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Becoming Jane(2007)

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The Cardinal(1963)

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The Baby of Mâcon(1993)

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Breach(2007)

Eric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent, with his unexpected promotion and assignment to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a renowned senior agent with 25 years in the FBI. However, he soon learns the reason for his promotion is to gain Hanssen's trust and find proof that he is a traitor to the country. Determined to draw the suspected double-agent out of deep cover, O'Neill finds himself in a lethal game of spy vs. spy, where nothing is as it seems.

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The Godfather Part III(1990)

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Italian for Beginners(2000)

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Bad Education(2004)

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Breaking the Waves(1996)

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Vishudhan(2013)

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Dead Man's Evidence(1962)

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Kiss of Death(1995)

Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasn't enough, the cops won't leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want Little Junior Brown.

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The Quiet Man(1952)

An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.

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