A Life in Film
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Top films
Best of 2020
bad year, didn't watch that many movies from it. liked these ones.…
By release year
Genres, countries & languages
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The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
John Wick Collection 3 watched
Before... Collection 3 watched
Shrek Collection 4 watched
Indiana Jones Collection 4 watched
Mad Max Collection 4 watched
The Adventures of Antoine Doinel 5 watched
Austin Powers Collection 3 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
Batman Collection 4 watched
Before... Collection 3 watched
Bionicle Collection 4 watched
The Chronicles of Narnia Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
The Decalogue 10 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
The Hobbit Collection 3 watched
Indiana Jones Collection 4 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
It's Such a Beautiful Day Collection 3 watched
John Wick Collection 3 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Mad Max Collection 4 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
The Mummy Collection 3 watched
Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection 3 watched
Resident Evil Collection 6 watched
Shrek Collection 4 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection 3 watched
Three Colors Collection 3 watched
Transformers Collection 5 watched
World of Tomorrow Collection 3 watched
Aladdin Collection 2 of 3 watched
Alien Collection 3 of 4 watched
Anchorman Collection 2 of 3 watched
Bad Boys Collection 2 of 3 watched
Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Collection 2 of 3 watched
Captain America Collection 2 of 3 watched
Class of 1999 Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Conjuring Collection 2 of 3 watched
Die Hard Collection 4 of 5 watched
Evil Dead Collection 3 of 4 watched
Firefly Collection 2 of 3 watched
Friday the 13th Collection 9 of 11 watched
Gates of Hell Trilogy 2 of 3 watched
Ghostbusters Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Godfather Collection 2 of 3 watched
Halloween Collection 8 of 10 watched
The Hangover Collection 2 of 3 watched
Hostel Collection 2 of 3 watched
Jurassic Park Collection 4 of 5 watched
Kung Fu Panda Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Lion King Collection 2 of 3 watched
Living Dead Collection 3 of 4 watched
Madagascar Collection 2 of 3 watched
Men In Black Collection 3 of 4 watched
Mission: Impossible Collection 5 of 6 watched
National Lampoon's Vacation Collection 3 of 4 watched
Night at the Museum Collection 2 of 3 watched
A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 6 of 7 watched
Ocean's Collection 2 of 3 watched
Saw Collection 7 of 8 watched
Scream Collection 4 of 5 watched
SpongeBob Collection 2 of 3 watched
Spy Kids Collection 3 of 4 watched
Star Wars Collection 8 of 9 watched
Texas Chainsaw Massacre Collection 6 of 7 watched
Toy Story Collection 3 of 4 watched
Zombi Collection 2 of 3 watched
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Directors
Crew & studios
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Co-Directors
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Producers
Scott Rudin 37
Jason Blum 27
Stan Lee 22
Bruce Berman 20
Tim Bevan 19
Eric Fellner 19
Ethan Coen 18
Thomas Tull 18
George Lucas 16
Mario Kassar 16
David Heyman 15
Michael Bay 14
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Writers
Ethan Coen 18
Joel Coen 18
Stephen King 17
David Lynch 13
David Koepp 11
George Lucas 11
John Hughes 10
Claire Denis 10
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Editors
Michael Kahn 22
Paul Hirsch 15
Ethan Coen 14
Joel Coen 14
Lee Smith 12
Paul Rubell 12
Roger Barton 12
Ewa Smal 11
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Cinematography
Dean Cundey 15
Peter Deming 11
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Production Design
David Wasco 14
Rick Carter 12
Jess Gonchor 11
Stuart Craig 11
Carol Spier 11
Bo Welch 8
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Art Direction
Gary Tomkins 12
Sean Haworth 10
Tom Reta 9
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Set Decoration
Nancy Haigh 16
Gene Serdena 10
Robert Gould 10
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Visual Effects
Craig Barron 18
John Knoll 13
Ian Hunter 11
David Sanger 11
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Composers
Hans Zimmer 37
Howard Shore 29
Danny Elfman 23
John Powell 16
John Debney 16
James Horner 15
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Sound
Skip Lievsay 44
Andy Nelson 41
Anna Behlmer 32
David Parker 26
Ron Bartlett 24
Paul Massey 22
Gary Summers 22
Randy Thom 21
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Costumes
Mary Zophres 19
Mark Bridges 15
Edith Head 11
Jany Temime 11
Renée April 10
Dan Bronson 10
