A Life in Film
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BEST OF THE 2010s
ranking is loose
BEST OF 2022
a few other things to get to but doubt it’ll change much
BEST OF 2021
was putting this off till i saw wife of a spy but…
BEST OF 2020
sooo late lmao i totally forgot to make it public. kind of…
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Featured lists
best picture winners
don’t remember 56-60 at all so they’re in release order
best of each year
starting at 1900, features only from 1920 onward. some ties marked in…
my favourite directors
one movie for each of my each of my favourite directors. kinda…
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Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Thor Collection 4 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
Ant-Man Collection 3 watched
The Animatrix Collection 9 watched
Ant-Man Collection 3 watched
The Apu Trilogy 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
Batman Collection 4 watched
Before... Collection 3 watched
Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Collection 3 watched
The Bourne Collection 5 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
Cars Collection 3 watched
Child's Play Collection 7 watched
The Chronicles of Narnia Collection 3 watched
The Conjuring Collection 3 watched
Creed Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
Dead or Alive Collection 3 watched
Despicable Me Collection 3 watched
Downton Abbey Collection 5 watched
Evil Dead Collection 3 watched
Fantastic Beasts Collection 3 watched
The Fast and the Furious Collection 9 watched
Fear Street Collection 3 watched
Final Destination Collection 5 watched
Firefly Collection 3 watched
The Fontainhas Collection 5 watched
Friday the 13th Collection 11 watched
G.I. Joe (Live-Action) Collection 3 watched
Godzilla Collection 3 watched
Halloween Collection 11 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
The Hobbit Collection 3 watched
How to Train Your Dragon Collection 3 watched
The Hunger Games Collection 4 watched
Indiana Jones Collection 4 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
John Wick Collection 4 watched
Jurassic Park Collection 6 watched
Kingsman Collection 3 watched
The Kissing Booth Collection 3 watched
Kung Fu Panda Collection 3 watched
Little Bear 5 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Magic Mike Collection 3 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
The Maze Runner Collection 3 watched
Mission: Impossible Collection 6 watched
A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 7 watched
Ocean's Collection 3 watched
Pirates of the Caribbean Collection 5 watched
Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection 3 watched
Predator Collection 5 watched
The Purge Collection 5 watched
Rebuild of Evangelion Collection 4 watched
Resident Evil Collection 6 watched
Saw Collection 8 watched
Scream Collection 6 watched
The Souvenir Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
The Terminator Collection 6 watched
Thor Collection 4 watched
Three Colors Collection 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
Transformers Collection 5 watched
The Twilight Collection 5 watched
The Wolverine Collection 3 watched
World of Tomorrow Collection 3 watched
X-Men Collection 7 watched
Alien Collection 3 of 4 watched
Anchorman Collection 2 of 3 watched
