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Bob Wiley, a troubled but lovable therapy patient, seeks help from noted psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin. When the doctor leaves town to go on a quiet family vacation, Bob, afraid of being alone, follows--showing up unexpectedly at the therapist's lakeside retreat. Bob becomes the houseguest that just won't leave.
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Father of the bride: The prenuptial pandemonium begins when the bride-to-be announces her engagement, setting off an outrageous chin of events, including a chaotic first meeting with the in-laws and a wedding day snowstorm.
Father of the bride Part II: George Banks feels far too young to be a grandfather ... and way too old to become a father again. So, when his recently married daughter Annie and his wife Nina both announce they're pregnant, the...
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"George Banks [is] the befuddled father who has a hard time letting go of his young daughter when she unexpectedly announces her plans to wed. The 'I do's' and don'ts of her big day prove no small feat for George as he runs into an off-the-wall wedding planner, his patient, level-headed wife, and hysterical hitches"--Container.
7) Newsies
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July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly organizes a newsboys' strike. With David Jacobs as the brains of the new union, and Jack as the voice, the weak and oppressed found the strength to band together and challenge the powerful....
8) Captain Ron
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Captain Ron is a vagabond seaman who charts a course for comedy when he skippers the newly inherited Caribbean yacht of a corporate executive and his family.
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MPAA rating: PG.
"In this hilarious sequel to the popular comedy hit, 'Honey, I shrunk the kids', wacky inventor Wayne Szalinski accidentally zaps his 2 1/2-year-old son with a particle beam, causing the child to grow whenever coming in contact with electricity. Soon topping 112 feet, the overgrown baby is attracted to the bright, shiny lights of Las Vegas, and nothing stands in his way! Now the chase is on"--Container.
11) Born yesterday
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A corrupt millionaire junk dealer, embarrassed by his girlfriend's lack of social sophistication, arranges to have her trained in a crash course in "culture". He is surprised and outraged when after becoming aware of her role as pawn in his crooked business deals, she refuses to cooperate.
12) Encino man
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When two high school buddies dig up a frozen caveman in their backyard and thaw him out, they figure he's their ticket to being cool, but the plan backfires when the newcomer turns everyday life upside down.
13) Swing kids
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Two friends in Nazi Germany must choose between their individual freedom or loyalty to the murderous Third Reich.
14) Billy Bathgate
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"[An] action-packed gangster epic detailing the rise and fall of notorious mobster Dutch Schultz as seen through the eyes of his young protégé, Billy Bathgate. Billy, an ambitious streetwise kid seduced by the power, money and glamour of crime, soon begins to seriously question if his passport to the good life is going to come from the fiery Dutch and his gang"--Container.
15) Aspen extreme
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In this heart-pounding action-adventure, two buddies split their blue-collar world to become ski instructors in Aspen. Once there, they enter the electrifying playground of the rich and famous and experience extreme skiing, extreme wealth and extreme seduction.
17) "Noises off--"
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A travelling theater group has so much going on behind the curtain, they almost ruin their performance in front of the curtain.
18) Sister act
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"A sassy low-rent lounge singer is forced to hide out from the mob in the last place anyone would look for her -- a convent. While she's there, her irreverent behavior attracts a flock of faithful followers and turns the nuns' tone-deaf choir into a soulful chorus of swingin', singin' sisters. But when the group earns rave reviews, her sudden celebrity jeopardizes her hidden identity"--Container.
19) Newsies
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July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly organizes a newsboys' strike. With David Jacobs as the brains of the new union, and Jack as the voice, the weak and oppressed find the strength to band together and challenge the powerful....