George Takei
George Hosato Takei Altman (born April 20, 1937) is an American actor of Japanese descent, best known for his role in the television series Star Trek, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise. He is a proponent of gay rights and active in state and local politics as well as continuing his acting career. He has won several awards and accolades in his work on human rights and Japanese-American relations, including his work with the Japanese American National Museum.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 13.037 |
Birthday | 1937-04-20 |
Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Also Known As | George Takai, 武井乔治, ジョージ・タケイ, 武井穂郷, جورج تاكاي, Джордж Такей, |
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
7.4/1902
The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.
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1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
6.47/1715
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
6.6/1352
A surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence.
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
7.1/1472
The one with the Whales.
When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize earths oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time i...
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1991
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
7/1256
After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an...
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1989
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
5.7/1170
A renegade Vulcan with a startling secret hijacks the U.S.S. Enterprise in order to find a mythical planet.
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1998
Mulan
7.9/9629
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1968
The Green Berets
5.728/167
Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for two missions in South Vietnam. The first is to strengthen a camp that is trying to be taken...
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The Green Berets
2004
Mulan II
6.5/2344
Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever...
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Mulan II
2002
New World Order
3/2
The diary of an occult novelist sends a young college student, on a journey into the paranormal and fantastic, evolving into a living nightmare of par...
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New World Order
2023
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
0/0
A grandfather and curio shop owner in a small town in Arizona and his granddaughter are transported to a mystical land through a portal stone and have...
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The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
2012
Art of Submission
4.7/8
Johnny Sanchez has a troubled past which manifests in the dissonance between him and his family, particularly with his father and son. As Johnny gets...
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Art of Submission
1963
PT 109
5.9/28
Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's war time experiences during which he captained a PT boat, took it to battle and had it sunk by a Japanese...
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2006
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5.214/49
When a plane carrying a pair of top secret military robots crashes on a deserted Pacific island, a team of Navy seals must find them and turn them off...
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1960
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6.6/16
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Hell to Eternity
1997
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6.3/55
Denise Crosby takes a first look at the huge fans of "Star Trek" from around America and how the series has affected and shaped their lives.
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1966
Walk Don't Run
6.3/68
During the housing shortage of the Summer Olympic Games in 1964, two men and a woman share a small apartment in Tokyo, and the older man soon starts p...
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Walk Don't Run
2009
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
7.7/262
The Mystery Inc. gang takes a trip to Japan and finds themselves circling Asia and the Pacific in a treasure hunt, racing against the vengeful Black S...
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Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
1960
Ice Palace
5.8/7
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Ice Palace
2004
The Eavesdropper
5.2/10
Fifteen deaf patients took part in an experimental clinical trail aimed at hearing restoration. Within days, fourteen of the fifteen participants in t...
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The Eavesdropper
2003
Roddenberry on Patrol
0/0
A very funny short film that parodies Gene Roddenberry's quest to find Star Trek. On the way he encounters several people who help him create the Sc-F...
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Roddenberry on Patrol
2011
These Amazing Shadows
7.4/68
Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and inde...
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These Amazing Shadows
1996
Oblivion 2: Backlash
4.3/18
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Oblivion 2: Backlash
2008
Ninja Cheerleaders
4/50
3 college cheerleaders use their martial arts know-how to save their Sensei from mafia kidnappers, but must keep their extra curricular activities a s...
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Ninja Cheerleaders
1990
Blood Oath
5.5/8
On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of war camp for Australian soldiers. At the close of...
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Blood Oath
1993
The Curse of the Dragon
7.1/32
A 1993 documentary film about Bruce Lee. The film includes interviews from some of his fellow students and opponents who worked alongside him in his m...
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1971
Josie's Castle
3.3/3
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Josie's Castle
1998
Bug Buster
3.7/22
After the mayor uses a potentially dangerous substance to protect the local plantation, the lakeside town of Mountview, in California, is attacked by...
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Bug Buster
1989
Return from the River Kwai
5/26
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Return from the River Kwai
2011
Larry Crowne
6/1294
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes p...
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Larry Crowne
2020
Who’s on Top?
0/0
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Who’s on Top?
2024
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0/0
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2012
Strange Frame: Love & Sax
5.6/15
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Strange Frame: Love & Sax
2003
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7.1/22
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2013
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5.9/768
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2009
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0/0
Even though bringing in cameras to the internment camps was prohibited, one man managed to smuggle in his own camera lens and build a camera to docume...
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2009
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0/0
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1993
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5.3/6
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2014
To Be Takei
7.4/72
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To Be Takei
2022
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4.7/4
Primetime program celebrating the diversity and recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of the vibrant Asian American, Native Hawaiian and P...
