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The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1974 IMDB Rating: 9

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vega...

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2003 IMDB Rating: 9

Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam take the ring...

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Schindler's List

Schindler's List

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1993 IMDB Rating: 9

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

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Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1994 IMDB Rating: 8.8

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has a...

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 8.7

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs...

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Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1998 IMDB Rating: 8.6

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating...

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The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1991 IMDB Rating: 8.6

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life...

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Casablanca

Casablanca

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Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1942 IMDB Rating: 8.5

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

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The Departed

The Departed

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2006 IMDB Rating: 8.5

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the...

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Parasite

Parasite

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2019 IMDB Rating: 8.5

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

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