Frederick Wiseman

Frederick Wiseman

Frederick Wiseman is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and theatre director. Documentarian Frederick Wiseman has been noted for his ability to capture the nuances of life in American institutions such as prisons, hospitals, welfare offices, and high schools. He started out in 1963 by producing a fictional feature film, The Cool World, an examination of the lives of Harlem teenagers. In the beginning, Wiseman was a staunch social reformist, and his films were calls for change. Titicut Follies, his first documentary, is an exposé of life in a prison for the criminally insane in Bridgewater, MA. It was controversial and left Wiseman with the reputation of being a muckraker. His four subsequent documentaries were all exposés of other tax-supported institutions designed to show the ineffectiveness of the bureaucracy that not only threatens to destroy them, but also dehumanizes the people they were meant to serve. Wiseman toned down his message and began focusing more on American culture to point out the symbolism of daily activities in his film Primate (1974). In the ‘80s, he began examining institutions as they relate to ideology. Unlike other documentaries, Wiseman’s work does not progress chronologically; rather, the segments are arranged thematically, like an essay, and are linked via rhetorical devices such as comparison and contrast to create a patterned structure. His films are never narrated, thereby forcing viewers to make connections between the sequences themselves. Wiseman has occasionally returned to fictional films, albeit in a non-fiction performance style, as with Seraphita’s Diary (1982) and La Derniere Lettre (2002).

  • Popularity : 3.226
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1930-01-01
  • Place of Birth : Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Frederick Wiseman Movies

  • 2023
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    My Sole Desire

    My Sole Desire

    6 2023 HD

    When aimless Manon begins work at À mon seul désir, a strip club that offers high concept performances, she instantly bonds with her...

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  • 2022
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    Other People's Children

    Other People's Children

    6.8 2022 HD

    Rachel loves her life, her students, her friends, her ex, her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she grows close to his 4-year-old...

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  • 2013
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    Next to Last (Autumn 63)

    Next to Last (Autumn 63)

    1 2013 HD

    In a private collection in Arlington, French actor and director Mathieu Amalric, who won the Best director award in Cannes) takes his camera to one...

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  • 2012
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    Aujourd'hui

    Aujourd'hui

    1.5 2012 HD

    A short film by Nicolas Saada.

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  • 2025
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    Eephus

    Eephus

    1 2025 HD

    As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved small-town baseball field, a pair of New England rec-league teams face off for the last...

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  • 2018
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    The Summer House

    The Summer House

    5.011 2018 HD

    A large and beautiful property on the French Riviera. A place that seems out of time and sheltered from the rest of the world. Anna goes there with...

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  • 1967
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    Titicut Follies

    Titicut Follies

    7.2 1967 HD

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  • 1969
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    High School

    High School

    7.2 1969 HD

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  • 2015
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    In Jackson Heights

    In Jackson Heights

    6.5 2015 HD

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  • 2009
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    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    7.6 2009 HD

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  • 1989
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    Central Park

    Central Park

    7.1 1989 HD

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  • 1975
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    Welfare

    Welfare

    7.083 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Welfare

    Welfare

    7.083 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Welfare

    Welfare

    7.083 1975 HD

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  • 1999
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    Belfast, Maine

    Belfast, Maine

    6.6 1999 HD

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  • 1988
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    Missile

    Missile

    6.4 1988 HD

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  • 2002
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    The Last Letter

    The Last Letter

    5.8 2002 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Store

    The Store

    6.2 1983 HD

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  • 2009
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    Haiku

    Haiku

    5 2009 HD

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  • 1986
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    Blind

    Blind

    6.333 1986 HD

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  • 1969
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    Law and Order

    Law and Order

    6.6 1969 HD

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  • 1986
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    Adjustment & Work

    Adjustment & Work

    6.2 1986 HD

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  • 1971
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    Basic Training

    Basic Training

    6.4 1971 HD

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  • 1970
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    Hospital

    Hospital

    6.3 1970 HD

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  • 1972
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    Essene

    Essene

    7.2 1972 HD

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  • 1973
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    Juvenile Court

    Juvenile Court

    7 1973 HD

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  • 1979
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    Manoeuvre

    Manoeuvre

    6.667 1979 HD

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  • 1976
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    Meat

