
Michael Shannon
Actor · 1943 – 2023 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Michael Shannon was born on January 24, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Dark Shadows (2012), Little Shop of Horrors (1986) and Superman II (1980).
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Movie6.1ComedyFantasyVampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.
Dark Shadows
2012 · 7.8K votes
Movie7.0HorrorComedySeymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day, Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for its supper.
Little Shop of Horrors
1986 · 1.7K votes
Movie6.8Science FictionActionThree Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.
Superman II
1980 · 2.6K votes
Movie7.4Science FictionActionSuperman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006 · 422 votes
Movie6.3CrimeThrillerA fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.
The Raven
2012 · 1.5K votes
Movie5.6ActionAdventureSheena's parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe. When her foster mother is framed for the murder of a political leader, Sheena and a newsman, Vic Casey, are forced to flee while pursued by the mercenaries hired by the real killer, who hopes to assume power. Sheena's ability to talk to the animals and knowledge of jungle lore give them a chance against the high tech weapons of the mercenaries.
Sheena
1984 · 164 votes
Movie6.3DramaThrillerFictional account of what might have happened if Hitler had won the war. It is now the 1960s and Germany's war crimes have so far been kept a secret. Hitler wants to talk peace with the US president. An American journalist and a German homicide cop stumble into a plot to destroy all evidence of the genocide.
Fatherland
1994 · 144 votes
Movie6.1TV MovieDramaBased on true events, an American submarine collides into a Soviet sub of the coast of America and an ensuing standoff occurs that could lead to total annihilation.
Hostile Waters
1997 · 39 votes
Movie5.7DramaThrillerAn FSB officer falls in love with his agent, an American woman who works as a trader in a Russian bank.
Möbius
2013 · 253 votes
Movie4.5DramaTennessee Williams’ twentieth century masterpiece Cat on a Hot Tin Roof played a strictly limited season in London’s West End in 2017. An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2018 · 4 votes
Movie7.8DramaAt the end of his life, Wilhelm Reich - psychiatrist and experimental scientist searching for the fundamentals of life - finds himself on trial, charged with deception. His dream of liberating human individuality makes him a dangerous opponent of an American system that is striving after 1945 for global hegemony, using all available means. Was it madness to believe in man's liberty or was Reich simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, and, being a holistic global thinker, accurately observing far-reaching socio-political linkages? Ten years after his mysterious death, his writings, once burnt by the US FDA, become an important source of inspiration for a '68 generation in revolt. Written by Novotny & Novotny
Movie7.5DramaTV MovieA widow's life is thrown into turmoil by her hippie daughter, her rebellious teenage son, and an ill-starred love affair she is having with a much younger man -- and then a former suitor comes back into the picture.
The Best Place to Be
1979 · 2 votes
Movie6.6FamilyTV MovieA recently-orphaned 12 year old boy moves to a new town to live with his aunt and uncle, and finds an unlikely mentor in the town loner, who helps him build the soap box racer he dreamed of crafting with his dad.
You've Got a Friend
2007 · 5 votes
Movie6.9DramaRomanceA perfect typical LA couple find their happily-ever-after life broken when the husband confronts his long-repressed attraction for other men.
Making Love
1982 · 46 votes
Movie5.7DramaSeemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society.
American Gun
2005 · 44 votes
Movie5.8Science FictionThrillerIn a futuristic dystopia, a teenager is medically aged 30 years to punish him for a crime he didn't commit.
30 Years to Life
1998 · 4 votes
Movie3.8MysteryScience FictionAfter a nuclear war on Earth, the Soviet Union and the U.S. both establish outposts on the moon. When a murder occurs on the outpost, both U.S. and Soviet investigators are forced to work on the case together.
