Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting". She has also received a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Burstyn made her acting debut on Broadway in Fair Game in 1957 before winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Same Time, Next Year (1975). She earned the Academy Award for Best Actress as the widow Alice Hyatt in Martin Scorsese's romantic drama Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974). Her other Oscar-nominated roles were in The Last Picture Show (1971), The Exorcist (1973), Same Time, Next Year (1978), Resurrection (1980), and Requiem for a Dream (2000). Her other notable films include Harry and Tonto (1974), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002), W. (2008), Interstellar (2014), The Age of Adaline (2015), and Pieces of a Woman (2020).
She won Primetime Emmy Awards for her guest role in the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2009) and supporting role in the USA Network political miniseries Political Animals (2013). Her other Emmy-nominated roles include Pack of Lies (1988), Mrs. Harris (2005), Big Love (2008), Draft Day, Flowers in the Attic (both 2014), and House of Cards (2016). Since 2000, she has been co-president of the Actors Studio, a drama school in New York City. In 2013, she was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame for her work onstage.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 3.1208 |
| Birthday | 1932-12-07 |
| Place of Birth | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Also Known As | Ellen McRae, Edna Rae Gilhooley, |
2006
The Fountain
6.901/3217
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The Fountain
2000
Requiem for a Dream
8.008/11278
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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Requiem for a Dream
2008
W.
6.145/712
The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up...
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W.
1998
Playing by Heart
6.633/257
In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold...
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Playing by Heart
1994
When a Man Loves a Woman
6.618/397
An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety....
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When a Man Loves a Woman
2004
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
6.977/107
On his 83rd birthday, Eddie, a war vet and a maintenance worker at the Ruby Pier amusement park, dies while trying to save a girl who is sitting under...
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The Five People You Meet In Heaven
1995
How to Make an American Quilt
6.376/202
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How to Make an American Quilt
1999
Walking Across Egypt
4.853/17
An elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent.
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1971
The Last Picture Show
7.613/799
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having...
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1991
Dying Young
6.715/497
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Dying Young
2006
The Wicker Man
4.338/1454
A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive...
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The Wicker Man
1970
Alex in Wonderland
5.524/21
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Alex in Wonderland
2006
The Elephant King
5.889/18
The story of two brothers who lead totally different lives. Jake Hunt enjoys life to the fullest in Thailand, while his shy brother Oliver deals with...
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1973
The Exorcist
7.746/8861
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
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2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
6.049/265
In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about he...
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2009
According to Greta
5.991/214
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2007
Mitch Albom's For One More Day
3/6
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2008
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
5.3/48
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1982
I Love Liberty
0/0
An all-star variety special saluting America.
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I Love Liberty
2009
The Velveteen Rabbit
6.53/33
A lonely boy wins over his distant father and strict grandmother with help from a brave velveteen rabbit whose one wish is to become a real rabbit som...
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1974
Harry and Tonto
7.1/99
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Harry and Tonto
2007
The Stone Angel
5.386/35
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The Stone Angel
2005
Our Fathers
6.5/11
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Our Fathers
1978
Same Time, Next Year
6.477/88
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Same Time, Next Year
1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
7.117/30
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1974
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
7.7/3
In this made-for-TV production, Vincent Price and his hunchback sidekick (Billy Van) host a pun-filled salute to the horror film genre from its earlie...
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1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
7/552
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1996
The Spitfire Grill
6.478/69
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The Spitfire Grill
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
7.143/63
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1995
The Baby-Sitters Club
5.451/102
Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experiencing classic adolescent growing pains.
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The Baby-Sitters Club
1978
A Dream of Passion
6.2/6
Maya is a jet-setting Greek actress who returns to her homeland to undertake the role of Medea. Searching for inspiration and clues as to how a mother...
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A Dream of Passion
2011
The Mighty Macs
5.182/44
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The Mighty Macs
2000
The Yards
6.251/546
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1991
Grand Isle
4.6/5
A married woman in 1890s Louisiana meets a handsome Creole, reawakening her sexual desires, and is tempted into an affair with the man.
