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MGM Plus
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8.0
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78
/6231/
78
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4.2
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97
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87
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96
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cc age 16+

Rosemary's Baby (1968)
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
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85
7.6
/7322/
76
/185/
72
/142/
4.2
/26132/
100
/19/
88
/71/

Love Streams (1984)
Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.
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Criterion Channel
81
7.8
/13860/
79
/308/
76
/252/
4.3
/56479/
96
/27/
90
/196/
69
/15/

Opening Night (1977)
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention. Myrtle internalizes the accident and goes on a spiritual quest, but fails to finds the answers she is after. As opening night inches closer and closer, fragile Myrtle must find a way to make the show go on.
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78
7.7
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76
/2005/
75
/1282/
3.8
/44393/
82
/55/
90
/1364/
73
/11/
cc age 14+

The Dirty Dozen (1967)
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
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77
7.2
/5775/
71
/99/
66
/103/
3.9
/14311/
82
/17/
85
/82/
67
/10/

Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
Depressed and jaded after being dumped by her married boyfriend, aging beauty Minnie Moore wonders if she'll ever find love. After shaggy-haired parking lot attendant Seymour Moskowitz comes to her defense from an angry and rebuffed blind date, he falls hopelessly in love with her despite their myriad differences. Minnie reluctantly agrees to a date with Moskowitz, and, slowly but surely, an unlikely romance blossoms between the two.
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Criterion Channel
78
76
7.2
/13444/
71
/258/
68
/264/
3.7
/35513/
100
/24/
81
/253/
86
/11/

Shadows (1960)
The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he thought it was.
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75
7.2
/5330/
67
/136/
63
/76/
3.5
/2988/
85
/48/
78
/327/
78
/16/

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary director Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.
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Kanopy
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75
7.3
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73
/322/
68
/189/
4.1
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88
/25/
79
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81
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Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Desperate and terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…
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68
7.0
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70
/239/
68
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3.6
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80
/25/
71
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72
/12/

The Killers (1964)
A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.
poster
68
7.1
/8044/
69
/160/
67
/155/
3.8
/27063/
68
/34/
79
/101/
66
/16/

Husbands (1970)
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave the country together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.
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65
6.3
/18781/
64
/456/
62
/392/
3.3
/24639/
79
/33/
50
/239/
64
/12/

The Fury (1978)
When a devious plot separates CIA agent Peter Sandza from his son, Robin, the distraught father manages to see through the ruse. Taken because of his psychic abilities, Robin is being held by Ben Childress, who is studying people with supernatural powers in hopes of developing their talents as weapons. Soon Peter pairs up with Gillian, a teen who has telekinesis, to find and rescue Robin.
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MGM Plus
60
6.3
/2692/
64
/59/
58
/33/
3.2
/942/
67
/6/
58
/26/

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
A group of travelers from the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days.
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71
58
7.2
/3873/
67
/57/
71
/59/
3.6
/4132/
75
/37/

Edge of the City (1957)
A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.
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55
7.3
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71
/36/
70
/48/
3.5
/996/
70
/10/
79
/61/

Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.
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YouTube TV
49
6.2
/4723/
63
/98/
62
/93/
3.2
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46
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Two-Minute Warning (1976)
A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter Holly and the SWAT commander, learn of the plot and rush to the scene.
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The Roku Channel
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48
6.4
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60
/46/
59
/42/
3.1
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/11/
73
/45/
40
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Tempest (1982)
A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the successful architect trades his marriage and career in for a spiritual exile on a remote Greek island where he hopes to conjure meaning into his life - trying the patience of his new girlfriend and angst-ridden teenage daughter.
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46
5.7
/3453/
64
/104/
58
/99/
3.0
/1086/
32
/44/
26
/24/

Capone (1975)
Young Al Capone catches the eye of Johnny Torrio, a criminal visiting New York from Chicago. Torrio invites Capone to move to Illinois to help run his Prohibition-era alcohol sales operation. Capone rises through the ranks of Torrio's gang and eventually takes over. On top, he works to consolidate his power by eliminating his enemies, fixing elections to his advantage and getting rich. In his spare time, Capone courts the principled Iris Crawford.
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Kanopy
59
43
6.1
/1767/
59
/42/
60
/45/
3.1
/2921/
80
/5/
37
/18/

