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Le Samouraï (1967)
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Summary: Hitman Jeff Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught. One night however, after killing a night-club owner, he's seen by witnesses. His efforts to provide himself with an alibi fail and more and more he gets driven into a corner. (imdb)
AKA: Godson, The
AKA: Samurai, Le
Country: France, Italy
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na xhotarux
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na lynchian
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na GenericCacti
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na nonself
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na von krogh
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I fear that one day, I'll sceeen Drive for my grandchildren and they'll find it as boring as I found this. That's gonna suck.
na meanmikhail3
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na Brody
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na filmsnob
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na Jeff Fries
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Great opening shot, the rest sets a brilliant tone even thought I can't remember exactly what happens.
na blackthorn
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na benrag
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na gunaraf
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na alexandrsaar
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na screentime
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na toro913
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na Aron Ericson
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na DeazMoviez
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na MadMan
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na Kopenhaver
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na overseas
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na Limdebois
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na demrahc13
91
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na pompousass
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An elegy on the American gangster genre by Melville (note to the unwary: no actual sword-wielding samurai are to be found herein). The opening 20 minutes or so are as smoothly tooled as any stretch of cinema you could ever hope to see, with each shot clicking into place with incontrovertible finality. The story interest tails off after that, but the character interest (or rather, stereotype interest) holds up all the way to the monkish hitman's ritualistic self-sacrifice.
na Castroph
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na Electronic6
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na Oliver-J
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na stpmtnfury
100
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na Pierrotmss
92
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na kramertron
91
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na dharmabum
95
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na RNG
28
T3
na OnnaBugeisha
99
na BullyFanatic
97
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na hermitek
91
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na mrpixies
80
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na piratejerk
9
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na Ammit
95
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na Smocko
93
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na Dunder74
8
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Probably one of the most beautifully crafted films of all time, Le Samouraï, like its protagonist, is simply fucking cool. Melville's camerawork follows Delon's masterful performance of the lone wolf, creating an equally lonely world. I loved the music too; it fit the cinematography so well, only furthering the unique style of Le Samouraï. While there is certainly much to praise about the film, some of the scenes, particularly the ending, fell short. Nevertheless, it remains impressive.
na pou
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na meta211
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na Dally
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na JerryJ
70
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na Gus_Hammond
70
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Stylish, cold, not "cool".
na SakiroQ
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na Llopin
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na taymaz
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na manymoons
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na tanguero
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na IHateMovies
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An incredibly influential neo-noir that rises above mostly mediocre acting talent to become something special. The scenes in Costello's apartment are particularly brilliant.
na zurrenarh
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na lamawins
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na Svengali
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na avgcrtckr
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na filmik
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na ed ved
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na frankslater
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na Danny74
100
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na lennard
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na Magb
90
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Every time I think I'm sick and tired of movies about gangsters and criminals, I see another one that restores my faith in the genre. What I like the most about Le Samouraï is the excellent direction. It's just so... perfect. It's like the camera and the characters are always positioned exactly where they're supposed to be.
na TroyAnderson
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na maurcs
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na zacd
100
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na Spinal
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na hevak
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na Nepeta
75
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An existential gangster movie. Very stylish and cool, and it's fascinating how much attention the film pays to procedure (both what the police have to do as part of their job, but also the highly methodical way Castello goes about pretty much everything in his life). I did tend to find it verging on dreary at points (which doesn't suit the film) and would have liked it if there was a tad more character development, but it's certainly very good.
na donofthedead
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na purity
3
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na syvyys
88
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na Aurorian
100
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na Jos
84
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na deckard0
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na Nikolai S.
