Top 100 Action & Adventure Movies of 2021
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Pretty in Pink
February 28, 1986Teen sensations Molly Ringwald (THE BREAKFAST CLUB) and Andrew McCarthy (ST ELMO’S FIRE) drew rave reviews for their starring performances in this hit love st...
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Almost Christmas
November 11, 2016Oh, the joy of family. A new comedy from writer/director David E. Talbert (Baggage Claim) and producer Will Packer (Ride along, Think Like a Man series), Almost...
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Shallow Hal
November 9, 2001From the duo that brought you Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary comes a hilarious film about "inner beauty"! Hal (Jack Black) is a man so shallo...
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Space Jam: A New Legacy
October 5, 2021Welcome to the Jam! When NBA champion and cultural icon LeBron James and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them ...
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Just Friends
November 23, 2005Chris Brander has always been friends with Jamie Palamino, but now decides it is time to take his relationship to the next step. The problem is, is that Jamie s...
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The Break-Up
June 2, 2006Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston star in the charming and unpredictable comedy The Break-Up. After two years together, Gary and Brooke's relationship seems to ...
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The Family Stone
December 16, 2005Claire Danes, Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton, and Rachel McAdams lead an all-star cast in The Family Stone. Join the eccentric Stone family for a holiday ga...
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Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
November 20, 1992Great news – Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is spending the holidays in New York City! Bad news – his parents are spending them in Florida! Separated o...
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Daddy's Home 2
November 10, 2017Get ready for the DADDY of all family comedies! When it comes to raising their kids, Dusty (Mark Wahlberg) and Brad (Will Ferrell) finally have this co-parentin...
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Jojo Rabbit
October 18, 2019Writer director Taika Waititi, brings his signature style of humor and pathos to his latest film, JOJO RABBIT, a World War II satire that follows a lonely Germa...
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Fried Green Tomatoes
January 1, 1991Academy Award winners Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy star with Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker in this inspiring drama adapted from Fannie Flagg's b...
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Stand By Me
August 8, 1986In a small woodsy Oregon town, a group of friends -sensitive Gordie (Wil Wheaton), tough guy Chris (River Phoenix), flamboyant Teddy (Corey Feldman), and scared...
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Zoolander
September 28, 2001Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller), VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel (Owen Wilson) scooters in to...
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The Royal Tenenbaums
December 14, 2001Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) and his wife, Etheline (Anjelica Huston), had three children -- Chas, Margot, and Richie -- and then they separated. Chas (Ben St...
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Stripes (Extended Cut)
June 26, 1981Bill Murray has joined the Army, and the Army will never be the same! When John Winger (Murray) loses his job, his car, his apartment and his girlfriend, all in...
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The Family Man
December 22, 2000High-powered Wall Street bachelor Jack Campbell (Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage) is living life in the fast lane until he gets the shock of a lifetime when...
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Ever After: A Cinderella Story
July 31, 1998A modern young woman of the 16th century, Danielle (Drew Barrymore), is as independent and wise as she is beautiful and kind. Against remarkable odds, she stand...
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Elf (2003)
November 7, 2003One Christmas Eve a long time ago, a baby crawled into Santa's bag of toys... Raised as an elf, Buddy grows into an adult three times larger than the biggest el...
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Step Brothers
July 25, 2008Brennan Huff, a sporadically employed thirty-nine-year-old who lives with his mother, Nancy. Dale Doback, a terminally unemployed forty-year-old who lives with ...
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Jumanji: The Next Level
December 13, 2019In Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back (Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan) but the game has changed. As they return to Jumanji to re...
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Bridesmaids
May 13, 2011“Gut-bustingly funny. Bridesmaids gets an A!!!” (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly) From the producer of Superbad, Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin...
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Jerry Maguire
December 13, 1996Tom Cruise gives his best performance to date (Neil Rosen, NY-1) as a sports agent who suddenly discovers his scruples and promptly loses his job. But with the ...
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Arthur Christmas
November 23, 2011Santa and his elite elf team use spy-like stunts to deliver billions of presents to all the world's children in one incredible night. So what does it mean if on...
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Ghostbusters
June 8, 1984A trio of university parapsychologists lose their research grant and decide to open their own business, "Ghostbusters," and almost at once are summoned to inves...
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Scrooged
November 23, 1988A network TV president is perhaps the most cold-hearted man ever, but his holiday spirit is given a painful booster shot by three vengeful ghosts. In this darkl...
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The Beta Test
November 5, 2021A married Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister world of lying, murder and infidelit...
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22 Jump Street
June 13, 2014After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) when they go deep unde...
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Four Christmases
November 26, 2008In this holiday comedy, Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Reese Witherspoon ("Walk the Line," "Legally Blonde") stars with Vince Vaughn ("Wedding Crashers,"...
