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The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1980 IMDB Rating: 8.2

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity...

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High Noon

High Noon

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1952 IMDB Rating: 8

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kil...

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Tombstone

Tombstone

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1993 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badg...

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Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box

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Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1929 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Lulu is a young woman so beautiful and alluring that few can resist her siren charms. The men drawn into her web include respectable newspaper publisher Dr. Ludwig Schön, his musical producer son Alwa...

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The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 7.8

A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard...

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Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

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Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for overindulging in the local Moonraker Public House, he exploit...

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3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1957 IMDB Rating: 7.6

Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.

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Ludwig

Ludwig

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Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1973 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Aus...

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Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 7.4

After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two...

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Open Range

Open Range

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2003 IMDB Rating: 7.4

A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.

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