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Babe is a comedy starring James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski and the voice of Christine Cavanaugh in a story about an orphaned pig raised on a farm by a sheepdog and although destined for the dinner table becomes a 'sheep-pig'. Babe was directed by Chris Noonan in 1995.
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Babe: Pig In The City is a fantasy comedy starring James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski and the voice of EG Daily in a story about a farm threatened with closure after the farmer is crippled in an accident. Babe: Pig In The City was directed by George Miller in 1998.
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Baby Brokers is a drama starring Cybil Shepherd, Nina Siemaszko, Anna Maria Horsford and Jeffrey Nordling in a story about a woman desperate to adopt a baby, who contacts a couple advertising their desire to give up their unborn child. Baby Brokers was directed by Mimi Leder in 1994.
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Baby Face is a drama starring Barbara Stanwyck in the story of a barmaid heading to New York after the killing of her father. Baby Face was directed by Alfred E Green in 1933.
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Baby Geniuses is a comedy starring Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Kim Cattrall and Peter MacNicol in a story about an evil baby products firm experimenting to discover the secret language used by toddlers to communicate with each other. Baby Geniuses was directed by Bob Clark in 1999.
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Babycakes is a romantic comedy starring Ricki Lake and Craig Sheffer in a story about a overweight young woman who falls in love with a subway worker. Babycakes was directed by Paul Schneider in 1989.
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Bachelor Knight is a comedy starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple and Rudy Vallee in a story about a seventeen year old girl who pursues an attractive teacher who is more interested in her sister. Bachelor Knight was directed by Irving Reis in 1947.
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Bachelor Mother is a comedy about a shop assistant who comes across an abandoned baby and is presumed by everyone to be its mother. It stars Ginger Rogers and David Niven.
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Back stage is a silent comedy starring Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Al St John, Molly Malone and Jack Coogan in a story about two stage hands who stand up to a bullying strongman, only to have all the artists go on strike, and be left with the task of playing all the parts in the show themselves. Back Stage was directed by Fatty Arbuckle in 1919.
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Back to Bataan is a Second World War drama starring John Wayne and Anthony Quinn about the struggles of the Filipino army and resistance movement following the Japanese capture of the Bataan Peninsular.
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Back to School is a comedy about a middle-aged millionaire who goes back to college. It stars Rodney Dangerfield, Keith Gordon and Sally Kellerman. Back to School was directed by Alan Metter in 1986.
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Back To The Future is a comedy adventure starring Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover in a story about an American teenager who is unwittingly sent back in time and accidentally changes history, and has to try and correct the problem. Back To The Future was directed by Robert Zemeckis in 1985.
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Backdraft is an action drama starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Glenn, Donald Sutherland and Rebecca De Mornay in a story about two Chicago firemen who don't get along being forced to work together when a serial arsonist strikes. Backdraft was directed by Ron Howard in 1991.
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Backtrack is a western starring Neville Brand, James Drury, Doug McClure, Peter Brown and William Smith in a story about a cow hand who joins three Texas Rangers tracking the criminals who have committed a brutal train robbery. Backtrack was directed by Earl Bellamy in 1969.
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Bad Company is a spy thriller starring Ellen Barkin, Larry Fishburne and Frank Langella in a story about a former CIA operative who becomes entangled in blackmail and deceit when he is hired by a mysterious industrial espionage firm.
Bad Company was directed by Damian Harris in 1995.
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Bad Girls is a western starring Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell, Drew Barrymore, James Russo, James LeGros and Robert Loggia in a story about a prostitute who shoots a violent customer and is subsequently sentenced to be hanged, only to be rescued by three of her colleagues who then flee town pursued by two detectives. Bad Girls was directed by Jonathan Kaplan in 1994.
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Bad Influence is a thriller starring Rob Lowe, James Spader, Lisa Zane, Christian Clemenson and Kathleen Wilhoite in a story about a businessman drawn into a seedy life of vice and crime by a mysterious drifter. Bad Influence was directed by Curtis Hanson in 1990.
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Badlands is a crime drama starring Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek and Warren Oates in a story about a man and his teenage lover on the run through America after shooting her father, and killing anyone who gets in their way. Badlands was directed by Terrence Malick in 1973.
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Baja is a crime thriller starring Molly Ringwald and Corbin Bernsen in a story about a couple who go on the run after a drugs deal goes awry. Baja was directed by Kurt Voss in 1995.
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Barb Wire is a Sci Fi action adventure starring Pamela Anderson, Temuera Morrison, Victoria Rowell and Jack Noseworthy in a story based on the comic book characters by Chris Warner about a nightclub owner who moonlights as a vicious and glamorous bounty hunter in a futuristic post-war America ruled by a fascist dictatorship and permanently in a state of emergency. Barb Wire was directed by David Hogan in 1996.
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Barefoot In The Park is a comedy starring Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Charles Boyer and Mildred Natwick in a story about newlyweds coping with hardship in a village. Barefoot In The Park was directed by Gene Saks in 1967.
