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“ADORATION” (2008 feature film directed by Atom Egoyan)
Reviews ***
Adoration [2008]
Atom Egoyan
The twelfth feature film from celebrated Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan. High school student Simon (Devon Bostick) is caught up in family histor… 
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CastDevon Bostick, Scott Speedman, Arsinée Khanj…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
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“APPALOOSA” (2008 feature film directed by Ed Harris)
Reviews ***½
Appaloosa [2008]
Ed Harris
Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger and Jeremy Irons star in the Western Appaloosa, adapted from the Robert B. Parker novel. Set in the … 
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CastEd Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger …
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“UN BARRAGE CONTRE LE PACIFIQUE” (2008 feature film directed by Rithy Panh)
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Un Barrage Contre le Pacifique [2008]
Rithy Panh
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Marguerite Duras, Un Barrage Contre le Pacifique is directed by Rithy Panh (S21, La Machine de mort K… 
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CastIsabelle Huppert
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance/Cambodia/Belg…
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“BLINDNESS” (2008 feature film directed by Fernando Meirelles)
Reviews ****
Blindness [2008]
Fernando Meirelles
It begins in a flash, as one man is instantaneously struck blind while driving home from work, his whole world suddenly turned to an eerie, milk… 
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CastJulianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga, Y…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada/Brazil/Japan…
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“BURN AFTER READING” (2008 feature film directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen)
Reviews ****
Burn After Reading [2008]
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Worlds collide when a computer disc containing material for a CIA analyst’s memoirs accidentally falls into the hands of a fitness centre duo ea… 
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CastGeorge Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malk…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“THE BURNING PLAIN” (2008 feature film directed by Guillermo Arriaga)
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The Burning Plain [2008]
Guillermo Arriaga
Guillermo Arriaga’s directorial debut, a romantic mystery about a one woman’s emotional journey to uncover the secret of a past love. Theron pla… 
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CastCharlize Theron and Kim Basinger
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“CHE (PART 1)” (2008 feature film directed by Steven Soderbergh)
Reviews ***½
Che (Part 1) [2008]
Steven Soderbergh
On November 26, 1956, Fidel Castro sails to Cuba with eighty rebels. One of those rebels is Ernesto “Che” Guevara, an Argentine doctor who share… 
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CastBenicio Del Toro, Demián Bichir, Rodrigo San…
LanguageSpanish   CountryUSA/Spain
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“CHE (PART 2)” (2008 feature film directed by Steven Soderbergh)
Reviews ****
Che (Part 2) [2008]
Steven Soderbergh
After the Cuban Revolution, Che is at the height of his fame and power. Then he disappears, re-emerging incognito in Bolivia, where he organizes… 
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CastBenicio Del Toro, Demián Bichir, Rodrigo San…
LanguageSpanish   CountryUSA/Spain
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“DEAN SPANLEY” (2008 feature film directed by Toa Fraser)
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Dean Spanley [2008]
Toa Fraser
Living in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not to be trusted, Fisk Senior (Peter O’Toole) has … 
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CastPeter O’Toole, Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill and…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom/New Z…
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“THE DUCHESS” (2008 feature film directed by Saul Dibb)
Reviews ****
The Duchess [2008]
Saul Dibb
Long before the concept existed, the Duchess of Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley), was the original "It Girl" -- ravishing, glamor… 
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CastKeira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Coop…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
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“EASY VIRTUE” (2008 feature film directed by Stephan Elliott)
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Easy Virtue [2008]
Stephan Elliott
An adaptation by Stephan Elliott (Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) of Noel Coward’s wickedly witty play. A young Englishman (John Whittaker), fal… 
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CastColin Firth, Jessica Biel, Kristin Scott Tho…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom/USA
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“EMPTY NEST” (2008 feature film directed by Daniel Burman)
Reviews ***½
Empty Nest [2008]
Daniel Burman
Superbly imaginative and entertaining, Empty Nest offers a heartfelt look at the marital tensions between Martha (Cecilia Roth, All About My Mot… 
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CastCecilia Roth, Oscar Martinez
LanguageSpanish   CountryArgentina/Spain/Fran…
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“FAUBOURG 36” (2008 feature film directed by Christophe Barratier)
Reviews ***½
Faubourg 36 [2008]
Christophe Barratier
A dazzling musical from the director of Les Choristes (TIFF 2004), Faubourg 36 is set between December 1935 and July 1936 in a working-class nei… 
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CastGérard Jugnot, Clovis Cornillac, Kad Merad, …
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
