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    M. Emmet Walsh

    1935-03-22 (89 years old) in Ogdensburg, New York, USA

    Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 - March 19, 2024) was an American character actor who has appeared in over 200 films and television series, including supporting roles in dozens of major studio features of the 1970s and 1980s. He starred in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen Brothers' first film for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He also appeared in Carl Reiner's comedy The Jerk (1979), Robert Redford's drama Ordinary People (1980), Ridley Scott's science fiction film Blade Runner (1982), Barry Sonnenfeld's steampunk western Wild Wild West (1999) and Brad Bird's animated film The Iron Giant (1999).

    Movies

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    Outlaw Posse
    65 %|Mar 1, 2024
    Western, Action
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    A Little White Lie
    55 %|Mar 3, 2023
    Comedy
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    The Immaculate Room
    52.82 %|Aug 19, 2022
    Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction
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    The Mimic
    46 %|Feb 5, 2021
    Comedy
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    Knives Out
    78.48 %|Nov 27, 2019
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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    South of Bix
    0 %|Jun 20, 2019
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    Raising Buchanan
    57 %|Apr 12, 2019
    Comedy
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    Faith, Hope & Love
    77 %|Mar 15, 2019
    Comedy, Romance
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    Sorry, Not Sorry
    60 %|Mar 8, 2019
    Comedy
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    Change in the Air
    54 %|Oct 19, 2018
    Drama
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    Toto
    0 %|Aug 1, 2018
    Drama
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    Shifting Gears
    67 %|Mar 23, 2018
    Action, Comedy, Family
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    Boiling Pot
    58 %|Sep 29, 2015
    Crime, History, Drama
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    The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
    51.67 %|Jan 9, 2015
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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    Calvary
    70.98 %|Apr 11, 2014
    Drama
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    Love Sick Love
    52 %|Nov 15, 2012
    Thriller
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    Arthur Newman
    56 %|Sep 7, 2012
    Drama
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    The Odd Life of Timothy Green
    69.65 %|Aug 15, 2012
    Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family
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    Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
    48 %|Jan 4, 2011
    Family
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    Chasing 3000
    54 %|Jul 16, 2010
    Drama
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    The Assignment
    65 %|Jun 15, 2010
    Family, Drama
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    Youth in Revolt
    61.790000000000006 %|Sep 11, 2009
    Comedy, Romance
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    Don McKay
    50 %|Apr 24, 2009
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    Haunted Echoes
    46 %|Nov 20, 2008
    Horror, Thriller
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    Your Name Here
    45 %|Jun 13, 2008
    Drama
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    Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner'
    80 %|Dec 18, 2007
    Documentary
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    Big Stan
    65.53 %|Nov 3, 2007
    Comedy, Crime
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    Man in the Chair
    67.14 %|Jan 27, 2007
    Comedy, Drama
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    Greener Mountains
    52 %|Jun 25, 2005
    Romance, Drama
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    Racing Stripes
    58.54 %|Jan 6, 2005
    Comedy, Family
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    Christmas with the Kranks
    61.4 %|Nov 24, 2004
    Comedy, Family
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    Baggage
    0 %|Mar 1, 2003
    Drama
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    Snow Dogs
    56.18000000000001 %|Jan 18, 2002
    Comedy, Family, Adventure
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    Eyeball Eddie
    60 %|Apr 6, 2001
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    Christmas in the Clouds
    65 %|Jan 21, 2001
    Family, Romance, Comedy
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    Poor White Trash
    42 %|Dec 1, 2000
    Crime, Comedy
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    Jack of Hearts
    15 %|Nov 2, 2000
    Crime, Thriller
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    On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
    72 %|Jul 15, 2000
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    Random Hearts
    54.88 %|Oct 8, 1999
    Drama, Romance, Thriller
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    Monster!
