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City banker Andy Dufresne arrived at Shawshank Prison in 1947. Convicted of two brutal murders, he received a double life sentence. Within the confines of the prison, Andy forms an unlikely friendship with the prison "fixer" Red. He also becomes popular with the Warden and the prison's guards, as Andy is able to use his banking experience to help the corrupt officials amass personal fortunes. With the extraordinary twist in the tale, Andy finds that...
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[2006]
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English
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An industrial accident in the Other World has unleashed the gargantuan monster Janemba and the Z fighters are taking action. But not even Goku's Super Saiyan 3 is enough to stop him. As time runs out, Goku stumbles on a weary Vegeta and devises a plan that might be the universe's only hope-- fusion reborn.
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Set in Poland during World War II. Innocent and naive 8-year-old Bruno is bored and restless in his new home. Ignoring his mother, he sets off on an adventure in the woods. He comes across a high fence which separates him from the people he can see through it. Soon he meets a young boy in striped pajamas, and a surprising friendship develops.
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[2012], ℗♭2012.
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English
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Wilbert Winkle is a retiring bank clerk who decides to set himself up in the fix-it business with his young friend Barry, despite the sharp disapproval of his domineering wife, Amy. Then he is drafted and, much to everyone's surprise, passes the physical.
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[2013]
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English
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"Centuries after a fearsome race of giants was defeated in battle and banished to a sky kingdom, a young farmhand named Jack ... unwittingly causes an enormous beanstalk to take root. In the process, his beloved Princess Isabelle is carried miles into the clouds, straight into the clutches of the bloodthirsty giants. Now, with the help of the king's military commander ... this unlikely hero gets a chance to become a legend"--Container.
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[2018]
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English
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Mr. Popper's Penguins is the story of a boy whose explorer father loves him but neglects him in favor of his career. Once the boy grows to sharkish real-estate wheeler-dealer manhood in NYC, he does the same thing to his wife, daughter, and son. Promised a partner position in his real-estate firm, he woos a reluctant seller to part with the Tavern on the Green. Life is going fine until his dad's final gift to him arrives. Then Mr. Popper's life changes...
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