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2023
One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center
6/1
One Fighting Irishman tells the story of San Francisco attorney Wayne M. Collins whose uncompromising defense of the Constitution drove him to spend t...
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0/0
It's Holodecktastic.
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Holograms All the Way Down
2013
The Missing Scarf
7.9/9
A black comedy exploring some of life's common fears: fear of the unknown, of failure, rejection and finally the fear of death. Narrated by George Tak...
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The Missing Scarf
1995
Kissinger and Nixon
7.9/4
A dramatization of the relationship between Kissinger and Nixon during the six-month period in 1972-73 when Kissinger was negotiating an end to the Vi...
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Kissinger and Nixon
1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla
6.598/245
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2013
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
2.8/4
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1986
Who's Who
0/0
Produced for American Public Television, this documentary on the long-running Doctor Who television series features interviews with actors and actress...
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Who's Who
2014
Eat With Me
6.2/27
When Emma moves in with her estranged, gay son, the pair must learn to reconnect through food where words fail, and face the foreclosure of the family...
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Eat With Me
1965
Red Line 7000
5.3/29
The lives and passions of a stock car team are revealed against the turbulent backdrop of the professional racing world.
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Red Line 7000
1966
An American Dream
4.6/5
Stephen Rojack is a decorated war vet who has now found success as an outspoken television personality. During a vicious argument with his wife, Debor...
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An American Dream
2008
The Great Buck Howard
5.962/237
When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician stru...
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The Great Buck Howard
1959
Never So Few
5.4/59
A U.S. military troop takes command of a band of Burmese guerillas during World War II.
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Never So Few
1970
Which Way to the Front?
4.833/30
Brendan Byers III, one of the richest men in America, has been pronounced 4-F and can't serve his country in its war against Hitler. Byers does not ta...
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Which Way to the Front?
2012
Space Milkshake
5.3/45
Four low-ranking astronauts are stuck together on an orbital Sanitation Station after they bring a mysterious device aboard their ship and all life on...
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Space Milkshake
1957
Rodan! The Flying Monster!
0/0
US dubbed and edited version of the Japanese film Rodan. A mining engineer investigates the death of his fellow co-workers and discovers prehistoric d...
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Rodan! The Flying Monster!
2009
Bring Back... Star Trek
3.5/2
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Bring Back... Star Trek
2006
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
6.5/49
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Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2017
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
4.1/9
An automated girl and tortoise warrior journey with a band of outlaws on an incredible quest. Their one hope is to find a legendary relic to defeat a...
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Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2019
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
1/1
Cool Cat, the coolest cat in the world, tells his friends, the audience, a crazy dream, how he was invited to a celebrity party and meets many celebri...
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Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
2015
Entourage
6.235/991
Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold....
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Entourage
2015
Roddenberry's Trek
0/0
The Gene Roddenberry Project is a half hour documentary exploring the genesis of Star Trek through the personal insight of its creator.Directed by Tru...
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Roddenberry's Trek
1999
Who Gets the House?
3/3
Don and Rebecca Reece are facing the toughest decision of their lives whether or not to end their marriage of nearly 20 years. The Reeces agree to a t...
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Who Gets the House?
1997
The Best Bad Thing
7/2
After her husband's death, Mrs. Hata desperately needs help on her cucumber farm. Rinko' mother wants her to spend the summer helping Mrs. Hata, her l...
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The Best Bad Thing
2015
Message From Hiroshima
8/1
This documentary provides an inside look at the devastating effects of the first atomic bomb dropped, as depicted in testimonials from survivors, and...
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Message From Hiroshima
2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
4.5/2
Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two young composers and romantic partners, are caught in the web of silent film star Gloria Swanson when she hires...
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Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2015
Do I Sound Gay?
5.7/55
What makes a voice “gay”? A breakup with his boyfriend sets journalist David Thorpe on a quest to unravel a linguistic mystery.
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Do I Sound Gay?
1996
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
0/1
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations was a documentary which was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in the US on 4 November...
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The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
2016
Kubo and the Two Strings
7.6/3546
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seek...
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Kubo and the Two Strings
1995
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
4.3/3
Cast members of the television and movie series "Star Trek" reminisce about the making of the series and the films, and give their opinions on why the...
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William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
2016
For the Love of Spock
7.5/177
The life of Star Trek's Mr. Spock — as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Mr. Spock for almost fifty years —written and directed by h...
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For the Love of Spock
2005
How William Shatner Changed The World
6.1/8
William Shatner presents a light-hearted look at how the "Star Trek" TV series have influenced and inspired today's technologies, including: cell phon...
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How William Shatner Changed The World
2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
7.4/56
Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter wa...
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Tab Hunter Confidential
1975
The Star Trek Dream
1/1
A documentary about Star Trek: The Original Series and its fanbase narrated by Bob Wilkins, featuring interviews with cast members and important early...