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The Devil Wears Prada
June 30, 2006Based on the hilarious best-selling novel, this sinfully funny movie stars Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. As assistant to impossibly dem...
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Illumination Presents: Dr. Seuss' The Grinch
November 9, 2018Illumination and Universal Pictures present The Grinch, based on Dr. Seuss' beloved classic. The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission...
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
December 1, 1989The comic misadventures of the beleaguered Griswold family continue in this latest "Vacation" outing, the third and most successful of the series. (Over $71,000...
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The Night Before
November 20, 2015Ethan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Isaac (Seth Rogen) and Chris (Anthony Mackie) have been friends since childhood, and for a decade, their yearly Christmas Eve reun...
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Bad Moms
July 29, 2016Stressed out from her job, a bad marriage, and demands of the PTA, Amy (Mila Kunis) rebels and finds kindred spirits in exhausted mom of four Kiki (Kristen Bell...
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Trolls Holiday
November 28, 2017You can't stop the music with DreamWorks' Trolls Holiday! Trolls Holiday, a 26 minute special, includes 3 bonus episodes! Bonus episodes include, DreamWorks Hom...
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The Boss Baby: Family Business
July 2, 2021How many Boss Babies can one family hold? He may be a big-shot moneyman now, but Ted Templeton flashes back to his Boss Baby past when he and his brother Tim re...
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The Wolf of Wall Street
December 25, 2013Sex. Money. Power. Drugs. Brace yourself for an outrageous true story from legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese that critics are calling "a masterpiece for a new...
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Frosty the Snowman
November 19, 2021Discover how everyone's favorite happy, jolly soul came to life one day in the original holiday special, Frosty the Snowman! After Karen and her friends build a...
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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
November 17, 2000Discover the magic of the Mean One this holiday season! Oscar-winning director Ron Howard and Oscar®-winning producer Brian Grazer bring Christmas' best-loved ...
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Trolls
November 4, 2016From the creators of Shrek comes DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls, a smart, funny and irreverent comedy about the search for happiness, and just how far some wil...
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The Holiday
December 8, 2006In Nancy Meyers' The Holiday, a romantic comedy from the director of Something's Gotta Give and What Women Want, two women trade homes only to find that a chang...
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Trading Places
June 8, 1983The fun begins when the rich and greedy Duke Brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) wager a bet over whether born loser Valentine (Eddie Murphy) could become a...
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
November 25, 1987Neal Page is an advertising executive who just wants to fly home to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his family. But all Neal Page gets is misery. Misery name...
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Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights
November 27, 2002In this contemporary animated holiday musical fable, Adam Sandler gives voice to all three main characters, including the film's antagonizing protagonist Davey ...
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Zola
July 2, 2021"Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full of suspense”. Thus began the odyssey of one A’Ziah King, a...
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
March 7, 2014THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of legendary concierge Gustave H. and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The sto...
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Central Intelligence
June 17, 2016The story follows a one-time bullied geek who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent (Dwayne Johnson), coming home for his high school reunion. Claiming to be on a to...
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Bad Santa
November 26, 2003The baddest Santa ever comes to town with the hilarious Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, and John Ritter! Ill-mannered store Santa Willie Stokes (Thornton) is re...
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Paul
March 18, 2011Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) reunite as sci-fi geeks taking a pilgrimage to America’s UFO heartland. There they meet a smart-ass al...
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Sonic The Hedgehog
February 14, 2020The world needed a hero, we got a hedgehog. Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog (voiced by Ben Schwartz), aka The Blue Blur, embraces his new home...
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Luca
June 18, 2021Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about one young boy exper...
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The Croods: A New Age
November 25, 2020The first prehistoric family is ready for another rocking adventure! The Croods have survived fanged beasts, natural disasters, and even young love, but now the...
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Short Circuit
May 9, 1986An experimental military robot escapes after being struck by lightning and given human intelligence. He finds a home with madcap Stephanie Speck who believes he...
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Jungle Cruise
July 30, 2021Join fan favorites Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt for the adventure of a lifetime on Disney’s “Jungle Cruise,” a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon wi...
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She's the Man
March 17, 2006In this twisted telling of Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT, Amanda Bynes proves that girls can do anything guys can do. The laughs begin when Viola (Bynes), disg...
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Minions
July 10, 2015Since the dawn of time, Minions have served (and accidentally eliminated) history's most despicable villains. After their latest explosive mistake leaves them w...
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Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Claus
November 1, 2002Walt Disney Pictures presents an all-new comedy adventure overflowing with holiday cheer. Tim Allen reappears in Santa Clause 2, the hilarious sequel to everybo...
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Home Alone
November 16, 1990Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christma...
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The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
June 16, 2021The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) and hit man Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) – are back. Still unlicensed, ...