Murder on the Moon
1989 · 12 votes
Movie4.6ActionAdventureUN agents Mike Graham and Sabrina Carver are sent by their director Nick Caldwell to investigate the theft of Rembrandt's painting, "The Night Watch". The trail takes them from Amsterdam to Hong Kong and involves them in not only art theft and forgery, but the high-tech schemes of Martin Schraeder and his Korean cohort Mao Yixin
Night Watch
1995 · 40 votes
Movie5.5TV MovieDramaTwo young lovers whose romantic dreams were shattered, are reunited years later in this sweeping story of fobidden love.
Only Love
1998 · 13 votes
Movie7.5TV MovieDramaA young American writer visits a famous author in the English countryside, and notices antagonism between the author and his wife over the upbringing of their young son.
Movie4.0DramaRomanceA black soldier in World War II England begins an affair with a white woman whose husband is a soldier currently overseas in battle and in doubts of her relationship with him as she discovered he had been having an affair with his secretary.
The Affair
1995 · 16 votes
Movie6.5TV MovieThrillerA U.S. Embassy worker is helped by an Interpol agent to prove herself innocent of a murder in the Greek isles.
Out of the Shadows
1988 · 2 votes
Movie5.1ComedyActionRoyce is a member of the ultra-secret service "Black Hole", working for the US Government on top-secret missions. When the senator responsible for forming Black Hole disbands the organization, Royce's fellow Black Hole members plot revenge on the man responsible for them losing their jobs. Royce decides not to join them, instead deciding to thwart their attempts to exact revenge on the senator.
Royce
1994 · 23 votes
Movie7.0DramaA profile in courage, the film examines the trauma and effort that Senator Edward Kennedy's son went through after losing his leg to a rare form of cancer and with the rehabilitation that was required.
The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
1986 · 1 votes
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TV7.3DramaAction & AdventureHarmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.
JAG
1995 · 410 votes
TV7.9ComedyDramaAlan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.
Boston Legal
2004 · 399 votes
TV7.5Action & AdventureComedyA fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."
The A-Team
1983 · 1.1K votes
TV7.1DramaThe close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
Brothers and Sisters
2006 · 203 votes
TV8.1ComedySci-Fi & FantasyThe adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
Red Dwarf
1988 · 462 votes
TV7.8CrimeDramaHighly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.
Prime Suspect
1991 · 105 votes
TV7.0Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureWith the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of Aphrodite, she’s Wonder Woman. Beautiful Amazon princess Wonder Woman travels to 1940s America disguised as Diana Prince, assistant to handsome but trouble-prone Major Steve Trevor. Using her golden belt, which imbues her with astonishing strength, her bullet-deflecting bracelets, a golden lasso that dispels dishonesty and an invisible supersonic plane, Wonder Woman combats evil.
Wonder Woman
1975 · 499 votes
TV6.2Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAn NYPD officer transfers his family to a space station.
Space Precinct
1994 · 23 votes
TV6.8Action & AdventureDramaDempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The leading roles were played by Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber, who later married each other on 18 November 1989. The series combined elements of previous series such as the mis-matching of British and American crime-fighters from different classes as seen in The Persuaders! and the action of The Professionals.
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985 · 33 votes
TV7.2Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyGary Sparrow is an ordinary bloke in 1990s Britain, married to the ambitious Yvonne and working as a TV repairman. Then his whole world changes when he stumbles upon a portal to WWII-era London and begins a dual life as an accidental time traveler.
Goodnight Sweetheart
1993 · 50 votes
TV7.0DramaCrimeA crime drama set in Southampton following a team of detectives and the cases they solve.
Target
1977 · 4 votes
TV6.5CrimeDramaIntroduced by renowned English actor Edward Woodward, In Suspicious Circumstances is an anthology of reenactments depicting real-life murder mysteries, some famous and some obscure, exploring cases with elements of miscarriage of justice, unsolved mysteries, and unusual circumstances, often spanning different historical periods.
