Eric Bana

Eric Bana

Eric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper (2000). After a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and films, Bana gained Hollywood's attention by playing the role of American Delta Force Sergeant Norm "Hoot" Hooten in Black Hawk Down (2001), the lead role as Bruce Banner in the Ang Lee directed film Hulk (2003), Prince Hector in the movie Troy (2004), the lead in Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005), and the villain Nero in the science-fiction film Star Trek (2009). An accomplished dramatic actor and comedian, he received Australia's highest film and television awards for his performances in Chopper, Full Frontal and Romulus, My Father. Bana performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of low-budget and major studio films, ranging from romantic comedies and drama to science fiction and action thrillers. Eric Bana was the younger of two children; he has a brother, Anthony. He is of Croatian ancestry on his father's side. Bana's paternal grandfather, Mate Banadinović, fled to Argentina after the Second World War, and Bana's paternal grandmother emigrated to Germany and then to Australia in the 1950s with her son, Ivan (Bana's father). His father was a logistics manager for Caterpillar, Inc., and his German-born mother, Eleanor, was a hairdresser. Bana grew up in Melbourne's Tullamarine, a suburban area on the western edge of the city, near the main airport. In a cover story for The Mail on Sunday, he told author Antonella Gambotto-Burke that his family had suffered from racist taunts, and that it had distressed him. "Wog is such a terrible word," he said. He has stated: "I have always been proud of my origin, which had a big influence on my upbringing. I have always been in the company of people of European origin". Showing acting skill early in life, Bana began doing impressions of family members at the age of six or seven, first mimicking his grandfather's walk, voice and mannerisms. In school, he mimicked his teachers as a means to get out of trouble. As a teen, he watched the Mel Gibson film Mad Max (1979), and decided he wanted to become an actor. However, he did not seriously consider a career in the performing arts until 1991 when he was persuaded to try stand-up comedy while working as a barman at Melbourne's Castle Hotel. His stand-up gigs in inner-city pubs did not provide him with enough income to support himself, so he continued his work as a barman and bussing tables.

  • Title: Eric Bana
  • Popularity: 19.707
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1968-08-09
  • Place of Birth: Melbourne, Australia
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  • Also Known As: Eric Banadinovich, 에릭 바나, 艾瑞克·巴納
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Eric Bana Movies

  • 2003
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    Finding Nemo

    Finding Nemo

    7.819 2003 HD

    Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Albert Brooks

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  • 2001
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    Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

    7.386 2001 HD

    When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Josh Hartnett

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  • 2005
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    Munich

    Munich

    7.2 2005 HD

    During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2004
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    Troy

    Troy

    7.163 2004 HD

    In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Brad Pitt

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  • 2003
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    Hulk

    Hulk

    5.556 2003 HD

    Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his laboratory that causes him to transform into a...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2007
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    Lucky You

    Lucky You

    5.6 2007 HD

    A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2009
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    Funny People

    Funny People

    5.888 2009 HD

    Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Adam Sandler

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  • 2009
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    Love the Beast

    Love the Beast

    6.5 2009 HD

    What if you were a Hollywood movie star with an obsession for cars and racing? Eric Bana is such a star!

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2009
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    Mary and Max

    Mary and Max

    7.9 2009 HD

    A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Toni Collette

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  • 2002
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    The Nugget

    The Nugget

    5.8 2002 HD

    'The Nugget' looks at how instant wealth suddenly changes the lives of three working class men - not necessarily for the better, but always with...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2009
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    The Time Traveler's Wife

    The Time Traveler's Wife

    6.931 2009 HD

    Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2008
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    The Other Boleyn Girl

    The Other Boleyn Girl

    6.683 2008 HD

    A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Natalie Portman

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  • 2000
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    Chopper

    Chopper

    6.7 2000 HD

    The true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of crime, interest in violence, drugs and prostitutes.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2009
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    Star Trek

    Star Trek

    7.43 2009 HD

    The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Chris Pine

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  • 1997
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    The Castle

    The Castle

    7.125 1997 HD

    A Melbourne family is very happy living near the Melbourne airport. However, they are forced to leave their beloved home (by the Government and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Michael Caton

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  • 2007
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    Romulus, My Father

    Romulus, My Father

    5.8 2007 HD

    The story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a story...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2021
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    Being James Bond

    Being James Bond

    7.8 2021 HD

    Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Daniel Craig

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  • 2011
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    Hanna

    Hanna

    6.6 2011 HD

    Raised by her father, an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Saoirse Ronan

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  • 2024
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    A Sacrifice

    A Sacrifice

    5.3 2024 HD

    American social psychologist Ben Monroe investigates a local cult connected to a disturbing event. While he immerses himself into his work, his...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2022
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    Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

    Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

    6.993 2022 HD

    Decades since their successful television series was canceled, Chip has succumbed to a life of suburban domesticity as an insurance salesman. Dale,...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Andy Samberg

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  • 2012
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    Deadfall

    Deadfall

    5.959 2012 HD

    A thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2013
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    Closed Circuit

    Closed Circuit

    5.922 2013 HD

    A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2014
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    Deliver Us from Evil

    Deliver Us from Evil

    6.2 2014 HD

    When a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes....

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2013
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    Lone Survivor

    Lone Survivor

    7.4 2013 HD

    Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of...

