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24 alternatives to Empire - Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Stephen Fry, & Ryan Reynolds

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Empire - Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Stephen Fry, & Ryan Reynolds launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Mumbly Hour - The Force Awakens▲54

   Andrew Lowson and Andrew Hart share their thoughts

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   And Chill▲283

   Friendly bot that gives you amazing movie recommendations 📽

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Anna Faris is Unqualified: Chris Evans and Jenny Slate (part 1)▲76

   Two sets of male/female BFFs

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4SF
   Sci-fi movie review site (side project)▲33

   2013 · scifireviewed.com · its alternatives →

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   Reelgood▲252

   Always pick the perfect movie

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Filmography▲95

   Prove your movie knowledge

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Acquired #26 - Marvel▲58

   Ben & David complete the Disney acquisition trilogy!

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   The Economist Films▲70

   Where image is the final word

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9WM
   Watch movies with the freedom to filter▲125

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pop Culture Happy Hour - The Oscars Omnibus 2016▲60

    A roundup of the top nominees & issues/themes in 2015 movies

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Oversubscribed - #3: The Film Industry, Market Volatility, and The Fine Brothers▲78

    Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12CN
    CuriosityStream – Netflix for non-fiction▲129

    2016 · curiositystream.com · its alternatives →

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    Oversubscribed #5: Deadpool, Ad Blocking, Unit Economics, and Kanye▲73

    Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    A Better Queue▲140

    Find films on Netflix actually worth watching

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Do The Movies Have a Future?▲62

    A call to arms to celebrate movies

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16SS
    Select Star from Movies▲29

    2017 · selectstarfrommovies.com · its alternatives →

17. 17TA
    TheyMadeThat – an IMDB for everything, and not just for movies▲13

    Feel free to test drive our alternative to LinkedIn in alpha: http://theymadethat.com Just please don't delete any data or add garbage data to our site. If you like what you see, please up vote our Apply HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11523675 Ideally it would be great if you guys post your questions and comments there as well

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    TINQ▲100

    Get personalised movie recommendations

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Empire Podcast - Star Wars: The Force Awakens Spoiler Special with Lawrence Kasdan▲57

    A chat with the co-writer of the movie

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    SeenTh.at▲72

    We See Movies.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Coruscant Pulse #51- Rogue One Review *SPOILERS*▲60

    The team review Rogue One. FYI, Tom liked it! *gasp*

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Anything But Code - 6: The Force Awakens with Taylor Otwell▲54

    Taylor Otwell and I discuss The Force Awakens (SPOILERS)

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23CA
    CinemaBuff - Actor graphs using IMDB ratings▲40

    2013 · cinemabuff.net · its alternatives →

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    OPT-IN! #1 - Hiten Shah▲74

    Hiten Shah on Batman, Robin, and the Success of Kissmetrics

    2016 · its alternatives →

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