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21,117 | [
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21,118 | [
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21,120 | [
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21,125 | [
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21,130 | [
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21,146 | [
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21,147 | [
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21,152 | [
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21,160 | [
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21,164 | [
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21,167 | [
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21,169 | [
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21,170 | [
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21,172 | [
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21,182 | [
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21,184 | [
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21,188 | [
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21,192 | [
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21,202 | [
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21,204 | [
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21,206 | [
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21,215 | [
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21,219 | [
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21,220 | [
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21,225 | [
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21,229 | [
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21,239 | [
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21,241 | [
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21,249 | [
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21,256 | [
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21,262 | [
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21,263 | [
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21,265 | [
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21,266 | [
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21,269 | [
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21,272 | [
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21,279 | [
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21,289 | [
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21,293 | [
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21,296 | [
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21,299 | [
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21,302 | [
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21,303 | [
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21,305 | [
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21,306 | [
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21,322 | [
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21,329 | [
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21,331 | [
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21,332 | [
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21,334 | [
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21,336 | [
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21,338 | [
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21,351 | [
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21,359 | [
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21,376 | [
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21,380 | [
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21,381 | [
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21,382 | [
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21,384 | [
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21,385 | [
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21,400 | [
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21,404 | [
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21,405 | [
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21,408 | [
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21,417 | [
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21,430 | [
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21,432 | [
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21,445 | [
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21,450 | [
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21,451 | [
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21,452 | [
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21,457 | [
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21,458 | [
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21,465 | [
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21,466 | [
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21,477 | [
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21,478 | [
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21,479 | [
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21,481 | [
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21,482 | [
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21,488 | [
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] | 166 | 210 | This really is a great film. Full of love and humor, it compels the audience to really care about the characters and participate in their journey. Michael Parness managed to assemble a great cast of top players, a minor miracle for a first film. No doubt, they were moved to help him tell this beautiful story. David Kru... | 1 |
21,491 | [
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21,499 | [
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21,501 | [
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21,506 | [
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21,513 | [
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21,514 | [
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21,518 | [
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] | 175 | 242 | When It Comes to ANY Movie that was made in or about the South,The Characters are Labeled Racist or Hillbillies or Even Worse That Awful RACIST TERM "Rednecks". This Movie Was a Murder Mystery, Plain & Simple. It was a Great Murder Mystery & Did Demonstrate Some Of Human Feelings About Each Others Race. The Same Type o... | 1 |
21,520 | [
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21,522 | [
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] | 227 | 263 | Okay, so it starts very unimaginatively with a narration from the lead character (Justine played by Laura Fraser - an amazing actress in her own right) but it goes on to become something miraculous. It has silly little things that you really shouldn't find funny but do every time. There is an especially memorable momen... | 1 |
21,525 | [
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21,535 | [
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21,536 | [
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21,538 | [
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21,543 | [
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21,548 | [
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21,552 | [
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21,557 | [
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] | 210 | 249 | Like most sports movies, it's not surprising that people who know something about the sport can find flaws in it. As a soccer referee, I have yet to see a movie or TV show get it right when depicting a match. "Forever" has good actors, but I found Sean Astin to be a bit young to be an administrator in a juvenile jail. ... | 1 |
21,561 | [
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