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“FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING” (2008 feature film directed by Kari Skogland)
Reviews **½
Fifty Dead Men Walking [2008]
Kari Skogland
In the late 1980s, with the Irish civil conflict at its most treacherous, 22-year-old Martin McGartland (Jim Sturgess) is recruited by the Briti… 
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CastJim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley, Rose McGowan, Ke…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada/United Kingdo…
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“LA FILLE DE MONACO” (2008 feature film directed by Anne Fontaine)
Reviews ***½
La Fille de Monaco [2008]
Anne Fontaine
A brilliant and neurotic attorney (Fabrice Luchini) goes to Monaco to defend a famous criminal. But instead of focusing on the case, he falls fo… 
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CastFabrice Luchini, Louise Bourgoin, Roschdy Ze…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
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“FLASH OF GENIUS” (2008 feature film directed by Marc Abraham)
Reviews ***½
Flash of Genius [2008]
Marc Abraham
Based on the true story of college professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns' (Greg Kinnear) long battle with the American automobile indus… 
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CastGreg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“GHOST TOWN” (2008 feature film directed by David Koepp)
Reviews ***½
Ghost Town [2008]
David Koepp
Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived… 
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CastRicky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Téa Leoni, Bill…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD” (2008 feature film directed by Kim Jee-woon)
Reviews ****
The Good, the Bad, the Weird [2008]
Kim Jee-woon
Drawing inspiration from Sergio Leone's 1966 classic The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Kim (The Foul King, TIFF 2000) returns to TIFF with the fir… 
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CastJung Woosung, Lee Byung-hun, and Song Kang-h…
LanguageKorean   CountrySouth Korea
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“HEAVEN ON EARTH” (2008 feature film directed by Deepa Mehta)
Reviews ***½
Heaven on Earth [2008]
Deepa Mehta
Bollywood superstar Preity Zinta plays Chand, a vibrant young woman who travels from India to Canada where her new husband Rocky (Vansh Bhardwaj… 
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CastPreity Zinta, Vansh Bhardwaj, Yanna McIntosh…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
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“INJU, LA BÊTE DANS L'OMBRE” (2008 feature film directed by Barbet Schroeder)
Reviews ***
Inju, la bête dans l'ombre [2008]
Barbet Schroeder
Barbet Schroeder directs this thriller starring Benoît Magimel (La Pianiste) as Fayard, a successful crime novelist. Invited to Japan for the re… 
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CastBenoît Magimel
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
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“KANCHIVARAM” (2008 feature film directed by Priyadarshan)
Reviews ****½
Kanchivaram [2008]
Priyadarshan
Vengadam is a born optimist and weaver of saris, but his lowly status means he can never afford the fashions he creates. At the birth of his dau… 
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CastPrakash Raj, Sreya Reddy
LanguageTamil   CountryIndia
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“THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND” (2008 feature film directed by Jodie Markell)
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The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond [2008]
Jodie Markell
In this rediscovered original screenplay by Tennessee Williams, young and rebellious socialite Fisher Willow (Bryce Dallas Howard), already tain… 
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CastBryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burs…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“THE LUCKY ONES” (2008 feature film directed by Neil Burger)
Reviews ****½
The Lucky Ones [2008]
Neil Burger
Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins and Michael Peña star as returning U.S. soldiers who find themselves on an epic road trip across America. Their unpl… 
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CastRachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, Michael Peña
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA” (2008 feature film directed by Spike Lee)
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Miracle at St. Anna [2008]
Spike Lee
Directed by Spike Lee from a screenplay written by James McBride, the author of the acclaimed novel of the same name, the film chronicles the st… 
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CastDerek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar B…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH” (2008 feature film directed by Rod Lurie)
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Nothing But the Truth [2008]
Rod Lurie
Inspired by today's politically charged climate, Nothing But the Truth stars Kate Beckinsale as a Washington DC reporter who writes an explosive… 
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CastKate Beckinsale, Angela Bassett, Matt Dillon…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“ONE WEEK” (2008 feature film directed by Michael McGowan)
Reviews ****
One Week [2008]
Michael McGowan
Suddenly confronted with his mortality, Ben Tyler (Joshua Jackson) impulsively purchases a vintage motorcycle and embarks on a cross-Canada road… 
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CastJoshua Jackson, Liane Balaban, Emm Gryner, C…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
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“THE OTHER MAN” (2008 feature film directed by Richard Eyre)
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The Other Man [2008]
Richard Eyre
From the director of Notes on a Scandal comes this adaptation of a short story by Bernhard Schlink. The Other Man tells the story of Peter (Liam… 
