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2 shared crewDir. George ClooneyDP: Martin Ruhe

The Midnight Sky

2020·1h 58m·★ 5.7·George Clooney

2 shared crewDir. George ClooneyDP: Martin Ruhe

Chariots of Fire

1981·2h 3m·★ 7.1·Hugh Hudson

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1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

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