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Top 10 of 2020
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Top 10 of 2018
Includes films which haven't yet been acquired for US distribution.
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The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
The Godfather Collection 3 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
Before... Collection 3 watched
3 Ninja Kids Collection 4 watched
Alien Collection 4 watched
American Pie Collection 4 watched
The Animatrix Collection 9 watched
The Apu Trilogy 3 watched
Austin Powers Collection 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
Bad Boys Collection 3 watched
Batman Collection 4 watched
Before... Collection 3 watched
Beverly Hills Cop Collection 3 watched
Blade Collection 3 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
Charlotte et Véronique 4 watched
Creed Collection 3 watched
Cube Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
The Decalogue 10 watched
Evil Dead Collection 3 watched
Final Destination Collection 5 watched
Ginger Snaps Collection 3 watched
The Godfather Collection 3 watched
Godzilla Collection 3 watched
Halloween Collection 11 watched
The Hannibal Lecter Collection 3 watched
Harold & Kumar Collection 3 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Collection 3 watched
How to Train Your Dragon Collection 3 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
The Kingdom 3 watched
The Koker Trilogy 3 watched
Lethal Weapon Collection 4 watched
Living Dead Collection 4 watched
Look Who's Talking Collection 3 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Mad Max Collection 4 watched
Magic Mike Collection 3 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
The Mighty Ducks Collection 3 watched
The Millennium Collection 3 watched
Mission: Impossible Collection 7 watched
Naked Gun Collection 3 watched
National Lampoon's Vacation Collection 4 watched
A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 7 watched
Ocean's Collection 3 watched
Paradise Lost Collection 3 watched
Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection 3 watched
Rebuild of Evangelion Collection 4 watched
Resident Evil Collection 6 watched
RoboCop Collection 3 watched
Rocky Collection 6 watched
Rush Hour Collection 3 watched
Scream Collection 6 watched
The Souvenir Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collection 3 watched
Three Colors Collection 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
The Twilight Collection 5 watched
World of Tomorrow Collection 3 watched
Ace Ventura Collection 2 of 3 watched
Ant-Man Collection 2 of 3 watched
Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Brady Bunch Collection 2 of 3 watched
Candyman Collection 3 of 4 watched
The Chronicles of Riddick Collection 2 of 3 watched
Clerks Collection 2 of 3 watched
Die Hard Collection 4 of 5 watched
The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Equalizer Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Fast and the Furious Collection 9 of 10 watched
Firefly Collection 2 of 3 watched
Friday the 13th Collection 10 of 11 watched
Ghostbusters Collection 2 of 3 watched
Guardians of the Galaxy Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Hangover Collection 2 of 3 watched
Hostel Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Human Centipede Collection 2 of 3 watched
