Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an American actress. She is the daughter of Nancy (née Carolan) and Dick Cusack. Her father was an advertising executive, writer and actor, and her mother was a math teacher. Her siblings - Susie Cusack, John Cusack, Ann Cusack and Bill Cusack also act. Her family is of Irish descent. Raised in Evanston, Illinois, Cusack was actively encouraged to explore her creativity by her parents, and as a child she joined the Piven Theater Workshop. She went on to learn and perform improvisation at the Story Theater and The Ark. Later she attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English. Whilst at university, Cusack took some small film roles, but her big break came after graduation, when she joined the cast of the legendary Saturday Night Live. However, she only stayed for a season before moving on to explore other projects. In 1987, she produced a memorable turn in the acclaimed Broadcast News (1987), and she was Oscar-nominated for her performance in Working Girl (1988). Other notable films include Addams Family Values (1993), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) and In & Out (1997), which earned her a second Oscar nomination. She also provided, superbly, the voice of Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl in Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 3 (2010). On television, she scored a role on Shameless, with her work garnering her an Emmy nomination. Joan Cusack is married to an attorney, Dick Burke. They have two sons - Dylan and Miles.

  • Popularity : 20.706
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1962-10-11
  • Place of Birth : New York City, New York, USA
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Joan Cusack Movies

  • 2000
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    High Fidelity

    High Fidelity

    7.123 2000 HD

    When record store owner and compulsive list-compiler Rob Gordon gets dumped by his long-time girlfriend, Laura, because he hasn't changed since they...

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  • 1999
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    Arlington Road

    Arlington Road

    7 1999 HD

    Threats from sinister foreign nationals aren't the only thing to fear. Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed (and increasingly...

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  • 2010
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    Toy Story 3

    Toy Story 3

    7.801 2010 HD

    Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally...

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  • 2009
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    My Sister's Keeper

    My Sister's Keeper

    7.4 2009 HD

    Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to...

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  • 2000
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    Where the Heart Is

    Where the Heart Is

    7.1 2000 HD

    Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a...

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  • 1988
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    Married to the Mob

    Married to the Mob

    5.9 1988 HD

    Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an...

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  • 1988
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    Working Girl

    Working Girl

    6.6 1988 HD

    Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg...

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  • 1992
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    Hero

    Hero

    6.267 1992 HD

    Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then...

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  • 2003
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    Looney Tunes: Back in Action

    Looney Tunes: Back in Action

    6.4 2003 HD

    Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on...

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  • 1993
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    Addams Family Values

    Addams Family Values

    6.961 1993 HD

    Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go...

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  • 1994
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    Corrina, Corrina

    Corrina, Corrina

    6.7 1994 HD

    When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper...

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  • 2004
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    Raising Helen

    Raising Helen

    6.1 2004 HD

    Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned...

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  • 1997
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    In & Out

    In & Out

    6.5 1997 HD

    A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.

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  • 2009
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    Confessions of a Shopaholic

    Confessions of a Shopaholic

    6.5 2009 HD

    In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping - a little too good, perhaps. She...

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  • 1999
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    Runaway Bride

    Runaway Bride

    6.1 1999 HD

    Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after...

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  • 2007
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    Martian Child

    Martian Child

    6.7 2007 HD

    A recently-widowed science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's...

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  • 1980
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    My Bodyguard

    My Bodyguard

    6.3 1980 HD

    Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his...

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  • 1994
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    The Mother

    The Mother

    1 1994 HD

    Paddy Chayefsky's 1954 play set in the Bronx tells the story of a recently widowed 66-year-old woman who seeks a job after 40 years of being a...

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  • 1992
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    Toys

    Toys

    5.3 1992 HD

    Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland, a war-mongering general who rules the...

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  • 1995
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    Nine Months

    Nine Months

    5.7 1995 HD

    When he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much...

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  • 2008
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    Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

    Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

    6.4 2008 HD

    The Great Depression hits home for nine year old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin...

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  • 1999
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    Cradle Will Rock

    Cradle Will Rock

    6.5 1999 HD

    A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.

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  • 2006
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    Friends with Money

    Friends with Money

    5.085 2006 HD

    As she reaches her mid-thirties and quits her lucrative job, singleton Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her...

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  • 1997
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    Grosse Pointe Blank

    Grosse Pointe Blank

    6.9 1997 HD

    Martin Blank is a hitman for hire. When he starts to develop a conscience, he botches a couple of routine jobs. On the advice of his secretary and...

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  • 1987
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    Broadcast News

    Broadcast News

    6.7 1987 HD

    Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news...

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  • 2008
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    War, Inc.

    War, Inc.

    5.487 2008 HD

    In the future, the desert country of Turaqistan is torn by a riot after private corporation Tamerlane, owned by the former Vice President of the...

