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It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

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Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1946 IMDB Rating: 8.6

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is...

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Rear Window

Rear Window

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Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 8.5

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

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Pathala Bhairavi

Pathala Bhairavi

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1951 IMDB Rating: 8.5

The son of the gardener Thota Raamudu (NTR) falls in love with the princess of Ujjain (Malathi). When he faces resistance from the king, he approaches a Sorcerer (SVR), who actually plans to sacrifice...

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Memento

Memento

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2000 IMDB Rating: 8.4

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form...

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Colours of Innocence

Colours of Innocence

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 8.4

10-year-old Gopal's carefree childhood is disrupted when his father meets with an accident, leaving his family destitute.

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2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

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Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1968 IMDB Rating: 8.3

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.

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All About Eve

All About Eve

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Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1950 IMDB Rating: 8.2

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway...

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A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

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Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1957 IMDB Rating: 8.2

The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political king-maker. Marcia Jeffries is the innocent Sarah Lawr...

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Rashomon

Rashomon

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1950 IMDB Rating: 8.2

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashba...

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Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

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Film Age rating: 13 Year: 2004 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and...

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