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Grand Isle
1996
Timepiece
7/7
Set in the 1940's, James Earl Jones as an an old clockmaker faces racism and is tried for murder when the racist is killed. However, Kevin Kilner come...
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Timepiece
1991
Picture This
9.5/2
A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.
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Picture This
2009
Lovely, Still
6.605/43
A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.
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Lovely, Still
1972
The King of Marvin Gardens
5.881/101
Jason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer who asks his brother David, a radio personality f...
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The King of Marvin Gardens
1964
Goodbye Charlie
5.845/29
When a cavorting Hollywood writer is killed by the angry husband of a woman he was having an affair with, he comes back as a spirit in the form of a b...
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Goodbye Charlie
1977
Providence
6.653/72
On the eve of his 78th birthday, ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes...
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Providence
1998
The Patron Saint of Liars
6.2/5
Unhappy in her marriage, expectant mother Rose (Dana Delany) flees to a home for unwed mothers in rural Tennessee in this adaptation of Ann Patchett's...
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The Patron Saint of Liars
2022
Three Months
7.064/78
Caleb, a South Florida teen, loves his camera, his weed and his grandmother. On the eve of his high school graduation, everything changes when he's ex...
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Three Months
2003
Brush with Fate
6.045/11
A mystery hidden for generations. Now the truth will finally be revealed.
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Brush with Fate
1969
Pit Stop
6.852/27
Rick Bowman, a drag racing street punk, comes to the attention of crafty businessman Grant Willard. Willard bails him out of jail and offers him spons...
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Pit Stop
2012
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
5.523/129
Precocious yet sensitive teenager James has a deep perception of the world but no idea how to live in it. Finding no help from his divorced parents no...
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Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
1993
The Cemetery Club
5.615/13
The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk about perspectives in their lives.
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The Cemetery Club
1970
Tropic of Cancer
4.909/22
Expat American writer Henry Miller hustles his way through Paris in a series of amorous encounters while trying to find his literary voice.
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Tropic of Cancer
1980
Resurrection
6.531/49
The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an...
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Resurrection
1964
For Those Who Think Young
5.7/11
A wealthy young man tries to woo a university student, while her two uncles work to popularize a local club.
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For Those Who Think Young
2013
Love, Marilyn
6.541/73
Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote...
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Love, Marilyn
1985
Twice in a Lifetime
5.768/28
A middle-aged steelworker is content with his job and his family, but feels that something is missing in his life. On his 50th birthday, he stops in a...
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Twice in a Lifetime
1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
7.42/25
A behind-the-scenes retrospective made for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the classic horror film, The Exorcist. Includes interviews with Linda Blair...
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The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998
Marilyn in Manhattan
7.9/4
An exclusive look at Marilyn Monroe just before her tragic end. Set in New York City in the 50's - It's a surprising documentary that captures the mov...
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Marilyn in Manhattan
2000
Mermaid
6.7/10
Four year old Desi learns to accept the death of her father by sending him a letter on a balloon to which she receives a reply. Based on a true story.
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Mermaid
2001
Within These Walls
5.6/5
Female prisoners train dogs to aid people with disabilities in a program started by a nun (Laura Dern).
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Within These Walls
2006
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
6.9/8
An exploration into the life and art of the renowned author of "Last Exit To Brooklyn" and "Requiem For A Dream." Hubert Selby Jr., a self-described "...
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Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
2024
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
0/0
A intimate reflection at the making of and cultural phenomenon of one of the most popular and profitable horror films ever made, The Exorcist (1973).
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Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
2014
Interstellar
8.487/41112
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the va...
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Interstellar
2004
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
4.667/6
Three generations of New Orleans prostitutes fight the FBI and each other. Based on a true story.
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The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
2014
Draft Day
6.713/1032
At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he'...
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Draft Day
1985
The Ambassador
5.091/33
An American ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East conflict through unconventional methods, but his efforts are hampered at ever...
