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Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
Guardians of the Galaxy Collection 3 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
Thor Collection 4 watched
The Godfather Collection 3 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
Alien Collection 4 watched
American Pie Collection 4 watched
Antboy Collection 3 watched
Ant-Man Collection 3 watched
Arabian Nights Collection 3 watched
Austin Powers Collection 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
Batman Collection 4 watched
Before... Collection 3 watched
Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Collection 3 watched
Blade Collection 3 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
The Chronicles of Narnia Collection 3 watched
The Chronicles of Riddick Collection 3 watched
Clerks Collection 3 watched
Creed Collection 3 watched
Crocodile Dundee Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
Die Hard Collection 5 watched
Evil Dead Collection 3 watched
Fear Street Collection 3 watched
Ginger Snaps Collection 3 watched
The Godfather Collection 3 watched
Godzilla Collection 3 watched
Guardians of the Galaxy Collection 3 watched
The Hannibal Lecter Collection 3 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
The Hobbit Collection 3 watched
How to Train Your Dragon Collection 3 watched
The Hunger Games Collection 4 watched
Indiana Jones Collection 5 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
The Jack Ryan Collection 3 watched
James Bond Collection 26 watched
Jurassic Park Collection 6 watched
The Karate Kid Collection 4 watched
Lone Wolf and Cub Collection 6 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Mad Max Collection 4 watched
Mardock Scramble Collection 3 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
Men In Black Collection 3 watched
Mexico Collection 3 watched
The Millennium Collection 3 watched
Mission: Impossible Collection 7 watched
Naked Gun Collection 3 watched
A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 7 watched
Ocean's Collection 3 watched
Pirates of the Caribbean Collection 5 watched
Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection 3 watched
Predator Collection 5 watched
Rocky Collection 6 watched
Shaft Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Superman Collection 5 watched
The Terminator Collection 6 watched
Thor Collection 4 watched
The Twilight Collection 5 watched
The Wolverine Collection 3 watched
X-Men Collection 7 watched
Blair Witch Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Bourne Collection 4 of 5 watched
Comedies and Proverbs collection 2 of 3 watched
Fantastic Beasts Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Fast and the Furious Collection 9 of 10 watched
Ghostbusters Collection 2 of 3 watched
G.I. Joe (Live-Action) Collection 2 of 3 watched
Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) Collection 2 of 3 watched
I Know What You Did Last Summer Collection 2 of 3 watched
Jaws Collection 3 of 4 watched
Jay and Silent Bob Collection 2 of 3 watched
John Wick Collection 3 of 4 watched
Kung Fu Panda Collection 2 of 3 watched
Living Dead Collection 3 of 4 watched
Look Who's Talking Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Mummy Collection 2 of 3 watched
