Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol is an American actor. He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play Crimes of the Heart. His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982), Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II (1989), camp counselor Gary Granger in Addams Family Values (1993), and David Langley in Bean (1997). MacNicol was born in Dallas, Texas, on April 10, 1954. He attended the University of Dallas and the University of Minnesota, where he studied theater. After graduating, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. MacNicol made his Broadway debut in 1981 in the play Crimes of the Heart. He won a Theatre World Award for his performance. He went on to appear in a number of other Broadway productions, including The Real Thing (1984), The Crucible (1996), and The Pillowman (2005). MacNicol has also had a successful career in film and television. He has appeared in a number of films, including Sophie's Choice (1982), Ghostbusters II (1989), Addams Family Values (1993), and Bean (1997). He is best known for his role as the eccentric lawyer John Cage in the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal (1997–2002), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. MacNicol has also appeared in a number of other television shows, including 24 (2001), Numbers (2005), and Veep (2012-2019). He is a versatile actor who has shown his range in a variety of roles. MacNicol is married to Martha Cumming, and they have two children. He is a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild.

  • Title: Peter MacNicol
  • Popularity: 12.49
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1954-04-10
  • Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
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Peter MacNicol Movies

  • 1997
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    Bean

    Bean

    6.5 1997 HD

    Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him...

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  • 1981
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    Dragonslayer

    Dragonslayer

    6.5 1981 HD

    The sorcerer and his apprentice Galen are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed according to a...

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  • 1992
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    Housesitter

    Housesitter

    6.1 1992 HD

    After building his dream house, architect Newton Davis proposes marriage to his girlfriend, only to be summarily rejected. He seeks solace in a...

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  • 1989
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    Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

    6.6 1989 HD

    Having lost their status and credibility five years after covering New York City with gooey roasted marshmallows in Ghostbusters (1984), the city's...

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  • 1990
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    By Dawn's Early Light

    By Dawn's Early Light

    6.5 1990 HD

    A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a...

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  • 1998
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    The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

    The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

    4.7 1998 HD

    The rats and mice, made intellectually superior in the original Secret of N.I.M.H., return to Thorn Valley to groom their destined leader - young...

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  • 1999
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    Baby Geniuses

    Baby Geniuses

    4.1 1999 HD

    BabyCo is the world's leading manufacturer in baby products. However, what the public doesn't know, is that Drs Kinder and Heep, two of its most...

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  • 1996
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    Mojave Moon

    Mojave Moon

    4.932 1996 HD

    Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman (Ellie) who is looking for a ride from the city out into...

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  • 1995
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    Dracula: Dead and Loving It

    Dracula: Dead and Loving It

    6.1 1995 HD

    When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in his search for fresh blood. Enter Professor Van...

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  • 2002
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    Balto II: Wolf Quest

    Balto II: Wolf Quest

    6.3 2002 HD

    Balto and his daughter Aleu embark on a journey of adventure and self discovery.

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  • 1999
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    Olive, The Other Reindeer

    Olive, The Other Reindeer

    6.9 1999 HD

    After mis-hearing a radio broadcast about Santa canceling his Christmas trip due to an injured reindeer, Olive the dog decides to travel to the North...

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  • 1996
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    Abducted: A Father's Love

    Abducted: A Father's Love

    10 1996 HD

    A man kidnaps his little girl to protect her from an abusive mother, then becomes the first man to enter a woman's underground movement.

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  • 1986
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    Heat

    Heat

    5.8 1986 HD

    Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together...

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  • 1982
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    Sophie's Choice

    Sophie's Choice

    7.334 1982 HD

    Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he...

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  • 2004
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    Breakin' All the Rules

    Breakin' All the Rules

    6.1 2004 HD

    After being dumped by his model girlfriend, aspiring writer Quincy Watson quits his job and is inspired to pen the ultimate how-to book on breaking...

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  • 2012
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    Game Change

    Game Change

    6.9 2012 HD

    During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his...

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  • 1998
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    Silencing Mary

    Silencing Mary

    5 1998 HD

    Frustrated that school officials and police won't punish her university's star football player for raping her roommate, student reporter Mary begins...

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  • 1970
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    Floss

    Floss

    1 1970 HD

    A floss-obsessed man confronts the origins of his orthodoxy.

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  • 2024
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    The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

    The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

    7.7 2024 HD

    Porky and Daffy, the classic animated odd couple, turn into unlikely heroes when their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien...

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  • 1989
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    American Blue Note

    American Blue Note

    1 1989 HD

    Jack, Nat, Jerry, Lee and Tommy play jazz in small clubs, but only one of them will reach success.

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  • 1999
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    Snowden's Christmas

    Snowden's Christmas

    1 1999 HD

    When the moving truck hits a bump in the road, a quartet of toys stuck in Ohio decide to trek down their owner, who is moving to New York City.

