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Jay O. Sanders

Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American film, theatre and television actor and playwright. He frequently appears in plays off-Broadway at The Public Theatre. He has received a Drama Desk Award and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. Sanders made his off-Broadway debut in a Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry V in 1976. He originated the role of Bradley in Sam Shepard's Buried Child (1978). He made his Broadway debut in the play Loose Ends (1979). He returned to Broadway in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1983), Saint Joan (1993), Pygmalion (2007), Girl from the North Country (2020), and Purlie Victorious (2023). He made his feature film debut in the comedy Starting Over (1979). He had notable roles in films such as Cross Creek (1983), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Glory (1989), JFK (1991), Hostages (1992), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Music of the Heart (1999), Tumbleweeds (1999), and Revolutionary Road (2008). He took recurring roles in television series including Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Good Wife, Person of Interest, Blindspot, and Sneaky Pete. He has served as the narrator for the shows Wide Angle, Nova, and Secrets of the Dead. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay O. Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born16 April 1953 (age 72)
  • Place of BirthAustin, Texas, USA

Jay O. Sanders

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Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American film, theatre and television actor and playwright. He frequently appears in plays off-Broadway at The Public Theatre. He has received a Drama Desk Award and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. Sanders made his off-Broadway debut in a Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry V in 1976. He originated the role of Bradley in Sam Shepard's Buried Child (1978). He made his Broadway debut in the play Loose Ends (1979). He returned to Broadway in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1983), Saint Joan (1993), Pygmalion (2007), Girl from the North Country (2020), and Purlie Victorious (2023). He made his feature film debut in the comedy Starting Over (1979). He had notable roles in films such as Cross Creek (1983), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Glory (1989), JFK (1991), Hostages (1992), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Music of the Heart (1999), Tumbleweeds (1999), and Revolutionary Road (2008). He took recurring roles in television series including Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Good Wife, Person of Interest, Blindspot, and Sneaky Pete. He has served as the narrator for the shows Wide Angle, Nova, and Secrets of the Dead. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay O. Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born16 April 1953 (age 72)
  • Place of BirthAustin, Texas, USA
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Remain
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2026
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His Three Daughters
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6.952
2024
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Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
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2024
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Girl From the North Country
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6.0
2024
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When You Finish Saving the World
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5.866
2023
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Outrage
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4.6
2023
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The Road to Galena
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4.3
2022
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BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
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6.9
2022
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The Assistant
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6.283
2020
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That Hopey Changey Thing
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2020
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Regular Singing
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2020
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Sweet and Sad
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6.5
2020
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What Do We Need to Talk About?
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2020
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Sorry
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6.5
2020
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And So We Come Forth
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2020
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Tapes
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2020
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Incidental Moments of the Day
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2020
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Saving the Dead Sea
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2019
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DC Noir
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3.2
2019
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Uncle Vanya
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2019
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Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
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4.0
2019
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The Violin Alone
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2019
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NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
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7.5
2019
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Vice
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2018
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NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
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5.8
2018
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Broken Places
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2018
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NOVA: First Face of America
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7.375
2018
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Ghosts of Stonehenge
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6.0
2017
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NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
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7.5
2017
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NOVA: Why Trains Crash
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7.0
2017
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NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
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6.2
2017
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The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
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2017
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The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
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2017
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The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
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2017
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NOVA: Iceman Reborn
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7.7
2016
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NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
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8.1
2016
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NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
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7.0
2016
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NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
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7.0
2016
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Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
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2016
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Catfight
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5.5
2016
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Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
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7.3
2015
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Dawn of Humanity
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7.5
2015
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NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
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7.8
2015
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NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
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6.0
2015
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Northern Borders
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5.8
2015
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Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
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2015
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The Gathering Swarms
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6.5
2014
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The Mystery of Mona Lisa
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6.0
2014
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The River
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8.5
2013
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NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
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5.0
2013
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NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
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7.0
2013
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NOVA: Cold Case JFK
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7.5
2013
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The Man Who Saved the World
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7.0
2012
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NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
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7.5
2012
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Earth from Space
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7.9
2012
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Adventures in Plymptoons!
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2.0
2011
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A Novel Romance
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7.6
2011
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I'm Coming Over
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3.0
2011
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The Jewel
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6.6
2011
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Green Lantern
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5.177
2011
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Edge of Darkness
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6.367
2010
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Riddles of the Sphinx
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6.0
2010
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Secrets of Stonehenge
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8.0
2010
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The Undying
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4.2
2009
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I Hate Valentine's Day
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5.362
2009
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NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
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7.2
2008
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Revolutionary Road
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6.988
2008
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Cadillac Records
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7.1
2008
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The Dissection of Thanksgiving
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2008
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Kill the Day
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2008
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Greetings from the Shore
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5.8
2007
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The Valley of Light
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6.4
2007
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NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
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9.3
2007
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Happenstance
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1.0
2007
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Wedding Daze
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5.6
2006
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Half Nelson
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6.6
2006
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The Day After Tomorrow
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6.545
2004
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Hair High
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6.4
2004
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D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
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6.4
2003
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Abby Singer
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6.3
2003
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Salem Witch Trials
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6.257
2002
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Along Came a Spider
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6.334
2001
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Dead Dog
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3.2
2001
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My Husband's Double Life
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5.8
2001
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The Last Brickmaker in America
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7.6
2001
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Boss of Bosses
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5.6
2001
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Picnic
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3.7
2000
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Wild Costa Rica
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8.0
2000
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The Secret Life of Girls
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6.0
1999
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The Confession
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5.7
1999
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Earthly Possessions
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6.0
1999
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Music of the Heart
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6.7
1999
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ATF
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4.7
1999
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Tumbleweeds
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6.5
1999
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The Jack Bull
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6.3
1999
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Wrestling with Alligators
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10.0
1998
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The Odd Couple II
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6.311
1998
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The Matchmaker
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6.2
1997
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Kiss the Girls
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6.5
1997
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For Richer or Poorer
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5.981
1997
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The Prosecutors
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1996
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Daylight
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6.11
1996
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The Big Green
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5.6
1995
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Three Wishes
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6.2
1995
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Down Came a Blackbird
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8.2
1995
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Silver Strand
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3.8
1995
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Kiss of Death
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5.673
1995
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Angels in the Outfield
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5.981
1994
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Nobody's Children
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4.3
1994
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State of Emergency
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4.0
1994
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My Boyfriend's Back
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5.7
1993
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Rio Shannon
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1993
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Hostages
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5.9
1992
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JFK
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7.605
1991
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V.I. Warshawski
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4.708
1991
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Meeting Venus
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5.9
1991
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Defenseless
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5.0
1991
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Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
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1990
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Mr. Destiny
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6.25
1990
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Glory
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7.474
1989
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Cold Sassy Tree
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6.5
1989
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Just Like in the Movies
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8.0
1989
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream
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6.7
1988
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The Prince of Pennsylvania
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5.6
1988
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The Misfit Brigade
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5.8
1987
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A Doctor's Story
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5.0
1984
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Cross Creek
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6.6
1983
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Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
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6.0
1983
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Eddie Macon's Run
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5.7
1983
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Hanky Panky
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5.3
1982
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Starstruck
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1981
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The Day Christ Died
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5.8
1980
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Starting Over
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6.389
1979