Favourite films of 2022
Still to see: The Quiet Girl, others. Near misses: The Banshees of…
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Matthew Buchanan’s all-time stats
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Favourite films of 2021
Still to see: Drive My Car, Mass, others. Near misses: Billie Eilish:…
Favourite films of 2020
Still to see: Quo Vadis, Aida?, all of Small Axe, others. Near misses:…
Favourite films of 2019
Still to see: A Hidden Life, Honey Boy. Near misses: Maiden, Marriage Story,…
Favourite films of 2018
Still to see: Burning, Shoplifters, Cold War. Near misses: The Old Man & the Gun,…
Favourite films of 2017
Still to see: Phantom Thread. Near misses: Good Time, Logan, Lovesong, Get…
Favourite films of 2016
Still to see: Moonlight, Your Name. Near misses: De Palma, Paterson, Zero Days,…
Favourite films of 2015
Still to see: Son of Saul, 45 Years, Phoenix, Mustang. Near misses:…
Favourite films of 2014
Still to see: Mommy and others. Near misses: Locke, Under the Skin,…
Favourite films of 2013
Still to see: 12 Years a Slave. Near misses: Her, The Kings…
Favourite films of 2012
Near misses: Life of Pi, ParaNorman, Leviathan, End of Watch, Starlet
Favourite films of 2011
Near misses: Jiro Dreams of Sushi, The Grey, The Loneliest Planet, Super…
Favourite films of 2010
Near misses: The King’s Speech, Boy, The Town, Bill Cunningham New York,…
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Fright Night
Things that go bump in the DVD player. My favourite horror films.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
My favourite action set-pieces.
Stealing Beauty
My favourite heist films.
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The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
John Wick Collection 4 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
The Hunger Games Collection 4 watched
Before... Collection 3 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
Jurassic Park Collection 6 watched
Alien Collection 4 watched
American Pie Collection 4 watched
Austin Powers Collection 3 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
Bad Boys Collection 3 watched
Batman Collection 4 watched
Before... Collection 3 watched
Beverly Hills Cop Collection 3 watched
Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Collection 3 watched
The Bourne Collection 5 watched
Creed Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
Despicable Me Collection 3 watched
Die Hard Collection 5 watched
Divergent Collection 3 watched
The Equalizer Collection 3 watched
Evil Dead Collection 3 watched
Fear Street Collection 3 watched
Godzilla Collection 3 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
Has Fallen Collection 3 watched
The Hobbit Collection 3 watched
How to Train Your Dragon Collection 3 watched
The Hunger Games Collection 4 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
The Jack Ryan Collection 3 watched
John Wick Collection 4 watched
Jumanji Collection 3 watched
Jurassic Park Collection 6 watched
Kung Fu Panda Collection 3 watched
Lethal Weapon Collection 4 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Mad Max Collection 4 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
The Maze Runner Collection 3 watched
Mission: Impossible Collection 7 watched
Mountain Family Robinson Collection 3 watched
A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 7 watched
Ocean's Collection 3 watched
Pirates of the Caribbean Collection 5 watched
Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection 3 watched
Police Academy Collection 7 watched