National Lampoon's Vacation Collection 3 of 4 watched
The Neverending Story Collection 2 of 3 watched
Ong Bak Collection 2 of 3 watched
Rambo Collection 4 of 5 watched
The Robert Langdon Collection 2 of 3 watched
Scream Collection 5 of 6 watched
Spy Kids Collection 4 of 5 watched
Taken Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Three Mothers Collection 2 of 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 3 of 4 watched
Transformers Collection 4 of 5 watched
The Trip Collection 3 of 4 watched
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Masayuki 2
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Adam Somner 17
Brian Smrz 16
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Producers
Kevin Feige 42
Scott Rudin 35
Tim Bevan 24
Joel Silver 22
Eric Fellner 21
Brian Grazer 21
Ridley Scott 19
Avi Arad 18
Jason Blum 17
David Heyman 16
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Exec. Producers
Stan Lee 56
Bruce Berman 28
George Lucas 24
Tessa Ross 21
Thomas Tull 20
Jeff Skoll 14
Kevin Feige 14
Alan Fine 14
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Writers
George Lucas 19
Ethan Coen 17
Joel Coen 17
David Koepp 16
Woody Allen 14
Wes Anderson 13
Fran Walsh 13
Kevin Smith 12
Hideo Oguni 12
John Hughes 11
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Original Writers
Stan Lee 37
Jack Kirby 33
Ian Fleming 26
Bob Kane 15
Larry Lieber 15
George Lucas 12
Steve Ditko 12
Stephen King 11
Joe Shuster 11
Jerry Siegel 11
Jim Starlin 10
Don Heck 8
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Casting
Mary Vernieu 50
Jane Jenkins 41
Mike Fenton 41
Debra Zane 38
Avy Kaufman 37
Nina Gold 36
Ellen Lewis 33
Jina Jay 27
Kerry Barden 26
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Editors
Michael Kahn 38
Joe Bini 19
Paul Rubell 16
Lee Smith 15
Craig Wood 14
Paul Hirsch 14
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Cinematography
Dean Cundey 19
Bill Pope 19
John Toll 14
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Add. Photography
Mitch Dubin 21
Kyle Rudolph 15
Peter Field 14
Chuck Finch 13
Randy Nolen 13
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Production Design
Rick Carter 21
Stuart Craig 16
David Wasco 15
Peter Lamont 13
Bo Welch 13
Kristi Zea 12
Arthur Max 12
Grant Major 12
Carol Spier 12
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Art Direction
Gary Tomkins 16
Alan Tomkins 14
Peter Dorme 13
David Allday 13
Helen Jarvis 13
Brad Ricker 13
John Dexter 13
Ravi Bansal 13
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Set Decoration
Nancy Haigh 20
Gene Serdena 16
Peter Howitt 15
Anna Pinnock 15
Anne Kuljian 15
Larry Dias 15
Karen O'Hara 14
Jay Hart 14
Tammy S. Lee 13
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Steve Cremin 12
Allen Hall 11
Sam Conway 10
John Frazier 10
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Visual Effects
Craig Barron 22
John Knoll 21
Bryan Hirota 13
Tim Burke 13
Phil Tippett 13
Dennis Muren 13
Ian Hunter 13
Ken Ralston 12
Janek Sirrs 12
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Henry Kingi 58
Doug Coleman 49
Debbie Evans 48
Jeff Imada 46
Dick Ziker 44
Annie Ellis 42
John Meier 42
Janet Brady 39
Rick Avery 37
Gene LeBell 36
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Composers
