Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Edward "Larry" Kasdan (born January 14, 1949) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He is best known as co-writer of the films The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Return of the Jedi. Kasdan co-wrote the Star Wars sequel trilogy film Star Wars: The Force Awakens as well as the series' Han Solo spin-off film. He has been nominated for three Oscars: twice for Best Original Screenplay for The Big Chill and Grand Canyon and once for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Accidental Tourist. He is the father of directors Jake Kasdan and Jon Kasdan, and the father-in-law of musician Inara George.

  • Title: Lawrence Kasdan
  • Popularity: 10.747
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1949-01-14
  • Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, USA
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Lawrence Kasdan Movies

  • 2016
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    John Williams: The Seventh Symphony

    John Williams: The Seventh Symphony

    6 2016 HD

    A discussion of Williams' iconic work and new material for The Force Awakens.

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  • 2005
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    Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

    Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

    5.9 2005 HD

    Friends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie career.

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  • 1997
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    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    1 1997 HD

    Host Howie Long takes viewers on a tour of the "Star Wars" universe, as Fox TV celebrates the re-release of the original three legendary films in...

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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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  • 2006
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    All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

    All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

    4.6 2006 HD

    A retrospective on the 1969 classic "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," its impact on the careers of the filmmakers and cast, and how the film made...

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  • 2011
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    A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later

    A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later

    1 2011 HD

    George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back at The Empire Strikes Back 30 years later.

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  • 1985
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    Into the Night

    Into the Night

    6.5 1985 HD

    Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.

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  • 2023
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    Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

    Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

    7.8 2023 HD

    An in-depth look at an incredible moment in film history when Steven Spielberg and George Lucas assembled an amazing creative team to collaborate on...

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  • 1997
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    As Good as It Gets

    As Good as It Gets

    7.393 1997 HD

    Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon....

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  • 2004
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    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    7.7 2004 HD

    From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.

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  • 2018
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    Kasdan on Kasdan

    Kasdan on Kasdan

    1 2018 HD

    Lawrence Kasdan and his son Jonathan discuss life with the franchise, working together on the film Solo: A Star Wars Story, and Lawrence's love for...

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  • 1999
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    The Making of Silverado

    The Making of Silverado

    1 1999 HD

    Making of the film Silverado directed by Lawrence Kasdan.

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  • 2024
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    Music by John Williams

    Music by John Williams

    8.538 2024 HD

    His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over a career that spans decades. See and hear maestro...

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  • 2017
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    Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

    7.9 2017 HD

    The extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of...

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  • 2000
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    Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

    Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

    6.7 2000 HD

    A documentary about 'The Magnificent Seven'.

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  • 1999
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    The Big Chill: A Reunion

    The Big Chill: A Reunion

    4.5 1999 HD

    A look back at the making of the film "The Big Chill" (1983) with cast and crew.

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  • 1994
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    Wyatt Earp

    Wyatt Earp

    6.8 1994 HD

    From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his...

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  • 2003
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    Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

    Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

    7 2003 HD

    George Lucas and Steven Spielberg tell the struggles and the passion for making the Indiana Jones Trilogy.

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  • 1995
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    French Kiss

    French Kiss

    6.4 1995 HD

    After her fiancee admits to infidelity while on a business trip in France, a woman attempts to get her lover back and marry him by traveling to Paris...

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  • 1992
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    The Bodyguard

    The Bodyguard

    6.69 1992 HD

    A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed...

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  • 1992
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    The Bodyguard

    The Bodyguard

    6.69 1992 HD

    A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed...

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  • 1980
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    The Empire Strikes Back

    The Empire Strikes Back

    8.4 1980 HD

    The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But...

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  • 1983
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    Return of the Jedi

    Return of the Jedi

    7.898 1983 HD

    Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion...

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  • 1990
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    I Love You to Death

    I Love You to Death

    6.408 1990 HD

    Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has been...

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  • 1985
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    Silverado

    Silverado

    7 1985 HD

    Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends...

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  • 1985
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    Silverado

    Silverado

    7 1985 HD

    Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends...

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  • 1985
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    Silverado

    Silverado

    7 1985 HD

    Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends...

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  • 2003
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    Dreamcatcher

    Dreamcatcher

    5.623 2003 HD

    Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're...

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  • 2003
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    Dreamcatcher

    Dreamcatcher

    5.623 2003 HD

    Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're...

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  • 2003
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    Dreamcatcher

    Dreamcatcher

    5.623 2003 HD

    Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're...

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  • 1988
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    The Accidental Tourist

    The Accidental Tourist

    6.206 1988 HD

    After the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife is having similar problems. They separate,...