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Baseketball is a sports comedy starring Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar, Yasmine Bleeth, Jenny McCarthy, Ernest Borgnine, and Robert Vaughn in a story about two American sportsmen who invent a hybrid game combining basketball and baseball. Baseketball was directed by David Zucker in 1998.
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Basic Instinct is a thriller starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Denis Arndt and Leilani Sarelle in a story about an American detective investigating a murder in which the prime suspect is a seductive and manipulative woman. Basic Instinct was directed by Paul Verhoeven in 1992.
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Basketball is a comedy starring Matt Stone and Trey Parker in a story about two no-hopers who invent a new sport which becomes a national sensation. Basketball was directed by David Zucker in 1998.
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Batman is an action thriller starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl and Pat Hingle in a story about a homicidal clown known as 'The Joker' terrifying Gotham City and being pursued by the masked and caped vigilante, 'Batman' who in turn is pursued by a photo-journalist keen to learn his true identity. Batman was directed by Tim Burton in 1989.
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Batman And Robin is an action fantasy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Alicia Silverstone and Uma Thurman in a story about the crime fighters Batman, Robin and Bat Girl confronting their arch-enemies Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy. Batman And Robin was directed in 1997 by Joel Schumacher.
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Batman Forever is a fantasy action adventure starring Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'Donnell, Michael Gough and Pat Hingle in a story about a schizophrenic former district attorney and a brilliant scientist who both bear a grudge against Bruce Wayne joining forces to exact their revenge. Batman Forever was directed by Joel Schumacher in 1995.
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Batman Returns is an action thriller starring Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken and Michael Gough in a story about a corrupt businessman and a grotesque outcast taking control of Gotham City by framing Batman who must try to clear his name while at the same time encountering the disturbed Catwoman. Batman Returns was directed by Tim Burton in 1992.
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Battle Hymn is a drama starring Rock Hudson as a Second World War pilot who becomes a minister.
Battle Hymn was directed by Douglas Sirk.
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Battle of Britain is a Second World War action adventure starring Laurence Olivier, Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Ian McShane, Michael Caine, Kenneth More, Trevor Howard, Patrick Wymark and Ralph Richardson in the story of RAF fighter pilots defending Britain's skies from the Luftwaffe during 1940. Battle of Britain was directed by Guy Hamilton in 1969.
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Battle Of Midway is a Second World War action drama starring Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Toshiro Mifune and Robert Mitchum in the story of events leading up to the naval battle between the USA and Japan in 1942. Battle Of Midway was directed by Jack Smight in 1976.
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Battle Of The Bulge is a war action starring Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan and Pier Angeli in a fictionalised account of the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes forest in late 1944. Battle Of The Bulge was directed by Ken Annakin in 1965.
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Battlefield Earth is a Sci-fi adventure starring John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates and Richard Tyson in a story about a band of resistance fighters opposing alien oppressors who have enslaved the earth in the year 3000. Battlefield Earth was directed by Roger Christian in 2000.
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Bay Coven is a supernatural movie starring Tim Matheson and Pamela Sue Martin as a young married couple moving to a coastal community of devil worshippers. Bay Coven was directed by Carl Schenkel.
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Beaches is a drama starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey in a story about an encounter on a beach which forms the basis for thirty years of friendship for two girls from very different backgrounds. Beaches was directed by Garry Marshall in 1988.
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Bean is a comedy starring Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed, Harris Yulin, Burt Reynolds, Larry Drake and Chris Ellis in a story about an accident prone fool who, causing so much chaos while working as an attendant at London's National gallery is sent to the USA to represent the governors at the unveiling of the Grierson Gallery's new purchase. Bean was directed by Mel Smith in 1997.
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Bear Island is an action thriller starring Donald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard WEidmark, Christopher Lee, Barbara Parkins and Lloyd Bridges in a story based upon the book by Alistair MacLean about a United Nations' arctic expedition discovering a fortune in hidden Nazi gold. Bear Island was directed by Don Sharp in 1979.
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Beau Brummell is an historical drama starring Stewart Granger and Elizabeth Taylor in the story of 18th century English playboy George Brummell. Beau Brummell was directed by Curtis Bernhardt in 1954.
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Beau Ideal is an adventure starring Ralph Forbes, Frank McCormick and Isobel Brandon in a story about an American who joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend. Beau Ideal was directed by Herbert Brenon.
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Beautiful But Dangerous is a comedy starring Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Arthur Hunnicutt and Edgar Buchanan in a story about a wealthy lady repaying a debt to the people of a small town, with unexpected consequences.
Beautiful But Dangerous was directed by Lloyd Bacon in 1954.
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Beautiful Creatures is a comedy thriller starring Rachel Weisz, Susan Lynch, Iain Glen and Jake D'Arcy in a story about two women who plot to murder an abusive partner and make the killing look like a kidnapping. Beautiful Creatures was directed by Bill Eagles in 2000.
