Don Cheadle
Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. is an American actor, author, director, producer and writer. Following early roles in Hamburger Hill (1987), and as the gangster "Rocket" in the film Colors (1988), he built his career in the 1990s with roles in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rosewood (1997), and Boogie Nights (1997). His collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh resulted in the films Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (2000), and The Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007).
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the historical genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). From 2012 to 2016, he starred as Marty Kaan on the Showtime comedy series House of Lies; he won a Golden Globe Award in 2013 for the role. Since 2019, he has starred as Maurice Monroe in the Showtime series Black Monday, a role which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2019. He extended his global recognition with his role as the superhero War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing Terrence Howard, appearing in Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 12.034 |
| Birthday | 1964-11-29 |
| Place of Birth | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Also Known As | Дон Чидл, دون شيدل, 唐·钱德尔, ドン・チードル, 돈 치들, Ντον Τσιντλ, 唐·奇鐸, דון צ'ידל, Donald Frank Cheadle Jr., ดอนัลด์ แฟรงก์ ชีเดิล จูเนียร์, ดอน ชีเดิล, 唐奇鐸, |
2001
Ocean's Eleven
7.444/11448
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of spec...
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Ocean's Eleven
2004
Ocean's Twelve
6.6/7155
Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying out three huge heists in Rome, Paris and Amsterdam – but...
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Ocean's Twelve
2004
Hotel Rwanda
7.7/2803
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnot...
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Hotel Rwanda
2007
Ocean's Thirteen
6.726/6238
Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tish...
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1988
Colors
6.5/452
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enfor...
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Colors
1998
Out of Sight
6.7/1231
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the ri...
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Out of Sight
2010
Iron Man 2
6.843/20789
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the p...
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Iron Man 2
2000
Mission to Mars
6/1399
When contact is lost with the crew of the first Mars expedition, a rescue mission is launched to discover their fate.
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Mission to Mars
2005
Crash
7.219/3410
In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a...
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Crash
2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
6.471/276
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2004
After the Sunset
6.162/746
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After the Sunset
2007
Reign Over Me
7.194/1038
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Reign Over Me
2000
Traffic
7.062/2119
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Poli...
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Traffic
1987
Hamburger Hill
6.566/449
The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of...
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Hamburger Hill
1997
Volcano
5.917/1497
An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins...
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Volcano
1997
Boogie Nights
7.642/3099
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his cra...
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Boogie Nights
2001
Rush Hour 2
6.741/4034
It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the lad...
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Rush Hour 2
1993
The Meteor Man
5.731/169
One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the informatio...
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The Meteor Man
2000
The Family Man
6.799/1916
Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning...
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The Family Man
2007
Talk to Me
6.9/117
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Talk to Me
2000
Fail Safe
6.928/76
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
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Fail Safe
2007
Darfur Now
5.4/8
This acclaimed documentary follows the story of six people who are determined to end the sufferings in Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur. The six - an Americ...
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Darfur Now
1995
Devil in a Blue Dress
6.437/391
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a my...
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Devil in a Blue Dress
1998
The Rat Pack
5.872/39
After a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying "I miss my guys," the movie's main narrative begins during high points in the solo...
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The Rat Pack
1997
Rosewood
6.535/101
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
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Rosewood
1998
Bulworth
6.331/245
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Bulworth
1985
Moving Violations
5.46/63
A group of careless and unlucky drivers are sentenced to attend traffic school to keep their records clean.
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Moving Violations
2001
Swordfish
6.239/2629
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash...
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Swordfish
2010
Brooklyn's Finest
6.299/887
Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty...
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Brooklyn's Finest
2005
A Concert for Hurricane Relief
0/0
A Hurricane Katrina relief concert. After Louisiana was destroyed by Katrina, famous stars all came together and put on this concert, which aired on o...
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A Concert for Hurricane Relief
2008
Traitor
6.637/627
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former...
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Traitor
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
6.893/28
Explore the Disney+ series of the MCU—past, present and future.
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2003
The United States of Leland
6.486/309
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfrien...
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The United States of Leland
1992
Roadside Prophets
5.7/22
On a quest to fulfill a friend's last wish, Joe takes to the desert road on his 1957 Harley-Davidson. Joined by wannabe biker Sam, Joe journeys from L...
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Roadside Prophets
1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
7.2/50
A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison...
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Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
2001
Manic
6.801/98
Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution where he encounters a group of equal...
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Manic
2009
Hotel for Dogs
6.037/849
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Hotel for Dogs
2011
The Guard
6.987/1185
When a small-town Irish cop with a crass personality is partnered with a straight-laced FBI agent to bust an international drug-trafficking ring, they...
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The Guard
2013
Iron Man 3
6.93/21982
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
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Iron Man 3
2019
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
7.2/20
Filmed in part in front of a live audience at The New Amsterdam Theater in New York City, this Stan Lee tribute takes viewers on an action-packed jour...
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1999
A Lesson Before Dying
5.038/13
In the 1940s South, an African-American man is wrongly accused of the killing a a white store owner. In his defense, his white attorney equates him wi...
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A Lesson Before Dying
1993
Lush Life
7/4
Jeff Goldblum and Forest Whitaker star as New York jazz musicians, forced to confront a life beyond their hedonistic existence when a personal crisis...
