Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin (born October 15, 1937) is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing the title character in the sitcom Alice and for her stage performances, both on and off-Broadway. After acting as a child, Lavin joined the Compass Players in the late 1950s. She began appearing on Broadway in the 1960s, earning notice in It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman in 1966 and receiving her first Tony Award nomination for Last of the Red Hot Lovers in 1970. She moved to Hollywood in 1973 and began to work on television, making recurring appearances on the sitcom Barney Miller before landing the title role on the hit comedy Alice, which ran from 1976 to 1985. She appeared in many telefilms and later she appeared in other TV works. She has also played roles in several feature films. In 1987, she returned to Broadway, starring in Broadway Bound (winning a Tony Award), Gypsy (1990), The Sisters Rosensweig (1993), The Diary of Anne Frank (1997–1998) and The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (2000–2001), among others. In 2010, she appeared as Ruth Steiner in Collected Stories, garnering her fifth Tony nomination. She starred in NBC's short-lived sitcom Sean Saves the World as Lorna and the CBS sitcom 9JKL. She also starred in the CBS sitcom B Positive. Description above from the Wikipedia article Linda Lavin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Linda Lavin
  • Popularity: 7.755
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1937-10-15
  • Place of Birth: Portland, Maine, USA
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Linda Lavin Movies

  • 1984
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    The Muppets Take Manhattan

    The Muppets Take Manhattan

    6.536 1984 HD

    When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find...

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  • 2008
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    At Home in Utopia

    At Home in Utopia

    1 2008 HD

    During the economic boom of the 1920s, thousands of immigrant Jewish factory workers managed to build the house of their dreams, a cooperative...

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  • 2010
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    The Back-Up Plan

    The Back-Up Plan

    6.1 2010 HD

    When Zoe tires of looking for Mr. Right, she decides to have a baby on her own. But on the day she's artificially inseminated, she meets Stan, who...

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  • 1989
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    I Want to Go Home

    I Want to Go Home

    4.9 1989 HD

    Joey Wellman, an American cartoonist from Cleveland now largely forgotten at home, visits France with his partner Lena to attend an exhibition in...

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  • 2005
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    The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch

    The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch

    5.7 2005 HD

    Tender and upbeat, THE LADY IN QUESTION IS CHARLES BUSCH is the affectionate and entertaining tribute to actor, writer, drag performer, and glamorous...

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  • 1996
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    The Ring

    The Ring

    5.7 1996 HD

    During WW II, a young German woman is separated from her family and imprisoned by the Nazis. After being freed she falls in love with and marries a...

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  • 1987
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    A Place to Call Home

    A Place to Call Home

    7 1987 HD

    Sam Gavin decides to relocate his family from Houston, Texas to a sheep station in Australia to protect his eleven children from the "destructive...

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  • 1982
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    Lily for President?

    Lily for President?

    1 1982 HD

    Comedian Lily Tomlin stars in this comical farce which deals with her experiences running for the office of President of the United States.

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  • 2019
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    On Broadway

    On Broadway

    8.7 2019 HD

    An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to...

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  • 1989
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    See You in the Morning

    See You in the Morning

    5.9 1989 HD

    Three years after his divorce from his model-wife is the psychologist Larry Livingstone ready for a new commitment. He falls in love with the young...

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  • 2014
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    A Short History of Decay

    A Short History of Decay

    5.2 2014 HD

    A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke...

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  • 2022
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    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

    6.9 2022 HD

    A new school year, his brother Rodrick teases him over and over and over and over again. Will Greg manage to get along with him? Or will a secret...

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  • 1974
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    The Morning After

    The Morning After

    6.5 1974 HD

    A successful public relations man's refusal to admit his alcoholism jeopardizes his career, his family and his life. ABC Movie of the Week.

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  • 1980
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    The $5.20 an Hour Dream

    The $5.20 an Hour Dream

    1 1980 HD

    A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the traditionally all-male main assembly line.

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  • 1990
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    Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

    4 1990 HD

    A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

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  • 2016
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    Manhattan Night

    Manhattan Night

    5.9 2016 HD

    Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth....

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  • 1983
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    Another Woman's Child

    Another Woman's Child

    1 1983 HD

    Mike and Terry DeBray are a happily married couple whose lives change when the young daughter that Tony fathered out of wedlock suddenly appears and...

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  • 1994
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    Whitewash

    Whitewash

    6 1994 HD

    When Helene Angel walks home from school with her older brother she is attacked by a street gang and painted white. The effect on Helene and her...