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Make-Up
Ve Neill 20
Rick Baker 15
Bill Corso 14
Donald Mowat 14
Sian Grigg 14
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Studios
Paramount 111
Canal+ 55
Miramax 31
CNC 23
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Co-Directors
Lee Unkrich 3.7
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Producers
Mary Sweeney 5.0
Ronald M. Bozman 5.0
Victor Lyndon 5.0
Shep Gordon 5.0
Ben Barenholtz 5.0
Giuseppe Amato 5.0
Vittorio De Sica 5.0
Robert Evans 4.7
Jon Davison 4.7
Adam Somner 4.6
David Lynch 4.6
Stanley Kubrick 4.5
JoAnne Sellar 4.5
Jan Harlan 4.5
Margaret Ménégoz 4.5
Kim Kyeong-taek 4.5
Bong Joon-ho 4.5
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Writers
Nicholas Pileggi 5.0
Ethan Hawke 5.0
Julie Delpy 5.0
Andrei Tarkovsky 5.0
Edward Neumeier 5.0
Cesare Zavattini 5.0
Bruno Corbucci 5.0
Sergio Corbucci 5.0
Debra Hill 4.7
John Carpenter 4.6
Stanley Kubrick 4.5
Joe Ranft 4.5
Barry Jenkins 4.5
Michael Herr 4.5
Benny Safdie 4.5
Kim Krizan 4.5
Stephen Sinclair 4.5
Julia Ducournau 4.5
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Editors
Peter Zinner 5.0
Eraldo Da Roma 5.0
Frank J. Urioste 4.8
Nadine Muse 4.8
Mary Sweeney 4.7
Monika Willi 4.5
Lucian Johnston 4.5
Walter Fasano 4.5
Lee Unkrich 4.5
Joi McMillon 4.5
Nat Sanders 4.5
Richard Chew 4.5
Andy Jurgensen 4.5
Alex Rodríguez 4.5
Mark Everson 4.5
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Cinematography
Andrzej Sekula 4.7
Jeff Cronenweth 4.5
Lee Daniel 4.5
Erik Wilson 4.5
Alexander Dynan 4.5
Andrew Lau 4.5
Daniel Landin 4.5
Vadim Yusov 4.5
Don Hertzfeldt 4.5
John F. Seitz 4.5
Agnès Varda 4.5
Christian Berger 4.4
Jarin Blaschke 4.3
John Alcott 4.3
Gordon Willis 4.3
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Production Design
Dean Tavoularis 5.0
Grace Yun 5.0
Charles D. Hall 5.0
Christoph Kanter 4.6
Carlo Simi 4.5
Lee Ha-jun 4.5
Bob Shaw 4.5
Laurie Colson 4.5
Gary Williamson 4.5
Kazuo Satsuya 4.5
Katarzyna Sobańska-Strzałkowska 4.5
Marcel Sławiński 4.5
Tomoyuki Maruo 4.5
Marik Vos-Lundh 4.5
Victor Kempster 4.5
Jack Fisk 4.4
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Art Direction
Seth Reed 5.0
Deborah Wheatley 5.0
Angelo P. Graham 5.0
Aran Mann 4.7
Philip Ivey 4.5
Ross McGarva 4.5
Andrea Borland 4.5
David L. Snyder 4.5
Adam Stockhausen 4.5
Merlin Ortner 4.5
Hans Dreier 4.5
Erik Olson 4.5
Leslie Dilley 4.4
Dan Hennah 4.3
Rob Outterside 4.3
James E. Tocci 4.3
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Set Decoration
Ian Whittaker 4.7
Cho Won-woo 4.5
Emmanuel Delis 4.5
Bryan Lane 4.5
Lisa Brennan 4.5
Tessa Davies 4.5
Ryan Watson 4.5
Mariko Braswell 4.5
Frank R. McKelvy 4.5
Ondine Karady 4.5
Bruce Weintraub 4.5
Christine Wick 4.5
Christin Busse 4.5
Angelo Stea 4.5
Brad Milburn 4.5
František Straka 4.5
Alan Lee 4.3
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Visual Effects
Rachel Berry 5.0
Dave Levine 4.7
Douglas Trumbull 4.7
Andrea D'Amico 4.6
Grady Cofer 4.5
Fred Pienkos 4.5
Mark Russell 4.5
Lucy Killick 4.5
Luca Saviotti 4.5
Virginia Cefaly 4.5
Sonia Marques 4.5
Casey Cannon 4.5
Van Ling 4.5
Antony Bluff 4.5
Yoo Young-il 4.5
Andrew Jackson 4.3
Dean Lyon 4.3
Paul Lasaine 4.3
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Composers
Carmine Coppola 5.0
Luis Bacalov 5.0
Eduard Artemyev 5.0
Bo Burnham 5.0
Basil Poledouris 5.0
Wendy Carlos 4.5
Michael Galasso 4.5
Roel A. García 4.5
Mowg 4.5
Lars Johan Werle 4.5
Miklós Rózsa 4.5
Trent Reznor 4.3
Daniel Lopatin 4.3
Roy Hawkins 4.3
David Byrne 4.3
Stefan Will 4.3
Jonny Greenwood 4.2
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Sound
Winston Ryder 5.0
Unsun Song 5.0
Peter F. Kurland 5.0
Leslie Hodgson 5.0
Justin Hennard 5.0
Richard Quinn 5.0
Nathan Boxer 5.0
Nadine Muse 5.0
Kim Secrist 5.0
David Novack 5.0
Howard Beals 4.8
Elio Pacella 4.7
Mel Zelniker 4.7
John McKay 4.5
Dominick Tavella 4.5
Bill Rowe 4.5
James Fritch 4.5
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Costumes
Elinor Bardach 5.0
Miyako Bellizzi 5.0
Nelli Fomina 5.0
Joan Thomas 5.0
Judy Shrewsbury 4.5
Choi Se-yeon 4.5
Nina Cinelli 4.5
Patricia Colin 4.5
Giulia Piersanti 4.5
William Chang 4.5
Ola Staszko 4.5
Michael Dennison 4.5
Adrian 4.5
Linda Muir 4.3
Stacy Horn 4.3
Olga Mill 4.3
Lori DeLapp 4.3
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Make-Up
Bridget O'Neill 5.0
Carl Fullerton 5.0
Erica Ueland 5.0
Rob Bottin 4.8
Traci Loader 4.5
Tanya Travis 4.5
Kyra Panchenko 4.5
Marjorie Durand 4.5
Linda Wall 4.5
Jim Gillespie 4.5
Wes Dawn 4.5
Darylin Nagy 4.5
Kim Jeong-ja 4.5
Perc Westmore 4.5
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Studios
Circle Films 5.0
Alive Films 5.0
Stanley Kubrick Productions 4.7
Anton Capital Entertainment (ACE) 4.7
Hawk Films 4.5
Parts and Labor 4.5
Peregrine 4.5
Frenesy Film 4.5
Pressman Film 4.5
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