Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay

Ava Marie DuVernay (born August 24, 1972) is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and former rapper. In the 1990s, DuVernay was active in the Los Angeles underground hip hop scene, performing under the names AvA and Eve, and as one half of the duo Figures of Speech with fellow female MC Ronda Ross (aka Jyant). DuVernay's debut film, music documentary "This Is the Life" (2008), chronicled the rise and enduring influence of the scene of which she had been a part, focusing on its epicenter at the famous open mic nights in the Good Life Cafe, where many major west coast underground hip hop artists got their starts. At the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, DuVernay won the Best Director Prize for her second feature film "Middle of Nowhere", becoming the first African-American woman to win the award. For her work on "Selma" (2014), DuVernay was the first black female director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award and also the first to have her film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, though she was not nominated for Best Director. In 2017, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for her political documentary "13th" (2016).

  • Title: Ava DuVernay
  • Popularity: 5.338
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1972-08-24
  • Place of Birth: Long Beach, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: Ava Marie DuVernay, AvA, Eve
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Ava DuVernay Movies

  • 2021
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    Adele One Night Only

    Adele One Night Only

    7.9 2021 HD

    A primetime special with performances from the superstar including Adele’s first new material in six years plus her chart-topping hits. The...

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  • 2022
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    Only in Theaters

    Only in Theaters

    5.7 2022 HD

    ONLY IN THEATERS, a film by actor/director Raphael Sbarge, is an intimate and moving journey taken with the Laemmle family, spanning nearly three...

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  • 2014
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    Life Itself

    Life Itself

    7.501 2014 HD

    The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling...

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  • 2024
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    Becoming King

    Becoming King

    1 2024 HD

    An emotional portrait of David Oyelowo’s journey to play legendary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Featuring behind-the-scenes...

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  • 2017
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    The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits

    The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits

    1 2017 HD

    The interviews show these extraordinary women sharing their diverse journeys, personal stories, and perspectives, and the effect is both inspiring...

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  • 2017
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    13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay

    13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay

    6 2017 HD

    In this 30-minute interview, Oprah Winfrey sits down with director Ava DuVernay to discuss her Oscar-nominated film, historical cycles of oppression...

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  • 2017
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    Girls Trip

    Girls Trip

    6.833 2017 HD

    Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of...

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  • 2018
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    Half the Picture

    Half the Picture

    5.9 2018 HD

    At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.

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  • 2008
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    This Is the Life

    This Is the Life

    5.75 2008 HD

    In 1989, a collective of young hip hop artists gathered at a health food café in South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To reject gang...

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  • 2019
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    Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now

    Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now

    7.822 2019 HD

    Oprah Winfrey talks with the exonerated men once known as the Central Park Five, plus the cast and producers who tell their story in "When They See...

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  • 2018
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    Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

    Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

    7.3 2018 HD

    The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first...

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  • 2020
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    Aggie

    Aggie

    1 2020 HD

    An exploration of the nexus of art, race, and justice through the story of art collector and philanthropist Agnes Gund who sold Roy...

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  • 2021
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    Regard Noir

    Regard Noir

    4.5 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

    A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

    6.8 2021 HD

    This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic...

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  • 2020
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    A Concerto Is a Conversation

    A Concerto Is a Conversation

    7 2020 HD

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  • 2012
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    Middle of Nowhere

    Middle of Nowhere

    6.056 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Middle of Nowhere

    Middle of Nowhere

    6.056 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Middle of Nowhere

    Middle of Nowhere

    6.056 2012 HD

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  • 2010
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    I Will Follow

    I Will Follow

    5.111 2010 HD

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  • 2008
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    This Is the Life

    This Is the Life

    5.75 2008 HD

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  • 2013
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    Say Yes

    Say Yes

    4.5 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    Say Yes

    Say Yes

    4.5 2013 HD

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  • 2017
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    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

    1 2017 HD

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  • 2017
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    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

    1 2017 HD

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  • 2014
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    Selma

    Selma

    7.398 2014 HD

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  • 2013
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    The Door

    The Door

    4 2013 HD

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  • 2010
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    My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

    My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

    3.5 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

    My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

    3.5 2010 HD

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  • 2014
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    Selma

    Selma

    7.398 2014 HD

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  • 2013
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    Venus VS.

    Venus VS.

    4 2013 HD

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  • 2006
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    Saturday Night Life

    Saturday Night Life

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2008
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    This Is the Life

    This Is the Life

    5.75 2008 HD

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  • 2023
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    Origin

    Origin

    6.7 2023 HD

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  • 2018
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    A Wrinkle in Time

    A Wrinkle in Time

    5.1 2018 HD

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  • 2016
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    13th

    13th

    7.9 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    13th

    13th

    7.9 2016 HD

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  • 2013
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    99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film

    99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film

    6.4 2013 HD

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  • 2016
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    13th

    13th

    7.9 2016 HD

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  • 2017
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    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

    1 2017 HD

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  • 2009
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    Compton in C Minor

    Compton in C Minor

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2016
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    Black America Again

    Black America Again

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2013
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    The Door

    The Door

    4 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    The Door

    The Door

    4 2013 HD

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  • 2010
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    I Will Follow

    I Will Follow

    5.111 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    I Will Follow

    I Will Follow

    5.111 2010 HD

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  • 2014
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    Selma

    Selma

    7.398 2014 HD

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  • 2020
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    And She Could Be Next

    And She Could Be Next

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2023
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    Origin

    Origin

    6.7 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Origin

    Origin

    6.7 2023 HD

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  • 2021
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    The White Tiger

    The White Tiger

    6.961 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    The White Tiger

    The White Tiger

    6.961 2021 HD

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  • 2006
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    Saturday Night Life

    Saturday Night Life

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2018
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    Family Feud

    Family Feud

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2018
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    Family Feud

    Family Feud

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2018
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    Family Feud

    Family Feud

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2019
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    Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

    5.1 2019 HD

    Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining...

