 All or Nothing 2002  R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Alison Garland, James Corden, Ruth Sheen, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Kathryn Hunter, Sally Hawkins, Helen Coker
A member of the British working class, taxi-driver Phil Bassett (Timothy Spall), and his common-law wife Penny (Lesley Manville) share a loveless marriage and children whose lives appear to be going nowhere–until a tragedy hits that jolts them out of the lethargy.
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Appaloosa 2008 R, 114 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ed Harris
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Robert Jauregui, Renee Zellweger, Luce Rains, James Tarwater, Boyd Kestner, Timothy V. Murphy, Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, James Gammon, Timothy Spall, Benjamin Rosenshein, Tom Bower, Erik J. Bockemeier, Gabriel Marantz
The year is 1882 when Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and his long-time buddy Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen) are hired by the town council of the Western mining town of Appaloosa. Their job is to bring to justice cattle baron Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons) who has shot the sheriff and his deputies when they tried to arrest him. Virgil and Everett are setting out to find witnesses to Bragg's crimes when a piano-playing widow, Allie French (Renee Zellweger), arrives in town with plans of her own for stealing Virgil's heart. Soon, the friendship of Everett and Virgil is tested when both men fall for Allie, but they must unite if they are to achieve their mission of keeping the witnesses alive and sending Bragg to court.
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 Chicken Run 2000  G, 85 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Peter Lord, Nick Park
Cast: Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Miranda Richardson, Jane Horrocks, Lynn Ferguson, Imelda Staunton, Benjamin Whitrow, Tony Haygarth, Timothy Spall, Phil Daniels
Kids as well as adults will enjoy this romp through a Yorkshire, England, chicken farm in which the romantic duo–Rocky the Rooster (Mel Gibson) and Ginger (Julia Sawalha)–plot a great escape when the farm's evil owners (Miranda Richardson and Tony Haygarth) decide to turn from egg farming to the chicken pot pie trade. A very good spoof on "The Great Escape" that is bound to be a claymation classic.
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The Clandestine Marriage 1999  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Miles
Cast: Nigel Hawthorne, Joan Collins, Timothy Spall, Paul Nicholls, Natasha Little, Emma Chambers, Tom Hollander, Craster Pringle, Timothy Bateson, Lara Harvey
Set in 1700s' England, all sorts of things go wrong when a marriage of convenience is set up by the parents of the bride-to-be. The mix-ups at the plush country estate are true British humor.
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Enchanted 2007 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Comedy
Director: Kevin Lima
Cast: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel, Rachel Covey, Susan Sarandon, Courtney Williams, William Huntley, Samantha Ivers, Elizabeth Mathis, Edmund Lyndeck, Tonya Pinkins, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Tibor Feldman
On the day of her wedding to Prince Edward (voice of James Marsden), Giselle (voice of Amy Adams) is banished to present-day New York City by Edward's mother, Queen Narissa (voice of Susan Sarandon), who hates Giselle. Once Giselle arrives in New York, the film changes from animation to live action, and Giselle, still in her wedding gown, meets divorce lawyer Robert (Patrick Dempsey) whose daughter, Morgan (Rachel Covey), loves everything involved in fairy tales. At Morgan's insistence, Robert invites Giselle to move in with them. Although Robert is cynical about love and marriage, Giselle is Morgan's dream come true as fantasies now fill her world, and Disney movies come to life. While living amidst this optimistic fantasy, will skeptical Robert find his views of life changing? Academy Award nominations were received for three original songs.
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Gothic 1986  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: Natasha Richardson, Julian Sands, Gabriel Byrne, Myriam Cyr, Timothy Spall, Alec Mango, Andreas Wisniewski, Ken Russell
An 1816 meeting of friends and cohorts–Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Godwin, and Lord Byron–at their Swiss villa brought on the challenge to write ghost stories. The culmination of that meeting was Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley's tale of "Frankenstein," which was completed two years later. This is the story of that 1816 meeting. It's a sex-filled, blood-and-guts-filled weekend.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 PG-13, 157 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Eric Sykes, Timothy Spall, David Tennant, Mark Williams, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Bonnie Wright, Tom Felton, Jason Isaacs, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith
It is Harry's fourth year at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and he rejoins friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) for more adventures. This time around, Harry is entered in the Tri Wizard Tournament between Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, which proves to be as dangerous as it is difficult, but Harry perseveres. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Art Direction.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009  PG, 153 min.