Ichi Collection 2 of 3 watched
I Know What You Did Last Summer Collection 2 of 3 watched
John Wick Collection 3 of 4 watched
Jumanji Collection 2 of 3 watched
Major League Collection 2 of 3 watched
Meet the Parents Collection 2 of 3 watched
Men In Black Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Mummy Collection 2 of 3 watched
Predator Collection 4 of 5 watched
Problem Child Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Ring Collection 2 of 3 watched
Rugrats Collection 2 of 3 watched
Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 2 of 3 watched
Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection 2 of 3 watched
Tales from the Crypt Collection 2 of 3 watched
Tetsuo Collection 2 of 3 watched
Thor Collection 3 of 4 watched
Troll Collection 2 of 3 watched
Wallace & Gromit Collection 3 of 4 watched
The Wolverine Collection 2 of 3 watched
X-Men Collection 6 of 7 watched
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Stars
Directors
Crew & studios
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Co-Directors
Masayuki 3
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Add. Directing
David Webb 19
H.H. Cooper 17
Brian Smrz 16
Mark Cotone 16
Jack Gill 16
Adam Somner 15
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Producers
Scott Rudin 61
Joel Silver 32
Jason Blum 30
Brian Grazer 29
Kevin Feige 27
Tim Bevan 27
Eric Fellner 26
Olivier Père 23
John Davis 23
Steve Golin 21
Dede Gardner 20
David Heyman 19
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Exec. Producers
Stan Lee 46
Bruce Berman 42
Joseph Drake 21
Jeff Skoll 20
Ted Field 20
Gary Barber 19
Tessa Ross 19
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Writers
Joel Coen 23
Ethan Coen 22
John Hughes 20
Éric Rohmer 16
David Mamet 15
David Lynch 14
Zak Penn 13
David Koepp 13
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Original Writers
Stephen King 32
Stan Lee 26
Jack Kirby 22
Bob Kane 18
Ian Fleming 12
Larry Lieber 11
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Casting
Mary Vernieu 89
Avy Kaufman 74
Jane Jenkins 52
Ellen Lewis 48
Kerry Barden 46
Carmen Cuba 43
Mali Finn 41
Debra Zane 39
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Editors
Michael Kahn 29
Paul Hirsch 19
Jay Cassidy 18
Sandra Adair 18
Joel Cox 16
Sheldon Kahn 16
Billy Weber 16
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Cinematography
Peter Deming 25
Mark Irwin 25
Dean Semler 22
Dean Cundey 22
Oliver Wood 18
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Add. Photography
Mitch Dubin 24
Dan Kneece 22
David Crone 21
Kyle Rudolph 20
Kim Marks 17
Bob Gorelick 16
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Production Design
David Wasco 21
Carol Spier 19
Rick Carter 18
Wynn Thomas 17
Jess Gonchor 14
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Art Direction
Brad Ricker 17
Helen Jarvis 15
Tony Fanning 15
Sean Haworth 15
Gary Tomkins 15
John Dexter 14
Greg Papalia 14
Dan Webster 14
David Lazan 14
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Set Decoration
Nancy Haigh 26
Gene Serdena 23
Jay Hart 19
Anne Kuljian 18
Jan Pascale 16
Mick Cukurs 16
Cindy Carr 16
Adam Willis 15
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Special Effects
John Frazier 15
Lou Carlucci 12
Matt Sweeney 11
Allen Hall 11
John McLeod 11
Steve Cremin 11
Ken Pepiot 10
Jeff Brink 10
Gary D'Amico 10
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Visual Effects
