Joel Silver

Joel Silver

Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American film producer, known for action films like Lethal Weapon and Die Hard. He is owner of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment. He began his career at Lawrence Gordon Productions, where he eventually became president of motion pictures for the company. He earned his first screen credit as the associate producer on The Warriors and, with Gordon, produced 48 Hrs.,Streets of Fire and Brewster's Millions. In 1985, he formed Silver Pictures and produced successful action films such as Commando (1985), the Lethal Weapon franchise, the first two films of the Die Hard series and the The Matrix franchise of action films. He appears on-screen at the beginning of Who Framed Roger Rabbit as Raoul J. Raoul, the director of the animated short Something's Cookin. He directed "Split Personality", (1992), an episode of the HBO horror anthology, Tales from the Crypt. He currently runs two production companies, Silver Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment co-owned by Robert Zemeckis. Along with Jared Kass, Silver was co-creator of the sport of Ultimate.

  • Title: Joel Silver
  • Popularity: 5.687
  • Known For: Production
  • Birthday: 1952-07-14
  • Place of Birth: South Orange, New Jersey, USA
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Joel Silver Movies

  • 2002
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    The Making of Exit Wounds

    The Making of Exit Wounds

    1 2002 HD

    Behind the scenes of Andrzej Bartkowiak's 'Exit Wounds'

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  • 2013
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    Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

    Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

    5.7 2013 HD

    Actors, crew and executives who worked at Warner Bros. Pictures recall their days at the studio.

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  • 2003
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    Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime

    Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime

    1 2003 HD

    A short documentary on Japanese animation featured on the DVD for The Animatrix (2003).

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  • 2001
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    The Matrix Revisited

    The Matrix Revisited

    6.838 2001 HD

    The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix.

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  • 1988
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    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    7.5 1988 HD

    'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on...

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  • 2004
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    The Matrix Recalibrated

    The Matrix Recalibrated

    6.6 2004 HD

    The making of Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) is briefly touched on here in this documentary. Interviews with various cast and crew members inform us...

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  • 1999
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    Making 'The Matrix'

    Making 'The Matrix'

    7.03 1999 HD

    A promotional making-of documentary for the film Matrix, The (1999) that devotes its time to explaining the digital and practical effects contained...

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  • 2010
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    Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

    Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

    6.9 2010 HD

    Making of featurette for Sherlock Holmes (2009).

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  • 2004
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    The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase

    The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase

    7 2004 HD

    This thirty-minute documentary follows the Wachowski sisters and the film's crew through production on the film's famed highway chase sequence. We...

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  • 2003
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    The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

    The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

    6.071 2003 HD

    This making-of piece offers the standard mix of movie snippets, behind the scenes materials, and interviews from cast and crew on the making of the...

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  • 2004
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    Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future

    Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of the Matrix Future

    6.8 2004 HD

    A look at the stunts of The Matrix Revolutions

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  • 2003
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    Making 'Enter the Matrix'

    Making 'Enter the Matrix'

    5.1 2003 HD

    A look at Enter the Matrix: The game's story picks up just before The Matrix Reloaded and runs parallel to that of the film. Bend the rules of the...

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  • 2004
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    The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith

    The Matrix Revolutions: Double Agent Smith

    5.3 2004 HD

    The special effects of the Agent Smith scenes in Matrix Revolutions

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  • 2003
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    Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix'

    Executions: The Making of 'The Animatrix'

    1 2003 HD

    This making-of piece is composed of seven segments: "Making The Second Renaissance Parts 1 and 2" (9:45), "Making The Program" (6:13), "Making World...

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  • 2004
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    If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'

    If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'

    7 2004 HD

    A behind-the-scenes look at the 1987 sci-fi/action film that has since become one of the modern classics, about a team of special forces soldiers who...

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  • 1987
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    Predator

    Predator

    7.533 1987 HD

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  • 1990
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    Predator 2

    Predator 2

    6.3 1990 HD

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  • 1982
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    48 Hrs.

