Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became widely known for writing the screenplay of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). He later continued his collaboration with Scorsese, writing or co-writing Raging Bull (1980), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Bringing Out the Dead (1999). Schrader has also directed 24 films, including Blue Collar (1978), Hardcore (1979), American Gigolo (1980), Cat People (1982), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Light Sleeper (1992), Affliction (1997), and First Reformed (2017); the latter earned him his first Academy Award nomination. Schrader's work frequently depicts troubled men struggling through an existential crisis that is then punctuated by a violent, cathartic event. Raised in a strict Calvinist family, Schrader attended Calvin College before electing to pursue film studies at UCLA on the encouragement of film critic Pauline Kael. He then worked as a film scholar and critic, publishing the book Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer (1972) before making the transition to screenwriting in 1974. The success of Taxi Driver in 1976 brought greater attention to his work, and Schrader began directing his own films beginning with Blue Collar (co-written with his brother, Leonard Schrader). His three most recent films have been described by Schrader as a loose trilogy: First Reformed (2017), The Card Counter (2021), and Master Gardener (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Schrader, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title : Paul Schrader
  • Popularity : 8.387
  • Known For : Writing
  • Birthday : 1946-07-22
  • Place of Birth : Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
  • Homepage : http://paulschrader.org
  • Also Known As : 폴 슈레이더
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Paul Schrader Movies

  • 2011
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    Eames: The Architect and the Painter

    Eames: The Architect and the Painter

    6.969 2011 HD

    Interviews with the junior designers swept into the 24-7 world of "The Eamery" are the heart of this complex picture of a husband-and-wife creative...

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  • 2004
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    Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

    Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

    1 2004 HD

    Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt...

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  • 2009
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    Tales from the Script

    Tales from the Script

    6.7 2009 HD

    Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"),...

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  • 2005
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    Raging Bull: Before the Fight

    Raging Bull: Before the Fight

    10 2005 HD

    The first part of a four-part documentary about the production of "Raging Bull."

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  • 2022
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    The Book of Harth

    The Book of Harth

    8.5 2022 HD

    A New York City-based conceptual artist embarks on a 20-year art project asking culturally significant people to sign his copy of The Holy Bible.

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  • 2008
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    Schrader's Exorcism

    Schrader's Exorcism

    8 2008 HD

    A documentary chronicling director Paul Schrader's ride through hell and back while making film history with his prequel to The Exorcist. Schrader,...

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  • 2005
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    Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

    Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

    7 2005 HD

    Documentary about filmmaker Budd Boetticher.

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  • 2009
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    The Rules of Film Noir

    The Rules of Film Noir

    6 2009 HD

    Matthew Sweet explores his rules of 1940s and 50s American film noir thrillers.

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  • 1990
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    Pictures of Europe

    Pictures of Europe

    1 1990 HD

    What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures of Europe, which examines the differences...

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  • 1984
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    The Road to Bresson

    The Road to Bresson

    6.8 1984 HD

    A Dutch documentary about legendary French filmmaker Robert Bresson.

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  • 2004
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    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    7.3 2004 HD

    An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the...

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  • 1999
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    Making 'Taxi Driver'

    Making 'Taxi Driver'

    6.907 1999 HD

    A behind the scenes snapshot of the making of one of the greatest films ever made. Filled with trivia, interviews from cast and crew, and more.

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  • 2020
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    The Beauty of Horror: Paul Schrader on The Comfort of Strangers

    The Beauty of Horror: Paul Schrader on The Comfort of Strangers

    1 2020 HD

    An interview with Paul Schrader on his 1990 film "The Comfort of Strangers"

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  • 2007
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    God's Lonely Man

    God's Lonely Man

    6 2007 HD

    An examination of Travis's condition and situation in Taxi Driver

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  • 2007
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    Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute

    Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute

    5 2007 HD

    Filmmakers examine the work and influence of Martin Scorsese on modern cinema

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  • 1970
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    Best Served Cold

    Best Served Cold

    1 1970 HD

    A feature length cinema documentary on how THE FARMER (1977) became the most-requested cult film of the new millennium, and it's a crazy tale that...

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  • 2013
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    Milius

    Milius

    7 2013 HD

    The life story of ‘Zen Anarchist’ filmmaker John Milius, one of the most influential storytellers of his generation.

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  • 2008
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    Murnau, Borzage and Fox

    Murnau, Borzage and Fox

    7 2008 HD

    Documentary focusing on the film careers F.W. Murnau, Frank Borzage and William Fox and their impact on the history of cinema.

