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Frankenstein

Frankenstein

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1931 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from body parts of the deceased. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster,...

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Dodsworth

Dodsworth

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Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1936 IMDB Rating: 7.8

A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.

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Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.7

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the q...

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Holiday

Holiday

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Film Age rating: 2 Year: 1938 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire — and she's agreed to marry him. But when Johnny...

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The Whale

The Whale

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2022 IMDB Rating: 7.7

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

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Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1992 IMDB Rating: 7.7

When an office full of Chicago real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene, who has a sick da...

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Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1945 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty...

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Stage Door

Stage Door

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Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1937 IMDB Rating: 7.7

The ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show girls from disparate backgrounds brought together in a theatrical hostel. Centres particularly on the confli...

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A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1992 IMDB Rating: 7.7

When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such...

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Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland

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Film Age rating: 5 Year: 2004 IMDB Rating: 7.7

During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his ma...

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