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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson
Released: 1971
Directed by: Mel Stuart
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Willy Wonka Fan Theories That Are Pure Imagination#20 of 246 The Best Rainy Day Movies
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Ruthless People
Danny DeVito, Bette Midler
Released: 1986
Directed by: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
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#279 of 512 The Greatest Movies Of The 1980s, Ranked#98 of 305 The Funniest '80s Movies
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Mickey Rooney, Spencer Tracy
Released: 1963
Directed by: Stanley Kramer
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#764 of 1,195 Every Oscar Winning Film Ever#16 of 175 The Best Movies Of The '60s
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Rat Race
Whoopi Goldberg, Amy Smart
Released: 2001
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
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#172 of 541 The Greatest Guilty Pleasure Movies#89 of 306 The Best Ensemble Movies
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Waking Ned
James Nesbitt, David Kelly
Released: 1998
Directed by: Kirk Jones
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#528 of 924 The All-Time Greatest Comedy Films#186 of 252 The Funniest '90s Movies
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A New Leaf
Walter Matthau, Doris Roberts
Released: 1971
Directed by: Elaine May
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Million Dollar Duck
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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#189 of 1,236 The Best Novels Ever Written#49 of 49 The Best 1940s Western Movies
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No Country for Old Men
Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones
Released: 2007
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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#37 of 139 The Best Movies You Never Want to Watch Again#14 of 233 The Best Psychological Thrillers of All Time
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A Simple Plan
Billy Bob Thornton, Bill Paxton
Released: 1998
Directed by: Sam Raimi

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Mad Money
Katie Holmes, Queen Latifah
Released: 2008
Directed by: Callie Khouri
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It Could Happen to You
Nicolas Cage, Emily Deschanel
Released: 1994
Directed by: Andrew Bergman
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#396 of 783 The Greatest Chick Flicks Ever Made#23 of 48 The Best Romantic Comedies Of The 1990s
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Indecent Proposal
Demi Moore, Robert Redford
Released: 1993
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
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#260 of 375 'Old' Movies Every Young Person Needs To Watch In Their Lifetime#8 of 44 The Best Cheating Wife Movies
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What Happens in Vegas
Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher
Released: 2008
Directed by: Tom Vaughan
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#19 of 19 The Funniest Movies About Vegas#43 of 89 The Best Wedding Movies
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Paycheck
Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman
Released: 2003
Directed by: John Woo
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#145 of 180 The Best Science Fiction Action Movies#152 of 181 The Best Dystopian And Near Future Movies
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Double Indemnity
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck
Released: 1944
Directed by: Billy Wilder
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The Big Bounce
Charlie Sheen, Morgan Freeman
Released: 2004
Directed by: George Armitage
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Catch Me If You Can
Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio
Released: 2002
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Behind-The-Scenes Stories From 'Catch Me If You Can'#3 of 302 The Best Movies Based On True Stories
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21
Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth
Released: 2008
Directed by: Robert Luketic
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#15 of 64 The Greatest Movies About Making Money#47 of 54 The Best Movies 'Loosely' Based on True Stories
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Shallow Grave
Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston
Released: 1994
Directed by: Danny Boyle
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#278 of 440 The Best Movies Of The 1990s#132 of 171 The Best and Scariest Psychological Thrillers of All Time

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Millions
James Nesbitt, Leslie Phillips
Released: 2005
Directed by: Danny Boyle
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The Producers
Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell
Released: 2005
Directed by: Susan Stroman
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#1230 of 1,506 The Most Rewatchable Movies#432 of 1,141 The Absolute Funniest Movies Of All Time
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The Distinguished Gentleman
Eddie Murphy, James Garner
Released: 1992
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
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#351 of 668 The Best Black Movies Ever Made, Ranked#34 of 62 The Funniest Movies About Politics
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Small Time Crooks
Woody Allen, Hugh Grant
Released: 2000
Directed by: Woody Allen
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Money for Nothing
John Cusack, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Released: 1993
Directed by: Ramón Menéndez

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