James Newton Howard

James Newton Howard

American composer, orchestrator, and music producer James Newton Howard is an eight-time Academy Award nominee.  He is best known for his frequent collaborations with director M. Night Shyamalan. He is well known for his highly emotional and powerfully subtle music, supplying his talent to an array of films such as The Fugitive, The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Village, the two Christopher Nolan Batman films; Batman Begins and The Dark Knight with Hans After Howard left the University of Southern California, he toured with Elton John as a keyboardist during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Howard also arranged strings for several of Elton's songs during this period including on the hits "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" and "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word", as well as playing additional keyboards and synthesizers on several of Elton's studio albums, including "Rock of The Westies" (1975), "Blue Moves" (1976), "21 At 33" (1980), and "The Fox" (1981). After his tenure with John, Howard toured briefly with Crosby, Stills and Nash before moving into film music in the mid-1980s. Howard scored the blockbuster Pretty Woman (1990). He received his first Academy Award nomination for his score for Barbra Streisand's drama The Prince of Tides (1991). Howard achieved four more best original score Oscar nominations, for the Harrison Ford action feature The Fugitive (1993), the Julia Roberts romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), M. Night Shyamalan's The Village (2004) and most recently, Michael Clayton (2007). In addition, Howard received Best Song nods for scoring the Western epic Wyatt Earp (1994), Kevin Costner's Waterworld (1995), and Primal Fear (1996).   Howard scored Space Jam (1996), Dante's Peak (1997) (theme only - score was composed by John Frizzell), and Collateral (2004). Howard has  scored three Disney films which are Dinosaur (2000), Treasure Planet and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Howard also earned an Emmy nomination in 1995 the theme and pilot to the television drama, ER. He also won an Emmy for the them to Gideon's Crossing.  He went on to win a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score for the feature King Kong. He went on to receive Oscar nominations for the features Michael Clayton (2007) and Defiace (2008).

  • Title: James Newton Howard
  • Popularity: 3.403
  • Known For: Sound
  • Birthday: 1951-06-09
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: James Howard Newton, James Newton-Howard
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James Newton Howard Movies

  • 2012
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    The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

    The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

    8.2 2012 HD

    A feature length, eight part documentary that covers everything from pre-production to adapting the source novel to casting to shooting to post and...

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  • 1983
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    Crosby, Stills & Nash: Daylight Again

    Crosby, Stills & Nash: Daylight Again

    8 1983 HD

    This is a 1982 concert by Crosby, Stills and Nash, in support of their "Daylight Again" CD release. Neil Young is not part of this tour, which simply...

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  • 2004
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    City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'

    City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'

    6 2004 HD

    This documentary chronicles the making of the film Collateral (2004). We get to see Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx training for their roles, as well as...

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  • 2015
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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

    7.1 2015 HD

    Documentary film about the making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. An impressively in depth assortment of seven featurettes that look at a...

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  • 2009
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    Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

    Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

    5.333 2009 HD

    Documentary about evil heroes

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  • 2003
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    Making 'Signs'

    Making 'Signs'

    5.5 2003 HD

    Nearly every possible aspect of fimmaking used to produce the motion picture Signs (2002) is closely examined here. This serves as a good companion...

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  • 2000
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    Music and Sound Design of 'The Sixth Sense'

    Music and Sound Design of 'The Sixth Sense'

    5 2000 HD

    This making-of piece features Shaymalan and composer James Newton Howard sharing their insights into the film's powerful score and unique sound...

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  • 2006
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    The Eighth Blunder of the World

    The Eighth Blunder of the World

    1 2006 HD

    Blooper reel for Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005)

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  • 2005
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    Deconstructing 'The Village'

    Deconstructing 'The Village'

    4.7 2005 HD

    In this making-of documentary, we see movie snippets, shots from the set, and interviews. We get notes from the crew and cast. We learn about the...

