Comedy, Family
After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf must produce hard evidence of the existence of a heretofore undiscovered New Guinea tribe. Grass skirts, makeup, and staged rituals transform his three troubled children into the Shelmikedmu, a primitive culture whose habits enthrall scholars. But when a spiteful rival threatens to blow the whistle on Krippendorf's ruse, he gets into the act as well.
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IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 2017
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IMDB 6 | Jan , 2002
Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong form.Snow Dogs
IMDB 5.6 | Jan , 2002
When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.Kind Hearts and Coronets
IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 1949
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.Smart People
IMDB 5.8 | Apr , 2008
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IMDB 7 | Sep , 2005
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IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 2008
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IMDB 6.7 | May , 1994
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IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 2022
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IMDB 5.5 | Aug , 1998
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IMDB 5.8 | Sep , 1999
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IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 2002
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IMDB 6.5 | Apr , 2004
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IMDB 7 | Dec , 1988
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IMDB 6.2 | Jun , 1998
It's graduation day at Huntington Hills High, and you know what that means - time to party. And not just any party, either. This one will be a night to remember, as the nerds become studs, the jocks are humiliated, and freshman crushes blossom into grown-up romance.Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1984
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IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 2006
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IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 1987
When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.Chocolat
IMDB 7 | Dec , 2000
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IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 2016
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