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  • 2023
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    Our Almost Completely True Story

    Our Almost Completely True Story

    1 2023 HD

    When a beautiful, tall, aging Hollywood star and a short, funny Jewish man try online dating, it's a disaster. But when they randomly meet at a bird...

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  • 1993
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    Addams Family Values

    Addams Family Values

    6.961 1993 HD

    Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go...

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  • 1970
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    Home Delivery

    Home Delivery

    1 1970 HD

    A plus-size supermodel invites her family over to experience the birth of her first child.

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  • 1994
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    Roswell

    Roswell

    6 1994 HD

    Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the attempts of Major Jesse Marcel to discover the truth...

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  • 1992
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    Hard Promises

    Hard Promises

    5.1 1992 HD

    A man who doesn't like stable work environments has been away for too many years, and finds out his wife has divorced him and is planning to remarry....

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  • 1984
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    The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

    The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

    6.7 1984 HD

    An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of,...

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  • 2000
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    The Pooch and the Pauper

    The Pooch and the Pauper

    3.1 2000 HD

    The bulldog Liberty (who's thoughts we're able to hear) is the "First Dog of the USA", i.e. the president's dog. As such he has a lot of...

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  • 2001
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    Recess: School's Out

    Recess: School's Out

    6.6 2001 HD

    The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp...

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  • 2005
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    Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

    Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

    5.2 2005 HD

    With school out for the summer, The Littles are vacationing in a cabin by the lake, and Stuart is so excited he could burst! But when Snowbell the...

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  • 1994
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    Radioland Murders

    Radioland Murders

    6 1994 HD

    A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

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  • 2013
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    Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

    Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

    7.592 2013 HD

    Join Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. crew as they head to Chicago for Talent Star, a hit talent show in which Fred and Daphne are finalists...

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  • 1986
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    Johnny Bull

    Johnny Bull

    1 1986 HD

    An English girl comes to America to join her American husband in a Pennsylvania coal town in the late 1950's. She faces the ire of her new...

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  • 2008
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    The Spectacular Spider-Man Attack of the Lizard

    The Spectacular Spider-Man Attack of the Lizard

    6.6 2008 HD

    It's been a tough week for Peter Parker. His two best friends are mad at him, Aunt May is behind on the bills and Flash Thompson is still bullying...

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  • 2012
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    Battleship

    Battleship

    5.9 2012 HD

    When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the...

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  • 2008
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    24: Redemption

    24: Redemption

    5 2008 HD

    Jack Bauer confronts African general/aspiring dictator Benjamin Juma, whose forces have been ordered to capture the children Bauer oversees for...

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  • 2005
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    Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

    7 2005 HD

    Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his...

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  • 2000
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    Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

    Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

    8 2000 HD

    Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law features ex-superhero Harvey T. Birdman of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio as an attorney working for a law firm...

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  • 1997
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    Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

    6.6 1997 HD

    Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an...

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  • 1997
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    Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

    6.6 1997 HD

    Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an...

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  • 1998
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    CatDog

    CatDog

    7.041 1998 HD

    The life and times of a cat and a dog with a unique twist: they're connected, literally. They share one body with a Dog's head at one end and Cat's...

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  • 2004
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    Danny Phantom

    Danny Phantom

    8.3 2004 HD

    Danny Fenton was once your typical kid until he accidentally blew up his parents' laboratory and became ghost-hunting superhero Danny Phantom. Now...

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  • 1989
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    Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

    8 1989 HD

    Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in...

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  • 2001
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    24

    24

    7.8 2001 HD

    Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a...

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  • 2010
    imgS4 E26

    Young Justice

    Young Justice

    8.4 2010 HD

    Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

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  • 1982
    imgS6 E3

    Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

    8.421 1982 HD

    A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

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  • 2003
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    The Lyon's Den

    The Lyon's Den

    9.3 2003 HD

    John "Jack" Turner is a maverick scion from an American political dynasty, a "true believer," who must reconcile his passion for the purity of law in...

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  • 1994
    imgS6 E22

    Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

    7.2 1994 HD

    Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The...

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  • 2004
    imgS5 E13

    Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

    7.9 2004 HD

    Alan 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...

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  • 1992
    imgS2 E13

    The Powers That Be

    The Powers That Be

    8.3 1992 HD

    The Powers That Be is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman that aired briefly on NBC from 1992 to 1993. Norman...

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  • 2010
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    G.I. Joe: Renegades

    G.I. Joe: Renegades

    7.4 2010 HD

    The adventures of the elite G.I. Joe unit, whose members: Duke, Snake Eyes, Scarlett, Roadblock, Tunnel Rat and Ripcord were charged with crimes they...

