Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen

Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1941 – March 23, 2019) was an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television, best known as a B-movie auteur of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and satirical elements — during the 1970s and 1980s, such as It's Alive (1974), God Told Me To (1976), It Lives Again (1978), The Stuff (1985) and A Return to Salem's Lot (1987). After that, he concentrated mainly on screenwriting, including Phone Booth (2002), Cellular (2004) and Captivity (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Larry Cohen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

  • Title: Larry Cohen
  • Popularity: 2.134
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1941-07-15
  • Place of Birth: Kingston, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Laurence Robert Cohen, Lawrence George Cohen, Lawrence Cohen
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Larry Cohen Movies

  • 1984
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    Special Effects

    Special Effects

    4.8 1984 HD

    After murdering a young would-be actress, megalomaniacal movie director Chris Neville sets about making a feature based on the murder, casting the...

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  • 1997
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    Hollywood Rated 'R'

    Hollywood Rated 'R'

    5.1 1997 HD

    A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach...

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  • 2018
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    The Fear is Real

    The Fear is Real

    1 2018 HD

    In this program, directors Larry Cohen (Special Effects) and Joe Dante recall their first experiences with Invasion of the Body Snatchers and discuss...

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  • 2009
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    Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

    Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

    6.6 2009 HD

    An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.

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  • 2009
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    Tales from the Script

    Tales from the Script

    6.7 2009 HD

    Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"),...

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  • 2002
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    BaadAsssss Cinema

    BaadAsssss Cinema

    6 2002 HD

    With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather...

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  • 2006
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    Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood

    Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood

    1 2006 HD

    A look at the motion picture production code and its effects on Hollywood.

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  • 2011
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    American Grindhouse

    American Grindhouse

    6.742 2011 HD

    This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S....

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  • 2006
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    Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

    Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

    1 2006 HD

    A documentary on the roles of women in gangster movies.

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  • 2005
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    Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

    Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

    7 2005 HD

    Documentary about filmmaker Budd Boetticher.

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  • 2006
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    Welcome to the Big House

    Welcome to the Big House

    1 2006 HD

    Short documentary on the prison film in the 1930s.

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  • 2006
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    Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

    Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

    1 2006 HD

    Short documentary about prohibition and gangsters and how it affected the movies of the day.

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  • 2015
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    42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street

    42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street

    7.8 2015 HD

    The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime and the rebirth of the block as "New 42nd...

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  • 2006
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    Hitchcocked!

    Hitchcocked!

    1 2006 HD

    A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics.

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  • 2018
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    King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    6.6 2018 HD

    A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen, writer-director of "Black Caesar,"...

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  • 1985
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    Spies Like Us

    Spies Like Us

    6.182 1985 HD

    Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.

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  • 2017
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    Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

    Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

    6 2017 HD

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  • 2019
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    In Search of Darkness

    In Search of Darkness

    7.8 2019 HD

    An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact...

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  • 2006
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    The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    7.8 2006 HD

    An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."

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  • 2013
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    House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

    House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

    1 2013 HD

    Documentary on the making and impact of "House of Wax".

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  • 2004
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    Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

    Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

    1 2004 HD

    Written, directed, and produced by David Walker, MACKED, HAMMERED, SLAUGHTERED, & SHAFTED is an insightful examination of the blaxploitation film...

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  • 2011
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    Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell

    Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell

    1 2011 HD

    Larry Cohen remembers the genesis of Maniac Cop and his part in the creation of the film in this documentary shot exclusively for the Arrow UK Blu...

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  • 2020
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    Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

    Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

    3 2020 HD

    Following five years in the life and career of independent filmmaker Justin McConnell, this documentary explores the struggles of financing,...

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  • 2020
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    In Search of Darkness: Part II

    In Search of Darkness: Part II

    7.7 2020 HD

    The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated...

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  • 2006
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    Shooting the Police: Cops on Film

    Shooting the Police: Cops on Film

    1 2006 HD

    Documentary about how police have been portrayed on screen.

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  • 2023
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    Masters of the Grind

    Masters of the Grind

    1 2023 HD

    The shocking true story behind the most outrageous movies of all time and the directors who made them.