Genre: Adventure / Mystery / Fantasy / Romance
Director: David Yates
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Jim Broadbent, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Wright, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Felton, Robbie Coltrane, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Warwick Davis, Helen McCrory
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) are now 16 years old, and Lord Valdemort's henchmen–the Death Eaters–are provoking even more dangers to those at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While rumors fly that headmaster Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) is getting too old to provide the help needed, Dumbledore recruits Harry once again, and Harry comes to his aid. Harry tries to find the key to Valdemort's defenses and asks for help from Professor Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent). Meanwhile, Harry is romantically attracted to Ron's sister Ginny (Bonnie Wright), but he is not the only one interested in her, and Ron has girls attracted to him. Hermoine tries to keep her jealousy hidden. Amidst the teenage romances, tragedy lies ahead, and peace at Hogwarts School will remain elusive. 1 User Review
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 PG, 142 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Gary Oldman, David Thewlis, Timothy Spall, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, David Bradley, Julie Christie, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw, Harry Melling
In this third of the "Harry Potter" series, a new director, Alfonso Cuaron, takes the helm. This time around, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) is back for his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but danger lies ahead in the person of sinister Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) who has escaped from Azkaban prison. It appears that he plans to finish the job he began when he killed Harry's parents. Could Harry be his intended victim? The film received two Academy Award nominations (Original Music Score and Visual Effects).
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Intimacy 2001 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Patrice Chereau
Cast: Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Timothy Spall, Alastair Galbraith, Susannah Harker, Philippe Calvario, Marianne Faithfull, Fraser Ayres, Michael Fitzgerald, Robert Addie
Once a week, Claire (Kerry Fox) arrives at Jay's (Mark Rylance) London flat where they have sex. Few words are spoken, and then they part. Jay has walked out on his wife and children, while Claire turns out to be a married woman. Despite their physical intimacy, happiness eludes them. Are you surprised?
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 The Last Samurai 2003 R, 144 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, Timothy Spall, Tony Goldwyn, Koyuki, Sosuke Ikematsu, Aoi Minato, Masato Harada, Masashi Odate, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg, John Koyama, Togo Igawa, Shichinosuke Nakamura
In 1876, Civil War veteran-turned-drifter Captain Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) takes on the task of training the Japanese Imperial Army in the use of modern weapons of the West. With this new expertise, the Emperor plans to modernize Japan by sending his army into battle against the last of the feudal, militaristic samurais. Algren leads the troops into battle but is captured by samurai leader Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe) from whom he learns meditative, instead of violent, ways to deal with life. Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Ken Watanabe).
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 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Brad Silberling
Cast: Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Jude Law, Emily Browning, Liam Aiken, Kara & Shelby Hoffman, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Catherine O'Hara, Luis Guzman, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane Adams
After their wealthy parents were killed in a fire, three siblings–Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken), and Sunny (Kara and Shelby Hoffman)–go to live with a distant relative, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), who has evil plans for getting his hands on the family money. Olaf's plans do not include being kind to his orphaned relatives. The film won an Academy Award for Best Makeup and was nominated for three others.
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Life Is Sweet 1991 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Moya Brady, David Neilson, Harriet Thorpe, Paul Trussel, Jack Thorpe-Baker
Set in the lower-middle-class home of a London family, this film provides an insightful character study of four different family members and how they interact with one another. Wendy (Alison Steadman) and Andy (Jim Broadbent) live with their teenage daughters–tomboy Natalie (Claire Skinner) and anorexic Nicola (Jane Horrocks). The girls deal differently with their optimistic mother and good natured father who runs a business from a mobile snack bar. When problems rise to the fore, Wendy strives to keep the family together.
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Love's Labour's Lost 2000 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Alessandro Nivola, Alicia Silverstone, Natascha McElhone, Matthew Lillard, Adrian Lester, Nathan Lane, Timothy Spall, Emily Mortimer, Stefania Rocca
Kenneth Branagh directed and stars in this Shakespearean romantic comedy. Updated to the 1930s, the story of four students who swear off women to allow time for studies is presented as a musical extravaganza, and the result is enjoyable entertainment.
