Rian Johnson

Rian Johnson

Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film Brick (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transitioning to higher-profile films, Johnson achieved mainstream recognition for writing and directing the science-fiction thriller Looper (2012) to critical and commercial success. Johnson landed his largest project when he wrote and directed the space opera Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), which grossed over $1 billion. He returned to the mystery genre with Knives Out (2019), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and its sequel, Glass Onion (2022). Outside of film, Johnson directed three episodes of the television drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013). He received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series in 2013 for his work on the season 5 episode "Fifty-One".

  • Popularity : 8.336
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1973-12-17
  • Place of Birth : Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Rian Johnson Movies

  • 2023
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    The Space Western of the Southwest
    The Space Western of the Southwest

    1 2023 HD

    Eric Cameron chronicles the relationship between Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi and the quaint town of Dingle, Ireland where it was filmed.

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  • 1970
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    Rian Johnson: Planning the Perfect Murder
    Rian Johnson: Planning the Perfect Murder

    1 1970 HD

    Director Rian Johnson explains his thought process behind the 2019 film Knives Out.

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  • 2022
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    Scream
    Scream

    6.671 2022 HD

    Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins...

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  • 2013
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    No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
    No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

    8.4 2013 HD

    A documentary about the making of season five of the acclaimed AMC series Breaking Bad.

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  • 2023
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    Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
    Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

    6.4 2023 HD

    Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson and other film luminaries look back at LA's historic Egyptian Theatre as it returns to its former movie palace glory.

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  • 2014
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    Out of Print
    Out of Print

    5.7 2014 HD

    A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a...

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  • 1993
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    Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
    Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

    1 1993 HD

    A hapless young man attempts to return a lost wallet to a woman as she ventures through the city of San Fransisco

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  • 2024
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    Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
    Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

    8 2024 HD

    While known for cinema classics such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Days of Wine and Roses and the Pink Panther series, the iconic director,...

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  • 2016
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    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    7.492 2016 HD

    A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

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  • 2018
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    The Force of Sound
    The Force of Sound

    8.7 2018 HD

    Go inside the sound design of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. From the ignition of a lightsaber to the chirp of a porg, Star Wars would not be the same...

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  • 2018
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    The Director and the Jedi
    The Director and the Jedi

    7.2 2018 HD

    An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe.

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  • 2018
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    Balance of the Force
    Balance of the Force

    7 2018 HD

    Explore the mythology of the Force and why Rian Johnson chose to interpret its role in such a unique way.

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  • 2006
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    Building Brick
    Building Brick

    3 2006 HD

    Building Brick is the Behind the Scenes documentary for the film Brick (2006). Brick was written and directed by Rian Johnson in San Clemente, CA in...

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  • 2018
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    The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs
    The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs

    1 2018 HD

    This piece explores Porg origins and inspiration, design, transition from sketches to final physical puppet, puppet control, sound effects, and...

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  • 2003
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    May
    May

    6.5 2003 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Brothers Bloom
    The Brothers Bloom

    6.602 2008 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Brothers Bloom
    The Brothers Bloom

    6.602 2008 HD

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  • 2025
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    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

    1 2025 HD

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  • 2025
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    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

    1 2025 HD

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  • 2025
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    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

    1 2025 HD

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  • 2006
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    Brick
    Brick

    6.8 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    Brick
    Brick

    6.8 2006 HD

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  • 2017
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    Baby Driver
    Baby Driver

    7.5 2017 HD

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  • 2012
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    Looper
    Looper

    6.9 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Looper
    Looper

    6.9 2012 HD

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  • 1997
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    Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
    Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!

    5.7 1997 HD

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  • 2006
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    Escargots
    Escargots

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1997
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    Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
    Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!

    5.7 1997 HD

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  • 2023
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    American Fiction
    American Fiction

    7.349 2023 HD

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  • 2002
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    The Psychology of Dream Analysis
    The Psychology of Dream Analysis

    5.3 2002 HD

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  • 2002
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    The Psychology of Dream Analysis
    The Psychology of Dream Analysis

    5.3 2002 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Life of the World to Come
    The Life of the World to Come

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2001
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    Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing
    Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing

    2.667 2001 HD

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  • 1970
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    Untitled Gene Kelly Project
    Untitled Gene Kelly Project

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2016
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    The Hollars
    The Hollars

    6.314 2016 HD

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  • 2020
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    Capone
    Capone

    5 2020 HD

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  • 2016
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    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    7.492 2016 HD

