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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1969 IMDB Rating: 8

In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot Sundance Kid. As the west rapidly b...

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Her

Her

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 8

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops b...

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The King's Speech

The King's Speech

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 2010 IMDB Rating: 8

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dr...

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Gandhi

Gandhi

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1982 IMDB Rating: 8

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the...

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Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon

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Film Age rating: 13 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 8

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturale. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and...

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Divorce Italian Style

Divorce Italian Style

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Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1961 IMDB Rating: 8

Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he...

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Patton

Patton

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1970 IMDB Rating: 7.9

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the...

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Almost Famous

Almost Famous

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Film Age rating: 13 Year: 2000 IMDB Rating: 7.9

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-comin...

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Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

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Get Out

Get Out

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2017 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interr...

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