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Beautiful People is a comedy starring Rosalind Ayres, Charlotte Coleman, Julian Firth and Charles Kay in a story set against the war in Bosnia and England's soccer World Cup qualifier match against Holland. Beautiful People was directed by Jasmin Dizdar in 1999.
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Beauty is a romance starring Janine Turner and Hal Holbrook in a story loosely based upon the classic story 'Beauty and the Beast', but in which a woman takes over the job of painting a disfigured author when her father falls ill. Beauty was directed by Jerry London in 1998.
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Because Mommy Works is a drama starring Anne Archer, John Heard and Ashley Crow in a story based on true events about a single working-mother becoming locked in a bitter courtroom battle for custody of her six-year old son.
Because Mommy Works was directed by Robert Markowitz in 1994.
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Bedazzled is a comedy starring Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley and Frances O'Connor in a story about a socially inept office worker who makes a pact with the Devil in order to get together with a colleague. Bedazzled was directed by Harold Ramis in 2000.
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a children's musical fantasy adventure starring Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, Ian Weighill and Roddy McDowall in a story about an English witch who reluctantly takes in three children evacuees during the Second World War while working on a fantastic spell to help the war effort. Bedknobs and Broomsticks was directed by Robert Stevenson in 1971.
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Bedrooms And Hallways is a romantic comedy starring Kevin McKidd, Julie Graham, Simon Callow, Con O'Neill, Harriet Walter and Christopher Fulford in a story about the amorous adventures of a disparate but interconnected group of people in 1990's London. Bedrooms And Hallways was directed by Rose Troche in 1998.
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Beethoven is a comedy starring Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt and Dean Jones in a story about an adopted St Bernard puppy which grows into a huge dog and causes chaos for his new family. Beethoven was directed by Brian Levant in 1992.
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Beethoven's 2nd is a gentle comedy starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt in the story about a huge St Bernard dog and his romance with another dog.
Beethoven's 2nd was directed by Rod Daniel in 1993.
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Beetle Juice is a comedy starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Naldwin, Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder and Jeffrey Jones in a story about a couple, killed in a car crash, who become trapped as ghosts in their old house into which has moved a disagreeable rich family that they are determined to force out. Beetle Juice was directed by Tim Burton in1988.
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Being There is a fantasy starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas and Jack Warden in a story about a naive and illiterate gardener who has never left the house where he works, being forced to leave and experience the world first-hand. Being There was directed by Hal Ashby in 1979.
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Beloved is a drama starring Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover in a story about two former slaves who experience paranormal events after a strange teenager arrives at their home. Beloved was directed by Jonathan Demme in 1998.
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Bend It Like Beckham is a comedy starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher and Archie Panjabi in a story about a girl who joins a girl's football team and tries to hide her involvement from her disapproving Sikh parents. Bend It Like Beckham was directed by Gurinder Chadha in 2001.
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Bend of the River is a western starring James Stewart and Arthur Kennedy in a story about a man saving another from a lynching who then agrees to accompany him guiding a wagon train through a perilous journey to Oregon. Bend of the River was directed by Anthony Mann in 1952.
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Benefit Of The Doubt is a thriller starring Donald Sutherland, Amy Irving, Rider Strong and Christopher McDonald in a story about a man released on parole after serving twenty years for murdering his wife, and his efforts to persuade his nervous daughter that he has changed. Benefit Of The Doubt was directed by Jonathan Heap in 1993.
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Benji The Hunted is a children's adventure starring Benji (a dog) in a story about a dog being forced to fend for himself after becoming separated from his owner in the woods. Benji The Hunted was directed by Joe Camp in 1987.
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Benny And Joon is a comedy starring Johnny Depp, Aidan Quinn and Mary Stuart Masterson in a story about a man who has devoted his life to looking after his mentally ill sister and the changes that occur when they acquire a new housekeeper. Benny And Joon was directed by Jeremiah Chechik in 1993.
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Besieged is a drama starring David Thewlis as a composer who falls in love with a Kenyan woman he meets in Italy after her husband is arrested for opposing the government. Besieged was directed by Bernardo Bertolucci in 1998.
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Best Laid Plans is a crime thriller starring Alessandro Nivola, Reese Witherspoon and Josh Brolin in a story about a man who calls at a friend's house and finds a young girl tied up and claiming she's been raped.
Best Laid Plans was directed by Michael Barker in 1999.
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Best Seller is a thriller starring Brian Dennehy and James Woods in a story about a Los Angeles policeman whose life is saved by a stranger, and then is expected to collaborate on the stranger's biography entitled 'confessions of a corporate killer'. Best Seller was directed by John Flynn in 1987.
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Betrayal From The East is a war drama starring Lee Tracy, Nancy Kelly and Richard Loo. It is the story of a former soldier embroiled in espionage as the army tries to outwit a Japanese spy ring in the months before the bombing of Pearl Harbour. Betrayal From The East was directed by William Berke.