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  • 1997
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    A Smile Like Yours

    A Smile Like Yours

    3.4 1997 HD

    A comedy about a couple who cannot conceive a baby

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  • 2005
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    Chicken Little

    Chicken Little

    5.9 2005 HD

    When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends,...

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  • 2003
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    It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

    It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

    6 2003 HD

    The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the...

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  • 2005
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    Ice Princess

    Ice Princess

    6.4 2005 HD

    With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni, nothing can stop Casey Carlyle from realizing her dream to be a champion...

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  • 1984
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    Sixteen Candles

    Sixteen Candles

    6.8 1984 HD

    With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread....

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  • 1987
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    The Allnighter

    The Allnighter

    5 1987 HD

    Molly, Val and Gina are graduating college, but on their final night, frustrations are aired. Molly is still looking for real love and Val is...

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  • 1990
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    My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

    6.1 1990 HD

    FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is...

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  • 1995
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    Two Much

    Two Much

    5.4 1995 HD

    Art Dodge is a painter-turned-gallerist drowning in debt. He gets in over his head when a con job leads to an engagement with a rich divorcee. He...

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  • 1996
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    Mr. Wrong

    Mr. Wrong

    4 1996 HD

    A single and lonely woman finds the seemingly perfect man to date, but soon regrets it when his deranged and possessive other personality emerges and...

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  • 2011
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    Arthur Christmas

    Arthur Christmas

    6.8 2011 HD

    Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, when one of...

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  • 2011
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    Mars Needs Moms

    Mars Needs Moms

    6 2011 HD

    When Martians suddenly abduct his mom, mischievous Milo rushes to the rescue and discovers why all moms are so special.

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  • 1990
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    Men Don't Leave

    Men Don't Leave

    6.4 1990 HD

    A widowed mother and her two sons move to Baltimore and struggle to adjust to urban life, encountering numerous eccentric characters along the way.

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  • 2011
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    Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

    Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

    5.1 2011 HD

    Red Riding Hood is training in the group of Sister Hoods, when she and the Wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of Hansel...

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  • 1991
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    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    4.8 1991 HD

    Featuring music instead of any dialogue and set in a near Kafkaesque future, this loose remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari follows a bureaucrat...

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  • 2011
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    Hawaiian Vacation

    Hawaiian Vacation

    7 2011 HD

    The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.

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  • 1988
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    Stars & Bars

    Stars & Bars

    4.4 1988 HD

    A British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.

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  • 2009
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    The Face Is Familiar

    The Face Is Familiar

    1 2009 HD

    Get to know some of Hollywood's most talented character actors, who have supported leading roles in films for decades. Some have even gone on to...

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  • 2016
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    Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

    Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

    6.8 2016 HD

    Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled by the auteur from his small-town Texas roots to his...

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  • 2015
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    Freaks of Nature

    Freaks of Nature

    6.1 2015 HD

    In the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apocalypse arrived. Now three teenagers-one human,...

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  • 1980
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    Cutting Loose

    Cutting Loose

    1 1980 HD

    An alienated high school senior feels apprehensive about the future.

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  • 2007
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    The Pixar Story

    The Pixar Story

    7.5 2007 HD

    A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of...

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  • 2012
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    The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    7.794 2012 HD

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam...

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  • 1989
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    Say Anything...

    Say Anything...

    7 1989 HD

    Lloyd, an eternal optimist, seeks to capture the heart of Diane, an unattainable high school beauty and straight-A student. He surprises just about...

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  • 1983
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    Class

    Class

    5.9 1983 HD

    Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the...

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  • 2014
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    Welcome to Me

    Welcome to Me

    5.866 2014 HD

    A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline personality disorder who wins the Mega Millions lottery, quits her meds and buys her own...

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  • 2014
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    Toy Story That Time Forgot

    Toy Story That Time Forgot

    7 2014 HD

    During a post-Christmas play date, the gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be...

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  • 2011
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    Small Fry

    Small Fry

    6.9 2011 HD

    A fast food restaurant mini variant of Buzz forcibly switches places with the real Buzz and his friends have to deal with the obnoxious impostor.

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  • 2015
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    The End of the Tour

    The End of the Tour

    7 2015 HD

    The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right...

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  • 2012
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    Partysaurus Rex

    Partysaurus Rex

    7.1 2012 HD

    When Rex finds himself left behind in the bathroom, he puts his limbs to use by getting a bath going for a bunch of new toy friends.

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  • 1984
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    Grandview, U.S.A.

    Grandview, U.S.A.

    5.9 1984 HD

    Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson, soon to be graduating high school wants...

