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14,302 | [
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14,303 | [
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14,304 | [
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14,305 | [
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14,306 | [
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14,307 | [
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14,308 | [
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14,309 | [
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14,312 | [
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14,314 | [
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14,315 | [
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14,316 | [
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14,318 | [
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14,319 | [
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14,320 | [
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14,322 | [
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14,323 | [
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14,324 | [
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14,326 | [
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14,327 | [
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14,328 | [
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14,329 | [
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14,330 | [
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14,331 | [
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14,332 | [
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14,333 | [
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14,334 | [
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14,335 | [
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14,336 | [
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14,337 | [
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14,338 | [
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14,340 | [
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14,341 | [
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14,343 | [
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14,344 | [
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14,345 | [
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14,346 | [
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14,347 | [
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14,348 | [
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14,349 | [
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14,350 | [
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14,351 | [
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14,352 | [
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14,353 | [
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14,354 | [
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14,355 | [
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14,356 | [
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14,357 | [
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14,359 | [
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14,360 | [
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14,361 | [
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14,362 | [
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14,363 | [
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14,364 | [
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14,365 | [
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14,366 | [
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14,367 | [
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14,368 | [
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14,369 | [
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14,370 | [
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14,371 | [
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14,372 | [
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14,373 | [
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14,374 | [
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14,375 | [
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14,376 | [
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14,377 | [
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14,378 | [
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14,379 | [
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14,380 | [
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] | 79 | 103 | This movie is sweet - not cloying, just warm-spirited and kind. I found it only mildly funny, and the premise *is* wildly improbable, but the characters are so charming (especially Minnie Driver's) that they had my full attention right from the beginning, and soon had my affection too.<br /><br />Bonnie Hunt has done a... | 1 |
14,382 | [
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] | 45 | 49 | This movie is very well done although the ending is given away too early in the film. The four elderly men in the restaurant are what makes this film fun to watch. Minnie Driver is a very talented actress and comes across wonderfully on screen. | 1 |
14,383 | [
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] | 98 | 133 | Bonny Hunt scores a coup with her directorial debut. Minnie Driver and David Duchovny have that indescribable something called chemistry. Sure the plot is unlikely, but that doesn't stop one from enjoying this film. Carroll O'Conner does a great job as Grace's grandfather. Other great character actors play his card bud... | 1 |
14,384 | [
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] | 93 | 107 | I don't normally go out of my way to watch romantic comedy, and maybe I will in the future after seeing Return to Me. The plot was simple and no secret after the publicity. You don't have to be Einstein to guess what will happen after the first 15 minutes. What you can do is relax and let the cast take you into a world... | 1 |
14,385 | [
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] | 52 | 70 | This film is the most romantic in years. David Duchovny is superb. He´ll make you cry, smile and dream. Minnie driver and James Belushi are very good too. But, David is astonish. Don´t miss the opportunity to see this little film and fall in love with Bob and Grace. Run, don´t walk! | 1 |
14,386 | [
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] | 299 | 401 | Valley Girl will always hold a special place in my heart: I would say this is certainly the best of the 80's teen-sex-comedies, but that is a back-handed compliment. This is a good movie, period. It is very specific in time and place--nearly twenty years later this is a marvelous snapshot--yet its story remains timeles... | 1 |
14,387 | [
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] | 320 | 383 | It was 1983 and I was 13. I watched Valley Girl on HBO one night when my parents were working. After it ended I wanted to talk with someone about it immediately. Turns out my best friend watched it too and it became our favorite movie. Every weekend after that we watched it until we could recite it. We woke her parents... | 1 |
14,388 | [
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] | 35 | 44 | But perhaps you have to have grown up in the 80's to truly appreciate this movie. If you love the early 80's this is definitely a must see. Also, one of the best soundtracks ever! | 1 |
14,389 | [
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] | 194 | 261 | This movie is one of my all time favorite movies and is what made me a lifelong Nicolas Cage fan. Back in the mid-80's I taped this movie (when VCR's were impossible to do this with!!) and would watch it over and over. Nicolas Cage is just brilliant here. And, he looks wonderful and has no affecting "acting-isms" (see ... | 1 |
14,390 | [
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] | 75 | 91 | I really liked this movie, it totally reminds me of my high school days. The soundtrack is awesome. I am a huge nic cage fan and this is my favorite movie that he is in. I love the storyline, it is a total love story, against the odds kind of thing. I think anyone who graduated in the early eighties (1980-1984) should ... | 1 |
14,391 | [
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] | 95 | 125 | This is the essence of the early eighties! The malls, the credit card machines, the food, the punk hair color, the soundtrack... I am in love with this movie. This sweet, intelligent Romeo & Juliet teen flick is instantly addictive.<br /><br />Martha Coolidge is one of my favorite directors. She really employs her acto... | 1 |
14,392 | [
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] | 125 | 185 | This gem captures early 80's life brilliantly. As a grad '83 boy<br /><br />myself, I must say that Valley Girl (along with Fast Times at<br /><br />Ridgemont High )stands out as the class of the teen sex film<br /><br />genre. The characters are accurate representatives of the era; the<br /><br />vapid mall chicks, ps... | 1 |
14,393 | [
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] | 103 | 117 | 20 Years later and this movie still has echoes of its greatness floating around. Never has a movie surpassed Valley Girl's incredible soundtrack. The movie completely encapsulated the 80's to such a perfect degree that it could only be realized this many years later. Nicolas Cage at his best. A movie that just has so m... | 1 |
14,394 | [
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] | 153 | 179 | I remember seeing this film when I was 13 years old and I fell in love with it and I was a big fan of the film and the characters I adored. My favorite character was Stacey (Heidi Holicker), because she made me laugh when she showed no interest in Fred (Cameron Dye) who really liked her and I was hoping that in the end... | 1 |
14,395 | [
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] | 97 | 146 | putting aside the "i'm so sure"s and "totally gnarly"s this is one of the sweetest and lifelike romances portrayed on film. deborah foreman (where is she now?) as julie and nicolas cage as randy are as classic as romeo and juliet, tony and maria, jake and samantha... you can't help but fall in love with them. plus the ... | 1 |
14,396 | [
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] | 54 | 60 | I just love this film it totally rocks! Nicolas Cage looks hot and Tommy does not! I definitely feel that Fred and Randy should have had a little more time together on screen cause they're totally cool. My favorite part is when he says "Peter Piper Picked A Pepper I guess I Did!" | 1 |
14,397 | [
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] | 76 | 101 | We still really love the movie and soundtrack "Valley Girl". I have owned it on video for eons and wore out the original soundtrack. I have several friends with whom I get together and we have "80's Raves" - parties where we get together and play 80's music and run "Valley Girl" on the big screen - and we're all in our... | 1 |
14,398 | [
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] | 56 | 70 | One of the better teen comedies to be filmed during the 80's, Valley Girl has a young Nicolas Cage in a starring role. Deborah Foreman is fun as the object of Cage's desire (and whatever happened to her?). Look for veteran actors Colleen Camp and Frederic Forrest as Julie's hippie parents - they're quite funny! | 1 |
14,399 | [
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] | 63 | 72 | For the most part, romance films were never my cup of tea. But Valley Girl is one of the few romance films I not only could sit through, but actually enjoy. Nicholas Cage is great in his first role and Deborah Foreman is cute beyond belief. There are some side stories that tend to become muddled, but not enough to dimi... | 1 |
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