    Genre: War

    Cast: Mark Wahlberg

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  • 2008
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    Translating History to Screen

    Translating History to Screen

    3.3 2008 HD

    Translating History to Screen (2008) Video Short - 10 June 2008 (USA)

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2016
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    The Finest Hours

    The Finest Hours

    6.59 2016 HD

    The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Chris Pine

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  • 2017
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    The Secret Scripture

    The Secret Scripture

    7.3 2017 HD

    The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Rooney Mara

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  • 2017
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    King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

    King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

    6.6 2017 HD

    When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Charlie Hunnam

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  • 2016
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    Special Correspondents

    Special Correspondents

    5.762 2016 HD

    A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ricky Gervais

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  • 2013
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    Tempest at the Drop-In

    Tempest at the Drop-In

    1 2013 HD

    Tempest at the Drop-In follows mentally ill and socially isolated members of the community as they stage a professional production of Shakespeare's...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2018
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    The Forgiven

    The Forgiven

    6.2 2018 HD

    After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Forest Whitaker

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  • 2017
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    Spielberg

    Spielberg

    7.6 2017 HD

    A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Steven Spielberg

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  • 2018
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    Great Barrier Reef 3D

    Great Barrier Reef 3D

    8 2018 HD

    What comes to mind when you think of the largest structure built by living creatures? China's sprawling Great Wall? Or maybe the skyscrapers of New...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2021
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    The Dry

    The Dry

    6.8 2021 HD

    Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2018
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    Finke: There & Back

    Finke: There & Back

    8 2018 HD

    The iconic Finke Desert Race, the largest off-road motorsport event in the southern hemisphere and Australia's fastest, deadliest, toughest and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2021
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    Back to the Outback

    Back to the Outback

    7.7 2021 HD

    Tired of being locked in a reptile house where humans gawk at them like they are monsters, a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Isla Fisher

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  • 2022
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    Blueback

    Blueback

    6.7 2022 HD

    Based on the best-selling novel by Tim Winton, Blueback is a timely tale about the ocean, a beautiful marine creature, and a young girl’s power...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Mia Wasikowska

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  • 2021
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    Envoy: Shark Cull

    Envoy: Shark Cull

    7.3 2021 HD

    Envoy: Shark Cull is a fascinating, deeply moving documentary narrated by Eric Bana, which sheds light on the real story behind the coastal...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2024
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    Force of Nature: The Dry 2

    Force of Nature: The Dry 2

    6.5 2024 HD

    When five women take part in a corporate hiking retreat and only four come out on the other side, Federal Agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper head...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2009
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    Making Mary and Max

    Making Mary and Max

    1 2009 HD

    Comedic behind-the-scenes film for the production of Mary and Max, originally released as webisodes.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2024
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    Memoir of a Snail

    Memoir of a Snail

    7.9 2024 HD

    Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Sarah Snook

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  • 2009
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    Love the Beast

    Love the Beast

    6.5 2009 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2024
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    Force of Nature: The Dry 2

    Force of Nature: The Dry 2

    6.5 2024 HD

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2014
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    Paper Planes

    Paper Planes

    6 2014 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sam Worthington

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  • 2012
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    Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica

    Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica

    5.8 2012 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Hernán Sáez

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  • 2022
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    Blueback

    Blueback

    6.7 2022 HD

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Mia Wasikowska

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  • 2024
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    A Sacrifice

    A Sacrifice

    5.3 2024 HD

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2024
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    Dog on Trial

    Dog on Trial

    6.1 2024 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Laetitia Dosch

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  • 2021
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    The Dry

    The Dry

    6.8 2021 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2007
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    Romulus, My Father

    Romulus, My Father

    5.8 2007 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2022
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    Today

    Today

    5.5 2022 HD

    Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on...

    Genre: News

    Cast: Al Roker

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  • 2013
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    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    5.4 2013 HD

    Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Jay Leno

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  • 2007
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    Kath & Kim

    Kath & Kim

    7 2007 HD

    Kath & Kim is a character-driven Australian television situation comedy series. The series was created by, and is written by Jane Turner and Gina...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Magda Szubanski

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  • 2009
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    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    7.1 2009 HD

    Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness....

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Conan O'Brien

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  • 1993
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    Full Frontal

    Full Frontal

    5.5 1993 HD

    Full Frontal was an Australian sketch comedy series which debuted in 1993. The show first aired on the Seven Network on 13 May 1993, and finished on...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Gina Riley

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  • 2002
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    Something in the Air

    Something in the Air

    2 2002 HD

    Something in the Air was an Australian television soap opera transmitted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 2000 and 2002. It was one...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ullie Birvé

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  • 2009
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    Rove

    Rove

    8 2009 HD

    Rove, formerly Rove Live, was an Australian television variety show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, before moving to...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Nick Maxwell

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  • 2017
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    Stop Laughing... this is serious

    Stop Laughing... this is serious

    6.5 2017 HD

    Documentary series charting a course through the story of Australian comedy, featuring interviews with the men and women who make us laugh.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Colin Lane

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  • 2022
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    Top Gear

    Top Gear

    7.5 2022 HD

    This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The...

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Chris Harris

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  • 2018
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    The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

    The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

    6 2018 HD

    Trending news, pop culture, social media, original videos and more come together in host Joel McHale's weekly comedy commentary show.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Joel McHale

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  • 2020
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    Dirty John

    Dirty John

    6.8 2020 HD

    Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Amanda Peet

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  • 1970
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    UNTAMED

    UNTAMED

    1 1970 HD

    Eric Inman is a special agent for the National Parks Service who works to enforce human law in nature's vast wilderness. The investigation of a...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Eric Bana

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  • 2024
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    The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

    7.2 2024 HD

    Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Graham Norton

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  • 2009
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    All Saints

    All Saints

    6.2 2009 HD

    Medical drama focusing on the working and personal lives of the doctors and nurses working on the front line of a busy inner city Emergency...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Judith McGrath

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  • 2020
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    All Saints

    All Saints

    6.8 2020 HD

    Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Amanda Peet

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  • 1970
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    All Saints

    All Saints

    1 1970 HD

    Eric Inman is a special agent for the National Parks Service who works to enforce human law in nature's vast wilderness. The investigation of a...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Eric Bana

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