Joel Thingvall
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: United States of America
Adult: No
Birthday: May 29, 1950
Age: 74 years old
Gender: Male
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Drop Dead Gorgeous
Overview: In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-23
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Two Harbors
Overview: Vic's days are filled with selling sci-fi collectibles, harassing his fellow antique dealers, and trying to communicate with extraterrestrials.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Equinox
Overview: Estranged twins Henry and Freddy navigate their drastically different lives— one a troubled bookworm, the other a hardened criminal. As a young writer uncovers their royal lineage and inheritance, the brothers’ fate intertwines in unexpected ways.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-18
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Bix
Overview: Biopic of troubled jazz musician/composer Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931), who played with the Paul Whiteman band, among others.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1991-05-09
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Ice Castles
Overview: Alexis is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love her can she prove to the world — and herself — that she still has the potential to realize her dreams.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-31
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Dark Cloud
Overview: Following the aftermath of a horrific accident, a woman is voluntarily subjected to artificial intelligence for rehabilitation.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-09
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Shadow Puppets
Overview: A prisoner finds a new and dangerous way to spark joy in his otherwise mundane life.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-24
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Home Safe
Overview: This drama demonstrates how obedience to Biblical principles can overcome the problems of permissiveness and lack of leadership in today’s family. The heartwarming conclusion presents a message of hope and encouragement for families everywhere.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Hometown Boy Makes Good
Overview: A med school burnout returns to his small home town, but when he decides against telling his mother that he dropped out, complications ensue.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-08-02
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Dear White People
Overview: Four college students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an "African-American" themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in 'post racial' America while weaving a story about forging one's unique path in the world.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-17
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Nobody
Overview: Lindeman, 25-year-old art student, struggles to find his inspiration, finding himself in one ridiculous situation after the other.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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My Senior Year
Overview: Everyone in high school has a senior year. For Brian Robertson it's a ride he'll never forget.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-03-13
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Prodigal
Overview: Levi Layton is tired of his small town life and his workaholic father, but finds his way out when he receives a large inheritance. Eighteen years old and armed with $100,000, the life he wants is just a midnight escape away.
Genres: Drama Music Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-11
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Remake
Overview: After Pastor Carl Slayton's daughter is kidnapped by the Snuff filmmaker 'Twitch,' Carl learns that his wife Rita has a secret past and that the kidnapping was not random. Twitch wants something from Rita, and the clock is ticking. Will Carl and Rita be able to resolve their differences and work together to defeat Twitch?
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-20
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Lucky Day
Overview: When 30-year-old Allison Campbell wins a $2 million lottery, her family life turns upside down not just because of her winnings but because Allison is mentally handicapped. Kari, her younger sister, has been caring for Alison for 10 years. Problems arise when the girls' mother, Katherine, decides she wants Allison to live with her.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-10
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The Comeback
Overview: Scotty Malloy is a former NFL football player who travels around the world without a care. He decides to come back to Minneapolis to settle down and start a life for himself.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-08
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Rachel River
Overview: A divorced mother pursues her career as a radio personality in rural Minnesota.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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The BeQueather
Overview: 'Airplane' crashes into 'Young Frankenstein' in a movie that lays the jokes on thicker than Arctic molasses. Three sisters must compete together and against each other to uncover a series of clues left behind by their late father.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-26
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The Kings of Summer
Overview: Joe Toy, on the verge of adolescence, finds himself increasingly frustrated by his single father, Frank's attempts to manage his life. Declaring his freedom once and for all, he escapes to a clearing in the woods with his best friend, Patrick, and a strange kid named Biaggio. He announces that they are going to build a house there, free from responsibility and parents. Once their makeshift abode is finished, the three young men find themselves masters of their own destiny, alone in the woods.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-19
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Insectula!
