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The Prodigal (1955)

Summary: A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the High Priest as well.
Release Date: May 06, 1955
Genres: Drama, Mystery
Director: Richard Thorpe
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Writers: Joseph Breen
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Male
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, Samuel James Larsen
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Female
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, Maurice Zimm
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White Male
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Runtime: 1 h 52 min
MPAA: Approved
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 2,783,000
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Repo Man (1984)

Summary: A young punk recruited by a car repossession agency finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu that is wanted for a $20,000 bounty - and has something otherworldly stashed in its trunk.
Release Date: March 02, 1984
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director: Alex Cox
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Writer: Alex Cox
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Runtime: 1 h 32 min
MPAA: R
Production: Edge City Productions
Distributor: A+E Networks, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Focus Features, MCA Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, The Criterion Collection, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 1,500,000
Domestic: $ 129,000
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The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)

Summary: A supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane.
Release Date: August 17, 1979
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Director: David Lowell Rich
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Writers: Arthur Hailey
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White Male
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, Jennings Lang
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, Eric Roth
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Runtime: 1 h 53 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Universal Pictures
Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), MCA Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, Gaiam, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE), Ventura Distribution
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 14,000,000
Domestic: $ 13,015,688
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

Summary: Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from classic noir films appear as scenes from various movies interjected into the story.
Release Date: May 21, 1982
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Director: Carl Reiner
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Writers: Carl Reiner
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, George Gipe
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, Steve Martin
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Runtime: 1 h 28 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Aspen Film Society, Universal Pictures
Distributor: MCA Home Video, CBS, GoodTimes Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE), TGG Direct
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 9,000,000
Domestic: $ 18,196,170
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Pork Chop Hill (1959)

Summary: During the Korean War peace talks, U.S. troops fight to retake a hill from the Communist Chinese forces.
Release Date: June 14, 1959
Genres: Action, Drama, War
Director: Lewis Milestone
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Writers: S.L.A. Marshall
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White Female
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, James R. Webb
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Runtime: 1 h 37 min
MPAA: Approved
Production: Melville Productions
Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Image Entertainment, MGM/UA Home Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment, Olive Films, YouTube
Country: United States
Language: English
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Walking Tall (1973)

Summary: Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life.
Release Date: February 22, 1973
Genres: Action, Crime, Biography
Director: Phil Karlson
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Writers: Mort Briskin
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Jewish Male
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, Stephen Downing
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, John Michael Hayes
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White Male
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Runtime: 2 h 05 min
MPAA: R
Production: Bing Crosby Productions
Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Viacom, Lightning Video, Vestron Video, Rhino Home Video, Paramount Home Entertainment, Shout! Factory
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 500,000
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What Price Glory (1952)

Summary: The wartime romantic misadventures of Captain Flagg, commander of a company of US Marines in 1918 France.
Release Date: January 28, 1953
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Director: John Ford
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Writers: Phoebe Ephron
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Black Male
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, Henry Ephron
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, Maxwell Anderson
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Runtime: 1 h 51 min
MPAA: Approved
Production: Twentieth Century Fox
Country: United States
Language: English
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The Boston Strangler (1968)

Summary: A series of strangulation murders of Boston women sparks a protracted complex manhunt. Law professor John Bottomley leads a multi-jurisdictional task force in the investigation, with help from surviving victim Diane Cluny.
Release Date: October 16, 1968
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Director: Richard Fleischer
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Writers: Edward Anhalt
Edward AnhaltWriter
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, Gerold Frank
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Runtime: 1 h 56 min
MPAA: Approved
Production: Twentieth Century Fox
Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Magnetic Video, Key Video, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Twilight Time
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 4,100,000
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Dragnet (1951)

Summary: Follows Sergeant Joe Friday of the Los Angels Police Department (LAPD) and his various partners as they methodically investigate a different verity of crimes in Los Angeles, California.
Release Date: December 16, 1951
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Mark VII Ltd.
Country: United States
Language: English
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Mike Hammer (1958)

Summary: The adventures of Mickey Spillane's tough-talking, brawling, skirt-chasing private detective Mike Hammer, who's always ready to use his fists on a "mug" or his charm on a "skirt" to get the case solved.
Release Date: January 07, 1958
Genres: Action, Drama, Crime
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
Production: Revue Productions, Studios USA Television
Country: United States
Language: English
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Perry Mason (1957)

Summary: The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
Release Date: September 21, 1957
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
MPAA: TV-PG
Production: CBS Television Network, Paisano Productions, TCF Television Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
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Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)

Summary: Agent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.
Release Date: March 18, 1957
Genre: Western
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Overland Productions, Juggernaut Productions, Revue Studios
Country: United States
Language: English
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Peter Gunn (1958)

Summary: Peter Gunn is a private detective with a knack for finding trouble. His cases often mean he runs into the shadiest characters, most vicious thugs and the most powerful crime bosses. Cool and resourceful, he always gets the guilty ...
Release Date: September 22, 1958
Genres: Action, Drama, Crime
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Spartan Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
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Yancy Derringer (1958)

Summary: An adventurer, gambler, and widely respected southern gentleman is recruited to work as a secret agent, at no pay, in post-Civil War New Orleans, helped by his companion, a silent Pawnee Native American.
Release Date: October 02, 1958
Genres: Action, Adventure, Western
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
Production: Derringer Productions, Desilu Studios, Official Films
Country: United States
Language: English
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Bat Masterson (1958)

Summary: Bat Masterson roams The West and defends the innocent.
Release Date: October 08, 1958
Genre: Western
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: ZIV Television Programs
Country: United States
Language: English
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Bonanza (1959)

Summary: The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Release Date: September 12, 1959
Genre: Western
Runtime: 0 h 49 min
MPAA: TV-PG
Production: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Country: United States
Language: English
TV Series budget: $ 105,000
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The Rebel (1959)

Summary: After the end of the Civil War, a former Confederate Army private roams the Wild West, and, as a rogue drifter, gets involved in helping out various settlers threatened by various bad guys.
Release Date: October 04, 1959
Genre: Western
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: Approved
Production: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Celestial Productions, Fen-Ker-Ada Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
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The Untouchables (1959)

Summary: Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
Release Date: January 22, 1959
Genres: Action, Drama, Crime
Runtime: 0 h 50 min
Production: Desilu Productions, Langford Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
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The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

Summary: Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney Fife.
Release Date: October 03, 1960
Genres: Comedy, Family
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-G
Production: CBS, Danny Thomas Enterprises, Mayberry Enterprises
Country: United States
Language: English
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My Three Sons (1960)

Summary: Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.
Release Date: September 29, 1960
Genres: Comedy, Family
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-G
Production: CBS Broadcasting, CBS Paramount Network Television, CBS Studios
Country: United States
Language: English