Drama, TV Movie
    actor
    Mean People Suck
    68 %|Jan 1, 2001
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    Whatever It Takes
    58 %|Mar 31, 2000
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
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    Never Been Kissed
    62 %|Apr 9, 1999
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    actor
    Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde
    0 %|Invalid Date
    History, Drama
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    Bunny-Man
    0 %|Feb 28, 2025
    Action, Comedy
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    Arctic Dogs
    61 %|Nov 1, 2019
    Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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    Future World
    44 %|May 25, 2018
    Science Fiction
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    Mississippi Requiem
    0 %|May 17, 2018
    Drama
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    The Disaster Artist
    71 %|Mar 12, 2017
    Comedy, Drama
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    Actors Anonymous
    60 %|Mar 5, 2017
    Drama
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    Why Him?
    64 %|Dec 22, 2016
    Comedy
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    King Cobra
    59 %|Oct 21, 2016
    Crime, Drama
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    Goat
    54 %|Sep 23, 2016
    Drama
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    Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
    54 %|Jun 18, 2016
    Thriller, TV Movie, Horror
    actor
    The Caged Pillows
    50 %|Jun 3, 2016
    Animation, Science Fiction, Drama
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    Burn Country
    52 %|Apr 16, 2016
    Drama, Thriller, War
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    Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
    72 %|Sep 2, 2013
    Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary
    actor
    The Policeman
    0 %|Invalid Date
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    In Dubious Battle
    59 %|Oct 8, 2016
    Drama
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    The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
    33 %|Mar 8, 2016
    Documentary
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    Richard Peter Johnson
    27 %|Dec 1, 2015
    Comedy
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    The Night Before
    61 %|Nov 20, 2015
    Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
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    Call Me Lucky
    69 %|Aug 7, 2015
    Comedy, Documentary
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    The Little Prince
    76.14 %|Jul 29, 2015
    Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Family
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    Wild Horses
    49 %|Jun 5, 2015
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
    50 %|Mar 25, 2015
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    Future Relic 02
    0 %|Nov 28, 2014
    Science Fiction
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    Caput
    0 %|Jun 4, 2011
    Comedy
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    Interview
    63.56 %|Jul 13, 2007
    Drama
    actor
    Grasshopper
    52 %|Oct 9, 2006
    Drama
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    Fool's Gold
    0 %|Jan 1, 2005
    Comedy
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    Me, You
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Drama
    actor
    Blind Spot
    60 %|Jun 15, 2003
    Drama, Thriller
    actor
    The Long Home
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Drama
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    Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
    58 %|Jan 7, 2015
    Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
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    The Green Hornet
    55.89 %|Jan 12, 2011
    Action, Crime, Comedy
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    The Car Kid
    0 %|May 11, 2002
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    The Razor's Edge
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Action, Thriller
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    Obituaries
    0 %|Jun 13, 2014
    Documentary, Crime, Drama
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    Deuces Wild
    57 %|May 3, 2002
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    At Any Cost
    50 %|Aug 16, 2000
    Drama, TV Movie
    actor
    Kill the Czar
    0 %|Invalid Date
    actor
    Squali
    0 %|Mar 27, 2025
    Drama
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    Pretenders
    56 %|Sep 27, 2019
    Drama
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    Don't Come Back from the Moon
    55.56 %|Jan 18, 2019
    Drama
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    The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
    71.35 %|Nov 9, 2018
    Western, Comedy, Drama
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    Kin
    61 %|Aug 29, 2018
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
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    Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
    68 %|Aug 2, 2018
    Documentary
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    Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
    0 %|Mar 13, 2018
    Documentary
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    The Show
    57 %|Sep 21, 2017
    Drama
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    The Vault
    48.35 %|Sep 1, 2017
    Horror, Thriller
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    Blood Heist
    100 %|Jul 28, 2017
    Action
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    The Mad Whale
    60 %|Jun 14, 2017
    Drama, Thriller
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    The Institute
    42 %|Mar 3, 2017
    Thriller, Mystery, Horror
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    Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
    60.59 %|Feb 22, 2017
    Science Fiction
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    High School Lover
    61 %|Feb 4, 2017
    Romance, TV Movie, Drama
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    The Labyrinth
    92 %|Dec 13, 2016
    Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy
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    Blood Surf
    0 %|Dec 12, 2016
    Horror
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    A Walk in Winter
    0 %|Nov 10, 2015
    Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    actor
    Black Dog, Red Dog
    75 %|Jul 23, 2015
    Drama, Family, Thriller
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    Killing Animals
    100 %|Jun 1, 2015
    Drama
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    Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
    60 %|May 28, 2014
    Documentary
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    Playtime
    0 %|Nov 7, 2013
    Drama
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    Here Comes the Night Time
    0 %|Sep 29, 2013
    Music
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    Mademoiselle C
    58 %|Sep 11, 2013
    Documentary
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    What Is Cinema?