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  • 1996
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    For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal

    For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal

    6 1996 HD

    John and Debbie Challender have been trying to conceive a child for ten years. Because this hasn't worked they adopted a son, but Debbie still feels...

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  • 1991
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    The Sunset Gang

    The Sunset Gang

    1 1991 HD

    Three stories about the Jewish elderly in Florida: in "Yiddish," a man and a woman, both married to others, form a bond through their native...

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  • 2015
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    The Intern

    The Intern

    7.218 2015 HD

    70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he...

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  • 2012
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    Wanderlust

    Wanderlust

    5.503 2012 HD

    Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural...

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  • 1985
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    Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

    8 1985 HD

    This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was...

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  • 2016
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    Bakery in Brooklyn

    Bakery in Brooklyn

    5.238 2016 HD

    Brooklyn, New York. After the sudden death of their aunt Isabelle, Vivien and Chloe inherit her historic bakery. Vivien wants to keep up the...

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  • 1995
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    A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story

    A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story

    4 1995 HD

    This highly-rated television film covers the life of American movie/TV/pop music idol Annette Funicello. The movie starts with the move of her family...

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  • 2017
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    How to Be a Latin Lover

    How to Be a Latin Lover

    6.894 2017 HD

    An aging Latin lover gets dumped by his sugar mama and must fend for himself in a harsh world.

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  • 1998
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    Best Friends for Life

    Best Friends for Life

    1 1998 HD

    Sarah and Harriet have been best friends since childhood. They married at the same time, had children within the same year and now find themselves...

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  • 1987
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    Lena: My 100 Children

    Lena: My 100 Children

    7 1987 HD

    At the end of World War II Lena Kuchler arrives at a refuge camp in search of her disappeared family members. But at this place she can get no...

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  • 2019
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    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    6.4 2019 HD

    Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an...

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  • 2018
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    Betty White: First Lady of Television

    Betty White: First Lady of Television

    7.455 2018 HD

    The definitive look at Betty White's life and career. As the only authorized documentary on Betty ever made, this film is packed with hilarious clips...

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  • 2006
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    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    1 2006 HD

    The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips...

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  • 1978
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    Like Mom, Like Me

    Like Mom, Like Me

    1 1978 HD

    A middle-aged mom and her teenage daughter adjust to life together after Dad's affair breaks up the family.

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  • 2019
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    Girls Weekend

    Girls Weekend

    0.5 2019 HD

    When a queer daughter returns home to Las Vegas for a "girls weekend" with her estranged homophobic sister and people-pleasing mother, her gun-toting...

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  • 2021
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    Naked Singularity

    Naked Singularity

    4.6 2021 HD

    When a successful New York public defender loses his first case, he is pulled into a drug heist by a former client in an effort to beat the broken...

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  • 1967
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    Damn Yankees

    Damn Yankees

    4 1967 HD

    Joe Boyd, an aging Washington Senators fan, would sell his soul for the Senators to beat the New York Yankees and win the pennant. Enter Mr....

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  • 1986
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    Maricela

    Maricela

    1 1986 HD

    Maricela and her mother Eugenia have fled El Salvador for the US with hopes of building a better life. Unable to find work in her profession as a...

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  • 2020
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    Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration

    Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration

    7.6 2020 HD

    To celebrate the 90th birthday of Broadway songwriting great Stephen Sondheim, an A-list group of performers sing songs of inspiration from his...

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  • 1981
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    A Matter of Life and Death

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1 1981 HD

    The true story of a nurse who spent her life caring for terminally ill patients.

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  • 1996
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    Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

    Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

    1 1996 HD

    A young boy goes to spend the summer with his aunts in the South. He finds himself drawn to Jessica, who the other aunts describe as "slow," and he...

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  • 1980
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    Linda in Wonderland

    Linda in Wonderland

    1 1980 HD

    “Linda In Wonderland” is Linda Lavin’s variety television special that aired on Thanksgiving Day, 1980. Special guests include; ...

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  • 2021
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    Being the Ricardos

    Being the Ricardos

    6.534 2021 HD

    Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

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  • 1982
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    Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

    6.5 1982 HD

    The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City...

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  • 2021
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    Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch

    Call Me Back: The Uncommon Wisdom of Yvette Slosch

    1 2021 HD

    Infamous NYC talent agent is determined to make a star out of her newest client, jazz violinist, Aaron Weinstein. She refuses to let Aaron's lack of...

