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    Donald Sutherland

    1935-07-17 (89 years old) in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

    Donald McNichol Sutherland (July 17, 1935 – June 20, 2024) was a Canadian actor whose film career spanned over 6 decades. He was nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films Citizen X (1995) and Path to War (2002); the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award. An inductee of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame, he also received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film Threshold (1981). Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited him as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to cinema. In 2021, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries for his work in the HBO miniseries The Undoing (2020). Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films including The Dirty Dozen (1967), M*A*S*H (1970), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Klute (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), Fellini's Casanova (1976), 1900 (1976), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Animal House (1978), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Ordinary People (1980), and Eye of the Needle (1981). He later went on to star in many other films where he appeared either in leading or supporting roles such as A Dry White Season (1989), JFK (1991), Outbreak (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Assignment (1997), Without Limits (1998), Big Shot's Funeral (2001), The Italian Job (2003), Cold Mountain (2003), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Aurora Borealis (2006) and The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015). He was the father of actors Kiefer Sutherland, Rossif Sutherland, and Angus Sutherland.

    Movies

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    Ozi: Voice of the Forest
    64 %|Feb 23, 2024
    Animation, Adventure, Family
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    Miranda's Victim
    71 %|Oct 6, 2023
    Drama, History
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    Mr. Harrigan's Phone
    64 %|Oct 5, 2022
    Drama, Horror, Mystery
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    Moonfall
    63 %|Feb 3, 2022
    Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
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    JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
    72 %|Nov 12, 2021
    Documentary, History
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    Alone
    58 %|Oct 23, 2020
    Horror, Thriller
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    The Burnt Orange Heresy
    56 %|Mar 6, 2020
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime
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    Reach For The Stars
    0 %|Dec 17, 2019
    Documentary
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    Ad Astra
    61 %|Sep 17, 2019
    Science Fiction, Drama
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    The Physics of Sorrow
    73 %|Sep 6, 2019
    Animation
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    Backdraft 2
    63.48 %|May 14, 2019
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    American Hangman
    60.309999999999995 %|Jan 4, 2019
    Thriller
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    A Reindeer's Journey
    65.52 %|Dec 21, 2018
    Documentary, Family, Adventure
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    Measure of a Man
    67 %|May 11, 2018
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Leisure Seeker
    70.64 %|Jan 3, 2018
    Drama, Romance, Adventure
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    Basmati Blues
    40 %|Nov 6, 2017
    Comedy, Music, Romance
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    Milton's Secret
    54 %|Sep 30, 2016
    Drama, Family
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    For the Love of Spock
    75 %|Sep 9, 2016
    Documentary
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    Point and Shoot
    60 %|Apr 27, 2016
    Crime, Comedy
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    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
    69 %|Nov 18, 2015
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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    Forsaken
    61 %|Sep 16, 2015
    Western, Action, Drama
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    Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...