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Betrayal Of The Dove is a thriller starring Helen Slater, Billy Zane, Harvey Korman and Kelly LeBrock in a story about a young mother who divorces her alcoholic husband and sets up a new home with her daughter and falls for a new man, only to find some one is out to get her. Betrayal Of The Dove was directed by Strathford Hamilton in 1993.
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Betsy's Wedding is a comedy starring Alan Alda and Molly Ringwald in a story about a father determined to give his daughter a good wedding, even if it means getting involved with the Mafia. Betsy's Wedding was directed by Alan Alda in 1990.
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Beyond The Call is a drama starring Sissy Spacek, David Strathairn and Arliss Howard in a story about a happily married woman who agrees to visit her childhood sweetheart, a Vietnam Veteran, who is on death row for killing a policeman. Beyond The Call was directed by Tony Bill in 1996.
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Beyond The Curtain is a Cold War Thriller set in East Germany where a plane carrying a defecting air hostess crash lands. Beyond The Curtain stars Richard Greene and Eva Bartok and was directed by Compton Bennet.
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Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder is a biographical drama starring Meredith Monroe, Terra Allen, Walt Goggins and J Scott Bronson in a story of the life of the 19th century American author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Beyond The Prairie: The True Story Of Laura Ingalls Wilder was directed by Marcus Cole in 2000.
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Beyond The Reef is an adventure starring Dayton Ka'ne, Maren Jensen, Kathleen Swan and Keahi Farden in a story about two youngsters who befriend a tiger shark which is guarding a hoard of black pearls. Beyond The Reef was directed by Frank C Clarke in 1981.
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Bhaji on the Beach is a comedy starring Kim Vithana, Jimmi Harkishin, Sarita Khajuria, Akbar Kurtha, Mo Sesay and Lalita Ahmed in a story about a group from a women's centre in Birmingham taking a day trip to Blackpool, pursued by the abusive husband of one of the group. Bhaji on the Beach was directed by Gurinder Chadha in 1993.
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Bhowani Junction is a period drama starring Stewart Granger, Ava Gardner, Bill Travers, Abraham Sofaer and Francis Matthews in a story about an Anglo-Indian woman torn between her love for her people and a British Colonel. Bhowani Junction was directed by George Cukor in 1956.
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Bicentennial Man is a comedy starring Robin Williams and Sam Neill in a story about a domestic android that develops emotions and creative talents. Bicentennial Man was directed by Chris Columbus in 1999.
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Big is a comedy starring Tom Hanks in a story about a twelve-year old who wishes he could be big and wakes one morning to find himself fully grown. Big was directed by Penny Marshall in 1988.
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Big Bully is a comedy starring Rick Moranis, Tom Arnold, Julianne Philips, Carol Kane, Jeffrey Tambor and Curtis Armstrong in a story about a successful writer returning to his home town to teach at the local high school only to once more be bullied by his childhood tormentor. Big Bully was directed by Steve Miner in 1996.
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Big Business is a comedy starring Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin and Fred Ward in a story about mismatched twins, muddled at birth, meeting up as adults.
Big Business was directed by Jim Abrahams in 1988.
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Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story is a biography starring Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn in the story of pioneering country and western singer Dottie West.
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story was directed by Bill D'Elia in 1995.
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Big Top Pee-Wee is a comedy starring Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller, Kris Kristofferson and Valeria Golino in a story about a circus being blown onto the farm owned by Pee-wee Herman and his faithful talking pig, Vance. Big Top Pee-Wee was directed by Randal Kleiser in 1988.
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Big Trouble in Little China is an action adventure starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall and Dennis Dun in a story about a truck driver trying to rescue his friend's fiancee from an evil magician in San Francisco's Chinatown. Big Trouble in Little China was directed by John Carpenter in 1986.
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Biggles is a sci-fi adventure starring Neil Dickson and Alex Hyde-White in a story about a New York businessman dragged back in time to the Western Front in 1917 where he meets his time-twin, the flying-ace Biggles. Biggles was directed by John Hough in 1986.
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Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure is a comedy starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in a story about two American students who facing a history exam travel back in time and meet major historical figures.
Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure was directed by Stephen Herek in 1988.
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Billy Elliot is a drama starring Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis and Jamie Draven in a story an eleven-year old boy facing a grim life in a northern English colliery town during the 1984 miner's strike, until he discovers a love for ballet. Billy Elliot was directed by Stephen Daldry in 2000.
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Billy Madison is a comedy starring Adam Sandler, Darren McGavin, Bridgette Wilson and Bradley Whitford in a story about a spoilt American rich-kid presented with an ultimatum; retake his school exams or be disinherited from the family restaurant. Billy Madison was directed by Tamra Davis in 1995.
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Bingo is an adventure starring Cindy Williams in a story about a family forced to leave their adopted dog behind when they move. Bingo was directed by Matthew Robbins in 1991.
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Bird On A Wire is a comedy starring Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke and Stephen Tobolowsky in a story about a woman who unexpectedly meets her fiance whom she had thought dead the past fifteen years. Bird On A Wire was directed by John Badham in 1990.
