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ID	Title	Year	Minutes	Director	Cast	Keywords
AJ00480	Earth vs. the Flying Saucers	1956	83	Sears, Fred F.	Ankrum, Morris; Blake, Larry J.; Curtis, Donald; Marlowe, Hugh; Rhodes, Grandon; Taylor, Joan; Wilcox, Frank; Zaremba, John Crew Writer: Siodmak, Curt; Composer: Bakaleinikoff, Mischa	Alien invasion, Aliens, Science Fiction, Seminal Sci-Fi, Washington, D.C.
AJ00481	Ed Wood	1994	127	Burton, Tim	Arquette, Patricia; Casella, Max; D'Onofrio, Vincent; Depp, Johnny; Jones, Jeffrey; Landau, Martin; Marie, Lisa; Murray, Bill; Parker, Sarah Jessica; Starr, Mike Crew Writer: Alexander, Scott; Writer: Karaszewski, Larry; Producer: Burton, Tim; Cinematographer: Czapsky, Stefan; Editor: Lebenzon, Chris; Composer: Shore, Howard	Based on a true story, Black & White, Comedy, Costumes & Makeup, Drama, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movie about a movie, Movie about a writer, Movie magic, Music Movie, Tim Burton
AJ00140	Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill	1998	115	Jordan, Lawrence		Comedy, Show business, Stand-up comedy
AJ00141	Eddie Izzard: Live from Wembley	2009	90	Townsend, Sarah	Izzard, Eddie Crew Writer: Izzard, Eddie	Comedy
AJ00142	Elf	2003	97	Favreau, Jon	Asner, Ed; Caan, James; Deschanel, Zooey; Favreau, Jon; Ferrell, Will; Gass, Kyle; Lange, Artie; Newhart, Bob; Sedaris, Amy; Steenburgen, Mary; Tay, Daniel Crew Writer: Berenbaum, David; Cinematographer: Gardiner, Greg	Christmas movies, Comedy, Family dynamics, Fantasy, NYC, Second chances
AJ00143	Empire Records	1995	90	Moyle, Allan	Caulfield, Maxwell; Cochrane, Rory; Embry, Ethan; LaPaglia, Anthony; Mazar, Debi; Shivers, Coyote; Tunneyio, Robin; Tyler, Liv; Whitworth, Johnny; Zellweger, Renée Crew Cinematographer: Lloyd, Walt; Editor: Chandler, Michael A.; Composer: Poledouris, Basil	Comedy, Coming of Age, Delaware, Drama, Music Movie, Romance, Show business, Young love
AJ00144	The Enemy Below	1957	98	Powell, Dick	Albertson, Frank; Bikel, Theodore; Blair, David; Collins, Russell; Elliot, Biff; Hedison, David; Jürgens, Curd; Kreuger, Kurt; McClure, Doug; Mitchum, Robert Crew Writer: Mayes, Wendell; Cinematographer: Rosson, Harold; Editor: Gilmore, Stuart; Composer: Harline, Leigh	Action, Battle of the Atlantic, Bottle Movie, Drama, Historical, Self-sacrificing hero, Submarine, Submarine warfare, Underwater, War, World War II
AJ00145	Enemy of the State	1998	133	Scott, Tony	Black, Jack; Bonet, Lisa; Busey, Jake; Byrne, Gabriel; Caan, Scott; Hackman, Gene; Heslov, Grant; Kennedy, Jamie; King, Regina; Pepper, Barry; Voight, Jon Crew Writer: Marconi, David; Writer: Sorkin, Aaron; Producer: Bruckheimer, Jerry; Cinematographer: Mindel, Daniel; Editor: Lebenzon, Chris; Composer: Gregson-Williams, Harry; Composer: Rabin, Trevor Writing credits: Screenplay credited to David Marconi. BFI also lists Aaron Sorkin among the writers; his contribution is additional script work.	Action, Car chase, Cat and mouse, Chase, CIA, Corruption, FBI, Institutional corruption, Life begins to unravel, On the run, Op tech, Paranoia, Political, Political paranoia, Sorkin, Surveillance, Suspense, Thriller, Unlikely partners, Washington, D.C., Wrongly accused
