What's New on Max in August 2023
Max giveth, and Max taketh away: On the same day the streaming service—briefly the official hub for decades’ worth of classic modern cartoons that originally aired on Cartoon Network—welcomes Fiona & Cake (Aug. 31), the long-awaited continuation of the animation cult sensation Adventure Time, it’s giving the boot to Over the Garden Wall, a beloved slice of creepy hand-drawn horror from one of Adventure Time’s original creators.
Starring Fiona the Human and Cake the Cat, the gender-swapped versions of Finn and Jake who appeared in a few episodes of the original Adventure Time, Fiona & Cake is the third series in the animated franchise, and targets a slightly older audience than did Finn and Jake’s funny, fart-filled antics.
If you’re at all excited for the latest dispatches from the Distant Lands and you somehow have yet to watch Over the Garden Wall, I highly recommend you do so before it vanishes from Max, even if the material is best-suited to a chilly October evening.
It’s a brief, captivating story that perfectly captures the feeling evoked by your childhood fear of becoming lost in the woods. Hopefully it will pop up somewhere else on streaming soon—but if not, you can buy a digital copy on Prime Video for about $10 (sadly the DVDs are long out of print).
Build your own Max-proof Adventure Time collection:
Adventure Time: The Complete Series Blu-ray $96
Adventure Time: The Complete Series DVD $52
Over the Garden Wall Season One (digital copy) $9.99
Here’s everything else coming to (and leaving) Max in August.
What’s coming to Max in August 2023
Arriving Aug. 1
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A Hologram for the King (2016)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
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A Royal Affair (2012)
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Agent Cody Banks (2003)
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
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American Gangster (2007)
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Amsterdam (2022)
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Angel of Mine (2019)
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Animal Kingdom (2010)
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Annie Hall (1977)
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Antitrust (2001)
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Before Midnight (2013)
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Best Man Down (2013)
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Beyond the Reach (2015)
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Blown Away (1994)
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Body of Lies (2008)
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Bulletproof Monk (2003)
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Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
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Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (2010)
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
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De-Lovely (2004)
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Deadfall (2012)
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Death Wish II (1982)
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Death Wish 3 (1985)
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Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
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F/X (1986)
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F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion (1991)
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Fame (2009)
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Fargo (1996)
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Flash of Genius (2008)
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Good News (1947)
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I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
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Ice Station Zebra (1968)
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Infinitely Polar Bear (2015)
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Inside Job (2010)
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Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
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Kill Your Darlings (2013)
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
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Kingpin (1996)
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Leaving Las Vegas (1996)
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Love Is Strange (2014)
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Maggie’s Plan (2016)
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Miss Congeniality (2000)
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
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Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021)
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My Scientology Movie (2015)
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Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
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Night Catches Us (2010)
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Night Moves (1975)
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Ocean’s Eight (2018)
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Ocean’s Thirteen (2007)
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Ocean’s Twelve (2004)
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Our Family Wedding (2010)
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Out of Time (2003)
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Restless (2011)
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Ronin (1998)
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Rubber (2010)
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Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
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Shattered (1991)
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Soul Plane (2004)
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Spaceballs (1987)
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Spawn (1997)
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Stage Fright (1950)
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Stan & Ollie (2018)
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Star 80 (1983)
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Stealing Harvard (2002)
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Take Shelter (2011)
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The Age of Adaline (2015)
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The Amityville Horror (1979)
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The Amityville Horror (2005)
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The Assistant (2020)
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The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
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The Bronze (2015)
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The Comedian (2016)
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The Dirty Dozen (1967)
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The Exception (2017)
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The Fluffy Movie (2014)
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The Getaway (1972)
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The Good Lie (2014)
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The Goodbye Girl (1977)
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The Hollars (2016)
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The Hunted (2003)
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The Illusionist (2010)
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The Iron Giant (1999)
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The Killer Elite (1975)
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The Mean Season (1985)
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The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
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The Omega Man (1971)
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The Phantom (1996)
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The Prince & Me (2004)
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The Seagull (2018)
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The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
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The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
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The Wash (2001)
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The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007)
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They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
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This Is Elvis (1981)
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Till the End of Time (1946)
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Torpedo Run (1958)
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Transcendence (2014)
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Travels with My Aunt (1972)
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Twister (1996)
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Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
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Whiteout (2009)
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Wild Wild West (1999)
Arriving Aug. 3
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House Hunters, Season 200 (HGTV)
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House Hunters International, Season 172 (HGTV)
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Vlad and Niki, Season 2B
Arriving Aug. 4
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Khun Pan 3 (2023)
Arriving Aug. 6
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Big Sky Kitchen with Eduardo Garcia, Season 2 (Magnolia Network)
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Evil Lives Here, Season 14 (ID)
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Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Season 2 (HBO Original)
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Worst Cooks in America: Love at First Bite, Season 26 (Food Network)
Arriving Aug. 7
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Kim vs Kayne: The Divorce (Discovery Networks International)
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Ugliest House in America: Summer Road Trip, Season 4 (HGTV)
Arriving Aug. 8
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Bugs Bunny Builders, Season 1F
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Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets (HBO Original)
Arriving Aug. 9
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Contraband: Seized at the Border, Season 1 (Discovery Channel)
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Doubling Down with the Derricos, Season 4 (TLC)
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Get Hard (2015)
Arriving Aug. 10
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Cookie Monster’s Bakesale (Max Original)
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Rap Sh!t, Season 2 (Max Original)
Arriving Aug. 12
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Belle Collective, Season 2B (OWN)
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I Survived Bear Grylls, Season 1 (TBS)
