Amy Sedaris
21) Chef
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After quitting his job at an LA restaurant, chef Carl Casper decides to start a food truck business with his ex-wife, best friend and son, and goes on a cross-country road trip that helps him reconnect with his family, friends and himself.
23) The lion king
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Simba begins life as an honored prince, son of the powerful King Mufasa. The cub's happy childhood turns tragic when his evil uncle Scar murders Mufasa and drives Simba away from the kingdom. In exile, the young lion befriends the comically bumbling pair of Pumba the warthog and Timon the meerkat and lives a carefree jungle life. As he approaches adulthood, however, he is visited by the spirit of his father, who instructs him to defeat the nefarious...
24) Jennifer's body
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Needy is a reserved bookworm. Her best friend is Jennifer, a conceited cheerleader. The two share little in common. They share even less in common when Jennifer mysteriously gains an appetite for human blood after a disastrous fire at a local bar. Soon, Needy's male classmates are steadily killed off in gruesome attacks and she must uncover the truth behind her friend's transformation and find a way to stop the bloodthirsty rampage before it reaches...
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James is a struggling actor, living with his widowed mother in Chicago, who wants three things in life: someone to love, a great part, and to lose weight. Unfortunately, he is 0 for 3. His girlfriend dumps him, he loses a title acting role, and he sneaks out of an Overeaters Anonymous meeting only to wind up at an ice cream parlor. There, he meets Beth who quickly wins his heart, but will this cause James more problems than it solves? Or has he finally...
26) Elf
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A human baby accidentally ends up at the North Pole and grows up among the elf community. Buddy, as he comes to be known, knows that he's "special". When he's 30, Buddy learns from Santa that he's really a human. He decides to go in search of his father, to find out where he belongs. He walks to Manhattan, and is immediately run over by a cab. His father at first rejects him and Buddy ends up in a department store where other elves are working. But...
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BoJack Horseman is a television star who peaked early and is trying to figure out what to do with his life now. Partying with Mr. Peanutbutter, saddled with a lazy roommate, and always trying to keep his on-and-off girlfriend happy, the rich but unfulfilled Horseman drifts through each day facing the challenges of modern life.
30) Holidays on Ice
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"David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favorites as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters (""Us and Them""); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French (""Jesus Shaves""); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm (""Let It Snow""); the...
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The documentary explores the currents of American comedy throughout a century of social and political change, illuminating how comedy has tackled and poked fun at our political system, race relations, gender issues, and the prevailing American standards and taboos in everyday life. Melding performance, biography and history, it features interviews with over 90 comedians, writers, producers, and historians.
34) Shrek the third
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When Shrek married Fiona the last thing he had in mind was becoming the next King of Far Far Away. But when Shrek's father-in-law, King Harold, suddenly croaks, that is exactly what he faces. Recruiting Donkey and Puss in Boots for a new quest, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne. Meanwhile back in the kingdom, Fiona's jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. Fiona and...
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Follows a fresh-faced young couple from Delaware, Jeff and Samantha, who have only recently entered the world of New York City's elite private kindergartens. Every private school in the city informs Sam that she's simply too late to apply for a kindergarten spot for her five-year-old daughter this fall, but she begs Jeff to hire a 'consultant' to find a crack in the system.
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BoJack Horseman is a television star who peaked early and is trying to figure out what to do with his life now. Partying with Mr. Peanutbutter, saddled with a lazy roommate, and always trying to keep his on-and-off girlfriend happy, the rich but unfulfilled Horseman drifts through each day facing the challenges of modern life.
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Set against the world of a major drug cartel bust, the series follows two low-level cops who have spent far too much time in a car together; two criminals who are largely kept in the dark; two dispatch workers who haven't really clicked; and two Mexican tunnelers who are in way too small a space, considering they've only just met.
39) Beware the Gonzo
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Eddie 'Gonzo' Gilman wants to write the truth in the school newspaper. But when he is thrown off the staff by his editor and arch-nemesis, Gavin Riley, Gonzo vows revenge. He starts an underground paper, 'The Gonzo Files,' to give a voice to the misfits victimized by Gavin Riley and his cronies. 'The Gonzo Files' becomes a runaway hit and turns the whole school upside down, but the more successful Gonzo becomes, the more he learns that with truth...
40) Dance flick
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Megan is a suburban teen who has to move to the inner city after her mother's death. Along with the move, Megan loses her dreams of training for a career in professional ballet. She is forced to attend an inner-city high school where she meets Thomas, a young hip-hop dancer from the wrong side of the tracks. With a new crew of friends, this suburban girl with street 'cred' will step up her game and achieve her dreams.