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3/5
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Just Like Heaven
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jan 07, 2006
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5/5
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The Greatest Game Ever Played
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Oct 01, 2005
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2.5/5
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Oliver Twist
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Oct 01, 2005
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3.5/5
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Serenity
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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What distinguishes Serenity is the equivalent of a guest star, Chiwetel Ejiofor, as a merciless murderer with brains and soul.
Posted Oct 01, 2005
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3/5
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A History of Violence
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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History of Violence departs, leaving us with the desire for extensive hand-washing, if not soul-cleansing.
Posted Oct 01, 2005
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3.5/5
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November
(2004)
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Jeff Farance
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Just the look of the movie is almost enough to satisfy: dark, dreary, rainy exteriors; gloomy interiors; long faces; bursts of bright lights into darkened spaces.
Posted Sep 24, 2005
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4/5
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Flightplan
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Sep 24, 2005
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4/5
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An Unfinished Life
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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About living and dying. It's all done with dignity.
Posted Sep 24, 2005
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2.5/5
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Lord of War
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Sep 24, 2005
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3.5/5
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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Merrily macabre is an unusual compliment. And Tim Burton's Corpse Bride is an equally unusual film.
Posted Sep 24, 2005
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4/5
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Saving Face
(2004)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Sep 10, 2005
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2/5
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The Man
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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What passes for comedy in The Man seldom leaves the bathroom. And the preposterous plot leaves everything to be desired.
Posted Sep 10, 2005
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4/5
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The Constant Gardener
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Those seeking a film with plenty of mental cabbage to chew will grow to like The Constant Gardener.
Posted Sep 10, 2005
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0/5
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Transporter 2
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Sep 10, 2005
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4.5/5
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The 40 Year-Old Virgin
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Carell takes a penetrating look at relationships with The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
Posted Aug 27, 2005
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4/5
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Happy Endings
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Aug 27, 2005
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4/5
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Four Brothers
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Aug 20, 2005
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2.5/5
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Valiant
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Aug 20, 2005
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4/5
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Red Eye
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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All the while, the tension level throughout Red Eye remains sky-high.
Posted Aug 20, 2005
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3.5/5
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3-Iron
(2004)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Aug 20, 2005
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2.5/5
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The Great Raid
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Aug 13, 2005
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3.5/5
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The Skeleton Key
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Aug 13, 2005
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3/5
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The Dukes of Hazzard
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Hilarious in the dumbest possible way. But the film doesn't have a mean bone in its head.
Posted Aug 07, 2005
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4/5
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Look at Me
(2004)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Aug 07, 2005
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5/5
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March of the Penguins
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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March is a study in extremes. The beautiful, barren landscape is unwilling host to achingly adorable birds with a Chaplanesque gait.
Posted Aug 07, 2005
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3.5/5
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Stealth
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Fortunately, the film's penned by journeyman writer W.D. Richter, who cares about characters almost as much as action.
Posted Jul 30, 2005
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4.5/5
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Must Love Dogs
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jul 30, 2005
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4/5
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Wedding Crashers
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jul 28, 2005
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3/5
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The Island
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jul 23, 2005
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4.5/5
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Up and Down
(2004)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jul 23, 2005
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2/5
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Movielovers, even those particularly enamored of Burton's unique vision, must choke down a wildly uneven script.
Posted Jul 16, 2005
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4/5
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Layer Cake
(2004)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jul 09, 2005
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2/5
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Dark Water
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jul 09, 2005
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3.5/5
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Fantastic Four
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jul 09, 2005
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3.5/5
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Rebound
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jul 05, 2005
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3.5/5
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War of the Worlds
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jul 05, 2005
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2.5/5
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Herbie: Fully Loaded
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jun 25, 2005
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3.5/5
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Palindromes
(2004)
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Jeff Farance
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A fascinatingly odd film.
Posted Jun 25, 2005
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3.5/5
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Bewitched
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jun 25, 2005
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2.5/5
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The Perfect Man
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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It's innocuous piffle for girls.
Posted Jun 18, 2005
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5/5
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Takes a low-key approach, letting its material wash over viewers in waves. Each carries another indignity courtesy of Lay, Skilling and Fastow.
Posted Jun 18, 2005
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2.5/5
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The Honeymooners
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Many involved on both sides of the camera in The Honeymooners come from television. Yet they haven't surpassed a TV series that's 50 years old.
Posted Jun 18, 2005
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5/5
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Batman Begins
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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It has just as much visual style as Tim Burton's two takes on the dark crimefighter in 1989 and 1992, plus way outpaces Joel Schumacher's 1995 and 1997 sequels.
Posted Jun 18, 2005
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0/5
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The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jun 11, 2005
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3/5
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Imaginary Heroes
(2004)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jun 11, 2005
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2.5/5
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The Longest Yard
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jun 04, 2005
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3.5/5
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jun 04, 2005
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2.5/5
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Lords of Dogtown
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jun 04, 2005
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5/5
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Cinderella Man
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Like Million Dollar Baby, Cinderella Man thinks outside the boxing.
Posted Jun 04, 2005
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3/5
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Madagascar
(2005)
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Jeff Farance
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Posted Jun 04, 2005
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