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• Harvey

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  "Elwood P. Dowd, constant companion is a six-foot tall rabbit that only he can see. To his sister, Veta Louise, Elwood's obsession with the rabbit has been a thorn in the side of her plans to marry off her daughter. But when Veta Louise…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Day the Earth Stood Still

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  "A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C., capturing the attention of the world. But the peaceful alien emissary it brings fails to earn the public's trust. When a young woman and her son befriend him, they soon realize they may be all that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Singin' in the Rain

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  "Silent movies are giving way to talking pictures, and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol is caught in that bumpy transition, as well as his buddy, prospective ladylove and shrewish co-star." (1952)

• Roman Holiday

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  "A princess rebels against her royal obligations and explores Rome on her own. She meets an American newspaperman who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love." (1953)

• Seven samurai

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  "Tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire seven out-of-work warriors to protect them from invading bandits." (1954)

• Carmen Jones

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  "Relocated to a Southern military base, Joe is a soldier about to leave for flying school, planning to marry his longtime sweetheart Cindy Lou before he goes. But free-spirited parachute packer Carmen interferes..." (1954)

• Sweet Smell of Success

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  "Burt Lancaster stars as barbaric Broadway gossip columnist J.J. Hunsecker and Tony Curtis is Sidney Falco, the unprincipled press agent he ropes into smearing the up-and-coming jazz musician romancing his beloved sister" (1957)

• 12 Angry Men

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  "A behind-closed-doors look at the American legal system as riveting as it is spare, the iconic adaptation of Reginald Rose's teleplay stars Henry Fonda as the initially dissenting member of a jury of white men ready to pass judgment on a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Some Like It Hot

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  "Two unemployed musicians accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, after which they flee to Miami disguised as female musicians." (1959)