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83) Murder in suburbia: Series 1 ; directed by Edward Bennett, David Innes Edwards and Douglas MacKinnon
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The newest additions to the sisterhood of British sleuths are attractive, sharp, and extremely entertaining. Meticulous and stubborn Kate teams up with street-smart Emma as bickering detectives in an upscale suburb.
85) 300,000,000
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"A mingled simulacrum of Charles Manson, David Koresh, and Thomas Harris' Buffalo Bill, Gravey is a sinister yet alluring God figure who enlists young metal head followers to kidnap neighboring women and bring them to his house--there he murders them and buries their bodies in a basement crypt. Through parallel narratives, Three Hundred Million lures readers into the cloven mind of Gravey--and Darrel, his sinister alter ego--even as Flood's secret...
86) Life is sweet
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Criterion collection volume 659
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An amusing portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London, an irrepressible mum and dad and their night-and-day twins, a bookish good girl and a sneering lay about. A vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreams (such as the father's desire to open a food truck) carry enormous weight. Perched on the line between humor and melancholy.
89) Next Friday
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To escape a revenge-seeking Debo, Craig's dad smuggles him out of the hood and into the burbs to stay with his Uncle Elroy and cousin Day-Day. But between Day-Day's crazy ex-girlfriend, the gun-toting homies next door and a rumble with a record store owner, Craig is going to wish he were back in South Central where it's safe.
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The newest additions to the sisterhood of British sleuths are attractive, sharp, and extremely entertaining. Meticulous and stubborn Detective Inspector Kate "Ash" Ashurst teams up with street-smart Detective Sergeant Emma "Scribbs" Scribbins as bickering detectives in an upscale suburb.
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The kids meet their future selves and they have a dire warning. Zomboss is stealing technology from the future to build his zombie army and takeover Neighborville. Nate and Patrice are sent to the ice cream cruise as guards. Meanwhile, their future selves team up with Citron and Rose, and Crazy Dave builds a frog-belching machine.
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It has been nearly a half century since President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Back in the 1960s tackling poverty "in place" meant focusing resources in the inner city and in rural areas. The suburbs were seen as home to middle-and upper-class families-affluent commuters and homeowners looking for good schools and safe communities in which to raise their kids. But today's America is a very different place. Poverty is no longer just an urban...
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When Robert "Granddad" Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the tough south side of Chicago to the upscale neighborhood of Woodcrest (aka "The Boondocks") so he can enjoy his golden years in safety and comfort. But suburbia is about to be shaken up by Huey, a ten-year-old leftist revolutionary, and his eight-year-old misfit brother, Riley. Race relations, tabloid media, hip-hop culture, Santa Claus--The Boondocks hilariously...