I'd See It Again Today If I Had Enough Hours
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The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou |
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The Incredibles |
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Sideways |
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A Very Long Engagement |
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5.
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House of Flying Daggers |
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Garden State |
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7.
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Finding Neverland |
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Before Sunset |
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A bittersweet and realistic follow-up to the wildly romantic, ethereal Before Sunrise, Richard Linklater's Before Sunset is just as intelligent as the original. Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke have marvelous chemistry, and much of the dialogue resonates strongly in light of real world events that have transpired in the nine years since Jesse and Celine first met for an all-too-brief encounter. The fact that the characters have grown as much as their audience is mighty impressive. |
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I Heart Huckabees |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
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Alfonso Cuarón was truly the ideal choice to adapt the third book in the Harry Potter series. The director, whose Y Tu Mama Tambien was a remarkable, unique coming-of-age story had a strong insight into the emotions of youth, was able to tap into the same themes but on a much more childlike level. The settings are exquisite, and the young actors have come a long way over the course of the series. Add in both Gary Oldman as Sirius Black and David Thewlis as Remus Lupin and what results is a movie that is unafraid to delve into the dark recesses author J.K. Rowling explored. |
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In Good Company |
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Collateral |
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Spider-Man 2 |
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The film is everything a superhero movie ought to be. It has terrific action scenes to pump the adrenaline, character development to help the viewer connect to the hero, and a villain whose sinister motivations are truly inspired in their lunacy. With trademark Raimi humor interspersed throughout, it easily stands as both a great comic book film and also just a wonderful movie in every sense.
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Friday Night Lights |
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Hero |
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Although Hero is the very definition of “eye candy,” the film isn’t an just empty vessel with lots of pretty pictures. Instead, director Yimou skillfully combines the beauty of an impressionist painting with a story reminiscent of Shakespeare for a sweeping epic that never feels overblown or exaggerated. |
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Shaun of the Dead |
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Super Size Me |
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Perhaps the greatest compliment I can give this film is that I know of at least five people who have seen it that have changed their eating habits (and improved their health) as a result. I'm sure he'd be happy if he changed just one person's life, though. |
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Seducing Doctor Lewis |
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Good Bye Lenin! |
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The Manchurian Candidate |
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
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Jim Carrey gives a heart wrenching performance in this very wise ode to love in its many forms. Questions regarding memory, natural attraction and deception all combine for an extremely bright, thought-provoking piece. |
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events |
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Fahrenheit 9/11 |
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I laughed, I cried. No, really, it's true. When Moore's polemic is on the offensive with regards to Bush's record and abilities, it's almost sitcom-esque in its humor. The controversial director changes approaches quickly, though, when looking at the Iraq conflict through the eyes of the soldiers. As someone with a family member in Iraq, it did affect me deeply even as I knew the film was somewhat manipulative. |
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Kill Bill Vol. 2 |
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Quentin Tarantino's dialogue is like bullets coming from a machine gun. And it's wildly entertaining, to boot. Gordon Liu practically steals the whole film as Pai Mei, though. |
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story |
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I laughed at this movie. A lot. Ben Stiller is really funniest when he immerses himself in roles such as this one and Derek Zoolander, and Vince Vaughn has just a phenomenal ability to deadpan. There are a number of cameos that are very well used, but perhaps the best comedic actor in the film is Jason Bateman, who embraces the dumbness of a washed up X-Games athlete with glee. |
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Mean Girls |
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I was once a teenage girl, which means that this film is essentially targeted squarely at me and my ilk. I frequently overidentified with a lot of the stuff that was going on in the film, because really, every female-type person who has ever been between the ages of 13 and 18 has been a Mean Girl herself. It's inexplicable, but true. |
I'll Almost Certainly Buy the DVD
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27.
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The Terminal |
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28.
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Monsieur Ibrahim |
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29.
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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster |
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30.
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Ray |
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31.
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SpongeBob SquarePants |
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32.
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The Bourne Supremacy |
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33.
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The Polar Express |
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34.
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Coffee and Cigarettes |
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35.
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Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle |
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36.
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The Story of the Weeping Camel |
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37.
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Napoleon Dynamite |
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38.
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Barbershop 2 |
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39.
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Team America: World Police |
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40.
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A Tale of Two Sisters |
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Jersey Girl |
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42.
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Shrek 2 |
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Hellboy |
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44.
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Maria Full of Grace |
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45.
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Thunderbirds |
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46.
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Shaolin Soccer |
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47.
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The Girl Next Door |
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48.
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13 Going on 30 |
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49.
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50 First Dates |
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50.
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Dawn of the Dead |
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51.
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I, Robot |
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52.
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Starsky and Hutch |
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53.
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After the Sunset |
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54.
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Wimbledon |
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55.
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Sky Blue |
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56.
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The Grudge |
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57.
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The Ladykillers |
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First Daughter |
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Anchorman |
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60.
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Ocean's Twelve |
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61.
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The Motorcycle Diaries |
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62.
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The Perfect Score |
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63.
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The Punisher |
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The Village |
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65.
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The Notebook |
Not Altogether Painful
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66.
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |
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We Don't Live Here Anymore |
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68.
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Spartan |
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69.
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A Home at the End of the World |
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Strayed |
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71.
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Walking Tall |
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72.
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Shark Tale |
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73.
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National Treasure |
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74.
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The Door in the Floor |
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De-Lovely |
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76.
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Miracle |
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77.
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The Butterfly Effect |
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78.
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Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism |
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Osama |
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80.
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Broken Lizard's Club Dread |
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81.
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The Day After Tomorrow |
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82.
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Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer |
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Secret Window |
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84.
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Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
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85.
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Control Room |
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86.
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Chasing Liberty |
Generally Not So Good
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87.
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White Chicks |
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88.
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Seed of Chucky |
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89.
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The Flight of the Phoenix |
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90.
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Enduring Love |
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91.
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L.A. Twister |
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92.
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Ella Enchanted |
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93.
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Touching the Void |
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94.
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Teacher's Pet: The Movie |
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95.
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Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights |
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96.
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Blade: Trinity |
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97.
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Home on the Range |
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Alfie |
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Against the Ropes |
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100.
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Soul Plane |
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101.
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The Clearing |
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102.
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Kaena: The Prophecy |
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103.
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Open Water |
I Can't Believe I Paid Real Money to See This Crap (aka the Dishonorary Jackie Chan Medallion)
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King Arthur |
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105.
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The Laws of Attraction |
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Eurotrip |
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The Prince and Me |
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The Big Bounce |
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Around the World in 80 Days |
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Stepford Wives |
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Little Black Book |
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112.
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Hidalgo |
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113.
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Van Helsing |
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114.
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Torque |
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115.
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A Cinderella Story |
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116.
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Alien vs. Predator |
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The Forgotten |
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118.
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Raising Helen |
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119.
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Along Came Polly |
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120.
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Taking Lives |
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121.
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Catch that Kid |
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122.
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Never Die Alone |
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123.
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The Dreamers |
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124.
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Two Brothers |
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125.
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Catwoman |
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126.
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Alexander |