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  • 2003
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    Phone Booth

    Phone Booth

    6.852 2003 HD

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  • 1973
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    Black Caesar

    Black Caesar

    5.9 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    Black Caesar

    Black Caesar

    5.9 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    Black Caesar

    Black Caesar

    5.9 1973 HD

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  • 2009
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    It's Alive

    It's Alive

    4.1 2009 HD

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  • 1976
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    God Told Me To

    God Told Me To

    5.8 1976 HD

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  • 1976
    imgMovies

    God Told Me To

    God Told Me To

    5.8 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    God Told Me To

    God Told Me To

    5.8 1976 HD

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  • 1972
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    Bone

    Bone

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Bone

    Bone

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1966
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    Return of the Seven

    Return of the Seven

    6.181 1966 HD

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  • 1974
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    It's Alive

    It's Alive

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    It's Alive

    It's Alive

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1978
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    It Lives Again

    It Lives Again

    5.4 1978 HD

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  • 1978
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    It Lives Again

    It Lives Again

    5.4 1978 HD

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  • 1978
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    It Lives Again

    It Lives Again

    5.4 1978 HD

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  • 1974
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    It's Alive

    It's Alive

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1996
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    Original Gangstas

    Original Gangstas

    5.6 1996 HD

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  • 1982
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    Q

    Q

    5.7 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Q

    Q

    5.7 1982 HD

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  • 1987
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    A Return to Salem's Lot

    A Return to Salem's Lot

    6.033 1987 HD

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  • 2007
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    Captivity

    Captivity

    4.9 2007 HD

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  • 1989
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    Wicked Stepmother

    Wicked Stepmother

    4.5 1989 HD

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  • 1972
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    Bone

    Bone

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Stuff

    The Stuff

    6 1985 HD

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  • 1987
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    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

    5.4 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

    5.4 1987 HD

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  • 1992
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    Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

    Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

    5.2 1992 HD

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  • 2008
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    Connected

    Connected

    6.4 2008 HD

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  • 1969
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    Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

    Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

    5 1969 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

    Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

    5 1969 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    El Condor

    El Condor

    5.6 1970 HD

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Messages Deleted

    Messages Deleted

    5.6 2010 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Ambulance

    The Ambulance

    5.8 1990 HD

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    The Ambulance

    The Ambulance

    5.8 1990 HD

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  • 1973
    imgMovies

    Hell Up In Harlem

    Hell Up In Harlem

    5.569 1973 HD

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  • 1973
    imgMovies

    Hell Up In Harlem

    Hell Up In Harlem

    5.569 1973 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Special Effects

    Special Effects

    4.8 1984 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Perfect Strangers

    Perfect Strangers

    4.9 1984 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Perfect Strangers

    Perfect Strangers

    4.9 1984 HD

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  • 1966
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    I Deal In Danger

    I Deal In Danger

    5.8 1966 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    Full Moon High

    Full Moon High

    4.4 1981 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    See China and Die

    See China and Die

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    See China and Die

    See China and Die

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Scream Baby Scream

    Scream Baby Scream

    3.3 1969 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Scream Baby Scream

    Scream Baby Scream

    3.3 1969 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    As Good As Dead

    As Good As Dead

    4.9 1995 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Deadly Illusion

    Deadly Illusion

    5.6 1987 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Deadly Illusion

    Deadly Illusion

    5.6 1987 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    As Good As Dead

    As Good As Dead

    4.9 1995 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.

    Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Invasion of Privacy

    Invasion of Privacy

    5.2 1996 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    The Case of the Baltimore Girls

    The Case of the Baltimore Girls

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    As Good As Dead

    As Good As Dead

    4.9 1995 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    In Broad Daylight

