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Ken Kao is an American producer and the founder of Waypoint Entertainment, its sister label Cweature Features and Arcana with Ryan Gosling. He is most known for producing "The Nice Guys" (2016), "Silence" (2016), "The Glass Castle" (2017), "Hostiles" (2017), "The Favourite" (2018), "Mid90s" (2018) and "Cuckoo" (2024).
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Rampart
Producer
event2011 star_border 5.5
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The story follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival.
The Favourite
Executive Producer
event2018 star_border 7.5
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England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.
Cuckoo
Producer
event2024 star_border 5.8
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After reluctantly moving to the German Alps with her father and his new family, Gretchen discovers that their new town hides sinister secrets, as she's plagued by strange noises and frightening visions of a woman pursuing her.
Hostiles
Producer
event2017 star_border 6.9
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A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.
Knight of Cups
Producer
event2015 star_border 5.7
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Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in the decadent Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to his daily pain, and every encounter brings him closer to finding his place in the world.
Silence
Executive Producer
event2016 star_border 7.1
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In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
The Nice Guys
Executive Producer
event2016 star_border 7.1
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A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
Song to Song
Producer
event2017 star_border 5.5
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In this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples — struggling songwriters Faye and BV, and music mogul Cook and the waitress whom he ensnares — chase success through a rock ‘n’ roll landscape of seduction and betrayal.
The Outsider
Producer
event2018 star_border 6.2
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A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
Lost in London
Producer
event2017 star_border 5.9
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Within the course of a night, Woody Harrelson finds himself in a misadventure in London that winds him up in prison.
Woodshock
Producer
event2017 star_border 4.5
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Theresa, a haunted young woman spiraling in the wake of profound loss, is torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug.
Project Hail Mary
Executive Producer
new_releases Release: March 20, 2026
A lone astronaut wakes up on a spaceship with no memory of his mission. As he pieces together his past, he discovers he's humanity's last hope against an extinction-level threat, leading to an unexpected yet crucial alliance.
mid90s
Producer
event2018 star_border 7.5
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In 1990s Los Angeles, a 13-year-old spends his summer navigating between a troubled home life and a crew of new friends he meets at a skate shop.
Tau
Executive Producer
event2018 star_border 6.2
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Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
She Rides Shotgun
Executive Producer
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After years in prison, Nate has made some dangerous enemies, including the powerful criminal gang he worked for on the inside. Desperate for a fresh start, Nate cuts ties with his old crew on his release from prison, but the gang retaliates by putting a hit on his family. Nate picks up Polly, the shy eleven-year-old daughter he hardly knows, and goes on the run to keep her out of harm’s way. As they attempt to stay off the radar, it becomes clear that their enemies are relentless and won’t give up easily. Nate teaches Polly how to survive and watches her transform from a timid little girl into a force to be reckoned with. Nate, in turn, learns what it is to love unconditionally as he bonds with his daughter and battles for their future.
Hamlet
Executive Producer
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Set in a modern-day London of economic and political uncertainty, the story follows the intersecting themes of familial honor, moral duty and dynastic corruption.
The Glass Castle
Producer
event2017 star_border 7.1
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A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.
The Burden
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event2023
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When culture vultures apply for citizenship on a new planet colonized by Black people, three judges must decide how to deal with folks who want everything but the burden.
Untitled William S. Burroughs Project
Producer
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The story of Beat Generation writer William S. Burroughs, who found himself caught in an unusual love triangle with his muse, Joan Vollmer, and an American expatriate.
The Sea of Trees
Producer
event2016 star_border 6.2
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In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.
The Actor
Producer
new_releases Release: March 14, 2025
Paul Cole finds himself stranded in a mysterious small town with no memory of who he is or how he got here. As bits and pieces of his past slowly emerge, he attempts to find his way home, but time is slippery, appearances can't be trusted, and it's unclear which of his identities is real.
I Love Boosters
Executive Producer
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A ring of enterprising boosters (aka shoplifters, equal opportunists) take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven.
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