Ellen Kuras

Ellen Kuras

Ellen Kuras ASC (born July 10, 1959 in New Jersey) is an American cinematographer and director. She has collaborated several times with directors Michel Gondry and Spike Lee. In 2013 she was a member of the jury at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.

  • Title: Ellen Kuras
  • Popularity: 0.8802
  • Known For: Camera
  • Birthday: 1959-07-10
  • Place of Birth: New Jersey, USA
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Ellen Kuras Movies

  • 2009
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    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    5.9 2009 HD

    The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot...

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  • 2012
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    Side by Side

    Side by Side

    7.239 2012 HD

    Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital...

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  • 2008
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    Shooting Women

    Shooting Women

    1 2008 HD

    Reveals the history of camerawomen around the world, celebrating not only the survival of pioneer women in a male-dominated field, but a new...

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  • 2007
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    Women Behind the Camera

    Women Behind the Camera

    7 2007 HD

    Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never...

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  • 2016
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    The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

    The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

    3.3 2016 HD

    Explores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men in the entertainment industry share first-person...

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  • 2006
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    September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party

    September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party

    1 2006 HD

    Behind the scenes look at Dave Chappelle's Block Party.

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  • 2004
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    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    8.092 2004 HD

    Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his...

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  • 2005
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    Dave Chappelle's Block Party

    Dave Chappelle's Block Party

    6.8 2005 HD

    The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an...

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  • 2004
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    Coffee and Cigarettes

    Coffee and Cigarettes

    6.908 2004 HD

    An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while...

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  • 2001
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    Blow

    Blow

    7.356 2001 HD

    A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the...

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  • 2008
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    Be Kind Rewind

    Be Kind Rewind

    6.31 2008 HD

    A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal...

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  • 2007
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    The Key to Reserva

    The Key to Reserva

    7.2 2007 HD

    Finding an unfinished script written by Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese attempts to recreate it himself as Hitchcock would have.

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  • 2008
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    Shine a Light

    Shine a Light

    6.8 2008 HD

    Martin Scorsese’s electrifying concert documentary captures The Rolling Stones live at New York’s Beacon Theatre during their A Bigger...

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  • 2002
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    Analyze That

    Analyze That

    5.822 2002 HD

    The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel...

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  • 2008
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    The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)

    The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)

    7 2008 HD

    Co-directed by acclaimed cinematographer Ellen Kuras and subject Thavisouk Phrasavath, this haunting documentary chronicles a refugee family’s...

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  • 2024
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    Lee

    Lee

    7.062 2024 HD

    The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War...

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  • 2002
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    Jim Brown: All-American

    Jim Brown: All-American

    5 2002 HD

    Jim Brown: All-American is a 2002 documentary film directed by Spike Lee. The film takes a look at the life of NFL hall-of-famer Jim Brown. The film...

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  • 1993
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    Geoffrey Beene 30

    Geoffrey Beene 30

    1 1993 HD

    A profile of fashion designer Geoffrey Beene, on his 30 years in the industry.

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  • 1996
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    The Dadshuttle

    The Dadshuttle

    6 1996 HD

    A father and his gay son use the opportunity of a car ride to have a sometimes uncomfortable conversation.

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  • 1995
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    Unzipped

    Unzipped

    5.5 1995 HD

    Isaac Mizrahi, one of the most successful designers in high fashion, plans his fall 1994 collection.

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  • 1992
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    Guerrillas In Our Midst

    Guerrillas In Our Midst

    1 1992 HD

    Guerrillas In Our Midst takes a look behind the scenes of New York's blue chip art market, and reveals how a contemporary art movement is "created."...

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  • 2001
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    A Huey P. Newton Story

    A Huey P. Newton Story

    5.1 2001 HD

    The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform.

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  • 2017
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    Jane

    Jane

    7.469 2017 HD

    Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane...

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  • 2020
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    Making 'The Irishman'

    Making 'The Irishman'

    7 2020 HD

    Join legendary director Martin Scorsese, and acting icons Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino going behind the scenes of their universally...

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  • 1989
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    He Was Once

    He Was Once

    6.8 1989 HD

    This bizarre parody of the animated religious children’s show Davey and Goliath uses actors but looks like Claymation because of the stop...

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  • 2023
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    Killers of the Flower Moon

    Killers of the Flower Moon

    7.413 2023 HD

    When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel...

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  • 2009
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    Away We Go

    Away We Go

    6.662 2009 HD

    Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide...

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  • 2022
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    Personality Crisis: One Night Only

    Personality Crisis: One Night Only

    4.2 2022 HD

    A portrait of musician David Johansen from Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi featuring a live performance at Café Carlyle in New York City,...

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  • 1996
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    I Shot Andy Warhol

    I Shot Andy Warhol

    6.2 1996 HD

    Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a...

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  • 1999
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    Summer of Sam

    Summer of Sam

    6.506 1999 HD

    Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast...

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  • 1996
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    Angela

    Angela

    5.6 1996 HD

    A ten year old girl named Angela leads her six year old sister, Ellie, through various regimens of 'purification' in an attempt to rid themselves of...

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  • 1995
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    Roy Cohn/Jack Smith

    Roy Cohn/Jack Smith

    1 1995 HD

    When Jill Godmilow’s movie Roy Cohn/Jack Smith premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival, the number of AIDS-related deaths was...

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  • 1998
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    Just the Ticket

    Just the Ticket

    5.5 1998 HD

    Gary Starke is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda, doesn't approve of his criminal lifestyle, though, and dumps...

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  • 1997
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    4 Little Girls

    4 Little Girls

    7.2 1997 HD

    On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a...

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  • 2015
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    A Little Chaos

    A Little Chaos

    6.3 2015 HD

    A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the...