AJ00146	The English Patient	1996	162	Minghella, Anthony	Andrews, Naveen; Binoche, Juliette; Castelnuovo, Nino; Dafoe, Willem; Fiennes, Ralph; Firth, Colin; Prochnow, Jürgen; Thomas, Kristin Scott; Wadham, Julian; Whately, Kevin Crew Writer: Minghella, Anthony; Writer: Ondaatje, Michael; Producer: Zaentz, Saul; Cinematographer: Seale, John; Editor: Murch, Walter	1930s, Based on literature, Drama, Espionage spies spy, Flashback, Grief and loss, Historical, Italy, North Africa, Not meant to be, Romance, War, World War II
AJ00147	Enigma	2001	119	Apted, Michael	Burrows, Saffron; Coster-Waldau, Nikolaj; Hollander, Tom; MacFadyen, Matthew; Northam, Jeremy; Redgrave, Corin; Rowe, Nicholas; Scott, Dougray; Sumpter, Donald; Winslet, Kate Crew Writer: Stoppard, Tom; Cinematographer: McGarvey, Seamus	Based on literature, Crime, Drama, England, Espionage spies spy, Historical, Investigation, London, Opsec, Romance, Submarine warfare, Tradecraft, War, World War II
AJ00148	Evil Under the Sun	1982	117	Hamilton, Guy	Birkin, Jane; Blakely, Colin; Clay, Nicholas; Mason, James; McDowall, Roddy; Miles, Sylvia; Quilley, Denis; Rigg, Diana; Smith, Maggie; Ustinov, Peter Crew Writer: Shaffer, Anthony; Cinematographer: Challis, Christopher; Editor: Marden, Richard; Composer: Porter, Cole	Adriatic Sea, Agatha Christie, Crime, Drama
AJ00149	Evita	1996	135	Parker, Alan	Banderas, Antonio; Brooker, Gary; Collado, Adrià; Corr, Andrea; Hughes, Peter; Madonna; Merediz, Olga; Nail, Jimmy; Parker, Alan; Polycarpou, Peter; Pryce, Jonathan Crew Writer: Parker, Alan; Writer: Rice, Tim; Writer: Stone, Oliver; Cinematographer: Khondji, Darius; Editor: Hambling, Gerry; Composer: Lloyd Webber, Andrew	Big dance number, Drama, Music Movie, Musical, Song & Dance
AJ00150	Ex Machina	2014	108	Garland, Alex	Bayarsaikhan, Gana; Gleeson, Domhnall; Isaac, Oscar; Johnson, Corey; Li, Chelsea; Mizuno, Sonoya; Rosan, Deborah; Vikander, Alicia; Wray, Evie Crew Writer: Garland, Alex; Producer: Rudin, Scott; Executive Producer: Rudin, Scott	Drama, Mad scientist, Meditative, Mysterious occurrence, Paranoia, Philosophical, Science Fiction, Seminal Sci-Fi, Thriller
AJ00151	Executive Decision	1996	133	Baird, Stuart	Berry, Halle; Leguizamo, John; Morton, Joe; Platt, Oliver; Russell, Kurt; Seagal, Steven; Suchet, David; Trainor, Mary Ellen; Walsh, J.T.; Wong, BD Crew Editor: Baird, Stuart; Composer: Goldsmith, Jerry	Action, Airplane, Aviation, Bottle Movie, Suspense, Terrorists on a …, Thriller, Underwater, Unlikely partners, Unlikely rescue
AJ00152	Eye of the Needle	1981	112	Marquand, Richard	Bannen, Ian; Brook, Faith; Brown, Philip Martin; Cazenove, Christopher; Hayman, David; Lovegrove, Arthur; Mayall, Rik; Nelligan, Kate; Nighy, Bill; Sutherland, Donald Crew Writer: Mann, Stanley; Cinematographer: Hume, Alan; Editor: Barton, Sean; Composer: Rózsa, Miklós	Based on literature, Cat and mouse, Drama, England, Espionage spies spy, Lies and deceit, London, Opsec, Scotland, Self-sacrificing hero, Suspense, Tradecraft, Unlikely partners, Vengeance, Vengeance , War, World War II

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