Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Birthday: 1961-07-23

Place of Birth: Midland, Texas, USA

Biography: Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is a European-American actor. He first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1985–1993), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from five nominations. Harrelson received three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996),  Best Supporting Actor for The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).  Other notable films include White Men Can't Jump(1992), Natural Born Killers (1994), The Thin Red Line (1998), No Country for Old Men (2007), Seven Pounds (2008), Zombieland (2009), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Now You See Me (2013), The Edge of Seventeen (2016), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), and Triangle of Sadness (2022). He also played Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015).  Harrelson received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his portrayal of Steve Schmidt in the HBO film Game Change (2012) and a detective in the HBO crime anthology series True Detective (2014). He also portrayed E. Howard Hunt in the HBO political limited series White House Plumbers (2023).

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The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

A feature length, eight part documentary that covers everything from pre-production to adapting the ...

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Natural Born Killers
Natural Born Killers

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by ...

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Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

An incredibly in depth and informative compendium of nine featurettes that address virtually every a...

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Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

This making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 is presented in 8 parts. Each part gives an in ...

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The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country

An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a swee...

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Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To dis...

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White Men Can't Jump
White Men Can't Jump

Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score....

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The People vs. Larry Flynt
The People vs. Larry Flynt

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The fil...

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After the Sunset
After the Sunset

An FBI agent is suspicious of two master thieves, quietly enjoying their retirement near what may - ...

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A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly

An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins ...

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Scorched
Scorched

Three mischievous employees of a bank in a small deserted town all make plans to rob it at the same ...

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Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal

John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night...

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Bunraku
Bunraku

In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against ...

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Play It to the Bone
Play It to the Bone

Two aging fighters in LA, friends, get a call from a Vegas promoter because his undercard fighters f...

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Money Train
Money Train

When a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares, his foster brothe...

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Grass
Grass

Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little discer...

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EDtv
EDtv

Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network....

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Kingpin
Kingpin

After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into...

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Management
Management

A traveling art saleswoman tries to shake off a flaky motel manager who falls for her and won't leav...

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Girl from the North Country
Girl from the North Country

Nick Laine's wife is suffering from dementia. Their daughter Marianne has a guarded secret that no o...

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Triangle of Sadness
Triangle of Sadness

A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, al...

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Seven Pounds
Seven Pounds

An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever chan...

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TransSiberian
TransSiberian

A TransSiberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder...

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Doc Hollywood
Doc Hollywood

After leaving Washington D.C. hospital, plastic surgeon Ben Stone heads for California, where a lucr...

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No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but met...

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Palmetto
Palmetto

After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost...

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Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story

An irreverent entrepreneur overcomes a series of adversities to create a new sport- and unexpectedly...

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The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ult...

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Anger Management
Anger Management

After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave B...

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A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion

A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, ...

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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

A Midwestern housewife supports her large family by entering contests for ad slogans sponsored by co...

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The Walker
The Walker

Carter Page III, a middle-aged gay man in Washington, D. C., is a "walker", a single man who escorts...

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The Big White
The Big White

To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens ...

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Semi-Pro
Semi-Pro

Jackie Moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the Flint Michigan Tropics of the Amer...

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Go Further
Go Further

"Go Further" explores the idea that the single individual is the key to large-scale transformational...

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North Country
North Country

A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — ...

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Battle in Seattle
Battle in Seattle

Thousands of activists arrive in Seattle, Washington in masses to protest the WTO Ministerial Confer...

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Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

Woody Harrelson hosts a special tribute to the Three Stooges in honor of their 75th Anniversary. In ...

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The Messenger
The Messenger

Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army...

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Defendor
Defendor

A crooked cop, a mob boss and the young girl they abuse are the denizens of a city's criminal underw...

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Surfer, Dude
Surfer, Dude

A wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer experiencing an existential crisis....

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2012
2012

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of r...

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Wildcats
Wildcats

High school track coach Molly McGrath knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet...

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Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking

When her boyfriend is arrested for marijuana possession, Joleen Reedy and her 11-year-old daughter, ...

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Welcome to Sarajevo
Welcome to Sarajevo

Follow a group of international journalists into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo...

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The Grand
The Grand

The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. ...

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The Sunchaser
The Sunchaser

A young half-Navajo convict dying of cancer forces a yuppie doctor to drive him to a magic healing l...