Annabelle Collection 2 of 3 watched
Bad Boys Collection 2 of 3 watched
Blade Collection 2 of 3 watched
Candyman Collection 3 of 4 watched
Divergent Collection 2 of 3 watched
Dumb and Dumber Collection 2 of 3 watched
Gates of Hell Trilogy 2 of 3 watched
The Godfather Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Hangover Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Hannibal Lecter Collection 2 of 3 watched
Insidious Collection 3 of 4 watched
Jackass Collection 5 of 7 watched
Johnny English Collection 2 of 3 watched
Living Dead Collection 3 of 4 watched
Madagascar Collection 2 of 3 watched
Pitch Perfect Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Slumber Party Massacre Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Terrorism Trilogy Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Three Mothers Collection 2 of 3 watched
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Directors
Crew & studios
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Co-Directors
Masayuki 3
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Add. Directing
Doug Torres 13
Adam Somner 13
Jeremy Marks 11
Dan Bradley 10
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Producers
Kevin Feige 32
Jason Blum 32
Scott Rudin 32
Olivier Père 21
Tim Bevan 20
Eric Fellner 20
Dede Gardner 19
David Heyman 19
Joel Silver 18
Michael Bay 18
Ethan Coen 17
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Exec. Producers
Stan Lee 43
Bruce Berman 25
Jason Cloth 18
Rose Garnett 17
Joseph Drake 16
John Sloss 15
Thomas Tull 14
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Writers
Joel Coen 20
Ethan Coen 19
David Lynch 17
Claire Denis 15
Billy Wilder 14
Wes Anderson 12
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Original Writers
Stan Lee 31
Jack Kirby 27
Bob Kane 14
Larry Lieber 13
Steve Ditko 11
George Lucas 10
J.K. Rowling 10
Don Heck 6
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Casting
Mary Vernieu 52
Carmen Cuba 37
Avy Kaufman 33
Nina Gold 31
Debra Zane 29
Ellen Lewis 27
Kerry Barden 27
Terri Taylor 26
Jane Jenkins 22
Mike Fenton 21
Ronna Kress 21
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Editors
Michael Kahn 26
Lee Smith 17
Paul Hirsch 16
Roger Barton 14
Joel Coen 14
Sandra Adair 13
Brent White 13
José Salcedo 13
Joel Cox 13
Ethan Coen 13
Jeffrey Ford 12
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Cinematography
Bill Pope 16
Peter Deming 15
Charles Lang 14
Atsushi Okui 13
Mark Irwin 12
Tak Fujimoto 12
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Add. Photography
Mitch Dubin 16
Kyle Rudolph 14
Chuck Finch 14
Peter Field 12
Henry Tirl 11
Igor Meglic 11
John Gamble 11
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Production Design
Jess Gonchor 13
Carol Spier 13
Stuart Craig 13
Wynn Thomas 12
David Wasco 12
Jack Fisk 11
Rick Carter 11
Antxón Gómez 10
Jim Clay 10
Arthur Max 10
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Art Direction
Hans Dreier 38
Hal Pereira 16
Brad Ricker 13
Helen Jarvis 13
Ian Gracie 12
Richard Day 12
James Basevi 12
Peter Dorme 12
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Set Decoration
Nancy Haigh 19
Gene Serdena 16
Tim Croshaw 16
Sam Comer 15
Larry Dias 15
Jay Hart 15
Henry Grace 13
Anne Kuljian 12
Sam Page 12
Anna Pinnock 12
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Special Effects
Steve Cremin 12
