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La Bamba is a musical biopic about Richie Valens, the first Hispanic pop star, who was killed in the same plane crash as Buddy Holly. Lou Diamond Philips stars in the lead role. La Bamba was directed by Luis Valdez.
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LA Confidential is a crime drama starring Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce in a story about three Los Angeles police detectives investigating a murder during the 1950's. LA Confidential was directed by Curtis Hanson in 1997.
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La Reine Margot is an historical drama starring Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil and Jean-Hugues Anglade. The story is set in 16th century Paris and tells of the Catholic Marguerite de Valois forced into a political marriage to Protestant Henri of Navarre. La Reine Margot was directed by Patrice Chereau in 1994.
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Ladies' Room is a fantasy starring Molly Parker, Veronica Ferres, Lorraine Bracco, Greta Scacchi and John Malkovich in a story about two women in the afterlife of Purgatory - represented as a ladies' toilet - being forced to justify their behaviour while they were alive. Ladies' Room was directed by Penelope Buitenhuis and Gabriella Christiani in 1999.
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Lady in the Lake is a crime drama starring Robert Montgomery as private detective Philip Marlowe in a missing-persons investigation. It was directed by Robert Montgomery in 1947.
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Lady Of Deceit is a crime drama starring Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor and Walter Slezak in a story about a murderer who meets the divorcee who discovered the bodies. Lady Of Deceit was directed by Robert Wise in 1947.
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Ladyhawke is a fantasy adventure starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Rutger Hauer, Matthew Broderick, Leo McKern and John Wood in a story about two cursed lovers in a violent Middle Ages Europe. Ladyhawke was directed by Richard Donner in 1985.
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Land's End is a crime drama starring Fred Dryer, Geoffrey Lewis, Tim Thomerson and Pamela Bowen in a story about a policeman who leaves Los Angeles to seek a quieter life in an idyllic Mexican town, only to find danger has followed him.
Land's End was directed by Paul Abascal and James Bruce in 1995.
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is an adventure starring Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen and Noah Taylor in a story based on the video game, about a woman racing against time to recover ancient artefacts. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider was directed by Simon West in 2001.
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Larger Than Life is a comedy starring Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo and Matthew McConaughey in a story about a self-help guru who inherits a circus elephant. Larger Than Life was directed by Howard Franklin in 1996.
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Lassie And Neeka is an adventure starring Jed Allen in a story about a forest ranger and his loyal collie dog accompanying a Native American and his son on a research trip into the wilderness of Alaska. Lassie And Neeka was directed by Dick Moder in 1968.
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Lassie the Voyager is a family drama starring the welsh border collie in a story about the dog pursuing her master who has gone on a voyage without her.
Lassie the Voyager was directed in 1966 by Dick Moder and Jack B Hively.
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Lassie: A New Generation is a children's drama starring Joe Tenney, Helen Slater and Thomas Guiry in a story about a family moving to the country and on the way finding and adopting a collie dog they name 'Lassie'. Lassie: A New Generation was directed by Daniel Petrie in 1994.
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Lassie: Flight Of The Cougar is a drama starring Merry Anders and Les Bron Jr in a story about Lassie the collie dog finding trouble with a wounded cougar, an untamed stallion and a crashed glider. Lassie: Flight Of The Cougar was directed by Jack B Hively, Dick Moder and William Beaudine in 1967.
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Lassie: The New Beginning is a drama starring Sally Boyden and Shane Sinutko in a story about Lassie the collie dog protecting two children as they undergo a dangerous journey to find their uncle following the death of their grandmother.
Lassie: The New Beginning was directed by Don Chaffey in 1978.
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Last Action Hero is a comedy adventure starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, F Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance, Frank McRae, Ton Noonan and Robert Prosky in a story about a young fan transported into his hero's fictional movie world by a magic ticket. Last Action Hero was directed by John McTiernan in 1993.