    In Broad Daylight

    5.8 1971 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    The Stuff

    The Stuff

    6 1985 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    The Stuff

    The Stuff

    6 1985 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    Full Moon High

    Full Moon High

    4.4 1981 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Wicked Stepmother

    Wicked Stepmother

    4.5 1989 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Scandalous

    Scandalous

    4 1984 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

    Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Special Effects

    Special Effects

    4.8 1984 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    Body Snatchers

    Body Snatchers

    6.1 1993 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    The Invaders

    The Invaders

    4.5 1995 HD

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  • 1998
    imgMovies

    The Defenders: Choice of Evils

    The Defenders: Choice of Evils

    4 1998 HD

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  • 1998
    imgMovies

    The Defenders: Choice of Evils

    The Defenders: Choice of Evils

    4 1998 HD

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  • 1998
    imgMovies

    Misbegotten

    Misbegotten

    3 1998 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Maniac Cop

    Maniac Cop

    6.1 1988 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice

    Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice

    5.5 1996 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

    Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

    5.2 1992 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

    Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

    5.2 1992 HD

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  • 1975
    imgMovies

    Man on the Outside

    Man on the Outside

    1 1975 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Pick Me Up

    Pick Me Up

    6.4 2006 HD

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  • 1973
    imgMovies

    Hell Up In Harlem

    Hell Up In Harlem

    5.569 1973 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Best Seller

    Best Seller

    6 1987 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    I, the Jury

    I, the Jury

    5.7 1982 HD

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  • 1974
    imgMovies

    Shootout in a One-Dog Town

    Shootout in a One-Dog Town

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Maniac Cop

    Maniac Cop

    6.1 1988 HD

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  • 2004
    imgMovies

    Cellular

    Cellular

    6.4 2004 HD

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave

    Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave

    5 1997 HD

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    Maniac Cop 2

    Maniac Cop 2

    5.873 1990 HD

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    Maniac Cop 2

    Maniac Cop 2

    5.873 1990 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Women of San Quentin

    Women of San Quentin

    1 1983 HD

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger

    The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger

    4.5 2009 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Legend of Custer

    The Legend of Custer

    5 1968 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Uncle Sam

    Uncle Sam

    4.9 1996 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

    Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

    5.4 1987 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    It Lives Again

    It Lives Again

    5.4 1978 HD

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    It's Alive

    It's Alive

    4.1 2009 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    The Manipulator

    The Manipulator

    3.8 1971 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    The American Success Company

    The American Success Company

    5.3 1980 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Q

    Q

    5.7 1982 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    A Return to Salem's Lot

    A Return to Salem's Lot

    6.033 1987 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    Full Moon High

    Full Moon High

    4.4 1981 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Wicked Stepmother

    Wicked Stepmother

    4.5 1989 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    The Ex

    The Ex

    4.4 1996 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    The Tourist

    The Tourist

    4.8 1996 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    Guilty as Sin

    Guilty as Sin

    5.7 1993 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    A Return to Salem's Lot

    A Return to Salem's Lot

    6.033 1987 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    A Return to Salem's Lot

    A Return to Salem's Lot

    6.033 1987 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    The Expert

    The Expert

    4.8 1995 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

    5.4 1987 HD

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  • 2004
    imgS1 E5

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    7.9 2004 HD

    Featuring interviews, film clips, and production stills, this miniseries explores what went into the making of most bone-chilling moments in...

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  • 1970
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    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    7.165 1970 HD

    An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.

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  • 1970
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    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    7.2 1970 HD

    Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes,...

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  • 1970
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    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    7.2 1970 HD

    Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes,...

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  • 1970
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    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    6.2 1970 HD

    The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized...

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  • 1970
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    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    5 1970 HD

    Cool Million is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC as an element in its "wheel series" The NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie during its...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E5

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    5 1970 HD

    Cool Million is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC as an element in its "wheel series" The NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie during its...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E5

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    5 1970 HD

    Cool Million is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC as an element in its "wheel series" The NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie during its...

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  • 1970
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    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    6.4 1970 HD

    Branded is an American Western series which aired on NBC from 1965 through 1966, sponsored by Procter & Gamble in its Sunday night 8:30 p.m. Eastern...

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  • 1970
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    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    5.5 1970 HD

    Coronet Blue is an American TV series that ran on CBS from May 29, 1967, to September 4, 1967. It starred Frank Converse as Michael Alden, an...

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  • 1970
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    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

    5.5 1970 HD

    The Invaders (or The New Invaders) is a two-part television miniseries revival based on the 1967-68 original series The Invaders. Directed by Paul...

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