    50 %|Jun 28, 2015
    Documentary
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    Pirate's Passage
    58 %|Jan 4, 2015
    Adventure, Animation, Family
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    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
    68 %|Nov 19, 2014
    Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller
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    The Calling
    58.230000000000004 %|Aug 5, 2014
    Thriller
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    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    74 %|Nov 15, 2013
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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    Jappeloup
    70.61 %|Mar 13, 2013
    Drama
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    The Best Offer
    78 %|Jan 1, 2013
    Drama, Romance, Crime
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    Assassin's Bullet
    39 %|Aug 1, 2012
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
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    Dawn Rider
    57 %|May 29, 2012
    Action, Western
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    The Hunger Games
    72 %|Mar 12, 2012
    Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy
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    The Man on the Train
    56 %|Oct 28, 2011
    Drama, Crime
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    Jock the Hero Dog
    44 %|Jul 29, 2011
    Animation, Adventure, Family, Comedy
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    Horrible Bosses
    65.73 %|Jul 8, 2011
    Comedy, Crime
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    The Eagle
    62.300000000000004 %|Feb 8, 2011
    Adventure, Drama
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    The Mechanic
    65.24 %|Jan 13, 2011
    Action, Thriller, Crime
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    The Con Artist
    46 %|Nov 25, 2010
    Comedy, Drama, Crime
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    Astro Boy
    63 %|Oct 15, 2009
    Animation, Action, Family, Science Fiction
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    The Eastmans
    60 %|Jan 1, 2009
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Stonehenge: Decoded
    62 %|Oct 23, 2008
    Documentary
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    Fool's Gold
    57 %|Feb 7, 2008
    Adventure, Romance, Comedy
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    Fierce People
    60.27 %|Nov 5, 2007
    Drama, Thriller
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    Puffball
    37 %|Oct 28, 2007
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
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    Days of Darkness
    64.45 %|Sep 26, 2007
    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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    Trumbo
    67 %|Sep 10, 2007
    Documentary, History
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    Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia
    67 %|Apr 5, 2007
    Documentary
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    Reign Over Me
    72 %|Mar 22, 2007
    Drama
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    Sleepwalkers
    67 %|Jan 16, 2007
    Documentary
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    Beerfest
    59 %|Aug 25, 2006
    Comedy
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    Land of the Blind
    59 %|May 1, 2006
    Drama, Thriller
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    Ask the Dust
    53 %|Feb 2, 2006
    Romance, Drama
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    Fellini dice...
    0 %|Jan 1, 2006
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    Operation Dirty Dozen
    60 %|Jan 1, 2006
    Documentary
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    Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
    70 %|Dec 21, 2005
    Documentary
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    Pride & Prejudice
    81 %|Sep 16, 2005
    Drama, Romance
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    Lord of War
    73 %|Sep 16, 2005
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    American Gun
    56 %|Sep 15, 2005
    Drama
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    Sir! No Sir!
    67 %|May 19, 2005
    Documentary, War
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    An American Haunting
    56 %|May 5, 2005
    Horror, Thriller, Mystery
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    Aurora Borealis
    64 %|Apr 22, 2005
    Drama, Romance
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    Cold Mountain
    69 %|Dec 24, 2003
    War, History, Adventure, Romance
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    Path to War
    67 %|Oct 28, 2003
    Drama, History, TV Movie
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    Baltic Storm
    43 %|Sep 1, 2003
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    The Italian Job
    67.75 %|May 30, 2003
    Action, Crime
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    Five Moons Plaza
    55 %|May 9, 2003
    Mystery, Thriller, Drama
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    Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
    63 %|Apr 2, 2003
    Documentary
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    The Magic of Fellini
    28 %|Jan 27, 2002
    Documentary
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    Big Shot's Funeral
    64 %|Dec 21, 2001
    Comedy, Drama
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    Uprising
    66 %|Nov 4, 2001
    Drama, History, War, TV Movie
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    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
    61.94 %|Jul 2, 2001
    Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller, Romance, Animation
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    The Big Heist
    49 %|Jun 10, 2001
    Drama, TV Movie, Crime
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    The Autobiography of Malcolm X
    0 %|Apr 1, 2001
    Documentary
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    Panic
    62 %|Dec 1, 2000
    Crime, Drama
