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2 Days in Paris(2007)

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The Long Goodbye(1973)

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Fantomas(1964)

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas(1998)

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The Usual Suspects(1995)

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Bridget Jones's Diary(2001)

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Blackmail(1929)

London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.

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Dogville(2003)

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Frenzy(1972)

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Soft Targets(1982)

Stephen Poliakoff's parody of the spy-thriller genre. A Russian diplomat becomes convinced that he is at the centre of a Foreign Office plot.

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Skins(2017)

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