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Similar Movies:

Finding Fela

HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

Swans: Where Does a Body End?

Billy Joel: A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia

The Cheryl Ladd Special

La Tourneuse de pages

That Thing You Do!

The Sparks Brothers

Woodstock

Like It Is

Get Better: A Film About Frank Turner

The Harder They Come

Shine a Light

Du levande

The Last Angel of History

Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Ending Is the Beginning - The Mitch Lucker Memorial Show

The Real Patsy Cline

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

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