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Lucky Break 2001 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast: James Nesbitt, Olivia Williams, Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy, Lennie James, Ron Cook, Frank Harper, Christopher Plummer, Raymond Waring, Julian Barratt, Peter Wight, Celia Imrie, Ram John Holder
Jimmy Hands (James Nesbitt) and his friend Rudy (Lennie James) fail in their attempted bank robbery and end up in prison. Now, they plot an escape when they perform in an in-house play, "Nelson: The Musical," that is written by amateur playwright Graham Mortimer (Christopher Plummer) who just happens to be the prison warden. Complications develop as opening night draws near.
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My House in Umbria 2003 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Maggie Smith, Ronnie Barker, Chris Cooper, Benno Furmann, Giancarlo Giannini, Timothy Spall, Libero De Rienzo, Emmy Clarke, Cecilia Dazzi, Anna Longhi
Based on a short novel by William Trevor, this made-for-HBO film tells the story of survivors of a bomb blast in a train compartment. After the explosion, the survivors are requested to remain in the country until the investigation is complete. One of the survivors, Mrs. Emily Delahunty (Maggie Smith), a British romantic novelist now living in Italy, invites the others–a British General (Ronnie Barker), a young German man (Benno Furmann), and a girl, Aimee (Emmy Clarke)–to her home. Aimee is traumitized and will not speak, but she comes around as Emily works with her. As the others get to know each other, Aimee's uncle, Tom (Chris Cooper), her only living relative, arrives and shows a willingness to take the girl, though he is not excited about it. Maggie Smith won an Emmy for her performance.
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Our Mutual Friend 1998 TV, 360 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Farino
Cast: Paul McGann, Keeley Hawes, Steven Mackintosh, Anna Friel, David Morrissey, Peter Vaughan, Pam Ferris, Kenneth Cranham, Timothy Spall, Dominic Mafham, Margaret Tyzack, David Bradley
Based on Charles Dickens' last novel, this made-for-TV miniseries is set in 1860s' London and evolves from a mysterious death on the River Thames to a love story, and a social satire on the 19th century class structure.
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 Rock Star 2001 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Flemyng, Timothy Spall, Timothy Olyphant, Dagmara Dominczyk, Dominic West, Rachel Hunter, Jason Bonham, Jamie Williams
This film–loosely based on the story of the Judas Priest band's lead singer Tim "Ripper" Owens–revolves around Chris "Izzy" Coles (Mark Wahlberg) who is booted out of his own band only to gain fame as the lead singer for the Steel Dragon band. Now, with the new fame, Chris enjoys his fantasy world of drugs, sex, and alcohol until disillusionment finally sets in.
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Secrets & Lies 1996 R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth Berrington, Lesley Manville, Michele Austin, Lee Ross, Ron Cook, Emma Amos, Brian Bovell, Travor Laird
A reunion brings together family members for Roxanne's (Claire Rushbrook) 21st birthday. Those attending are Roxanne's lonely mother, Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn); Cynthia's brother, Maurice (Timothy Spall); and his wife, Monica (Phyllis Logan)–and a surprise guest, Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a young Black woman searching for her biological mother who turns out to be Cynthia.
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The Sheltering Sky 1990 R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: John Malkovich, Debra Winger, Campbell Scott, Jill Bennett, Timothy Spall, Eric Vu-An, Amina Annabi, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Sotigui Kouyate, Tom Novembre
Based on a popular novel by Paul Bowles, this is the story of Port and Kit (John Malkovich and Debra Winger) who need to get the spark back in their lives and marriage. They try to find this spark by traveling through Northern Africa, but affairs by each and a hostile environment make the goal hard to reach.
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Still Crazy 1998 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Gibson
Cast: Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy, Juliet Aubrey, Helena Bergstrom, Bruce Robinson, Hans Matheson, Phil Daniels
This British comedy relates the memories, rehearsals, rivalries, arguments, etc. of a fictional band, Strange Fruit. The rock band reunites at the urging of band member Tony Costello (Stephen Rea) in order to perform at the Wisbech Rock Festival–an outdoor concert where, 20-years earlier, a bolt of lightning short-circuited the band's future.