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  • 1990
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    Pretty Woman

    Pretty Woman

    7.466 1990 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Dark Knight

    The Dark Knight

    8.516 2008 HD

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  • 2005
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    The Interpreter

    The Interpreter

    6.3 2005 HD

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  • 2005
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    King Kong

    King Kong

    6.89 2005 HD

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  • 2005
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    Batman Begins

    Batman Begins

    7.709 2005 HD

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  • 1995
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    French Kiss

    French Kiss

    6.4 1995 HD

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  • 2006
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    Blood Diamond

    Blood Diamond

    7.544 2006 HD

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  • 1996
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    Primal Fear

    Primal Fear

    7.7 1996 HD

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  • 1996
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    Space Jam

    Space Jam

    6.82 1996 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Sixth Sense

    The Sixth Sense

    7.955 1999 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Prince of Tides

    The Prince of Tides

    6.6 1991 HD

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  • 2002
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    Signs

    Signs

    6.702 2002 HD

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  • 1991
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    My Girl

    My Girl

    7.4 1991 HD

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  • 1998
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    A Perfect Murder

    A Perfect Murder

    6.541 1998 HD

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  • 2004
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    Hidalgo

    Hidalgo

    6.886 2004 HD

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  • 1991
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    King Ralph

    King Ralph

    5.345 1991 HD

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  • 1992
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    A Private Matter

    A Private Matter

    4.8 1992 HD

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  • 1990
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    Marked for Death

    Marked for Death

    6.1 1990 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Last Airbender

    The Last Airbender

    4.6 2010 HD

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  • 2000
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    Dinosaur

    Dinosaur

    6.5 2000 HD

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  • 2007
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    Michael Clayton

    Michael Clayton

    6.779 2007 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

    7.5 1993 HD

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  • 1999
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    Runaway Bride

    Runaway Bride

    6.116 1999 HD

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  • 1986
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    Tough Guys

    Tough Guys

    5.9 1986 HD

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  • 1994
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    Junior

    Junior

    5.2 1994 HD

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  • 2007
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    Charlie Wilson's War

    Charlie Wilson's War

    6.534 2007 HD

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  • 2001
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    America's Sweethearts

    America's Sweethearts

    5.712 2001 HD

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  • 1999
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    Stir of Echoes

    Stir of Echoes

    6.7 1999 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Village

    The Village

    6.476 2004 HD

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  • 1995
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    Outbreak

    Outbreak

    6.554 1995 HD

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  • 1990
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    3 Men and a Little Lady

    3 Men and a Little Lady

    5.9 1990 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Lookout

    The Lookout

    6.7 2007 HD

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  • 1996
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    One Fine Day

    One Fine Day

    6.4 1996 HD

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  • 1993
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    Alive

    Alive

    6.883 1993 HD

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  • 1991
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    Dying Young

    Dying Young

    6.7 1991 HD

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  • 2008
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    Mad Money

    Mad Money

    6.5 2008 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Happening

    The Happening

    5.4 2008 HD

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  • 1997
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    Fathers' Day

    Fathers' Day

    5.4 1997 HD

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  • 2006
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    Lady in the Water

    Lady in the Water

    5.6 2006 HD

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  • 1997
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    My Best Friend's Wedding

    My Best Friend's Wedding

    6.601 1997 HD

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  • 2000
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    Unbreakable

    Unbreakable

    7.1 2000 HD

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  • 1995
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    Waterworld

    Waterworld

    6.2 1995 HD

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  • 2002
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    Treasure Planet

    Treasure Planet

    7.6 2002 HD

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  • 1992
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    Glengarry Glen Ross

    Glengarry Glen Ross

    7.3 1992 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Postman

    The Postman

    6.249 1997 HD

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  • 1996
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    The Juror

    The Juror

    5.6 1996 HD

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  • 2006
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    Freedomland

    Freedomland

    5.209 2006 HD

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  • 2011
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    The Green Hornet

    The Green Hornet

    5.6 2011 HD

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  • 2022
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    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

    6.654 2022 HD

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  • 2010
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    Love & Other Drugs

    Love & Other Drugs

    7.049 2010 HD

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  • 2011
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    Green Lantern