Poltergeist Collection 3 watched
Predator Collection 5 watched
Rambo Collection 5 watched
Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Taken Collection 3 watched
The Terminator Collection 6 watched
Three Colors Collection 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
Blade Collection 2 of 3 watched
Cannonball Run Collection 2 of 3 watched
Crocodile Dundee Collection 2 of 3 watched
Ghostbusters Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Godfather Collection 2 of 3 watched
Guardians of the Galaxy Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Hannibal Lecter Collection 2 of 3 watched
Indiana Jones Collection 4 of 5 watched
James Bond Collection 25 of 26 watched
The Karate Kid Collection 3 of 4 watched
Living Dead Collection 3 of 4 watched
Look Who's Talking Collection 2 of 3 watched
Magic Mike Collection 2 of 3 watched
Major League Collection 2 of 3 watched
Mexico Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Mighty Ducks Collection 2 of 3 watched
Naked Gun Collection 2 of 3 watched
National Lampoon's Vacation Collection 3 of 4 watched
The Neverending Story Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Ninja Trilogy 2 of 3 watched
Pitch Perfect Collection 2 of 3 watched
RoboCop Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Shaggy Dog Collection 2 of 3 watched
Shrek Collection 3 of 4 watched
The Souvenir Collection 2 of 3 watched
Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 2 of 3 watched
Spider-Man Collection 2 of 3 watched
To All the Boys Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Transporter Collection 2 of 3 watched
Wallace & Gromit Collection 3 of 4 watched
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Dan Bradley 15
Peter Kohn 14
Adam Somner 13
Nilo Otero 12
Eric Heffron 12
Mic Rodgers 12
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Producers
Scott Rudin 42
Brian Grazer 33
Joel Silver 30
Tim Bevan 25
Eric Fellner 25
Ridley Scott 23
Jason Blum 18
John Davis 17
David Heyman 17
Roy Lee 17
Walt Disney 16
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Exec. Producers
Bruce Berman 33
Stan Lee 25
Tessa Ross 18
Jason Cloth 17
Tim Bevan 17
George Lucas 17
Ted Field 16
Liza Chasin 16
Thomas Tull 15
Mario Kassar 15
Rose Garnett 14
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Writers
John Hughes 17
Joel Coen 16
Ethan Coen 15
George Lucas 14
Fran Walsh 13
Wes Anderson 12
David Koepp 12
Terry Rossio 11
Oliver Stone 11
Luc Besson 11
Steve Kloves 10
John Logan 10
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Original Writers
Ian Fleming 24
Stan Lee 17
Stephen King 17
Bob Kane 11
Jack Kirby 10
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Casting
Mary Vernieu 74
Jane Jenkins 53
Avy Kaufman 46
Mike Fenton 45
Nina Gold 38
Debra Zane 37
Ellen Lewis 33
David Rubin 28
Mindy Marin 27
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Editors
Michael Kahn 36
Paul Hirsch 16
William Hoy 15
Stuart Baird 15
Mike Hill 15
Lee Smith 13
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Cinematography
John Seale 18
Bill Pope 17
Dean Cundey 17
Peter Deming 15
Mark Irwin 15
Dean Semler 15
Oliver Wood 13
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Mitch Dubin 19
Randy Nolen 16
Kyle Rudolph 16
Dan Kneece 15
Peter Field 14
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Production Design
Rick Carter 17
Stuart Craig 16
Arthur Max 13
Jess Gonchor 13
David Wasco 13
Jade Healy 12
Grant Major 11
Martin Whist 11
Peter Lamont 11
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Art Direction
