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1. Friday Night Lights (2004)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Drama, Sport

7.2
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70 Metascore

Based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers.

Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Jay Hernandez, Derek Luke, Lucas Black

Votes: 66,908 | Gross: $61.26M

2. The Clearing (2004)

R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

5.8
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60 Metascore

As an executive is held captive by a former employee, it's up to his wife to deliver the ransom.

Director: Pieter Jan Brugge | Stars: Robert Redford, Willem Dafoe, Helen Mirren, Alessandro Nivola

Votes: 14,366 | Gross: $5.76M

3. American Masters (1985– )
Episode: A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999)

TV-14 | 97 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.8
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Famed and beloved actor Gregory Peck candidly delves into conversation and reflection about his on-screen roles and off-screen life.

Director: Barbara Kopple | Stars: Gregory Peck, Cecilia Peck, Veronique Peck, Colleen Sheehy

Votes: 581

4. Fearful Symmetry (1998 Video)

90 min | Documentary

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A documentary about the adaptation of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird into a film.

Director: Charles Kiselyak | Stars: Mary Williams, Horton Foote, Robert Mulligan, A.B. Blass

Votes: 228

5. The Devil's Own (1997)

R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama

6.2
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52 Metascore

A police officer uncovers the real identity of his house-guest, an I.R.A. terrorist in hiding.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Margaret Colin, Rubén Blades

Votes: 71,727 | Gross: $42.87M

6. Death Dreams of Mourning (1997 Video)

53 min | Documentary

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The author, director, principal actors, scholars, and former concentration-camp inmates discuss the making of Sophie's Choice (1982) and how the movie relates to the real experiences of Holocaust survivors.

Director: Charles Kiselyak | Stars: Michael Berenbaum, Silvia Grohs Martin, Marvin Hamlisch, Aaron Hass

Votes: 11

7. Primer plano (1990–1996)
Episode: Episode dated 18 March 1994 (1994)

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Stars: Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Alan J. Pakula, Assumpta Serna

8. The Pelican Brief (1993)

PG-13 | 141 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.6
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51 Metascore

A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard

Votes: 96,142 | Gross: $100.77M

9. Consenting Adults (1992)

R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

5.7
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39 Metascore

During a joint dinner at the restaurant, the neighbors offer to exchange wives for one night. It was a joke, but only at first.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Spacey, Rebecca Miller

Votes: 8,353 | Gross: $21.59M

10. Presumed Innocent (1990)

R | 127 min | Mystery, Thriller

6.9
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72 Metascore

As a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Harrison Ford, Raul Julia, Greta Scacchi, Brian Dennehy

Votes: 45,875 | Gross: $86.30M

11. Paris Is Burning (1990)

R | 78 min | Documentary

8.2
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82 Metascore

A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.

Director: Jennie Livingston | Stars: Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey, Paris Duprée

Votes: 17,645 | Gross: $3.78M

12. Primer plano (1990–1996)

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Stars: Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Maribel Verdú, Carmen Maura, Ana García Siñeriz

Votes: 11

13. Film '72 (1971–2018)
Episode: Episode #20.3 (1990)

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I Love You to Death (1990) stars Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman and Joan Plowright in a black comedy, and Another 48 Hrs. (1990) is the follow-up to Eddie Murphy's debut film. Tom Brook talks ... See full summary »

Director: Alexandra Beazley | Stars: Barry Norman, Tom Brook, Harrison Ford, Alan J. Pakula

14. See You in the Morning (1989)

PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Romance

5.8
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Larry, a divorced psychiatrist, meets Beth, a widowed photographer, at a party in Manhattan. He walks her home. They both have two kids though he rarely sees his. Will marriage work?

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Alice Krige, Farrah Fawcett, Drew Barrymore

Votes: 1,037 | Gross: $4.80M

15. Unauthorized Biography: Jane Fonda (1988 TV Special)

92 min | Documentary

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Hypocritical, conservative-based propaganda from the days before the 1988 US Presidential Election.

Director: John Parsons Peditto | Stars: Peter Arnett, Keven Bellows, Michael Benge, Susan Blanchard

16. Talking Pictures (1988)

50 min | Documentary

6.9
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A ten-part series which tells the story of Hollywood from the coming of sound to the present day.

Stars: Barry Norman, John Huston, Clint Eastwood, Joan Fontaine

Votes: 18

17. Talking Pictures (1988)
Episode: Torn from Today's Headlines (1988)

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Stars: Barry Norman, Jules Dassin, Philip Dunne, June Havoc

18. Orphans (1987)

R | 115 min | Drama

6.5
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Brothers Treat and Philip have lived alone since they were kids. Interdependent, they dwell in a loft house and live on little thefts, until an aging minor criminal moves in with them and takes over the role of a father.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Albert Finney, Matthew Modine, Kevin Anderson, John Kellogg

Votes: 940 | Gross: $0.25M

20. Dream Lover (1986)

R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

4.8
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After she's been attacked in her apartment, Cathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center, but in doing so she encounters some unexpected... See full summary »

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Ben Masters, Paul Shenar, Justin Deas

Votes: 646 | Gross: $0.50M

21. Good Morning America (1975– )
Episode: Dated 10 November 1986 (1986)

TV-G | 120 min | News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Albert Finney, Patti LaBelle, Alan J. Pakula, Ron Reagan

22. The Dick Cavett Show (1985–1986)
Episode: Episode dated 26 September 1986 (1986)

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Stars: Dick Cavett, Doris Dörrie, Charlton Heston, Sidney Lumet

23. American Masters (1985– )

TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

8.2
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Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.

Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett

Votes: 1,175

24. The Dick Cavett Show (1985–1986)

60 min | Talk-Show

6.6
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This particular series was "The Dick Cavett Show" USA Network and ran from September 1985-September 1986

Stars: Dick Cavett, Eddie Murphy, Pat McCormick, Larry Gelbart

Votes: 50

26. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)

110 min | Documentary, Biography

7.7
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Biography of the Academy Award winning director including dramatic color footage of WWII.

Director: George Stevens Jr. | Stars: Fred Astaire, Warren Beatty, Pandro S. Berman, Frank Capra

Votes: 466

27. Étoiles et toiles (1982–1986)
Episode: Episode dated 19 March 1983 (1983)

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Stars: Frédéric Mitterrand, Alan J. Pakula, Meryl Streep, William Styron

28. Sophie's Choice (1982)

R | 150 min | Drama, Romance

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68 Metascore

Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live with Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Rita Karin

Votes: 52,873 | Gross: $30.04M

29. Étoiles et toiles (1982–1986)

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Stars: Frédéric Mitterrand, Jean-Luc Godard, Clint Eastwood, Raoul Coutard

Votes: 107

30. Rollover (1981)

R | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

5.4
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36 Metascore

The wife of a murdered petrochemical company chairman and a banker investigating the liquidity of his new bank stumble upon an international financial scheme that could lead to global economic collapse.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Jane Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, Hume Cronyn, Josef Sommer

Votes: 1,443 | Gross: $10.85M

31. Starting Over (1979)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Romance

6.4
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64 Metascore

A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This affects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning

Votes: 3,254 | Gross: $41.64M

32. Comes a Horseman (1978)

PG | 118 min | Drama, Romance, Western

6.3
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41 Metascore

A brave and proud woman struggles for her land, finding help and something more in unexpected way.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, George Grizzard

Votes: 3,373

33. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978)

120 min | Documentary

7.8
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Henry Fonda is honored for his career in theater, television and film by friends, family, and co-workers.

Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Alexander, Lucille Ball, Richard Burton

Votes: 274

34. The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977 TV Special)

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Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Warren Beatty, Ellen Burstyn, Jane Fonda, Richard Pryor

Votes: 192

35. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis (1977)

90 min | Documentary

8.8
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Jane Fonda hosts the AFI Life Achievement Awards ceremony honoring Bette Davis featuring clips from her films and the reminiscences of many co-workers.

Stars: Diahnne Abbott, Lou Adler, Eddie Albert, Susan Anspach

Votes: 535

36. All the President's Men (1976)

PG | 138 min | Drama, History, Thriller

7.9
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84 Metascore

"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam

Votes: 126,240 | Gross: $70.60M

37. Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (1976)

10 min | Documentary, Short

6.0
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Hoffman, Redford, Bernstein, Woodward, Pakula and Bradlee. Creators and creatures involved in one way or another with 'All the President's Men', whether being the novel or the movie, appear... See full summary »

Stars: Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman

Votes: 55

39. Good Morning America (1975– )

TV-G | 120 min | News, Talk-Show

4.5
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They present the news and information source of the day's topics and journalism.

Stars: Lara Spencer, Ginger Zee, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos

Votes: 2,031

40. The Parallax View (1974)

R | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

7.1
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65 Metascore

An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Warren Beatty, Paula Prentiss, William Daniels, Walter McGinn

Votes: 21,810 | Gross: $2.15M

41. Revista de cine (1974–1981)

60 min

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Stars: Alfonso Eduardo, Alfonso Sánchez, Marisa Paredes, Antonio Drove

Votes: 40

42. Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.6
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American Walter Elbertson (Timothy Bottoms), in his late teens, is feeling lost within his family of overachievers. Thirtysomething Englishwoman Lila Fisher (Dame Maggie Smith) is ... See full summary »

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Maggie Smith, Timothy Bottoms, Don Jaime de Mora y Aragón, Emiliano Redondo

Votes: 944

43. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )

Documentary

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The Award is the highest honor for a career in film and celebrates an individual whose career has greatly contributed to the enrichment of American culture.

Stars: Carole Bayer Sager, George Stevens Jr., Jack Nicholson, Gregory Peck

Votes: 50

44. Filmkrönikan (1956–2008)
Episode: Made in USA (1973)

Talk-Show

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About the massive motion picture industry in the U.S.

Stars: Nils-Petter Sundgren, Robert Altman, Alan J. Pakula

45. Klute (1971)

R | 114 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

7.1
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81 Metascore

A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Roy Scheider

Votes: 29,684 | Gross: $17.44M

46. Film '72 (1971–2018)

30 min | Talk-Show

7.1
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The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.

Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross

Votes: 535

47. Klute in New York: A Background for Suspense (1971)

8 min | Documentary, Short

6.0
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A promotional short film back in the 1970's that in current days can be viewed as a closer look at the making of Klute (1971). The project follows the complex shooting on multiple locations... See full summary »

Director: Elliot Geisinger | Stars: Jane Fonda, Rita Gam, Alan J. Pakula, Donald Sutherland

Votes: 95

48. The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)

M | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.7
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68 Metascore

In this romantic comedy, an eccentric girl forces a reluctant college student into an affair.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Wendell Burton, Tim McIntire, Anita Alberts

Votes: 2,422 | Gross: $13.98M

49. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary, Biography

6.7
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Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in the 30s and 40s.

Director: Marshall Flaum | Stars: Henry Fonda, Laurette Taylor, Maude Adams, Judith Anderson

Votes: 166

50. The Stalking Moon (1968)

G | 109 min | Drama, Western

6.6
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U.S. Army soldiers round up a group of Apache, mostly women and children. Surprisingly, they find among them a white woman and her half-Apache son.

Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Gregory Peck, Eva Marie Saint, Robert Forster, Noland Clay

Votes: 3,182



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