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Lonesome Jim(2005)

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Breaking Away(1979)

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Terror Squad(1988)

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The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters(1982)

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Isn't It Romantic?(1948)

Three sisters find romance in post-Civil War Indiana.

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