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329:PopMatters
288:Tucker Max
209:Tony Scott
102:Early life
1091:April 20,
1064:April 20,
877:April 20,
650:Category
468:Producer
462:Director
396:Producer
390:Director
365:Inception
350:Reception
284:Bob Gosse
174:enhanced.
1449:Sam Bain
1181:Archived
1151:Archived
1118:Archived
1085:Archived
1058:Archived
1038:Archived
1000:Archived
982:June 20,
976:Archived
919:Archived
895:Archived
871:Archived
839:Archived
811:Archived
792:Archived
343:S. Darko
313:Eli Roth
138:at USC,
1281:The Box
1268:(2004))
1262:(2001;
1157:May 17,
915:Twitter
656:Result
598:The Box
465:Writer
393:Writer
340:sequel
296:The Box
118:on the
95:The Box
1563:(2023)
1551:(2022)
1543:(2021)
1535:(2020)
1527:(2019)
1519:(2018)
1511:(2017)
1503:(2016)
1495:(2015)
1483:(2014)
1475:(2013)
1467:(2012)
1459:(2011)
1451:(2010)
1447:, and
1435:(2009)
1427:(2008)
1419:(2007)
1411:(2006)
1403:(2005)
1395:(2004)
1387:(2003)
1371:(2001)
1363:(2000)
1355:(1999)
1347:(1998)
1339:(1997)
1284:(2009)
1276:(2006)
653:Title
647:Award
520:Domino
459:Title
399:Notes
387:Title
317:Amicus
214:Domino
191:Empire
152:Brazil
751:2006
697:2002
661:2001
644:Year
614:2010
557:2009
536:2006
515:2005
494:2004
473:2001
456:Year
426:1997
404:1996
384:Year
309:Texas
237:Holes
171:Terry
1559:and
1491:and
1210:IMDb
1189:2017
1159:2016
1126:2011
1093:2020
1066:2020
984:2008
957:2009
927:2018
879:2020
630:Yes
609:Yes
606:Yes
603:Yes
591:Yes
573:Yes
549:Yes
546:Yes
528:Yes
507:Yes
504:Yes
486:Yes
483:Yes
437:Yes
434:Yes
418:Yes
415:Yes
412:Yes
307:, a
269:and
230:and
142:and
116:NASA
92:and
43:Born
1208:at
627:No
624:No
588:No
585:No
570:No
567:No
552:No
531:No
525:No
510:No
489:No
440:No
301:3-D
234:'s
224:'s
198:'s
61:BFA
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