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  • 1996
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    If These Walls Could Talk

    If These Walls Could Talk

    6.7 1996 HD

    A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all face unplanned pregnancies. The vignettes follow...

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  • 1989
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    Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia

    Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia

    6 1989 HD

    Made as a relief worker's master's thesis, this documentary chronicles the difficulties of rebuilding a community in post-Pol Pot Cambodia

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  • 2002
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    Personal Velocity

    Personal Velocity

    5.8 2002 HD

    In a series of three vignettes, three women in turn struggle to free themselves from the men who restrict their personal freedom.

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  • 2000
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    Bamboozled

    Bamboozled

    6.2 2000 HD

    Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a...

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  • 2006
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    Neil Young: Heart of Gold

    Neil Young: Heart of Gold

    7.4 2006 HD

    In March 2005, Neil Young was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Four days before he was scheduled for a lifesaving operation, he headed to Nashville,...

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  • 1998
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    He Got Game

    He Got Game

    6.749 1998 HD

    A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.

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  • 1999
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    The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

    4.3 1999 HD

    Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.

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  • 2017
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    Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

    Bob Dylan - Trouble No More

    6.4 2017 HD

    This very special film consists of truly electrifying video footage from Bob Dylan’s “born again” period, shot on the last leg of...

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  • 1992
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    Swoon

    Swoon

    5.9 1992 HD

    Teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life. They spend afternoons breaking into...

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  • 1995
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    Postcards from America

    Postcards from America

    4.2 1995 HD

    In the midst of the AIDS crisis, a young man from the suburbs moves to the big city of New York and ends up working as a hustler.

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  • 2021
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    Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

    Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

    7 2021 HD

    Bob Dylan "Odds and Ends" is composed of archival interviews, promotional videos and documentary shorts. It tells the story of some of the most...

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  • 2005
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    The Ballad of Jack and Rose

    The Ballad of Jack and Rose

    6.11 2005 HD

    Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against...

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  • 2019
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    Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

    Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

    7.1 2019 HD

    Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan...

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  • 2017
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    Wormwood

    Wormwood

    6.9 2017 HD

    In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.

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  • 2020
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    David Byrne's American Utopia

    David Byrne's American Utopia

    7.6 2020 HD

    A filmed version of David Byrne's Broadway show, a unifying musical celebration that inspires audiences to connect to each other and to the global...

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  • 1990
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    The World According to John Coltrane

    The World According to John Coltrane

    4 1990 HD

    The World According to John Coltrane is a documentary film about saxophonist John Coltrane

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  • 2008
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    The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)

    The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)

    7 2008 HD

    Co-directed by acclaimed cinematographer Ellen Kuras and subject Thavisouk Phrasavath, this haunting documentary chronicles a refugee family’s...

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  • 2008
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    The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)

    The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)

    7 2008 HD

    Co-directed by acclaimed cinematographer Ellen Kuras and subject Thavisouk Phrasavath, this haunting documentary chronicles a refugee family’s...

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  • 2011
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    Public Speaking

    Public Speaking

    7 2011 HD

    Martin Scorsese’s portrait of writer and social commentator Fran Lebowitz, celebrated for her sharp wit and observations on modern life. Filmed...

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  • 2024
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    Beatles '64

    Beatles '64

    6.7 2024 HD

    Featuring never-before-seen footage of the band and the legions of young fans who helped fuel their ascendance, follow McCartney, John Lennon, George...

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  • 2016
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    Monster in the Mind

    Monster in the Mind

    1 2016 HD

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  • 1970
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    Aldeas: A New Story

    Aldeas: A New Story

    1 1970 HD

    Pope Francis's final in-depth interviews before his passing and follows Scholas Occurrentes' cinema initiative that brings together education, film...

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  • 2007
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    Lou Reed's Berlin

    Lou Reed's Berlin

    6.8 2007 HD

    Lou Reed recorded the album Berlin in 1973. It was a commercial failure. Over the next 33 years, he never performed the album live. For five nights...

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  • 2002
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    The Truth About Charlie

    The Truth About Charlie

    4.8 2002 HD

    Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie. Upon her return...

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  • 1970
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    8.214 1970 HD

    A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.

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  • 1970
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    6.3 1970 HD

    The story of three unrelated people, who slowly realize that they are dreaming separate parts of a single common dream.

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  • 1970
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    7.514 1970 HD

    David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric...

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  • 1970
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    7.4 1970 HD

    Pianosa Island, Italy, World War II. Bombardier John Yossarian tries to fulfill his duty, maintain sanity and return home as soon as possible, but...

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  • 1970
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    7.4 1970 HD

    Pianosa Island, Italy, World War II. Bombardier John Yossarian tries to fulfill his duty, maintain sanity and return home as soon as possible, but...

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  • 1970
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    8.51 1970 HD

    A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.

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  • 1970
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    6.7 1970 HD

    In a utopia whose perfection hinges upon control of monogamy and privacy, members of the collective begin to question the rules, putting their...

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  • 1970
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    7.4 1970 HD

    Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.

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  • 1970
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    6.774 1970 HD

    Audacious entrepreneur or con artist? A journalist chases down the story of Anna Delvey, who convinced New York's elite she was a German heiress.

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  • 1970
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    7.985 1970 HD

    Navy SEAL Commander James Reece turns to vengeance as he investigates the mysterious forces behind the murder of his entire platoon. Free from the...

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  • 1970
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    6 1970 HD

    Eight interconnected stories told over 33 years explore how our planet’s changing climate will affect family, work, faith—and survival.

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  • 1970
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    6.2 1970 HD

    In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.

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  • 1970
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    7.6 1970 HD

    He was part of the most famous rock-'n'-roll quartet in history. But George Harrison was much more than just a member of The Beatles.

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