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  • 2010
    imgS4 E26

    Young Justice

    Young Justice

    8.4 2010 HD

    Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

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  • 1998
    imgS5 E8

    The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

    6.8 1998 HD

    The Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon.

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  • 2004
    imgS3 E13

    Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

    8.3 2004 HD

    Justice League Unlimited is an American animated television series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Cartoon Network....

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  • 2015
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    CSI: Cyber

    CSI: Cyber

    5.986 2015 HD

    The FBI's team of Cyber Crime Investigators, headed by Special Agent Avery Ryan, works to solve cases involving the dark-net. Avery, a Special Agent...

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  • 2010
    imgS2 E32

    Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

    Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

    8.2 2010 HD

    With his secret identity now revealed to the world, Ben Tennyson continues to fight evil as a superhero with the help of the newly acquired...

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  • 2013
    imgS7 E13

    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    7.5 2013 HD

    Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to...

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  • 2005
    imgS21 E3

    American Dad!

    American Dad!

    7 2005 HD

    The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his...

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  • 2005
    imgS21 E3

    American Dad!

    American Dad!

    7 2005 HD

    The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his...

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  • 2005
    imgS21 E7

    Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

    8.23 2005 HD

    Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

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  • 2012
    imgS6 E10

    The Mindy Project

    The Mindy Project

    6.3 2012 HD

    Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical...

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  • 2010
    imgS4 E26

    Young Justice

    Young Justice

    8.4 2010 HD

    Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

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  • 2000
    imgS4 E7

    Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

    Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

    8 2000 HD

    Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law features ex-superhero Harvey T. Birdman of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio as an attorney working for a law firm...

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  • 2012
    imgS5 E14

    Doc McStuffins

    Doc McStuffins

    6.1 2012 HD

    A young African-American girl aspires to be a doctor like her mom.

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  • 2011
    imgS2 E13

    Fairly Legal

    Fairly Legal

    6.7 2011 HD

    Kate Reed is a firm believer that justice can always be found – even if it's not always in the courtroom. Once a lawyer at her family's...

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  • 2004
    imgS5 E13

    The Batman

    The Batman

    7.9 2004 HD

    A young billionaire Bruce Wayne fights crime and evil as the mysterious vigilante, The Batman.

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  • 2012
    imgS7 E7

    Veep

    Veep

    7.413 2012 HD

    A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she...

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  • 2008
    imgS2 E13

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

    8.6 2008 HD

    Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical 16-year-old Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity...

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  • 2008
    imgS2 E13

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

    8.6 2008 HD

    Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical 16-year-old Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity...

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  • 2008
    imgS2 E13

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

    8.6 2008 HD

    Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical 16-year-old Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity...

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  • 2008
    imgS2 E13

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

    8.6 2008 HD

    Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical 16-year-old Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity...

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  • 2008
    imgS2 E13

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

    8.6 2008 HD

    Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical 16-year-old Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity...

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  • 2008
    imgS2 E13

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

    8.6 2008 HD

    Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical 16-year-old Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity...

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  • 2000
    imgS1 E62

    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

    6.5 2000 HD

    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an American animated science fiction/adventure/comedy series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The...

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  • 2014
    imgS4 E16

    Star Wars Rebels

    Star Wars Rebels

    7.7 2014 HD

    Set between the events of Star Wars: Episodes III and IV, the story unfolds during a dark time when the evil Galactic Empire is tightening its grip...

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  • 1997
    imgS4 E20

    The Angry Beavers

    The Angry Beavers

    6.9 1997 HD

    The Angry Beavers is an American animated television series created by Mitch Schauer for the Nickelodeon channel. The series revolves around Daggett...

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  • 1987
    imgS5 E13

    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

    5 1987 HD

    Molly Dodd — a mid-30s, divorced woman living in New York — faces the comedy and drama of a widely changing career, difficulties of...

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  • 2019
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    All Rise

    All Rise

    7.725 2019 HD

    A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.

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  • 2005
    imgS21 E3

    American Dad!

    American Dad!

    7 2005 HD

    The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his...

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  • 2017
    imgS3 E7

    A Series of Unfortunate Events

    A Series of Unfortunate Events

    7.382 2017 HD

    The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.

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  • 2007
    imgS12 E24

    The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

    7.907 2007 HD

    Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next...

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  • 1982
    imgS11 E25

    Cheers

    Cheers

    7.6 1982 HD

    The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.

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  • 1970
    imgS4 E15

    Cheers

    Cheers

    7.7 1970 HD

    Principal Steven Harper runs Winslow High School as best as he can while dealing with the demands of the faculty, the students and their parents.

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  • 1970
    imgS5 E22

    Cheers

    Cheers

    6.6 1970 HD

    Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an...

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  • 1970
    imgS6 E16

    Cheers

    Cheers

    7 1970 HD

    Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his...

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