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Birdman Of Alcatraz is a drama loosely based upon a true story. It stars Burt Lancaster and Karl Malden in a story of a prisoner in Alcatraz prison who heals a sick bird that flies into his cell. Birdman Of Alcatraz was directed by John Frankenheimer.
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Birthday Girl is a romantic comedy starring Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel, Mathieu Kassovitz, Kate Evans, Stephen Mangan and Sally Phillips in a story about a bank-clerk who orders a mail-order Russian bride and all goes well until two shady guests arrive for her birthday and he realises his enigmatic bride is not all she appears. Birthday Girl was directed by Jez Butterworth in 2001.
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BitterSweet is a crime thriller starring Angie Everhart, James Russo, Brian Wimmer and Eric Roberts in a story about a student framed by her boyfriend for a murder and later seeking revenge on him. BitterSweet was directed by Luca Bercovici in 1999.
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Black Bart is a western starring Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, Jeffrey Lynn and Percy Kilbride in a story about a rich rancher who leads a double life as the infamous gunman 'Black Bart'. Black Bart was directed by George Sherman in 1948.
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Black Beauty is an adventure based on the novel by Anna Sewell, starring Mark Lester, Walter Slezak, Peter Lee Lawrence, Uschi Glas and Patrick Mower in a story about a stallion, retired to pasture, who looks back on an eventful life. Black Beauty was directed by James Hill in 1971.
Black Beauty is an adventure based on the novel by Anna Sewell, starring Sean Bean and David Thewlis in a story about a stallion, retired to pasture, who looks back on an eventful life. Black Beauty was directed by Caroline Thompson in 1994.
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Black Christmas is a horror film starring Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea and Margot Kidder in a story about a group of female college students being murdered around Christmas time. Black Christmas was directed by Bob Clark in 1974.
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Black Fox: Good Men and Bad is a western starring Christopher Reeve, Tony Todd, Kim Coates and Janet Bailey in a story about a former plantation owner and a childhood friend he freed from slavery travelling to Texas to avoid racial tensions in California. Black Fox: Good Men and Bad was directed by Steven H Stern in 1995.
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Black Knight is a comedy starring Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson and Vincent Regan in a story about an attendant at a mediaeval theme park who wakes up in the 14th century following a bump to the head, and joins a battle against an evil king. Black Knight was directed by Gil Junger in 2001.
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Black Narcissus is a drama starring Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar and Flora Robson in a story about five nuns who establish a school and a hospital in a disused harem high in the Himalayan mountains. Black Narcissus was directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger in 1946.
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Blackbeard's Ghost is a Disney comedy starring Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette and Elsa Lanchester in a story about a pirate's spirit doomed to walk the earth until he performs an act of kindness. Blackbeard's Ghost was directed by Robert Stevenson in 1967.
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Blade is a fantasy horror film starring Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson and N'Bushe Wright in a story about a half-vampire battling hordes of vampires who want to take over the world. Blade was directed by Stephen Norrington in 1998.
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Blast From The Past is a comedy starring Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek and Dave Foley in a story about a man's reaction to the modern world after emerging from a bunker where he has been living with his bomb-fearing parents since 1962. Blast From The Past was directed by Hugh Wilson in 1999.
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Blaze is a biographical drama starring Paul Newman and Lolita Davidovich in the story of eccentric Louisiana governor Earl Kemp Long and his relationship with stripper Blaze Starr. Blaze was directed by Ron Shelton in 1989.
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Bless This House is a comedy based on the seventies television series starring Sidney James, Diana Coupland, Terry Scott and Sally Geeson in a story of a family moving into a new neighbourhood and the trouble this causes their new neighbours. Bless This House was directed by Gerald Thomas in 1972.
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Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 is a drama starring Kate Nelligan, Hugh Thompson, Stacy Smith, Janet Kidder, Peter MacNeill and Kristin Booth in a story about a woman travelling to Nova Scotia in an attempt to piece together the last moments of her daughter's life before she was killed in an air crash. Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 was directed by David Wellington in 2000.
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Blind Date is a comedy starring Bruce Willis and Kim Basinger in a story about a businessman's blind date with an attractive woman, who can't hold her drinks. Blind Date was directed by Blake Edwards in 1987.
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Blockade is a Spanish Civil War drama starring Henry Fonda, Madeleine Carroll, Leo Carrillo, John Halliday and Vladimir Sokoloff in a story about Spanish peasant farmers fighting back after being driven off their lands by soldiers during the Spanish Civil War. Blockade was directed by William Dieterle in 1938.
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Blockheads is a comedy starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Patricia Ellis and Minna Gombell in a story about an American soldier left to guard a post during the Great War who doesn't realise the war is over until twenty-one years later. Blockheads was directed by John G Blystone in 1938.
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Blonde Fist is a drama starring Margi Clarke and Carroll Baker. It is the story of a boxer's daughter struggling to make a life for herself in recession-ridden Liverpool. Blonde Fist was directed by Frank Clarke.