50
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na freqflyer
79
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Stylish, interesting, definitely original. The 60's vibe was certainly very charming. However, with that ending, WTF! Kind of disappointed, actually. I watched this because of Criticker, and in most cases, it has been right on the money, but I must say that in this case, mmmm, not so much.
na fightinboner
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na soxfandoug
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na Art Vandelay
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na themadelf66
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na Atty
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na producepat
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na bentien
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na Autumn Junk
78
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na cosMOAnaut
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Jeff Costello is probably the most effective badass I've seen in any movie. Good thing he's not given any backstory at all, you're not even left wondering how or why he is. You just bask in his character as the epitome of awesome. Also, this lack of information perpetuates a great crime-thriller aura about the movie in general. Very good, well-paced movie, nice and subtle but still keeps the viewer interested consistently. I recommend this to anyone who enjoyed the themes in Taxi Driver.
na ClauClau
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na komois
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na PinkSpider
95
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na dissidentdov
95
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na gtsnuggler
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na aneves
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na bender
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na spamminator
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na omid
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na Skenkere
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Alain Delon is just so damned cool.
na sadie
90
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na Seryxa
75
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Moodily atmospheric, engrossing, low-key thriller with minimal dialogue, shot in tones of greys and blues.
na kangadoodoo
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na dantes
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na gleeb
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na manderley
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na Octane Death
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na TreyAtwood
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Le samourai: 9 // 8 // 8 // 8 // 10 // 9 // 9
na Padriag
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na dormice
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na ppinocchio
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na walkabout
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na taktaktaktak
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na Critic120403
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na bumble
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na bmmello
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na Attached Eon
55
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na yekpanjare
62
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na blayze
90
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na pachyderm
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na kokice
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na bacondudeman
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na cnoir
95
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na jec372
100
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na dequinix
90
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na ooof
90
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na Tequila
90
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na JackDurden
9
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One of the most influential crime/film noirs of its time, if it hadn't dragged in a few scenes this would be a perfect movie.
na Gregzilla
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na auritech
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na I.L.
76
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na LRibeiro
89
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na Shmendrek
5
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A taut, intelligent thriller, Le Samourai builds suspense from the first minute, culminating in a conclusion that's satisfying, yet leaves you craving more. It's an excellent film not only for what it chooses to include, but what it chooses to omit: there's no superfluous explication or unnecessary character development. This is drama boiled down to its leanest, most essential ingredients.
na shiroro
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na panchovilla
100
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na djinn
4
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na Malebrok
85
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na Arithaniel
10
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A hit-man who tries to escape from his own line of work, just brilliant.
na tymbolic
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na Bianca Leme
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na samanmovahed
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na stevekimes
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The coolest character ever.
na nicson
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na biblioklept
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na Chr. Bach
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na zerothh
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na erikkirtley
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na melo
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na Laufazer
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na DerMessias
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na sobored
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na gackt
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na KasperL
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na ecalder
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na Serigala
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na Bocuma
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na losrasputin
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na Watashi
75
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na samcoarse
96
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Daring timing. A modern day French samurai minimalist. A bare palette of color and dialogue.
na francoe
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na Vandelay1
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Nice Movie
na cloque
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na nylira
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na Rocket6240
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na boz1707
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na Parhelion
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na Simon M.
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na Jesus123
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na carpediem
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na masoimoran
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na Nessalk
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na glm
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93.750
na SmooveJ
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na filmcave
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na DirktheJerk
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na nairaglub
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na joeysosa
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na jeevestobs
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na negative
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na jameswalden
90
na cat9man
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na octanoid77
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na ZayanK
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Whatever happened to the bird? We'll never know. :(
na aurora
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na imdb
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na phil-
98
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na Matthew
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na Greenforaday
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na Dourado1412
75
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na schizotoast
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na paris1919
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na micmac•
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na chesterfilms
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na Luocorn
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na Djakedown
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na jorob
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na The Comedian
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na Shora
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na BNGPotential
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na Cantstopdrew
98
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na Amadeus
54
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na shlebede
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na enomen
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A beautiful, stark, steely film about a hit man with nothing to lose. French new wave cinema directed by Jean Pierre Melville, big nods to American flicks and dudes like Bogart. So cool this film leaves you blue. wow...
na filmcricket
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na NoSex
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na pagan
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na jef
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na crazybruce
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na mitch_h
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na notsothinman
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na meliorism
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na YouRinsane
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na Zen Lunatic
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na excowboy
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na PDMChubby
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na prokhorovka
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na JangoB
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na Lebowski
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