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Key Features:
Historical fiction, Alternate history, Celebrity cameo, Intellectual, Existentialism, Fame, Identity, Paranoia, Cold War, Director-driven, Cerebral
Tone:
serious, dramatic, stylized
Target Audience:
Art house cinema enthusiasts, Intellectual viewers, Fans of historical fiction, Those interested in celebrity culture
Emotional Arc:
Intrigue → Tension → Revelation

Insignificance

1985-08-02
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Four 1950s icons meet in the same hotel room, and two of them discover more in common between them than they ever anticipated.

Genres
Drama, Comedy
Cast
Michael Emil, Theresa Russell, Tony Curtis, Gary Busey, Will Sampson, Patrick Kilpatrick, Ian O, George Holmes, Richard M. Davidson, Mitch Greenberg
Crew
Nicolas Roeg, Terry Johnson
Rating
6.3(67 votes)
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Coffee and Cigarettes
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Guilty by Suspicion
6.465

Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for his rights and faces numerous challenges.



The Prize
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Asteroid City
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Maid in Manhattan
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Elvis & Nixon
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Hotel Noir
5.683

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Conspiracy Theory
6.6

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Last Year at Marienbad

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Calendar Girl
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Zelig
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Indignation
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The Atomic Cafe
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Sibling Rivalry
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5.5

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Ragtime
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6.994

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Queer
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6.6

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Conversation Piece
7.3

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Multiverse
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7.545

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Interstate 60
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Hannah and Her Sisters

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8½
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Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

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5.476

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Four Rooms
5.874

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Hail, Caesar!
5.9

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Mulholland Drive
7.804

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8.044

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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

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World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.



The Thomas Crown Affair

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Blast from the Past

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