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Paycheck

Paycheck

Paycheck
IMDb: 6.3
119

Michael Jennings is a genius who’s hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he’s…

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House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog
IMDb: 7.6
126

Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house…

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Genre: Drama
Timeline

Timeline

Timeline
IMDb: 5.6
116

A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be…

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Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Looney Tunes: Back in Action
IMDb: 5.7
90

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are up to their feuding ways again. Tired of playing second fiddle to Bugs, Daffy has decided to leave the Studio for good. He is…

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The Human Stain

The Human Stain

The Human Stain
IMDb: 6.3
106

Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with…

Matchstick Men

Matchstick Men

Matchstick Men
IMDb: 7.3
116

A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist’s teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.

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The Lizzie McGuire Movie

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

The Lizzie McGuire Movie
IMDb: 5.5
94

Lizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy.

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Genre: Comedy, Family
Willard

Willard

Willard
IMDb: 6.2
100

Desperate for companionship, the repressed Willard befriends a group of rats that inhabit his late father’s deteriorating mansion. In these furry creatures, Willard finds temporary refuge from daily abuse at…

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Genre: Horror
Good bye, Lenin!

Good bye, Lenin!

Good bye, Lenin!
IMDb: 7.7
121

An affectionate and refreshing East/West-Germany comedy about a boy who’s mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell and when she wakes up he must try to keep…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Station Agent

The Station Agent

The Station Agent
IMDb: 7.7
88

When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Faculty

The Faculty

The Faculty
IMDb: 6.5
104

When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make a chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet!…

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Patch Adams

Patch Adams

Patch Adams
IMDb: 6.7
115

Meet Patch Adams, a doctor who doesn’t look, act or think like any doctor you’ve met before. For Patch, humor is the best medicine, and he’s willing to do just…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
You’ve Got Mail

You’ve Got Mail

You’ve Got Mail
IMDb: 6.6
119

Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he’s trying to put her out…

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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love
IMDb: 7.1
122

Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter,” before it’s even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into…

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Soldier

Soldier

Soldier
IMDb: 6.0
99

Sergeant Todd is a veteran soldier for an elite group of the armed forces. After being defeated by a new breed of genetically engineered soldiers, he is dumped on a…

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What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come
IMDb: 7.0
113

Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife,…

Antz

Antz

Antz
IMDb: 6.6
83

In this animated hit, a neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in…

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Ronin

Ronin

Ronin
IMDb: 7.3
122

A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals’ hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or…

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Rush Hour

Rush Hour

Rush Hour
IMDb: 7.0
98

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn’t want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract…

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Elizabeth
IMDb: 7.5
124

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred…

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Genre: Drama, History
The Mask of Zorro

The Mask of Zorro

The Mask of Zorro
IMDb: 6.7
136

It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled…

Genre: Action, Adventure
Small Soldiers

Small Soldiers

Small Soldiers
IMDb: 6.1
110

When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.

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Can’t Hardly Wait

Can’t Hardly Wait

Can’t Hardly Wait
IMDb: 6.5
100

It’s graduation day at Huntington Hills High, and you know what that means – time to party. And not just any party, either. This one will be a night to…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Species II

Species II

Species II
IMDb: 4.3
93

Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross isn’t exactly himself. He’s slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with one goal — to procreate with human women! When…

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Lost in Space

Lost in Space

Lost in Space
IMDb: 5.1
130

The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in…

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The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask
IMDb: 6.5
132

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D’Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc…

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Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Great Expectations
IMDb: 6.8
111

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens’ classic novel, “Great Expectations” is a sensual tale of a young man’s unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Matinee

Matinee

Matinee
IMDb: 6.8
99

A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalises on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extravaganza combining film effects, stage props…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Child’s Play 2

Child’s Play 2

Child’s Play 2
IMDb: 5.8
84

When Andy’s mother is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the young boy is placed in foster care, and Chucky, determined to claim Andy’s soul, is not far behind.

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Genre: Drama, Horror
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter

The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter

The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
IMDb: 5.1
89

Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being destroyed by an evil sorceress, Xayide,…

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Quigley Down Under

Quigley Down Under

Quigley Down Under
IMDb: 6.9
119

American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston’s ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston’s real target is…

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The Grifters

The Grifters

The Grifters
IMDb: 7.0
110

A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Marked for Death

Marked for Death

Marked for Death
IMDb: 5.9
94

Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher…

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Genre: Action, Thriller
Henry & June

Henry & June

Henry & June
IMDb: 6.3
136

While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June…

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Genre: Romance
Arachnophobia

Arachnophobia

Arachnophobia
IMDb: 6.4
103

A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local spider. Soon after,…

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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
IMDb: 6.4
106

Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of…

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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
IMDb: 6.2
93

The first segment features an animated mummy stalking selected student victims; the second tale tells the story of a “cat from hell” who cannot be killed and leaves a trail…

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Alienator

Alienator

Alienator
IMDb: 2.8
93

Kol is an evil guy about to be executed on a distant spaceship. He manages to escape on a shuttle and make his way to some woods in America. The…

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