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Van Nuys Blvd. (1979)
643
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A small-town kid hears about the wild nights of cruising the boulevard in Van Nuys, California. He drives out there to check it out, and gets involved with drag racers, topless dancers and bikers.
Style:
cult classic, independent film, grindhouse, touching, offbeat, humorous, futuristic, realistic, semi serious, sexual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
female nudity, van, disco, amusement park, carsploitation, sex, dancing, volleyball, motorcycle, beach, pig, jail, sandwich, caught having sex, bare chested male, biker, lgbt, cruise, biker gang, trucker, friendship, youth, friends, misfit, teenage life ...
Time:
70s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
62%
230
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Similarity:
60%
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Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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