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Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
Guardians of the Galaxy Collection 3 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
Thor Collection 4 watched
The Godfather Collection 3 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
Alien Collection 4 watched
Ant-Man Collection 3 watched
The Apu Trilogy 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
Batman Collection 4 watched
The Battle of Chile Trilogy 3 watched
Before... Collection 3 watched
Beverly Hills Cop Collection 3 watched
Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Collection 3 watched
Blade Collection 3 watched
The Bourne Collection 5 watched
Candyman Collection 4 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
Clerks Collection 3 watched
Comedies and Proverbs collection 3 watched
Creed Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
Die Hard Collection 5 watched
Dracula (Hammer) Collection 9 watched
Evil Dead Collection 3 watched
Fantastic Beasts Collection 3 watched
The Fast and the Furious Collection 10 watched
Father Knows Best Collection 3 watched
Fifty Shades Collection 3 watched
Firefly Collection 3 watched
The Fontainhas Collection 5 watched
Frankenstein (Hammer) Collection 7 watched
Friday the 13th Collection 11 watched
Ghostbusters Collection 3 watched
The Godfather Collection 3 watched
God's Not Dead Collection 4 watched
Godzilla Collection 3 watched
Guardians of the Galaxy Collection 3 watched
Halloween Collection 11 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
The Hobbit Collection 3 watched
The Human Condition 3 watched
Indiana Jones Collection 5 watched
Ip Man Collection 4 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
Jay and Silent Bob Collection 3 watched
John Wick Collection 4 watched
Jurassic Park Collection 6 watched
Karnstein (Hammer) Collection 3 watched
Kingsman Collection 3 watched
The Koker Trilogy 3 watched
Living Dead Collection 4 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Mad Max Collection 4 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
Men In Black Collection 3 watched
Mission: Impossible Collection 7 watched
A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 7 watched
Pirates of the Caribbean Collection 5 watched
Planet of the Apes (Original) Collection 5 watched
Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection 3 watched
Predator Collection 5 watched
Pusher Collection 3 watched
Quatermass (Hammer series) 3 watched
Re-Animator Collection 3 watched
Rebuild of Evangelion Collection 4 watched
The Robert Langdon Collection 3 watched
Rocky Collection 6 watched
Scream Collection 6 watched
Shrek Collection 4 watched
Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Superman Collection 5 watched
The Terminator Collection 6 watched
Thor Collection 4 watched
Three Colors Collection 3 watched
The Three Mothers Collection 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
Transformers Collection 5 watched
The Wolverine Collection 3 watched
X-Men Collection 7 watched
The Chronicles of Narnia Collection 2 of 3 watched
Coffin Joe Trilogy 2 of 3 watched
The Hannibal Lecter Collection 2 of 3 watched
Johnny English Collection 2 of 3 watched
Magic Mike Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Mummy (Hammer) Collection 3 of 4 watched
The Souvenir Collection 2 of 3 watched
Tetsuo Collection 2 of 3 watched
Troll Collection 2 of 3 watched
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Directors
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Crew & studios
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Co-Directors
Masayuki 3
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Add. Directing
Brian Smrz 17
Adam Somner 16
Dan Bradley 12
Jeremy Marks 10
