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Needy is a reserved bookworm. Her best friend is Jennifer, a conceited cheerleader. The two share little in common. They share even less in common when Jennifer mysteriously gains an appetite for human blood after a disastrous fire at a local bar. Soon, Needy's male classmates are steadily killed off in gruesome attacks and she must uncover the truth behind her friend's transformation and find a way to stop the bloodthirsty rampage before it reaches...
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Jude is a dock worker from Liverpool who travels to the United States in the 1960s to find his estranged father. There, he falls in love with sheltered American teenager Lucy. When her brother, Max, is drafted to fight in the Vietnam War, they become involved in peace activism.
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Five teenage friends living on one street all dream of a sinister man with a disfigured face, a frightening voice and a gardener's glove with knives for fingers. One by one, he terrorizes them within their dreams, where the rules are his and the only way out is to wake up. But when one among them dies, they soon realize that what happens in their dreams happens for real and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake.
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Freddy homicidally haunts the sleep of Elm Street teens. Nancy is one of those teens having nightmares about the frightening, badly-scarred figure who wears a glove with razor-sharp 'finger knives.' She quickly discovers that her friends are having similar dreams. When the teens begin to die, Nancy realizes that she will have to stay awake in order to survive. Uncovering Freddy's secret identity and his connection to the teens, Nancy, plots to draw...
5) Donnie Darko
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Donnie Darko is a paranoid schizophrenic, anti-social teenager who is in therapy and using medication. He has visions of a giant Fuzzy Bunny named Frank who instructs him to commit violent acts. Donnie is the only one who can see him. He gets along badly with his family, with his teachers and with his classmates. Eventually, he does manage to find a sympathetic friend in Gretchen, who agrees to date him. He has a compassionate psychiatrist who discovers...
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An original musical film, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE is a love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s, amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock 'n roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massachusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, the killing fields of Vietnam...
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A delightful be-careful-what-you-wish-for romantic comedy starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. On the eve of her 13th birthday, all Jenna Rink wants is to be pretty and popular. After a humiliating experience with the coolest boy in school, Jenna makes a desperate wish for a new life. Miraculously, her wish comes true, but with one catch... it’s 17 years later and she’s a 13-year-old trapped inside her 30-year-old body.
8) Gracie
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Gracie Bowen is your average 15-year-old, except for one thing-- she is determined to play varsity boys soccer. When her school forbids her to play and even her family questions her ability, Gracie sets out on an extraordinary quest to prove them all wrong. Fighting to change the school's policy and facing off against some of the toughest competitors on the soccer field, Gracie must summon all of her strength and courage to finally show the world...
9) Bratz
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For as long as they can remember, Yasmin, Jade, Sasha and Cloe have been best friends forever. Inseparable since they first met, the girls have always supported each other's individuality. But now as the foursome enter Carry Nation High, the four face a brand new world: a blackboard jungle, where for the first time they discover life as a teenager means dealing with a system of social cliques, all strictly enforced by senior Meredith Baxter Dimly....
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Hannah has been rocking the world and living the celebrity life, but behind all the glitz and glamour, she's Miley Stewart, just a normal teenage girl. Join Miley on a journey of self-discovery in eight hilarious episodes, including the sensational series pilot. Watch as she confesses her double life to her BFFs, Lilly and Oliver, and then to Jake. Who will be next? Will Hannah finally take center stage as Miley Stewart? This is the big moment everyone...
13) Chasing liberty
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Anna is the President's daughter. She is constantly surrounded by Secret Service agents assigned to protect her. Anna finally gets her Dad to reduce the number of agents while she goes to a music club. But when Anna arrives at the club, she realizes her father has backed out of the deal. Anna decides to ditch her agents and goes on the run with Ben, a handsome photographer she meets. As the two elude the secret service and dash around Europe, she...