Machine Gun McCain (1969)
After serving 12 years behind bars for armed robbery, tough guy Hank McCain finds himself the pawn of a ruthless mob runt's rebellion against a high level don. When McCain discovers that he's been betrayed and abandoned by his new employer, he retaliates with a high stakes Las Vegas casino heist that erupts into all-out war on the streets of Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. Neither blood, nor lust, nor wedding vows can come between McCain and his money ... or his machine gun.
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42
6.6
/1547/
58
/16/
60
/25/
3.3
/944/
100
/5/
40
/20/
63
/6/

Crime in the Streets (1956)
A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.
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The Roku Channel
44
36
5.5
/3431/
55
/117/
55
/113/
3.0
/4801/
17
/6/
22
/36/

Incubus (1982)
In a small town in Wisconsin, a young teenage boy claims he has dreams of young women being brutally raped and murdered. A doctor and the local sheriff discover that the boy's dreams are real and that a sinister cult might be behind the brutal murders. They must track down the vicious killer, who may be the indestructible incarnation of a demon spawned from hell.
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70
32
7.4
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58
/16/
66
/14/
3.7
/838/
83
/672/

A Constant Forge (2000)
One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of American independent movies. The actor-turned-filmmaker invented a realist style of unadorned narrative films heavily influenced by documentaries. This in-depth analysis of Cassavetes' life and work features interviews with key collaborators and ensemble regulars, and explores the making of classics like "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," "Opening Night" and "A Woman Under the Influence."
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30
6.6
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64
/34/
65
/34/
3.4
/641/
54
/15/

Saddle the Wind (1958)
Steve Sinclair is a world-weary former gunslinger, now living as a peaceful farmer. Things go wrong when his wild younger brother Tony arrives on the scene with his new bride Joan Blake.
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23
6.3
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/21/
3.2
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40
/23/

The Night Holds Terror (1955)
A group of escaped convicts holds a household prisoner as the police close in.
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56
22
6.0
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64
/36/
54
/38/
3.2
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38
/8/

Brass Target (1978)
General George S. Patton died in a car accident in 1945. But was his death actually a murder. Is he targeted by Nazis angered by Germany's defeat? Or by Russians who knew that Patton had argued in favor of invading the Soviet Union towards the end of the war? Or is it because Patton is investigating the theft of a quarter of a billion dollars of Nazi gold? Or is it because his subordinate Colonels - the flamboyantly gay Colonel and his worried lover are fearful that he is getting too close to discovering the truth.
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71
12
7.5
/194/
48
/6/
84
/5/
3.8
/734/

I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work (1984)
Filmmaker Michael Ventura follows Cassavetes around as the actor/director labors on his final film, Love Streams.
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Amazon Prime Video
48
10
5.0
/623/
56
/16/
52
/11/
3.0
/391/
22
/8/

Devil's Angels (1967)
A gang of outlaw bikers strike a bargain with the Sheriff of a small beach town; let them stay and the town is safe. But a local girl strays into their lair and sets off a full-scale war.
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?
5.2
/20/
10
/1/

Fräulein Berlin (1984)
Berlin Underground-star Ulrike S. went to the Toronto-Filmfestival and then to New York - to find out something about the film business and also about her own desires, daydreams and nightmares.
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10
/1/

The Making of 'Husbands' (1971)
A documentary behind the scenes of John Cassavetes' 'Husbands' (1970).
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7.4
/6/
10
/1/

Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes (1993)
Get the scoop on the legendary actor-director-New Yorker John Cassavetes straight from the mouth of his friend, peer and co-star Peter Falk (Columbo) in Paul Joyce’s documentary, Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes. Falk lays bare the quirks and gifts of the director of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie and A Woman Under the Influence, and star of De Palma’s The Fury and Tarantino favourite Mikey and Nicky, in this outright and honest interview.
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40
/1/

Nederland C (1985)
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poster
51
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8.3
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10
/1/
60
/1/

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)
A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.
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?
6.5
/66/
40
/2/
64
/6/

Taxi (1953)
A New York cab driver helps an Irish immigrant with a baby locate her missing husband.
poster
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6.9
/48/
72
/5/

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film (2019)
An intimate portrait of the superb actress Gena Rowlands, icon of independent cinema. Together with her husband, legendary director John Cassavetes (1929-89), she lived an unusual life beyond the dream factory, a life in which reality and fiction were so perfectly intertwined that it made possible films that still today seem incredibly real.
poster
52
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5.2
/214/
56
/8/
50
/3/