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    Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
    71 %|Sep 27, 2000
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    The Art of War
    57 %|Aug 25, 2000
    Crime, Action, Adventure
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    Space Cowboys
    64 %|Aug 4, 2000
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
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    Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
    60 %|Jan 8, 2000
    Documentary
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    The Hunley
    59 %|Jul 11, 1999
    History, War, Action, Drama
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    Instinct
    65 %|Jun 4, 1999
    Drama, Thriller
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    Behind the Mask
    52 %|Feb 28, 1999
    Action, Drama, TV Movie
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    Virus
    54 %|Jan 14, 1999
    Horror, Action, Science Fiction
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    Free Money
    53 %|Dec 3, 1998
    Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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    Without Limits
    65 %|Sep 11, 1998
    Drama, Romance
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    Fallen
    67.84 %|Jan 16, 1998
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    The Assignment
    63 %|Sep 28, 1997
    Thriller, Action, Crime
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    Shadow Conspiracy
    49 %|Jan 25, 1997
    Thriller
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    Natural Enemy
    45 %|Dec 31, 1996
    Crime, Drama, Horror
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    Hollow Point
    51 %|Oct 21, 1996
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
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    A Time to Kill
    74 %|Jul 24, 1996
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
    60 %|Nov 16, 1995
    Documentary
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    Outbreak
    66 %|Mar 10, 1995
    Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
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    Citizen X
    72 %|Feb 25, 1995
    Crime, Drama
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    Disclosure
    62 %|Dec 9, 1994
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
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    The Puppet Masters
    57 %|Oct 21, 1994
    Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
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    Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
    54 %|May 1, 1994
    Drama, War, TV Movie
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    The Lifeforce Experiment
    53 %|Apr 16, 1994
    Science Fiction, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
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    La Classe américaine
    77 %|Dec 31, 1993
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Six Degrees of Separation
    64 %|Dec 8, 1993
    Mystery, Drama, Comedy
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    Younger and Younger
    42 %|Oct 1, 1993
    Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
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    Bethune: The Making of a Hero
    53 %|Sep 17, 1993
    Romance, Drama, History, War
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    Red Hot
    60 %|Jun 23, 1993
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    Benefit of the Doubt
    45 %|Jun 17, 1993
    Thriller
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    The Mighty River
    69 %|Jun 1, 1993
    Animation, Documentary
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    The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
    50 %|Dec 13, 1992
    Animation, Family
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    The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
    0 %|Dec 7, 1992
    Documentary, History
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    The Railway Station Man
    55 %|Oct 18, 1992
    TV Movie, Drama, Romance
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    The Setting Sun
    47 %|Sep 15, 1992
    Drama, War, Romance
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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    56 %|Jul 24, 1992
    Action, Comedy, Horror
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    Shadow of the Wolf
    56 %|Mar 5, 1992
    Adventure
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    Quicksand: No Escape
    59 %|Mar 4, 1992
    Thriller
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    JFK
    76.07000000000001 %|Dec 20, 1991
    Drama, Thriller, History
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    Scream of Stone
    63 %|Oct 3, 1991
    Adventure, Drama
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    Backdraft
    66.55 %|May 24, 1991
    Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
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    Buster's Bedroom
    35 %|May 9, 1991
    Comedy
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    Eminent Domain
    58 %|Apr 12, 1991
    Drama
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    Kate Bush: Sensual World
    80 %|Apr 1, 1990
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    A Dry White Season
    66.11 %|Sep 20, 1989
    Drama, Mystery
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    Lock Up
    68 %|Aug 4, 1989
    Action, Crime
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    Lost Angels
    61 %|May 5, 1989
    Drama
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    Apprentice to Murder
    47 %|Feb 26, 1988
    Mystery, Horror
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    The Trouble with Spies
    40 %|Dec 4, 1987
    Comedy, Adventure, Action
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    The Rosary Murders
    55 %|Aug 28, 1987
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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    The Wolf at the Door
    52 %|Sep 5, 1986
    Drama
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    Revolution
    53 %|Dec 25, 1985