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Last Man Standing is a western starring Bruce Willis and Christopher Walken in a story about a drifter arriving in a small town and pitting rival bootlegging gangs against each other for his own advantage. Last Man Standing was directed by Walter Hill in 1996.
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Last Orders is a drama starring Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, Ray Winstone, Helen Mirren and George Innes in a story about four friends from London travelling to Margate pier to scatter a friend's ashes and sharing memories of their past. Last Orders was directed by Fred Schepisi in 2001.
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Last Resort is a drama starring Dina Korzun, Paddy Considine, Artiom Strelnikov and Lindsey Honey in a story about a Russian single-mother arriving at Gatwick airport, only to find her fiance has failed to meet her and she is sent to a refugee holding centre in a rundown holiday resort. Last Resort was directed by Pawel Pawlikowski in 2000.
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Last Rites is a thriller starring Tom Berenger as a man who escapes his family's Mafia past for a life in the church. He is drawn back when he is asked to administer the Last Rites for a murdered mobster. The film was directed by Donald P Bellisario in 1988.
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Late For Dinner is a comedy starring Brian Wimmer, Peter Berg and Peter Gallagher in a story about two friends who are cryogenically frozen after going on the run after being falsely accused of a kidnapping. Late For Dinner was directed by W D Richter in 1991.
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Late Night Shopping is a comedy starring Luke de Woolfson and James Lance in a story about four friends who work unsocial hours and meet every night in a cafe to discuss their adventures in romance. Late Night Shopping was directed by Saul Metzstein in 2001.
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LaVyrie Spencer's Home Song is a drama starring Lee Horsley, Polly Draper and Deborah Raffin in a story about a family threatened by the discovery that the father's one-night-stand years ago had produced a son he never knew about. LaVyrie Spencer's Home Song was directed by Nancy Malone in 1996.
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Lawrence of Arabia is a fictionalised biography starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guiness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle and Omar Sharif in the story of T E Lawrence, an army intelligence officer made liaison officer to the Arab revolt against the Turks during the Great War.
Lawrence of Arabia was directed by David Lean in 1962.
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Le Mans is a motor-racing drama starring Steve McQueen and Siegfried Rauch. It is the story of a team taking part in the Le Mans motor race. Le Mans was directed by Lee H Katzin.
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Leather Jackets is a drama starring DB Sweeney, Bridget Fonda and Cary Elwes in the story of three young people looking for a way out of their brutal urban existence. Leather Jackets was directed by Lee Drysdale in 1990.
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Legally Blonde is a comedy starring Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber and Jennifer Coolidge in a story about a Valley Girl, devastated when her boyfriend ends their relationship, who decides to prove herself by following him to law school at Harvard University. Legally Blonde was directed by Robert Luketic in 2001.
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Legend is a fantasy adventure starring Tom Cruise and Tim Curry in a story set in a magical world of elves, goblins and fairies with a young man rescuing a princess from the Lord of darkness. Legend was directed by Ridley Scott in 1985.
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Legend Of The Lost is an adventure starring John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Rossano Brazzi and Kurt Kasznar in a story about a journey across the Sahara desert. Legend Of The Lost was directed by Henry Hathaway in 1957.
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Legend Of The Werewolf is a horror starring Peter Cushing and Ron Moody in a story about a young man, reared by wolves and raised by a travelling showman who arrives in 19th century Paris shortly before a series of grisly murders occur.
Legend Of The Werewolf was directed by Freddie Francis in 1974.
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Legionnaire is an action adventure starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Steven Barkoff, Nicholas Farrell, Jim Carter and Sarah Pickering in a story about a man returning to seek revenge after being forced to join the Foreign Legion after an affair with a gangster's moll. Legionnaire was directed by Peter MacDonald in 1998.
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Let Me Call You Sweetheart is a murder mystery starring Meredith Baxter, Sophie Lang, Tony Lo Bianco and Victor Garber in a story about a district attorney who puts her life in danger when she re-opens a ten-year-old murder case in which the son-in-law of a prominent plastic surgeon was convicted of killing his wife. Let Me Call You Sweetheart was directed by Bill Corcoran in 1997.