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  • 1998
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    Home Fries

    Home Fries

    5.087 1998 HD

    Dorian and Angus chase down their womanizing stepfather with a helicopter, frightening him to death. In his effort to cover their tracks, Dorian...

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  • 1999
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    Mumford

    Mumford

    6.5 1999 HD

    When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford, comes to the idyllic town of the same name and offers his talent for listening and a...

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  • 1999
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    Mumford

    Mumford

    6.5 1999 HD

    When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford, comes to the idyllic town of the same name and offers his talent for listening and a...

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  • 1994
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    Wyatt Earp

    Wyatt Earp

    6.8 1994 HD

    From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his...

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  • 1994
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    Wyatt Earp

    Wyatt Earp

    6.8 1994 HD

    From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his...

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  • 1994
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    Wyatt Earp

    Wyatt Earp

    6.8 1994 HD

    From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his...

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  • 1983
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    The Big Chill

    The Big Chill

    6.838 1983 HD

    Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.

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  • 1983
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    The Big Chill

    The Big Chill

    6.838 1983 HD

    Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.

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  • 1983
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    The Big Chill

    The Big Chill

    6.838 1983 HD

    Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.

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  • 1981
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    Continental Divide

    Continental Divide

    6 1981 HD

    A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

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  • 1991
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    Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

    6.456 1991 HD

    Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is...

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  • 1991
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    Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

    6.456 1991 HD

    Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is...

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  • 1981
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    Body Heat

    Body Heat

    6.967 1981 HD

    In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.

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  • 1981
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    Body Heat

    Body Heat

    6.967 1981 HD

    In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.

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  • 1989
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    Immediate Family

    Immediate Family

    6 1989 HD

    Linda and Michael, married for ten years, desperately want a baby and turn to an adoption agency which introduces them to Lucy, a teenage girl...

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  • 2015
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    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    7.273 2015 HD

    Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

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  • 2012
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    Darling Companion

    Darling Companion

    5 2012 HD

    The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.

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  • 2012
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    Darling Companion

    Darling Companion

    5 2012 HD

    The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.

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  • 1991
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    Jumpin' at the Boneyard

    Jumpin' at the Boneyard

    6.4 1991 HD

    Manny tries to get his crack addict brother, Danny, to clean up.

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  • 1991
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    Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

    6.456 1991 HD

    Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is...

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  • 1970
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    Untitled The Bodyguard Remake

    Untitled The Bodyguard Remake

    1 1970 HD

    A remake of 1992 movie.

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  • 2018
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    Solo: A Star Wars Story

    Solo: A Star Wars Story

    6.558 2018 HD

    Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and...

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  • 2007
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    In the Land of Women

    In the Land of Women

    5.879 2007 HD

    After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he...

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  • 2012
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    Darling Companion

    Darling Companion

    5 2012 HD

    The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.

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  • 1988
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    The Accidental Tourist

    The Accidental Tourist

    6.206 1988 HD

    After the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife is having similar problems. They separate,...

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  • 1988
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    The Accidental Tourist

    The Accidental Tourist

    6.206 1988 HD

    After the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife is having similar problems. They separate,...

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  • 1999
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    Mumford

    Mumford

    6.5 1999 HD

    When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford, comes to the idyllic town of the same name and offers his talent for listening and a...

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  • 2018
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    Solo: A Star Wars Story

    Solo: A Star Wars Story

    6.558 2018 HD

    Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and...

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  • 2015
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    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    7.273 2015 HD

    Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

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  • 1981
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    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    7.9 1981 HD

    When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to...

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  • 2007
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    The TV Set

    The TV Set

    5.9 2007 HD

    As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network...

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  • 2019
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    Last Week at Ed's

    Last Week at Ed's

    1 2019 HD

    For years, filmmakers Lawrence and Meg Kasdan ate at a 60 year-old diner in West Hollywood called Ed’s Coffee Shop. When Ada, the diner’s...

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  • 2015
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    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    7.273 2015 HD

    Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

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  • 1987
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    Cross My Heart

    Cross My Heart

    5.1 1987 HD

    A man and a woman go out on a "big" third date. He's ashamed to admit he just lost his job, and she's afraid he'll run away if he finds out that she...

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  • 2019
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    Last Week at Ed's

    Last Week at Ed's

    1 2019 HD

    For years, filmmakers Lawrence and Meg Kasdan ate at a 60 year-old diner in West Hollywood called Ed’s Coffee Shop. When Ada, the diner’s...

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  • 2017
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    Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

    7.3 2017 HD

    Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II.

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  • 1970
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    Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

    8.3 1970 HD

    The series takes place in the 1930s and is about the adventures of Montana Jones, who goes treasure hunting with his cousin Alfred Jones and the...

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  • 1970
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    Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

    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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    Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

    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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