    62 %|Sep 6, 2013
    Documentary
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    A Fuller Life
    66 %|Aug 28, 2013
    Documentary
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    Venice 70: Future Reloaded
    52 %|Aug 28, 2013
    Drama, Documentary
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    Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
    74 %|Jun 13, 2012
    Documentary
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    14 Actors Acting
    70 %|Dec 8, 2010
    actor
    Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)
    0 %|Aug 23, 2010
    Comedy, Romance
    actor
    Masculinity & Me
    0 %|Jun 23, 2010
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    The Holiday
    71 %|Dec 5, 2006
    Comedy, Romance
    actor
    You Always Stalk the Ones You Love
    0 %|Jul 7, 2002
    Drama, Comedy
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    Spider-Mania
    54 %|Apr 30, 2002
    Documentary
    actor
    Some Body
    50 %|Jan 19, 2001
    Drama
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    If Tomorrow Comes
    0 %|Jan 1, 2000
    Drama, Thriller
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    To Serve and Protect
    65 %|Feb 14, 1999
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    actor
    Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Documentary

    Series

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    Marcians
    0 %|Nov 16, 2017
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    The Deuce
    75.83 %|Sep 10, 2017
    Drama, Crime
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    11.22.63
    78 %|Feb 15, 2016
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Angie Tribeca
    64.65 %|Jan 17, 2016
    Comedy, Action & Adventure, Crime
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    Hot Ones
    74 %|Mar 12, 2015
    Talk, Comedy
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    Deadbeat
    65.63 %|Apr 9, 2014
    Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Late Night with Seth Meyers
    55 %|Feb 25, 2014
    Talk, Comedy
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    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
    58 %|Feb 17, 2014
    Comedy, Talk
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    The Frame
    100 %|Apr 9, 2013
    News, Documentary
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    The Mindy Project
    63 %|Sep 25, 2012
    Comedy
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    Honest Trailers
    64 %|Feb 13, 2012
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    Hamish and Andy's Gap Year
    70 %|Jul 28, 2011
    Comedy, Documentary
    poster
    Conan
    70.36 %|Nov 8, 2010
    Talk, Comedy, News
    poster
    Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
    75 %|Jan 4, 2008
    Comedy, Talk
    poster
    30 Rock
    74.14 %|Oct 11, 2006
    Comedy
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    The Colbert Report
    68.22 %|Oct 17, 2005
    News, Comedy
    actor
    The Tony Danza Show
    61 %|Sep 13, 2004
    Talk
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    Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    55 %|Jan 26, 2003
    Talk, Comedy
    poster
    Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    55 %|Jan 26, 2003
    Talk, Comedy
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    The Early Show
    57 %|Nov 1, 1999
    News
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    Freaks and Geeks
    81.50999999999999 %|Sep 25, 1999
    Drama, Comedy
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    Profiler
    70 %|Sep 21, 1996
    Crime, Drama
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    The Daily Show
    64 %|Jul 22, 1996
    News, Comedy
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    Pacific Blue
    54.39 %|Mar 2, 1996
    Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime, War & Politics
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    The X-Files
    84 %|Sep 10, 1993
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
    54 %|May 25, 1992
    Talk, Comedy
    poster
    LIVE with Kelly and Mark
    52 %|Sep 5, 1988
    Talk
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    Saturday Night Live
    69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
    Comedy, News
    poster
    Saturday Night Live
    69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
    Comedy, News
    poster
    Saturday Night Live
    69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
    Comedy, News
    poster
    Saturday Night Live
    69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
    Comedy, News