Hans Zimmer 60
Danny Elfman 47
Howard Shore 37
James Horner 30
John Barry 22
Brian Tyler 19
David Arnold 18
Tyler Bates 18
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Songs
Sia 7
K.Flay 4
Tim Rice 4
Eminem 3
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Sound
John Roesch 77
Peter Burgis 74
Andy Nelson 61
Jana Vance 54
Skip Lievsay 52
Paul Massey 43
Andy Malcolm 41
Anna Behlmer 39
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Costume Design
Mary Zophres 20
Kym Barrett 18
Mark Bridges 16
Sandy Powell 15
Dan Bronson 15
Ann Roth 14
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Makeup
Gary Archer 66
Ve Neill 38
Chris Lyons 26
Bill Corso 23
Sian Grigg 22
Paul Engelen 21
Donald Mowat 18
Rick Baker 18
Julie Hewett 16
Lois Burwell 16
Joel Harlow 15
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Hairstyling
Alex Rouse 32
Joy Zapata 22
Kay Georgiou 21
Janine Rath 14
Lisa Tomblin 14
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Studios
Paramount 168
20th Century Fox 157
Canal+ 81
TOHO 61
Miramax 57
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Co-Directors
Lee Unkrich 3.0
Masayuki 2.8
Katsuro Onoue 2.8
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Mariya Chugunova 5.0
Steve Harding 5.0
John Barry 4.8
Gerry Toomey 4.8
Rudolph Herzog 4.8
Roy Button 4.7
Frank Davis 4.7
Yôichi Matsue 4.7
Kelly Kiernan 4.5
Megumi Kagawa 4.5
Frank Marshall 4.5
Roger Christian 4.5
Stan Winston 4.5
Luc Etienne 4.5
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Producers
Luís Urbano 5.0
Rick Porras 5.0
Sandro Aguilar 5.0
Thomas Ordonneau 5.0
Charlie Kaufman 5.0
Allison Abbate 4.8
Jeong Won-jo 4.8
Barry Jenkins 4.8
Baz Luhrmann 4.8
Martin Brown 4.8
Orson Welles 4.8
Jan Chapman 4.8
Masaya Yabushita 4.8
Peter Spears 4.7
Marco Morabito 4.7
Michael Powell 4.7
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Exec. Producers
Erica Steinberg 5.0
Cate Blanchett 5.0
Uwe Schott 5.0
Park Chan-wook 4.8
Ben Barenholtz 4.8
Nick Wechsler 4.8
Nozomu Takahashi 4.8
Daisuke Kadoya 4.8
David Linde 4.7
Bill Pohlad 4.7
Rae Sanchini 4.5
Hou Hsiao-hsien 4.5
Barbara De Fina 4.5
Ken Sakamoto 4.5
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Writers
Miguel Gomes 5.0
Telmo Churro 5.0
Mariana Ricardo 5.0
Joe Ranft 5.0
Nicholas Pileggi 4.8
William Wisher 4.8
Julie Delpy 4.8
Ethan Hawke 4.8
Isao Takahata 4.8
Chu Tien-wen 4.7
Jonathan Nolan 4.5
Chris Sanders 4.5
Kevin Harkey 4.5
Barry Jenkins 4.5
Hou Hsiao-hsien 4.5
Gillian Flynn 4.5
Kim Krizan 4.5
Lorna Cook 4.5
Thom Enriquez 4.5
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Original Writers
Mario Puzo 5.0
Uma Thurman 5.0
Nicholas Pileggi 4.8
Kim Krizan 4.8
Georges Arnaud 4.8
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont 4.5
Noel Langley 4.5
Emily Brontë 4.5
L. Frank Baum 4.3
J.G. Ballard 4.3
Michael Bond 4.2
Joe Kelly 4.2
Stanisław Lem 4.2
E.M. Forster 4.2
J.K. Rowling 4.2
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Casting
Koko Maeda 5.0
Terry Liebling 5.0
Olivier Carbone 5.0
Patty Connolly 4.8
Jane Brody 4.8
Alexandra Montag 4.6
Lucy Pardee 4.5
Stella Savino 4.5
Leon Vitali 4.5
Ann Robinson 4.4
Vic Ramos 4.4
Shari Rhodes 4.3
Annette Borgmann 4.2
Angela Peri 4.2
Jeff Olan 4.2
John McAlary 4.2
