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3) Metropolis
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Metropolis can now be appreciated in its full glory! It is, as A.O. Scott of the New York Times declared, "A fever dream of the future. At last we have the movie every would-be cinematic visionary has been trying to make since 1927."
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It is a story about love, romance, encounters, disagreements and several funny entanglements between two families with absolutely nothing in common but who are yet forced to live in the same house: on one side "The Ruizpalacios", a lineage, millionaire family, and on the other "The Menchacas", a typical ghetto family.
6) Titanic
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A timeless love story born of tragedy that created an international phenomenon. This epic masterpiece is destined to sweep audiences anew into the journey of a lifetime.
8) Coquette
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When Norma tells her father she has fallen in love with Michael Jeffery, her widowed father forbids the two from seeing each other, knowing that Michael will never rise to their family's social class. But the couple's love is stronger than Norma's obligation to obey her father, and the lovers secretly continue their romance.
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During her duties as a lady's companion, Emily meets her employer's nephew, Lord James Walderhurst. Accepting his marriage proposal, Emily finds solace in the company of Walderhurst's nephew and his glamorous wife, after Lord James leaves to rejoin his regiment. Emily, alone with the Osborns, increasingly comes under their control. She begins to fear for her life.
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Nora and Mary only know the good life in Beverly Hills - shopping, posh parties, and more shopping - but they're in for a big shock when Daddy's fortune suddenly disappears. Thankfully, an aunt takes them under her wing but she lives on the other side of town. Laugh out loud as these princesses embark on the biggest adventure of their lives, without designer labels!
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As Season One ended, so did the revolution, with Layton emerging as Snowpiercer's leader and another threat to the survivors fast approaching in the form of a rival train. In Season Two, Mr. Wilford arrives, bringing a secret from Melanie's past. A new power struggle emerges, causing a dangerous rift as people are divided between their loyalties to Layton and to Mr. Wilford, who has a new train, new technology and a game plan that keeps everyone guessing....
13) A Brixton tale
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It begins with a chaotic rush of teen hormones when white upper-middle-class teenager Leah gets together with Benji who is Black and poor. Leah begins taping Benji and posting videos of his life revealing his intriguing mix of charisma and shyness but when this proves boring to audiences, the two of them embark down a path that becomes increasingly violent, and ominous and eventually spirals out of control.
14) Pygmalion
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A stuffy professor of phonetics takes a bet that in six months time he can turn a Cockney flower seller into a lady he could pass off as a duchess.
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Set seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, this series centers on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually moving train that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival are questioned in this riveting television adaptation, based on the graphic-novel series and film from Bong Joon Ho.
16) The Kid
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Based upon the comic strip "Kiddy Cheung," THE KID stars a 10-year old BRUCE LEE playing an orphaned child selling comics in from a stall in the slums to survive. When the local gangs move in, it's up to 'Bruce' to keep the streets clean.
18) The notebook
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Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun meet one evening at a carnival. But they are separated by Allie's parents who dissaprove of Noah's unwealthy family, and move Allie away. When Allie doesn't hear from Noah after several years, she meets and becomes engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. Allie, with her love still alive for Noah, stops by Noah's home to check on him. Seeing that their reunion has rekindled a passionate romance, Allie must now...
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Tris and Four are now fugitives on the run, hunted by Jeanine, the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite. Racing against time, they must find out what Tris's family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. Haunted by her past choices but desperate to protect the ones she loves, Tris, with Four at her side, faces one impossible challenge after another as they unlock the truth about the past and...
20) Persuasion
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Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne was persuaded to break off her engagement. Eight years later, Anne has lived to regret her decision. She never stopped loving Wentworth, and when he returns from sea with rank and fortune, she can only watch as every eligible young woman in the district falls at his feet. Can Frederick...
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