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1281) Why did I get married?
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Over the weekend, husbands and wives take a hard look at their lives, wrestling with issues of commitment, betrayal, and forgiveness as they seek a way forward.
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Christmas with the Kranks: When only child, Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora decide to book an cruise and skip Christmas altogether. Their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fianče, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever.
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"World 600" stock car driver, Steve Grayson, has nerves of steel and a heart of gold. Internal Revenue collection agent Susan Jacks is hot on Steve's trail. When the two meet, it's pedal-to-the-metal action. Kenny Donford, Steve's manager, mismanages Steve into a $145,000 jam and Steve has to figure out how to get out of trouble.
1284) The quiet man
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A weary American ex-boxer returns to the Irish hamlet of his childhood and tries to take a spirited lass as his wife, despite the strenuous objections of her brawling brother. Nominated for 7 Academy Awards and winner of 2, including Best Director.
1285) Easy living
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Hollywood greats Jean Arthur and Ray Milland shine in this screwball comedy written by the great Preston Sturges. Mary Smith is a poor working girl who has a fortune dropped in her lap when a wealthy financier tosses a sable coat out a window, and it lands on her. Everyone automatically assumes she₂s his mistress, and soon her fairytale-like rags-to-riches lifestyle threatens a very real romance with an inept waiter.
1286) Love is a racket
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New York Globe columnist Jimmy Russell prowls his Broadway beat, digging up the racy gossip his readers devour with their morning toast and cup of Joe. It's a glamorous life-until Jimmy's attempt to help his actress girlfriend out of a jam ends with him shoving a dead mobster over the balcony of a Manhattan penthouse. Director William A Wellman combines the two genres of crime and tabloid journalism in this snappy Pre-Code comedy-melodrama.
1287) Shoulder dance
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Best friends Ira and Roger haven't seen each other in 24 years. When Roger arrives unexpectedly for the weekend, long suppressed desires dangerously resurface. As the boundaries of friendship, love, and sex collide, the strength of Ira's long term relationship with Josh is tested as never before.
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One night, Elvira's husband Gustavo goes to buy cigarettes, and never returns. The 40-year-old mother of two begins a relentless investigation to find the love of her life. The clues lead her to the conclusion that her husband has kept a secret relationship. But this unfortunate discovery will not stop Elvira's mission to find him.
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Criterion collection volume 939
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After miraculously surviving a jump from his burning plane, RAF pilot Peter Carter encounters the American radio operator to whom he has just delivered his dying wishes and, face-to-face on a tranquil English beach, the pair fall in love. When a messenger from the afterlife arrives to correct the clerical error that spared his life, Peter must mount a fierce defense for his right to stay on earth.
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In her shoes: Free-wheeling, irresponsible Maggie gets through her life thanks to her remarkable looks and her complete lack of scruples. She constantly goes to her straight-laced, plain-Jane successful lawyer sister Rose when she is in need of financial help. The two sisters have been very close to each other in part because their troubled mother died when they were girls. Maggie discovers hidden letters that reveal she and Rose have a grandmother,...
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Bob Holcomb will do anything to stop his daughter JoJo from tying the knot with her lazy boyfriend, even move her all the way to Sweden. But once they are safely out of the country, JoJo falls for a sly Swedish playboy. Content with a new love of his own and faced with the prospect of more heartbreak for JoJo, Bob makes secret plans for another international trip that should make everyone happy.
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Murphy's romance: In an endearing comic love story, a gutsy divorced mother eager to make it as a horse trainer on a small desert ranch is courted by the town's most eligible widower and her ne'er-do-well ex-husband. Places in the heart: It's the 1930's in Waxahachie, Texas. Against this Depression-torn background unforgettable characters meet and collide. Its emotionally gripping story centers around Edna Spalding (Sally Fields) and her unending...
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Waiting: Dean and Monty are two longtime friends who work as waiters as Shenanigan's, a "fun" chain restaurant. Both have been working at the restaurant for about four years and it has only recently occurred to Dean that he has nothing to show for his life but a community college diploma and his name tag from work. He has developed a sudden urgency to make something of himself. Monty, on the other hand, is more interested in making time with the women...
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Fire over England: Elizabeth I and her navy overcome the Spanish Armada with the support of an Englishman whose father was killed by the Inquisition.
Dark journey: Set during World War I. Stockholm is infested with spies and counterspies. Among them is Madeleine, the owner of a famous dress shop. Her dedication to the French cause is tested when she is attracted to von Marwitz, a lady's man and head of the German Secret Service in Stockholm. Suspicion...
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Class action: Two lawyers, father and daughter, face off against each other in a multimillion dollar lawsuit. The case concerns a potentially defective auto design that could involve corporate corruption and violations of legal ethics.
Man trouble: Harry is a wisecracking con man who owns a guard dog agency. When a singer seeks his aid after she is burglarized, Harry inadvertently makes them a target of hit men, an underworld mob boss and the singer's...
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Pasco is so fed up with his nagging and nitpicking wife Dana that he comes up with an ingenious plan to end the unhappy union. He finds her a boyfriend by hiring a professional seducer nicknamed 'El Taiger' to whisk her off her feet and out of the marriage. But even the best laid plans can backfire when love is involved.
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The Music man: Harold Hill poses as a boys' band leader to con naive Iowa townsfolk.
Yankee Doodle Dandy: A rousing musical depicting the life of George M. Cohan--playwright, entertainer, and composer.
Seven brides for seven brothers: When the new bride of a roughneck Oregon pioneer finds she has to keep house for her husband's six rowdy brothers, she decides to groom them so that they can find brides of their own.
Viva Las Vegas; A young man comes...
1300) The ugly truth
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The search for 'Mr. Right' has left Abby, a romantically challenged morning show producer hopelessly single. She receives an eye-opening education when she gets teamed up with Mike, a hardcore TV personality who wants to prove his theories on what makes men tick by helping her find true love. The unexpected results may surprise them both.
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