    48 Hrs.

    6.687 1982 HD

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  • 1988
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    Die Hard

    Die Hard

    7.8 1988 HD

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  • 1990
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    Die Hard 2

    Die Hard 2

    7 1990 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    The Matrix Reloaded

    The Matrix Reloaded

    7.053 2003 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Matrix

    The Matrix

    8.2 1999 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Matrix Revolutions

    The Matrix Revolutions

    6.7 2003 HD

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  • 1996
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    Executive Decision

    Executive Decision

    6.3 1996 HD

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  • 2006
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    V for Vendetta

    V for Vendetta

    7.898 2006 HD

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  • 2005
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    House of Wax

    House of Wax

    6 2005 HD

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  • 1998
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    Lethal Weapon 4

    Lethal Weapon 4

    6.588 1998 HD

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  • 1992
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    Lethal Weapon 3

    Lethal Weapon 3

    6.698 1992 HD

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  • 1987
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    Lethal Weapon

    Lethal Weapon

    7.29 1987 HD

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  • 1989
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    Lethal Weapon 2

    Lethal Weapon 2

    7.016 1989 HD

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  • 1988
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    Action Jackson

    Action Jackson

    5.5 1988 HD

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  • 1989
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    Road House

    Road House

    6.739 1989 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Brave One

    The Brave One

    6.588 2007 HD

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  • 2009
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    Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

    7.214 2009 HD

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  • 2001
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    Exit Wounds

    Exit Wounds

    5.765 2001 HD

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  • 2007
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    Fred Claus

    Fred Claus

    5.809 2007 HD

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  • 2009
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    Orphan

    Orphan

    7 2009 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Jumpin' Jack Flash

    Jumpin' Jack Flash

    6.1 1986 HD

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  • 2003
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    Cradle 2 the Grave

    Cradle 2 the Grave

    6.107 2003 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Invasion

    The Invasion

    6 2007 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Commando

    Commando

    6.693 1985 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Ri¢hie Ri¢h

    Ri¢hie Ri¢h

    5.923 1994 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Book of Eli

    The Book of Eli

    6.789 2010 HD

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  • 2003
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    Gothika

    Gothika

    6.104 2003 HD

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  • 1985
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    Brewster's Millions

    Brewster's Millions

    6.595 1985 HD

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  • 2005
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    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    7.2 2005 HD

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  • 1999
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    House on Haunted Hill

    House on Haunted Hill

    5.6 1999 HD

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  • 2009
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    Whiteout

    Whiteout

    5.6 2009 HD

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  • 2000
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    Dungeons & Dragons

    Dungeons & Dragons

    4.365 2000 HD

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  • 1995
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    Fair Game

    Fair Game

    5.1 1995 HD

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  • 2008
    imgMovies

    Speed Racer

    Speed Racer

    6.3 2008 HD

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  • 1985
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    Weird Science

    Weird Science

    6.5 1985 HD

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  • 1991
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    Hudson Hawk

    Hudson Hawk

    5.7 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Last Boy Scout

    The Last Boy Scout

    6.813 1991 HD

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  • 1997
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    Conspiracy Theory

    Conspiracy Theory

    6.608 1997 HD

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  • 1997
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    Fathers' Day

    Fathers' Day

    5.427 1997 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Assassins

    Assassins

    6.5 1995 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Thir13en Ghosts

    Thir13en Ghosts

    6.245 2001 HD

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  • 2001
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    Swordfish

    Swordfish

    6.242 2001 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    Demolition Man

    Demolition Man

    6.7 1993 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    Ricochet

    Ricochet

    6.1 1991 HD

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

    The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

    6 1990 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Return to House on Haunted Hill

    Return to House on Haunted Hill

    5.4 2007 HD

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    Ghost Ship

    Ghost Ship

    5.966 2002 HD

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  • 2008
    imgMovies

    RocknRolla

    RocknRolla

    7 2008 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    The Matrix Revisited

    The Matrix Revisited

    6.838 2001 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Streets of Fire

    Streets of Fire

    6.9 1984 HD

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Unknown

    Unknown

    6.7 2011 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    The Animatrix

    The Animatrix

    7.2 2003 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Project X

    Project X

    6.9 2012 HD

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

    7.1 2011 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    El Gringo

    El Gringo

    6.255 2012 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Shark Bait

    Shark Bait

    5 2006 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants

    Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants

    7.3 1996 HD

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    Double Tap

    Double Tap

    5.2 1997 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    8.6 1995 HD

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Non-Stop

    Non-Stop

    6.809 2014 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    The Reaping

    The Reaping

    5.757 2007 HD

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  • 2024
    imgMovies

    Road House

    Road House

    6.974 2024 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    The Factory

    The Factory

    5.632 2012 HD

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    Ninja Assassin

    Ninja Assassin

    6.7 2009 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

    Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

    6.864 1995 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

    The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

    5.3 1981 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Sherlock Holmes 3

    Sherlock Holmes 3

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    MTV's 10th Anniversary Special

