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21) The window
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Tommy habitually tells tall tales and nobody believes him when he witnesses a murder through a tenement window.
22) Jennifer 8
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"They are the unidentified victims of an unsolved crime spree, women linked by a killer's gruesome handiwork and by police files giving them the code name 'Jennifer'. Homicide invenstigator John Berlin believes he's made a breakthrough in the case when he uncovers a key witness: a young blind woman named Helena. Yet who can rely on the testimony of a witness who cannot see? Who can trust Berlin when he is ultimately suspected of the murders? And who...
23) 9 bullets
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A former burlesque dancer turned author discovers a second chance at life and redemption when she risks everything to rescue her young neighbor after he witnesses his parents₂ murder. Now on the run from the local crime boss, who happens to be her longtime ex, she makes a desperate attempt to get the boy to safety.
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A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder. One sleepless night, Cheryl Draper witnesses a young woman being strangled to death in an apartment across the street. She reports the killing to the police, but when the police arrive there's no body to be found. The policemen are convinced the Cheryl probably dreamt the murder and leave ignoring her pleas.
25) Brighton rock
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Richard Attenborough is Pinkie, a ruthless and sadistic young criminal, who commits a murder and then marries the only witness to cover his tracks. A trail of killings and double crossings lead to his eventual downfall, when savage justice is finally meted out in a thrilling and memorable climax.
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A nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent. While there she turns the convent choir into a "soulful chorus of swingin' sisters." The sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.
Whoopi Goldberg returns as the lounge singer who goes undercover as a nun to help an ailing inner-city school.
27) Murderland
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Young Carrie's mother has been murdered and she may have seen the killer. From the moment she discovers her mother's body, her need to uncover the truth becomes an obsession, bringing her closer to the detective in charge. But what happens when those you trust have the most to hide, and may be those from whom you have the most to fear?
28) Clue
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English
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After accidentally witnessing a horrible crime, six teens must work to piece together clues they find to solve the mystery of "who done it". They soon find out that there is a lot more than meets the eye as they discover hidden treasure and a secret society.
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A man who calls himself P.J. has witnessed a horrific accident and subsequently retreats within himself. He barely talks, and doesn't even know who he is. He is brought to a hospital where the resident doctor tries to get through to him with the help of his assistant and P.J.'s bitter ex-girlfriend. All the while, the doctor is fighting his own life's demons, and an out-of-touch supervisor who wants P.J. permanently committed.
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Based on the classic novel "The adventures of Tom Sawyer" comes the newest adaptation of this timeless tale. Tom Sawyer has nothing but pranks and mischief on his mind, but luckily his fearless friend Huck Finn loves adventure as much as he does. When the daring duo witness trouble in a graveyard, Tom and Huck are thrown head-first into adventure, putting their courage to the test!
32) Mara
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After a man is seemingly strangled in his bed, criminal psychologist Kate Fuller interviews the sole witness, the victim's eight- year-old daughter, Sophie. When asked to identify the killer, Sophie says, 'Mara.' As Kate digs into the case, she unearths a community of people who claim to be tormented by a shadowy menace, a centuries-old demon who kills her victims as they sleep.
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When his lover, who is also his boss' wife, witnesses an attempted murder from the bedroom window in his apartment, a young architect testifies in her place to protect her and himself. His perjury is revealed and the attacker is released. His life in danger, he must team up with the victim to fight the justice system, his lover, and the attacker in order to set things right.
34) Isolani
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After witnessing a murder, a young, single-mother becomes a pawn in a deadly game of deception with a corrupt cop and a desperate killer.
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Susan Starrling sees something no child should ever see: her stepmother's murder. Traumatized and withdrawn, she cannot help her imprisoned father, who's been wrongly convicted of the crime and faces execution, and she retains only the troubling image of the killer's shadow. Susan becomes the charge of two people: a dedicated psychiatrist, who resolves to heal Susan and unlock the child's dark secret, and Susan's worried Aunt Dell, who would rather...
36) Security
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Eddie Deacon is a war hero suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who takes a low-key job as a nighttime security guard at a shopping mall to get back on his feet. Things are uneventful until a gang of brutal ruthless bikers and their psychotic leader chase an innocent girl into the mall in an attempt to kill her and keep her from testifying against them. Now Eddie and his team of unarmed guards are her only hope for survival.
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Just mercy: A powerful and thought-provoking true story follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first and most incendiary cases is that of Walter McMillian.
The hate u give:...
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English
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When shallow, self-absorbed stockbrocker Sterling Brooks meets with a fatal freak accident on the golf course, he's in for the ride of his afterlife. Thanks to the divine intervention of Joe, a guardian angel with an attitude, Sterling learns that he can only get into heaven by performing one last good deed on earth: he must rescue single mother Annie Campbell and her seven-year old daughter Marissa from vicious mobsters who will stop at nothing -...
39) The delegation
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Albanian
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A political official is sent to a faraway prison to bring an important dissident back to the capital. This is an attempt to get him to testify on behalf of the government he fought against, but the failings and challenges of the country' reality frustrate the mission at every turn.
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