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Visual Effects
Craig Barron 17
John Knoll 17
Brian Adler 14
Russell Earl 13
John Bair 12
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Stunts
Debbie Evans 38
Donna Evans 26
Doug Coleman 21
Dick Ziker 21
Sala Baker 19
Jery Hewitt 18
Matt Crook 17
Arran Topham 17
Hank Amos 16
Rob Inch 16
Brian Avery 16
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Choreography
Brinda 2
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Composers
Hans Zimmer 48
Howard Shore 35
Danny Elfman 30
Brian Tyler 21
Tyler Bates 19
John Powell 17
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Songs
Tim Rice 3
Rihanna 2
Kabilan 2
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Sound
Skip Lievsay 56
John Roesch 54
Andy Nelson 51
Jana Vance 40
Andy Malcolm 39
Ron Bartlett 39
Goro Koyama 36
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Costume Design
Edith Head 41
Mary Zophres 26
Mark Bridges 19
Ann Roth 16
Kym Barrett 14
Irene 14
Jean Louis 13
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Makeup
Gary Archer 55
Ben Nye 28
Bill Corso 22
Donald Mowat 19
Gordon Bau 19
Mel Berns 18
Rick Baker 16
Judy Chin 16
Luisa Abel 16
Ve Neill 16
Bud Westmore 15
Joel Harlow 15
Julie Hewett 15
Sian Grigg 15
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Hairstyling
Alex Rouse 26
Kay Georgiou 15
Joy Zapata 14
Janine Rath 14
Mandy Lyons 13
Adruitha Lee 12
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Studios
Paramount 183
20th Century Fox 148
Canal+ 68
TOHO 49
Lionsgate 44
Pixar 43
Miramax 41
StudioCanal 41
Wild Bunch 38
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Co-Directors
B Thimme Gowda 3.0
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Add. Directing
Kyle McCarthy 4.8
Ronald M. Bozman 4.8
Kimble Rendall 4.8
Giancarlo Santi 4.8
Michael Waxman 4.8
Hal W. Polaire 4.8
Guidarino Guidi 4.8
Claude Miller 4.8
William Dorfman 4.8
William McGarry 4.8
Johnnie Kong 4.6
Larry J. Franco 4.5
Charles Myers 4.5
Harry Mancke 4.5
Roy Button 4.5
Daniel McCauley 4.5
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Producers
Jeffrey Lau 5.0
John Wentworth 5.0
Edward Neumeier 5.0
David Lynch 5.0
Mary Sweeney 4.8
Edward Saxon 4.8
Fred Roos 4.8
Angelo Rizzoli 4.8
Marc Boyman 4.8
Laurie Parker 4.8
Takeshi Yamamoto 4.8
Barbara Keon 4.8
Simon Field 4.8
Orson Welles 4.7
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Exec. Producers
Chan Ye-cheng 5.0
Andrew Mason 4.8
Lana Wachowski 4.8
Lilly Wachowski 4.8
Georgia Kacandes 4.8
Grant Hill 4.8
David Lynch 4.8
Mark Frost 4.8
Colin MacCabe 4.8
Erica Steinberg 4.7
Jan Harlan 4.5
Robert Graf 4.5
Olivier Aknin 4.5
Mark Cuban 4.5
Todd Wagner 4.5
Charlie Kaufman 4.3
John Hardy 4.3
Yutaka Narita 4.2
Rudd Simmons 4.2
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Writers
Leigh Brackett 5.0
Frederic Raphael 5.0
Edward Neumeier 5.0
Mark Frost 4.8
Ethan Hawke 4.8
Julie Delpy 4.8
Mickey Knox 4.8
I. A. L. Diamond 4.8
Adolph Green 4.8
Betty Comden 4.8
Evan Hunter 4.8
Nicholas Ray 4.8
Michael Mann 4.7
Orson Welles 4.7
Wong Kar-wai 4.5
Samuel Fuller 4.5
Edward Yang 4.5
Kōgo Noda 4.5
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Original Writers
Kim Krizan 4.8
Cornell Woolrich 4.8
Elmore Leonard 4.8
Nicholas Ray 4.8
Uma Thurman 4.5
Nicholas Pileggi 4.2
Haruki Murakami 4.2
Ernest Lehman 4.2
Philip MacDonald 4.2
