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Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban is an American actor, director, and producer known for his roles in films such as "Gosford Park," "Moonrise Kingdom," and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." He has also directed and produced several films and TV shows, including episodes of "Oz" and "The Good Fight."

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The Chair

The Chair

Series Age rating: 16 Year: 2021 IMDB Rating: 7.2

At a major university, the first woman of color to become chair tries to meet the dizzying demands and high expectations of a failing English department.

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A Mighty Wind

A Mighty Wind

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 2003 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Director Christopher Guest reunites the team from "Best In Show" and "Waiting for Guffman" to tell the story of 60's-era folk musicians, who, inspired by the death of their former manager, get back on...

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Eva Hesse

Eva Hesse

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 7

German American artist Eva Hesse (1936 – 1970) created her innovative art in latex and fiberglass in the whirling aesthetic vortex of 1960s New York. Her flowing forms were in part a reaction to the r...

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The Majestic

The Majestic

Film Age rating: 6 Year: 2001 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.

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Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent pa...

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Altered States

Altered States

Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1980 IMDB Rating: 6.9

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of con...

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The Late Shift

The Late Shift

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1996 IMDB Rating: 6.8

David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."

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2010

2010

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1984 IMDB Rating: 6.7

While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and...

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The Strawberry Statement

The Strawberry Statement

Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1970 IMDB Rating: 6.6

A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals.

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Dedication

Dedication

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2007 IMDB Rating: 6.6

A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator after his best friend and collaborator passes away. As H...

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