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    Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

    When crooks shut down a suburban New Jersey shopping mall, a security officer (Kevin James) must...

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    The Man (2005)

    A case of mistaken identity leaves an ATF agent (Samuel L. Jackson) squabbling with a talkative...

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    The Mask (1994)

    An ancient mask transforms a drab bank clerk (Jim Carrey) into a grinning Romeo with superhuman...

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    Priceless (2008)

    Through a set of wacky circumstances, a young gold digger mistakenly woos a mild-mannered bartender...

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    Destry Rides Again (1939)

    Deputy sheriff Destry (James Stewart) tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy...

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    The Cassandra Cat

    A magic cat transforms a small town with its ability to reveal residents' true character.

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    American Success Company

    In mid-1978, the cult fantasy guru and comic book illustrator Bill Richert -- after months directing...

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    Doing Time

    Doing Time is the American title for the British-made Porridge. Based on a popular TV sitcom, the...

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    The Bounty Killer (1965)

    An Easterner (Dan Duryea) becomes an Old West bounty hunter after accidentally wiping out an outlaw...

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    The Boy From Oklahoma (1953)

    Reminiscent of Destry Rides Again, this feature is about peaceable young lawyer Tom Brewster (Will...

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    Dansen med Regitze (1991)

    A middle-aged man reflects on his long and happy marriage during preparations for a garden party.

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    Soesken pa Gud's Jord

    In this Norwegian melodrama, a pre-adolescent girl is warded to an elderly peasant couple who live...

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    What Happened to Pete?

    Inside a midwestern bar in the middle of the day, a bartender and his lone customer are soon joined...

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    Smoking (1996)

    This comedy, along with its companion feature "No Smoking" (France/1993), deals with the...

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    Las Horas Del Dia

    Abel lives a routine, predominantly boring life just outside of Barcelona, where he runs a small...

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    Driving with My Wife's Lover

    When a mild-mannered South Korean man decides to track down the cab driver having an affair with his...

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    The Fighting Coward

    This comedy--based on Booth Tarkington's play, Magnolia--sports a wonderful cast. Southerner Tom...

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    Hard Hombre

    A supposedly tough cowpoke comes racing to his mother's side when crooks threaten to steal her...

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    Killer Dill

    A meek salesman (Stuart Erwin) is mistaken for a public enemy during Prohibition.

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    Stardust

    This British musical comedy boasts one of the most eclectic casts in film history. Brash Wallace...

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    Mr. Winkle Goes to War

    Drafted in his 40s, a meek bank clerk (Edward G. Robinson) leaves his wife (Ruth Warrick) and comes...

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    Baby Face Harrington

    A wimpy insurance clerk (Charles Butterworth) with a nagging wife (Una Merkel) is taken hostage by...

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    The Dude Goes West

    In this western comedy, a milquetoast gunsmith from the East Coast goes to Arsenic City, Arizona...

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    Early to Bed

    In one of the best Charlie Ruggles-Mary Boland vehicles of the 1930s, Ruggles plays a mild mannered...

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    Excuse My Glove

    The British Excuse My Glove proves that Hollywood had no monopoly on trying to turn athletes into...

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    Freedom of the Seas

    Freedom of the Seas is sometimes listed as French stage director Marcel Varnel's first film; it's...

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    Harriet Craig (1950)

    A businessman's (Wendell Corey) wife (Joan Crawford) is obsessed with running their household and...

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    Mr. Stringfellow Says No

    In this actioner, the life of a the humble church youth group leader is turned topsy-turvy when a...

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    Nobody's Fool

    Small-town waiter Will Wright (Edward Everett Horton) can't help but feel that his Kansas community...

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    Old Shoes

    A young boy (Johnny Harron) defends his mother against his violently abusive stepfather (Noah Beery)...