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Producers
Kevin Feige 35
Eric Fellner 26
Tim Bevan 25
Scott Rudin 24
Avi Arad 22
David Heyman 20
Dede Gardner 18
Olivier Père 15
Jason Blum 14
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Exec. Producers
Stan Lee 58
Rose Garnett 23
Bruce Berman 22
Tessa Ross 22
Jason Cloth 21
George Lucas 15
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Writers
Joel Coen 13
David Koepp 12
Ethan Coen 12
Hideo Oguni 12
George Lucas 12
Lav Diaz 11
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Original Writers
Stan Lee 35
Jack Kirby 31
Bob Kane 17
Larry Lieber 14
Joe Shuster 12
Jerry Siegel 12
Bram Stoker 12
Steve Ditko 11
George Lucas 10
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Casting
Mary Vernieu 50
Nina Gold 38
Avy Kaufman 37
Jina Jay 27
Ellen Lewis 23
Mike Fenton 21
Carmen Cuba 20
Shaheen Baig 19
Kevin Reher 18
Jane Jenkins 18
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Editors
Michael Kahn 26
Paul Hirsch 15
Lee Smith 14
James Needs 12
Lav Diaz 11
José Salcedo 11
Roger Barton 11
William Hoy 11
Joel Cox 11
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Cinematography
Arthur Grant 17
Sven Nykvist 17
Dean Cundey 14
Ben Davis 14
Bill Pope 13
Robbie Ryan 13
Atsushi Okui 13
Oliver Wood 12
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Add. Photography
Mitch Dubin 14
Lee Walters 14
Kyle Rudolph 14
Paul Hughen 12
Peter Field 12
John Gamble 12
Henry Tirl 12
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Production Design
Rick Carter 14
Carol Spier 13
Jack Fisk 13
David Wasco 13
Jess Gonchor 12
Stuart Craig 12
Grant Major 11
Arthur Max 10
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Art Direction
Peter Dorme 14
Don Mingaye 14
Gary Tomkins 13
Helen Jarvis 13
John Dexter 12
Julian Ashby 11
Rod McLean 11
Gary Jopling 11
Joe Howard 10
Ian Gracie 10
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Set Decoration
Nancy Haigh 20
Tim Croshaw 15
Anna Pinnock 13
Adam Willis 12
Paul Sonski 12
Larry Dias 12
Gene Serdena 12
Anne Porter 11
Shane Vieau 11
Jay Hart 11
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Special Effects
Les Bowie 13
Steve Cremin 11
Jeff Brink 11
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Visual Effects
Craig Barron 16
John Knoll 16
Brian Adler 15
Russell Earl 12
Pablo Helman 12
Tim Burke 12
Phil Tippett 10
Scott Benza 10
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Stunts
Henry Kingi 38
Debbie Evans 37
Doug Coleman 37
Rick Avery 35
Jeff Imada 30
Annie Ellis 27
John Meier 27
Joni Avery 24
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Choreography
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Composers
Hans Zimmer 42
Danny Elfman 41
Howard Shore 31
Brian Tyler 20
Tyler Bates 16
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Songs
Sia 9
Eminem 4
Dua Lipa 3
Swae Lee 3
Rihanna 3
Gulzar 3
Fred Ebb 3
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Sound
Peter Burgis 64
Andy Nelson 57
John Roesch 57
Skip Lievsay 50
Jana Vance 48
Paul Massey 34
Ron Bartlett 33
Anna Behlmer 31
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Costume Design
Mark Bridges 20
Mary Zophres 18
Kym Barrett 16
Edith Head 15
Sandy Powell 13
Lynda Foote 12
Lisa Lovaas 12
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Makeup
Gary Archer 56
Ve Neill 23
Donald Mowat 23
Roy Ashton 20
Bill Corso 20
Rick Baker 18
Sian Grigg 18
Chris Lyons 18
John Blake 15
Judy Chin 15
Luisa Abel 14
Dan Martin 13
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Hairstyling
Alex Rouse 27
Joy Zapata 14
Kay Georgiou 14
Adruitha Lee 12
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Studios
Paramount 141
20th Century Fox 118
Canal+ 58
TOHO 57
Miramax 49
BBC Film 45
BFI 38
Shochiku 37