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Editors
Telmo Churro 5.0
Miguel Gomes 5.0
Alex Rodríguez 5.0
Marcia Lucas 4.8
Wong Ming-Lam 4.8
Sean Barton 4.8
Yoshitaka Honda 4.8
Peter Zinner 4.7
Monika Willi 4.6
Robert Wise 4.5
Matt Landon 4.5
Chloé Zhao 4.5
Michael Chandler 4.5
Janine Verneau 4.5
Gus Van Sant 4.5
Amedeo Salfa 4.5
William Hooke 4.5
Rainer Standke 4.4
Peter Przygodda 4.4
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Cinematography
Georgi Rerberg 5.0
Lee Daniel 4.8
Natasha Braier 4.8
Alec Mills 4.5
Otello Martelli 4.5
Masaki Tamura 4.5
Chris Marker 4.5
Kirsten Johnson 4.5
Nobuyasu Kita 4.5
Conrad L. Hall 4.4
Yorick Le Saux 4.4
Hong Kyung-pyo 4.3
Gregg Toland 4.3
Henri Alekan 4.3
Claire Mathon 4.2
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Add. Photography
Mel Cannon 5.0
Michael Chapman 5.0
Dick Colean 5.0
Albert Bettcher 5.0
John Aardal 5.0
Gary W. Smith 5.0
Ernest Day 5.0
Steven Poster 5.0
Martin Body 5.0
Robert Ikeda 4.8
Sean Frohardt 4.8
Erik F. Hill 4.8
David Cross 4.8
Pavel Proisl 4.8
Agnès Godard 4.8
Richard Hart 4.7
Ron Drinkwater 4.5
Manny Tapia 4.5
Steve Wolfe 4.5
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Production Design
Philip Rosenberg 4.8
Norman Reynolds 4.6
Yohei Taneda 4.5
John Box 4.5
Nelson Lowry 4.5
Huang Wen-Ying 4.5
Matt Luem 4.5
Ra Vincent 4.3
Catherine Martin 4.3
Leslie Tomkins 4.3
Piero Gherardi 4.2
Uli Hanisch 4.2
John Paino 4.2
Franckie Diago 4.2
Thierry Flamand 4.2
Dean Tavoularis 4.2
John Barry 4.2
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Art Direction
Joe Bleakley 5.0
Rob Outterside 5.0
Gordon Stotz 5.0
Philip Ivey 5.0
Angelo P. Graham 5.0
Arthur Lawson 5.0
Daniel Bradford 4.8
Jacqui Allen 4.8
Dean Gordon 4.8
Anna Georgiadou 4.8
Cao Juiping 4.8
Dan Hennah 4.5
Hattie Storey 4.5
John Hoesli 4.5
Carl Sprague 4.5
Takashi Omori 4.5
Roberta Federico 4.5
Roger Christian 4.5
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Set Decoration
Alan Lee 5.0
Dan Hennah 4.8
Andrea Dopaso 4.8
Josh Drylie 4.8
Isidoro Avila 4.8
Ron von Blomberg 4.8
James Duddy 4.8
Piero Spadaro 4.8
Roxy Toporowych 4.8
Brigitte Broch 4.8
Paige Augustine 4.8
Meryl Cronin 4.8
Rosie Goodwin 4.7
Thomas F. Kelly 4.5
Eugene Doyle 4.5
Philip Smith 4.5
Patricia Cuccia 4.5
Mariko Braswell 4.5
Aaron Streiner 4.5
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Special Effects
Corey Pritchett 5.0
Jack Jennings 5.0
David H. Watkins 5.0
Mark Bero 5.0
Arran Gordon 5.0
Steve Galich 5.0
A.D. Flowers 5.0
Al Marangoni 5.0
Sass Bedig 4.8
Dianne Carlucci 4.8
Bruce Minkus 4.8
Ron Petruccione 4.8
Brian Johnson 4.7
Peter Albiez 4.5
Ric San Nicholas 4.5
Maurice Routly 4.5
Anna Krawczyk 4.5
Robert J. Scupp 4.5
Joe Lombardi 4.4
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Visual Effects
Paul Lasaine 5.0
Dean Lyon 5.0
Jeremy Bennett 5.0
Lorna Paterson 5.0
Robyn Isaacs 5.0
B.L. Jurgens 5.0
Mihaela Chifor 5.0
Kim Blanchette 5.0
Sean Lee 5.0
Cho Yong-seok 4.8
John P. Nugent 4.8
Daniel Nielsen 4.8
Martin Body 4.7
Renuka Ballal 4.7
Tim Webber 4.6
Robert Skotak 4.5
Signe Vinther 4.5
Janet Yale 4.5
James Baxter 4.5
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Stunts
Rob Moses 5.0
Satya Bellord 5.0
Felix Silla 4.8
Andy Abele 4.8
Courtney Pakiz 4.8
Larry Nuñez 4.8
Malcolm Weaver 4.8
Paul Beahm 4.8
