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Wag The Dog is a comedy starring Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary and Willie Nelson in a story about a spin doctor being called in to divert the press from scandalising the US President who has been accussed of molesting a young visitor to the White House. Wag The Dog was directed by Barry Levinson in 1997.
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Waking Ned is a comedy starring Ian Bannen, David Kelly and Fionnula Flanagan in a story about a man winning the lottery and being tracked down by two local residents keen to share in his good fortune. Waking Ned was directed by Kirk Jones in 1998.
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Walkabout is a drama starring Jenny Agutter and Lucien John in a story about two children stranded in the Australian outback when their father commits suicide. Walkabout was directed by Nicolas Roeg in 1970.
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Walking And Talking is a comedy starring Catherine Keener, Anne Heche, Todd Field and Liev Schreiber in a story about two single female friends living in New York who find their lives diverging when one announces her engagement. Walking And Talking was directed by Nicole Holofcener in 1996.
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War Of The Buttons is a comedy starring Gregg Fitzgerald, Gerald Kearney, Daragh Naughton and Brendan McNamara in a story about rival gangs of boys in Ireland engaged in a 'war' in which the losers have their clothing stripped of buttons. War Of The Buttons was directed by John Roberts in 1993.
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War of the Colossal Beast is a sci-fi film starring Sally Fraser and Dean Parkin in a story about a colossal man rampaging. War of the Colossal Beast was directed by Bert I Gordon in 1958.
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WarGames is a thriller starring Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy and Barry Corbin in a story about a tennager who hacks into a computer system only to be challenged to play what he thinks is a game entitled 'Global Thermonuclear Warfare' but in reality has started the Third World War. WarGames was directed by John Badham in 1983.
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Watch Your Stern is a comedy starring Kenneth Connor, Eric Barker, Leslie Phillips, Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques and Spike Milligan in a story about a seamen who having accidentally destroyed plans for a top-secret torpedo goes to great lengths to cover it up. Watch Your Stern was directed by Gerald Thomas in 1960.
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Waterloo Bridge is a drama starring Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson and Virginia Field in a story about a romance between an army captain and a ballet dancer, interrupted by the Great War. Waterloo Bridge was directed by Mervyn LeRoy in 1940.
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Waterworld is a sci-fi adventure starring Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino and Michael Jeter in a story about a group of outsiders battling to find dry land in a world where the polar ice caps have melted, flooding the planet. Waterworld was directed by Kevin Reynolds in 1995.
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Way Out West is a comedy starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in a story about two men delivering the deeds to a goldmine to an heiress. Way Out West was directed by James W Home in 1937.
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We Dive At Dawn is a Second World War drama set on board a British submarine. It stars John Mills and Eric Portman. We Dive at Dawn was directed by Anthony Asquith in 1943.
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Weapons Of Mass Distraction is a satire starring Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mimi Rogers and Jeffrey Tambor in a story about two businessmen going to extreme lengths in their efforts to purchase the same American football team.
Weapons Of Mass Distraction was directed by Stephen Surjik in 1997.
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Weekend At Bernie's is a comedy thriller starring Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, Louis Giambalvo and Terry Kisser in a story about two unsuccessful men who are invited to a beach party at their employer's house, only to find him murdered when they get there, Unperturbed and they pretend he is still alive, only to discover the murderer is determined to finish the job. Weekend At Bernie's was directed by Ted Kotcheff in 1989.
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Weird Science is a comedy starring Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith and Kell LeBrock in a story about two American teenage boys who create their perfect woman. Weird Science was directed by John Hughes in 1985.
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Welcome to 18 is a comedy about the coming-of-age rituals of a group of teenage girls. It stars Courtney Thorne-Smith and Mariska Hargitay.
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Welcome To The Dollhouse is a drama starring Heather Matarazzo, Victoria Davis, Christina Brucato and Christina Vidal in a story about an eleven-year old misfit who is ignored by her family and humiliated by her classmates. Welcome To The Dollhouse was directed by Todd Solondz in 1995.
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West Side Story is a musical modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet' about two lovers from feuding families brought to 1950's New York gang culture. West Side Story stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer and Rita Moreno. West Side Story was directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins in 1961.