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Co-Directors
Ágnes Hranitzky 4.3
Lee Unkrich 4.2
Masayuki 3.7
Kazuya Tsurumaki 3.6
Mahiro Maeda 3.2
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Add. Directing
Tokuzō Tanaka 5.0
Mariya Chugunova 5.0
Guidarino Guidi 5.0
Kenjirô Ohmori 5.0
Tony Brandt 4.9
Yoshifumi Kondo 4.8
Giancarlo Santi 4.8
Yôichi Matsue 4.8
Masanobu Deme 4.8
Shirō Moritani 4.8
Kim Seong-sik 4.8
Kelly Kiernan 4.8
Richard Goodwin 4.8
Bo Arne Vibenius 4.8
Shōhei Imamura 4.8
Subir Hajra 4.8
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Producers
Syd Lim 5.0
Takeshi Yamamoto 4.8
Ryūzō Kikushima 4.8
Bong Joon-ho 4.8
Victor Lyndon 4.8
Tooru Hara 4.8
Jeong Won-jo 4.8
Bill Pohlad 4.8
Albert Chi 4.8
Fulvio Morsella 4.8
Éric Heumann 4.8
Ruth Waldburger 4.8
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 4.8
Max Wiedemann 4.8
Quirin Berg 4.8
Torstein Grude 4.8
Monika Lobkowicz 4.8
Karl Baumgartner 4.8
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Exec. Producers
Yutaka Narita 5.0
Park Chan-wook 4.8
Jeong Tae-sung 4.8
Seiji Okuda 4.8
Lee Kang-bok 4.8
Tomoyuki Tanaka 4.8
Errol Morris 4.8
Jan Harlan 4.6
Chan Ye-cheng 4.5
Choi Jae-won 4.5
András Hámori 4.5
Suzanne Alizart 4.5
Aaron Ryder 4.5
David L. Bushell 4.5
Cate Blanchett 4.5
Si Litvinoff 4.5
Chad A. Verdi 4.5
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Writers
Masato Ide 5.0
Hampton Fancher 5.0
Mickey Knox 5.0
Toshio Matsumoto 5.0
Pedro Chaskel 5.0
Federico Elton 5.0
Edward Yang 4.8
Barry Jenkins 4.8
Michael Herr 4.8
Jim Thompson 4.8
Sergio Donati 4.8
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 4.8
King Hu 4.8
Stanley Kubrick 4.7
Patricio Guzmán 4.6
Hideo Oguni 4.6
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Original Writers
Mario Puzo 5.0
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay 4.7
Shûgorô Yamamoto 4.5
Nicholas Pileggi 4.5
Haruki Murakami 4.5
Joseph Conrad 4.5
Rick Jaffa 4.5
Amanda Silver 4.5
Roland Topor 4.5
Lionel White 4.5
J.G. Ballard 4.5
Raymond Chandler 4.5
Ryū Murakami 4.3
Philip K. Dick 4.2
Jerome Robbins 4.2
Arthur Laurents 4.2
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Casting
Vic Ramos 4.8
Terry Liebling 4.8
Fred Roos 4.8
Elina Ternyaeva 4.5
Leon Vitali 4.5
Kumiko Hosokawa 4.5
Sande Alessi 4.5
Robi Reed 4.5
Manuel Teil 4.5
Al Ernest Garcia 4.5
Jenny Jue 4.4
Molly Rose 4.3
Toby Whale 4.3
Jennifer Euston 4.3
Irene Howard 4.3
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Editors
Chen Po Wen 5.0
Toshie Iwasa 5.0
Sam O'Steen 4.8
Pedro Chaskel 4.8
Leo Catozzo 4.8
Mitsuzô Miyata 4.8
Joi McMillon 4.8
Alex Rodríguez 4.8
Eugenio Alabiso 4.8
Robert Wise 4.8
Valeriya Belova 4.8
Scott Stevenson 4.8
Kim Ki-duk 4.8
Dominique Auvray 4.8
Siv Lundgren 4.7
Alfonso Cuarón 4.6
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Cinematography
John Alcott 5.0
Georgi Rerberg 5.0
Tatsuo Suzuki 5.0
Vadim Yusov 4.9
Gábor Medvigy 4.8
James Laxton 4.8
Brian Tufano 4.8
Alexey Rodionov 4.8
Yang Wei-han 4.8
Chang Hui-kung 4.8
Hua Hui-Ying 4.8
Pedro Costa 4.8
Subrata Mitra 4.7
Kazuo Miyagawa 4.6
Asakazu Nakai 4.5
Takao Saitō 4.5
Yûharu Atsuta 4.5
Otello Martelli 4.5
Gilbert Taylor 4.5
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Add. Photography
Toshihiko Sato 4.8
Cha Sung-min 4.8
Yang Hyeon-seok 4.8
Lee Hyun 4.8
Robert Ward 4.8
William E. Fitch 4.8
Ju Sung-lim 4.8
Mike Molloy 4.8
George Holmes 4.8
Damon Moreau 4.8
David Morgan 4.8
Kyung-bo Yeo 4.8
Simon Bray 4.8
Nicholas Kirsten 4.8
John Colley 4.8
James V. King 4.8
Gary Graver 4.8
Arturo Zavattini 4.8
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Production Design
Carlo Simi 5.0
Lee Ha-jun 4.8
Tatsuo Hamada 4.8
Anna Asp 4.8
Alison Chitty 4.8
Silke Buhr 4.8
Marik Vos-Lundh 4.8
Bibi Lindström 4.7