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  • 2016
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    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

    6.617 2016 HD

    When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to...

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  • 2009
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    Acceptance

    Acceptance

    3.7 2009 HD

    A comedic, sometimes poignant look at the absurdity of today's college-applications process for parents and teens. Joan Cusack stars as a...

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  • 2017
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    Unicorn Store

    Unicorn Store

    5.9 2017 HD

    A woman named Kit moves back to her parent's house, where she receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams.

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  • 2026
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    Toy Story 5

    Toy Story 5

    1 2026 HD

    Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs get exponentially harder when they go head to head with this all-new threat to playtime: tech.

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  • 1989
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    Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    7.5 1989 HD

    A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts...

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  • 2017
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    Snatched

    Snatched

    5.4 2017 HD

    When her boyfriend dumps Emily, a spontaneous woman in her 30s, she persuades her ultra-cautious mom to accompany her on a vacation to Ecuador. When...

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  • 2017
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    The Christmas Train

    The Christmas Train

    6.5 2017 HD

    Forced to take the intercontinental trip to Los Angeles by train, and determined to chronicle his adventure, disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon...

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  • 2019
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    Klaus

    Klaus

    8.2 2019 HD

    When Jesper distinguishes himself as the Postal Academy's worst student, he is sent to Smeerensburg, a small village located on an icy island above...

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  • 1999
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    Toy Story 2

    Toy Story 2

    7.597 1999 HD

    Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen,...

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  • 2003
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    School of Rock

    School of Rock

    7.1 2003 HD

    Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a...

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  • 2018
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    Instant Family

    Instant Family

    7.5 2018 HD

    When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they...

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  • 2019
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    Let It Snow

    Let It Snow

    6.1 2019 HD

    In a small town on Christmas Eve, a snowstorm brings together a group of young people. They soon find their friendships and love lives colliding, and...

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  • 2019
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    Toy Story 4

    Toy Story 4

    7.489 2019 HD

    Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when...

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  • 2013
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    Toy Story of Terror!

    Toy Story of Terror!

    7.2 2013 HD

    What starts out as a fun road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one...

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  • 2004
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    The Last Shot

    The Last Shot

    5.7 2004 HD

    A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent...

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  • 1999
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    Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'

    Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'

    6 1999 HD

    Interviews with cast and crew, regarding the making of Arlington Road.

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  • 1991
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    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    4.8 1991 HD

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  • 2004
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    Peep and the Big Wide World

    Peep and the Big Wide World

    8.5 2004 HD

    Peep and the Big Wide World is an animated cartoon that teaches nature and basic science concepts to preschoolers. The main characters include a...

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  • 1997
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    The View

    The View

    4.5 1997 HD

    ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...

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  • 1992
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    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    5.4 1992 HD

    Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

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  • 2002
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    Max and Ruby

    Max and Ruby

    6.5 2002 HD

    Meet two funny bunny siblings, the energetic and mischievous Max, and the patient, smart and goal-oriented Ruby. The show models empowering messages...

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  • 2001
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    What About Joan?

    What About Joan?

    6.7 2001 HD

    The life of a high school teacher who depends on the daily support, counsel, and friendship of her two best friends.

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6.969 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 2011
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    Shameless

    Shameless

    8.2 2011 HD

    Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When...

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    6.9 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 1991
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    Performance

    Performance

    1 1991 HD

    An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.

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  • 2017
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    A Series of Unfortunate Events

    A Series of Unfortunate Events

    7.387 2017 HD

    The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.

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  • 1999
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    7.9 1999 HD

    In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate...

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  • 2011
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    Shameless

    Shameless

    8.2 2011 HD

    Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When...

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  • 2007
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    Phineas and Ferb

    Phineas and Ferb

    7.9 2007 HD

    Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace,...

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  • 1993
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    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    7.1 1993 HD

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The...

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  • 2004
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    Peep and the Big Wide World

    Peep and the Big Wide World

    8.5 2004 HD

    Peep and the Big Wide World is an animated cartoon that teaches nature and basic science concepts to preschoolers. The main characters include a...

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  • 2005
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    American Dad!

    American Dad!

    6.958 2005 HD

    The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his...

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  • 2005
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    The Office

    The Office

    8.6 2005 HD

    The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    4.9 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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  • 2018
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    Homecoming

    Homecoming

    7 2018 HD

    Heidi Bergman is a caseworker at Homecoming, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition to civilian life. Years later she has started a new...

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  • 2016
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    The Stinky & Dirty Show

    The Stinky & Dirty Show

    5.4 2016 HD

    The adventures of best friends and unlikely heroes, Stinky the garbage truck and Dirty the backhoe loader, a dynamic and hilarious duo of...

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