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Bill Irwin
Actor 76 years old

Bill Irwin

Santa Monica, California, USA

William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, choreographer, clown, and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style stage performer and has been noted for his contribution to the renaissance of the American circus during the 1970s. He has made several... Read full bio →

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26 titles
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan 2026 2h 53m 9.0

After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Calypso along the way.

Irresistible

Irresistible

Jon Stewart 2020 1h 42m 6.0

A Democratic strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.

The Great Buster

The Great Buster

Peter Bogdanovich 2018 1h 42m 7.0

A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary.

Legion

Legion

2017 50m 8.0

David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real.

South of Hell

South of Hell

2015 1h 4.0

A supernatural thriller set in South Carolina, South Of Hell focuses on Maria Abascal (Suvari), a stunning demon-hunter-for-hire whose power stems from within. Like those she hunts, Maria is divided within herself, struggling with her own demon, Abigail, who resides inside of her, feeding on the evil Maria exorcises from others.

Ricki and the Flash

Ricki and the Flash

Jonathan Demme 2015 1h 40m

Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family.

Interstellar

Interstellar

Christopher Nolan 2014 2h 49m 8.3

Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

Lights Out

Lights Out

2011 45m 8.0

Lights Out is an American television boxing drama series from the FX network in the United States. It stars Holt McCallany as Patrick "Lights" Leary, a New Jersey native, and former heavyweight champion boxer who is considering a comeback. The series premiered on January 11, 2011 at 10 pm ET/PT.

Higher Ground

Higher Ground

Vera Farmiga 2011 1h 49m

A chronicle of one woman's lifelong struggle with her faith.

Rachel Getting Married

Rachel Getting Married

Jonathan Demme 2008 1h 53m 6.2

A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.

Dark Matter

Dark Matter

Chen Shi-Zheng 2007 1h 30m 6.0

Liu Xing a brilliant Chinese student, arrives at University and makes the transition into American life with the help of Joanna Silver. Xing joins a cosmology group working to create a model of the origins of the universe. He is obsessed with the study of dark matter and a theory that conflicts with the group's model.

Across the Universe

Across the Universe

Julie Taymor 2007 2h 13m 7.9

Musical based on The Beatles songbook and set in the 60s England, America, and Vietnam. The love story of Lucy and Jude is intertwined with the anti-war movement and social protests of the 60s.

Lady in the Water

Lady in the Water

M. Night Shyamalan 2006 1h 50m 6.8

Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains.

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

Jonathan Demme 2004 2h 10m 6.4

Capt. Bennett Marco and Sgt. Raymond Shaw are taken captive during the first Persian Gulf War and brainwashed so that they're programmed to rebel once they return home. Ten years later, as Shaw's mother is busy helping her son in his bid for the presidency, Marco recalls the brainwashing. Can he get to Shaw before it's too late?

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Richard Schickel 2003 2h 12m 7.0

Narrated by Sydney Pollack, film critic Richard Schickel's dazzling two-hour plus documentary to one of the towering figures in film: Charles Chaplin. Hardcore Chaplin fans may not find much new material here, but more unfamiliar admirers will gain some valuable information about one of the most famous personalities of the 20th century.

The Laramie Project

The Laramie Project

Moisés Kaufman 2002 1h 35m 7.0

The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.

Igby Goes Down

Igby Goes Down

Burr Steers 2002 1h 37m 6.9

A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Ron Howard 2000 1h 45m 6.1

Big budget remake of the classic cartoon about a creature's intent on stealing Christmas.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Michael Hoffman 1999 1h 56m 7.5

Shakespeare's comedy about two couples in love with the wrong partners, and how they are finally brought together rightly, thanks in part to the bungling work of Puck. It is completely in the language of the Bard, with Pfeiffer as the Fairy Queen and Kline as the one turned into her evening's lover with donkey ears.

Illuminata

Illuminata

John Turturro 1998 1h 59m 5.0

It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory company offers the owners of the company his new play, "Illuminata". They reject it, saying it's not finished, and intrigue starts that involves influential critic Bevalaqua, theatre star Celimene, young lead actors and other theatre residents

SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground

SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground

Bob Balaban, Jonathan Demme 1997 1h 21m

An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which range from compassion and love to violence and loss.

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Bill Duke 1993 1h 47m 5.8

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be closed by the unscrupulous local authority chief Mr. Crisp.

Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!

Jim Abrahams 1991 1h 25m 7.1

The gang that created Airplane! and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this spoof. Topper Harley is a talented but unstable fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name. His mission is to avenge his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers.

My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven

Herbert Ross 1990 1h 37m 5.7

FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing.

Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

John Sayles 1988 2h 6.7

A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.

Popeye

Popeye

Robert Altman 1980 1h 54m 3.4

Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.

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