    MTV's 10th Anniversary Special

    1 1991 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Bullet to the Head

    Bullet to the Head

    5.596 2012 HD

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    The Nice Guys

    The Nice Guys

    7.121 2016 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Logan's Run

    Logan's Run

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Galton Case

    The Galton Case

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Suburbicon

    Suburbicon

    5.879 2017 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Transit

    Transit

    5.7 2012 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Hooper

    Hooper

    6.306 1978 HD

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Veronica Mars

    Veronica Mars

    6.626 2014 HD

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    The Losers

    The Losers

    6.267 2010 HD

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    SuperFly

    SuperFly

    6.8 2018 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Getaway

    Getaway

    5.052 2013 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    The Warriors

    The Warriors

    7.667 1979 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Proximity

    Proximity

    3.8 2001 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

    Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

    5.1 1982 HD

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    Made Men

    Made Men

    5.2 1999 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Xanadu

    Xanadu

    5.7 1980 HD

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  • 2000
    imgMovies

    Romeo Must Die

    Romeo Must Die

    6.27 2000 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Dragon Eyes

    Dragon Eyes

    5.226 2012 HD

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    Ritual

    Ritual

    4.5 2002 HD

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    Parker Kane

    Parker Kane

    5.6 1990 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Two-Fisted Tales

    Two-Fisted Tales

    4.6 1992 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    The Apparition

    The Apparition

    4.451 2012 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Bordello of Blood

    Bordello of Blood

    5.903 1996 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Enemies Closer

    Enemies Closer

    5.296 2013 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Stash House

    Stash House

    5.096 2012 HD

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    The Philly Kid

    The Philly Kid

    5.5 2012 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Getaway

    Getaway

    5.052 2013 HD

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Collide

    Collide

    5.5 2016 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Jane Doe

    Jane Doe

    6.3 2001 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    W.E.I.R.D. World

    W.E.I.R.D. World

    3 1995 HD

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    The Hills Run Red

    The Hills Run Red

    5.783 2009 HD

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

    Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

    8.7 1999 HD

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  • 2004
    imgMovies

    Bet Your Life

    Bet Your Life

    4.9 2004 HD

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  • 2004
    imgS8 E8

    Entourage

    Entourage

    7.3 2004 HD

    Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.

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  • 2005
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    Movie Life: House of Wax

    Movie Life: House of Wax

    7.6 2005 HD

    Ever wonder what it's really like to be in a movie? Go behind the scenes of House of Wax with Chad, Elisha, Paris and Jared.

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  • 1989
    imgS7 E13

    Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

    8 1989 HD

    Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in...

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  • 2003
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    Punk'd

    Punk'd

    5 2003 HD

    What happens when the biggest stars in the world get too high on the Hollywood hog? When their bank accounts start swelling bigger than their heads?...

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  • 1970
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    Punk'd

    Punk'd

    5 1970 HD

    Freedom is a short-lived 2000 American science fiction television show on the UPN network. There were 12 episodes filmed but only 7 were aired in the...

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  • 1970
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    Punk'd

    Punk'd

    1 1970 HD

    The Strip is a short-lived American action drama series which aired on the UPN television network during the 1999-2000 season.

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  • 1970
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    Punk'd

    Punk'd

    7.27 1970 HD

    Mick St. John is a captivating, charming and immortal private investigator from Los Angeles, who defies the traditional blood-sucking norms of his...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E10

    Punk'd

    Punk'd

    1 1970 HD

    Next Action Star is an American reality television program shown on NBC from June to July 2004.

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  • 1970
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    Punk'd

    Punk'd

    7.9 1970 HD

    In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private...

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  • 1970
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    Punk'd

    Punk'd

    8 1970 HD

    Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E8

    Punk'd

    Punk'd

    6.524 1970 HD

    Follow the life of Peter Dragon, an egotistic Hollywood movie producer who has built his career on the three pillars of sleazy show business -...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E16

    Punk'd

    Punk'd

    7.27 1970 HD

    Mick St. John is a captivating, charming and immortal private investigator from Los Angeles, who defies the traditional blood-sucking norms of his...

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  • 1970
    imgS7 E13

    Punk'd

    Punk'd

    8 1970 HD

    Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in...

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  • 1970
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    Punk'd

    Punk'd

    5.714 1970 HD

    Perversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable channel HBO for one season in 1997. It is a spin-off of...

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