Stanisław Lem 4.0
James M. Cain 4.0
Roy Chanslor 4.0
James Jones 4.0
Thomas Harris 3.8
Pierre Boileau 3.8
Thomas Narcejac 3.8
J.G. Ballard 3.8
John Steinbeck 3.8
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Casting
Shauna Wolifson 4.8
John S. Lyons 4.5
Robi Reed 4.5
Koko Maeda 4.5
Leon Vitali 4.5
Elaine J. Huzzar 4.3
Allison Hall 4.2
Shari Rhodes 4.2
Julie Selzer 4.2
Jaki Brown 4.2
Linda Francis 4.2
Johanna Ray 4.2
Meghan Rafferty 4.2
Mali Finn 4.1
Sally Dennison 4.0
Alexandra Montag 4.0
James Liggat 4.0
Matthew Jon Beck 4.0
Ned Lott 4.0
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Editors
Wong Ming-Lam 5.0
Mary Sweeney 4.8
Nino Baragli 4.8
Dov Hoenig 4.8
Pasquale Buba 4.8
Frank J. Urioste 4.8
Folmar Blangsted 4.8
William Diver 4.8
William Chang 4.7
Dorothy Spencer 4.6
Ethan Coen 4.6
Joel Coen 4.6
George Tomasini 4.5
Adrienne Fazan 4.5
Viola Lawrence 4.5
Leo Catozzo 4.5
Chen Po Wen 4.5
John Carter 4.5
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Cinematography
Al Ruban 5.0
Haskell Wexler 5.0
Michael Coulter 5.0
Jost Vacano 4.8
Russell Metty 4.7
Lee Daniel 4.5
Lance Acord 4.5
Yûharu Atsuta 4.5
Harold Rosson 4.5
Jean Rabier 4.5
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Add. Photography
Ross Emery 4.8
Fred Schuler 4.8
Tony C. Jannelli 4.8
Bill Johnson 4.8
Joseph J. Allen 4.8
John Regan 4.8
Martin Fargher 4.8
Scotty Allan 4.8
Homer Plannette 4.8
David M. Dunlap 4.7
John W. DeBlau 4.5
Guy Roe 4.5
Richard Quinlan 4.5
Robert Agganis 4.5
Kelvin Pike 4.5
Laurie Shane 4.5
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Production Design
Akekarat Homlaor 5.0
Dean Tavoularis 4.8
Carlo Simi 4.8
Ford Wheeler 4.8
Robert F. Boyle 4.5
Piero Gherardi 4.5
Philip Rosenberg 4.5
Pao-Lin Lee 4.5
William Chang 4.4
Bernard Evein 4.3
Paul Sylbert 4.3
Polly Platt 4.3
Joe Alves 4.2
Florian Sanson 4.2
Tatsuo Hamada 4.2
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Art Direction
Alfred Herman 5.0
Hugh Bateup 4.9
Jules Cook 4.8
Carl Sprague 4.8
Cindi Knapton 4.8
Geofrey Darrow 4.8
Jack Okey 4.7
Tatsuo Hamada 4.5
W. Steven Graham 4.5
Carlo Leva 4.5
Ted Haworth 4.5
Bernard Evein 4.5
Dan Davis 4.5
Leland Fuller 4.5
Walter E. Keller 4.5
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Set Decoration
Steven Schwartz 5.0
Godric Cole 4.8
William Kiernan 4.8
Michael Thurman 4.8
Jane Wuu 4.8
Mariko Braswell 4.8
Bruce Swanson 4.8
Brian Dusting 4.8
Christian Huband 4.8
Audrey Stanzler 4.8
Mike Malone 4.8
Robert Priestley 4.8
Julia Heron 4.5
Peter Davidson 4.5
Ray Moyer 4.5
Mary Saisselin 4.5
Michael Ford 4.5
Frank R. McKelvy 4.5
Thomas Minton 4.5
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Special Effects
David Domeyer 5.0
Russell A. Cully 5.0
Philip Bartko 4.8
Milt Rice 4.8
Irving G. Ries 4.8
Brian Johnson 4.7
Eros Bacciucchi 4.7
Daniel Hays 4.5
Corey Pritchett 4.5
Jack Jennings 4.5
David H. Watkins 4.5
Connie Brink 4.5
Farciot Edouart 4.5
Kevin Quibell 4.5
Linwood G. Dunn 4.5
Vernon L. Walker 4.4
Dale L. Martin 4.3
Germano Natali 4.3
Wally Veevers 4.2
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Visual Effects
Douglas Trumbull 5.0
Peter Kuran 5.0
John Gaeta 4.8
Andrea D'Amico 4.8
Carlo Rambaldi 4.5
Rachel Berry 4.5
Danny S. Kim 4.5
Camille Geier 4.5
Irmin Roberts 4.5
Chris Walas 4.5
Fred Sersen 4.2
Laura Zentil 4.2
Alison Savitch 4.2
Neil Krepela 4.2
Al Magliochetti 4.2