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Westward Passage is a romantic comedy starring Ann Harding and Laurence Olivier in a story of a man re-encountering his now wealthy ex-wife. Westward Passage was directed by Robert Milton in 1932.
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Westworld is a Sci-fi thriller starring Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin and Norman Bartold in a story about a theme park populated by robots which turn against the human visitors and murder them. Westworld was directed by Michael Crichton in 1973.
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What A Carve Up! is a comedy starring Kenneth Connor, Sidney James and Shirley Eaton in a story about a group of family members gathering at a spooky house for the reading of a will, only to find they have each been left nothing and they are trapped until morning. What A Carve Up! was directed by Pat Jackson in 1962.
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What A Crazy World is a musical starring Joe Brown. It is the story of a working class boy from London's East End pursuing a career in music against the wishes of his family. It features Harry H Corbett and Marty Wilde. Directed by Michael Carreras.
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What A Whopper! is a comedy starring Adam Faith, Sid James, Carole Lesley, Terence Longdon, Clive Dunn and Freddie Frinton in a story by Terry Nation based on an idea by Jeremy Lloyd and Trevor Peacock about a writer who decides to boost sales of his book about the Loch Ness Monster by arranging personal appearances by the monster. What A Whopper! was directed by Gilbert Gunn in 1961.
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What Lies Beneath is a supernatural thriller starring Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid and Joe Morton in a story about a woman who while recuperating from an accident starts to see visions of a mysterious woman and discovers a secret from her husband's past. What Lies Beneath was directed by Robert Zemeckis in 2000.
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What Price Victory is a drama starring Mac Davis and Robert Culp in a story about American college football. What Price Victory was directed by Kevin Connor.
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What Women Want is a comedy starring Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei and Mark Feuerstein in a story about a chauvanistic advertising executive who is horrified when a promotion he thought he would get goes to a woman, and later after suffering a freak accident discovers he can hear the thoughts of every woman around him. What Women Want was directed by Nancy Meyers in 2001.
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What's New, Pussycat? Is a comedy starring Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider, Capucine, Woody Allen and Ursula Andress in a story about a fashion editor, over whelmed by beautiful girls, consulting a psychiatrist only to find matters becoming worse. What's New, Pussycat? Was directed by Clive Donner in 1965.
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When a Man Loves a Woman is a drama starring Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan in a story about a couple who have a seemingly idyllic life, but behind the scenes the wife has an escalating drink problem. When a Man Loves a Woman was directed by Luis Mandoki in 1994.
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When Billie Beat Bobby is a sports drama starring Holly Hunter, Ron Silver, Matt Letscher and Bob Gunton in a story about tennis champion Billie Jean King taking up the challenge of Bobby Riggs that no woman can beat a man at tennis. When Billie Beat Bobby was directed by Jane Anderson in 2001.
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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth is an adventure starring Victoria Vetri and Robin Hawdon in a story about a woman saved from sacrifice by freak winds being rescued by another tribe and then pursued by her own tribe for sacrifice. When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth was directed by Val Guest in 1969.
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When Time Expires is a sci-fi drama starring Richard Grieco, Cynthia Geary, Mark Hamill and Tim Thomerson in a story about an alien arriving on earth in human form to carry out a simple task to prevent a catastrophic chain of events. When Time Expires was directed by David Bourla in 1997.
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When Time Ran Out is a disaster movie starring Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, Edward Albert and Red Buttons in a story about a group of idle rich tourists gathering at a luxury hotel built near a supposedly dormant volcano on an idyllic South Pacific island. When Time Ran Out was directed by James Goldstone in 1980.
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Where Are My Children? is a drama based on a true story starring Marg Helgenberger and Corbin Bernsen in a story about a woman inprisoned for a crime she didn't commit, only to discover upon her release that her children have vanished. Where Are My Children? was directed by George Kaczender in 1994.
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Where Eagles Dare is a Second World War action film based on the book by Alistair Maclean and starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Patrick Wymark and Michael Hordern in a story about the rescue of a US General captured by the Nazis. Where Eagles Dare was directed by Brian G Hutton in 1969.
