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Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The stories of a missing wife, a couple of meth heads and an Elvis impersonator are connected by the items found in a small town's pawn shop.
Style:
talky, humorous, semi serious, dark comedy, offbeat, funny, atmospheric, dark, action comedy, perverse ...
Plot:
dark humor, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, disorder, vigilantism, small town, abduction, missing person, kidnapping, rivalry, artists and showbiz, chases and races, obsessive quest, female nudity, love, moving, nationalism, pawnshop, profanity, escapades, vengeance, store, sexual content, white trash, performer's life ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, miami
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Time:
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usa, north america, new jersey
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Duration: 110 min.
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Duration: 93 min.
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england, europe, france, french riviera, london
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, laugh out loud, cult classic, funny, action comedy ...
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Plot:
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23%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
missouri, california, st. louis missouri
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21%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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21%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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