    Green Lantern

    5.171 2011 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Tourist

    The Tourist

    6.184 2010 HD

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  • 2009
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    Duplicity

    Duplicity

    5.9 2009 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Bourne Legacy

    The Bourne Legacy

    6.224 2012 HD

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  • 2013
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    After Earth

    After Earth

    5.2 2013 HD

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  • 2021
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    Jungle Cruise

    Jungle Cruise

    7.4 2021 HD

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  • 2011
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    Water for Elephants

    Water for Elephants

    6.9 2011 HD

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  • 2012
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    Snow White and the Huntsman

    Snow White and the Huntsman

    6 2012 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Diggstown

    Diggstown

    6.3 1992 HD

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  • 2013
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    Parkland

    Parkland

    6.2 2013 HD

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  • 2008
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    Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love

    Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love

    8 2008 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Hunger Games

    The Hunger Games

    7.213 2012 HD

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  • 1988
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    Off Limits

    Off Limits

    5.7 1988 HD

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  • 2012
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    The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

    The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

    8.2 2012 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

    The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

    7.063 2023 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Devil's Advocate

    The Devil's Advocate

    7.465 1997 HD

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Maleficent

    Maleficent

    7.1 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler

    7.706 2014 HD

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  • 1987
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    Five Corners

    Five Corners

    5.8 1987 HD

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  • 1990
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    Descending Angel

    Descending Angel

    5 1990 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    The Water Horse

    The Water Horse

    6.533 2007 HD

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Cut Bank

    Cut Bank

    5.7 2014 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

    6.898 2015 HD

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  • 1988
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    Some Girls

    Some Girls

    5.6 1988 HD

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  • 2008
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    Defiance

    Defiance

    6.8 2008 HD

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  • 2005
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    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    6.2 2005 HD

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  • 1990
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    Flatliners

    Flatliners

    6.49 1990 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Water Horse

    The Water Horse

    6.533 2007 HD

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  • 2015
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    Concussion

    Concussion

    7.1 2015 HD

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  • 2011
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    Larry Crowne

    Larry Crowne

    5.976 2011 HD

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  • 1986
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    8 Million Ways to Die

    8 Million Ways to Die

    5.5 1986 HD

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  • 1999
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    Snow Falling on Cedars

    Snow Falling on Cedars

    6.015 1999 HD

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  • 2016
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    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

    7.321 2016 HD

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  • 2013
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    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    7.428 2013 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

    6.8 2014 HD

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  • 2010
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    Inhale

    Inhale

    6 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    Salt

    Salt

    6.416 2010 HD

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

    Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

    6.296 2010 HD

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  • 2009
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    Confessions of a Shopaholic

    Confessions of a Shopaholic

    6.484 2009 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Great Debaters

    The Great Debaters

    7.3 2007 HD

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  • 2007
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    I Am Legend

    I Am Legend

    7.208 2007 HD

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  • 2006
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    RV

    RV

    5.9 2006 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Dreamcatcher

    Dreamcatcher

    5.631 2003 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Peter Pan

    Peter Pan

    7.2 2003 HD

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    Unconditional Love

    Unconditional Love

    6 2002 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Atlantis: The Lost Empire

    Atlantis: The Lost Empire

    7 2001 HD

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  • 2000
    imgMovies

    Vertical Limit

    Vertical Limit

    6 2000 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    The Trigger Effect

    The Trigger Effect

    5.8 1996 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Just Cause

    Just Cause

    6.2 1995 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Wyatt Earp

    Wyatt Earp

    6.764 1994 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Intersection

    Intersection

    5.1 1994 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    Dave

    Dave

    6.652 1993 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    American Heart

    American Heart

    6.217 1992 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

    6.5 1991 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Major League

    Major League

    6.9 1989 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Wildcats

    Wildcats

    6.2 1986 HD

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    Big Trouble

    Big Trouble

    6.1 2002 HD

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    Amongst the Shoes

    Amongst the Shoes

    1 2002 HD

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  • 2019
    imgMovies

    A Hidden Life

    A Hidden Life

    7.143 2019 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    Alive: 20 Years Later

