Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Hakim Mandviwala, known professionally as Aasif Mandvi, is a British-American actor, comedian and author. He made his television debut as a doorman at the Miami Biltmore Hotel in the episode "Line of Fire" of the series Miami Vice. In 2006, Mandvi auditioned for The Daily Show. He was hired immediately and appeared on the show the same day. He began appearing as an occasional contributing correspondent on The Daily Show on August 9, 2006. On March 12, 2007, he was promoted to a regular correspondent. In October 2013, during a segment on The Daily Show, his interview with Don Yelton led to Yelton's resignation from the North Carolina Republican Party office. In 2013, he was cast in a recurring role on the FOX romantic comedy, Us & Them. Beginning in June 2015, he portrayed Rafiq Massoud in the HBO comedy series The Brink. He also served as a writer and co-producer on the series. Also in 2015, he was the lead actor, co-writer and producer of the web series Halal in the Family, which premiered on Funny or Die. In 2016, he joined the climate change documentary show Years of Living Dangerously as one of its celebrity correspondents. Beginning in 2017, he had a short recurring role on Netflix's  A Series of Unfortunate Events as Montgomery "Uncle Monty" Montgomery, a herpetologist and distant relative of the Baudelaire children. In 2019, he starred in CBS' supernatural drama series Evil as Ben Shakir, a carpenter who works as a technical expert, equipment handler and debunker of supernatural phenomena. His other recurring roles include Oz, CSI, Tanner on Tanner, The Bedford Diaries, Jericho, Blue Bloods, Younger, and This Way Up. He hosted the game show Would I Lie to You? (2022). He played minor roles in the films The Siege and Die Hard with a Vengeance. He played the doctor who diagnosed Paul Vitti's (Robert De Niro) panic attacks in Analyze This, and had a role as Mr. Aziz of "Joe's Pizza" in Spider-Man 2. He played the tone deaf doorman Khan in Music and Lyrics, a dentist alongside Ricky Gervais in Ghost Town, Bob Spaulding in The Proposal, and appeared in It's Kind of a Funny Story. In M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender (released in 2010) he played a major role as Commander Zhao. He played the role of Mr. Chetty in The Internship and Ash Vasudevan in Million Dollar Arm. He has appeared in other films including Random Hearts, Margin Call, Dark Horse, The Dictator, Ruby Sparks, Premium Rush, Movie 43, Mother's Day, Drunk Parents, and more.

  • Title: Aasif Mandvi
  • Popularity: 4.642
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1966-03-05
  • Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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  • Also Known As: Aasif Mandviwala, 아시프 맨드비, 阿西夫·曼迪維
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Aasif Mandvi Movies

  • 2004
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    Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

    7.287 2004 HD

    Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves...

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  • 2010
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    The Last Airbender

    The Last Airbender

    4.6 2010 HD

    The story follows the adventures of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must put his childhood ways aside and stop the Fire Nation...

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  • 2007
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    Music and Lyrics

    Music and Lyrics

    6.433 2007 HD

    A washed-up '80s pop star gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write & record a duet with her, but there's a...

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  • 2008
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    Ghost Town

    Ghost Town

    6.5 2008 HD

    Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even...

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  • 2006
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    Freedomland

    Freedomland

    5.2 2006 HD

    A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.

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  • 1998
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    The Siege

    The Siege

    6.3 1998 HD

    The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent...

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  • 2023
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    The Magician's Elephant

    The Magician's Elephant

    6.9 2023 HD

    Peter is searching for his long-lost sister when he crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square. His only question is: is his sister...

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  • 2008
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    Eavesdrop

    Eavesdrop

    5.8 2008 HD

    Two chess players face off at a busy café, studying both the pieces on the board and the unfolding dramas at the neighboring tables. While a...

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  • 2009
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    Today's Special

    Today's Special

    6.214 2009 HD

    Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.

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  • 2009
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    The Proposal

    The Proposal

    7.153 2009 HD

    When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant,...

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  • 2012
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    Premium Rush

    Premium Rush

    6.3 2012 HD

    In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.

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  • 2011
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    Margin Call

    Margin Call

    6.857 2011 HD

    A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.

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  • 2010
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    The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

    The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

    5.9 2010 HD

    “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” Who among us has not wanted to open their window and shout that at...

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  • 2012
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    Dark Horse

    Dark Horse

    5.7 2012 HD

    Abe is a man who is in his thirties and who lives with his parents. He works regretfully for his father while pursuing his hobby of collecting toys....

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  • 2012
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    The Dictator

    The Dictator

    6.2 2012 HD

    The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

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  • 2013
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    Movie 43

    Movie 43

    4.6 2013 HD

    A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest...

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  • 2012
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    Ruby Sparks

    Ruby Sparks

    7.1 2012 HD

    Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic...

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  • 1999
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    Random Hearts

    Random Hearts

    5.5 1999 HD

    After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones'...

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  • 2012
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    The Understudy

    The Understudy

    1 2012 HD

    A perennial understudy takes matters into her own hands to achieve fame at any price.