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Let The Balloon Go is a drama set in Australia in 1917 starring Robert Bettles and Jan Kingsbury in a story about a handicapped boy struggling to assert his independence. Let The Balloon Go was directed by Oliver Howes.
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Lethal Weapon is an action thriller starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love and Traci Wolfe in a story about a reckless and unconventional American police detective who is reluctantly partnered with a mature family man on a case to track a vicious heroin-smuggling gang. Lethal Weapon was directed by Richard Donner in 1987.
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Lethal Weapon II is an action drama starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Joss Ackland and Patsy Kensit in a story about a psychotic Los Angeles policeman and his partner guarding an embezzling accountant. It was directed by Richard Donner in 1989.
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Lethal Weapon III is an action comedy starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo and Stuart Wilson in a story about a psychotic Los Angeles policeman and his partner teamed up with a tough police woman determined to expose a crooked former policeman and his arms racket. Lethal Weapon III was directed by Richard Donner in 1992.
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Lethal Weapon IV is an action comedy starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo and Cris Rock in a story about Los Angeles police battling a Chinese crime syndicate smuggling illegal immigrants into the USA. Lethal Weapon IV was directed by Richard Donner in 1998.
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Letter from an Unknown Woman is a melodrama starring Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians and Marcel Journet in a story about a young woman who falls in love with a concert pianist. Letter from an Unknown Woman was directed by Max Ophuls in 1948.
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Letter To My Killer is a thriller starring Mare Winningham, Nick Chinlund, Rip Torn, Josef Sommer and Eddie Jones in a story about a demolition worker who discovers a letter revealing those responsible for a murder thirty years previously, and decides to blackmail the killer. Letter To My Killer was directed by Janet Meyers in 1995.
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Li'l Abner is a musical comedy starring Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish and Stubby Kaye in a story about a small town struggling to avert its use as a nuclear bomb test site. Li'l Abner was directed by Melvin Frank in 1959
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Liar Liar is a comedy starring Jim Carrey and Maura Tierney in a story about a young boy whose wish that his slick lawyer father would tell the truth for just one day comes true. Liar Liar was directed by Tom Shadyac in 1997.
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Licence to Kill is a James Bond spy adventure starring Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell and Robert Davi in a story about Agent 007 seeking revenge against the drugs baron who injured his friend. Licence to Kill was directed by John Glen in 1989.
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Life is a comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence in a story about a pickpocket and a down-to-earth bank teller both framed for a murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Life was directed by Ted Demme in 1999.
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Lifeboat is a Second World War propaganda film starring Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak and Henry Hull in a story about passengers on a freighter cast adrift in a lifeboat after their ship is sunk by a German U-Boat. Lifeboat was directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1944.
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Light of Day is a drama starring Michael J Fox, Gena Rowlands and Joan Jett in a story about a factory worker who plays in a band with his sister. Light of Day was directed by Paul Schrader in 1987.
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Like Father, Like Son is a comedy starring Dudley Moore as a heart surgeon who after drinking an Indian potion finds his mind switched with that of his student son. Like Father, Like Son was directed by Rod Daniel.
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Limbo is a drama starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, David Strathairn, Vanessa Martinez and Kris Kristofferson in a story about a former fisherman in Alaska haunted by the drowning of two friends years earlier who finds purpose in his life when he meets a singer and her daughter. Limbo was directed by John Sayles in 1999.
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Limelight is a comedy starring Charlie Chaplin and Claire Bloom in a story about a former music-hall star who stops a young dancer from committing suicide.
Limelight was directed by Charlie Chaplin in 1952.