    Meat

    6.7 1976 HD

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  • 1981
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    Model

    Model

    5.8 1981 HD

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  • 1986
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    Multi-Handicapped

    Multi-Handicapped

    5.6 1986 HD

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  • 1974
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    Primate

    Primate

    6.6 1974 HD

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  • 1997
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    Public Housing

    Public Housing

    7 1997 HD

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  • 1985
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    Racetrack

    Racetrack

    6.1 1985 HD

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  • 2007
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    State Legislature

    State Legislature

    7.25 2007 HD

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  • 1977
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    Canal Zone

    Canal Zone

    6.7 1977 HD

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  • 1986
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    Deaf

    Deaf

    8 1986 HD

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  • 2001
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    Domestic Violence

    Domestic Violence

    6 2001 HD

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  • 2002
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    The Last Letter

    The Last Letter

    5.8 2002 HD

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  • 2023
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    Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    8 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    8 2023 HD

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  • 1982
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    Seraphita's Diary

    Seraphita's Diary

    6 1982 HD

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  • 2002
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    Domestic Violence 2

    Domestic Violence 2

    5.2 2002 HD

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  • 2022
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    A Couple

    A Couple

    6.9 2022 HD

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  • 1971
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    I Miss Sonia Henie

    I Miss Sonia Henie

    5.8 1971 HD

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  • 1995
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    Ballet

    Ballet

    7.8 1995 HD

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  • 2001
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    Domestic Violence

    Domestic Violence

    6 2001 HD

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  • 2001
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    Domestic Violence

    Domestic Violence

    6 2001 HD

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  • 1996
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    La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué

    La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué

    5.4 1996 HD

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  • 1978
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    Sinai Field Mission

    Sinai Field Mission

    6 1978 HD

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  • 2005
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    The Garden

    The Garden

    8.5 2005 HD

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  • 1999
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    Belfast, Maine

    Belfast, Maine

    6.6 1999 HD

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  • 1999
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    Belfast, Maine

    Belfast, Maine

    6.6 1999 HD

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  • 2022
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    A Couple

    A Couple

    6.9 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    A Couple

    A Couple

    6.9 2022 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Cool World

    The Cool World

    5.4 1963 HD

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  • 2015
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    In Jackson Heights

    In Jackson Heights

    6.5 2015 HD

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  • 2015
    imgMovies

    In Jackson Heights

    In Jackson Heights

    6.5 2015 HD

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  • 2015
    imgMovies

    In Jackson Heights

    In Jackson Heights

    6.5 2015 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Store

    The Store

    6.2 1983 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    The Store

    The Store

    6.2 1983 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Ballet

    Ballet

    7.8 1995 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Ballet

    Ballet

    7.8 1995 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué

    La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué

    5.4 1996 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué

    La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué

    5.4 1996 HD

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  • 1997
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    Public Housing

    Public Housing

    7 1997 HD

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    Public Housing

    Public Housing

    7 1997 HD

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    Domestic Violence 2

    Domestic Violence 2

    5.2 2002 HD

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    Domestic Violence 2

    Domestic Violence 2

    5.2 2002 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    State Legislature

    State Legislature

    7.25 2007 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    State Legislature

    State Legislature

    7.25 2007 HD

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    8 2023 HD

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    7.6 2009 HD

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    7.6 2009 HD

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

    7.6 2009 HD

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    Menus-Plaisirs, les Troisgros

    8 2023 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    6.3 2017 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Titicut Follies