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The Ambassador
1974
Thursday's Game
6.5/6
Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years. When a disagreement breaks up the game, they deci...
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Thursday's Game
2014
Flowers in the Attic
6.738/420
After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.
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Flowers in the Attic
1999
Night Ride Home
5.75/8
When a devastating accident tears apart the already frayed marriage of Neal and Nora Mahler, each family member must learn that their own emotions are...
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Night Ride Home
2014
River of Fundament
6.053/19
Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings. In collabora...
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River of Fundament
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.8/60
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
1988
Hello Actors Studio
6.667/3
After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional organization. For...
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Hello Actors Studio
1987
Pack of Lies
6.8/9
A British couple are shocked out of their suburban malaise when British intelligence agent Stewart shows up at their door and wants to use their house...
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Pack of Lies
1981
People vs. Jean Harris
0/0
This dramatic re-enactment premiered a mere nine weeks after the actual headline-making trial of the refined private school headmistress who was convi...
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People vs. Jean Harris
1995
My Brother's Keeper
1/1
A man and his HIV-positive twin take an insurance company to court over a possibly life-saving bone marrow transplant.
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My Brother's Keeper
2014
The Calling
5.877/227
Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Port Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countr...
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The Calling
1997
Deceiver
5.965/142
The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textil...
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Deceiver
2006
30 Days
2.8/4
Two star basketball players, Donnell, a black kid from the inner city high school, and Jason, a white kid from the affluent suburbs, are sentenced to...
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30 Days
2014
Two Men in Town
5.511/93
A convict is released from prison in a small town in New Mexico. 18 years ago he killed a deputy. The then-and-now sheriff seeks revenge.
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Two Men in Town
1981
Silence of the North
7/2
Director Allan King's 1981 drama, based on true events, stars Ellen Burstyn as a strong-willed woman struggling to survive with her family in the Cana...
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Silence of the North
1995
Roommates
5.7/32
An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.
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Roommates
1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
0/0
A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and...
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
2015
The Age of Adaline
7.467/7187
After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps...
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The Age of Adaline
1991
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
5.083/6
Longtime singles Lillian Lambert and Clifford Pepperman enjoy a romance late in their lives.
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Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
6.633/15
Combining unprecedented access to Davis' vast personal archives with original interviews, this documentary reveals a startling portrait of one of Holl...
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Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
6.174/23
The film is a series of interviews with various well-known film actresses, including Jenny Agutter, Maria Schneider, and Jane Fonda. The title, which...
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Be Pretty and Shut Up!
2024
Mother, Couch
5.594/48
The members of a dysfunctional family find themselves mysteriously trapped in an antiquated furniture store when their elderly matriarch suddenly refu...
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Mother, Couch
2010
Main Street
4.57/79
From the once thriving tobacco warehouses, to the current run-down and closed shops of Five Points, a diverse group of residents and their respective...
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Main Street
1961
Ricochet
0/0
An army sergeant blames himself for causing a rookie's death during training.
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Ricochet
1986
Act of Vengeance
5.648/27
In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot.
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Act of Vengeance
2015
About Scout
5.9/22
A rebellious Goth girl embarks on a road trip across Texas with a suicidal young man in an effort to find her little sister.
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About Scout
1985
Surviving
5/7
Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois...
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Surviving
2013
Wish You Well
6.3/34
A young girl and her brother come of age at their great grandmother's house in Virginia during the 1940s. After a family tragedy, a young girl moves f...
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Wish You Well
1995
Follow The River
7.265/17
Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband...
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Follow The River
2015
Unity
7.5/36
Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one anothe...
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Unity
2016
Wiener-Dog
5.619/236
A dachshund passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.
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Wiener-Dog
1997
Flash
8.2/16
A boy falls in love with a horse named Flash that's for sale. He gets a job to earn the money to buy the horse, but he's forced to sell when the famil...
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Flash
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
6.8/5
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...
