A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.
A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.
1939-06-17
6
The film that begs to differ
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The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set.
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Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
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Newspaper reporters compete with London police to solve a murder.
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