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A King in New York

A King in New York

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Film Age rating: 1 Year: 1957 IMDB Rating: 7

A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subse...

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The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

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Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1958 IMDB Rating: 7

Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his next art project, he hunkers down in the penthouse of would-be patrons the Beeders while they go on a...

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The Ritz

The Ritz

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1976 IMDB Rating: 6.9

On his deathbed Carmine Vespucci's father tells him to "get Proclo". With "the hit" on, Gaetano tells a cab driver to take him where Carmine can't find him. He arrives at the Ritz, a gay bathhouse.

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A Stitch in Time

A Stitch in Time

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Film Age rating: 2 Year: 1963 IMDB Rating: 6.9

An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal ammount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled si...

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The 'Maggie'

The 'Maggie'

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 6.9

The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to trans...

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Greenfingers

Greenfingers

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2000 IMDB Rating: 6.8

Clive Owen stars as a prison inmate who goes into an experimental "open" prison where the inmates walk around freely and get job training for their impending releases. While there, he discovers he has...

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Major Barbara

Major Barbara

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1941 IMDB Rating: 6.8

Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolp...

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On the Beat

On the Beat

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Film Age rating: 2 Year: 1962 IMDB Rating: 6.8

Norman Pitkin wants to be a policeman like his father was, but he fails the height test (amongst others). One day he gets out his father's old uniform and "walks the beat". This leads to a level of ch...

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Gray's Anatomy

Gray's Anatomy

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1996 IMDB Rating: 6.8

The film documents, in an often dramatic and humorous fashion, Gray's investigations into alternative medicine for an eye condition (Macular pucker) he had developed.

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