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The Movies That Made Us
2019–2021 · 3 seasons, 14 episodes · ended
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Seasons and episodes The Movies That Made Us
Season scores: TMDB, out of 10.
Season 1
2019 · 4 episodes · about 3h · 7.5/10
1. Dirty Dancing52 min · 6.7/10
Stepping on toes and tangling with rejection, the women behind this "girl's movie" touched millions despite co-star tension and a meager budget.
2. Home Alone45 min · 7.4/10
Mix a "comedy machine" with a novice director. Add a shutdown threat, rotating robbers and terrifying stunts to home in on a ho-ho-ho holiday megahit.
3. Ghostbusters47 min · 8.1/10
A rickety script, tight timeline and effects issues almost busted this comedy. But thanks to Dan Aykroyd and company, the slimy shenanigans took off.
4. Die Hard47 min · 7.6/10
This box office titan took action movies to the next level, decked out with a relatable hero, a humorous rewrite and a well-played “yippee-ki-yay.”
Season summaries3 seasons, 14 episodes
Season 1
2019 · 4 episodes · about 3h · TMDB 7.5
These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors, directors and industry insiders who made them happen.
Season 2
2021 · 4 episodes · TMDB 7.4
Get the story behind more generation-defining blockbusters as industry insiders lead the way with funny and entertaining deep dives.
Season 3
2021 · 6 episodes · TMDB 7.6
Chills, thrills and behind-the-scenes brawls: Insiders reveal the stories behind more of your favorite megahits in this funny, eye-opening docuseries.
Episodes run about 48 min. Last episode: October 12, 2021
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7.3/10144 votes
What is it about? The Movies That Made Us
These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors, directors and industry insiders who made them happen.
Genre: documentary. Themes: interview, nostalgia, behind the scenes, filmmaking, making of, documentary filmmaking.
Cast and crew The Movies That Made Us
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Creators
- Created byBrian Volk-Weiss
- Created by0
- NetworkNetflix
Full cast140 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Donald Ian Black · Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 ep.
- Danny Wallace · Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 ep.
- Chris Columbus · Self · 1 ep.
- Devin Ratray · Self · 1 ep.
- Daniel Stern · Self · 1 ep.
- John Muto · Self · 1 ep.
- Raja Gosnell · Self · 1 ep.
- John Hughes · Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
- Macaulay Culkin · Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
- Joe Pesci · Self · 1 ep.
- Scott M. Rosenfelt · Self · 1 ep.
- Tom Jacobson · Self · 1 ep.
- Janet Hirshenson · Self · 1 ep.
- Peter Heller · Self · 1 ep.
- Julio Macat · Self · 1 ep.
- John Heard · Self (figure) · 1 ep.
- Bob Gale · Self · 1 ep.
- Dan Aykroyd · Ray Stantz (archive footage) · 1 ep.
- Gary Sinise · Self · 1 ep.
- Sam Neill · Self · 1 ep.
- Michael Conner Humphreys · Self · 1 ep.
- Josue Barron · Self · 1 ep.
- Jason Alexander · Self · 1 ep.
- Laura San Giacomo · Self · 1 ep.
- Héctor Elizondo · Self · 1 ep.
- J.F. Lawton · Self · 1 ep.
- Gary W. Goldstein · Self · 1 ep.
- Dori Berinstein · Self · 1 ep.
- Priscilla Nedd-Friendly · Self · 1 ep.
- Kathleen Marshall · Self · 1 ep.
- Ellen H. Schwartz · Self · 1 ep.
- Dori Zuckerman · Self · 1 ep.
- Roger Joseph Pugliese · Self · 1 ep.
- Marilyn Vance · Self · 1 ep.
- Daniel J. Lester · Self · 1 ep.
- Frank Price · Self · 1 ep.
- Neil Canton · Self · 1 ep.
- Claudia Wells · Self · 1 ep.
- Jane Feinberg · Self · 1 ep.
- Tom Savini · Self · 1 ep.
Crew:
- Brian Volk-Weiss · Executive Producer
- Cisco Henson · Executive Producer
- Brian Volk-Weiss · Director
- Benjamin J. Frost · Executive Producer
- Jay Chapman · Executive Producer
Trailer The Movies That Made Us
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Details The Movies That Made Us
- First episode
- November 29, 2019
- Last episode
- October 12, 2021
- Status
- ended
- Network
- Netflix
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- TV-MA
- Studio
- The Nacelle Company
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does The Movies That Made Us have?
3 seasons, 14 episodes. The last episode aired October 12, 2021.
Who’s in The Movies That Made Us?
Donald Ian Black, Danny Wallace, Chris Columbus, Devin Ratray, Daniel Stern, John Muto, Raja Gosnell, John Hughes, Macaulay Culkin, and Joe Pesci. Created by Brian Volk-Weiss and 0.
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