David Mamet

David Mamet

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director. Best known as a playwright, Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize, and Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). Mamet's books include The Old Religion (1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank; Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (2004), a Torah commentary, with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner; The Wicked Son (2006), a study of Jewish self-hatred and antisemitism; and Bambi vs. Godzilla, a commentary on the movie business. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Mamet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: David Mamet
  • Popularity: 6.318
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1947-11-30
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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  • Also Known As: Richard Weisz
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David Mamet Movies

  • 2023
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    Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

    6.767 2023 HD

    Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque...

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  • 2012
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    Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

    Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

    6.9 2012 HD

    The life and career of renowned magician and sleight of hand artist Ricky Jay.

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  • 1990
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    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

    1 1990 HD

    A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, Sanford Meisner was a founding member of the Group...

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  • 1992
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    The Water Engine

    The Water Engine

    4.3 1992 HD

    In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries to get it patented, he is first offered a ridiculously...

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  • 2007
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    David Mamet on House of Games

    David Mamet on House of Games

    1 2007 HD

    A documentary filmed on location and behind the scenes during the making of David Mamet's 1987 film HOUSE OF GAMES

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  • 1996
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    Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay

    Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay

    8 1996 HD

    A documentary about the life and work of sleight-of-hand artist Ricky Jay, with appearances by Ricky Jay, David Mamet and Steve Martin.

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  • 1991
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    The Yiddish Cinema

    The Yiddish Cinema

    5 1991 HD

    Narrated by prolific writer and director David Mamet, this film is a perfect introduction to Yiddish cinema. The Yiddish Cinema traces the history of...

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  • 1987
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    Black Widow

    Black Widow

    6.2 1987 HD

    Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But...

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  • 1987
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    The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

    7.8 1987 HD

    Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname...

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  • 1997
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    Wag the Dog

    Wag the Dog

    7 1997 HD

    During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the...

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  • 1992
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    Hoffa

    Hoffa

    6.2 1992 HD

    A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles...

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  • 2004
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    Spartan

    Spartan

    6.2 2004 HD

    U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get...

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  • 2004
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    Spartan

    Spartan

    6.2 2004 HD

    U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get...

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  • 1981
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    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    6.526 1981 HD

    The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

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  • 2001
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    Heist

    Heist

    6.3 2001 HD

    Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money...

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  • 2000
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    State and Main

    State and Main

    6.3 2000 HD

    A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.

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  • 2000
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    State and Main

    State and Main

    6.3 2000 HD

    A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.

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  • 1991
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    Homicide

    Homicide

    6.2 1991 HD

    A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.

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  • 1991
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    Homicide

    Homicide

    6.2 1991 HD

    A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.

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  • 1998
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    Ronin

    Ronin

    7 1998 HD

    A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish...

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  • 1996
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    American Buffalo

    American Buffalo

    5.5 1996 HD

    Three inner-city losers plan a robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop.

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  • 2008
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    Redbelt

    Redbelt

    6.4 2008 HD

    Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights,...

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  • 2008
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    Redbelt

    Redbelt

    6.4 2008 HD

    Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights,...

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  • 1994
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    Vanya on 42nd Street

    Vanya on 42nd Street

    6.5 1994 HD

    An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 1899 play "Uncle Vanya" played out by a company of actors. The setting is their run down theater with an...

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  • 1982
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    The Verdict

    The Verdict

    7.4 1982 HD

    Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a...

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  • 1996
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    Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants

    Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants

    7.3 1996 HD

    Sleight of hand magician Ricky Jay blends light comedy and close-up magic to entertain a live audience. He discusses everything from the birth of the...

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  • 2001
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    Hannibal

    Hannibal

    6.8 2001 HD

    After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again...

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  • 1997
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    The Edge

    The Edge

    6.8 1997 HD

    The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and...

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  • 1994
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    Oleanna

    Oleanna

    6.2 1994 HD

    Carol, a college student, comes to John's office, her professor, to discuss the grade she has received for one of her papers.

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  • 1992
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    Glengarry Glen Ross

    Glengarry Glen Ross

    7.355 1992 HD

    When an office full of Chicago real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere...

