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23,596 | [
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23,623 | [
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23,633 | [
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23,668 | [
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23,675 | [
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23,677 | [
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23,682 | [
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23,686 | [
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23,687 | [
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23,696 | [
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23,698 | [
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23,713 | [
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23,738 | [
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23,746 | [
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23,748 | [
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23,754 | [
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23,755 | [
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23,771 | [
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23,788 | [
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23,793 | [
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23,801 | [
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23,810 | [
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23,811 | [
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23,814 | [
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23,819 | [
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23,850 | [
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23,853 | [
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23,856 | [
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23,858 | [
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23,860 | [
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23,862 | [
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23,870 | [
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23,871 | [
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23,892 | [
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23,893 | [
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23,900 | [
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23,914 | [
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23,951 | [
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23,952 | [
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23,965 | [
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23,968 | [
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23,978 | [
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24,002 | [
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24,018 | [
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24,023 | [
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24,036 | [
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24,038 | [
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24,040 | [
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24,061 | [
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24,071 | [
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24,078 | [
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24,091 | [
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24,106 | [
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24,109 | [
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24,118 | [
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24,121 | [
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24,123 | [
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24,126 | [
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24,182 | [
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24,193 | [
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24,194 | [
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24,206 | [
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24,207 | [
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24,211 | [
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24,215 | [
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24,220 | [
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24,224 | [
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24,229 | [
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24,241 | [
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24,253 | [
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24,262 | [
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24,268 | [
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24,297 | [
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24,305 | [
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24,309 | [
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24,311 | [
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24,349 | [
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24,350 | [
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24,370 | [
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24,374 | [
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24,399 | [
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] | 276 | 339 | Guest from the Future tells a fascinating story of time travel, friendship, battle of good and evil -- all with a small budget, child actors, and few special effects. Something for Spielberg and Lucas to learn from. ;) A sixth-grader Kolya "Nick" Gerasimov finds a time machine in the basement of a decrepit building and... | 1 |
24,412 | [
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] | 275 | 352 | Note: I've tried not to give away any important plot twists (or the ending) but if you're concerned about that, please think about viewing the film before reading further--Thanks!<br /><br />This was obviously a fairly high budget production, released by Paramount. The story follows the (supposedly true)exploits of hiw... | 1 |
24,418 | [
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] | 301 | 371 | This movie is a coveted member of my movie library. While not a mainstream film, it is, in my view, a highly effective film noir in which Eric Roberts is totally underrated as an actor. (I would qualify him as a much better actor than his sister, Julia, who is overrated, but that's another review...) Roberts plays the ... | 1 |
24,421 | [
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] | 251 | 304 | The movie Night Crossing captures the feelings experienced by the vast majority of East Germans during the period 1961-89. I lived in West Berlin during most of 1967 and travelled through The Wall into East Berlin on a weekly basis. Why? Excitement, crossing a border into a Soviet governed country, experiencing the sme... | 1 |
24,435 | [
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24,442 | [
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] | 262 | 326 | One of the most interesting things is that this 1988 film is highly touted as an `in-name only' sequel. There's nothing wrong with that except this: The return of Chevy Chase as Ty Webb. This connects the viewer to this character (from the original Caddyshack in 1980,) and makes fans thinking or wanting Caddyshack II t... | 1 |
24,459 | [
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] | 234 | 321 | If you want to have a great time then this is THE movie to watch.<br /><br />Take the premise - There is this college which admits people with minimum qualifications of BA, B.Com, M.Com, MA, MBA, MCA, B.E., M.Tech and BCA. So you have to take into account the time consumed and thus it is obvious that all students are 4... | 1 |
24,471 | [
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] | 282 | 353 | When one thinks of Soviet cinema, the propaganda masterpieces of Eisenstein or the somber meditations of Tarkovsky generally come to mind. They're great films sure, but generally not the most entertaining material out there. However, the countries within the Iron Curtain apparently enjoyed their escapist musicals just ... | 1 |
24,474 | [
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24,500 | [
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] | 249 | 324 | This is one of the best "Bloke" movies from the early 90's and whilst slightly dated, its one of those movies that would never get made today, which makes it very special! In fact, a very similar movie was made in the 90's called "Masterminds" and it was a PG variation on the same theme, but it was nowhere near as fun ... | 1 |
24,501 | [
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] | 339 | 388 | I first seen this movie like a year and a half ago and I loved it, I decided to get the DVD last year for my birthday.. It has the right amount of suspense, action and drama.. This movie is about prep school called The Regis School and its packed with rebellious kids, in which one kid William Tepper (Sean Astin) has a ... | 1 |
24,546 | [
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] | 319 | 395 | Classe Tous Risques (The Big Risk) is repeatedly recommended every time I look up a Jean-Pierre Melville film that I had to give it a watch as soon as possible. Since I've been discovering Melville and seemingly working backwards through his filmography, it would be easy for me to mistake this as one of his films, but ... | 1 |
24,580 | [
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24,600 | [
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24,607 | [
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] | 304 | 342 | I was just looking up " who will love my children" to buy, when I came across this web site and an entry made by a fellow Briton!! I am a great fan of this movie and would, and have, recommended it to all. What I found comforting is to find someone else who also finds comfort in the good will of others. I also have a s... | 1 |
24,618 | [
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24,631 | [
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24,668 | [
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24,686 | [
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