    Adventure, Drama, History, War
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    Cloudbusting
    72 %|Oct 1, 1985
    Drama, Music
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    Heaven Help Us
    64 %|Feb 8, 1985
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Ordeal by Innocence
    45.480000000000004 %|Jun 22, 1984
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime
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    Crackers
    44 %|Feb 17, 1984
    Action, Comedy, Crime
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    The Winter of Our Discontent
    40 %|Dec 6, 1983
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Max Dugan Returns
    65 %|Mar 25, 1983
    Comedy, Drama, Family
    actor
    Fellini nel cestino
    75 %|Jan 1, 1983
    Documentary
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    Night of 100 Stars
    65 %|Mar 8, 1982
    Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
    actor
    A War Story
    80 %|Nov 8, 1981
    Drama, War
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    Threshold
    52 %|Sep 19, 1981
    Drama, Science Fiction
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    Eye of the Needle
    67 %|Jul 24, 1981
    Drama, Thriller
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    Gas
    35 %|Jul 24, 1981
    Comedy
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    Ordinary People
    74.53999999999999 %|Sep 19, 1980
    Drama
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    Nothing Personal
    58 %|Mar 28, 1980
    Comedy, Romance
    actor
    North China Factory
    60 %|Jan 1, 1980
    Documentary
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    Bear Island
    58.8 %|Dec 5, 1979
    Thriller, Action, Adventure, Mystery
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    A Man, a Woman and a Bank
    61 %|Sep 28, 1979
    Comedy, Crime, Romance
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    Murder by Decree
    64.13 %|Feb 1, 1979
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    Invasion of the Body Snatchers
    72 %|Dec 20, 1978
    Science Fiction, Horror
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    The First Great Train Robbery
    66.72 %|Dec 14, 1978
    Thriller, Adventure, Drama, Crime
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    Animal House
    70 %|Jul 28, 1978
    Comedy
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    End of the Game
    49 %|May 5, 1978
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Blood Relatives
    57 %|Feb 1, 1978
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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    The Disappearance
    56 %|Nov 30, 1977
    Drama, Thriller
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    The Kentucky Fried Movie
    62 %|Aug 10, 1977
    Comedy
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    Bethune
    57 %|Jan 1, 1977
    TV Movie, Drama
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    The Eagle Has Landed
    66 %|Dec 24, 1976
    Adventure, Drama, Action, Thriller, War
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    Fellini's Casanova
    70 %|Dec 10, 1976
    Drama
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    1900
    78 %|Aug 28, 1976
    Drama, History
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    The Spiral
    80 %|Apr 27, 1976
    Documentary
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    The Cinema According to Bertolucci
    65 %|Feb 28, 1976
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    Abicinema
    60 %|Aug 9, 1975
    Documentary
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    The Day of the Locust
    63 %|May 7, 1975
    Drama
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    S*P*Y*S
    52 %|Sep 5, 1974
    Action, Comedy
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    Alien Thunder
    43 %|Feb 22, 1974
    Drama, Western
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    Lady Ice
    48 %|Jul 13, 1973
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
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    Steelyard Blues
    48 %|Jan 31, 1973
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
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    Don't Look Now
    69 %|Jan 18, 1973
    Thriller, Drama, Horror
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    FTA
    61 %|Jul 21, 1972
    Comedy, Documentary, Music
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    'Klute' in New York
    64 %|Dec 31, 1971
    Documentary
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    Johnny Got His Gun
    75 %|Aug 4, 1971
    War, Drama
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    Klute
    68 %|Jun 23, 1971
    Thriller, Mystery, Crime
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    Little Murders
    66.73 %|Feb 9, 1971
    Comedy
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    Alex in Wonderland
    56 %|Dec 17, 1970
    Comedy, Drama
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    Act of the Heart
    40 %|Sep 24, 1970
    Drama
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    Kelly's Heroes
    73 %|Jun 22, 1970
    Adventure, Comedy, War
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    M*A*S*H
    70 %|Feb 18, 1970
    Comedy, Drama, War
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    Start the Revolution Without Me
    58 %|Feb 4, 1970
    Comedy, History
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    The Sunshine Patriot
    60 %|Dec 16, 1968
    Action, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Joanna
    55 %|Nov 24, 1968
    Comedy, Music, Drama
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    The Split
    67.07 %|Nov 4, 1968
    Action, Crime
    actor
    Oedipus the King
    47 %|Jun 1, 1968
    Drama
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    Interlude
    58 %|May 1, 1968
    Drama
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    Sebastian
    60 %|Jan 24, 1968
    Drama, Romance, Comedy
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    Billion Dollar Brain
    56 %|Nov 2, 1967
    Thriller
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    The Dirty Dozen
    76 %|Jun 15, 1967
