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The Science of Sleep(2006)

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Insomnia(2002)

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Once Upon a Time in the West(1968)

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Young Adam(2003)

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9 Songs(2004)

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Mumbai Varanasi Express(2017)

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A History of Violence(2005)

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Paradise Now(2005)

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Dirty Dancing(1987)

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.

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Sex oder Liebe?(2000)

Marie is fed up with always serving men as a fling. Now she wants to turn the tables and gets herself two male creatures: she regularly has wild sex with the muscular construction worker Frank, while pianist Alyosha is there for the romantic hours. But Marie develops more feelings for both of them over time, which is not her only problem, because the two lovers also happen to share the same apartment...

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Edward Scissorhands(1990)

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Sold(2016)

Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. When the Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's father says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution...

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Teesri Kasam(1966)

A naive bullock-cart driver falls for a traveling dancer.

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