James Newton Howard



First NameJames
Middle NameNewton
Last NameHoward
Age60
Date of BirthJune 9, 1951
BirthplaceLos Angeles, California
Star SignGemini
NationalityAmerican
UniversityUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
OccupationComposer, Songwriter, Musician
Occupation CategoryComposer
Music GenreStage & Screen
Music StyleStage & Screen, Film Music, Classical, Soundtracks, Original Score, Easy Listening, Instrumental Pop
Music MoodAmiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Sentimental, Elegant, Theatrical, Elaborate, Refined/Mannered, Gentle, Ambitious, Literate, Sensual, Confident, Romantic, Detached, Passionate, Warm, Dramatic, Producer
InstrumentSynthesizer, Keyboards, Classical Music Entry
  • James Newton Howard
  • James Newton Howard
  • James Newton Howard
  • James Newton Howard
  • James Newton Howard

James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film score composer, orchestrator, and music producer.


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Filmography

Selected James Newton Howard film and TV show credits:


Composer Credits

2011
Gnomeo & Juliet
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2011
Green Lantern
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2011
The Green Hornet
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2011
Water for Elephants
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2011
Larry Crowne
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2010
The Last Airbender
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2010
Salt
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2010
Inhale
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2010
Love and Other Drugs
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2010
Doctor Strange
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2010
Nanny McPhee Returns
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2010
The Tourist
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2010
The Last Shot 2
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2010
The Cover-Up
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2009
Confessions of a Shopaholic
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2009
Duplicity
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2009
Previously On: E.R.
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2009
Wings Over the Rockies
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2008
Defiance
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2008
Mad Money
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2008
The Dark Knight
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2008
The Happening
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2008
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
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2007
Charlie Wilson's War
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2007
I Am Legend
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2007
Michael Clayton
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2007
The Great Debaters
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2007
The Lookout
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2007
The Water Horse
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2006
Blood Diamond
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2006
Freedomland
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2006
Lady in the Water
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2006
RV
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2005
Batman Begins
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2005
King Kong
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2005
The Interpreter
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2005
It's All Gone King Kong
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2004
Collateral
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2004
Hidalgo
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2004
The Village
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2003
Dreamcatcher
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2003
Peter Pan
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2002
Big Trouble
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2002
Signs
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2002
The Emperor's Club
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2002
Treasure Planet
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2002
Unconditional Love
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2002
De entre los zapatos
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2001
America's Sweethearts
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2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
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2000
Dinosaur
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2000
Unbreakable
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2000
Vertical Limit
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2000
Gideon's Crossing
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1999
Mumford
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1999
Runaway Bride
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1999
Snow Falling on Cedars
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1999
Stir of Echoes
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1999
The Sixth Sense
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1999
Wayward Son
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1998
A Perfect Murder
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1998
From the Earth to the Moon
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1997
Fathers' Day
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1997
My Best Friend's Wedding
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1997
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
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1997
The Devil's Advocate
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1997
The Postman
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1996
Eye for an Eye
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1996
One Fine Day
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1996
Primal Fear
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1996
Space Jam
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1996
The Juror
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1996
The Trigger Effect
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1995
French Kiss
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1995
Just Cause
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1995
Outbreak
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1995
Restoration
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1995
Waterworld
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1994
Intersection
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1994
Junior
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1994
Wyatt Earp
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1994
ER
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1993
Alive
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1993
Dave
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1993
Falling Down
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1993
The Fugitive
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1993
The Saint of Fort Washington
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1992
American Heart
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1992
Diggstown
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1992
Glengarry Glen Ross
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1992
Night and the City
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1992
A Private Matter
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1992
2000 Malibu Road
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1991
Dying Young
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1991
Grand Canyon
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1991
Guilty by Suspicion
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1991
King Ralph
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1991
My Girl
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1991
The Man in the Moon
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1991
The Prince of Tides
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1990
3 Men and a Little Lady
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1990
Coupe de Ville
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1990
Flatliners
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1990
Marked for Death
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1990
Pretty Woman
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1990
Descending Angel
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1990
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
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1990
The Image
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1990
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
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1989
Major League
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1989
Tap
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1989
The Package
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1988
Everybody's All-American
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1988
Off Limits
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1988
Some Girls
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1988
Go Toward the Light
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1987
Campus Man
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1987
Five Corners
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1987
Promised Land
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1987
Russkies
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1986
8 Million Ways to Die
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1986
Nobody's Fool
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1986
Tough Guys
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1986
Wildcats
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1985
Head Office
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Music Department Credits

2009
Northern Lights
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2009
Midnight Bayou
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2009
High Noon
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2009
Breast Cancer: The Path of Wellness & Healing
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2008
The Dark Knight
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2007
The Water Horse
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2007
Angels Fall
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2007
Blue Smoke
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2007
Carolina Moon
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2005
The Interpreter
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2003
Dreamcatcher
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2003
Imagine
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2002
Signs
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2002
The Emperor's Club
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2002
Treasure Planet
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2002
Unconditional Love
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2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
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2000
Dinosaur
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2000
Unbreakable
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2000
Vertical Limit
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2000
The Fugitive
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1999
Mumford
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1999
Runaway Bride
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1999
Snow Falling on Cedars
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1999
Stir of Echoes
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1999
The Sixth Sense
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1998
A Perfect Murder
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1997
Dante's Peak
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1997
Fathers' Day
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1997
Liar Liar
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1997
Metro
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1997
Picture Perfect
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1997
The Devil's Advocate
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1997
The Postman
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1996
Eye for an Eye
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1996
One Fine Day
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1996
Primal Fear
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1996
Space Jam
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1996
The Rich Man's Wife
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1996
The Trigger Effect
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1996
The Sentinel
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1995
French Kiss
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1995
Just Cause
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1995
Outbreak
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1995
Waterworld
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1994
Intersection
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1994
Junior
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1994
Major League II
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1994
Wyatt Earp
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1994
ER
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1993
Alive
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1993
Dave
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1993
Falling Down
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1993
The Fugitive
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1993
The Saint of Fort Washington
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1992
2000 Malibu Road
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1991
Grand Canyon
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1990
Pretty Woman
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1988
Some Girls
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1987
Five Corners
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1986
8 Million Ways to Die
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1986
Nothing in Common
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1986
Wildcats
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1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
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1983
American Masters
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1972
Great Performances
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Soundtrack Credits

2010
Red
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2008
Defiance
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2008
For the First Time
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2007
Perfect Stranger
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2007
Return to Oz: The Joy That Got Away
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2006
Blood Diamond
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2006
Miami Vice
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2005
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
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2005
So You Think You Can Dance
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2002
De entre los zapatos
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2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
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2000
Expeditie Robinson
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1997
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
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1997
Volcano
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1997
The 69th Annual Academy Awards
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1996
One Fine Day
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1995
Congo
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1995
French Kiss
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1995
The 67th Annual Academy Awards
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1994
Junior
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1994
Friends
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1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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1991
Dying Young
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1989
Major League
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1989
Tap
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1987
Overboard
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1986
Cobra
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1986
Wildcats
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1985
Out of Control
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1984
Body Rock
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1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
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