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Little Giants is a comedy starring Rick Moranis, Ed O'Neill, Sam Horrigan and Shawna Waldron in a story about a man putting together an American football team after his daughter is rejected by a junior team run by her uncle. Little Giants was directed by Duwayne Dunham and Brian Levant in 1994.
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Little Miss Marker is a comedy starring Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews and Tony Curtis in a story of a down-at-heel bookmaker who's daughter is left to cover a gambler's bet. Little Miss Marker was directed by Walter Bernstein in 1980.
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Little Nicky is a comedy starring Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys Ifans and Allen Covert in a story about Satan's rebellious sons fleeing to earth in an attempt to oust their father's power, pursued by their younger brother who has been given the task of bringing them back to hell. Little Nicky was directed by Steven Brill in 2000.
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Little Shop of Horrors is a musical comedy starring Rick Moranis in the story of a flesh-eating plant bringing celebrity status to a florist.
Little Shop Of Horrors was directed by Frank Oz in 1986.
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Little Voice is a drama starring Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine, Brenda Blethyn and Ewan McGregor in a story about a shy young girl who can impersonate famous singers. Little Voice was directed by Mark Herman in 1998.
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Little White Lies is a romantic comedy starring Ann Jillian, Tim Matheson, Amy Yasbeck, Stephen Lee, Michael Carven and Jeff Altman in a story about an American detective who while holidaying in Italy pretends to be a millionairess and meets and falls in love with a rich doctor who is pretending to be impoverished. Little White Lies was directed by Anson Williams in 1989.
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Little Women is a period drama starring Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Gabriel Byrne and Eric Stoltz in a story based on the classic novel about four very different sisters growing up in mid-19th century America. Little Women was directed by Gillian Armstrong in 1995.
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Living Free is an adventure starring Nigel Davenport and Susan Hampshire in a story about George and Joy Adamson fighting to ensure that some lion cubs can continue to live in the wild following the death of their mother. Living Free was directed by Jack Couffer in 1972.
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Lock Up Your Daughters! is an erotic comedy starring Christopher Plummer and Susannah York in a story about three sailors pursuing lustful liaisons while on shore-leave in 18th-century England. Lock Up Your Daughters! was directed by Peter Coe in 1969.
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a gangster comedy starring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham and Vinnie Jones in a violent story about four London East End thugs who hijack a robbery plan following taking on a vicious gangster in a high-stakes card game and ending up in debt with only days to pay. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels was directed by Guy Ritchie in 1998.
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Lock-Up is a prison adventure starring Sylvester Stallone as a model prisoner brutalised by a sadistic warden. Lock-Up was directed by John Flynn.
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Logan's Run is a sci-fi thriller starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Farrah Fawcett-Majors and Peter Ustinov in a story about the world in the future where people are executed upon reaching thirty years old, and one man's refusal to accept death. Logan's Run was directed by Michael Anderson in 1976.
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Lolita is a comedy starring Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella, Dominique Swain and Suzanne Shepherd in a story based upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov about a middle-aged college lecturer who becomes fixated with his landlady's twelve-year old daughter. Lolita was directed by Adrian Lyne in 1997.
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Lonely Are The Brave is a modern-day western starring Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau and Michael Kane in a story about an old-fashioned cowboy who finds himself thrown in jail and makes a defiant bid for freedom.
Lonely Are The Brave was directed by David Miller in 1962.
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Lonely Hearts is a drama about a man who joins a lonely hearts club in Australia. It stars Wendy Hughes and Norman Kaye. Lonely Hearts was directed by Paul Cox.
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Look for the Silver Lining is a musical about the life of Marilyn Miller. It stars June Haver, Gordon MacRae and Ray Bolger. Look for the Silver Lining was directed by David Butler.
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Look Who's Laughing is a comedy starring Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy.
Look Who's Laughing was directed by Allan Dwan in 1941.
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Look Who's Talking is a comedy starring John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis and George Segal in a story about a pregnant single woman who goes into premature labour in a kind-hearted taxi driver's cab. Look Who's Talking was directed by Amy Heckerling in 1989.