Arriving Aug. 14
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Forensic Files II, Season 4A (ID)
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Signs of a Psychopath, Season 6 (ID)
Arriving Aug. 15
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90 Day: The Last Resort, Season 1 (TLC)
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Good Bones, Season 8 (HGTV)
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House Hunters International, Season Volume 8: Season 188 (HGTV)
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Scent of Time (Max Original)
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What’s Wrong With That House?, Season 1 (HGTV)
Arriving Aug. 16
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Battle of the Decades, Season 1 (Food Network)
Arriving Aug. 17
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Avatar (2009)
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I Love You, And It Hurts (Te Quiero y Me Duele) (Max Original)
Arriving Aug. 18
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American Masters: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000)
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MarkKim + Chef (Max Original)
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Time of Essence, Season 1 (OWN)
Arriving Aug. 20
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Disappeared: The Bradley Sisters (ID)
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Sister Wives, Season 18 (TLC)
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Stand Up to Cancer
Arriving Aug. 22
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Bobby’s Triple Threat, Season 2 (Food Network)
Arriving Aug. 23
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BS High (HBO Original)
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Why The Heck Did I Buy That House?, Season 2 (HGTV)
Arriving Aug. 24
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Bargain Block, Season 3 (HGTV)
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Save My Skin, Season 4 (TLC)
Arriving Aug. 25
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Tracked, Season 1 (Discovery Channel)
Arriving Aug. 27
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Disappeared, Season 11 (ID)
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We Baby Bears, Season 2B (Cartoon Network)
Arriving Aug. 29
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Bugs Bunny Builders: Hard Hat Time, Season 1C (Cartoon Network)
Arriving Aug. 30
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Design Down Under, Season 1 (Magnolia Network)
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In With the Old, Season 4 (Magnolia Network)
Arriving Aug. 31
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Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake, Season 1 (Max Original)
Everything Leaving Max in August 2023
Leaving Aug. 5
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Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Detroit Lions (HBO Original)
Leaving Aug. 12
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A Very Venture Christmas (2004)
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From the Ladle to the Grave: The Shallow Gravy Story (2011)
Leaving Aug. 13
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Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House (2008) (HBO Original)
Leaving Aug. 28
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Tokyo Revengers (Dubbed & Subtitled) (2021)
Leaving Aug. 31
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20 Feet From Stardom (2013)
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3:10 to Yuma (2007)
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93Queen (2018)
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A Vigilante (2019)
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Acts of Vengeance (2017)
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Airplane! (1980)
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Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
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Anger Management (2003)
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Basic (2003)
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Best of Enemies (2015)
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Big Daddy (1999)
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Blue Bayou (2021)
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Brokedown Palace (1999)
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Bullitt (1968)
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Cobra (1986)
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Deep Blue Sea (1999)
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Demolition Man (1993)
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Dolores Claiborne (1995)
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Dragonball Evolution (2009)
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Dunkirk (2017)
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Eagle Eye (2008)
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Enter the Dragon (1973)
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Finding Forrester (2001)
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Ghosts of Mississippi (1986)
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Godzilla (2014)
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
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Going in Style (1979)
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
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Heist (2015)
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Hellboy (2004)
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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
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Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996)
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Hellraiser V: Inferno (2000)
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Hellraiser VII: Deader (2005)
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Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)
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Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)
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Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
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House at the End of the Street (2012)
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Hunter Killer (2018)
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I Am Love (2009)
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I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
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Iris (2015)
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Jackson (2016)
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Jersey Boys (2014)
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Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
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Just Cause (1995)
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King Kong (1933)
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Lemon (2017)
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Lethal Weapon (1987)
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Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
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Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
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Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
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Letters to Juliet (2010)
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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
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Make Your Move (2003)
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Miss March (2009)
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Miss Sloane (2016)
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Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
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My Bloody Valentine (1981)
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My Bodyguard (1980)
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My Week with Marilyn (2011)
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Netizens (2018)
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Never Grow Old (2019)
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Norma Rae (1979)
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Outrage (2009)
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Over the Garden Wall (2014)
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Paparazzi (2004)
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Ready Player One (2018)
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Results (2015)
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Robin Hood (1991)
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
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RocknRolla (2008)
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Rush Hour (1998)
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Rush Hour 2 (2001)
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Rush Hour 3 (2007)
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School Life (2017)
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Sinister (2012)
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Sleepers (1996)
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Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
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Squidbillies (2004)
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Tangerine (2015)
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Taxi (2004)
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
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Tequila Sunrise (1988)
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Thanks for Sharing (2012)
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The Accused (1988)
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The Animatrix (2003)
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The Big Hit (1998)
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The Card Counter (2021)
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The Cold Light of Day (2012)
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The Crazies (2010)
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The Pick-Up Artist (1987)
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The Ring Two (2005)
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The Sentinel (2006)
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The War of the Roses (1989)
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TMNT (2007)
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Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
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What a Girl Wants (2003)
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What Lies Beneath (2000)
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Whip It (2009)
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White God (2015)
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Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger (2014)
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Wild (2014)
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Wild Hogs (2007)
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Woman Walks Ahead (2017)
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Yogi Bear (2010)
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