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The Simian Line
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The Simian Line

2001
In the 300-year-old town of Weehawken, N.J., four couples (including Harry Connick Jr., Lynn Redgrave, Cindy Crawford and Eric Stoltz) come together for an evening of mischief on Halloween night. But their intimate dinner party takes a disastrous turn when the fortuneteller (Tyne Daly) invited to entertain them announces that "one couple will be finished by the end of the year." Which one of them it will be is anyone's guess.

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  • Linda Yellen
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    Malcolm in the Middle: Season 3
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    Malcolm in the Middle: Season 3

    2001
    Hopelessly humiliated by his parents and persistently persecuted by his siblings, beleaguered teen brainiac Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) has his hands full at home, not to mention school, in this third season of the Emmy-winning comedy. Among other misadventures this time around, Francis (Christopher Masterson) finally breaks from the family; Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) holds Christmas hostage; and Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan) makes a four-legged friend.

    Directed by:

  • Todd Holland
  • Arlene Sanford
  • Ken Kwapis
  • Chris Koch
  • Nick Marck
  • Jeff Melman
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    Malcolm in the Middle: Season 2
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    Malcolm in the Middle: Season 2

    2000
    While brainy Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) may be a boy genius, are his smarts enough to get him by in a family that includes three misfit brothers, a control-freak mother and a well-meaning but decidedly bumbling dad? The sophomore season of this Emmy-winning family sitcom finds the gifted teen continuing to navigate the treacherous waters of adolescence while trying to stay afloat in a sea of familial discord.

    Directed by:

  • Todd Holland
  • Arlene Sanford
  • Ken Kwapis
  • Chris Koch
  • Nick Marck
  • Jeff Melman
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    School for Seduction
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    School for Seduction

    2004
    When four friends (Emily Woof, Dervla Kirwan, Margi Clarke and Jessica Johnson) tap into their sexual powers by enrolling at a so-called school for seduction run by Italian beauty Sophia Rosselini (Kelly Brook), they really get into their homework. Taking their unsuspecting partners by surprise, the women practice (and practice) their lessons. But their enthusiasm for the subject sometimes gets them into trouble ...

    Directed by:

  • Sue Heel
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    Casual Sex?
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    Casual Sex?

    1988
    Determined to develop a deep and meaningful relationship with a man not afraid to make a commitment, Stacy (Lea Thompson) and Melissa (Victoria Jackson) take a vacation at a plush health resort. Romance blooms, though not quite in the way they had expected. It all makes for a funny, light look at what happens in the dark.

    Directed by:

  • Genevieve Robert
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    The Perez Family
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    The Perez Family

    1995
    Released from prison after 20 years, a Cuban plantation owner is permitted to join a boat exodus to Miami, where he hopes to reunite with his wife and daughter. Along the way, he meets a fiery young hooker looking for a better life in America.

    Directed by:

  • Mira Nair
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    Woman on Top
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    Woman on Top

    2000
    After her husband Toninho is unfaithful, chef Isabella relocates from Brazil to San Francisco, where she starts a successful television cooking show. Soon, Toninho follows Isabella to America to try and win her back in this sexy comedy.

    Directed by:

  • Fina Torres
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    Bollywood / Hollywood
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    Bollywood / Hollywood

    2002
    In this sly send-up of Indian movie musical conventions, a handsome young hero (Rahul Khanna) is at odds with his traditionalist family over his marriage plans. He's engaged to a Canadian girl (Jessica Pare) who's a pop star -- and that definitely won't satisfy his bombastic grandmother (Dina Pathak) or his incoherently blubbering mother (Moushumi Chatterjee). Will he give in and choose a mate more suitable to his family's high standards?

    Directed by:

  • Deepa Mehta
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    Only You
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    Only You

    1992
    Luckless dollhouse designer Cliff Godfrey (Andrew McCarthy) gets dropped by his fiancée just before their trip to Mexico, but when the dejected ex hits it off with gorgeous party girl Amanda Hughes (Kelly Preston) at a bar, he finds himself a new travel mate. In this romantic escapade, the vacation turns disastrous as Amanda plays peekaboo with her intentions, but travel agent Clare Enfield (Helen Hunt) proves a friendly face in a foreign land.

    Directed by:

  • Betty Thomas
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    Puccini for Beginners
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    Puccini for Beginners

    2006
    Allegra is recovering from a breakup with her girlfriend when she starts to fall for a member of the opposite sex. Philip is the tidy professor who's romancing the ambivalent Allegra while she pursues a straight woman who's recently become single.

    Directed by:

  • Maria Maggenti
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    L'iceberg
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    L'iceberg

    2005
    After getting locked overnight in a walk-in freezer, frigid fast-food restaurant manager Fiona (Fiona Gordon) makes a chilling discovery: Her husband and two kids didn't even realize she was missing. She soon becomes obsessed with all things cold and icy, eventually deciding to take a surprise journey to a real iceberg. Gordon won the Audience Award for Best Actress at the Seattle Film Festival in this quirky, deadpan Belgian comedy.

    Directed by:

  • Dominique Abel
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    Look Who's Talking Too
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    Look Who's Talking Too

    1990
    Mollie (Kirstie Alley), James (John Travolta) and Mikey return for more baby time in this hilarious sequel -- and now, they've added a new baby girl named Julie to the mix. Although James and Mollie love their burgeoning family, things become stressful when the kids start to fight, Mikey resists potty training and Mollie's brother, Stuart, decides to move in.

    Directed by:

  • Amy Heckerling
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    New York, I Love You
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    New York, I Love You

    2008
    In the city that never sleeps, love abounds 24/7. At the café, in the park, on the subway, on the corner, you never know where love will find you. Some of the greatest directors present an all-star cast!

    Directed by:

  • Yvan Attal
  • Allen Hughes
  • Natalie Portman
  • Shekhar Kapur
  • Joshua Marston
  • Shunji Iwai
  • Fatih Akin
  • Mira Nair
  • Brett Ratner
  • Wen Jiang
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    Good Dick
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    Good Dick

    2008
    Habitually isolated in her quiet apartment, a vulnerable girl (Marianna Palka) with a penchant for soft-core porn ventures out to a local video store, where she meets a store clerk (Jason Ritter) who vows to break down her emotional walls and win her affections. But as he pursues her in bizarre fashion, it's clear that their budding relationship will be anything but conventional. Lead actress and screenwriter Palka makes her directorial debut.

    Directed by:

  • Marianna Palka
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    Starstruck
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    Starstruck

    1982
    Jackie Mullins (Jo Kennedy, doing her own new wave singing) is an aspiring star who just has to sing. And with her cousin Angus on her side, stardom might not be too far off. The two team up with a local band, The Wombats, to take their big shot at fame, fortune and celebrity -- all the while trying to save the family pub. Gillian Armstrong directs this quirky movie filled with 1980s hairdos and kangaroo costumes.

    Directed by:

  • Gillian Armstrong
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    Frasier: Season 10
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    Frasier: Season 10

    2002
    Seattle's favorite radio shrink, Frasier Crane, returns for a 10th season of the smart, popular and award-winning sitcom, which sees Niles and Daphne getting married (three times!) and Frasier duking it out with love interest Julia.

    Directed by:

  • Kelsey Grammer
  • Sheldon Epps
  • Cynthia J. Popp
  • Jerry Zaks
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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