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Look Who's Talking Now! is a family comedy starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Look Who's Talking Now! was directed by Tom Ropelewski in 1993.
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Looking For Richard is a documentary drama starring Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey and Winona Ryder in a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Shakespeare's play Richard III. Looking For Richard was directed by Al Pacino in 1996.
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Lord Jim is a period adventure starring Peter O'Toole, James Mason, Curt Jurgens, Eli Wallach and Jack Hawkins in a story based upon the novel by Joseph Conrad about a sailor accused of cowardice who accepts a dangerous mission in south-east Asia in an effort to redeem himself. Lord Jim was directed by Richard Brooks in 1965.
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Lost Flight is a drama starring Lloyd Bridges, Anne Francis, Ralph Meeker and Andrew Prine in a story about a passenger airliner en-route to Australia when it encounters a severe storm. Lost Flight was directed by Leonard J Horn in 1969.
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Love & Sex is a romantic comedy starring Famke Janssen, Jon Favreau, Ann Magnuson and Noah Emmerich in a story about a writer for a woman's magazine who given an ultimatum to write an article before the end of the day, or lose her job, discovers that her love life provides a wealth of material. Love & Sex was directed by Valerie Breiman in 2000.
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Love at First Bite is a horror spoof starring George Hamilton and Susan Saint James in a story about Dracula, evicted from Transylvania, heading for New York to find the woman of his dreams. Love at First Bite was directed by Stan Dragoti in 1979.
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Love Is A Many Spleandoured Thing is a drama starring William Holden and Jennifer Jones in a story about a Eurasian doctor working in Hong Kong during the Korean War who falls in love with a married American war correspondent.
Love Is A Many Spleandoured Thing was directed by Henry King in 1955.
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Love Matters is a drama starring Griffin Dunne, Tony Goldwyn and Annette O'Toole in a story about a couple whose attempts to resurrect their marriage are hampered by a promiscuous friend. Love Matters was directed by Eb Lottimer in 1993.
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Love On The Dole is a drama starring Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Joyce Howard, George Carney and Mary Merrall in a story based upon the novel by Walter Greenwood about a woman pursued by two suitors in 1930's England, while she only has eyes for a third man. Love On The Dole was directed by John Baxter in 1941.
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Love Story is a romantic melodrama starring Margaret Lockwood, Stewart Granger, Patricia Roc, Tom Wells and Reginald Purdell in a story about a pianist with a heart defect who meets and falls in love with a former pilot who is losing his sight. Love Story was directed by Leslie Arliss in 1944.
Love Story is a romantic drama starring Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, Ray Milland and Russell Nype in a story about two Boston students who fall in love and the problems they encounter through their engagement and married life. Love Story was directed by Arthur Hiller in 1970.
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Love Streams is a drama about an author researching a book on prostitutes and a woman undergoing psychiatric treatment to help her through her divorce. It stars Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes. Love Streams was directed by John Cassavetes in 1984.
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Loving is a drama starring Lloyd Bridges and Patricia Kalember in a story about the lives of a group of residents in a small American university town after the college president begins an affair with a television anchorwoman. Loving was directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg in 1983.
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Lt Robin Crusoe, USN is a comedy starring Dick Van Dyke in a story about an American navy pilot who is washed up on a desert island after abandoning his plane. Lt Robin Crusoe, USN was directed by Byron Paul in 1966.
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Lured Innocence is a thriller starring Dennis Hopper, Marley Shelton, Devon Gummersall and Talia Shire in a story about a newspaper reporter returning to his home town to cover the murder trial of his former lover, only to find himself called to testify. Lured Innocence was directed by Kikuo Kawasaki in 1999.
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Lust for a Vampire is a horror film starring Ralph Bates and Yutte Stensgaard in a story about a female vampire at a finishing school in Transylvania. Lust for a Vampire was directed by Jimmy Sangster in 1970.
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