    Alive: 20 Years Later

    7.5 1993 HD

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  • 2004
    imgMovies

    Collateral

    Collateral

    7.227 2004 HD

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    6.855 2018 HD

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    Wayward Son

    Wayward Son

    4 1999 HD

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    Coupe de Ville

    Coupe de Ville

    6.5 1990 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Night and the City

    Night and the City

    5.671 1992 HD

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    The Huntsman: Winter's War

    The Huntsman: Winter's War

    6.285 2016 HD

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Pain Hustlers

    Pain Hustlers

    6.646 2023 HD

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

    The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

    6.088 2018 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Roman J. Israel, Esq.

    Roman J. Israel, Esq.

    6.3 2017 HD

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    The Emperor's Club

    The Emperor's Club

    7.12 2002 HD

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    Mumford

    Mumford

    6.516 1999 HD

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  • 1996
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    Eye for an Eye

    Eye for an Eye

    6.1 1996 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Saint of Fort Washington

    The Saint of Fort Washington

    6.5 1993 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    Falling Down

    Falling Down

    7.387 1993 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    The Package

    The Package

    6.101 1989 HD

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  • 2000
    imgMovies

    Unbreakable

    Unbreakable

    7.1 2000 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Campus Man

    Campus Man

    4.7 1987 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Detroit

    Detroit

    7.284 2017 HD

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    6.855 2018 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool

    4.2 1986 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Russkies

    Russkies

    5.25 1987 HD

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Day Twelve

    Day Twelve

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Red Sparrow

    Red Sparrow

    6.534 2018 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    The Man in the Moon

    The Man in the Moon

    7.4 1991 HD

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    Stir of Echoes

    Stir of Echoes

    6.7 1999 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Darling Companion

    Darling Companion

    5 2012 HD

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  • 1995
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    Restoration

    Restoration

    6 1995 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Tap

    Tap

    6.7 1989 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

    Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

    7.6 2007 HD

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  • 2015
    imgMovies

    Pawn Sacrifice

    Pawn Sacrifice

    6.8 2015 HD

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    All the Way

    All the Way

    6.656 2016 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    Guilty by Suspicion

    Guilty by Suspicion

    6.482 1991 HD

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Gnomeo & Juliet

    Gnomeo & Juliet

    5.863 2011 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Everybody's All-American

    Everybody's All-American

    5.5 1988 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Promised Land

    Promised Land

    4.9 1988 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Head Office

    Head Office

    5.2 1985 HD

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  • 2021
    imgMovies

    Raya and the Last Dragon

    Raya and the Last Dragon

    7.845 2021 HD

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    News of the World

    News of the World

    7 2020 HD

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    Dante's Peak

    Dante's Peak

    6.203 1997 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Lost Bus

    The Lost Bus

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 2011
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    Hollywood in Vienna

    Hollywood in Vienna

    1 2011 HD

    Hollywood in Vienna is an annual film music gala hosted in the Vienna Concert Hall where the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award is presented.

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  • 1970
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    Hollywood in Vienna

    Hollywood in Vienna

    8.2 1970 HD

    The story of the United States' space program, from its beginnings in 1961 to the final moon mission in 1972.

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  • 1970
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    Hollywood in Vienna

    Hollywood in Vienna

    7.6 1970 HD

    Granted unparalleled access, Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan takes viewers on an adventure behind the curtains of Industrial...

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  • 1970
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    Hollywood in Vienna

    Hollywood in Vienna

    6.9 1970 HD

    Many years after the events of the original film, legendary sorcerer Willow leads a group of misfit heroes on a dangerous rescue mission through a...

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  • 1970
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    Hollywood in Vienna

    Hollywood in Vienna

    7.6 1970 HD

    A blind French girl and a young German soldier's paths collide during WWII.

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  • 1970
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    Hollywood in Vienna

    Hollywood in Vienna

    7.6 1970 HD

    While mourning the loss of his world-famous puppeteer father, Taylor finds himself mysteriously transported to the magical world of his father's show.

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