    52 %|Sep 12, 1999
    Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie
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    The Iron Giant
    79.4 %|Aug 6, 1999
    Family, Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure
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    Me and Will
    62 %|Jul 10, 1999
    Drama
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    Wild Wild West
    53.269999999999996 %|Jun 30, 1999
    Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Western
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    Nightmare in Big Sky Country
    0 %|Aug 17, 1998
    Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Men in White
    36 %|Aug 16, 1998
    Science Fiction, Comedy, Drama
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    Erasable You
    0 %|Jun 13, 1998
    Comedy
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    Chairman of the Board
    37 %|Mar 13, 1998
    Comedy
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    Twilight
    60.36 %|Mar 6, 1998
    Crime, Thriller
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    My Best Friend's Wedding
    66.02000000000001 %|Jun 19, 1997
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Killing Jar
    45 %|May 27, 1997
    Thriller, Drama
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    Retroactive
    61.01 %|Jan 1, 1997
    Science Fiction, Thriller
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    Romeo + Juliet
    67.98 %|Nov 1, 1996
    Drama, Romance
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    The Lottery
    54 %|Sep 29, 1996
    TV Movie, Drama, Thriller, Horror
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    Albino Alligator
    57 %|Sep 9, 1996
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    A Time to Kill
    73.83 %|Jul 24, 1996
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    actor
    Portraits of a Killer
    23 %|May 21, 1996
    Thriller, TV Movie
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    Criminal Hearts
    54 %|Feb 15, 1996
    Thriller, Action, Crime
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    Relative Fear
    47 %|Oct 3, 1995
    Horror, Drama
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    Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
    59 %|Jul 19, 1995
    Family, Adventure, Drama, Comedy
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    From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
    70 %|Jun 6, 1995
    TV Movie, Family, Comedy, Drama
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    Panther
    62.56999999999999 %|May 3, 1995
    Drama
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    Dead Badge
    83 %|Mar 28, 1995
    Crime, Action
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    Probable Cause
    48 %|Nov 20, 1994
    TV Movie, Action, Crime, Drama
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    The Glass Shield
    48 %|Sep 16, 1994
    Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
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    Camp Nowhere
    59 %|Aug 26, 1994
    Comedy, Drama, Family
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    Cops & Robbersons
    51 %|Apr 15, 1994
    Comedy, Thriller, Crime
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    Bitter Harvest
    47 %|Nov 3, 1993
    Drama, Thriller
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    Wilder Napalm
    55 %|Aug 20, 1993
    Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance
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    The Music of Chance
    69 %|Jun 23, 1993
    Drama
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    Four Eyes and Six-Guns
    25 %|Dec 7, 1992
    Western, Comedy
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    The Naked Truth
    20 %|Sep 29, 1992
    Comedy, Crime, Romance
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    Equinox
    56 %|Sep 18, 1992
    Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    Wild Card
    40 %|Aug 3, 1992
    Thriller, Western
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    White Sands
    59 %|Apr 24, 1992
    Crime, Thriller, Action, Adventure
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    Killer Image
    48 %|Mar 1, 1992
    Thriller
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    Fourth Story
    56 %|Jan 19, 1991
    Drama, Romance, Mystery, TV Movie
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    The Flash
    66 %|Nov 4, 1990
    Action, Crime, Science Fiction
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    Narrow Margin
    64 %|Sep 21, 1990
    Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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    The Flash
    0 %|Sep 20, 1990
    Action, Crime, TV Movie, Fantasy
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    Chattahoochee
    57 %|Apr 20, 1990
    Drama
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    Love and Lies
    0 %|Mar 18, 1990
    TV Movie, Crime, Drama
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    Catch Me If You Can
    52 %|Oct 14, 1989
    Action, Comedy, Drama
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    Thunderground
    30 %|Sep 1, 1989
    Action, Adventure
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    Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
    62 %|May 18, 1989
    Comedy, Horror
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    The Mighty Quinn
    61 %|Feb 17, 1989
    Crime, Action, Drama
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    Red Scorpion
    59.669999999999995 %|Dec 24, 1988
    Adventure, Action, War
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    War Party
    62 %|Sep 15, 1988
    Action, Western
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    Clean and Sober
    62.64 %|Aug 10, 1988
    Drama
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    Sunset
    57 %|Apr 29, 1988
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Western
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    The Milagro Beanfield War
    64 %|Mar 18, 1988
    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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    No Man's Land
    60 %|Oct 23, 1987
    Action, Drama, Crime
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    Harry and the Hendersons
    60.87 %|Jun 5, 1987
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Drama
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    Murder Ordained
    50 %|May 3, 1987
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    Raising Arizona
    70.56 %|Mar 13, 1987
    Comedy, Crime
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    Abduction
    55 %|Mar 8, 1987
    Thriller, TV Movie
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    Broken Vows
    52 %|Jan 28, 1987
    TV Movie, Thriller, Drama, Romance, Mystery
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    Back to School
    63.33 %|Jun 13, 1986
    Comedy
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    The Deliberate Stranger
    65 %|May 4, 1986
    Drama, Crime, Thriller, Horror, TV Movie
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    Resting Place
    62.31 %|Apr 27, 1986
    Drama
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    Critters
    63.68000000000001 %|Apr 11, 1986
    Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
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    Wildcats
    63 %|Feb 14, 1986
    Comedy
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    The Best of Times
    56 %|Jan 31, 1986
    Comedy
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    The Right of the People
    40 %|Jan 13, 1986
    TV Movie
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    Fletch
    67.46000000000001 %|May 31, 1985
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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    Blood Simple
    72.42 %|Jan 18, 1985
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Missing in Action
    58.5 %|Nov 16, 1984
    Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
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    Courage
    54 %|Nov 16, 1984
    Action, Thriller
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    Grandview, U.S.A.