Ian Gracie 13
Gary Tomkins 13
Brad Ricker 13
Dan Webster 13
John Dexter 12
Gary Jopling 12
David Lazan 12
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Set Decoration
Nancy Haigh 24
Jay Hart 16
Marvin March 15
Gene Serdena 14
Sam Page 14
Larry Dias 14
Anna Pinnock 14
Robert Gould 14
Adam Willis 13
Anne Kuljian 13
Noelle King 12
Paul Sonski 12
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Special Effects
John Frazier 13
Sam Conway 12
Allen Hall 12
Matt Sweeney 10
Jay King 8
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Visual Effects
Craig Barron 21
John Knoll 20
Brian Adler 17
Scott Farrar 14
Allan Magled 14
Phil Tippett 13
John Bair 13
Dennis Muren 12
Janek Sirrs 12
Paul Graff 12
Ken Ralston 12
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Stunts
Debbie Evans 63
Henry Kingi 61
John Meier 56
Doug Coleman 55
Dick Ziker 55
Janet Brady 55
Jeff Imada 52
Gary McLarty 44
Donna Evans 43
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Choreography
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Composers
Hans Zimmer 55
Danny Elfman 46
James Horner 40
Howard Shore 31
John Powell 28
John Barry 20
Mark Isham 19
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Songs
Randy Newman 13
Sia 7
Eminem 4
K.Flay 3
Swae Lee 3
Beyoncé 3
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Sound
John Roesch 85
Peter Burgis 75
Andy Nelson 62
Skip Lievsay 56
Jana Vance 49
Paul Massey 43
Andy Malcolm 41
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Costume Design
Mary Zophres 23
Mark Bridges 20
April Ferry 19
John Casey 16
Janty Yates 15
Ann Roth 14
Kym Barrett 14
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Makeup
Gary Archer 71
Ve Neill 32
Donald Mowat 25
Sian Grigg 21
Bill Corso 20
Chris Lyons 18
Luisa Abel 17
Naomi Donne 17
Rick Baker 17
Judy Chin 16
Julie Hewett 16
Lois Burwell 15
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Hairstyling
Kay Georgiou 25
Joy Zapata 21
Alex Rouse 20
Janine Rath 14
Jeri Baker 14
Marie Larkin 13
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Studios
Paramount 186
20th Century Fox 163
Miramax 60
Canal+ 54
Lionsgate 47
StudioCanal 45
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Lee Unkrich 4.5
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Tony Brandt 5.0
Kelly Kiernan 5.0
Mary Ellen Woods 5.0
Sally Sue Beisel 5.0
Charles Myers 5.0
Stan Winston 5.0
Michael Waxman 5.0
Terry Miller 5.0
Scott Cameron 4.8
Newt Arnold 4.8
Kitarou Kousaka 4.8
Ben Barrowman 4.8
Delphine Daull 4.8
Grant Lucibello 4.8
Simone Farber 4.8
Scott Bowers 4.7
Kim Seong-sik 4.5
Beau Ferris 4.5
Bob Wagner 4.5
Megumi Kagawa 4.5
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Producers
Fred Roos 5.0
Neal Edelstein 5.0
Yorgos Lanthimos 4.9
Mary Sweeney 4.8
Tooru Hara 4.8
Ceci Dempsey 4.8
Lee Magiday 4.8
Tom Sternberg 4.8
Art Linson 4.8
Theresa Park 4.8
Iain Smith 4.8
Caroline Kaplan 4.8
James B. Harris 4.8
Alfred Hitchcock 4.7
Robert Chartoff 4.7
James Wilson 4.6
Dan Janvey 4.6
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Exec. Producers
Jan Harlan 5.0
Eleanor Columbus 5.0
Pierre Edelman 5.0
Seiichiro Ujiie 4.8
Yutaka Narita 4.8
Jim Thomas 4.8
Michael Raisler 4.8
Danny Cohen 4.8
Eli Bush 4.6
Yasuyoshi Tokuma 4.5
Michael Shamberg 4.5
Louis Phillips 4.5
Liz Glotzer 4.5
Kevin Spacey 4.5
Ronald Shusett 4.5
Rachel Sennott 4.5
Josh Stern 4.5
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Writers
Roger Avary 5.0
Hampton Fancher 5.0
Mario Puzo 5.0
Michael Herr 5.0
William Wisher 5.0
Philip Kaufman 5.0
David Lynch 4.8
Tim Burton 4.8
Yorgos Lanthimos 4.8
