Ed Solomon

Ed Solomon

Edward James Solomon (born September 15, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing the screenplays to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Men in Black (1997), and Now You See Me (2013). Solomon grew up in suburban Boston until his family moved to California. He went to UCLA and majored in economics while beginning his career as a joke writer, stand-up comedian, and playwright. While still in college, he was a staff writer for Laverne & Shirley—making him (at the time) the youngest member of the Writers Guild of America. He then spent three years writing the cult Showtime TV series, It's Garry Shandling's Show, before venturing into feature films in the 1980s. He helped create and co-write the critically acclaimed comedies Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (with Chris Matheson). Solomon also worked on a number of hit franchise films, including Men in Black, Charlie's Angels, and then writing the Now You See Me films. Solomon worked on an early version of a Universal The Invisible Man remake with Johnny Depp. In March 2016 he completed production on Mosaic, a 12-hour long-form TV project for HBO in collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh. This production would mark the first in a series of collaborations with Soderbergh, including the neo-noir film No Sudden Move in 2021 and, more recently, the crime series Full Circle, which premiered July 13, 2023. He married Cynthia Cleese, daughter of Connie Booth and John Cleese, in 1995. They have two children and divorced in 2011. Solomon is Jewish. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Solomon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Ed Solomon
  • Popularity: 0.7143
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1960-09-15
  • Place of Birth: Saratoga, California, USA
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Ed Solomon Movies

  • 1992
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    Leaving Normal

    Leaving Normal

    6 1992 HD

    Darly, a waitress with a past that's weighing her down, decides to drive to Alaska to try and come to terms with her unfortunate history. Along the way, she meets Marianne, an impulsive young woman leaving an abusive relationship. The two hit the road together and keep driving north, bonding over the hardships that they have endured and meeting a number of eccentric characters as they get closer to their destination.

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  • 2010
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    Barry Munday

    Barry Munday

    5.729 2010 HD

    Barry Munday, a libido-driven wage slave who spends all his time either ogling, fantasizing about or trying to pick up women, wakes up in hospital after a freak attack only to find that his testicles have been removed.

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  • 2007
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    Dreams on Spec

    Dreams on Spec

    5.6 2007 HD

    "Dreams on Spec" takes an intimate look at how far people will go - and how much they will sacrifice - for the chance to pursue their dreams. This feature-length documentary delves into the lives of three aspiring Hollywood screenwriters as they pour their hearts into their spec scripts, pitch their ideas to anyone who will listen, go to meetings, hold table reads, and work at low-level day-jobs - all in the hopes of one day seeing one of their beloved creations made into a movie. These poignant portraits are intercut with wisdom from a "Greek Chorus" of superstar Hollywood creative-types like James L. Brooks, Nora Ephron, Gary Ross, and Carrie Fisher to forge a funny and compelling look at inspiration, creativity, and solitude in the movie industry.

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  • 1991
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    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

    6.286 1991 HD

    Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.

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  • 1989
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    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

    6.85 1989 HD

    Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent to military school—but receive help from Rufus, a traveller from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society. With the use of Rufus' time machine, Bill and Ted travel to various points in history, returning with important figures to help them complete their final history presentation.

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  • 1992
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    Mom and Dad Save the World

    Mom and Dad Save the World

    4.835 1992 HD

    Emperor Spengo sees Marge Nelson and using a giant magnet, kidnaps her and her husband Dick, hoping to make Marge his before blowing up the Earth. The Emperor and other inhabitants of his planet are somewhat less than bright, and Dick begins reliving episodes of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers in order to rescue Marge, save the Earth, and restore the rightful emperor to the throne.

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  • 2020
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    Bill & Ted Face the Music

    Bill & Ted Face the Music

    5.906 2020 HD

    Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the stakes are higher than ever for the now middle-aged Bill and Ted who set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it.

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  • 2007
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    The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Ed Solomon

    The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Ed Solomon

    1 2007 HD

    Ed Solomon, screenwriter for blockbusters such as Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Men in Black, sits down for an in-depth interview about life in the Hollywood fast lane, from breaking into the business to having a script produced. Entertaining, informative and candid, Solomon reveals what the life of a working industry screenwriter is really like in both television and film.

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  • 1997
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    Men in Black

    Men in Black

    7.218 1997 HD

    After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.

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  • 1991
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    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

    6.286 1991 HD

    Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.

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  • 1991
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    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

    6.286 1991 HD

    Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.

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  • 2003
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    Levity

    Levity

    6.081 2003 HD

    Manuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at his victim's face on a newspaper clipping in his cell, the newly paroled man seeks redemption. Instead, redemption—in the form of a mysterious minister and two needy women— finds him.

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  • 2003
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    The In-Laws

    The In-Laws

    5.623 2003 HD

    Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are international smugglers.

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  • 1992
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    Mom and Dad Save the World

    Mom and Dad Save the World

    4.835 1992 HD

    Emperor Spengo sees Marge Nelson and using a giant magnet, kidnaps her and her husband Dick, hoping to make Marge his before blowing up the Earth. The Emperor and other inhabitants of his planet are somewhat less than bright, and Dick begins reliving episodes of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers in order to rescue Marge, save the Earth, and restore the rightful emperor to the throne.

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  • 1993
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    Super Mario Bros.

    Super Mario Bros.

    4.465 1993 HD

    Mario and Luigi, plumbers from Brooklyn, find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in hi-tech squalor. They're the only hope to save our universe from invasion by the dino dictator, Koopa.

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  • 2009
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    Imagine That

    Imagine That

    6 2009 HD

    A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.