    59 %|Aug 3, 1984
    Drama
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    The Outlaws
    0 %|Jul 9, 1984
    Comedy, Crime, TV Movie
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    The Pope of Greenwich Village
    63 %|Jun 22, 1984
    Action, Comedy, Crime
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    Scandalous
    40 %|Jan 29, 1984
    Comedy
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    Silkwood
    69.44 %|Dec 14, 1983
    Drama, Thriller
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    Night Partners
    70 %|Oct 11, 1983
    Crime, TV Movie, Action
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    The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
    100 %|Feb 9, 1983
    Family
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    Blade Runner
    79 %|Jun 25, 1982
    Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
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    The Escape Artist
    61 %|May 28, 1982
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    Fast-Walking
    59 %|May 11, 1982
    Drama, Crime, Comedy
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    Cannery Row
    59 %|Feb 12, 1982
    Drama, Romance
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    Reds
    69.00999999999999 %|Dec 25, 1981
    Drama, History, Romance
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    Back Roads
    56 %|Mar 13, 1981
    Comedy, Romance
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    Hellinger's Law
    75 %|Mar 10, 1981
    Drama, Crime, TV Movie
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    High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
    42 %|Nov 15, 1980
    Western, TV Movie
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    Ordinary People
    74.36 %|Sep 19, 1980
    Drama
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    Raise the Titanic
    52.95 %|Aug 1, 1980
    Adventure
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    Brubaker
    70.49000000000001 %|Jun 20, 1980
    Crime, Drama
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    City in Fear
    62 %|Mar 30, 1980
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Skag
    0 %|Jan 6, 1980
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Gift
    0 %|Dec 15, 1979
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Jerk
    69.07 %|Dec 14, 1979
    Comedy
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    The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
    55 %|Nov 6, 1979
    Comedy
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    Dear Detective
    0 %|Mar 27, 1979
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    No Other Love
    70 %|Mar 24, 1979
    Drama, TV Movie, Romance
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    Straight Time
    71.26 %|Mar 18, 1978
    Crime, Drama
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    A Question of Guilt
    62 %|Feb 21, 1978
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Superdome
    42 %|Jan 9, 1978
    Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Red Alert
    40 %|May 18, 1977
    Thriller, TV Movie
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    Airport '77
    56 %|Mar 11, 1977
    Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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    Slap Shot
    68.61 %|Feb 25, 1977
    Comedy, Drama
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    Mikey and Nicky
    67.78999999999999 %|Dec 21, 1976
    Crime, Drama
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    Nickelodeon
    59 %|Dec 21, 1976
    Comedy
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    Bound for Glory
    68 %|Dec 5, 1976
    Music, Drama
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    The Invasion of Johnson County
    65 %|Jul 31, 1976
    Western
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    Crime Club
    0 %|Apr 3, 1975
    Drama
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    The Prisoner of Second Avenue
    67.33 %|Mar 14, 1975
    Comedy
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    At Long Last Love
    54 %|Mar 1, 1975
    Comedy, Music, Romance
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    Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
    52 %|Feb 11, 1975
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Gambler
    66.99 %|Oct 2, 1974
    Drama, Crime
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    Serpico
    75.4 %|Dec 18, 1973
    Crime, Drama
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    Kid Blue
    68 %|Jan 31, 1973
    Comedy, Western
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    Get to Know Your Rabbit
    50 %|Jun 7, 1972
    Comedy
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    What's Up, Doc?