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Where The Money Is is a comedy crime thriller starring Paul Newman and Linda Fiorentino in a story about a jailed bank robber being transferred to a nursing home following suffering a stroke, and while there being persuaded by a nurse to do one last job. Where The Money Is was directed by Marek Kanievska in 2000.
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Where The Sidewalk Ends is a crime drama starring Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney in a story about a ruthless police detective who goes too far when interviewing a suspect in a robbery case. Where The Sidewalk Ends was directed by Otto Preminger in 1950.
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Where The Truth Lies is a courtroom drama starring Marlee Matin, Regina King, Philip Lester and Robert Blanche in a story about a young and ambitious lawyer defending the deaf campaign manager of a senatorial candidate who is accused of murdering her boss. Where The Truth Lies was directed by Nelson McCormick in 1999.
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Whiffs is a crime comedy starring Elliott Gould in a story about a man discharged from the army after being used as a guinea pig in biological warfare experiments, who then decides to rob a bank using gas. Whiffs was directed by Michael Switzer in 1990.
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While My Pretty One Sleeps is a thriller starring Connie Sellecca, Beau Starr, Frank Pellegrino and Patricia Gage in a story based on the book by Mary Higgins Clark about a gossip columnist and a television show planning an expose of corruption within the clothing trade, only for the gossip columnist to disappear. While My Pretty One Sleeps was directed by Jorge Montesi in 1997.
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While The City Sleeps is a thriller starring Vincent Price, Rhonda Fleming and Dana Andrews in a story about ambitious newspapermen pursuing the story of a sex killer. While the City Sleeps was directed by Fritz Lang in 1956.
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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale is a family adventure starring the voices of Angela Bassett, Joanna Lumley, Anne Archer, Debi Derryberry and Kevin Michael Richardson in a story about an orphaned elephant calf. Whispers: An Elephant's Tale was directed by Dereck Joubert in 2000.
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Whistle down the Wind is a drama starring Hayley Mills, Alan Bates, Bernard Lee, Norman Bird and Diane Holgate in a story of three children who discover an escaped convict hidden in a barn and are convinced he's Jesus Christ.
Whistle Down The Wind was directed by Bryan Forbes in 1961.
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White Cargo is a comedy starring David Jason in a story about an inept civil servant who finds himself tangled up in a secrecy inquiry involving strippers. White Cargo was directed by Roy Selfe in 1973.
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White Christmas is a musical starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney in the story of two old army friends putting on a show to help their former commanding officer's struggling hotel business. White Christmas was directed by Michael Curtiz in 1954.
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White Feather is a western starring Robert Wagner, John Lund, Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter and Eduard Franz in a story about the peaceful relocation of an American Indian tribe being threatened when an Indian woman falls for an American surveyor. White Feather was directed by Robert D Webb in 1955.
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White Heat is a crime drama starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien and Margaret Wycherly in a story about a psychopathic gangster who breaks out of prison and leads his old gang on a payroll robbery and then can't stop killing. White Heat was directed by Raoul Walsh in 1949.
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White Man's Burden is a fantasy drama starring John Travolta and Harry Belafonte in a story set in an alternative America where Whites are the oppressed minority, about a family man taking desperate action against his black former employer. White Man's Burden was directed by Desmond Nakano in 1995.
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White Squall is an adventure starring Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage, Scott Wolf and Jetremy Siste in a story based on real events about a group of teenage boys joining a school on board a sailing ship where they have to contend with the strict discipline and freak weather. White Squall was directed by Ridley Scott in 1996.
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White Water Rebels is an action adventure starring Catherine Bach, James Brolin, Pepe Serna, Kai Wulff and Michael C Gwynne in a story about a canoeist and a photographer joining forces to try and save a river from exploitation by a developer. White Water Rebels was directed by Reza Badiyi in 1983.
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Who Am I is a martial arts action comedy starring Jackie Chan, Michelle Ferre, Mirai Yamamoto, Ron Smerczak and Ed Nelson in a story about the sole survivor of a betrayed covert commando raid suffering from amnesia and taking refuge with a South African tribe while being pursued by assassins. Who Am I was directed by Benny Chan and Jackie Chan in 1998.
