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210:Ellen Little
157:Company type
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1098:Trading Mom
1044:Smiley Face
864:Labor Pains
843:Kill Switch
743:Firecracker
511:Blockbuster
420:No Way Back
374:, southern
252:(2014-2016)
247:(2010-2014)
168:(1996-2010)
163:(1980-1996)
1573:Categories
1548:2016-10-14
1526:2016-10-14
1476:2016-10-14
1443:2020-11-16
1418:2016-10-13
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1249:2016-10-14
1158:References
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992:Party Girl
795:God's Gift
788:Glass Trap
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376:California
322:home video
181:Home video
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1471:0362-4331
1308:IndieWire
1136:War, Inc.
1065:Tara Road
932:Lionsgate
913:Meet Bill
749:Flu Birds
626:The Breed
562:ThinkFilm
299:Divisions
241:Successor
219:Dormitory
1117:Triangle
1051:Stiletto
927:Minotaur
829:Infinity
815:Immortal
680:Day Zero
653:Cool Dog
647:Chrystal
526:Nu Image
380:Colorado
272:Products
255:FilmRise
225:Nu Image
205:Founders
173:Industry
147:Formerly
1501:8 April
1495:Variety
1438:Variety
1413:Variety
1386:Variety
1360:Variety
1207:Variety
1190:Variety
1173:Variety
946:Monster
939:Miranda
640:Chopper
360:Arizona
329:History
280:Blu-ray
250:Alchemy
234:in 2010
227:in 2007
195: (
187:Founded
161:Private
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550:Films
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372:Italy
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101:JSTOR
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957:and
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215:Fate
197:1980
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276:DVD
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