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Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

Set in the mythical world of Rhymeland, Gordon Goose returns home to discover that his mom has myste...

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Sailing
Sailing

A group of musicians in the late 1970s discovers the smooth sounds and smooth lifestyle that is yach...

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Nanking
Nanking

The story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937, the invading Ja...

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Hempsters: Plant the Seed
Hempsters: Plant the Seed

The film follows the lively exploits of activists for (and against) the movement for the legalizatio...

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Zombieland
Zombieland

Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did...

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The Cowboy Way
The Cowboy Way

Two championship rodeo partners travel to New York to find their missing friend, Nacho Salazar who w...

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The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games

In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to...

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Friends with Benefits
Friends with Benefits

Dylan is done with relationships. Jamie decides to stop buying into the Hollywood clichés of true lo...

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Champions
Champions

A stubborn and hotheaded minor league basketball coach is forced to train a Special Olympics team wh...

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Game Change
Game Change

During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative ...

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Cool Blue
Cool Blue

Dustin, an aspiring painter meets this woman named Christiane. Dustin is on a search for love, sex, ...

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Common Ground
Common Ground

Sobering yet hopeful, Common Ground exposes the interconnectedness of American farming policy, polit...

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Rampart
Rampart

The story follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles ...

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Now You See Me
Now You See Me

An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during ...

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Ethos
Ethos

Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a Pandora...

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Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

Paul Reiser brings his sophisticated observational humor to home video in this rare showcase of his ...

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Ted & Venus
Ted & Venus

Ted is a 1970s Venice Beach poet who spends his days drifting along the boardwalk, reciting his poet...

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Seven Psychopaths
Seven Psychopaths

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld aft...

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory ...

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Raw for Life
Raw for Life

Raw For Life is the Ultimate Encyclopedia of the Raw Food Lifestyle and perfect for beginners and Ra...

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Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days

Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days....

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How to Make Money Selling Drugs
How to Make Money Selling Drugs

Ten easy steps show you how to make money from drugs, featuring a series of interviews with drug dea...

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The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

Immortal Technique emerged from prison a changed man. As his inner journey continues he travels the ...

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Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

It will surprise few to discover that star of stage and screen Jerry Lewis has sought to amuse other...

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Lips Like Sugar
Lips Like Sugar

Taking place during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, this coming-of-age thriller is framed against the...

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Bay Coven
Bay Coven

A young newlywed couple move to a remote island only to find a secret coven of witches who want them...

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

After surviving the Quarter Quell, Katniss finds herself in the hidden stronghold of District 13, wh...

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

As the war between the Capitol and the districts reaches its peak, Katniss Everdeen embarks on a per...

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The Outsider
The Outsider

Nicholas Jarecki follows director James Toback on the 12-day shoot of his thriller, When Will I Be L...

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Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace

Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in p...

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Last Breath
Last Breath

Seasoned deep-sea divers battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of fee...

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Free Birds
Free Birds

Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel...

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David Blaine: Real or Magic
David Blaine: Real or Magic

David Blaine's signature brand of street magic mystifies the most recognisable celebrities in the wo...

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Ella McCay
Ella McCay

An idealistic young politician juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing t...

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Suncoast
Suncoast

While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up an unlikely frie...

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Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't

The original Four Horsemen reunite with a new generation of illusionists to take on powerful diamond...

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Triple 9
Triple 9

A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their ...

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Now You See Me 2
Now You See Me 2

One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectac...

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The Men of Midway
The Men of Midway

Meet the dazzling line-up of male stars who bring Midway to life. Nick Jonas, Ed Skrein, Aaron Eckha...

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Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

Discover the man behind the movie, director Roland Emmerich, whose unflagging energy and relentless ...

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The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

Novice writers from a writers workshop wrote the show's sketches....

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The Duel
The Duel

A Texas Ranger investigates a series of unexplained deaths in a town called Helena....

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Wilson
Wilson

Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past....

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Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct

Woody Harrelson stars in the story of psychiatrist Lisa DaVito and her battle to save a tortured man...

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LBJ
LBJ

The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White Hou...

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L.A. Story
L.A. Story

With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an Engl...

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Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

A special tribute concert honoring 16-time Grammy winner Paul Simon that took place on April 6 2022 ...

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Fly Me to the Moon
Fly Me to the Moon

Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones, brought in to fix NASA's public image, ...

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The Edge of Seventeen
The Edge of Seventeen

Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his...