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Who Dares Wins is an action adventure starring Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark, Edward Woodward and Robert Webber in a story about a British SAS soldier infiltrating a terrorist gang who are planning attacks against the American Embassy in London. Who Dares Wins was directed by Ian Sharp in 1982.
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a comedy starring Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy and the voices of Charles Fleischer and Kathleen Turner in a story about a cartoon rabbit who hires a private detective to investigate his wife whom he suspects of being unfaithful, only to find himself framed for murder. Who Framed Roger Rabbit was directed by Robert Zemeckis in 1988.
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Whose Life Is It Anyway? is a drama starring Richard Dreyfuss, John Cassavetes and Christine Lahti in a story about a successful sculptor paralysed from the neck down in a car crash and his fight for the right to die with dignity.
Whose Life Is It Anyway? was directed by John Badham in 1981.
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Why Do Fools Fall In Love? is a biopic of the life of doo-wop singer Frankie Lymon starring Halle Berry, Vivica A Fox, Lela Rochon and Larenz Tate.
Why Do Fools Fall In Love? was directed by Gregory Nava in 1998.
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Wild About Harry is a romantic comedy starring Brendan Gleeson, Amanda Donohoe and James Nesbitt in a story about a womanising alcoholic who awakens from a coma following a mugging, with no memory of his past twenty-five years of wrong doing. Wild About Harry was directed by Declan Lowney in 2000.
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Wild America is a children's adventure starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Devon Sawa, Scott Bairstow, Frances Fisher and Jamey Sheridan in a story about three brothers travelling around America photographing animals in the wild.
Wild America was directed by William Dear in 1997.
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Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken is a romantic drama starring Gabrielle Anwar and Cliff Robertson in the true story of an orphan who runs away from her aunt's farm in Georgia and joins a travelling show, only to find her determination to be a star brings her into conflict with the circus owner.
Wild Hearts Can't be Broken was directed by Steve Miner in 1991.
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Wild Wild West is a western adventure fantasy starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh in a story about two government agents trying to thwart an embittered scientist's plot to kinn the President of the USA. Wild Wild West was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld in 1999.
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Wildcats is a comedy starring Goldie Hawn and Swoosie Kurtz in a story about a divorced mother who wants to become a football coach like her father. It was directed by Michael Ritchie in 1986.
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Wilde is a biographical drama starring Stephen Fry, Jude Law and Vanessa Redgrave in the story of playwright Oscar Wilde and his affair with Lord Alfred Douglas. Wilde was directed by Brian Gilbert in 1997.
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William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet is a romantic tragedy starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy and John Leguizamo in an adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic story of star-crossed lovers, but brought to a contemporary backing with two teenagers who meet and fall in love and plan to marry secretyly due to the hostility between their families, but then the boy kills the girl's cousin in a gang fight and is banished. William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet was directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1996.
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a fantasy based on the novel by Roald Dahl starring Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Michael Bollner, Denise Nickerson, Julie Dawn Cole, Ursula Reit, Roy Kinnear and Paris Themmen in a story about a poor young boy who wins a tour of a fantastic sweet factory. Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory was directed by Mel Stuart in 1971.
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Winchester '73 is a western starring James Stewart, Shelley Winters and Dan Duryea on the trail of his brother who has murdered their father.
Winchester '73 was directed by Anthony Mann in 1950.
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Windom's Way is a drama starring Peter Finch, Mary Ure, Natasha Parry, Robert Flemyng and Michael Hordern in a story based on the book by James Ramsey Ullman about a British doctor in the Far East battling to save the inhabitants of a village from the warring factions about them. Windom's Way was directed by Ronald Neame in 1957.
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Windtalkers is a Second world War action drama starring Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Christian Slater, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Van Holt and Martin Henderson in a story about a Marine coporal haunted by the memories of the slaughter of his platoon, being given the taks of escorting two native American Indians holding a top secret code into the battle zone. Windtalkers was directed by John Woo in 2001.
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Wing and a Prayer is a drama starring Claudia Christian in a story about an air-traffic controller struggling to guide a plane safely to the ground after it has been struck by lightning. Wing and a Prayer was directed by Paul Wendkos in 1998.