    73 %|Mar 9, 1972
    Comedy, Romance
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    They Might Be Giants
    70 %|Jun 9, 1971
    Comedy, Mystery
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    Escape from the Planet of the Apes
    63.37 %|May 20, 1971
    Action, Science Fiction
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    Cold Turkey
    64 %|Feb 19, 1971
    Comedy
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    Little Big Man
    75.32 %|Dec 14, 1970
    Adventure, Western, Comedy, Drama
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    The Traveling Executioner
    59 %|Oct 1, 1970
    Comedy, Drama, Western
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    End of the Road
    56 %|Feb 10, 1970
    Drama, Comedy
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    Alice's Restaurant
    62 %|Aug 20, 1969
    Drama, Comedy
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    Stiletto
    53 %|Jul 30, 1969
    Crime, Thriller
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    Midnight Cowboy
    75.14 %|May 25, 1969
    Drama
    actor
    Roney's Point
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Horror
    actor
    Madness of Method
    0 %|Invalid Date

    Series

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    American Gigolo
    69 %|Sep 11, 2022
    Drama, Crime
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    The Righteous Gemstones
    74 %|Aug 18, 2019
    Comedy, Drama
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    Sneaky Pete
    75 %|Aug 7, 2015
    Drama, Crime
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    Empire
    72 %|Jan 7, 2015
    Drama
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    Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
    74 %|Sep 18, 2014
    Comedy
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    Pound Puppies
    52 %|Oct 10, 2010
    Animation
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    Adventure Time
    85 %|Apr 5, 2010
    Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Damages
    74 %|Jul 24, 2007
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
    actor
    Charlie Lawrence
    70 %|Jun 15, 2003
    Comedy
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    What's New, Scooby-Doo?
    78.52000000000001 %|Sep 14, 2002
    Animation, Action & Adventure, Mystery
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    Night Visions
    71.85 %|Jul 12, 2001
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
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    Ed
    76.89 %|Oct 8, 2000
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
    77 %|Sep 18, 1999
    Animation, Kids, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Wild Thornberrys
    68 %|Sep 1, 1998
    Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure
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    Early Edition
    73 %|Sep 28, 1996
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
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    The West
    84 %|Sep 15, 1996
    Documentary
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    Tracey Takes On...
    85 %|Jan 24, 1996
    Comedy
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    The Outer Limits
    77.85 %|Mar 26, 1995
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Baseball
    74 %|Sep 18, 1994
    Documentary
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    NYPD Blue
    70.42 %|Sep 21, 1993
    Drama
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    Frasier
    76.56 %|Sep 16, 1993
    Comedy, Family
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    The X-Files
    83.85 %|Sep 10, 1993
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Home Improvement
    74.08 %|Sep 17, 1991
    Comedy
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    The Civil War
    81 %|Sep 23, 1990
    Documentary, War & Politics
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    The Flash
    74.19 %|Sep 20, 1990
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Tales from the Crypt
    79.63 %|Jun 10, 1989
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Unsub
    75 %|Feb 3, 1989
    Crime, Drama
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    Brotherhood of the Rose
    64 %|Jan 22, 1989
    Action & Adventure
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    Murder Ordained
    54 %|May 3, 1987
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    Amazing Stories
    74.25 %|Sep 29, 1985
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family, Mystery, Crime
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    The Twilight Zone
    77.53999999999999 %|Sep 27, 1985
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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    The Hitchhiker
    61.150000000000006 %|Nov 1, 1983
    Drama, Crime
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    AfterMASH
    51.11 %|Sep 26, 1983
    Comedy
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    East of Eden
    74 %|Feb 8, 1981
    Drama
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    The French Atlantic Affair
    70 %|Nov 15, 1979
    Crime, Drama
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    Starsky & Hutch
    72.30000000000001 %|Sep 10, 1975
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
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    Starsky & Hutch
    72.30000000000001 %|Sep 10, 1975
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
    poster
    Baretta
    62 %|Jan 17, 1975
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Rockford Files
    74.53 %|Sep 13, 1974
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Little House on the Prairie
    79.53 %|Sep 11, 1974
    Western, Drama, Family
    actor
    The Sandy Duncan Show
    0 %|Sep 17, 1972
    Comedy
    poster
    The Bob Newhart Show
    73.75 %|Sep 16, 1972
    Comedy
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    The Waltons
    70.17999999999999 %|Sep 14, 1972
    Drama
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    McMillan and Wife
    73 %|Sep 29, 1971
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    poster
    Nichols
    50 %|Sep 16, 1971
    Western
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    All in the Family
    78.17999999999999 %|Jan 12, 1971
    Comedy
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    Arnie
    30 %|Sep 19, 1970
    Comedy
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    Ironside
    68.52000000000001 %|Mar 28, 1967
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    poster
    Bonanza
    75.34 %|Sep 12, 1959
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
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    Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
    75.19999999999999 %|Oct 27, 1954
    Action & Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Kids, Family
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    88 %|Dec 24, 1951
    Drama