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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

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Film Age rating: 2 Year: 1965 IMDB Rating: 7

In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, p...

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A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

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Film Age rating: 9 Year: 2001 IMDB Rating: 6.9

William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champ...

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Troop Zero

Troop Zero

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 2019 IMDB Rating: 6.9

In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a national competition offers her a chance at her dream, to be recorded on NASA’s Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troup...

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The Competition

The Competition

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1980 IMDB Rating: 6.7

The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul's last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better pianist. Can romance be far away? Will she take a d...

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Rollerball

Rollerball

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 6.6

In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.

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Miss Stevens

Miss Stevens

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Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 6.6

Stuck at a crossroads in her personal life, it falls on high school English teacher Miss Stevens to chaperone three of her students — Billy, Margot and Sam — on a weekend trip to a drama competition.

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Sounds Like Teen Spirit

Sounds Like Teen Spirit

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Film Age rating: 3 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 6.6

A 2008 documentary and debut feature film of Bafta-Award nominated director Jamie Jay Johnson. It follows the lives of the participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007, specifically the ent...

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Miss Juneteenth

Miss Juneteenth

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2020 IMDB Rating: 6.6

Turquoise, a former beauty queen turned hardworking single mother, prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant, hoping to keep her from repeating the same mistakes in li...

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Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel

Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2018 IMDB Rating: 6.5

A team of nice Jewish baseball players takes on the world.

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Rat Race

Rat Race

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2001 IMDB Rating: 6.4

In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordin...

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