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    Chaos Theory (2008)

    After his wife (Emily Mortimer) plays a prank on him, an efficiency expert (Ryan Reynolds) finds...

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    Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)

    A compulsive shopper (Isla Fisher) who is drowning in debt lands a job as an advice columnist for a...

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    Even Money (2007)

    Gambling destroys the lives of various people (Kim Basinger, Forest Whitaker) who are either...

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    Hands of the Ripper (1972)

    A Freudian psychiatrist (Eric Porter) covers up for his patient, the homicidal daughter (Angharad...

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    Oscar and Lucinda (1997)

    A Victorian British cleric (Ralph Fiennes) with a penchant for gambling meets a poker-playing...

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    Hot Tip

    The multitalented James Gleason was both star and co-director of the RKO Radio programmer Hot Tip....

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    Voltaire Perkins

    Voltaire Perkins appeared in movies such as The Boss and I'll Cry Tomorrow and the TV show Divorce...

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    Compulsive Gamblers

    Compulsive Gamblers performed for the movie The Delta.

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    Meyer Levin

    Meyer Levin was a Writer for the movie Compulsion.

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    Young Gods

    A group of friends, cocky and spoilt, are poised between adolescence and manhood. Inspired by the...

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    Basket Case (1982)

    A young man carrying a big basket that contains his deformed Siamese-twin brother seeks vengeance on...

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    California Split (1974)

    Compulsive gamblers (George Segal, Elliott Gould), both mugged, team up in pursuit of a lucky break.

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    El Qanas (1952)

    A San Francisco police detective (Adolphe Menjou) hunts a man (Arthur Franz) who has an urge to...

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    Trapped Alive

    After his affair with another man's (Ray Liotta) wife (Gretchen Mol) is discovered, a man (Joseph...

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    In My Skin (2003)

    A woman grows increasingly fascinated with her body after suffering a disfiguring accident.

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    Do You Wanna Know a Secret?

    Spring break turns into a bloodbath as, one by one, six college friends fall victim to a crazed...

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    Moby Dick (1956)

    The captain of the Pequod risks his life and crew in an obsessive quest to kill the legendary whale...

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    Deadly Bet

    A kickboxer (Jeff Wincott) fights for his girlfriend (Charlene Tilton) and his life against the boss...

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    Auto Focus (2002)

    Actor Bob Crane (Greg Kinnear) begins a downward spiral after a seedy pal (Willem Dafoe) gets him...

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    The Man Who Loved Women

    The deceased Bertrand reflects upon his life and loves from his grave. In life, he just could not...

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    Dandy, the All American Girl

    Sweet Revenge was originally shipped out as Dandy, the All-American Girl. The multitalented Stockard...

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    The Monte Carlo Story (1957)

    Marlene Dietrich and Vittorio De Sica grace this comical yet dramatic Italian tale of a tumultuous...

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    Blues LaHofesh HaGadol (1988)

    Four Israeli teens spend a final summer of freedom before they are drafted into the Army during the...

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    Twitch and Shout

    An intimate journey into the startling world of Tourette Syndrome (TS), a genetic disorder that can...

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    Seeking the Cafe Bob

    An exploration of the complexities of friendship and romance in the nineties as told through the...

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    Liebe Lugen

    Max lies from principal, Bruno lies so that he can maintain order in his life; Barbara lies because...

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    Primo Amore (2005)

    Unhappy with his girlfriend's (Michela Cescon) weight, a goldsmith (Vitaliano Trevisan) obsessively...

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    The Outsider (2006)

    Filmmaker Nicholas Jarecki documents fellow director James Toback's creative process for 12 days...

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    The Debtors

    The Debtors is a comedy about a group of people with various addictions who meet up at the tables in...

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    The Climax (1944)

    Dr Hohner, the house physician at Vienna's Royal Theater, murders his opera star-mistress, and then...