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  2. News of the World (film) - Wikipedia

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    Budget. $38 million [3] Box office. $12.7 million [4] News of the World is a 2020 American Western film co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Paulette Jiles, and starring Tom Hanks and introducing Helena Zengel in her international film debut. The film follows an aging Civil War veteran who must ...

  3. Edward Snowden - Wikipedia

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    Edward Joseph Snowden (Russian: Эдвард Джозеф Сноуден, born June 21, 1983) is an American former NSA intelligence contractor and whistleblower [4] who leaked classified documents revealing the existence of global surveillance programs. He became a naturalized Russian citizen in 2022. In 2013, while working as a government ...

  4. The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World - Wikipedia

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    France. The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World is an underground movie made in the UK that runs to 48 hours long, [1] created as a collaboration by respectively French [2] and British filmmakers Vincent Patouillard as directors and Anthony Scott in production in association with the Swiss Film Centre and the London Film-Makers' Co-op ...

  5. The Aristocrats - Wikipedia

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    The Aristocrats. " The Aristocrats " is a taboo -defying, off-color joke that has been told by numerous stand-up comedians and dates back to the vaudeville era. [1] It relates the story of a family trying to get an agent to book their stage act, which is remarkably vulgar and offensive. The punch line reveals that they incongruously bill ...

  6. 36 Hours (1964 film) - Wikipedia

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    English. Box office. $2.2 million [2] 36 Hours is a 1964 American war thriller film written and directed by George Seaton from a story by Carl K. Hittleman and Luis Vance, based on the 1944 short story "Beware of the Dog" by Roald Dahl. [3] The film stars James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Taylor and Werner Peters.

  7. Fritzl case - Wikipedia

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    Sentence. Life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 15 years. The Fritzl case emerged in 2008, when a woman named Elisabeth Fritzl (born 6 April 1966) informed investigators in the city of Amstetten, Lower Austria, Austria, that she had been held captive against her will for twenty-four years by her father, Josef Fritzl (born 9 ...

  8. Martyrs (2008 film) - Wikipedia

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    Martyrs (2008 film) Martyrs is a 2008 French-language psychological horror film written and directed by Pascal Laugier, and starring Mylène Jampanoï, Morjana Alaoui, and Catherine Bégin. It follows a young woman's quest to seek revenge against individuals who abducted and tortured her as a child, and her friend, also a victim of abuse.

  9. Extreme cinema - Wikipedia

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    Extreme cinema is a subgenre used for films distinguished by its use of excessive sex and violence, and depiction of extreme acts such as mutilation and torture. The rising popularity of Asian films in the 21st century has contributed to the growth of extreme cinema, although extreme cinema is still considered to be a horror film-based genre. [1]