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Night of 100 Stars II
2018
The Tale
7.075/481
An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to sur...
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The Tale
1990
When You Remember Me
6.077/13
Fact-based story of Mike Mills, a teen with muscular dystrophy, who is placed in a state nursing home by his destitute single mother. There he must co...
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When You Remember Me
1988
Hanna's War
5.2/4
Hanna's War is the true story of Hanna Senesh, a Hungarian-Jewish WW2 resistance fighter, who would become Israel's "Joan of Arc". As a young person,...
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Hanna's War
2016
Custody
6.882/55
When a hard-working single mother, Sara Diaz, has her children taken from her after she is suspected of injuring her son, Ally Fisher, a recent law sc...
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Custody
1994
Getting Gotti
5/10
Though she grew up in the same neighborhood with him, the new Assistant U.S. Attorney is determined to prosecute Mafia boss John Gotti. Uncooperative...
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Getting Gotti
1999
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
7.7/7
This hour-long 1999 documentary by Laurent Bouzereau features interviews with director Peter Bogdanovich, actors Cybil Shepherd, Timothy Bottoms, Jeff...
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The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
2019
The House of Tomorrow
6.787/68
The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and...
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Bathing Flo
0/0
A man who agrees to house sit doesn't realize until later that the gig comes with responsibilities involving the owner's mother.
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Bathing Flo
1993
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
4.25/4
A client's claims of incest cause an attorney to remember the traumas she suffered when she was a sexually abused child. Instead of debilitating her,...
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Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
2018
Nostalgia
5.453/32
A mosaic of stories about love and loss, exploring our relationship to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives.
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Nostalgia
1994
Trick of the Eye
6.4/5
A woman artist is hired by a wealthy woman to paint a mural in a room however she finds out that the woman wants her to do more than paint the mural a...
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Trick of the Eye
1998
You Can Thank Me Later
5.75/6
Shirley Cooperberg heads a Montreal Jewish family. During her husband's operation, her brood arrives at the hospital — failed writer Eli, neurotic Sus...
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You Can Thank Me Later
2018
All I Wish
5.5/99
A woman struggles to escape the clutches of her overbearing, co-dependent mother, while gradually falling for a sexy, sophisticated attorney.
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All I Wish
2001
Memories, Dreams & Addictions
7/1
Ellen Burstyn interviews Hubert Selby Jr.
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Memories, Dreams & Addictions
2010
Reflections of a Philosopher King
0/0
A short video piece featuring director Bob Rafelson and actress Ellen Burstyn discussing the evolution of the characters in The King of Marvin Gardens...
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Reflections of a Philosopher King
1985
Into Thin Air
7.375/8
Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investiga...
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Into Thin Air
2005
Mrs. Harris
5.8/20
Based on the sensational 1980s media event, famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower meets a particularly brutal end at the hands of his jilted lover, Jean...
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Mrs. Harris
2017
Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime
3.5/4
A chronicle of the life of Marilyn Monroe, told through some of her most personal possessions as they are put up for auction.
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Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime
2019
Lucy in the Sky
4.964/239
Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space – and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that...
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Lucy in the Sky
1997
A Deadly Vision
5.571/7
A waitress who has psychic visions of murders before they happen is asked by a police detective to help find a serial killer.
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A Deadly Vision
2018
Friedkin Uncut
7.1/47
An introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films such as The Frenc...
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Friedkin Uncut
2021
Queen Bees
5.962/66
Helen is an independent widow who moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community and discovers it’s just like high school – full of cliques and flirtatiou...
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Queen Bees
2019
American Woman
4.9/17
A political activist helps take care of a group of America’s most wanted fugitives, including a well-known, recently radicalized heiress.
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American Woman
2009
PoliWood
6.5/4
An in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican national conventions held during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election year.
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PoliWood
1990
The Color of Evening
6/2
An aging artist seeks his muse and a young lover in the form of a beautiful model.
