Voices in Motion · 1939
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Gone with the Wind
George Cukor, Victor Fleming, Sam Wood
1939 film directed by Victor Fleming.
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Voices in Motion · 1939
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The Wizard of Oz
King Vidor, Victor Fleming
1939 movie based on the book by L. Frank Baum.
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Noir Shadow · 1942
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Casablanca
Michael Curtiz
Casablanca is a 1942 romance, war, and drama film from United States, directed by Michael Curtiz. The catalog lists a running time of 102 minutes.
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Silent Pulse
1920s
Silent Pulse · 1925
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Battleship Potemkin
Sergei Eisenstein
1925 film directed by Sergei Eisenstein.
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Silent Pulse · 1927
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Metropolis
Fritz Lang
Metropolis is a 1927 silent, drama, and science fiction film from Weimar Republic, directed by Fritz Lang. The catalog lists a running time of 153 minutes.
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Silent Pulse · 1922
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Nosferatu
F. W. Murnau
1922 film directed by F. W. Murnau.
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1930s
Voices in Motion · 1937
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
David Hand, William Cottrell, Wilfred Jackson
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 romance, fantasy, and musical film from United States, directed by David Hand, William Cottrell, Wilfred Jackson. The catalog lists a running time of 83 minutes.
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Gone with the Wind
George Cukor, Victor Fleming, Sam Wood
1939 film directed by Victor Fleming.
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The Wizard of Oz
King Vidor, Victor Fleming
1939 movie based on the book by L. Frank Baum.
Read the film briefNoir Shadow
1940s
Noir Shadow · 1942
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Casablanca
Michael Curtiz
Casablanca is a 1942 romance, war, and drama film from United States, directed by Michael Curtiz. The catalog lists a running time of 102 minutes.
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Noir Shadow · 1941
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Citizen Kane
Orson Welles
1941 American drama film directed by Orson Welles.
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Noir Shadow · 1940
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The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin
1940 film directed by Charlie Chaplin.
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1950s
The Wider World · 1953
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Tokyo Story
Yasujirō Ozu
An aging couple visits their grown children and encounters the quiet distances of family life.
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The Wider World · 1959
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Sleeping Beauty
Clyde Geronimi, Les Clark, Eric Larson
Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 fantasy, musical, and family film from United States, directed by Clyde Geronimi, Les Clark, Eric Larson. The catalog lists a running time of 75 minutes.
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The Wider World · 1959
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Some Like It Hot
Billy Wilder
1959 film directed by Billy Wilder.
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1960s
New Wave Cut · 1966
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Sergio Leone
1966 film directed by Sergio Leone.
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New Wave Cut · 1968
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2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick
1968 film by Stanley Kubrick.
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New Wave Cut · 1962
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Lawrence of Arabia
David Lean
1962 film directed by David Lean.
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1970s
Grit & Freedom · 1972
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The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola
1972 American epic gangster drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
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Grit & Freedom · 1977
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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
George Lucas
1977 film directed by George Lucas.
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Grit & Freedom · 1979
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Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola
1979 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
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1980s
Electric Image · 1985
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Back to the Future
Robert Zemeckis
1985 film directed by Robert Zemeckis.
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Electric Image · 1984
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The Terminator
James Cameron
1984 film by James Cameron.
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Electric Image · 1989
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Dead Poets Society
Peter Weir
1989 film directed by Peter Weir.
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1990s
Independent Signal · 1997
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Titanic
James Cameron
1997 film directed by James Cameron.
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Independent Signal · 1994
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Forrest Gump
Robert Zemeckis
Forrest Gump is a 1994 coming-of-age, flashback, and comedy film from United States, directed by Robert Zemeckis. The catalog lists a running time of 142 minutes.
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Independent Signal · 1999
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The Matrix
Lilly Wachowski
1999 American science fiction action thriller film.
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2000s
Digital Turn · 2009
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Avatar
James Cameron
2009 film directed by James Cameron.
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Digital Turn · 2000
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Gladiator
Ridley Scott
Gladiator is a 2000 sword-and-sandal, melodrama, and action film from United Kingdom, United States, directed by Ridley Scott. The catalog lists a running time of 155 minutes.
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Digital Turn · 2008
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The Dark Knight
Director not listed
2008 film directed by Christopher Nolan.
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2010s
Borderless Cinema · 2014
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Interstellar
Director not listed
2014 film by Christopher Nolan.
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Borderless Cinema · 2010
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Inception
Director not listed
2010 film directed by Christopher Nolan.
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Borderless Cinema · 2012
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The Avengers
Joss Whedon
2012 film directed by Joss Whedon.
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2020s
The Living Present · 2021
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Dune
Denis Villeneuve
Dune is a 2021 science fiction, action, and adventure film from United States, Hungary, Jordan, directed by Denis Villeneuve. The catalog lists a running time of 155 minutes.
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The Living Present · 2022
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Avatar: The Way of Water
James Cameron
2022 film by James Cameron.
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The Living Present · 2023
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Barbie
Greta Gerwig
Barbie is a 2023 romantic comedy, adventure, and comedy film from United States, United Kingdom, directed by Greta Gerwig. The catalog lists a running time of 114 minutes.
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