    Titicut Follies

    7.2 1967 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Titicut Follies

    Titicut Follies

    7.2 1967 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Titicut Follies

    Titicut Follies

    7.2 1967 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    High School

    High School

    7.2 1969 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    High School

    High School

    7.2 1969 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    High School

    High School

    7.2 1969 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Law and Order

    Law and Order

    6.6 1969 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Law and Order

    Law and Order

    6.6 1969 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Hospital

    Hospital

    6.3 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Hospital

    Hospital

    6.3 1970 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Basic Training

    Basic Training

    6.4 1971 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Basic Training

    Basic Training

    6.4 1971 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Basic Training

    Basic Training

    6.4 1971 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Essene

    Essene

    7.2 1972 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Essene

    Essene

    7.2 1972 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Essene

    Essene

    7.2 1972 HD

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  • 1973
    imgMovies

    Juvenile Court

    Juvenile Court

    7 1973 HD

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  • 1973
    imgMovies

    Juvenile Court

    Juvenile Court

    7 1973 HD

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  • 1974
    imgMovies

    Primate

    Primate

    6.6 1974 HD

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  • 1974
    imgMovies

    Primate

    Primate

    6.6 1974 HD

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  • 1976
    imgMovies

    Meat

    Meat

    6.7 1976 HD

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  • 1976
    imgMovies

    Meat

    Meat

    6.7 1976 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Sinai Field Mission

    Sinai Field Mission

    6 1978 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Sinai Field Mission

    Sinai Field Mission

    6 1978 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Canal Zone

    Canal Zone

    6.7 1977 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Canal Zone

    Canal Zone

    6.7 1977 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Canal Zone

    Canal Zone

    6.7 1977 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Manoeuvre

    Manoeuvre

    6.667 1979 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Manoeuvre

    Manoeuvre

    6.667 1979 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    Model

    Model

    5.8 1981 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    Model

    Model

    5.8 1981 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Racetrack

    Racetrack

    6.1 1985 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Racetrack

    Racetrack

    6.1 1985 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Blind

    Blind

    6.333 1986 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Blind

    Blind

    6.333 1986 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Deaf

    Deaf

    8 1986 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Deaf

    Deaf

    8 1986 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Adjustment & Work

    Adjustment & Work

    6.2 1986 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Adjustment & Work

    Adjustment & Work

    6.2 1986 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Multi-Handicapped

    Multi-Handicapped

    5.6 1986 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Multi-Handicapped

    Multi-Handicapped

    5.6 1986 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Missile

    Missile

    6.4 1988 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Missile

    Missile

    6.4 1988 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Central Park

    Central Park

    7.1 1989 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Central Park

    Central Park

    7.1 1989 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    6.3 2017 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    6.3 2017 HD

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Monrovia, Indiana

    Monrovia, Indiana

    6 2018 HD

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Monrovia, Indiana

    Monrovia, Indiana

    6 2018 HD

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Monrovia, Indiana

    Monrovia, Indiana

    6 2018 HD

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Monrovia, Indiana

    Monrovia, Indiana

    6 2018 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

    6.3 2017 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Law and Order

    Law and Order

    6.6 1969 HD

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    City Hall

    City Hall

    6.3 2020 HD

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    City Hall

    City Hall

    6.3 2020 HD

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    City Hall

    City Hall

    6.3 2020 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Near Death

    Near Death

    6.7 1989 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Near Death

    Near Death

    6.7 1989 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Near Death

    Near Death

    6.7 1989 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    Aspen

    Aspen

    5.9 1991 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    Aspen

    Aspen

    5.9 1991 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    Aspen

    Aspen

    5.9 1991 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    Zoo

    Zoo

    7.167 1993 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    Zoo

    Zoo

    7.167 1993 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    Zoo

    Zoo

    7.167 1993 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    Zoo

    Zoo

    7.167 1993 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    High School II

    High School II

    6.1 1994 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    High School II

    High School II

    6.1 1994 HD

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Boxing Gym

    Boxing Gym

    6.4 2010 HD

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Boxing Gym

    Boxing Gym

    6.4 2010 HD

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Boxing Gym

    Boxing Gym

    6.4 2010 HD

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Crazy Horse

    Crazy Horse

    6.6 2011 HD

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Crazy Horse

    Crazy Horse

    6.6 2011 HD

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Crazy Horse

    Crazy Horse

    6.6 2011 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

    6.6 2013 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

    6.6 2013 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

    6.6 2013 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    At Berkeley

    At Berkeley

    6.6 2013 HD

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    National Gallery

    National Gallery

    7.3 2014 HD

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    National Gallery

    National Gallery

    7.3 2014 HD

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    National Gallery

    National Gallery

    7.3 2014 HD

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    National Gallery

    National Gallery

    7.3 2014 HD

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    National Gallery

    National Gallery

    7.3 2014 HD

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  • 2019
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    Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving

    4.3 2019 HD

    Explore the evolution of a couple involved in industrial espionage.

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