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CastLiam Neeson, Laura Linney, Antonio Banderas,…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom/USA
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“PASSCHENDAELE” (2008 feature film directed by Paul Gross)
Reviews ***½
Passchendaele [2008]
Paul Gross
The 33rd Toronto International Film Festival opens September 4 with the world premiere Gala Presentation of Passchendaele, written, directed and… 
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CastPaul Gross, Caroline Dhavernas, Gil Bellows,…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
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“PRIDE AND GLORY” (2008 feature film directed by Gavin O'Connor)
Reviews ***
Pride and Glory [2008]
Gavin O'Connor
Pride and Glory follows a multi-generational New York City police family whose moral code is tested when one of two sons on the force investigat… 
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CastEdward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, No…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE (PART 1)” (2008 feature film directed by Jean-François Richet)
Reviews ****½
Public Enemy Number One (Part 1) [2008]
Jean-François Richet
Vincent Cassel plays Jacques Mesrine, the legendary French gangster of the 1960s and 1970s who came to be known as French Public Enemy No. 1. I… 
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CastCécile de France, Gérard Depardieu, Roy Dupu…
LanguageFrench   CountryCanada/France/Italy…
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“RACHEL GETTING MARRIED” (2008 feature film directed by Jonathan Demme)
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Rachel Getting Married [2008]
Jonathan Demme
When Kym (Anne Hathaway) returns to the Buchman family home for the wedding of her sister Rachel (Rosemarie DeWitt), she brings a long history o… 
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CastAnne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Debra Winge…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“ROCKNROLLA” (2008 feature film directed by Guy Ritchie)
Reviews ****
RocknRolla [2008]
Guy Ritchie
When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, and all of London's criminal underworld wants in … 
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CastGerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
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“THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES” (2008 feature film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood)
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The Secret Life of Bees [2008]
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Based on the bestselling novel The Secret Life of Bees and set in South Carolina in 1964, the film is the moving tale of Lily Owens (Dakota Fann… 
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CastDakota Fanning, Hilarie Burton, Paul Bettany…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“SINGH IS KINNG” (2008 feature film directed by Anees Bazmee)
Reviews ***½
Singh is Kinng [2008]
Anees Bazmee
In our Special Mumbai Matinee, Akshay Kumar stars opposite Katrina Kaif and Om Puri in this romantic action-comedy from writer/director Anees Ba… 
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CastAkshay Kumar, Ranvir Shorey, Om Puri, Javed …
LanguageHindi/Punjabi   CountryIndia
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“STONE OF DESTINY” (2008 feature film directed by Charles Martin Smith)
Reviews ***½
Stone of Destiny [2008]
Charles Martin Smith
Based on a true story. Stone of Destiny re-creates the legendary tale of four Glasgow University students who plotted to retrieve the 300- pound… 
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CastRobert Carlyle, Billy Boyd, Brenda Fricker, …
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada | United Kin…
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“WHO DO YOU LOVE” (2008 feature film directed by Jerry Zaks)
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Who Do You Love [2008]
Jerry Zaks
Alessandro Nivola stars as legendary record producer Leonard Chess in Who Do You Love. Founded by Leonard and his brother Phil, the label helped… 
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CastAlessandro Nivola, Marika Dominczyk, Jon Abr…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“A WOMAN IN BERLIN” (2008 feature film directed by Max Färberböck)
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A Woman in Berlin [2008]
Max Färberböck
Adapted from the international bestseller based on a true story, A Woman in Berlin is directed by Golden Globe nominee Max Färberböck (Aimée & J… 
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CastAugust Diehl, Juliane Köhler, Nina Hoss, Seb…
LanguageGerman | Russian   CountryGermany/Poland
SP$$18A Video
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“THE WRESTLER” (2008 feature film directed by Darren Aronofsky)
Reviews ****½
The Wrestler [2008]
Darren Aronofsky
Back in the late ‘80s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a l… 
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CastMickey Rourke, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tome…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“A YEAR AGO IN WINTER” (2008 feature film directed by Caroline Link)
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A Year Ago in Winter [2008]
Caroline Link
From the director of Nowhere in Africa (TIFF 2002) comes the gripping story of a family in the aftermath of the unexpected death of its only so… 
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CastKaroline Herfurth, Josef Bierbichler, Corinn…
LanguageGerman   CountryGermany
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“ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO” (2008 feature film directed by Kevin Smith)
Reviews ****½
Zack and Miri Make a Porno [2008]
Kevin Smith
A bawdy tale of love and friendship from Kevin Smith. Lifelong friends and roommates Zack (Rogen) and Miri (Banks) are facing hard times and a m… 
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CastSeth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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