Willem Dafoe
7/22/1955
Biography
William James "Willem" Dafoe (/dəˈfoʊ/də-FOH or /ˈdeɪfoʊ/ DAY-foh; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He made his film debut with an uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980). Dafoe's early career includes credits for The Loveless (1982), Streets of Fire (1984), and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He earned his first Academy Award nomination for the war drama Platoon (1986), followed by nominations for his roles in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Florida Project (2017), and the Vincent van Gogh biopic At Eternity's Gate (2018). He also gained acclaim and wide recognition for his roles as Jesus Christ in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and as the supervillain Norman Osborn in the superhero film Spider-Man (2002), a role he reprised in its sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). His other film appearance include roles in Mississippi Burning (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Light Sleeper (1992), Body of Evidence (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), The English Patient (1996), Affliction (1997), New Rose Hotel(1998), Existenz (1999), The Boondock Saints (1999), American Psycho (2000), Auto Focus (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Inside Man (2006), Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), Antichrist (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Nymphomaniac (2013), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), John Wick (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Aquaman (2018), The Lighthouse (2019), Nightmare Alley (2021), Poor Things (2023), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Willem Dafoe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Willem Dafoe
Appeared In:
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Finding Nemo
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Inside Man
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
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The English Patient
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Wild at Heart
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Basquiat
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Spider-Man 3
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Spider-Man 2
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Spider-Man
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Mr. Bean's Holiday
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American Psycho
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico
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SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg
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Body of Evidence
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Mississippi Burning
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Speed 2: Cruise Control
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Pet Shop Days
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Paris Je T'aime
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
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Manderlay
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eXistenZ
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Born on the Fourth of July
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The Clearing
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Faraway, So Close!
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Heaven's Gate
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Shadow of the Vampire
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The Last Temptation of Christ
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Asteroid City
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
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New Rose Hotel
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xXx: State of the Union
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Fireflies in the Garden
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The Boondock Saints
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The Hunger
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Affliction
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
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Cry-Baby
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American Dreamz
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The Reckoning
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Clear and Present Danger
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Animal Factory
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The Walker
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Control
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To Live and Die in L.A.
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The Legend of Ochi
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Farewell
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Auto Focus
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Anamorph
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Light Sleeper
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The Loveless
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Streets of Fire
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
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Bullfighter
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Off Limits
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Miral
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Victory
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Ripley Under Ground
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Antichrist
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Tom & Viv
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Edges of the Lord
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Adam Resurrected
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John Carter
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Flight of the Intruder
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White Sands
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Daybreakers
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
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Brothers in Arms
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Before It Had a Name
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The Dust of Time
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Go Go Tales
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Pavilion of Women
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The Hunter
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Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle
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4:44 Last Day on Earth
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
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Tomorrow You're Gone
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Roadhouse 66
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A Woman
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Inside
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A Most Wanted Man
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The Night and the Moment
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Out of the Furnace
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The Wild One
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John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
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Don't F*#% With John Wick
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Why Are We (Not) Creative?
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Saving Norman
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Love's Routine
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The Smile Man
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Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
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Il coraggio di essere Franco
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
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Odd Thomas
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The Fault in Our Stars
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Rockets Redglare!
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John Wick
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
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Finding Satoshi
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Bad Country
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The Aviator
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Gonzo Girl
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Pasolini
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Poor Things
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Finally Dawn
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Vincent van Gogh Superstar
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The Procedure
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White Homeland Commando
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Kinds of Kindness
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The Man in My Basement
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Triumph of the Spirit
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The Great Wall
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The Misbehavers
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American Nails
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Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
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Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
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Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
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The Making of A Most Wanted Man
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Saturday Night
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My Hindu Friend
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Dog Eat Dog
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A Family Man
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Late Fame
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Tenzing
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Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
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New York Nights
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Mind the Gap
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Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
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Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
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The Phoenician Scheme
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Finding Dory
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Death Note
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Tropico
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The Florida Project
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What Happened to Monday
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Aquaman
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Murder on the Orient Express
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The Birthday Party
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Nosferatu
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Interior (The Spectator)
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Lulu on the Bridge
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Siberia
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Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
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Mountain
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Father
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This Is an Adventure
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At Eternity's Gate
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Opus Zero
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Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
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A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
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Platoon
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The Lighthouse
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Motherless Brooklyn
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O Panama
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Manou the Swift
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The Last Thing He Wanted
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Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
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Cannes: All Access
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Vox Lux
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Piazza Vittorio
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Nelson Algren Live
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Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
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Tommaso
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The French Dispatch
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Voom Portraits
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Love, Antosha
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On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
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Brace Up!
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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
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Togo
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Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
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Nightmare Alley
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Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
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The Making of Daybreakers
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Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
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North on Evers
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The Card Counter
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Atalanta Strategy
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The Northman
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Abel/Asia
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Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic
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Rhyme 'Em to Death
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Friedkin Uncut
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Theatron. Romeo Castellucci
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Overnight
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Wim Wenders, Desperado
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Sportin' Life
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The Benaki Museum
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7 Deaths of Maria Callas
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The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
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Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
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Zack Snyder's Justice League
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Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
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Sanctuary
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Spider-Mania
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Maresco / Pasolini
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To Each His Own Cinema
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Dead for a Dollar
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River
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
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The Spider-Man Story
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Zero
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