Walter Hill 4.8
Jim Thompson 4.8
Walter F. Parkes 4.8
Lawrence Lasker 4.8
Stanley Kubrick 4.7
Charlie Kaufman 4.7
Alfonso Cuarón 4.7
Céline Sciamma 4.7
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Original Writers
Mario Puzo 5.0
Pete Docter 4.3
Tim Burton 4.3
Michael Bond 4.2
Andrew Stanton 4.2
John Lasseter 4.2
Jim Thomas 4.2
John Thomas 4.2
Derek Kolstad 3.8
Cressida Cowell 3.8
Dan O'Bannon 3.8
Ronald Shusett 3.8
Stephen King 3.8
Michael Lewis 3.8
Elmore Leonard 3.8
Philip K. Dick 3.7
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Casting
James Liggat 5.0
Terry Liebling 5.0
Sally Dennison 5.0
Julie Selzer 5.0
Irene Lamb 4.8
D. Lynn Meyers 4.8
Louis DiGiaimo 4.7
Jackie Burch 4.5
Vic Ramos 4.5
Richard Hicks 4.5
Julie Lichter 4.5
Ned Lott 4.5
Vanessa Baker 4.5
Stanzi Stokes 4.5
Alan Scott Neal 4.5
Lauren Bass 4.5
Marion Dougherty 4.4
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Editors
Peter Zinner 5.0
Lisa Fruchtman 5.0
Tom Rolf 4.9
Sally Menke 4.8
Mary Sweeney 4.8
Frank J. Urioste 4.8
Ralph Foster 4.8
Richard Chew 4.8
Julien Lacheray 4.8
Brett W. Bachman 4.8
Alfonso Cuarón 4.7
Ray Lovejoy 4.5
Angus Wall 4.5
Ronald Bronstein 4.5
Benny Safdie 4.5
George Tomasini 4.5
Hanna Park 4.5
Monika Willi 4.5
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Cinematography
Bill Butler 5.0
Michael Chapman 4.8
Robert Burks 4.8
Sean Porter 4.8
Łukasz Żal 4.8
Lucien Ballard 4.8
Adam Greenberg 4.7
Claire Mathon 4.6
Gordon Willis 4.6
Pete Kozachik 4.5
Benjamin Loeb 4.5
Thomas Townend 4.5
Maria Rusche 4.5
Kasper Tuxen 4.5
Victor Seguin 4.5
Andrzej Sekula 4.4
Atsushi Okui 4.2
Michael Ballhaus 4.2
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Add. Photography
Ralph Gerling 5.0
Luca Mercuri 5.0
Michael Chapman 5.0
Ray Gilberti 5.0
Robert Agganis 5.0
Ted Churchill 5.0
Ernesto Giolitti 5.0
Pierre Gill 4.8
Danny Buck 4.8
Bill Johnson 4.8
Jeff Lomaglio 4.8
Todd Griffith 4.8
Yoann Malnati 4.8
Paul Hatchman 4.8
Alex Howe 4.8
Nicolas Sand 4.8
Steve Yaconelli 4.8
Davon Slininger 4.7
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Production Design
Stephonik Youth 4.8
Dean Tavoularis 4.5
Ruth de Jong 4.5
Peter Lamont 4.5
Allan Starski 4.5
Jackson De Govia 4.5
John Vallone 4.5
George Jenkins 4.5
Patrice Vermette 4.4
Patricia Norris 4.4
Bob Pauley 4.3
Nathan Crowley 4.3
David Wasco 4.3
Norman Reynolds 4.2
Ricky Nierva 4.2
Lee Yong-ok 4.2
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Art Direction
Angelo P. Graham 5.0
Jack Fisk 5.0
Benjamin Hayden 5.0
Leslie Dilley 4.9
Yoji Takeshige 4.8
Eric Dean 4.8
Edward Carrere 4.8
Joanna Foley 4.8
Fred Hole 4.7
Ken Court 4.7
Kazuo Oga 4.5
Gary Freeman 4.5
Dean Gordon 4.5
Jake Cavallo 4.5
Robert Aguirre 4.5
Nizou Yamamoto 4.5
Ron Cobb 4.5
Austin Gorg 4.4
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Set Decoration
George R. Nelson 5.0
Daniel Bradford 5.0
Meriam Rodriguez 5.0
Anne H. Ahrens 5.0
Michael Standish 4.8
Robert Gould 4.7
Michael Timman 4.5
Brett P. Jackson 4.5
Ian Whittaker 4.5
Cristina Acuña 4.5
Jacobsen Erin 4.5
Laura Savage 4.5
Crispian Sallis 4.5
Joanne Ling 4.5
Jerry Wunderlich 4.5
Craig Baron 4.5
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Special Effects
Brian Johnson 5.0
Joe Lombardi 5.0
Larry Fioritto 5.0
David H. Watkins 5.0
Peter Chesney 5.0
Stan Winston 5.0
Maurice Routly 5.0
Jeremy Hays 4.8
Philip Bartko 4.8
John E. Gray 4.8
Connie Brink 4.7
Henry Millar 4.7
Gary D'Amico 4.5
Dale L. Martin 4.5
Sass Bedig 4.5
Gary L. King 4.5
Mark Stanton 4.2
Michael Rifkin 4.2
Ryan Arndt 4.2
Mark Bero 4.2