Hisakazu Tsuji 4.7
Yoshirō Muraki 4.5
Ryu Seong-hie 4.5
Richard Sylbert 4.5
Piero Gherardi 4.5
Shin Jeom-hee 4.5
Bob Shaw 4.5
Tomoyuki Maruo 4.5
Philip Rosenberg 4.5
Hein Heckroth 4.5
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Art Direction
Setsu Asakura 5.0
Kisaku Ito 5.0
Sam Hudecki 4.8
Eric Dean 4.8
Roger Christian 4.8
Carlo Leva 4.8
Seamus Flannery 4.8
Akira Naitô 4.8
Yoshirō Muraki 4.7
Gergely Rieger 4.5
Sue Chan 4.5
Jack Fisk 4.5
Carl Jules Weyl 4.5
Agata Maliauka 4.5
Tim Galvin 4.5
Andrew Hull 4.5
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Set Decoration
Yang Hong-sam 4.8
Cho Won-woo 4.8
Philip Smith 4.8
Frank R. McKelvy 4.8
Kintarô Yamamoto 4.8
Amy Wells 4.7
George R. Nelson 4.5
Gerald Palone 4.5
Oh Sang-man 4.5
Sándor Katona 4.5
Béla Zsolt Tóth 4.5
Sarah Light 4.5
Judith Harvey 4.5
Marta McElroy 4.5
Meriam Rodriguez 4.5
Anne H. Ahrens 4.5
Carl J. Stensel 4.5
Kwon Ju-hee 4.5
Kim Byung-han 4.5
Patricia Cuccia 4.5
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Special Effects
Joe Lombardi 5.0
Eros Bacciucchi 4.8
David H. Watkins 4.8
Richard L. Hill 4.8
Ric San Nicholas 4.8
Michael Kavanagh 4.5
Mark Stanton 4.5
Michael Rifkin 4.5
Wayne Burnes 4.5
Mark Bero 4.5
Sass Bedig 4.5
David Young 4.5
Steve Galich 4.5
Roy Arbogast 4.5
Dianne Carlucci 4.5
Doug Hubbard 4.5
Daniel Hays 4.5
Alex Vázquez 4.5
Manuel Baquero 4.5
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Visual Effects
Douglas Trumbull 4.8
Keith Acheson 4.8
Lorna Paterson 4.8
Rachel Berry 4.8
Lucy Killick 4.8
Jeremy Hattingh 4.8
Antony Bluff 4.8
Dan Kaufman 4.8
Yoo Young-il 4.7
Lee Jeon-hyoung 4.6
Tim Webber 4.5
Frazer Churchill 4.5
Christina Graff 4.5
Cho Yong-seok 4.5
Matthew Yuricich 4.5
Fred Pienkos 4.5
Sarah McLauchlan 4.5
Wei Zheng 4.5
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Stunts
Roy Scammell 5.0
John Landis 5.0
Zoltan Szanto 4.8
Viktor Sokorai 4.8
Kristof Belovai 4.8
Gaspar Adam 4.8
Oh Se-yeong 4.8
E.J. Evans 4.8
Steven Burnett 4.8
Mike Washlake 4.8
Ann Chatterton 4.8
Diane Carter 4.8
Yoo Sang-seob 4.6
Sean Morrissey 4.5
Ken Lesco 4.5
Levente Tamási 4.5
Jack Tyree 4.5
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Choreography
Surya Kumar 4.5
Toni Basil 4.2
Jerome Robbins 4.2
Yuen Woo-ping 4.0
Paula Abdul 4.0
David Toguri 4.0
Bob Fosse 4.0
Michael Arnold 3.8
Denna Thomsen 3.8
Cynthia Onrubia 3.8
Francesca Jaynes 3.6
Mandy Moore 3.5
Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks 3.5
Gene Kelly 3.5
Brad Jeffries 3.4
Terry Notary 3.4
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Composers
Eduard Artemyev 5.0
Wendy Carlos 5.0
Choi Seung-hyun 5.0
Ichirō Saitō 4.8
Michael Galasso 4.8
Lars Johan Werle 4.8
Franz Schubert 4.8
Roel A. García 4.7
Andrew Dickson 4.7
Masaru Satō 4.5
Nino Rota 4.5
Senji Itô 4.5
Toru Takemitsu 4.5
Ravi Shankar 4.5
David Shire 4.5
Massimo Morante 4.5
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Songs
Michel Legrand 4.5
Swae Lee 4.0
Stephen Sondheim 4.0
Mitski 4.0
Dan Levy 4.0
Joel Hirschhorn 4.0
Al Kasha 4.0
Sahir Ludhianvi 4.0
Randy Newman 3.9
Dominic Fike 3.8
Elton John 3.8
Fred Ebb 3.7
John Kander 3.7
Billie Eilish 3.6
Gulzar 3.5
Khalid 3.5
Lady Gaga 3.5
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Sound
Semyon Litvinov 5.0
Rodney Holland 5.0
Inna Zelentsova 5.0
Csaba Erös 5.0
Nathan Boxer 4.8
Owe Svensson 4.8
Lennart Engholm 4.8
Lee Chung-gyu 4.8
Theo Green 4.8
Sam Gemette 4.8
Lionel Strutt 4.8
Leslie Hodgson 4.8
Richard Quinn 4.8
Lee Ik-su 4.8
Tat Leung 4.8
Bailey Fesler 4.8
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Costume Design
Nelli Fomina 5.0
Anthea Sylbert 5.0
Carlo Simi 4.8
Shima Yoshizane 4.8
Lilla Vasvári 4.8
Janey Temime 4.8
Kelly Fraser 4.8
Gabriele Binder 4.8
Yoshiko Samejima 4.8
John Mollo 4.7
Kwak Jung-ae 4.7