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Michael Shannon

Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor, producer, musician, and theatre director. He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in the Sam Mendes period drama Revolutionary Road (2008) and the Tom Ford psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals (2016). He earned Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his role in 99 Homes (2014), and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night (2016). Shannon made his film debut in 1993 with Groundhog Day and received widespread attention for his performance in 8 Mile (2002). He is known for his on-screen versatility, performing in both comedies and dramas such as Pearl Harbor (2001), Bad Boys II (2003), Bug (2006), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), The Iceman (2012), Premium Rush (2012), The Night Before (2015), The Shape of Water (2017) and Knives Out (2019). He played Superman's Kryptonian adversary General Zod in Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and is set to reprise the role in The Flash (2022). Shannon is a frequent collaborator of Jeff Nichols, appearing in all of his films: Shotgun Stories (2007), Take Shelter (2011), Mud (2012), Midnight Special, and Loving (both 2016). He is also known for his role as Nelson Van Alden in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), for which he was nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2021, he had a main role in the Hulu drama miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born7 August 1974 (age 51)
  • Place of BirthLexington, Kentucky, USA

Michael Shannon

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Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor, producer, musician, and theatre director. He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in the Sam Mendes period drama Revolutionary Road (2008) and the Tom Ford psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals (2016). He earned Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his role in 99 Homes (2014), and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night (2016). Shannon made his film debut in 1993 with Groundhog Day and received widespread attention for his performance in 8 Mile (2002). He is known for his on-screen versatility, performing in both comedies and dramas such as Pearl Harbor (2001), Bad Boys II (2003), Bug (2006), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), The Iceman (2012), Premium Rush (2012), The Night Before (2015), The Shape of Water (2017) and Knives Out (2019). He played Superman's Kryptonian adversary General Zod in Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and is set to reprise the role in The Flash (2022). Shannon is a frequent collaborator of Jeff Nichols, appearing in all of his films: Shotgun Stories (2007), Take Shelter (2011), Mud (2012), Midnight Special, and Loving (both 2016). He is also known for his role as Nelson Van Alden in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), for which he was nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2021, he had a main role in the Hulu drama miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born7 August 1974 (age 51)
  • Place of BirthLexington, Kentucky, USA
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Eric LaRue
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6.5
2025
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The End
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4.853
2024
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The Bikeriders
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6.7
2024
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A Different Man
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7.014
2024
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The Flash
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6.65
2023
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Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
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3.8
2023
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A Little White Lie
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5.7
2023
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Abandoned
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5.9
2022
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Night's End
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4.2
2022
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Bullet Train
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7.435
2022
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Amsterdam
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6.06
2022
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Heart of Champions
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6.6
2021
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Echo Boomers
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5.7
2020
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The Quarry
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5.2
2020
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90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
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2019
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State Like Sleep
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4.8
2019
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Knives Out
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7.842
2019
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The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
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7.6
2019
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Poor Boy
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4.0
2018
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The Current War
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6.7
2018
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12 Strong
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6.3
2018
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What They Had
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6.6
2018
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Fahrenheit 451
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5.43
2018
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Friedkin Uncut
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7.0
2018
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Long Way Back Home
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6.4
2018
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The Shape of Water
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7.243
2017
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Pottersville
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4.9
2017
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Bob Dylan - Trouble No More
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6.4
2017
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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
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2.0
2017
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Midnight Special
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6.248
2016
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Elvis & Nixon
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5.966
2016
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Frank & Lola
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5.645
2016
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Nocturnal Animals
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7.422
2016
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Salt and Fire
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4.9
2016
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Loving
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6.7
2016
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Complete Unknown
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5.127
2016
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Wolves
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5.858
2016
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
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5.981
2016
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The Harvest
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5.99
2015
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99 Homes
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6.8
2015
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Freeheld
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7.2
2015
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She's Funny That Way
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5.954
2015
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The Night Before
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6.101
2015
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The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
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2014
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They Came Together
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5.588
2014
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Young Ones
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5.715
2014
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Man of Steel
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6.633
2013
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Mud
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7.059
2013
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Choose You
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5.375
2013
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Michael Shannon Reads the Insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
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8.0
2013
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Premium Rush
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6.332
2012
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The Iceman
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6.552
2012
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The Broken Tower
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4.955
2012
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Happy Hour
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2012
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Machine Gun Preacher
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6.719
2011
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Take Shelter
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7.037
2011
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Return
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6.439
2011
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Touch of Evil
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6.929
2011
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Jonah Hex
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4.952
2010
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The Runaways
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6.5
2010
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
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6.033
2010
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13
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5.839
2010
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Herbert White
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7.1
2010
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I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
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2010
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
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6.2
2009
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The Missing Person
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5.6
2009
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The Greatest
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6.2
2009
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13 Scarier Movie Moments
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9.0
2009
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Revolutionary Road
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6.989
2008
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Marvelous
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2008
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
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7.1
2007
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Shotgun Stories
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6.9
2007
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Bug
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6.1
2007
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Blackbird
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2.5
2007
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Lucky You
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5.6
2007
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World Trade Center
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6.139
2006
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Let's Go to Prison
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5.7
2006
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The Woodsman
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6.886
2004
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Dead Birds
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5.7
2004
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Grand Theft Parsons
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5.8
2004
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Criminal
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6.2
2004
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Zamboni Man
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7.0
2004
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Water
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9.0
2004
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Bad Boys II
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6.647
2003
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Kangaroo Jack
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5.291
2003
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8 Mile
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7.14
2002
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High Crimes
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6.357
2002
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Pearl Harbor
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6.935
2001
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Vanilla Sky
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6.8
2001
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New Port South
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4.143
2001
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Jesus' Son
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6.324
2000
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The Photographer
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3.5
2000
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Mullitt
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5.0
2000
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Cecil B. Demented
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6.385
2000
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Tigerland
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6.608
2000
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Chicago Cab
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5.5
1998
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The Ride
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1997
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Chain Reaction
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5.757
1996
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Groundhog Day
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7.615
1993
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Overexposed
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1.0
1992