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Blood Alley is an adventure Starring John Wayne and Lauren Bacall in a story about an American seaman rescued from a Chinese jail and helping in a mass exodus from the Chinese Communist regime in an old ship sailed to Hong Kong.
Blood Alley was directed by William Wellman in 1955.
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Bloodsuckers is a horror story starring Patrick Macnee and Peter Cushing. It is the story of a satanic cult. Bloodsuckers was directed by Robert Hartford-Davis.
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Bloody Mama is a crime drama starring Shelley Winters, Don Stroud, Clint Kimbrough, Robert De Niro, Robert Walden and Alex Nicol in the story of the American crime matriarch Ma Barker who during the great Depression leads her sons on a spree of bank robbery, kidnapping and murder in an attempt to improve their lives. Bloody Mama was directed by Roger Corman in 1970.
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Blow is a biographical drama starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths, Cliff Curtis and Ray Liotta in the story of drugs baron George Jung from his roots as a marijuana smuggler to the head of a powerful drugs cartel dealing in cocaine. Blow was directed by Ted Demme in 2001.
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Blow Dry is a comedy starring Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson and Rachel Griffiths in a story about a terminally ill hairdresser persuading her ex-husband to join her in entering the national hairdressing championships to defeat an old rival. Blow Dry was directed by Paddy Breathnach in 2000.
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Blown Away is a thriller starring Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones, Suzy Amis, Lloyd Bridges and Forest Whitaker in a story about an Irish terrorist escaping from prison and fleeing to the USA where he sees a fellow terrorist being hailed on television as a hero. Blown Away was directed by Stephen Hopkins in 1994.
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Blue City is a revenge thriller starring Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy in a story about a young drifter returning home after five years only to find his father has been murdered. Blue City was directed by Michelle Manning in 1986.
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Blue Sky is a drama starring Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones in a story about a US army scientist living on a Hawaiian army base with his bored wife and two daughters before he is transferred to Alabama, site of weapons testing operation project Blue Sky. Blue Sky was directed by Tony Richardson in 1991.
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Blue Valley Songbird is a musical starring Dolly Parton, John Terry, Billy Dean and Beth Grant in a story about a struggling country singer being held back by her domineering boyfriend and manager. Blue Valley Songbird was directed by Richard A Colla in 1999.
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Bluebeard is a thriller starring Richard Burton, Raquel Welch, Virna Lisi and Nathalie Delon in a story about a former Great War pilot who literally is a lady-killer - murdering his lovers after he has slept with them. Bluebeard was directed by Edward Dmytryk and Luciano Sacripanti in 1972.
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Bodies, Rest and Motion is a drama starring Phoebe Cates, Tim Roth, Bridget Fonda and Eric Stoltz in a story of a group of friends in a small town who undergo a crisis when one of them leaves his dead-end job.
Bodies, Rest and Motion was directed by Michael Steinberg in 1993.
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Body And Soul is a sports drama starring John Garfield as a champion boxer and Lilli Palmer. Body And Soul was directed by Robert Rossen.
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Body Count is a crime drama starring David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, John Leguizamo, Ving Rhames and Forest Whitaker in a story about a gang of thieves who fall out following a robbery of paintings from a museum. Body Count was directed by Robert Patton-Spruill in 1997.
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Body Of Evidence is an erotic thriller starring Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Je Mantegna and Anne Archer in a story about a woman accused of murdering her millionaire boyfriend. Body Of Evidence was directed by Uli Edel in 1992.
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Boiler Room is a drama starring Giovanni Ribisi, Ben Affleck, Nia Long, Vin Diesel, Tom Everett, Scott and Ron Rifkin in a story about a college drop out who goes to work at a firm of stock brokers and discovers unethical working practices. Boiler Room was directed by Ben Younger in 2000.
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Bollywood films are Hindu language films made in the Indian city of Bombay. The films follow a set formulae: the films are musicals containing about six songs, centre around a plot of 'boy meets girl', last about three and a half hours in length and have a happy ending with the boy and girl living happily ever after.
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Bonanza: The Next Generation is a western based upon the successful TV series; Bonanza. It stars John Ireland, Robert Fuller, John Amos and Barbara Anderson in a story about the Cartwright family defending its Ponderosa ranch from a mining project. Bonanza: The Next Generation was directed by William F Claxton.
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Bone Daddy is a thriller starring Rutger Hauer, Barbara Williams, R H Thompson and Joseph Kell in a story about a former medical examiner investigating a serial killer. Bone Daddy was directed by Mario Azzopardi in 1998.
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Bonnie and Clyde: The True Story is a crime drama starring Dana Ashbrook and Tracey Needham in a story about the exploits of the American bank robbers, Bonnie and Clyde, in Texas. Bonnie and Clyde: The True Story was directed by Gary Hoffman in 1992.
