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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 21,323 films · Page 398.

Super Rhino (2009)

Comedy, Computeranimation

Bolt and Penny have been kidnapped by Dr. Calico, muffled and suspended above a pool of lava, inside a heavily guarded warehouse on an island in the middle of nowhere – a base which is impenetrable to both people and dogs. Penny's father watches the events from his lab through a secret camera embedded in Bolt's collar and worries that he cannot save her.

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Passport to Destiny (1944)

fantasy film

Ella Muggins is a Camberwell charwoman who is the widow of a regimental sergeant major. One day during the London Blitz, she relates to her friends a story about a "magic eye" charm that her husband obtained during his Army service in India that protected him from all harm. Whilst cleaning her attic, she goes through her husband's effects and finds the charm that she absent-mindedly puts in the pocket of her skirt.

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Lullaby of Broadway (1951)

musical film, romantic comedy

Melinda Howard is an entertainer traveling by ocean liner from England to surprise mother, Broadway singer Jessica Howard, in New York City. Melinda believes that her mother lives in a mansion, but Jessica's alcoholism has reduced her to singing in a Greenwich Village saloon, and the mansion actually belongs to Adolph Hubbell and his wife. Jessica's friends, the Hubbells' butler Lefty Mack and his fiancée Gloria Davis, the maid, are an unsuccessful vaudeville team who have been forwarding her letters to Melinda.

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For the Love of Benji (1977)

Adventure, children's film, Comedy drama, mystery film

In Athens, Greece, a secret agent named Stelios goes to an outdoor café, where the waiter gives him newspapers and a package. The newspapers reveal that a German scientist has been declared missing in Greece, and the package contains a photo of the dog Benji with his human family, the Chapmans. Meanwhile, in the U.S., the Chapmans arrive at an airport, en route to the island of Crete in Greece.

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Salvation Boulevard (2011)

Comedy drama, Satire

Carl Vandermeer is a former Deadhead turned evangelical. He, his wife Gwen and his stepdaughter Angie attend a megachurch, the Church of the Third Millennium, run by the charismatic Pastor Dan Day, who is planning to expand his church into a large Christian community, "City on a Hill". At the start of the film, the Vandermeers attend a debate between Pastor Dan and Professor Paul Blaylock, an outspoken atheist.

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Kenny & Company (1976)

Comedy drama

The film covers the four days before Halloween as Kenny and his best friend Doug (both 12 years old) and awkward 11-year-old Sherman prepare for the holiday. They spend time playing flag football and skateboarding. The three boys must deal with a local bully, and Kenny gets his first crush on a girl.

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Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)

LGBTQ-related film, romantic comedy

The story revolves around University of Melbourne film studies students and roommates Mia and Alice, each of whom is experiencing various upheavals. Mia and Alice have just moved into a trendy apartment but are in desperate need of a housemate. Mia's girlfriend Danni is keen to move in, but Mia fears commitment.

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Cheerleader Massacre (2003)

Comedy horror, Horror, sexploitation film, Slasher, Splatter Film, Teen Horror Film

High school students Kelly and Gary are camping out at night, when an unseen assailant stabs Gary to death and impales Kelly with a hiking stick. The next day, the Bridgemont High cheerleading squad (Parker, Angela, Tammy, Shelley, and Dina) practice before leaving for an event in another town. In the locker room, Shelley mourns for their former teammate, Marissa, who died exactly one year ago.

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The Grissom Gang (1971)

Crime, Drama

In 1931, outside Kansas City, Missouri, wealthy heiress Barbara Blandish is robbed by three small-time criminals. The trio panic after murdering her boyfriend and kidnap her. At their hideout, the trio are ambushed and killed by mobster Eddie Hagan, who happened to witness the crime, and the rest of the notorious Grissom Gang.

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Crush (2001)

Comedy drama, Drama, romantic comedy

Forty-something schoolmistress Kate and her two best friends, police superintendent Janine and doctor Molly, live in rural Britain and share their single lives and dating exploits in weekly chats. Kate has recovered from ovarian cyst disease and fears a relapse; she hasn't been dating much. By chance, she meets Jed, a former student of hers, now a handsome twenty-something church organist.

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Pork Pie (2017)

Comedy, Road Movie

Luke is chased by several people in a car dump yard in Kaikohe. He jumps into a working yellow Mini Cooper S and drives away. Meanwhile Jon, an Auckland-based writer who cannot finish his book, decides to visit a wedding in Wellington that Suzie, his ex-fiancée, is invited to.

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The Tango Lesson (1997)

Drama, musical film, romance film

Sally, a filmmaker and screenwriter suffering from writer's block, is dissatisfied with her film project, a murder mystery called Rage, which features the fashion industry. Taking a break, she travels to Paris, where she sees the dancer Pablo (Pablo Verón) performing tango. She becomes obsessed with the dance and offers Pablo a part in her film in exchange for dance lessons.

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Bartleby (2001)

Comedy, Comedy drama, Drama

While driving to work one day, the manager of a public records office (never addressed by name and hereafter referred to as the Boss) sees a man standing on an overpass. The Boss's office is in a building on top of a large hill completely inaccessible by foot, and he employs three people: Ernest, an overweight and neurotic klutz; Rocky, who dresses and acts like a mobster; and Vivian, his verbose, flirtatious, and bluntly honest receptionist. To help with an upcoming increase in workload, the Boss posts a job opening for a fourth employee, but the only person who applies is the man from the overpass, the titular Bartleby.

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