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The Movies Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2019 - 0
Episode 1
The Eighties
Sun, Jul 7, 2019 120 mins
In the Eighties, stars like Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep and Eddie Murphy explode on the screen. Aliens, time travelers, ghosts and road warriors share the cineplex with troubled teens, battered boxers, classical composers and career girls.
Episode 2
The Nineties
Sun, Jul 14, 2019 120 mins
Masters like Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese direct some of their best-loved work, and America falls for stars like Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington and Will Smith. A robust independent film movement introduces directors like Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, John Singleton and David Fincher.
Episode 3
The 2000s
Sun, Jul 21, 2019 120 mins
As the new century begins, beloved books and comic-book crusaders become box-office gold, musicals and cartoons win audiences and Oscars, coarse comedies and epic dramas showcase Hollywood's biggest stars, and a new generation of filmmakers from diverse backgrounds finds its voice.
Episode 4
The Seventies
Sun, Jul 28, 2019 120 mins
Spielberg, Coppola, Scorsese, Lucas and other filmmakers create a New Hollywood that pushes the medium of moviemaking to its apex as they become masters of the medium. Also: a new generation of movie stars like Robert DeNiro and Jack Nicholson.
Episode 5
The Seventies
Sat, Aug 3, 2019 45 mins
Exploring the social and political context that has shaped American cinema.
Episode 6
The Sixties
Sun, Aug 4, 2019 120 mins
The Sixties are a decade of change off-screen and on. Classic musicals and epics featuring luminaries like Julie Andrews, Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor make room for meaningful masterpieces from filmmakers like Kubrick, Hitchcock and Nichols and stars like Redford, Newman and Poitier. Featuring films such as West Side Story, Bonnie and Clyde, and The Graduate.
Episode 7
The Golden Age
Sun, Aug 11, 2019 120 mins
From the 1930s through the 1950s, Hollywood studios create the most iconic and beloved films of all time, and America falls in love with the movies as stars like Bogie, Brando and Marilyn became icons. Featuring films such as King Kong and Casablanca.