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The Star Trek Dream
2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
6.679/294
A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their vil...
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Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2014
Ava & Lala
8/2
Ava, a spirited and imaginative girl, meets a curious animal named Lala. Together they go on a wild and magical adventure, where they encounter new an...
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Ava & Lala
2012
8
0/0
Live chronicle of the landmark federal trial of California's Prop. 8 using the actual court transcripts and first-hand interviews.
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8
1994
William Shatner: Captain's Log
0/0
William Shatner worked tirelessly to turn the Star Trek television franchise into movies, but the journey was not without its perils. In this document...
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William Shatner: Captain's Log
2011
Dark Vengeance
6/16
A serial killer sows panic in the city of Seattle leaving several victims behind, all chosen under the same pattern: young women related to the world...
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Dark Vengeance
2016
Allegiance
6.5/2
Inspired by the true-life experience of its star George Takei, Allegiance follows one family's extraordinary journey in this untold American story fol...
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Allegiance
1993
Moving Memories
0/0
A journey into the 1920s and 1930s featuring restored and edited home movies taken by Japanese American immigrant pioneers.
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Moving Memories
1994
Oblivion
5.1/37
On another planet which resembles the Old West, a die-hard pacifist is forced to re-examine his ways after an evil alien bandit and his gang murder hi...
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Oblivion
1994
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
5.5/4
Star Trek: A Captain's Log was a CBS television documentary which aired on 30 November 1994 across the network. It consisted of film and video clips m...
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Star Trek: A Captain's Log
1999
Batman Beyond: The Movie
7.2/185
Fuelled by remorse and vengeance, a high schooler named Terry McGinnis becomes the new Batman as he fights crime in the futuristic Neo-Gotham City.
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Batman Beyond: The Movie
2004
Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
6.5/1
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Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century
2004
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
7/1
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy some nice thoughts in The Birth of a Timeless Legacy doc, which tells about the way Star Trek came to be.
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Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2007
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
5.4/6
This History Channel special examines Christie's 40th Anniversary auction of the franchise's most recognizable film and television memorabilia, and fe...
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Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2017
And Then They Came for Us
0/0
Seventy-five years ago, Executive Order 9066 paved the way to the profound violation of constitutional rights that resulted in the forced incarceratio...
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And Then They Came for Us
1991
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
5.7/7
This documentary is hosted by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and they take us through the history of Trek. We also get to see bloopers from the ori...
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
2006
40 Years of Star Trek
4.3/3
The Space Channel celebrates the 40th anniversary of the original STAR TREK. Produced by Mark Askwith, hosted by Jonathan Llyr and featuring interview...
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40 Years of Star Trek
1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
6.3/31
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1975
The Year of the Dragon
10/1
Frank Chin's edgy story breaks down the stereotypes of Asian Americans and centers on San Francisco Chinatown tour operator Fred Eng. Eng hides his co...
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The Year of the Dragon
2025
The Gettysburg Address
0/0
In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous...
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The Gettysburg Address
2012
Backyard Blockbusters
7.5/2
For years, people have been making home movies, many times using pop culture properties that they may not own, but love. In recent years, these types...
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Backyard Blockbusters
1967
The Big Mouth
5.3/26
A fisherman crosses paths with a diamond-smuggling gangster–who is his doppelgänger—and inadvertently takes his place at a resort hotel where he meets...
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The Big Mouth
2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
5.711/3742
An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do any...
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You Don't Mess with the Zohan
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The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
2.6/4
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The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
2016
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
5.7/3
Fifty years after the original Star Trek first arrived on television, is there anything about Gene Roddenberry's space opera that hasn't been uncovere...
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Aliens Stole My Body
4.2/12
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Aliens Stole My Body
2009
Annul Victory
0/0
Annul Victory is a documentary on the fight for marriage equality and the Proposition 8 election battle. The film documents the roller coaster ride of...
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Annul Victory
2022
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
0/0
Having escaped capture by the Klingons, a damaged Starfleet reconnaissance probe crashes undetected on the planet Pahl III. Hikaru Sulu, serving as fi...
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The Soul of America
5.4/5
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Have I Got a Christmas for You
0/0
Members of a town's Jewish community decide to substitute for their Christian friends and neighbors so they can enjoy Christmas. The good folk humorou...
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Have I Got a Christmas for You
2021
Woman in Motion
6.8/6
Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing a...
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Woman in Motion
2008
Futurama: Bender's Game
6.9/534
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Futurama: Bender's Game
2009
The Pool Boys
5.9/87
A pool boy and a gardener turn an empty mansion into a home for women who belong to the world's oldest profession.
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The Pool Boys
2007
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
5.1/21
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Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
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0/0
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