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    The Movies Season 1 Episode 1 - The Eighties
    7.9/10(304 votes)

    #1 - The Eighties

    S1:E1

    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.

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  2. The Movies Season 1 Episode 4 - The Seventies
    7.7/10(228 votes)

    #2 - The Seventies

    S1:E4

    Directors become masters of the medium as Spielberg, Coppola, Scorsese, Lucas and other filmmakers create a New Hollywood that pushes the medium of moviemaking to its apex, just as a new generation of movie stars like Robert DeNiro, Jack Nicholson, and Pam Grier light up the screen.

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  3. The Movies Season 1 Episode 2 - The Nineties
    7.6/10(265 votes)

    #3 - The Nineties

    S1:E2

    As America falls for stars like Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington and Will Smith, masters like Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, Jane Campion and the Coen Brothers direct some of their best-loved work. A robust independent film movement introduces directors like Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, John Singleton and David Fincher.

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  4. The Movies Season 1 Episode 5 - The Sixties
    7.6/10(205 votes)

    #4 - The Sixties

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. The Movies Season 1 Episode 6 - The Golden Age
    7.5/10(242 votes)

    #5 - The Golden Age

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. The Movies Season 1 Episode 3 - The 2000s To Today
    6.9/10(255 votes)

    #6 - The 2000s To Today

    S1:E3

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Eighties" is the best rated episode of "The Movies". It scored 7.9/10 based on 304 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/7/2019. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Seventies".