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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
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Summary: A night of fun and drinks for two college professors (one old, one new) and their wives turns into an emotional and psychological nightmare.
Country: USA
Directed By: Mike Nichols
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? belongs to 25 collections
1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (public: moderated by curseof26 - 45 stars)
2. IMDB Top 250 (public: moderated by ppinocchio - 29 stars)
3. New York Times' The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made (public: moderated by theficionado - 9 stars)
4. films101.com's best films of all times (public: moderated by ppinocchio - 9 stars)
5. AFI 100 (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 8 stars)
6. Netflix Instant (public: moderated by somnivore - 8 stars)
7. Doubling The Canon (public: moderated by mandarkzilla - 6 stars)
8. Adapted from a play/based on a play (public: moderated by djross - 4 stars)
9. Oscar: Best Cinematography (public: moderated by Cuculiza - 4 stars)
10. Fuck my life (public: moderated by kyle.loomis - 3 stars)
11. Oscar: Best Actress (public: moderated by kangadoodoo - 2 stars)
12. 24 hour (or less) timeframe (public: moderated by djross - 2 stars)
13. Academy Award - Oscar - Best Picture and Nominees (public: moderated by smviper00 - 2 stars)
14. AFI 100 Passions (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 1 star)
15. IMDb Top of The 1960's (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 1 star)
16. Akira Kurosawa's Top 100 Films (public: moderated by Cuculiza - 1 star)
17. Adapted From A Play (public: moderated by ellinikos)
18. Highest Grossing Films by Year (public: moderated by whatismyname)
19. BAFTA Best film (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy)
20. Cinema Discusso Yearly Consensus (2008) (private: PeaceAnarchy - 7 stars)
21. Djross personal favourites (private: djross - 1 star)
22. Djross 1960s masterpieces (private: djross - 1 star)
23. movies of the year - Brian (private: JooJoo - 1 star)
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