Craig Barron 25
John Knoll 22
Brian Adler 18
Phil Tippett 16
Mat Beck 15
Ian Hunter 15
Allan Magled 14
David Sanger 14
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Stunts
Henry Kingi 86
John Meier 80
Doug Coleman 78
Annie Ellis 76
Jeff Imada 75
Debbie Evans 72
Rick Avery 69
Troy Brown 66
Jack Gill 61
Freddie Hice 60
Troy Gilbert 59
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Choreography
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Composers
Danny Elfman 58
Hans Zimmer 56
Howard Shore 46
Mark Isham 37
James Horner 37
David Newman 34
John Debney 32
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Songs
Randy Newman 11
Sia 5
Eminem 3
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Sound
John Roesch 95
Skip Lievsay 70
Peter Burgis 65
Randy Singer 61
Andy Nelson 60
Goro Koyama 58
Andy Malcolm 57
Mary Jo Lang 56
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Costume Design
Mary Zophres 30
Ann Roth 27
Mark Bridges 23
Susan Lyall 19
Kym Barrett 18
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Makeup
Gary Archer 95
Donald Mowat 39
Ve Neill 33
Bill Corso 26
Rick Baker 25
Sian Grigg 22
Julie Hewett 22
Judy Chin 20
John Blake 20
Luisa Abel 19
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Hairstyling
Joy Zapata 28
Kay Georgiou 24
Janine Rath 23
Alex Rouse 21
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Studios
Paramount 246
20th Century Fox 197
New Line Cinema 142
Canal+ 112
Miramax 95
StudioCanal 50
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Co-Directors
Mahiro Maeda 4.0
Kazuya Tsurumaki 3.8
Masayuki 3.7
Ágnes Hranitzky 3.2
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Add. Directing
Sally Sue Beisel 4.5
Tonino Valerii 4.5
Julio Sempere 4.5
Shirō Moritani 4.5
Masanobu Deme 4.5
Alain Olivieri 4.5
Paul Helmick 4.5
Don Kranze 4.3
Kelly Kiernan 4.2
Christos Nikou 4.2
Giancarlo Santi 4.2
Joan Van Horn 4.2
Robert Bober 4.2
Milton Carter 4.2
Jolian Blevins 4.2
Bob Wagner 4.2
Fred T. Gallo 4.2
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Producers
Gillian Berrie 5.0
Vincent Landay 4.5
Thomas Benski 4.5
Charles H. Joffe 4.5
Akira Kurosawa 4.5
David Keitsch 4.5
Kiichi Ichikawa 4.5
Maurice Tinchant 4.5
Martine Marignac 4.5
Charlie Kaufman 4.3
Tadashi Ôno 4.3
Veit Heiduschka 4.2
Vibeke Windeløv 4.2
Gary Gilbert 4.2
Andrew Duncan 4.2
Arthur Freed 4.2
Shane Carruth 4.2
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Exec. Producers
Lynn Harris 4.8
Charlie Kaufman 4.5
Michael Katz 4.5
Seiichiro Ujiie 4.5
Yutaka Narita 4.5
Marisa Clifford 4.5
Lars Jönsson 4.5
Jan Harlan 4.3
Robert Greenhut 4.3
Rick Yorn 4.2
Christopher Ball 4.2
William Tyrer 4.2
Jacob Pechenik 4.2
Lee Chang-dong 4.2
Robert Walak 4.2
Claire Dornoy 4.2
Susan Ekins 4.2
Yvon Crenn 4.2
Lene Børglum 4.2
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Writers
Julie Delpy 4.5
Ryūzō Kikushima 4.5
Chantal Akerman 4.5
Kenneth Lonergan 4.5
Casey Affleck 4.5
Charlie Kaufman 4.4
Sergio Leone 4.4
Kim Krizan 4.2
Mickey Knox 4.2
Jonathan Glazer 4.2
Shane Carruth 4.2
James L. Brooks 4.2
Richard Price 4.2
Michael Haneke 4.2
Frederick Knott 4.2
Jules Furthman 4.2
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Original Writers
Kim Krizan 4.5
Ernest Lehman 4.5
Stanisław Lem 4.5
Sarah Waters 4.2
Walter Tevis 4.2
Frederick Knott 4.2
Pete Docter 4.0
Kōbō Abe 4.0
Joseph Kessel 4.0
Larry McMurtry 4.0