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  • 1987
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    A Place to Call Home

    A Place to Call Home

    7 1987 HD

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  • 1983
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    Another Woman's Child

    Another Woman's Child

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1976
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    Alice

    Alice

    7 1976 HD

    Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice...

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  • 1998
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    Conrad Bloom

    Conrad Bloom

    1 1998 HD

    Copywriter Conrad Bloom is a "nice guy" in New York City whose life is filled with interesting women: his mother, his sister, an ex-girlfriend, his...

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  • 2017
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    Brockmire

    Brockmire

    6.8 2017 HD

    A famed major league baseball announcer who suffers an embarrassing and very public meltdown live on the air after discovering his beloved wife's...

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  • 1976
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    The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

    8.037 1976 HD

    Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.

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  • 1992
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    Room for Two

    Room for Two

    8.25 1992 HD

    Room for Two is an American situation comedy starring Linda Lavin that also featured Patricia Heaton as Jill Kurland, a producer of a New York City...

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  • 2013
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    Sean Saves the World

    Sean Saves the World

    6.1 2013 HD

    Sean Saves the World is an upcoming American television series starring Sean Hayes. The multi-camera comedy is expected to air on NBC as part of the...

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  • 1976
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    Family

    Family

    7 1976 HD

    The lives of the middle-class Lawrence family in Pasadena, California.

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  • 2011
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    Bob's Burgers

    Bob's Burgers

    7.8 2011 HD

    Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his...

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  • 2009
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    The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

    7.6 2009 HD

    Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political...

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  • 1956
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    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

    The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

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  • 1993
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    Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

    4.5 1993 HD

    Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes...

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  • 2013
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    Mom

    Mom

    7.3 2013 HD

    Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children in a world...

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  • 2023
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    100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

    7.7 2023 HD

    Tracing a century of movie and TV history, these four documentary specials explore the unparalleled global impact of Warner Bros. on art, commerce,...

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  • 2020
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    B Positive

    B Positive

    6.4 2020 HD

    Faced with finding a kidney donor, newly divorced dad Drew is at the end of his rope when he runs into Gina, a rough-around-the edges woman from his...

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  • 2017
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    9JKL

    9JKL

    6.4 2017 HD

    A time in Mark Feuerstein's adult life when he lived in apartment 9K in the building he grew up in, sandwiched between his parents' apartment, 9J;...

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  • 1998
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    Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

    6.5 1998 HD

    On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg...

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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  • 2011
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    Bob's Burgers

    Bob's Burgers

    7.8 2011 HD

    Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his...

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  • 1983
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    Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

    8.4 1983 HD

    Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's...

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  • 1999
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    The Sopranos

    The Sopranos

    8.7 1999 HD

    The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements...

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  • 1996
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    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    3.5 1996 HD

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six...

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  • 2001
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    7.567 2001 HD

    The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense...

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  • 2024
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    No Good Deed

    No Good Deed

    5.4 2024 HD

    The sale of Paul and Lydia's picture-perfect LA home forces them to face painful family secrets — and hide them from prying eyes and cutthroat...

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  • 2024
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    Elsbeth

    Elsbeth

    7.34 2024 HD

    After her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique...

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  • 1971
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    The Great American Dream Machine

    The Great American Dream Machine

    1 1971 HD

    The Great American Dream Machine was a weekly satirical variety television series, produced in New York City by WNET and broadcast on PBS from 1971...

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  • 2005
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    Bones

    Bones

    8.2 2005 HD

    Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder...

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  • 1975
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    Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

    7.25 1975 HD

    Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was...

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  • 1994
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    Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

    7.2 1994 HD

    Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

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  • 2017
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    Room 104

    Room 104

    5.8 2017 HD

    An anthology series set in a single hotel room, where every guest who comes to stay reveals a unique set of circumstances and quirks.

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  • 2003
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    The O.C.

    The O.C.

    7.8 2003 HD

    Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the...

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  • 1970
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    Mid-Century Modern

    Mid-Century Modern

    1 1970 HD

    Three best friends — gay gentlemen of a certain age – who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together...

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  • 1956
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    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

    The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

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  • 1956
    imgS61 E2

    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

    The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

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  • 1944
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    Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

    6.8 1944 HD

    An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...

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  • 1966
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    Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

    Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

    1 1966 HD

    Dean Martin at his best, each episodes is a combination of extracted performances compiled by the Dean Martin Show's director, Greg Garrison for a...

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