Davis Guggenheim

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Davis Guggenheim

Born November 3, 1963 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA (age 62)

Philip Davis Guggenheim (born November 3, 1963) is an Academy Award-winning American documentary and live action film director and producer. His credits as a producer and director include Training Day, The Shield, Alias, 24, NYPD Blue, ER, Deadwood, and Party of Five and the documentaries An Inconvenient Truth and Waiting for 'Superman'. Since 2006, Guggenheim is the only filmmaker to release thre…

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Training DayTraining Day · 2001
Training Day
★ 7.52001
MovieActionCrime
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
STILL: A Michael J. Fox MovieSTILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie · 2023
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
★ 7.82023
MovieDocumentary
A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease?
Deaf President Now!Deaf President Now! · 2025
Deaf President Now!
★ 8.12025
MovieDocumentary
Discover the story of the greatest civil rights movement most people have never heard about. During eight tumultuous days in 1988 at the world's only Deaf university, four students must find a way to lead a revolution—and change the course of history.
sex, lies, and videotapesex, lies, and videotape · 1989
sex, lies, and videotape
★ 7.01989
MovieDrama
Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. When John’s best friend Graham arrives, his penchant for interviewing women about their sex lives forever changes John and Ann’s rocky marriage.
Swan SongSwan Song · 2021
Swan Song
★ 7.12021
MovieDramaScience Fiction
In the near future, Cameron Turner is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Presented with an experimental solution to shield his wife and son from grief, he grapples with altering their fate in this thought-provoking exploration of love, loss, and sacrifice.
ProcessionProcession · 2021
Procession
★ 6.72021
MovieDocumentary
Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy as boys become a makeshift family and find empowerment by creating films inspired by their trauma.
Girls StateGirls State · 2024
Girls State
★ 7.22024
MovieDocumentary
What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? In this documentary, young female leaders from wildly different backgrounds in Missouri navigate an immersive experiment to build a government from the ground up.
Last Take: Rust and the Story of HalynaLast Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna · 2025
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
★ 9.02025
MovieDocumentary
A personal look at the life, work and untimely death of celebrated indie cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot and killed in a tragic accident on the set of the film Rust in 2021.

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3 lbs3 lbs · 2006
3 lbs
★ 4.42006
SeriesDrama
3 lbs is a drama that aired on CBS from November 14 to 28, 2006, replacing the cancelled series Smith. The show itself was then canceled three weeks later due to poor ratings. The title refers to the fact that the average human brain weighs approximately three pounds. The show follows the medical careers of prominent brain surgeon Doctor Douglas Hanson and his protégé, Jonathan Seger. The show was promoted as, "The next great medical drama." The theme song is "Calling All Angels" by Train. Eight episodes were made, and the five episodes that did not originally air in the United States are available on Amazon Unbox. The program filmed in New York City at the request of Tucci, who didn't want to be away from home to make the series. When the pilot was originally filmed Dylan McDermott played Dr. Doug Hanson, and Reiko Aylesworth played Dr. Adrienne Holland.

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