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Winning is a motor-racing drama starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in a story about a racing driver's obsession with winning, even at the expense of his personal relationships. Winning was directed by James Goldstone in 1969.
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Winning Londonis a comedy starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Eric Jungmann and Brandon Tyler in a story about two sisters who us a visit to London as part of a competition as a chance to meet boys and do some sight seeing. Winning London was directed by Craig Shapiro in 2001.
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Wise Blood is a drama starring Brad Dourif, John Huston, Dan Shor and Harry Dean Stanton in a story about the grandson of a revivalist preacher arriving home in bible-belt America after serving in the army, and creating waves. Wise Blood was directed by John Huston in 1979.
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Wishmaster is a horror film starring Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Kane Hodder and Tony Todd in a story about an ancient evil, released after cebturies of imprisonment setting about to enslave the world. Wishmaster was directed by Robert Kurtzman in 1997.
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Witchfinder General is a horror film starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies and Hilary Dwyer in a story about the infamous witch-hunter Matthew Hopkins roaming England in 1645 searching for those suspected of witchcraft. Witchfinder General was directed by Michael Reeves in 1968.
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With Harmful Intent is a psychological thriller starring Joan Van Ark and Daniel J Travanti in a story about an unorthodox policeman helping a mother to solve her son's hit-and-run accident. With Harmful Intent was directed by Richard Friedman in 1993.
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Without A Clue is a comedy starring Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley and Peter Cook in a story about Dr Watson and his inept sidekick Sherlock Holmes investigating the theft of a treasury printing plate. Without A Clue was directed by Thom Eberhardt in 1988.
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Without Reservations is a comedy starring John Wayne, Claudette Colbert and Don DeFore in a story about a femal author travelling to Hollywood to have her book made into a film, only to encounter two marines on board a train who don't like her book. Without Reservations was directed by Mervyn LeRoy in 1946.
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Witness is a thriller starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis and Lukas Haas in a story about a Philadelphia policeman protecting a reclusive member of the Amish community after her son witnesses a murder. Witness was directed by Peter Weir in 1985.
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Witness for the Prosecution is a drama starring Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton in a story about an elderly barrister becoming involved in a murder case against his doctors' advice. Witness for the Prosecution was directed by Billy Wilder in 1957.
Witness for the Prosecution is a drama starring Ralph Richardson and Deborah Kerr in a story about an elderly barrister becoming involved in a murder case against his doctors' advice. Witness for the Prosecution was directed by Alan Gibson in 1982.
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Women in Love is an adaptation of DH Lawrence's classic novel of sexual passions. It stars Glenda Jackson, Jennie linden, Alan Bates and Oliver Reed in a story set in England during the 1920s. It follows two sisters who find suitors in a wealthy industrialist and his school teacher friend. Women In Love was directed by Ken Russell in 1969.
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Wonder Boys is a comedy starring Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Junior and Katie Holmes in a story about a troubled American college professor whose life is further complicated by the arrival at his college of a talented, but troubled student. Wonder Boys was directed by Curtis Hanson in 2000.
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Working Girl is a comedy starring Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith, Alec Baldwin and Joan Cusack in a story about a secretary determined to make her mark in Wall Street. Working Girl was directed by Mike Nichols in 1988.
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World For Ransom is a crime drama starring Dan Duryea, Gene Lockhart, Patric Knowles and Reginald Denny in a story about a private eye in Singapore becoming involved in a plot to kidnap a nuclear scientist. World For Ransom was directed by Robert Aldrich in 1953.
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Wrongfully Accused is a spoof comedy based upon 'The Fugitive' and starring Leslie Nielsen, Richard Crenna, Kelly LeBrock, Melinda McGraw and Michael York in a story about a superstar violinist facing the death penalty after being found guilty for a murder he didn't commit. Wrongfully Accused was directed by Pat Proft in 1998.
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Wyatt Earp is a western starring Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, David Andrews, Linden Ashby and Jeff Fahey in a story about the young Wyatt Earp descending into a life of crime after the loss of his sweetheart until saved by his father and guided into his destiny as one of the West's most famous lawmen. Wyatt Earp was directed by Lawrence Kasdan in 1994.
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