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Boogie Nights is an exploration of the porn industry in 1970s Los Angeles, focusing on a film-maker and his close-knit group of performers. Boogie Nights stars Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds and Julianne Moore. Boogie Nights was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson in 1997.
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Boom in the Moon is a comedy starring Buster Keaton as a US soldier shipwrecked in Mexico, and mistaken for the pirate Bluebeard. Boom in the Moon was directed by Jaime Salvador.
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Born Free is a wildlife film about Joy Adamson and her husband, the two Kenyan game wardens who raise three lion cubs. Born Free was directed by James Hill in 1966.
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Born Romantic is a comedy starring Craig Ferguson, Ian Hart, Jane Horrocks and Adrian Lester in a story about the love lives of a motley group of single people in London whose paths cross as a result of a mysterious taxi driver.
Born Romantic was directed by David Kane in 2000.
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Born to be Wild is an adventure starring Wil Horneff, Helen Shaver, John C McGinley and Peter Boyle in a story about a troublesome boy befriending a gorilla in the research laboratory where his mother works. Born to be Wild was directed by John Gray in 1995.
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Bounce is a romantic drama starring Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joe Morton and Natasha Henstridge in a story about a brash advertising executive who swaps airline tickets with a father-of-two and as a result avoids being killed in an air crash, and subsequently feels guilty and seeks out the dead man's widow to make amends. Bounce was directed by Don Roos in 2000.
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Bowfinger is a comedy starring Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham, Christine Baranski, Jamie Kennedy and Adam Alexi-Malle in a story about a struggling film-maker adopting unorthodox methods to try and ensure his latest film gets made. Bowfinger was directed by Frank Oz in 1999.
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Bowling for Columbine is a documentary looking at America's gun laws. Bowling for Columbine was directed by Michael Moore in 2002.
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Boyz N The Hood is a drama starring Cuba Gooding Jr, Larry Fishburne and Ice Cube in a story about three childhood friends who grew up in a violent district of Los Angeles. Boyz N The Hood was directed by John Singleton in 1991.
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Brainstorm is a sci-fi thriller starring Christopher Walken and Natalie Wood in a story about two scientists who invent a device which can record human sensory experiences. Brainstorm was directed by Douglas Trumbull in 1983.
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Brass Target is a thriller starring Sophia Loren, John Cassavetes, George Kennedy and Robert Vaughn in a story about General Patton being killed by an assassin during the Second World War. Brass Target was directed by John Hough in 1978.
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Breach Of Faith: Family Of Cops II is a crime drama starring Charles Bronson and Angela Featherstone in a story about an over-worked police commander who becomes a target of the mob. Breach Of Faith: Family Of Cops II was directed by David Green in 1996.
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Breakdown is a thriller starring JT Walsh, Kurt Russel, Kathleen Quinlan and MC Gainey in a story about a couple whose vehicle breaks down in the desert.
Breakdown was directed by Jonathan Mostow in 1997.
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Breathless is a crime drama starring Richard Gere and Valerie Kaprisky in a story about a hustler living on his wits on the run after killing a policeman who meets a French student and asks her for help. Breathless was directed by Jim McBride in 1983.
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Breezy is a romance starring William Holden, Joan Hotchkis and Kay Lenz in a story about a middle-aged estate agent falling for a hippy hitchhiker. Breezy was directed by Clint Eastwood in 1973.
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Bride of Frankenstein is a horror film starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson and Elsa Lanchester in a story about a monster made from the parts of dead bodies seeking a wife. Bride of Frankenstein was directed by James Whale in 1935.
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Bridget Jones's Diary is a romantic comedy starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson, James Callis, Embeth Davidtz, Celia Imrie, Honor Blackman and James Faulkner in a story based on the book by Helen Fielding in a story about a weight-obsessed 30 something woman finds herself at the centre of a bizarre love-triangle as her boss and childhood friend both vie for her affections. Bridget Jones's Diary was directed by Sharon Maguire in 2001.
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Brief Encounter is a romance starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard in a story about a couple's chance meeting in a suburban railway station which leads to a romance they must keep secret. Brief Encounter was directed by David Lean in 1945.
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Brigadoon is a musical starring Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse, Elaine Stewart and Barry Jones in a story about two American hunters who get lost in Scotland, only to stumble across a village not marked on any map, which only comes to life once every 100 years. Brigadoon was directed by Vincente Minnelli in 1954.
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Bringing Out The Dead is a drama starring Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, Ving Rhames and Tom Sizemore in a story about an overworked paramedic becoming increasingly attracted to the daughter of a heart-attack victim. Bringing Out The Dead was directed by Martin Scorsese in 1999.
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Bringing Up Baby is a comedy starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and Charles Ruggles in a story about a zoologist who finds his quiet and studious life turned upside down by the entrance of a society girl and her pet leopard. Bringing Up Baby was directed by Howard Hawks in 1938.
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Britannic is a war drama starring Edward Atterton, Amanada Ryan, Jacqueline Bisset and Ben Daniels in a story about the sinking of the sister ship to the Titanic during the Great War. Britannic was directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith in 2000.