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  • 1992
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    Glengarry Glen Ross

    Glengarry Glen Ross

    7.355 1992 HD

    When an office full of Chicago real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere...

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  • 1991
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    Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

    1 1991 HD

    Vanya is a bitter, sarcastic man, obsessed with his wasted years and what might have been. He has spent his life toiling for the benefit of the...

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  • 1987
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    House of Games

    House of Games

    6.8 1987 HD

    A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings,...

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  • 1987
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    House of Games

    House of Games

    6.8 1987 HD

    A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings,...

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  • 1999
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    The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow Boy

    6.7 1999 HD

    Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine's engagement, Arthur Winslow learns the royal naval academy expelled his...

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  • 1999
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    The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow Boy

    6.7 1999 HD

    Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine's engagement, Arthur Winslow learns the royal naval academy expelled his...

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  • 1997
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    The Spanish Prisoner

    The Spanish Prisoner

    6.8 1997 HD

    An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.

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  • 1997
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    The Spanish Prisoner

    The Spanish Prisoner

    6.8 1997 HD

    An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.

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  • 2005
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    Edmond

    Edmond

    5.9 2005 HD

    Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is...

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  • 2001
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    Catastrophe

    Catastrophe

    6 2001 HD

    An autocratic Director (Harold Pinter) and his Assistant (Rebecca Pidgeon) put the final touches to the last scene of some kind of dramatic...

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  • 1988
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    Things Change

    Things Change

    6.2 1988 HD

    Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder...

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  • 2013
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    Phil Spector

    Phil Spector

    5.7 2013 HD

    A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for...

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  • 2013
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    Phil Spector

    Phil Spector

    5.7 2013 HD

    A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for...

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  • 2010
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    Lost Masterpieces of Pornography

    Lost Masterpieces of Pornography

    6.4 2010 HD

    This lost masterpiece of pornography was recently discovered in a woodworking shop of a Beverly Hills dentist. June Crenshaw (Kristen Bell) was known...

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  • 2010
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    Lost Masterpieces of Pornography

    Lost Masterpieces of Pornography

    6.4 2010 HD

    This lost masterpiece of pornography was recently discovered in a woodworking shop of a Beverly Hills dentist. June Crenshaw (Kristen Bell) was known...

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  • 1999
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    Lansky

    Lansky

    5.5 1999 HD

    Organized crime boss Meyer Lansky remembers his life as he is moving about the world looking for some country that will take him in since the USA...

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  • 1996
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    American Buffalo

    American Buffalo

    5.5 1996 HD

    Three inner-city losers plan a robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop.

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  • 1993
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    A Life in the Theatre

    A Life in the Theatre

    6.5 1993 HD

    A veteran actor and a young up-and-comer join for a season of reparatory theatre.

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  • 1993
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    A Life in the Theatre

    A Life in the Theatre

    6.5 1993 HD

    A veteran actor and a young up-and-comer join for a season of reparatory theatre.

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  • 1993
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    A Life in the Theatre

    A Life in the Theatre

    6.5 1993 HD

    A veteran actor and a young up-and-comer join for a season of reparatory theatre.

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  • 2013
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    Phil Spector

    Phil Spector

    5.7 2013 HD

    A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for...

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  • 1989
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    We're No Angels

    We're No Angels

    6.2 1989 HD

    Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.

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  • 2010
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    The Marquee

    The Marquee

    1 2010 HD

    A marquee runs out of letters, leaving a humorous blank.

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  • 2010
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    The Marquee

    The Marquee

    1 2010 HD

    A marquee runs out of letters, leaving a humorous blank.

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  • 2010
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    Our Valley

    Our Valley

    1 2010 HD

    A wind machine causes problems on set.

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  • 2010
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    Our Valley

    Our Valley

    1 2010 HD

    A wind machine causes problems on set.

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  • 2010
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    Two Painters

    Two Painters

    1 2010 HD

    A bad interview.

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  • 2010
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    Inside the Actor's Workshop

    Inside the Actor's Workshop

    6 2010 HD

    An on-set interview is quietly absurd.

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  • 2010
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    Inside the Actor's Workshop

    Inside the Actor's Workshop

    6 2010 HD

    An on-set interview is quietly absurd.