Andrew Stanton 3.9
Mario Puzo 3.8
Haruki Murakami 3.8
Elmore Leonard 3.8
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Casting
Mickie McGowan 4.8
Cătălin Dordea 4.8
John Barba 4.5
Allison Hall 4.2
Nina Haun 4.2
Randi Glass 4.2
Joyce Nettles 4.2
Justine Arteta 4.0
Kim Davis-Wagner 4.0
Robi Reed 4.0
D. Lynn Meyers 4.0
Leonard Murphy 4.0
Toshie Tabata 4.0
Carmen Loley 4.0
Ali Farrell 4.0
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Editors
Nadine Muse 4.5
Eric Zumbrunnen 4.5
Hisashi Sagara 4.5
Fusako Shuzui 4.5
Viola Lawrence 4.5
James Haygood 4.2
Eugenio Alabiso 4.2
William Hornbeck 4.2
Mark Yoshikawa 4.2
Ralph Rosenblum 4.2
Shane Carruth 4.2
Gene Milford 4.2
Geneviève Vaury 4.2
Angus Wall 4.2
Gene Havlick 4.2
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Cinematography
Boris Kaufman 4.8
Alexis Zabe 4.8
Robert Krasker 4.8
Oleg Mutu 4.5
Karl Struss 4.5
Lance Acord 4.3
Hiroshi Segawa 4.3
Joseph Walker 4.3
Harold Rosson 4.2
Takao Saitō 4.2
Joseph LaShelle 4.2
Jack N. Green 4.2
Eugen Schüfftan 4.2
Luca Bigazzi 4.2
Victor J. Kemper 4.2
Jürgen Jürges 4.2
Piotr Sobociński 4.2
Hossein Jafarian 4.2
Jeff Cronenweth 4.1
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Add. Photography
Claudio Miranda 4.5
Conrad W. Hall 4.5
Mark Dinicola 4.5
Guy Norman Bee 4.5
Todd Griffith 4.5
Saul Midwall 4.5
Homer Plannette 4.5
Mark Manthey 4.5
Dusty Wallace 4.3
Fred Schuler 4.3
Martin Keough 4.2
Robert Ward 4.2
Christopher Norr 4.2
Paul Beeson 4.2
Harlow Stengel 4.2
Irving Rosenberg 4.2
Philippe Brun 4.2
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Production Design
Mihaela Poenaru 4.8
Christoph Kanter 4.5
Dan Leigh 4.5
Florian Sanson 4.5
Masao Yamazaki 4.5
Boris Leven 4.3
William Arnold 4.2
Bob Pauley 4.2
Carlo Simi 4.2
Tom Walker 4.2
Yoshirō Muraki 4.2
Richard Sylbert 4.1
Mel Bourne 4.0
Roy Walker 4.0
Stephonik Youth 4.0
Karen Murphy 4.0
Keiko Mitsumatsu 4.0
Tatsuo Hamada 4.0
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Art Direction
Blair Huizingh 4.5
Hiroshi Ohno 4.5
Lionel Banks 4.5
Kazuo Oga 4.3
Carlo Leva 4.2
Jack Okey 4.2
David Crank 4.2
Chris Gorak 4.0
Seth Reed 4.0
Isabelle Guay 4.0
Robert Woodruff 4.0
Thierry Poulet 4.0
Shigemasa Toda 4.0
Edward Carrere 4.0
Albert Brenner 4.0
Noboru Yoshida 4.0
Anna Georgiadou 4.0
Leslie Dilley 4.0
Jonathan Arkin 4.0
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Set Decoration
Keith Sale 4.8
Martin Milligan 4.8
Simone Grau 4.8
Dale E. Anderson 4.5
Daniel Bradford 4.2
Michael Timman 4.2
Henry Grace 4.2
Dawn Brown 4.2
Emile Kuri 4.2
Edward G. Boyle 4.1
Michael Ford 4.0
Howard Bristol 4.0
Lydia Marks 4.0
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Special Effects
Al Marangoni 5.0
Ric San Nicholas 4.8
Garnet Baril 4.8
Philip Bartko 4.5
William Dawson 4.5
Manuel Baquero 4.5
David A. Poole 4.5
Robert Cole 4.3
Eros Bacciucchi 4.3
Ken Tarallo 4.3
Gary D'Amico 4.2
Mark Stanton 4.2
Michael Rifkin 4.2
Mark Bero 4.2
Louis Lindwall 4.2
Richard L. Hill 4.2
Jeff Jarvis 4.2
John C. Carlucci 4.2
Dennis Yeager II 4.2
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Visual Effects
Bob Whitehill 4.8
Juan J. Buhler 4.8
Tolga Goktekin 4.8
Camille Geier 4.8
Gary Nolin 4.5
Stefan Drury 4.5
Les Hunter 4.2
Henry LaBounta 4.2
Andrew Jimenez 4.2
Andrea D'Amico 4.1
Louis Morin 4.0
Paul Huston 4.0
Matthew Plummer 4.0
Lorna Paterson 4.0
Charine Bederar 4.0
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Stunts