Laura Buff 4.2
Clifford Stine 4.2
Dan Glass 4.1
John P. Fulton 4.0
Frankie Chung 4.0
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Stunts
Dana Dru Evenson 5.0
Yuen Woo-ping 4.8
Bob Bowles 4.8
Darko Tuscan 4.8
Gillian Statham 4.8
Bud Davis 4.8
Danielle Burgio 4.8
Ousaun Elam 4.8
John Landis 4.8
Vinita McClennon 4.8
Simone Boisseree 4.8
Michael Russo 4.5
Gary Combs 4.5
Yakima Canutt 4.5
Rob Moses 4.5
Satya Bellord 4.5
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Choreography
Bill Landrum 4.5
Bob Fosse 4.5
Surya Kumar 4.2
Toni Basil 4.0
Lynne Hockney 4.0
Miriam Nelson 4.0
Farah Khan 3.5
Michael Arnold 3.0
Mandy Moore 3.0
Julia Fidel 3.0
Francesca Jaynes 3.0
Alex Romero 3.0
Cynthia Onrubia 2.2
John Carrafa 2.0
Nichola Treherne 1.8
Ryan Heffington 1.5
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Composers
Bo Harwood 5.0
Michael Galasso 5.0
Roel A. García 5.0
Brian Eno 4.8
Basil Poledouris 4.5
Lennie Niehaus 4.5
RZA 4.5
Toru Takemitsu 4.5
Bill Lee 4.5
Giorgio Gaslini 4.5
Hugo Riesenfeld 4.5
Arthur Morton 4.5
Henry Vars 4.5
Zhou Lan-Ping 4.5
Roy Webb 4.4
Richard Hageman 4.3
Elmer Bernstein 4.3
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Songs
Jacques Demy 4.8
Michel Legrand 4.5
Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry 3.8
Stephen Sondheim 3.5
Fred Ebb 3.5
John Kander 3.5
Tim Rice 2.8
Frank Loesser 2.8
Mitski 2.0
Andrea Datzman 2.0
Rihanna 2.0
Taylor Swift 1.2
Lana Del Rey 1.0
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Sound
Howard Beals 5.0
Bo Harwood 5.0
Stephanie Flack 4.8
Jacques Maumont 4.8
Bruce Pross 4.8
James Fritch 4.8
Frank Graziadei 4.8
Nathan Boxer 4.8
Walter Murch 4.8
Richard Quinn 4.8
Loren L. Ryder 4.8
Andrew Lackey 4.8
Scott Morgan 4.8
Bailey Fesler 4.8
James G. Stewart 4.8
Mario Faraoni 4.8
Michael Moyse 4.8
Terry Kellum 4.8
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Costume Design
Amy Stofsky 5.0
Cheri Reed 5.0
Edward Stevenson 4.9
Corey Bronson 4.8
Marit Allen 4.7
Carlo Simi 4.7
William Chang 4.5
Casey Storm 4.5
Piero Gherardi 4.5
Kanani Wolf 4.5
Kumiko Ogawa 4.5
John Mollo 4.5
Timothy Everest 4.5
Richard Bruno 4.3
René Hubert 4.3
Miyako Bellizzi 4.2
Tiny Nicholls 4.2
Anthea Sylbert 4.2
Helen Colvig 4.2
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Makeup
Kwan Lee-na 5.0
Graham Freeborn 5.0
Harry Ray 5.0
Ilona Herman 4.8
Alberto De Rossi 4.8
Margaret Aston 4.8
Tina Gordon 4.8
Otello Fava 4.8
Ronaldo Abreu 4.8
Howard Smit 4.8
Aïda Carange 4.8
Stuart Freeborn 4.7
Neal Martz 4.5
Ken Chase 4.5
Janine Jarreau 4.5
Guy Pearce 4.5
Allen Weisinger 4.4
Clay Campbell 4.4
Gregory Nicotero 4.4
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Hairstyling
Grazia De Rossi 5.0
Marie-Ange Ripka 4.8
Judith A. Cory 4.8
Vera Mitchell 4.8
Renata Magnanti 4.8
Ivan Lynch 4.8
Ilona Herman 4.6
Miia Kovero 4.5
Alice Monte 4.5
Susan Schectar 4.5
Mona Orr 4.5
Jovan Vitagliano 4.5
Janis Clark 4.2
Kenneth Walker 4.2
Hollis Barnes 4.2
Anna Malin 4.2
Helen Turpin 4.2
Peter Owen 4.2
Michael Kriston 4.1
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Studios
Jet Tone Films 5.0
Paradis Films 5.0
Stanley Kubrick Productions 4.8
Madeleine Films 4.8
Block 2 Pictures 4.5
Winkler Films 4.5
Clinica Estetico 4.5
Homegreen Films 4.5
Arturo González Producciones Cinematográficas 4.5
Circle Films 4.5
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