Ken Lesco 4.7
Tip Tipping 4.5
Felicity Walker 4.5
Tony Lynch 4.5
Amy Greene 4.5
Leila Stewart 4.5
E.J. Evans 4.5
Hannah Jones 4.5
Juliet McGill 4.5
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Choreography
Yuen Woo-ping 5.0
John O'Connell 4.8
Aakomon Jones 4.2
Maija Garcia 4.0
Jerome Robbins 4.0
Jane Gibson 3.8
Fatima Robinson 3.8
Lynne Hockney 3.8
Brad Jeffries 3.6
Terry Notary 3.6
Jennifer White 3.5
Mandy Moore 3.5
Alison Faulk 3.5
Kenny Ortega 3.5
Bill Landrum 3.5
Julia Fidel 3.5
Stuart Hopps 3.5
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Composers
John Adams 5.0
Jason Moran 4.8
Brian Easdale 4.7
Roy Hawkins 4.5
David Wingo 4.5
Bill Lee 4.5
Stanley Myers 4.5
Alexey Aygi 4.5
Geoff Barrow 4.2
Ben Salisbury 4.2
Jocelyn Pook 4.2
Harry Escott 4.2
Klaus Doldinger 4.2
Ira Kaplan 4.2
Richard Robbins 4.2
Steve Moore 4.2
Philippe Rombi 4.2
Miguel Miranda 4.2
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Songs
Dominic Fike 5.0
Swae Lee 4.8
Sam Smith 4.5
Agnès Varda 4.5
Nicki Minaj 4.3
Dua Lipa 4.2
Harold Arlen 4.2
Este Haim 4.0
Alana Haim 4.0
Danielle Haim 4.0
Robert Lopez 4.0
John Legend 3.8
Billie Eilish 3.8
PinkPantheress 3.8
Mitski 3.8
Normani 3.8
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Sound
Bill Rowe 5.0
Vasco Pimentel 5.0
Miguel Martins 5.0
John McKay 5.0
Evan Dunivan 5.0
Bob Risk 5.0
Owe Svensson 5.0
Olivier Dô Hùu 5.0
Kip Smedley 4.8
Ryan Stern 4.8
Yasuo Uragami 4.8
Bailey Fesler 4.8
Lyman Hardy 4.8
Pierre Mertens 4.8
Brian Emrich 4.7
Hammond Peek 4.6
Andy Sisul 4.5
Susan Fitz-Simon 4.5
Eric Potter 4.5
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Costume Design
Silvia Grabowski 5.0
Lucha d'Orey 5.0
Janey Temime 5.0
Marik Vos-Lundh 5.0
Lyn Askew 4.8
Katherine Dover 4.8
Deirdre Scully 4.8
Jennifer Butler 4.8
Gill Horn 4.8
Ann Dunsford 4.8
Kumiko Ogawa 4.7
Janet Patterson 4.6
Nelli Fomina 4.5
Michael Butler 4.5
Monika Jacobs 4.5
Hein Heckroth 4.5
Wendy Stites 4.5
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Makeup
Janine Schneider 5.0
Noreen Wilkie 5.0
Lenore Stewart 5.0
Tera Treanor 5.0
Emma Moncrieff 5.0
Allie Rutherford 5.0
Laurelle Ziento 5.0
W.T. Partleton 5.0
Deborah K. Dee 5.0
Tanya Travis 5.0
Steve Hopgood 5.0
Gail Wilson 5.0
Jack H. Young 5.0
Kay Freeborn 4.8
Tom Smith 4.8
Katrina Francis 4.8
Lynn Rodgers 4.8
Jeni Lee Dinkel 4.8
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Hairstyling
Bill Fletcher 5.0
Sherry Wilson 5.0
Peta Dunstall 5.0
Jennifer Jane 4.8
Jane Body 4.8
Mona Orr 4.5
Junjirô Yamada 4.5
Iain Jones 4.5
Tonya Johnson 4.5
Natasha Allegro 4.5
Larry M. Cherry 4.5
Anthony Cortino 4.5
Monique DeSart 4.5
Nakoya Yancey 4.5
Larry Germain 4.5
A. G. Scott 4.5
Anne Dunne 4.5
Pearl Orton 4.5
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Studios
Shellac Sud 5.0
O Som e a Fúria 5.0
Box Productions 5.0
Bazmark Films 4.8
Australian Film Commission 4.8
Miyagi Television Broadcasting 4.8
Shizuoka Daiichi Television 4.8
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation 4.8
Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company 4.8
Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company 4.8
PASTEL 4.6
Stanley Kubrick Productions 4.5
Pacific Western 4.5
Cinematograph AB 4.5
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