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  • 2012
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    Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

    6.2 2012 HD

    Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of...

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  • 2019
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    A Black Lady Sketch Show

    A Black Lady Sketch Show

    7.4 2019 HD

    A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed by a...

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  • 1996
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    The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

    6.4 1996 HD

    The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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  • 1997
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    The View

    The View

    4.4 1997 HD

    ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...

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  • 2014
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    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    5.835 2014 HD

    After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program...

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  • 2016
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    Chelsea

    Chelsea

    5.135 2016 HD

    It's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that fascinate her, all in her unique style.

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  • 2020
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    Dear...

    Dear...

    5 2020 HD

    An inventive and cinematic approach to biographies of the most iconic figures in society today by using letters written by those whose lives have...

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  • 2019
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    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    6.2 2019 HD

    Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are...

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  • 2018
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    Shine On with Reese

    Shine On with Reese

    7.8 2018 HD

    Join Reese Witherspoon for some real talk and laughs with female trailblazers.

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  • 2023
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    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    7 2023 HD

    THR’s famed Roundtables are reimagined for broadcast and offer a fresh perspective on a classic, showcasing the collective brilliance of the...

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  • 2014
    imgS6 E1

    Trailblazer Honors

    Trailblazer Honors

    7.5 2014 HD

    One-hour annual event that celebrates leaders at the forefront of LGBTQ equality.

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  • 2019
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    Desus & Mero

    Desus & Mero

    5.1 2019 HD

    The first ever weekly late-night talk show on Showtime features popular TV and podcast personalities Desus and Mero speaking off the cuff and...

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  • 2020
    imgS1 E8

    #blackAF

    #blackAF

    6.652 2020 HD

    A father takes an irreverent and honest approach to parenting and relationships.

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  • 2015
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    5.735 2015 HD

    Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.

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  • 2019
    imgS5 E180

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    6.2 2019 HD

    Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are...

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  • 2015
    imgS10 E54

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    6.6 2015 HD

    Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an...

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  • 2022
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    One Perfect Shot

    One Perfect Shot

    4.7 2022 HD

    This docuseries celebrates some of the most iconic moments in filmmaking with each episode featuring one acclaimed director pulling back the curtain...

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  • 1979
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    CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

    6.2 1979 HD

    The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that it's time for CBS's Sunday morning staple. Journalist...

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  • 2021
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    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    1 2021 HD

    PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors....

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E9

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    5.667 1970 HD

    Nine for IX is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Title IX. The documentaries are being...

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  • 1970
    imgS7 E13

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    7.779 1970 HD

    Two sisters, Nova Bordelon and Charley Bordelon, with her teenage son Micah moves to the heart of Louisiana to claim an inheritance from her recently...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E8

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    7.4 1970 HD

    A heart-in-your-throat drama, Red Line begins with the mistaken shooting of a black doctor at the hands of a white cop and unfolds from the...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E4

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    8.234 1970 HD

    Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

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  • 1970
    imgS2 E8

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    7.444 1970 HD

    A chronicle of the stirring relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. The narrative will unfold to reveal significant...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E4

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    8.234 1970 HD

    Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E6

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    4.7 1970 HD

    This docuseries celebrates some of the most iconic moments in filmmaking with each episode featuring one acclaimed director pulling back the curtain...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E4

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    8.234 1970 HD

    Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E4

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    6.1 1970 HD

    In the near future after a bitter civil war leaves Manhattan a demilitarized zone (DMZ), destroyed and isolated from the rest of the world, fierce...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E4

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    6.1 1970 HD

    In the near future after a bitter civil war leaves Manhattan a demilitarized zone (DMZ), destroyed and isolated from the rest of the world, fierce...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E4

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    8.234 1970 HD

    Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E6

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    6.7 1970 HD

    The life of athlete Colin Kaepernick and his adoptive parents as they navigate the challenges of raising a black son in a white family and community.

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E6

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    6.7 1970 HD

    The life of athlete Colin Kaepernick and his adoptive parents as they navigate the challenges of raising a black son in a white family and community.

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E13

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    6 1970 HD

    Follow a teen girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to the heights of the multiverse. When a supernatural event shakes her hometown...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E13

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    6 1970 HD

    Follow a teen girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to the heights of the multiverse. When a supernatural event shakes her hometown...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E13

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    6 1970 HD

    Follow a teen girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to the heights of the multiverse. When a supernatural event shakes her hometown...

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  • 1970
    imgS2 E8

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    7.444 1970 HD

    A chronicle of the stirring relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. The narrative will unfold to reveal significant...

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  • 1970
    imgS7 E13

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    7.779 1970 HD

    Two sisters, Nova Bordelon and Charley Bordelon, with her teenage son Micah moves to the heart of Louisiana to claim an inheritance from her recently...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E4

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    8.234 1970 HD

    Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

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  • 1970
    imgS2 E8

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    7.444 1970 HD

    A chronicle of the stirring relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. The narrative will unfold to reveal significant...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E6

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    6.7 1970 HD

    The life of athlete Colin Kaepernick and his adoptive parents as they navigate the challenges of raising a black son in a white family and community.

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E9

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    1 1970 HD

    A social experiment focusing on real families of different backgrounds who experience a new way of life when they trade homes. The participants...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E13

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    6 1970 HD

    Follow a teen girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to the heights of the multiverse. When a supernatural event shakes her hometown...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E6

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    4.7 1970 HD

    This docuseries celebrates some of the most iconic moments in filmmaking with each episode featuring one acclaimed director pulling back the curtain...

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