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Visual Effects
Douglas Trumbull 5.0
Jeremy Hattingh 5.0
Janet Healy 5.0
H. R. Giger 5.0
Eliot Speed 4.8
Will Lucas 4.8
Pierre Rousseau 4.8
Olivier Cauwet 4.8
James Roberts 4.8
Kim Blanchette 4.8
Peter Kuran 4.8
Paul Lambert 4.7
Robert Skotak 4.7
Andrew Jackson 4.6
Gene Warren Jr. 4.5
Colleen Bachman 4.5
Carlo Rambaldi 4.5
Alex Hope 4.5
Lorna Paterson 4.5
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Stunts
Monty Jordan 5.0
Bobby Bass 5.0
Ken Lesco 5.0
Steven Burnett 5.0
Peter Diamond 5.0
Heather Phillips 5.0
Marian Green 5.0
Jimmy Nickerson 5.0
Bobby Porter 4.8
Andy Smart 4.8
Alex Green 4.8
Peter Kent 4.8
Eniko Fulop 4.8
Zoltan Szanto 4.8
Viktor Sokorai 4.8
Abel Kocsis 4.8
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Choreography
Mandy Moore 4.3
Dorain Grusman 4.2
Denna Thomsen 4.2
Brad Jeffries 4.2
Teresa Espinosa 3.5
Michael Arnold 3.5
Justin Peck 3.5
Jennifer White 3.3
Paul Becker 3.3
Toni Basil 3.2
Liam Steel 3.2
Alison Faulk 3.0
Ryan Heffington 2.8
Aakomon Jones 2.5
Francesca Jaynes 2.3
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Composers
Nino Rota 5.0
Mark Korven 5.0
Dimitri Tiomkin 5.0
Bernard Herrmann 4.8
Ludovico Einaudi 4.8
Gerald Fried 4.8
Michael Kamen 4.7
Brad Fiedel 4.7
Jack Nitzsche 4.5
Krzysztof Komeda 4.5
Roger Neill 4.5
Benh Zeitlin 4.5
Justin Hurwitz 4.4
David Shire 4.4
Nick Cave 4.4
Geoff Barrow 4.3
Ben Salisbury 4.3
Emile Mosseri 4.3
Joe Hisaishi 4.3
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Songs
Randy Newman 4.3
Mitski 4.2
Swae Lee 4.2
Dominic Fike 4.0
Lady Gaga 4.0
Billie Eilish 3.8
Doja Cat 3.8
K.Flay 3.5
John Legend 3.5
Rihanna 3.5
Dua Lipa 3.2
Robert Lopez 3.2
Beyoncé 3.2
Nicki Minaj 3.2
Charli XCX 3.1
Ellie Goulding 3.1
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Sound
James Fritch 5.0
Walter Murch 5.0
Nathan Boxer 5.0
Mark Berger 5.0
Winston Ryder 5.0
Harry Barnes 5.0
Frank E. Warner 5.0
Les Lazarowitz 5.0
David M. Horton 5.0
Brendan Rehill 5.0
John Hayward 5.0
Catherine Shorr 5.0
John Neff 5.0
Michael Evje 5.0
Rick Alexander 4.9
Vern Poore 4.9
Howard Beals 4.8
Michael J. Kohut 4.8
David Lynch 4.8
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Costume Design
Tiny Nicholls 5.0
Edward Stevenson 5.0
Rosanna Norton 5.0
John Mollo 4.8
Lilla Vasvári 4.8
Janey Temime 4.8
Bernie Pollack 4.8
Richard Bruno 4.7
Miyako Bellizzi 4.5
Ruth Morley 4.5
Lyn Askew 4.5
Eric H. Sandberg 4.5
Zachary Sheets 4.5
Marilyn Putnam 4.5
Eunice Jera Lee 4.5
Deborah Everton 4.5
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Makeup
Michelle Bühler 5.0
Traci Loader 5.0
Jim Gillespie 5.0
Michael Westmore 5.0
Stuart Conran 5.0
Gordon Bau 5.0
Monty Westmore 4.8
Dick Smith 4.8
Christina Smith 4.8
Ilona Herman 4.8
Tanja Adams 4.8
Pamela Warden 4.8
Laura McIntosh 4.5
Wes Dawn 4.5
Niki De Jong 4.5
Torsten Witte 4.5
Maiko 'Mo' Gomyo 4.5
Rob Bottin 4.5
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Hairstyling
Iain Jones 5.0
Mona Orr 5.0
Verne Caruso 5.0
Iloe Flewelling 5.0
Lynda Gurasich 5.0
Ilona Herman 4.8
Shirley Padgett 4.8
Emie Otis 4.8
Francesca Paris 4.7
Paul Abascal 4.7
Sally J. Harper 4.5
Romaine Greene 4.5
Patricia Miller 4.4
KG Ramsey 4.3
Graham Johnston 4.3
Aubrey Marie 4.2
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Studios
Stanley Kubrick Productions 5.0
Cinema 84 5.0
New South Wales Film & Television Office 5.0
CiBy 2000 4.8
A Band Apart 4.8
Motel Movies 4.8
Scarlet Films 4.8
Limp Films 4.8
Lilies Films 4.8
PISF 4.8
Nibariki 4.7
Tokuma Shoten 4.7
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