    Action, Adventure, War
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    Promise Her Anything
    33 %|Feb 22, 1966
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Bedford Incident
    69 %|Oct 11, 1965
    Action, Drama, Thriller, War
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    Fanatic
    64.80000000000001 %|Mar 21, 1965
    Horror, Thriller, Mystery
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    Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
    64 %|Feb 23, 1965
    Horror
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    The Castle of the Living Dead
    59.669999999999995 %|Aug 5, 1964
    Horror
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    Hamlet at Elsinore
    77 %|Apr 15, 1964
    Drama, TV Movie

    Series

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    Lawmen: Bass Reeves
    71 %|Nov 5, 2023
    Drama
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    Swimming with Sharks
    68.06 %|Apr 15, 2022
    Drama
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    JFK: Destiny Betrayed
    76 %|Nov 22, 2021
    Documentary, War & Politics
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    The Undoing
    74 %|Oct 25, 2020
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
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    Trust
    71 %|Mar 25, 2018
    Crime, Drama
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    Ice
    65 %|Nov 16, 2016
    Drama, Crime
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    Crossing Lines
    67 %|Aug 22, 2013
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    The Frame
    100 %|Apr 9, 2013
    News, Documentary
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    Honest Trailers
    64 %|Feb 13, 2012
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    Honest Trailers
    64 %|Feb 13, 2012
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    Treasure Island
    62 %|Jan 1, 2012
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Moby Dick
    57 %|May 8, 2011
    Drama
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    The Pillars of the Earth
    76 %|Jul 23, 2010
    Drama
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    Dirty Sexy Money
    61.67 %|Sep 26, 2007
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Graham Norton Show
    72 %|Feb 22, 2007
    Comedy, Talk
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    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
    60 %|Nov 17, 2006
    Documentary
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    Human Trafficking
    69.3 %|Oct 24, 2005
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
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    Commander in Chief
    76.21000000000001 %|Sep 27, 2005
    Drama
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    Frankenstein
    58 %|Oct 5, 2004
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Salem's Lot
    58 %|Jun 20, 2004
    Drama, Mystery
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    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
    59 %|Nov 2, 2001
    Comedy, Talk
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    Queen Victoria's Empire
    80 %|Jun 17, 2001
    Documentary
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    History vs. Hollywood
    77 %|Jan 22, 2001
    Documentary
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    Backstory
    65 %|Aug 12, 2000
    Documentary
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    The View
    44.21 %|Aug 11, 1997
    Talk
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    Scene by Scene
    60 %|May 10, 1997
    Documentary
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    Inside the Actors Studio
    74.42999999999999 %|Aug 14, 1994
    Talk
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    Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
    50 %|May 1, 1994
    Drama, War & Politics
    actor
    Romy Award
    90 %|Jan 1, 1990
    News
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    The Simpsons
    80.16999999999999 %|Dec 17, 1989
    Family, Animation, Comedy
    poster
    American Experience
    75 %|Oct 4, 1988
    Documentary
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    LIVE with Kelly and Mark
    52 %|Sep 5, 1988
    Talk
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
    60 %|Jan 12, 1975
    Talk
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    Spécial cinéma
    0 %|Sep 25, 1974
    Talk
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    The Champions
    61 %|Sep 25, 1968
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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    The Name of the Game
    68 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Dick Cavett Show
    66.58 %|Jun 6, 1968
    Talk
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    Man in a Suitcase
    70 %|Sep 27, 1967
    Action & Adventure, Drama
    poster
    Man in a Suitcase
    70 %|Sep 27, 1967
    Action & Adventure, Drama
    poster
    BBC Play of the Month
    50 %|Oct 19, 1965
    Drama
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    Gideon's Way
    68 %|Mar 18, 1965
    Drama
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    The Sentimental Agent
    55 %|Sep 28, 1963
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    The Saint
    73 %|Oct 4, 1962
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Saint
    73 %|Oct 4, 1962
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
    actor
    Studio Four
    60 %|Jan 22, 1962
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    The Mike Douglas Show
    51 %|Dec 11, 1961
    Comedy, Talk
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    The Avengers
    77 %|Jan 7, 1961
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Oscars
    70 %|Mar 19, 1953
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    86.67 %|Dec 24, 1951
    Drama
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    Golden Globe Awards
    68 %|Jan 20, 1944
    Talk
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    Golden Globe Awards
    68 %|Jan 20, 1944
    Talk
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    Golden Globe Awards
    68 %|Jan 20, 1944
    Talk