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    To Kill a Mockingbird:

    Girl meets reclusive neighbor.
    "I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."

    -Jim Rockford

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    Casablanca:

    Two people who used to go out together run into each other in a bar.

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    Independence Day:

    The President gives a speech.

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    The Blues Brothers:

    Siblings raise money for orphans.
    "I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."

    -Jim Rockford

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    Revenge of the Nerds:

    A tale of bullying, electronic spying, racial tension and rape.

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    1984:

    Guy realizes he really is being watched.
    "I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."

    -Jim Rockford

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    A Face in the Crowd:

    Likable yokel turns out to be a jerk.
    "I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."

    -Jim Rockford

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    Quote Originally posted by Rube E. