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HBO First Look

1992 – nowShow17 seasons87 episodes

Documentary
58
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.2
58
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.2

Summary

HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in 1992 with a documentary on A League of Their Own starring Tom Hanks, and still airs today.

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  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Kids

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HBO First Look episodes

17 seasons · 87 episodes

  1. S1 E2 The Making of 'Serial Mom', 4.8
  2. S1 E4 The Making of 'Speed', 7.5
  3. S1 E5 The Making of 'Blankman', 6.6
  1. S2 E2 Behind the Scenes: 'Die Hard: With a Vengeance', 8.1
  1. S3 E1 Broken Arrow, 7.4
  2. S3 E2 The Making of 'Twister', 7.0
  3. S3 E3 The Cable Guy, 7.8
  4. S3 E5 The Making of 'Independence Day', 5.1
  5. S3 E6 'Fly Away Home': Leading the Flock, 7.3
  1. S4 E2 The Making of 'Speed 2: Cruise Control', 6.4
  2. S4 E3 On the Set: 'My Best Friend's Wedding', 7.3
  3. S4 E4 Men in Black, 9.3
  4. S4 E7 Alien: Resurrection, 6.8
  5. S4 E8 Amistad, 5.2
  6. S4 E9 Heart of the Ocean: The Making of 'Titanic', 7.8
  1. S5 E4 Behind the Scenes: Making 'From the Earth to the Moon', 8.0
  2. S5 E7 'Small Soldiers': Size Doesn't Matter, 7.0
  3. S5 E8 Into the Breach: 'Saving Private Ryan', 5.8
  4. S5 E11 The Making of 'The Prince of Egypt', 6.4
  5. S5 E12 The Making of 'You've Got Mail': A Conversation with Nora Ephron, 7.4
  6. S5 E13 The Thin Red Line, 7.3
  1. S6 E1 8mm, 9.0
  2. S6 E3 The Making of 'The Matrix', 7.9
  3. S6 E4 It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West', 6.4
  4. S6 E5 The Making of 'Big Daddy', 6.2
  5. S6 E6 The Haunting, 6.0
  6. S6 E9 The Search for the Real Joan of Arc: An Exclusive Look Beyond the Icon - 'The Messenger', 5.4
  7. S6 E10 Full Contact: The Making of 'Any Given Sunday', 4.9
  8. S6 E13 Anna and the King: A Modern Epic, 8.4
  1. S7 E1 The Making of 'Girl, Interrupted', 5.7
  2. S7 E3 Making 'Romeo Must Die', 7.0
  3. S7 E7 Gladiator, 7.7
  4. S7 E9 Creating 'The Perfect Storm', 6.5
  5. S7 E10 The Patriot, 8.1
  6. S7 E11 'X-Men': The Mutant Watch, 6.2
  7. S7 E12 'What Lies Beneath': Constructing the Perfect Thriller, 5.1
  8. S7 E13 The Making of 'The Replacements', 7.6
  9. S7 E15 All Access: The Making of 'Almost Famous', 6.9
  10. S7 E17 'The Contender': The Making of a Political Thriller, 6.8
  11. S7 E18 The Making of 'Pay It Forward', 7.8
  12. S7 E19 The Legend of Bagger Vance, 5.1
  13. S7 E20 The Making of 'Proof of Life', 8.8
  14. S7 E23 Finding Forrester, 7.0
  1. S8 E1 The Making of 'The Mexican', 5.2
  2. S8 E2 Inside the Walls of 'The Last Castle', 5.7
  3. S8 E4 The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge!', 7.0
  4. S8 E6 The Evolution of 'Evolution', 7.8
  5. S8 E7 The Making of 'Dr. Dolittle 2', 7.0
  6. S8 E9 The Making of 'Planet of the Apes', 7.0
  7. S8 E11 Ghosts of Mars, 7.4
  8. S8 E12 Rock Star, 6.0
  9. S8 E13 A View from Hell, 8.6
  10. S8 E14 Training Day: Crossing the Line, 6.4
  11. S8 E15 Riding in Cars with Boys, 8.0
  12. S8 E16 The Making of 'Swordfish', 5.4
  13. S8 E17 Being 'Shallow Hal', 5.9
  14. S8 E18 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 7.4
  15. S8 E20 The Making of 'Ocean's Eleven', 6.2
  16. S8 E21 The Majestic, 8.3
  17. S8 E22 Ali, 6.8
  18. S8 E24 Inside 'A Beautiful Mind', 7.0
  1. S9 E1 The Making of 'Collateral Damage', 6.2
  2. S9 E4 The Making of 'Showtime', 4.1
  3. S9 E5 Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man', 7.1
  4. S9 E6 Scooby-Doo, 3.8
  5. S9 E9 Men in Black II, 8.6
  6. S9 E10 The Making of 'Road to Perdition', 6.6
  7. S9 E12 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, 7.2
  8. S9 E14 'The Tuxedo': Tailor Made for Jackie Chan, 7.5
  9. S9 E18 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 7.0
  10. S9 E19 Inside 'Solaris', 4.5
  11. S9 E22 Catch Me If You Can, 4.3
  12. S9 E23 The Making of 'Analyze That', 6.7
  1. S10 E1 Antwone Fisher, 8.5
  2. S10 E2 'Daredevil': From the Comic to the Big Screen, 6.0
  3. S10 E4 Head of State, 4.8
  4. S10 E5 'Dreamcatcher': Unraveling the Nightmare, 6.9
  5. S10 E6 X2: X-Men United, 6.7
  6. S10 E8 The Making of 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle', 8.3
  7. S10 E9 Inside 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines', 5.7
  8. S10 E10 The Making of 'Sinbad: The Legend of the Seven Seas', 5.6
  9. S10 E11 Bad Boys II, 6.0
  10. S10 E12 'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend, 8.3
  11. S10 E14 Runaway Jury, 6.6
  12. S10 E15 Once Upon a Time in Mexico, 5.3
  13. S10 E17 The Matrix Revolutions, 6.3
  14. S10 E18 Looney Tunes: Back in Action, 9.0
  15. S10 E19 The Making of 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World', 8.6
  16. S10 E20 The Last Samurai: An Epic Journey, 5.6
  1. S11 E1 Big Fish, 7.1
  2. S11 E2 'The Big Bounce': A Con in the Making, 4.1
  3. S11 E3 50 First Dates, 7.0
  4. S11 E4 Starsky & Hutch, 3.0
  5. S11 E5 Inside 'Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed', 5.6
  6. S11 E7 The Making of 'Man on Fire', 9.0
  7. S11 E8 Troy, 6.0
  8. S11 E9 'Alien vs. Predator': Behind the Scenes, 6.6
  9. S11 E10 The Making of 'The Day After Tomorrow', 5.8
  10. S11 E12 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban': Something Wicked this Way Comes, 7.0
  11. S11 E13 The Making of 'I, Robot', 6.8
  12. S11 E14 Inside 'The Terminal', 5.1
  13. S11 E15 The Making of 'Catwoman', 6.3
  14. S11 E16 Spider-Man 2, 9.2
  15. S11 E17 Collateral, 6.9
  16. S11 E18 Friday Night Lights, 9.2
  17. S11 E19 'Shark Tale': Gettin' Fishy with It, 5.7
  18. S11 E20 'Surviving Christmas': Unwrapping the Comedy, 3.6
  19. S11 E22 The Making of 'Alexander': Fortune Favors the Bold, 5.7
  20. S11 E23 The Making of 'Ocean's Twelve', 5.9
  21. S11 E24 The Making of 'Spanglish', 7.9
  22. S11 E25 The Phantom of the Opera, 9.8
  1. S12 E1 The Making of 'Elektra', 4.0
  2. S12 E2 Assault on Precinct 13: Caught in the Crosshairs, 7.4
  3. S12 E3 Constantine: Heaven, Hell and Beyond, 5.8
  4. S12 E5 Son of the Mask, 2.9
  5. S12 E6 Robots, 5.2
  6. S12 E7 The Making of 'The Ring Two', 7.1
  7. S12 E8 The Interpreter, 6.2
  8. S12 E9 Monster-In-Law, 6.4
  9. S12 E10 Kingdom of Heaven, 7.4
  10. S12 E12 Cinderella Man, 7.0
  11. S12 E13 Mr. & Mrs. Smith, 3.9
  12. S12 E14 Batman Begins: An Origin Story, 7.2
  13. S12 E15 War of the Worlds: The Final Invasion, 3.9
  14. S12 E16 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 8.5
  15. S12 E18 The Island, 4.7
  16. S12 E19 Just Like Heaven, 7.2
  17. S12 E20 Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, 7.2
  18. S12 E21 A History of Violence, 7.0
  19. S12 E22 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, 7.9
  20. S12 E24 Jarhead, 5.4
  21. S12 E25 Walk the Line, 8.9
  22. S12 E26 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire': Dark Matters, New Masters, 8.6
  23. S12 E27 'Pride & Prejudice': A Classic in the Making, 7.3
  24. S12 E28 Syriana, 2.6
  25. S12 E29 King Kong, 7.8
  1. S13 E1 The New World, 6.2
  2. S13 E5 The Making of 'Poseidon', 7.0
  3. S13 E6 Over the Hedge: Off the Strip & Onto the Screen, 3.8
  4. S13 E7 The Making of 'A Prairie Home Companion', 6.3
  5. S13 E8 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, 8.9
  6. S13 E9 Superman Returns: The Journey Continues, 7.2
  7. S13 E10 Lady in the Water, 7.0
  8. S13 E11 Miami Vice: Undercover, 7.7
  9. S13 E15 The Departed: Facing a Loaded Gun, 6.8
  10. S13 E16 A Moment in Time... Flags of Our Fathers, 5.0
  11. S13 E17 Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, 7.7
  12. S13 E18 Down the Loo... The Making of 'Flushed Away', 8.6
  13. S13 E19 Happy Feet, 7.6
  14. S13 E20 The Nativity Story: A Director's Journey, 2.3
  15. S13 E21 'Blood Diamond': Making an African Epic, 4.4
  16. S13 E22 The Good Shepherd, 7.2
  1. S14 E1 The Making of 'Pan's Labyrinth', 8.2
  2. S14 E3 Note for Note: The Making of 'Music & Lyrics', 8.4
  3. S14 E6 300, 7.8
  4. S14 E8 Blades of Glory, 8.7
  5. S14 E9 Look Closely: The Making of 'Fracture', 6.8
  6. S14 E10 The Making of 'Shrek the Third', 3.4
  7. S14 E11 The Making of 'Ocean's Thirteen', 6.0
  8. S14 E13 'License to Wed': Behind the Vows, 3.0
  9. S14 E14 'Transformers': Their War. Our World, 7.2
  10. S14 E15 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix': Fulfilling a Prophecy, 7.9
  11. S14 E16 Welcome to the '60s: On the Set of 'Hairspray', 7.7
  12. S14 E17 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, 5.6
  13. S14 E18 The Making of 'El Cantante', 4.5
  14. S14 E19 The Bourne Ultimatum, 7.7
  15. S14 E22 The Brave One, 8.7
  16. S14 E23 The Kingdom, 8.8
  17. S14 E27 The Making of 'American Gangster', 7.3
  18. S14 E30 The Golden Compass, 5.4
  19. S14 E31 I Am Legend, 6.9
  20. S14 E32 P.S., I Love You, 8.6
  21. S14 E33 Charlie Wilson's War, 8.0
  1. S15 E1 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 8.2
  2. S15 E2 Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show, 6.0
  3. S15 E3 Semi-Pro, 6.6
  4. S15 E5 City of Fallen Angels: Making 'Street Kings', 5.0
  5. S15 E11 The Dark Knight: Escalation, 7.7
  6. S15 E12 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, 6.1
  7. S15 E13 Tropic Thunder, 5.8
  8. S15 E14 Towelhead, 6.8

Cast

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Crew

Directors
Karina Friend Buck, Thomas C. Grane, Rob Done
Written by
Rob Done, Robert Schimmel, Patricia Sullivan
Produced by
Sandra Murray, Karina Friend Buck, Vic Davis
Music by
Ludwig van Beethoven, Tim Jones

Everyone

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Facts

June 12, 1992 · December 19, 2011 · Still running

First aired
June 12, 1992
Latest episode
December 19, 2011
Status
Still running
Length
17 seasons · 87 episodes
Genres
Documentary
Original language
English

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is HBO First Look worth watching?"

Questions about HBO First Look

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is HBO First Look worth watching?

58
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 58 (IMDb 6.2). Season 12 is the weak spot, with an IMDb average of 6.1 against 8.1 for the best season.

Which season of HBO First Look is best?

Season 2, with an IMDb average of 8.1. Season 12 is the weakest at 6.1. The highest-rated episode is The Phantom of the Opera (season 11, episode 25) at 9.8, and the lowest is The Nativity Story: A Director's Journey (season 13, episode 20) at 2.3.

Is HBO First Look okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.

How long does it take to watch HBO First Look?

44 h

About 44 hours: 87 episodes in 17 seasons of about 30 minutes each since 1992, and it's still in production.