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  • 2010
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    Two Painters

    Two Painters

    1 2010 HD

    A bad interview.

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  • 1988
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    Things Change

    Things Change

    6.2 1988 HD

    Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder...

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  • 1992
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    Hoffa

    Hoffa

    6.2 1992 HD

    A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles...

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  • 2022
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    Just a Scene

    Just a Scene

    1 2022 HD

    A couple discusses their first night and relationship.

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  • 2023
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    The Penitent - A Rational Man

    The Penitent - A Rational Man

    6.6 2023 HD

    A psychiatrist, Charles, has his career and life become derailed after he refuses to testify on behalf of a former patient who had become clinically...

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  • 1989
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    The Shawl

    The Shawl

    1 1989 HD

    Miss A, troubled by problems, consults a clairvoyant. Can he solve them for her by summoning the spirits? Or is he just a fraud, out to steal her...

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  • 2014
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    About Last Night

    About Last Night

    6.032 2014 HD

    Bernie and Joan are two fiery flirters who are passionate about everything from hookups to breakups and each other. When he sets up his best friend,...

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  • 1986
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    About Last Night...

    About Last Night...

    6 1986 HD

    A man and woman meet and try to have a romantic affair, despite their personal problems and the interference of their disapproving friends.

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  • 1992
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    The Water Engine

    The Water Engine

    4.3 1992 HD

    In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries to get it patented, he is first offered a ridiculously...

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  • 2005
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    Edmond

    Edmond

    5.9 2005 HD

    Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is...

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  • 2000
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    Lakeboat

    Lakeboat

    5.1 2000 HD

    A college student befriends various crew members while working a summer internship at sea.

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  • 2025
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    The Prince

    The Prince

    1 2025 HD

    Chronicles recovering addict's journey through drug underworld, struggles with addiction, intense highs, and lows, and eventual path to sobriety.

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  • 2001
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    Heist

    Heist

    6.3 2001 HD

    Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money...

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  • 1992
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    The Water Engine

    The Water Engine

    4.3 1992 HD

    In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries to get it patented, he is first offered a ridiculously...

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  • 1994
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    Texan

    Texan

    1 1994 HD

    A retired pilot finds out his young wife is lying to him, hiding a meeting with a military man, withdrawing money from the bank...

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  • 1988
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    Lip Service

    Lip Service

    5 1988 HD

    A young news reporter schemes to take over the job of a veteran news anchor whose ratings he's been hired to promote.

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  • 2000
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    Lakeboat

    Lakeboat

    5.1 2000 HD

    A college student befriends various crew members while working a summer internship at sea.

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  • 1994
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    Oleanna

    Oleanna

    6.2 1994 HD

    Carol, a college student, comes to John's office, her professor, to discuss the grade she has received for one of her papers.

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  • 1994
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    Oleanna

    Oleanna

    6.2 1994 HD

    Carol, a college student, comes to John's office, her professor, to discuss the grade she has received for one of her papers.

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  • 1994
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    Oleanna

    Oleanna

    6.2 1994 HD

    Carol, a college student, comes to John's office, her professor, to discuss the grade she has received for one of her papers.

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  • 2011
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    Glengarry Glen Ross

    Glengarry Glen Ross

    1 2011 HD

    This Iranian adaptation of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross is set in early 1980s Chicago, where the ruthless world of real estate sales takes...

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  • 1970
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    Assassination

    Assassination

    1 1970 HD

    A new take on the JFK conspiracy, centering around Dorothy Kilgallen, one of the most famous voices in media at the time. When Dorothy suspects that...

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  • 1989
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    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.015 1989 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

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  • 2003
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    Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

    6 2003 HD

    Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's...

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  • 1970
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    Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

    7.6 1970 HD

    A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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  • 1970
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    Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

    8.1 1970 HD

    The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to...

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  • 1970
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    Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

    7.276 1970 HD

    A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront,...

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  • 1970
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    Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

    7.276 1970 HD

    A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront,...

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  • 1970
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    Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

    7.276 1970 HD

    A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront,...

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  • 1970
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    Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

    5.5 1970 HD

    A series of plays specially written for television.

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  • 1970
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    Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

    7.276 1970 HD

    A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront,...

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