Rick Lester 4.5
Ethan Jensen 4.5
Nosher Powell 4.5
Jack Carpenter 4.3
Ken Lesco 4.2
Ned Corrigan 4.2
Bobby Clark 4.2
Romo Gorrara 4.2
John Landis 4.2
Dan Plum 4.2
Kent W. Luttrell 4.1
Webster Whinery 4.0
Jérôme Gaspard 4.0
Jeff Schwan 4.0
Michael Russo 4.0
Toby Holguin 4.0
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Choreography
Teresa Espinosa 4.0
Mandy Moore 3.8
Jerome Robbins 3.5
Luke Broadlick 3.5
Alison Faulk 3.4
Toni Basil 3.2
Francesca Jaynes 3.2
Justin Peck 3.0
John Carrafa 3.0
Hermes Pan 3.0
Jennifer White 2.9
Julia Fidel 2.8
Michael Arnold 2.7
Denna Thomsen 2.5
Maija Garcia 2.5
Paul Becker 2.0
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Composers
Jon Brion 4.6
Michael Galasso 4.5
Kenyon Hopkins 4.5
Thomas Bangalter 4.5
Masaru Satō 4.5
Lennie Niehaus 4.2
Shane Carruth 4.2
Andrew Dickson 4.2
Victor Young 4.2
David Julyan 4.2
Robbie Robertson 4.2
David Shire 4.0
Krzysztof Komeda 4.0
Gerald Fried 4.0
Herbie Hancock 4.0
Sattar Oraki 4.0
Harry Escott 4.0
Louis Levy 4.0
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Songs
Randy Newman 4.0
John Legend 3.8
Mitski 3.5
Dua Lipa 3.2
Lady Gaga 3.2
Stephen Sondheim 3.2
Michel Legrand 3.2
Billie Eilish 3.1
Sia 3.0
Ellie Goulding 3.0
Nicki Minaj 3.0
Dominic Fike 3.0
Swae Lee 3.0
Sam Smith 3.0
K.Flay 3.0
Dan Levy 3.0
Lana Del Rey 3.0
Jacques Demy 3.0
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Sound
Dustin Cawood 4.8
Ed Downham 4.5
Nick Peck 4.5
Loren L. Ryder 4.5
Eric Potter 4.5
Justin Herman 4.5
Jack Higgins 4.5
Fabian Schmidt 4.5
Philippe Richard 4.5
Elio Pacella 4.3
Dana Bunescu 4.3
Ichirô Minawa 4.2
Jack Solomon 4.2
Kirk Francis 4.2
Dror Gescheit 4.2
Vern Poore 4.2
Michael Evje 4.2
Lindakay Brown 4.2
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Costume Design
Casey Storm 4.5
Elinor Bardach 4.5
Hope Bryce 4.5
Carlo Simi 4.3
Richard Bruno 4.2
Robert Kalloch 4.2
Andrea Flesch 4.2
Marilyn Putnam 4.2
Mago 4.2
William Loger 4.2
Moss Mabry 4.2
Corinne Jorry 4.2
Walter Plunkett 4.2
Edward Stevenson 4.1
Jacqueline West 4.1
Monic Parelle 4.1
Jeffrey Kurland 4.0
Irene Sharaff 4.0
Polly Platt 4.0
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Makeup
William Tuttle 4.5
Julie L. Pearce 4.3
Robert McCann 4.3
Jim Gillespie 4.2
Peggy Teague 4.2
Rino Carboni 4.2
Ed Voight 4.2
Ron Berkeley 4.2
Bill Herman 4.2
Monika Münnich 4.2
Del Armstrong 4.2
Fern Buchner 4.1
Gordon Bau 4.0
Mehrdad Mirkiani 4.0
Bridget O'Neill 4.0
Greg Solomon 4.0
Helen Barrett 4.0
Nadia Stacey 4.0
Jack H. Young 4.0
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Hairstyling
Aaron Saucier 4.5
Patricia Miller 4.3
Iain Jones 4.2
Sherry Wilson 4.2
Sydney Guilaroff 4.2
Romaine Greene 4.1
Simone Knapp 4.1
Jennifer Tremont 4.0
Mona Orr 4.0
Kelly Muldoon 4.0
Carol Raskin 4.0
Teressia Carter 4.0
Iloe Flewelling 4.0
Ardis Cohen 4.0
Hollis Barnes 4.0
Adrianne Lashley 4.0
Ron Scott 4.0
Helen Hunt 4.0
Amalia Paoletti 4.0
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Studios
Studio Fuga 4.8
Stanley Kubrick Productions 4.5
Projective Testing Service 4.5
Trollhättan Film 4.5
Théo Films 4.5
Paradise Films 4.5
MonkeyBoy 4.5
Silver Films 4.5
Saga Film 4.5
MEDIA Programme of the European Union 4.4
Filmfonds Wien 4.3
ORF 4.3
Gilbert Films 4.2
June Pictures 4.2
Arturo González Producciones Cinematográficas 4.2
JW Films 4.2
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