Alexander The Great (1968)
An historical film that follows the life of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king that united all ancient Greek tribes and led them against the vast Persian Empire. Alexander conquered most of the then-known world and created a Greek empire that spanned all the way from the Balkans to India.
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60
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6.8
/65/
46
/3/
60
/3/
3.5
/242/

Movies Are My Life (1988)
The very first full-length documentary on Scorsese offers an invaluable look at how he was perceived by his colleagues, and himself, in 1977. Catching Scorsese while he was in post-production on New York, New York and editing The Last Waltz, British filmmaker Peter Hayden gets the manically hyper Scorsese to comment on his youth, his relation to his lead characters, the making of Mean Streets and most importantly, his approach to direction. The doc doesn’t quite move at the pace of Scorsese’s revved-up speed-talking, but it does offer some real insight into his productivity in the 1970s, thanks to an impressive array of talking heads. Included are Scorsese’s collaborators Jay Cocks, Mardik Martin, Brian De Palma, Steven Prince (who co-produced this doc), and his mentor John Cassavetes. Also the performers, who discuss his working methods in detail — Jodie Foster, Liza Minnelli, and, of course, Robert De Niro.
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7.2
/25/
10
/1/

Nightside (1973)
The story of three people - a press agent, a private detective and a nightclub owner - whose careers require them to spend most of the night awake and on the prowl. In the pilot episode, Carmine manages to rescue Smitty's night club from being demolition and manages to resurrect a fading star's acting career.
poster
62
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7.1
/122/
35
/2/
75
/6/
3.5
/237/

The Haircut (1982)
A music executive stops in for a 15 minute haircut.
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Amazon Prime Video
55
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7.1
/272/
54
/7/
49
/8/
3.5
/228/

Marvin & Tige (1985)
Marvin, a heavy-drinking widower meets Tige, an 11-year-old orphan. With nowhere else to go, Tige moves in with Marvin and they develop a close friendship. Marvin wants to adopt Tige but knows that he is too poor to give him a good home. Then he discovers who Tige's father is a rich suburbanite who doesn't even know Tige exists. Should Marvin, and can he, give up the boy he loves, and who loves him, in favor of a stranger with the right genes and bank balance?
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7.8
/71/
46
/3/
60
/2/

Anything for John (1993)
An intimate portrait of actor-writer-director John Cassavetes and a loving tribute to his genius for studying and depicting the human character. In-depth, candid interviews with his wife and muse Gena Rowlands as well as his most trusted friends and co-workers like Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara, Seymour Cassel, etc. Clips from Cassavetes' greatest films, and many rare photos illustrate this touching documentary.
poster
65
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6.0
/201/
75
/2/
60
/2/

Operation Dirty Dozen (2006)
A short film looking behind the scenes at the making of The Dirty Dozen. Showing many scenes being filmed just north of London, the short focuses mostly on star Lee Marvin enjoying his pursuits on his one day off a week.
poster
56
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5.5
/263/
60
/9/
52
/10/

Affair in Havana (1957)
While in Havana, a musician gets involved with a crippled man and his beautiful wife... with deadly results.
poster
39
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5.7
/177/
10
/1/
50
/2/

Virgin Island (1959)
A British woman marries an American writer in spite of her family's disapproval and goes to live with him on a tropical island.
poster
60
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6.3
/314/
70
/5/
55
/6/

Flesh & Blood (1979)
A young street-tough-turned-boxer struggles to reach the top while finding his romance with an attractive TV reporter is complicated by an incestuous relationship with his mother.
poster
56
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5.9
/171/
60
/4/
50
/1/

Bandits in Rome (1968)
After professional stickup man Mario Corda is jailed, his young, ambitious partner -- who covets both Corda's life and his wife -- cuts loose, leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake.
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?
6.4
/17/
10
/1/

The Webster Boy (1962)
A gambler comes out of prison, returns to his old-flame, and finds that she has a teenage son, who begins to believe that the ex-con is his father.
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8 Husbands
In a cramped Italian studio apartment, a woman in an eight-person polycule fights to keep the group balanced, only to realize that buried tensions and unspoken expectations threaten to unravel the harmony she’s worked so hard to maintain.
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John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse (2024)
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Eautopsie (2024)
An enigmatic glimpse of life through precarious vignettes, propelling a narrative through a nebulous and opaque structure that sutures the filmmaker's home movie footage to archival material—from Hollywood narrative films to political selfie videos. A handmade impression of a time suspended between past and present and the ghosts and places occupying it, contemplating the nature and meaning of vision, memory and image making.


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