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Them! (1954)

Ted Sherdeman wrote, from a story by George Worthing Yates. The film made approximately two million dollars at initial release on a two hundred thousand dollar budget.

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Don’t Worry Darling (2022)

Don't Worry Darling is the psychological thriller whose production controversies generated more public discussion than the film itself. Katie Silberman wrote from a story by Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke, and Silberman.

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No Time to Die (2021)

No Time to Die is the final entry in Daniel Craig's James Bond tenure and one of the most divisive Bond films in the franchise's sixty-year history. Cary Joji Fukunaga directed.

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The Hustle (2019)

Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning, Dale Launer, and Jac Schaeffer wrote across the various adaptations. The film made approximately ninety-six million dollars worldwide on a twenty-one million dollar budget.

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Fantastic Voyage (1966)

Fantastic Voyage is the mid-1960s science fiction film about a submarine and crew miniaturized to microscopic size and injected into the bloodstream of a dying scientist. The film made approximately twelve million dollars on a six and a half million…

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Tron (1982)

Tron is the foundational computer graphics film and one of the earliest mainstream features to use computer-generated imagery as a significant production. Bonnie MacBird co-wrote with Lisberger.

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What Men Want (2019)

Tina Gordon, Peter Huyck, and Alex Gregory wrote. The film made approximately seventy-three million dollars worldwide on a twenty million dollar budget.

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Charlie’s Angels (2019)

Elizabeth Banks wrote, directed, and co-starred. The film made approximately seventy-three million dollars worldwide on a forty-eight million dollar budget.

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Birds of Prey (2020)

Birds of Prey, formally titled Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), is the Harley Quinn solo film between Suicide Squad. Cathy Yan directed in her major studio debut.

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Tomb Raider (2018)

Tomb Raider (2018) is the reboot of the Lara Croft film franchise built on the 2013 Crystal Dynamics video game continuity. Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddons wrote.

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