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  • 2013
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    Now You See Me

    Now You See Me

    7.332 2013 HD

    An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

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  • 1989
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    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

    6.85 1989 HD

    Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent to military school—but receive help from Rufus, a traveller from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society. With the use of Rufus' time machine, Bill and Ted travel to various points in history, returning with important figures to help them complete their final history presentation.

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  • 2013
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    Rapture-Palooza

    Rapture-Palooza

    5.162 2013 HD

    Two teens battle their way through a religious apocalypse on a mission to defeat the Antichrist.

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  • 2003
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    Levity

    Levity

    6.081 2003 HD

    Manuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at his victim's face on a newspaper clipping in his cell, the newly paroled man seeks redemption. Instead, redemption—in the form of a mysterious minister and two needy women— finds him.

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  • 1992
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    Leaving Normal

    Leaving Normal

    6 1992 HD

    Darly, a waitress with a past that's weighing her down, decides to drive to Alaska to try and come to terms with her unfortunate history. Along the way, she meets Marianne, an impulsive young woman leaving an abusive relationship. The two hit the road together and keep driving north, bonding over the hardships that they have endured and meeting a number of eccentric characters as they get closer to their destination.

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  • 2009
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    Imagine That

    Imagine That

    6 2009 HD

    A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.

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  • 2016
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    Now You See Me 2

    Now You See Me 2

    6.828 2016 HD

    One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.

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  • 2000
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    Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

    5.852 2000 HD

    The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley, set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed, it makes the Angels targets for assassination.

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  • 2003
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    Levity

    Levity

    6.081 2003 HD

    Manuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at his victim's face on a newspaper clipping in his cell, the newly paroled man seeks redemption. Instead, redemption—in the form of a mysterious minister and two needy women— finds him.

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  • 2016
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    Now You See Me 2

    Now You See Me 2

    6.828 2016 HD

    One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.

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  • 1970
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    The Hardy Men

    The Hardy Men

    1 1970 HD

    An updated version of "The Hardy Boys," with the titular perpetual teenagers finally grown up, but still up to their old tricks.

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  • 2020
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    Bill & Ted Face the Music

    Bill & Ted Face the Music

    5.906 2020 HD

    Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the stakes are higher than ever for the now middle-aged Bill and Ted who set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it.

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  • 2016
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    Now You See Me 2

    Now You See Me 2

    6.828 2016 HD

    One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.

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  • 2021
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    No Sudden Move

    No Sudden Move

    6.379 2021 HD

    A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what's really going on when their simple job goes completely sideways.

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  • 2000
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    What Planet Are You From?

    What Planet Are You From?

    5.409 2000 HD

    A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love while a suspicious FAA agent tails him.

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  • 1991
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    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

    6.286 1991 HD

    Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.

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  • 1992
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    Leaving Normal

    Leaving Normal

    6 1992 HD

    Darly, a waitress with a past that's weighing her down, decides to drive to Alaska to try and come to terms with her unfortunate history. Along the way, she meets Marianne, an impulsive young woman leaving an abusive relationship. The two hit the road together and keep driving north, bonding over the hardships that they have endured and meeting a number of eccentric characters as they get closer to their destination.

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  • 2020
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    Bill & Ted Face the Music

    Bill & Ted Face the Music

    5.906 2020 HD

    Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the stakes are higher than ever for the now middle-aged Bill and Ted who set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it.

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  • 2026
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    The Christophers

    The Christophers

    1 2026 HD

    The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be "discovered" and sold after his death.

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  • 2018
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    The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

    The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

    7.1 2018 HD

    The story of legendary comedian Garry Shandling, featuring interviews from nearly four dozen friends, family and colleagues; four decades’ worth of television appearances; and a lifetime of personal journals, private letters and home audio and video footage.

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  • 2014
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    The Real History of Science Fiction

    The Real History of Science Fiction

    6.95 2014 HD

    The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction, told through its impact on cinema, television and literature, with the help of filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists. Each episode will explore one of the enduring themes of science fiction: time travel; the exploration of space; robots and artificial intelligence; and aliens.

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  • 2018
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    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    6.5 2018 HD

    Explore the psychological underpinnings of love and murder in a small mountain resort town while following popular children’s book author and illustrator Olivia Lake, whose literary success makes her a local celebrity in the tight-knit community.

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  • 1970
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    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    6.5 1970 HD

    Explore the psychological underpinnings of love and murder in a small mountain resort town while following popular children’s book author and illustrator Olivia Lake, whose literary success makes her a local celebrity in the tight-knit community.

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  • 1970
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    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    6.4 1970 HD

    An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.

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  • 1970
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    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    6.4 1970 HD

    An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.

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  • 1970
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    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    6.4 1970 HD

    An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.

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  • 1970
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    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    1 1970 HD

    A successful surgeon and her school teacher husband suspect she might be responsible for a child's hit-and-run death. While looking into the matter, dark secrets are revealed that will test their relationship as they confront the possibility of hidden guilt and betrayal.

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  • 1970
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    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    7.111 1970 HD

    Garry Shandling stars as himself, a neurotic, sardonic stand-up comedian who just happens to be aware he is a sitcom character. Garry spends just as much time interacting with the studio audience as he does the regular cast members, performing monologues and show-closing summations of the episode's events. However, everyone knows they're on TV, not just Garry; and the audience (itself a character) is often involved in the storyline.

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  • 1970
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    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    6.4 1970 HD

    An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.

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  • 1970
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    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    1 1970 HD

    A successful surgeon and her school teacher husband suspect she might be responsible for a child's hit-and-run death. While looking into the matter, dark secrets are revealed that will test their relationship as they confront the possibility of hidden guilt and betrayal.

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