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The Color of Evening
2019
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
0/0
Anjelica Huston narrates this exploration of the spectacularly dreamlike world of Salvador Dali’s protégé, Steven Arnold, and his strikingly creative...
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Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
2002
Red Dragon
7.047/4850
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it...
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Red Dragon
1958
The Christmas Tree
2/1
The Christmas Tree is a 1958 Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television film that was broadcast on NBC on December 14, 1958. It is based on the short s...
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The Christmas Tree
2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
0/0
This 2009 documentary features directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Henry Jaglom, actor-director Jack Nicholson, and actresses Karen Black a...
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BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
2010
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
0/1
Documentary on the BBS company who released some of the best films of the 1970s.
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America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
1994
Getting Out
5.222/9
Breaking out of prison with a child in her womb and a dream of a normal existence, Arlene Holsclaw (Rebecca De Mornay) resolves to get a job and lead...
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Getting Out
1992
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
8/4
True story about a rape victim who took a stand that rape is never the victim's fault and inspired many other victims who felt shame about what had ha...
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Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
2020
Pieces of a Woman
7.01/1341
When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones...
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Pieces of a Woman
1992
Earth and the American Dream
6.7/3
A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to the simple wilderness l...
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Earth and the American Dream
2004
Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
10/1
DVD featurette about the making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore."
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1948
Easy Out?
0/0
Scare film. Man comes back from armed service with bad conduct discharge; family greets him happily; girlfriend finds out and gives his engagement rin...
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2011
Another Happy Day
5.5/124
A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.
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Another Happy Day
1986
Something in Common
6/1
A young man and a nice woman in her forties fall in love. His mother goes berserk when he tells her about it and when the girlfriend comes to meet the...
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Something in Common
2001
The Making of Requiem for a Dream
5/9
A dive into the production of Darren Aronofsky's psychological drama.
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The Making of Requiem for a Dream
2021
Watch on the Rhine
0/0
Written and set during the rise of Hitler’s Germany, Watch on the Rhine is a play about an American family, suddenly awakened to the danger threatenin...
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Watch on the Rhine
2023
The Exorcist: Believer
5.816/1326
Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memor...
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The Exorcist: Believer
1982
Night of 100 Stars
5.8/5
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City...
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Night of 100 Stars
2020
Delphine and Carole
6.433/15
In the 70s, actress Delphine Seyrig and director Carole Roussopoulos, both militant feminists, were the pioneers of video activism in France. They doc...
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Delphine and Carole
2003
A Decade Under the Influence
7.922/45
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential direc...
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A Decade Under the Influence
2025
Duse, the Greatest
0/0
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Duse, the Greatest
2024
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump
4.5/2
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump is a powerful documentary that brings to life the brave testimony of writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused former Presid...
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E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump
2021
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
8/2
From the very beginning, actor Paul Newman captivated the cinema audience with his exceptional azure eyes. The reserved Newman himself finds it trivia...
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Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
2014
Petals on the Wind
6.562/227
This sequel to Flowers in the Attic picks up 10 years after Cathy, Chris and Carrie managed to escape Foxworth Hall.
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Petals on the Wind
1992
When It Was a Game 2
9/2
Composed entirely of never-before-seen 8mm and 16mm footage filmed between 1925 and 1961 by baseball players, their families and their fans, this seco...
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When It Was a Game 2
2026
Place to Be
0/0
No-nonsense Brooke and discombobulated divorcee Nelson travel from Chicago to New York to return a lost racing pigeon home.
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Place to Be
2025
Breakdown: 1975
6.8/31
In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.
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2025
This Ordinary Thing
0/0
A film about non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust.
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This Ordinary Thing
1993
Roots of Roe
7/1
Abortion and contraception go back thousands of years. So does the question of who should control them. Our attitudes about controlling human reproduc...
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Roots of Roe
2026
Flesh Impact
3.2/2
A mysterious old woman auditions for a play at a small blackbox theater in New York City. As she describes her qualifications and her acting experienc...
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