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Hi, Nellie (1934), The Candidate (1972), All Over the Town (1949), Washington Story (1952), Times Square Lady (1935), Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936), Meet John Doe (1941) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Hi, Nellie (1934)

Hi, Nellie (1934)

6.9/10 Comedy, Drama

The managing editor for a newspaper, in hot water with his boss, is demoted to writing the "Nellie Nelson" heart throb column, where he gets the unexpected opportunity to crack a major story.

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The Candidate (1972)

The Candidate (1972)

8.8/10 Comedy, Drama

An image maker (Peter Boyle) grooms the son (Robert Redford) of a political boss (Melvyn Douglas) for a token bid in a U.S. Senate race.

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All Over the Town (1949)

All Over the Town (1949)

6.6/10 Comedy, Drama

On the southwest coast of England, two crusading reporters revive a failing newspaper and expose local corruption.

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Washington Story (1952)

Washington Story (1952)

6.2/10 Drama

Joe Gresham is a hard-working but reticent congressman from Massachusetts. Reporter Alice Kingsley arrives in Washington, DC hired by Gilbert Nunnally, a tabloid columnist and cynic who wants Alice to uncover a ripe political scandal. They target "No Comment Joe" Gresham, and she begins developing a story on him, telling him it will be a benign "profile." Gresham is s...Read all

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Times Square Lady (1935)

Times Square Lady (1935)

6.1/10 Comedy, Drama

Toni Bradley comes to New York City, from a small town in Iowa, to take over her late father's estate and sporting business, which is primarily gambling on sports events, with a lot of the odds reduced beforehand by henchmen who make offer that can't be turned down by the participants in the games. A group of her father's associates, led by Steve Gordon and Jack Krame...Read all

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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)

8.8/10 Comedy, Drama

An 1880s Brooklyn boy (Freddie Bartholomew) is summoned to England by his grandfather (C. Aubrey Smith) and raised as a lord.

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Meet John Doe (1941)

Meet John Doe (1941)

7.7/10 Comedy, Romance, Drama

A man needing money agrees to impersonate a nonexistent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a political movement begins.

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Lady for a Day (1933)

Lady for a Day (1933)

7.4/10 Comedy, Drama

A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day.

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The Front Page (1974)

The Front Page (1974)

7.3/10 Comedy, Drama

A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.

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I Am the Law (1938)

I Am the Law (1938)

6.8/10 Crime, Drama

Law professor John Lindsay is asked by a civic leader to become a special prosecutor to go after the racketeers in town.

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Magic Town (1947)

Magic Town (1947)

6.5/10 Comedy, Drama

An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions.

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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

8.6/10 Drama, Family, Fantasy

An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

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All the President's Men (1976)

All the President's Men (1976)

8.0/10 Thriller, Drama, Biography, History

"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.

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The Trouble With You (2018)

The Trouble With You (2018)

7.7/10 Crime, Comedy, Drama

While a French Riviera police officer discovers her late husband led a criminal double life, the man who was imprisoned for her husband's crimes is released from jail and must adapt to the outside world.

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Vice (2018)

Vice (2018)

7.2/10 Biography, Comedy, Drama

The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.

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The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

7.1/10 Drama, History, Comedy

Lederer is a Hessian soldier who defects to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.He falls in love with a Yankee girl, but a thuggish local militiaman jealously makes things hard for him while he's a prisoner of war.

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An Enemy of the People (1978)

An Enemy of the People (1978)

7.1/10 Drama

A scientist stands against an entire town when he discovers their medicinal spa is polluted.

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Dave (1993)

Dave (1993)

6.8/10 Comedy, Romance

To avoid a potentially explosive scandal when the U.S. President goes into a coma, an affable temp agency owner with an uncanny resemblance is put in his place.

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