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A Matter of Sex(en)

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2001-10-31

Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. After being forced to take 2 months off by his boss, who doesn't share his view on working methods, he goes back to Japan, where he used to work 19 years ago, to settle the probate of his girlfriend who left him shortly after marriage without a trace.

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Do the Right Thing
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Do the Right Thing(en)

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Man of Iron
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Man of Iron(pl)

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Catch a Fire
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Catch a Fire(en)

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Malcolm X
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Malcolm X(en)

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Training Day
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Training Day(en)

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Copycat
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Copycat(en)

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Zabriskie Point
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Zabriskie Point(en)

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Victim
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Victim(en)

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A Room in Town
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Billy Elliot
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Billy Elliot(en)

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County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

Léon: The Professional
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Léon: The Professional(fr)

1994-09-14

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.

Rendition
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Rendition(en)

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Dark Blue
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Dark Blue(en)

2002-12-14

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A Man of Principle
69%

A Man of Principle(es)

1984-09-14

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Güeros
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Güeros(es)

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