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Last Christmas
November 8, 2019From director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Emma Thompson (Bridget Jones's Baby) comes a heartfelt romantic comedy inspired b...
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PAW Patrol: The Movie
August 11, 2021The PAW Patrol is on a roll…in their first big-screen adventure! When their rival, Humdinger, becomes Mayor of nearby Adventure City and starts wreaking havoc...
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Love Actually
November 7, 2003"Get ready for fun!" (Leah Rozen, People) with the "feel good movie of the year!" (Clay Smith, Access Hollywood) Love Actually is the ultimate romantic comedy f...
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Happy Gilmore
February 16, 1996Adam Sandler stars as Happy Gilmore in the over-the-top comedy that scores a hole in one for hilarity. After his dream of stardom on the hockey ice melts, Happy...
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
December 20, 2017Four teenagers in detention discover an old video console with a game they’ve never heard of. When they decide to play, they are immediately sucked into the j...
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Forrest Gump
July 6, 1994Tom Hanks gives an astonishing performance as Forrest, an everyman whose simple innocence comes to embody a generation. Alongside his mamma (Sally Field), his b...
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Black Friday
November 19, 2021On Thanksgiving night, a group of disgruntled toy store employees begrudgingly arrive for work to open the store at midnight for the busiest shopping day of the...
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A Christmas Story
November 18, 1983Destined to become a holiday classic, this family comedy follows an Indiana schoolboy whose obsession with getting a Red Ryder air rifle for Christmas leads to ...
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Mean Girls
September 21, 2004Celebrating 15 fetch years of Mean Girls! After living in Africa with her zoologist parents, Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) must brave the wilds of high school—wh...
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A Bad Moms Christmas
November 1, 2017A Bad Moms Christmas follows our three under-appreciated and over-burdened women as they rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mom...
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Cruella
May 28, 2021Emma Stone (LA LA LAND) stars in Disney’s CRUELLA, a live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinema’s most notorious – and noto...
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Knives Out
November 27, 2019Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in KNIVES OUT, a fresh, ...
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Peter Rabbit 2
June 11, 2021The lovable rogue is back. Bea, Thomas, and the rabbits have created a makeshift family, but despite his best efforts, Peter can’t seem to shake his mischievo...
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The Hitman's Bodyguard
August 18, 2017The world’s top protection agent (Ryan Reynolds) is called upon to guard the life of his mortal enemy, one of the world’s most notorious hit men (Samuel L. ...
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Yesterday (2019)
June 28, 2019Jack Malik was just another struggling songwriter...but that was yesterday. After a mysterious blackout, Jack (Himesh Patel) discovers he is the only person on ...
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Krampus
December 4, 2015When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive s...
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Shrek
May 18, 2001Once upon a time in a far away swamp, there lived an ornery ogre named Shrek whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy-tale...
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Office Christmas Party
December 16, 2016You're invited to the most outrageous holiday party of the season, featuring an UNRATED CUT included in iTunes Extras! When the CEO (Jennifer Aniston) decides t...
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Ghostbusters (2016)
July 15, 2016Ghostbusters makes its long-awaited return with Director Paul Feig's unique and hilarious take on the classic, supernatural comedy, led by the freshest minds in...
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The Santa Clause
November 11, 1994Scott Calvin, is a divorced father whose strained relationship with his son Charlie, begins to mend only after a bizarre twist of fate transforms him into the n...
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Free Guy
August 13, 2021A bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story…one he rewrites himsel...
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Abominable (2019)
September 27, 2019When mischievous friends Yi (Chloe Bennet), Jin, and Peng discover a young yeti on their roof, they name him Everest and embark on a thrilling adventure to reun...
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Sing
December 21, 2016From Illumination Entertainment, the studio that brought you The Secret Life of Pets comes an animated comedy about finding the music that lives inside all of u...
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My Fair Lady
November 25, 1964This beloved adaptation of the Broadway stage hit stars Audrey Hepburn in the role of Eliza Doolittle, a sassy, working-class London street vendor, and Rex Harr...
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Ghostbusters II
June 16, 1989Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis take up their proton packs once more to battle the forces of evil in Manhattan! After waging a war on slime that cost ...
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Legally Blonde
July 13, 2001Elle Woods has it all. She's the president of her sorority, a Hawaiian Tropic girl, Miss June in her campus calendar, and, above all, a natural blonde. She date...
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Despicable Me 3
June 30, 2017Illumination, who brought moviegoers Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, and the biggest animated hit of 2015, Minions, continues the story of Gru, Lucy, their ador...
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The Addams Family 2
October 1, 2021Everyone’s favorite spooky family is back! Morticia and Gomez are distraught that their children are growing up, skipping family dinners, and totally consumed...
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Unrated)
August 4, 2006The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby (WILL FERRELL) is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has ev...
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