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Lush Life
1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
6.5/364
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.
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Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
2011
A Man's Story
6.9/8
Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.
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A Man's Story
2001
Things Behind the Sun
6.111/18
A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secret...
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2024
Unstoppable
0/0
Despite being born without a right leg, Anthony Robles overcomes major obstacles both at home and on the mat, to become an NCAA Division 1 champion wr...
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Unstoppable
2013
House of Lies Live
0/0
Unscripted, Live, and Hilarious. See the 'House of Lies' cast like you've never seen them before as they perform long-form improv live from the Uprigh...
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House of Lies Live
2000
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
6.5/2
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2012
Kingdom Come
6/4
The documentary, Kingdom Come follows a first-time director (Daniel Gillies) as he tries to raise a million dollars to finance his first film, Broken...
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Kingdom Come
2012
Flight
6.844/5895
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs...
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Flight
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
7.274/22783
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fat...
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
2006
The Dog Problem
5.939/49
In the film, Solo is a down-on-his-luck writer who is encouraged by his psychiatrist to get a dog. Solo meets his love interest, who he assumes to be...
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The Dog Problem
2016
Miles Ahead
6.477/214
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
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Miles Ahead
Armor Wars
0/0
James Rhodes, aka War Machine faces the consequences of Tony Stark's worst fear coming true: what happens when his tech falls into the wrong hands?
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Armor Wars
2022
With/In Volume 2
7.4/5
An anthology film that centres around relationships, love and family. A man misses his flight and instead finds love in quarantine, a lonely therapist...
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2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
4.9/22
Through in-depth interviews with cast and crew, and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, Assembled uncovers how Marvel Studios’ “Secret Invasion” was...
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2012
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2
4/1
Watch out! Don Cheadle is back as Captain Planet and he's still turning everyone into trees.
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2012
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
0/0
Captain Planet drops in on a very concerned Environmental Protection Organization, and he and Ma-Ti have a heart to heart.
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Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3
2012
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
0/0
Captain Planet stars in a horrible film as human action hero, Croc Peterson... Then turns everyone into trees.
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Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
2016
Captain America: Civil War
7.445/22492
Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarize...
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Captain America: Civil War
1986
Punk
1/1
Dominic is a boy trying to cope with the turmoil surrounding him. His life is about to take a very sharp turn.
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Punk
2023
Don't Look Deeper
0/0
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Don't Look Deeper
2002
Ticker
6.6/64
The Driver drives a wounded diplomat, who carries a mysterious briefcase, while under helicopter attack. During the attack the briefcase is struck by...
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Ticker
2009
The People Speak
6.9/10
A look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."
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The People Speak
2024
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
0/0
Follows the 1936 Berlin Olympics when Black athlete Jesse Owens won 4 golds against the backdrop of Hitler's racist Nazi regime in Germany.
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Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
2016
Kevin Hart: What Now?
6.5/238
Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.
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Kevin Hart: What Now?
2016
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
7.061/41
In his most revealing performance yet, the one-hour special features an exploration into Blaine’s trademark style of street magic as he once again stu...
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David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
8.246/29475
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from...
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Avengers: Infinity War
2011
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
5.4/9
Don Cheadle is obviously the best person to play Captain Planet in the movie version of the popular cartoon, hopefully they make his character a nicer...
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Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
2003
Abby Singer
4.5/2
Chronicles the life of Curtis Clemins, who is torn between the love of his life and accomplishing his dream. When hitting rock bottom during the Sunda...
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Abby Singer
2006
King Leopold's Ghost
7.7/3
The modern history of the Congo, the heart of Africa, is a terrifying tale of appalling brutality: how the greedy and incredibly ruthless King Leopold...
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2017
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
0/0
Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.
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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
5.9/5
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors wer...
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2019
Captain Marvel
6.815/15537
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between...
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Captain Marvel
2008
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
8/3
Actor Don Cheadle narrates the story of America's first shock-jock, Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene.
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Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy
6.735/3972
When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the w...
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Space Jam: A New Legacy
2002
The Topdog Diaries
0/0
An intimate portrait of Suzan-Lori Parks, featuring actors Don Cheadle and Jeffrey Wright. The film shows the playwright’s process and how a play gets...
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The Topdog Diaries
2021
No Sudden Move
6.375/672
A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what's really going on when their simple...
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Black Stallions
0/0
A comedy film about rival brother jockeys
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2019
Avengers: Endgame
8.251/25399
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaini...
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Avengers: Endgame
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
8.1/45
A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.
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Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
10/2
Nations United is a special, first of its kind film, created by the United Nations on its 75th Anniversary and to mark five years since the adoption o...
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Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2012
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
8/10
I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy clubs to the Big Screen in H...
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2021
30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT
5.5/4
LeBron James faces the biggest challenge of his career as he teams up with the Tune Squad to save his son, the Looney Tunes, and their universe. Can L...
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30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT
2021
With/In Volume 1
5.5/2
Giving creatives the chance to step outside the box while being confined to their own homes, the filmmakers behind With/In range from seasoned directo...
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2020
One World: Together at Home
7.212/33
A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise...
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2022
White Noise
5.572/657
Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by...
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