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  • 2015
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    Hitchcock/Truffaut

    Hitchcock/Truffaut

    7.285 2015 HD

    Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”),...

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  • 2019
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    What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

    What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

    6.692 2019 HD

    Pauline Kael (1919–2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest names in film criticism. A Californian native, she wrote her first review in 1953...

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  • 2016
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    Dog Eat Dog

    Dog Eat Dog

    5.1 2016 HD

    Carved from a lifetime of experience that runs the gamut from incarceration to liberation, Dog Eat Dog is the story of three men who are all out of...

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  • 2016
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    Ken San

    Ken San

    6 2016 HD

    KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collaborators, friends and family tell...

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  • 2003
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    A Decade Under the Influence

    A Decade Under the Influence

    8 2003 HD

    A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential...

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  • 1993
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    Talking with Ozu

    Talking with Ozu

    6.5 1993 HD

    A tribute to the legendary Japanese film director featuring the reflections of filmmakers Lindsay Anderson, Claire Denis, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Aki...

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  • 2020
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    Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

    Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

    3 2020 HD

    Following five years in the life and career of independent filmmaker Justin McConnell, this documentary explores the struggles of financing,...

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  • 2017
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    We Blew It

    We Blew It

    5.6 2017 HD

    How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of the 1960's and 1970's? What do the people who...

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  • 2013
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    Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

    Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

    7.096 2013 HD

    Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.

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  • 1990
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    Hollywood Mavericks

    Hollywood Mavericks

    6 1990 HD

    A documentary focusing on seventeen maverick directors who were not afraid to break the rules of filmmaking to advance their art. Among the classic...

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  • 1995
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    Untitled: New Blue

    Untitled: New Blue

    4 1995 HD

    A short film directed by Paul Schrader following the story of a painting from Schrader's collection.

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  • 2006
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    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    7.1 2006 HD

    Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing...

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  • 1990
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    Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

    Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

    6 1990 HD

    Documentary about the life and work of film director Preston Sturges.

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  • 2003
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    Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

    Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

    5.2 2003 HD

    Directed by Kevin Burns, this documentary from Playboy Home Video examines the oftentimes tense relationship between sex, women, and popular...

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  • 2020
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    Paul Schrader: Man in a Room

    Paul Schrader: Man in a Room

    6 2020 HD

    In the sixth installment of the Criterion Channel's Meet the Filmmakers series, director Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell, Listen Up Philip) visits the...

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  • 2010
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    Godard Made in USA

    Godard Made in USA

    1 2010 HD

    Documentary by Luc Lagier exploring Godard's career as a filmmaker, the production of Breathless and his influence and his relationship with American...

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  • 2022
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    1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

    1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

    8 2022 HD

    A remarkable new epic documentary spotlighting the pop culture milestones of 1982 including notable motion pictures, TV, music and video games of...

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  • 2003
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    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    7.085 2003 HD

    The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American...

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  • 1980
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    Raging Bull

    Raging Bull

    7.929 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    American Gigolo

    American Gigolo

    6.108 1980 HD

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  • 1987
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    Light of Day

    Light of Day

    5.479 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    Light of Day

    Light of Day

    5.479 1987 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Last Temptation of Christ

    The Last Temptation of Christ

    7.3 1988 HD

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  • 1977
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    Rolling Thunder

    Rolling Thunder

    6.804 1977 HD

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  • 1982
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    Cat People

    Cat People

    6.057 1982 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Mosquito Coast

    The Mosquito Coast

    6.369 1986 HD

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  • 1982
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    Cat People

    Cat People

    6.057 1982 HD

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  • 1998
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    Affliction

    Affliction

    6.3 1998 HD

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  • 1999
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    Bringing Out the Dead

    Bringing Out the Dead

    6.6 1999 HD

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  • 1985
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    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    7.8 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    7.8 1985 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Walker

    The Walker

    5.3 2007 HD

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  • 2005
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    Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

    Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

    5.351 2005 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Walker

    The Walker

    5.3 2007 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Yakuza

    The Yakuza

    7.1 1974 HD

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  • 2002
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    Auto Focus

    Auto Focus

    6.4 2002 HD

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  • 1994
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    Witch Hunt

    Witch Hunt

    5.3 1994 HD

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  • 1992
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    Light Sleeper

    Light Sleeper

    6.67 1992 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Comfort of Strangers

    The Comfort of Strangers

    5.817 1990 HD

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  • 1979
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    Hardcore