Overview: A giant alien mosquito-type insect is drawn to earth from the CO2 pollution in search of blood. Del, a government agent, loses loved ones to the creature and is on a personal vendetta while the Dr. Kempler is captivated by it and attempts to help the creature cleanse the earth.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Fantasy Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-13
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Young Adult
Overview: A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-11
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Paul
Overview: For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-14
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Midnight Chronicles
Overview: In the world of MIDNIGHT, it is a time of overwhelming darkness. After three ages of scheming and war, the dark god Izrador has finally defeated the heroes and armies of the free races. Now, he rules the world of Aryth with an iron fist. Enslaved under the Shadow, the race of men leads an oppressed existence, and the elves and dwarves have retreated to distant forests and mountains.
Genres: Fantasy Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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Killer Movie
Overview: A reality TV director copes with a spoiled celebutante and a show gone haywire when a masked killer starts bumping off the crew in this slasher-movie satire.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-24
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Feeling Minnesota
Overview: Sam Clayton's marriage to ex-stripper Freddie comes about when she's strong-armed into the match by Red, a club proprietor who once did her a favor. But Freddie falls in love with Jjaks, Sam's brother, and the pair tries to escape the situation together. It isn't long before both Sam and Red catch up with them, resulting in threats against the two of them -- although tension also starts to build between Sam and Red.
Genres: Comedy Drama Thriller Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-13
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Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Overview: Frustrated with her mundane life, a Tokyo office worker becomes obsessed with a fictional movie that she mistakes for a documentary. Fixating on a scene where stolen cash is buried in North Dakota, she travels to America to find it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-13
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Sad Clown
Overview: Upon entering the dressing room, the Ringmaster finds a Clown that has drawn a frown and tears on his face where there used to be a smile. What is it that is making him so sad, when the show demands a happy clown?
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-07-18
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Jingle All the Way
Overview: Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.
Genres: Family Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-21
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Wilson
Overview: Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-24
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Mallrats
Overview: Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others and take care of their respective nemeses.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-20
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The Heartbreak Kid
Overview: Three days into his Miami honeymoon with needy and unsophisticated Lila, Lenny meets tall, blonde Kelly. This confirms his fear that he has made a serious mistake and he decides he wants to be with Kelly instead.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-17
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Profile of a Killer
Overview: A retired FBI profiler is called in on a last case - only to find himself at the mercy of a teenage killer's deadly game. He must use all his skills and experience to save lives, including his own.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-18
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Weresquito: Nazi Hunter
Overview: Horrific Nazi experiments have left a surviving WWII soldier with a terrifying condition: at the sight of fresh blood, he transforms into a man-sized, blood-sucking killer insect. Refusing to let his affliction destroy him and all he loves, he instead commits himself to using his "powers" for good-by finding the people responsible and bringing them to justice.
Genres: War Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-28
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Into Temptation
Overview: When a suicidal prostitute confesses to a priest her plans to end her life on her birthday, he searches for her to intervene.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-27
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The Lone Ranger
Overview: The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-03
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Purple Rain
Overview: A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid's spotlight -- and his girl.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-07-27
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A Serious Man
Overview: It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-02
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A Prairie Home Companion
Overview: A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
Genres: Drama Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-01
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Peacock
Overview: A minor train accident in rural Nebraska gradually unveils a mystery involving the town's reclusive bank clerk.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-04-20
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Angus
Overview: Angus is a large, pathetic 14-year-old whose thoughts are most often filled with the image of only one girl, Melissa Lefevre. Angus is shy and thinks that he has no chance of ever 'getting' her. Being especially uncool, he is incredibly surprised (along with the rest of the school) that he is chosen to dance with her at the Winter Ball. The only one not surprised is the cool kid who set him up to fail, but Angus' best friend is going to help him win the heart of Melissa by developing a new look for him
Genres: Comedy Drama Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-15
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The Devil's Hour
Overview: A pastor and a teacher, two pillars of the small community of Triune, share a dark and unspeakable secret: the common enemy of an ancient demonic terror deigns to destroy one through the other during the Devil's hour.
Genres: Horror Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-02
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Sugar & Spice
Overview: When Jack and Diane find themselves in an unexpected adult situation, the A-Squad comes to their rescue. In order to help their friend Diane, the A-Squad goes where no cheerleader has gone before: taking on a little after-school project known as bank robbery. But the A-Squad does things their way -- with sugar and spice -- forever changing their friendship, their future and the nation's notion of teen spirit.