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Broken Arrow is an action thriller starring John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis and Delroy Lindo in a story about an Air Force pilot taking off with a cargo of nuclear missiles, intent on holding the Pentagon to ransom.
Broken Arrow was directed by John Woo in 1996.
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Broken Promise is a drama starring Chris Sarandon, Melissa Michaelsen, George Coe and McKee Anderson in a story about a court services worker trying to find a foster home for a family of young children abandoned by their parents. Broken Promise was directed by Don Taylor in 1981.
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Bronco Billy is a comedy western starring Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke in a story about a travelling Wild West showman and a spoilt heiress who is missing, presumed dead. Bronco Billy was directed by Clint Eastwood in 1980.
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Brother Orchid is a crime spoof starring Edward G Robinson in a story about a gangster's empire taken from him by his former right-hand man and his efforts to regain it. Brother Orchid was directed by Lloyd Bacon in 1940.
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Brotherly Love is a thriller starring Judd Hirsch, Karen Carlson, George Dzundza and Barry Primus in a story about a man whose life is thrown into turmoil when his murderous twin-brother returns. Brotherly Love was directed by Jeff Bleckner in 1985.
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Bubble Boy is a comedy starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz, Marley Shelton and Danny Trejo in a story about a man born with an immune system defect who is cosseted in a plastic bubble by his over protective mother, until he discovers the woman he loves is to be married, and then he takes drastic action. Bubble Boy was directed by Blair Hayes in 2001.
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Buddy is a drama starring Rene Russo, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Cumming and Paul Reubens in a true story about a 1920's socialite who adopts a gorilla.
Buddy was directed by Caroline Thompson in 1997.
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Buffalo Bill is the highly fictionalised account of the life and loves of William Cody. It stars Joel McCrea and Maureen O'Hara. Buffalo Bill was directed by William A Wellman.
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Buffalo Soldiers is a drama starring Danny Glover, Bob Gunton and Carl Lumbly in a story about a former slave leading an all-Black cavalry troop in post-Civil War New Mexico. Buffalo Soldiers was directed by Charles Haid in 1997.
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer is a comedy horror starring Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer and Luke Perry in a story about a teenage girl who discovers she has remarkable powers. Buffy The Vampire Slayer was directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui in 1992.
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Bugsy is a crime drama starring Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel and Ben Kingsley in a story about the life of Los Angeles gangster Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel. Bugsy was directed by Barry Levinson in 1991.
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Bugsy Malone is a children's musical starring Scott Baio and Jodie Foster in a story about two rival gangs of hoodlums in 1920's New York. Bugsy Malone was directed by Alan Parker in 1976.
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Build My Gallows High is a thriller starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in a story about a former private detective turned garage owner who finds his violent past catching up with him. Build My Gallows High was directed by Jacques Tourneur in 1947.
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Bull Durham is a comedy starring Susan Sarandon, Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins and Trey Wilson in a story about a baseball expert who every season chooses a player from the Durham Bulls team to benefit from her experience. Bull Durham was directed by Ron Shelton in 1988.
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Bullitt is a crime thriller starring Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn and Jacqueline Bisset in a story about a San Francisco policeman forced to use unorthodox methods when an assignment to protect a government witness goes awry.
Bullitt was directed by Peter Yates in 1968.
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Bulworth is a political comedy starring Warren Beatty, Christine Baranski, Paul Sorvino, Kimberly Deauna Adams, Vinny Argiro, Halle Berry, Sean Astin and Don Cheadle in a story about a politician driven to taking drastic action when the prospect of fighting another election fills him with dread. Bulworth was directed by Warren Beatty in 1998.
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Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell is a comedy starring Gina Lollobrigida, Telly Savalas, Shelley Winters, Phil Silvers, Peter Lawford, Lee Grant and Janet Margolin in a story about an American squadron planning to return to the Italian village where it was stationed during the Second World War. However, for the past twenty years a woman in the village has been living on money paid by three of the squadron's members who all believe they are the father of her daughter.
Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell was directed by Melvin Frank in 1968.
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Buried Alive is a horror thriller starring Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Atherton and Hoyt Axton in a story about a bored Texas housewife who is having an affair and conspires to murder her husband, only things don't quite go according to plan and her husband wants revenge. Buried Alive was directed by Frank Darabont in 1990.
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Burn! is a historical drama starring Marlon Brando in a story about an Aristocratic secret agent sent by the British government to incite slave revolt on a Caribbean island. Burn! was directed by Gillo Pontecorvo in 1970.
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a comedy western starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Henry Jones, Jeff Corey and George Furth in a story based on the exploits of two friends with a knack for robbing banks who plan to rob the Union Pacific railroad, only the authorities have a trap set. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was directed by George Roy Hill in 1969.
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By The Light Of The Silvery Moon is a musical comedy starring Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp and Billy Gray in a story about a couple reunited after the Great War facing the reality of life in the 1920's. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon was directed by David Butler in 1953.
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