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  • 2015
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    Tales of Halloween
    Tales of Halloween

    5.735 2015 HD

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  • 1998
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    Phyfutima
    Phyfutima

    1 1998 HD

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  • 2013
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    Don Jon
    Don Jon

    6.011 2013 HD

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  • 2011
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    The Woman
    The Woman

    6 2011 HD

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  • 2014
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    Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
    Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk

    2 2014 HD

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  • 2006
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    Building Brick
    Building Brick

    3 2006 HD

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  • 2022
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    Blood Relatives
    Blood Relatives

    4.8 2022 HD

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  • 2016
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    The Invitation
    The Invitation

    6.4 2016 HD

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  • 2006
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    Building Brick
    Building Brick

    3 2006 HD

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  • 1997
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    Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
    Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!

    5.7 1997 HD

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  • 2019
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    Scare Package
    Scare Package

    5.6 2019 HD

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  • 2022
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    Scream
    Scream

    6.671 2022 HD

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  • 2013
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    The English Teacher
    The English Teacher

    5.6 2013 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Outsider: A Looper's Story
    The Outsider: A Looper's Story

    1 2012 HD

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  • 1995
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    Omaha (The Movie)
    Omaha (The Movie)

    7 1995 HD

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  • 2018
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    Destroyer
    Destroyer

    5.9 2018 HD

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  • 2013
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    Welcome to the Jungle
    Welcome to the Jungle

    5.027 2013 HD

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  • 2002
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    People Are Dead
    People Are Dead

    1 2002 HD

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  • 2011
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    Brawler
    Brawler

    3.6 2011 HD

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  • 2008
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    Spike
    Spike

    2.2 2008 HD

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  • 2022
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    Metal Lords
    Metal Lords

    6.9 2022 HD

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  • 2021
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    Last Night in Soho
    Last Night in Soho

    7.311 2021 HD

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  • 2013
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    The World's End
    The World's End

    6.805 2013 HD

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  • 2021
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    tick, tick... BOOM!
    tick, tick... BOOM!

    7.6 2021 HD

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  • 1997
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    Greater Than a Tiger
    Greater Than a Tiger

    1 1997 HD

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  • 2023
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    Fair Play
    Fair Play

    6.384 2023 HD

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  • 1993
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    Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
    Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
    Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
    Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

    1 1993 HD

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  • 2017
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    Star Wars: The Last Jedi
    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    6.8 2017 HD

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  • 2006
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    Brick
    Brick

    6.8 2006 HD

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  • 2019
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    Knives Out
    Knives Out

    7.846 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    Knives Out
    Knives Out

    7.846 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    Knives Out
    Knives Out

    7.846 2019 HD

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  • 2022
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    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    7.055 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    7.055 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    7.055 2022 HD

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  • 2017
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    Star Wars: The Last Jedi
    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    6.8 2017 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Late Late Show with James Corden
    The Late Late Show with James Corden

    5.413 2015 HD

    Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a late night talk show that interviews celebrities and...

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  • 2014
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    Late Night with Seth Meyers
    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    5.5 2014 HD

    Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of...

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  • 2014
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    BoJack Horseman
    BoJack Horseman

    8.6 2014 HD

    Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of the hit TV show "Horsin' Around," but today he's...

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  • 2014
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    The Real History of Science Fiction
    The Real History of Science Fiction

    6.8 2014 HD

    The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction, told through its impact...

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  • 1970
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    The Real History of Science Fiction
    The Real History of Science Fiction

    8.9 1970 HD

    Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes...

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  • 1970
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    The Real History of Science Fiction
    The Real History of Science Fiction

    8 1970 HD

    Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation...

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  • 1970
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    The Real History of Science Fiction
    The Real History of Science Fiction

    7.737 1970 HD

    This mystery-of-the-week series follows Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her...

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  • 1970
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    The Real History of Science Fiction
    The Real History of Science Fiction

    7.737 1970 HD

    This mystery-of-the-week series follows Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E10

    The Real History of Science Fiction
    The Real History of Science Fiction

    7.737 1970 HD

    This mystery-of-the-week series follows Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her...

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  • 1970
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    The Real History of Science Fiction
    The Real History of Science Fiction

    7.504 1970 HD

    Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat...

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  • 1970
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    The Real History of Science Fiction
    The Real History of Science Fiction

    1 1970 HD

    Comedy series about a fictional golf legend.

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  • 1970
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    The Real History of Science Fiction
    The Real History of Science Fiction

    7.737 1970 HD

    This mystery-of-the-week series follows Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her...

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