Genres: Crime Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-24
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Purple Haze
Overview: Matt and his friends witness LBJ inform us of his plans not to rerun in the upcoming election. Upon hearing of his plans, everyone celebrates by smoking marijuana. An uncool student from next door is disturbed by the boys' racket, and upon being pelted with junk food by the boys for telling them to be quiet, he calls the police. Within minutes, Matt and his roommates are caught and banned from campus. Matt returns home, where he is faced with various issues before being shipped off to Vietnam.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-05-06
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Overview: After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-20
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The Deer Hunter
Overview: A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-08
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Comic Book: The Movie
Overview: Hugh Hefner, Stan Lee, Mark Hamill and Kevin Smith journey into the world of comic book fandom! Documentary filmmaker Donald Swan heads to the world's largest comic book convention where he encounters a culture of craziness that he's totally unprepared for.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Drama Mystery Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-27
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The End of the Tour
Overview: The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-31
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Public Enemies
Overview: Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
Genres: Crime History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-01
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Sweet Land
Overview: Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be her husband.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-21
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Stay Then Go
Overview: A drama centered on a mother's relationship with her autistic son.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-11
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Max Bishop
Overview: An out of work hitman finds employment as a janitor at the local elementary school.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-06-01
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It Ain't Easy
Overview: Randy has PTSD from the Army. After extreme treatment he is released into the world to make it on his own. He goes to Winnipeg to race his snowmobile cross country to St. Paul.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-10
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The Giant Spider Invasion
Overview: A black hole hits North Wisconsin and opens a door to other dimensions. Giant 15 meter spiders emerge from it, who have an appetite for human flesh! Two NASA scientists try to save the world.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-10-16
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American Beast
Overview: After a confrontation, a group of women are taken by a presence.
Genres: Fantasy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-21
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You'll Like My Mother
Overview: Francesca, a pregnant Los Angeles widow, journeys to her late husband's Minnesota hometown to finally meet his mother and family. After being met with icy acceptance from her mother-in-law, then getting stranded with her in a blizzard, Francesca begins to discover terrifying secrets about her husband's family.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-10-13
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The Center
Overview: Ryan is not unlike millions of people – fresh out of college, a dead-end job, and an endless search for meaning in his life. Offered a new start via a self-help group, simply known as The Center, and their highly charismatic leader Vincent, Ryan soon finds himself enmeshed in a world that seemingly offers him hope. But, there is a dark side to everything, and The Center has many secrets.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-27
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Best Man Down
Overview: A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-20
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Fall Into Me
Overview: 'Fall Into Me' is a romantic comedy about lies and love. The lies we tell to get the love that we want. Maria and Steve, two unlikely liars, find themselves lies colliding and their lives forever changed.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-04
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Stuck Between Stations
Overview: A decade after they graduated from high school and went their separate ways, Casper, a soldier haunted by the horrors of war, and Rebecca, a whip-smart graduate student with a shaky future, reunite by chance and get to know each other over the course of an accidental tour of the little-known underbelly of Minneapolis. The evening's odyssey includes a bar fight, a house party, a punk-rock circus, a spontaneous burglary, a home Casper did not know he had, and a cast of strange characters, unexpected allies and disappointing friends.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-04
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Parker
Overview: A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-23
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Twenty Bucks
Overview: A story about the life of a twenty dollar bill as it weaves in and out of the various lives of several people.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-21
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Patti Rocks
Overview: It's Christmas time in the twin cities. Billy's working a lot of overtime, running barges on the Mississippi. He calls his friend Eddie, whom he hasn't seen in six months, and asks a favor: to drive with him to see his pregnant girlfriend, Patti, because Billy hasn't told her he's married and already has two children. The road trip of guy talk becomes a night of truths exchanged between men and women.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-15
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Islands
Overview: A boy goes to an island
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-26
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Foolin' Around
Overview: A working-class boy falls for a girl from a wealthy family, and must compete for her with a rich boy who also wants her.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-17
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