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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get ...

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For Our Children
For Our Children

Benefit concert with an incredible group of stars and musicians....

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Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

A star-studded concert celebrating Willie Nelson's 90th birthday, recorded live at The Hollywood Bow...

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes ...

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Who Bombed Judi Bari?
Who Bombed Judi Bari?

Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were falsely arrested for car-bombing themselves on May 24, 1990 while ...

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The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle

A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in pover...

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War for the Planet of the Apes
War for the Planet of the Apes

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colon...

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Mickey's 60th Birthday
Mickey's 60th Birthday

This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat f...

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The Electric State
The Electric State

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up wit...

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Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story

Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo ...

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Lost in London
Lost in London

Within the course of a night, Woody Harrelson finds himself in a misadventure in London that winds h...

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Harper Valley P.T.A.
Harper Valley P.T.A.

Stella Johnson is a single mother living in the town of Harper Valley. Most of the townsfolk, partic...

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She's Having a Baby
She's Having a Baby

Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full re...

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I'll Do Anything
I'll Do Anything

Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps the...

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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austi...

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This So-Called Disaster
This So-Called Disaster

Director Michael Almereyda's documentary on the weeks just prior to Sam Shepard's stage production o...

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True Believer
True Believer

Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. ...

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Welcome to Hollywood
Welcome to Hollywood

A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood......

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She Hate Me
She Hate Me

Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit....

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Shock and Awe
Shock and Awe

A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the ...

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The Highwaymen
The Highwaymen

In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to th...

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Zombieland: Double Tap
Zombieland: Double Tap

Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off agai...

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Midway
Midway

The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude ...

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Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

Why did Milos Forman have to make certain films the way he did? Where does his inner strength come f...

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Venom
Venom

Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becom...

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No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

A piece featuring additional cast and crew interview snippets and behind-the-scenes footage. We find...

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Breakthrough
Breakthrough

Breakthrough tells the story of a renegade scientist’s quest to find a cure for cancer, the disease ...

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom: Let There Be Carnage

After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new ...

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One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

A unique documentary that interlaces archival interviews with author Philip K. Dick with chats featu...

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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Celebrities re-create an original episode each from "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."...

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The Origins of Ebbing
The Origins of Ebbing

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Fruitloops
Fruitloops

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Kate
Kate

A ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the proc...

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The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Documentary film about the making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. An impressively in depth ...

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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

Live performances of classic holiday-themed episodes from Norman Lear's hit shows "All in the Family...

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2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

This documentary features the 2012 film's cast and crew praising the work, vision, and style of the ...

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The Man from Toronto
The Man from Toronto

A case of mistaken identity forces a bumbling entrepreneur to team up with a notorious assassin know...

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The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

A short piece that looks at the 2012 film's ensemble cast and the strengths they brought to the proj...

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Burma: It Can't Wait
Burma: It Can't Wait

Celebrities who are raising their voices to build one million voices of support for Burma. Jennifer ...

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Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

This special celebration of Disneyland's 35th anniversary, bursting at the seams with celebrity came...

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Kiss the Ground
Kiss the Ground

Sheds light on an alternative approach to farming called “regenerative agriculture” that could balan...

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The Man with the Miraculous Hands
The Man with the Miraculous Hands

Felix Kersten, a renowned, apolitical medical masseuse, becomes the personal doctor of one of the mo...

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American Saint
American Saint

Young actor Miles Hottonian attempts to become the hard-living leader of the Beat Generation, Jack K...

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The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April ...

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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

illustrates how directors pushed boundaries and altered the art of filmmaking during the turbulent, ...

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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos ...

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The Directors: Milos Forman
The Directors: Milos Forman

Documentary about the Chzech director, Milos Forman....

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Animal Farm
Animal Farm

A satirical allegory of revolution and power that traces how a movement for equality is systematical...

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The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

A behind-the scenes look at the grueling one-year process of transferring the filmed images into the...

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Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

Ben Lewis spends time with Richard Linklater, the highly-respected director of 'Slacker', 'School of...

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Kuleana
Kuleana

Plastic pollution is one of the gravest threats facing our oceans today. In just 15 years, the amoun...

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Full Phil
Full Phil

Philip Doom, a wealthy American industrialist who attempts to reconnect with his daughter Madeleine ...

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Zombieland 3
Zombieland 3

The third instalment in the franchise. Plot TBA....

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