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  • 1999
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    Hook'd Up

    Hook'd Up

    1 1999 HD

    Romance - Keith, a freelance journalist, knows sex sells. With the help of a personal ad, he decides to combine business and pleasure through a piece...

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  • 2001
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    Peroxide Passion

    Peroxide Passion

    1 2001 HD

    When his wealthy fiancée, Ashley (Karen Travis), dumps him at the altar and runs off with a Mormon man to Salt Lake City, poor Jersey guy Jed...

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  • 2022
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    Crush

    Crush

    7.4 2022 HD

    When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she's been harboring a...

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  • 2013
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    The Internship

    The Internship

    6.25 2013 HD

    Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.

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  • 1999
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    ABCD

    ABCD

    6 1999 HD

    The only goal of an ageing Indian-American widow is to see her son and rebellious daughter (described as an American Born Confused Desi or ABCD)...

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  • 2014
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    Million Dollar Arm

    Million Dollar Arm

    6.734 2014 HD

    In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great...

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  • 2013
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    The Muslims Are Coming!

    The Muslims Are Coming!

    10 2013 HD

    The Muslims Are Coming follows a band of Muslim-American comedians as they visit big cities, small towns, rural villages, and everything in between...

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  • 1999
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    Analyze This

    Analyze This

    6.5 1999 HD

    Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks....

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  • 1996
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    Eddie

    Eddie

    5.4 1996 HD

    Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre...

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  • 2008
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    The Response

    The Response

    5.2 2008 HD

    THE RESPONSE is a courtroom drama based on the actual transcripts of the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals. Conceived in the vein of "12 Angry Men",...

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  • 2008
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    Pretty Bird

    Pretty Bird

    4.95 2008 HD

    A comic tale of three would-be entrepreneurs who set out to invent a rocket belt. The clash of their mismatched personalities soon dissolves the...

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  • 2016
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    Mother's Day

    Mother's Day

    5.988 2016 HD

    Sandy is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse's parents don't know that she has a...

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  • 2014
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    Lennon or McCartney

    Lennon or McCartney

    5.2 2014 HD

    550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only....

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  • 2005
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    The War Within

    The War Within

    5.6 2005 HD

    A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.

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  • 2001
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    3 A.M.

    3 A.M.

    5.5 2001 HD

    The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance...

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  • 2022
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    Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

    Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

    6.679 2022 HD

    A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their...

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  • 2016
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    Undecided: The Movie

    Undecided: The Movie

    7.8 2016 HD

    A camera crew follows two "undecided" voters along the actual campaign trail, and no Presidential candidate - on either side of the aisle - is spared.

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  • 2010
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    It's Kind of a Funny Story

    It's Kind of a Funny Story

    7 2010 HD

    A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

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  • 2019
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    Drunk Parents

    Drunk Parents

    4.6 2019 HD

    Two drunk parents attempt to hide their ever increasing financial difficulties from their daughter and social circle through elaborate neighborhood...

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  • 2017
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    The Problem with Apu

    The Problem with Apu

    4.7 2017 HD

    In the history of “The Simpsons,” few characters outside the title family have had as much cultural impact as Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the...

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  • 2017
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    Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

    Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

    6.2 2017 HD

    Jon Stewart returns to television to host a live show presented from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Benefiting NEXT for Autism,...

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  • 1995
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    Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    7.3 1995 HD

    New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with...

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  • 2020
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    Human Capital

    Human Capital

    5.7 2020 HD

    Ian begins a relationship with Drew's daughter, who works in the financial sector. The couple gets involved in a tragic accident that will change...

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  • 2019
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    It Takes a Lunatic

    It Takes a Lunatic

    5.3 2019 HD

    The extraordinary life of beloved acting teacher and theatre producer Wynn Handman is recalled in this portrait of a provocative, innovative artist.

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  • 2001
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    The Mystic Masseur

    The Mystic Masseur

    5.1 2001 HD

    Circa 1940 in Trinidad, still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, along with his wife, Leela. He longs to reach out to...

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  • 2018
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    A Kid Like Jake

    A Kid Like Jake

    6 2018 HD

    On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of...

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  • 2003
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    Beat Cops

    Beat Cops

    1 2003 HD

    A pilot about a pair of slacker beat cops that Conan O'Brien produced for Fox.

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  • 1996
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    Jake's Women

    Jake's Women

    1 1996 HD

    Jake is a writer. He is married to Maggie, but his marriage is in trouble. He cannot stop thinking about other women in his life, characters he...

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  • 2015
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    East of Main Street: Taking the Lead

    East of Main Street: Taking the Lead

    10 2015 HD

    The acclaimed documentary series East of Main Street returns with a celebration of Asian Americans working in the film and television industries.

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  • 2002
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    Book of Kings

    Book of Kings

    7 2002 HD

    A short film by Chris Terrio.

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  • 2021
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    Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

    Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

    5 2021 HD

    From the immediate aftermath of 9/11 to today stand-up comedians, talk-show hosts, sketch performers, television animators and other entertainers...