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Thriller
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Timothy Spall, Laura Michelle Kelly, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jayne Wisener, Ed Sanders, Lee Whitlock, Jody Halse, Colin Higgins, Gracie and Ava May, Aron Paramor, Nick Haverson
Set in London during the 1800s, this story begins with a barber, Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp), who is sent away to Australia on trumped up charges by Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman) who has plans to steal Benjamin's wife Lucy (Laura Michelle Kelly) and baby daughter Johanna. But, Lucy commits suicide, and Judge Turpin spends the next 15 years raising Johanna (Jayne Wisener). Now, Benjamin escapes, returns to London–disguised as Sweeney Todd–and is determined to avenge himself and be reunited with Johanna. He opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett's (Helena Bonham Carter) sidewalk restaurant and begins an affair with her. But the real purpose in Sweeney Todd's life is his revenge as he slits the throats of his barber shop clients, and their bodies are ground into meat to provide the staple for Mrs. Lovett's irresistible meat pies. The film received an Academy Award for Best Art Direction; two other nominations included Best Actor (Johnny Depp).
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 Topsy-Turvy 1999 R, 160 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Lesley Manville, Eleanor David, Ron Cook, Timothy Spall, Wendy Nottingham, Alison Steadman, Louise Gold, Kevin McKidd, Katrin Cartlidge, Julia Rayner, Andy Serkis, Shirley Henderson
Director Mike Leigh presents a tribute to those well-known Victorian operetta writers: Gilbert (Jim Broadbent) and Sullivan (Allan Corduner). The focus is on the London production of "The Mikado" and the tribulations encountered as two distinctly different personalities collaborate on their ninth operetta.
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Vanilla Sky 2001 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Timothy Spall, Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, Delaina Mitchell, Shalom Harlow, Oona Hart, Ivana Milicevic, Johnny Galecki, Jhaemi Willens
After spoiled playboy David's (Tom Cruise) girlfriend Julie (Cameron Diaz) finds him with Sofia (Penelope Cruz), she purposefully steers their car off a bridge, kills herself, and disfigures David. For the rest of the story, David wears a mask and is under the care of a psychologist, Dr. Curtis McCabe (Kurt Russell), who tries to get the facts of a murder David has been accused of–maybe Julia's, maybe Sofia's. But was there really a murder, or was it all in David's head?
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Vatel 2000 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roland Joffe
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Julian Glover, Julian Sands, Timothy Spall, Jerome Pradon, Arielle Dombasle, Hywel Bennett, Richard Griffiths
Set in 1671, this fact-based story centers around a visit to the country manse of Prince de Conde (Julian Glover) by King Louis XIV (Julian Sands), Marie Therese (Nathalie Cerda), and her lady in waiting Anne de Montausier (Uma Thurman). Prince de Conde uses the occasion to impress the king for personal and professional gains. Prince de Conde's steward, Francois Vatel (Gerard Depardieu) is in charge of the festivities and sets out to accomplish de Conde's goal.
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White Hunter, Black Heart 1990 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey, George Dzundza, Alun Armstrong, Marisa Berenson, Richard Vanstone, Timothy Spall
An American director (Clint Eastwood) takes his crew to Africa to film a movie. Once there, the director becomes so taken with big game hunting that the film takes second place in his interests. The film is from a novel by Peter Viertel, which was based on his experiences with Director John Huston while filming "The African Queen."
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The Wisdom of Crocodiles 1998 R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Immortality
Director: Po-Chih Leong
Cast: Jude Law, Elina Lowensohn, Timothy Spall, Jack Davenport, Kerry Fox, Colin Salmon, Stuart Bowman, C.J. December, Rick Lamont, Joseph O'Conor
This offbeat horror film features Jude Law as the handsome, talented Steven Griscz who has one outstanding flaw: he murders women to feed his thirst for blood. Steven is already under suspicion by the police, but his newest "victim," Anna Levels (Elina Lowensohn), appears headed for the same fate as her predecessors–or is she?
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| 1. All or Nothing (2002)
2. Appaloosa (2008)
3. Chicken Run (2000)
4. The Clandestine Marriage (1999)
5. Enchanted (2007)
6. Gothic (1986)
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
10. Intimacy (2001)
11. The Last Samurai (2003)
12. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
13. Life Is Sweet (1991)
14. Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
15. Lucky Break (2001)
16. My House in Umbria (2003)
17. Our Mutual Friend (1998)
18. Rock Star (2001)
19. Secrets & Lies (1996)
20. The Sheltering Sky (1990)
21. Still Crazy (1998)
22. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
23. Topsy-Turvy (1999)
24. Vanilla Sky (2001)
25. Vatel (2000)
26. White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
27. The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998)
aka: Immortality
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