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991 · 2 votes
TV6.6DramaScarlett is a 1994 American television miniseries loosely based on Alexandra Ripley's eponymous 1991 book of the same name, a sequel to Margaret Mitchell's 'Gone with the Wind' (1936). Filmed across the United States and abroad, the series stars Joanne Whalley and Timothy Dalton. The miniseries was broadcast in four parts on CBS from November 13-17, 1994. Following the death of her sister-in-law Melanie Wilkes, Scarlett O'Hara sets out to reclaim her doomed romance with Rhett Butler, as it takes her home to Tara to Charleston to Savannah to Ireland, where she learns of her family's roots.
Scarlett
1994 · 39 votes
TV8.2DramaComedyA young and idealistic Doctor Stephen Daker arrives at Lowlands University to work at the Health Centre, but has to cope with an eccentric set of colleagues.
A Very Peculiar Practice
1986 · 6 votes
TV7.3Action & AdventureDramaCall to Glory is an American drama series created by Ronald M. Cohen, and starring Craig T. Nelson as USAF Colonel Raynor Sarnac and his family as they navigated the political tensions and military duties of the early 1960s. Heavily promoted during ABC's broadcast of the 1984 Summer Olympics, the two-part pilot aired August 13, 1984. The first episode is related to the U-2 flights over Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. During production, the plot came to focus more on the loneliness experienced by wife Vanessa while stationed on base and what she and the family would do to spend time in productive pursuits while enduring the Antelope Valley's isolation from civilization. The series, set near Edwards Air Force Base, blended historical events with the challenges of military family life, featuring themes of duty, family relationships, and the looming Vietnam War.
Call to Glory
1984 · 3 votes
TV6.8DramaRock Follies, and its sequel, Rock Follies of '77, was a musical drama shown on British television in the 1970s. The storyline, over 12 episodes and two series, followed the ups and downs of a fictional female rock band called the "Little Ladies" as they struggled for recognition and success. The series starred Rula Lenska, Charlotte Cornwell and Julie Covington as the Little Ladies, with support from Emlyn Price, Beth Porter, Sue Jones-Davies, Stephen Moore and Little Nell among others. The series was made with a very low budget for Thames Television, with a style inspired by fringe theatre. The series was a success, winning three BAFTA Awards and the soundtrack album reaching No.1 in the UK Charts.
Rock Follies
1976 · 5 votes
TV5.7DramaThe true story of Barbara Hutton, who had inherited $40 million by the age of 6. This insight explores the effects that money can have on one's life, loves, and careers.
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989 · 6 votes
TV7.0DramaWar & PoliticsIt's 1943 and the American Air Force has come to Market Weatherby, a small East Anglian town. The war-weary British and the brash American GIs sometimes clash, but friendships are also forged.
We'll Meet Again
1982 · 3 votes
- TV7.0CrimeDrama
After surviving a series of attempts on his life, successful businessman Lew Burnett decides to remain 'dead' after the most recent one so he can go undercover and find out which of his close friends and business associates want him dead.
The Hanged Man
1975 · 3 votes
TV7.7DramaWith Norma West, Annette Wilkie-Miller, Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins. An anthology of short mysterious dramas, each with a supernatural twist.
Shades of Darkness
1983 · 3 votes
TV5.0DramaAnn, a former chorus girl marries above herself into a rich society family, but her mother-in-law regards her with great suspicion from the start. When Ann shoots her husband dead, claiming she thought he was a prowler, the older Mrs. Grenville decides to back the woman she despises, to protect the family image.
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987 · 5 votes
TV7.5CrimeDramaA veteran street cop gets an experimental android that has been programmed by the police lab for his new partner.
Future Cop
1977 · 6 votes
- TV8.0Drama
A French-language anthology of seven famous, fantastic, and psychological stories by beloved American author Henry James.
TV7.0DramaSci-Fi & FantasyA BBC Sunday afternoon drama serial aimed at family audiences, telling the Arthurian tale from the point of view of Merlin, from his youth to old age.
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
1991 · 1 votes