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  • 2024
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    White with Fear

    White with Fear

    1 2024 HD

    Told by the operatives in the rooms where it happened, White With Fear is an explosive deep dive into the decades-long quest by America's...

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  • 2009
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    Today's Special

    Today's Special

    6.214 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    Today's Special

    Today's Special

    6.214 2009 HD

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  • 2000
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    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    7.6 2000 HD

    A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and...

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  • 2006
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    Jericho

    Jericho

    7.407 2006 HD

    Jericho is an American action/drama series that centers on the residents of the fictional town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of nuclear...

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  • 1988
    imgS1 E12

    Tanner '88

    Tanner '88

    6.4 1988 HD

    In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran...

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  • 1996
    imgS29 E130

    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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  • 2017
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    Room 104

    Room 104

    5.8 2017 HD

    An anthology series set in a single hotel room, where every guest who comes to stay reveals a unique set of circumstances and quirks.

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  • 1997
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    Oz

    Oz

    8 1997 HD

    The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians,...

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  • 2005
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    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    8 2005 HD

    The inner workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing through the prosecutors' complicated process of building a...

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  • 2015
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    Another Period

    Another Period

    6.8 2015 HD

    Set at the turn of the century, “Another Period” follows the misadventures of the Bellacourts, Newport, RI’s first family, who have...

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  • 2009
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    Archer

    Archer

    7.941 2009 HD

    Sterling Archer is the world's most daunting spy. He works for ISIS, a spy agency run by his mother. In between dealing with his boss and his...

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  • 2011
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    Person of Interest

    Person of Interest

    8.096 2011 HD

    John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York...

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  • 2015
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    The Brink

    The Brink

    7.1 2015 HD

    Three top U.S. government and military officials scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.

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  • 2004
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    Tanner on Tanner

    Tanner on Tanner

    1 2004 HD

    Sixteen years ago, Jack Tanner's bid for the White House ended at the 1988 Democratic convention. Now the former congressman is the subject of a...

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  • 2015
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    Younger

    Younger

    6.806 2015 HD

    Liza Miller, a suddenly single stay-at-home mother, tries to get back into the working world, only to find it’s nearly impossible to start at...

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  • 1999
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    The Sopranos

    The Sopranos

    8.6 1999 HD

    The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements...

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  • 2014
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    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    5.5 2014 HD

    Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of...

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  • 2000
    imgS12 E10

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

    8 2000 HD

    The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by...

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  • 2006
    imgS1 E8

    The Bedford Diaries

    The Bedford Diaries

    7 2006 HD

    At Bedford University, six students are brought together in seminar called Sex and the Human Condition.

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  • 2001
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    7.6 2001 HD

    The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense...

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  • 2017
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    A Series of Unfortunate Events

    A Series of Unfortunate Events

    7.384 2017 HD

    The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.

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  • 2022
    imgS1 E13

    Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

    4 2022 HD

    This American version of the British comedy panel features team captains joined by a stellar cast of celebrity guests who weave elaborate...

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  • 2005
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    Sleeper Cell

    Sleeper Cell

    7.5 2005 HD

    A chilling and unflinching look at all sides of a complicated issue, focusing on an African-American Muslim who joins an Islamic sleeper terrorist...

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  • 2019
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    This Way Up

    This Way Up

    7.2 2019 HD

    A young woman puts her life back together after suffering from a nervous breakdown.

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  • 1990
    imgS24 E8

    Law & Order

    Law & Order

    7.4 1990 HD

    In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until...

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  • 1990
    imgS24 E8

    Law & Order

    Law & Order

    7.4 1990 HD

    In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until...

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  • 1990
    imgS24 E8

    Law & Order

    Law & Order

    7.4 1990 HD

    In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until...

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  • 2018
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    Explained

    Explained

    7.5 2018 HD

    This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current trends, from politics, to science to pop culture.

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  • 1999
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    7.93 1999 HD

    In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate...

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  • 2010
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    Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

    7.8 2010 HD

    A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and...

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  • 1988
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    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    5.2 1988 HD

    A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus...

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  • 1998
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    Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

    7.403 1998 HD

    Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as...

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  • 2019
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    Evil

    Evil

    7.8 2019 HD

    Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed...

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  • 1990
    imgS24 E8

    Law & Order

    Law & Order

    7.4 1990 HD

    In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until...

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  • 2006
    imgS2 E7

    Jericho

    Jericho

    7.407 2006 HD

    Jericho is an American action/drama series that centers on the residents of the fictional town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of nuclear...

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  • 2024
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    After Midnight

    After Midnight

    6.7 2024 HD

    Celebrated comedian Taylor Tomlinson hosts the smartest show on television about the dumbest things on the internet alongside a panel of guests from...

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  • 1970
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    After Midnight

    After Midnight

    7.1 1970 HD

    Three top U.S. government and military officials scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.

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  • 1970
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    After Midnight

    After Midnight

    4 1970 HD

    This American version of the British comedy panel features team captains joined by a stellar cast of celebrity guests who weave elaborate...

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