    Hardcore

    6.774 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Hardcore

    Hardcore

    6.774 1979 HD

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  • 1978
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    Blue Collar

    Blue Collar

    7.368 1978 HD

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  • 1997
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    Touch

    Touch

    5.8 1997 HD

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  • 1999
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    Forever Mine

    Forever Mine

    5.2 1999 HD

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  • 1999
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    Forever Mine

    Forever Mine

    5.2 1999 HD

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  • 2008
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    Adam Resurrected

    Adam Resurrected

    6.2 2008 HD

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  • 1988
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    Patty Hearst

    Patty Hearst

    5.72 1988 HD

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  • 2013
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    The Canyons

    The Canyons

    4.4 2013 HD

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  • 2022
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    There Are No Saints

    There Are No Saints

    5.2 2022 HD

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  • 1979
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    Old Boyfriends

    Old Boyfriends

    4.9 1979 HD

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  • 2018
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    First Reformed

    First Reformed

    7 2018 HD

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  • 1995
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    Untitled: New Blue

    Untitled: New Blue

    4 1995 HD

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  • 2022
    imgMovies

    There Are No Saints

    There Are No Saints

    5.2 2022 HD

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  • 1980
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    American Gigolo

    American Gigolo

    6.108 1980 HD

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  • 2023
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    Master Gardener

    Master Gardener

    6.2 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Master Gardener

    Master Gardener

    6.2 2023 HD

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  • 2013
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    Venice 70: Future Reloaded

    Venice 70: Future Reloaded

    5.2 2013 HD

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  • 2014
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    Dying of the Light

    Dying of the Light

    4.663 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    Dying of the Light

    Dying of the Light

    4.663 2014 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Card Counter

    The Card Counter

    6.122 2021 HD

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  • 1976
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    Taxi Driver

    Taxi Driver

    8.14 1976 HD

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  • 1998
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    Affliction

    Affliction

    6.3 1998 HD

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  • 2016
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    Dog Eat Dog

    Dog Eat Dog

    5.1 2016 HD

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  • 1970
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    Bait

    Bait

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1976
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    Obsession

    Obsession

    6.6 1976 HD

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  • 2024
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    Oh, Canada

    Oh, Canada

    6.7 2024 HD

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  • 2024
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    Oh, Canada

    Oh, Canada

    6.7 2024 HD

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  • 1970
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    Non Compos Mentis

    Non Compos Mentis

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Non Compos Mentis

    Non Compos Mentis

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Amber Light

    Amber Light

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2017
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    Dark

    Dark

    1 2017 HD

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  • 2017
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    Dark

    Dark

    1 2017 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    City Hall

    City Hall

    5.9 1996 HD

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  • 1997
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    Touch

    Touch

    5.8 1997 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Basics of Philosophy

    The Basics of Philosophy

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Basics of Philosophy

    The Basics of Philosophy

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Old Boyfriends

    Old Boyfriends

    4.9 1979 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Light Sleeper

    Light Sleeper

    6.67 1992 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Untitled: New Blue

    Untitled: New Blue

    4 1995 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Life from the Other Side

    Life from the Other Side

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Blue Collar

    Blue Collar

    7.368 1978 HD

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  • 2021
    imgMovies

    The Card Counter

    The Card Counter

    6.122 2021 HD

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  • 2018
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    First Reformed

    First Reformed

    7 2018 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Rolling Thunder

    Rolling Thunder

    6.804 1977 HD

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  • 1976
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    Obsession

    Obsession

    6.6 1976 HD

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  • 2015
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    American Johns

    American Johns

    8 2015 HD

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  • 2012
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    Walk of Fame

    Walk of Fame

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2011
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    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    7.6 2011 HD

    A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.

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  • 1997
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    Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

    6 1997 HD

    Mark Cousins invites film actors and directors to watch major scenes in their career to date, and to talk us through them.

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  • 2022
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    The Last Movie Stars

    The Last Movie Stars

    6.8 2022 HD

    A celebration of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s iconic careers and decades-long partnership. Director Ethan Hawke brings life and color to...

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  • 2015
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    5.735 2015 HD

    Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.

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  • 1970
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    6.9 1970 HD

    Julian Kaye has always been an object of desire, so much so that people are willing to destroy him in order to have him. Exonerated, after 15 years...

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  • 1970
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    6.9 1970 HD

    Julian Kaye has always been an object of desire, so much so that people are willing to destroy him in order to have him. Exonerated, after 15 years...

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