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17,867 | [
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17,868 | [
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17,872 | [
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17,875 | [
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17,879 | [
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17,884 | [
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17,887 | [
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17,891 | [
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17,893 | [
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17,898 | [
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17,903 | [
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17,907 | [
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17,909 | [
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17,920 | [
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17,923 | [
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17,924 | [
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17,928 | [
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17,929 | [
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17,940 | [
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17,944 | [
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17,949 | [
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17,952 | [
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17,955 | [
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17,956 | [
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17,958 | [
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17,960 | [
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17,966 | [
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17,968 | [
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17,975 | [
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18,001 | [
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18,011 | [
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18,013 | [
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18,020 | [
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18,022 | [
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18,023 | [
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18,029 | [
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18,039 | [
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18,047 | [
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18,048 | [
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18,054 | [
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18,056 | [
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18,060 | [
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18,063 | [
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18,065 | [
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18,070 | [
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18,072 | [
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18,074 | [
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18,105 | [
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18,107 | [
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18,121 | [
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18,128 | [
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18,143 | [
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18,146 | [
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18,150 | [
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18,152 | [
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18,155 | [
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18,172 | [
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18,188 | [
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18,190 | [
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18,195 | [
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18,198 | [
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18,199 | [
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18,202 | [
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18,204 | [
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18,205 | [
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18,208 | [
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18,214 | [
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18,216 | [
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18,218 | [
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18,220 | [
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18,221 | [
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18,240 | [
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18,252 | [
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18,259 | [
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18,260 | [
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18,264 | [
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18,270 | [
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18,281 | [
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18,282 | [
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18,283 | [
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18,289 | [
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18,290 | [
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] | 233 | 264 | I find it hard to believe this could happen at all. We do not know if Justin and Richard were troubled or had committed crimes in the past. The movie seems to imply that they were not in and out of trouble. So the first crime they commit is murder? Just to play and jostle with the cops? How do they pick up any girl and... | 1 |
18,300 | [
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] | 192 | 217 | Oz is set in Oswald State Correctional Facility. It tells the story of confrontation, cruelty, violence, hate and survival at any cost. in a place like Oz, you have to have eyes in the back of your head.<br /><br />This completely original, intelligent and compelling drama tells of how warped life becomes as soon as yo... | 1 |
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18,305 | [
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18,307 | [
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18,310 | [
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18,312 | [
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18,316 | [
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18,318 | [
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18,320 | [
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18,356 | [
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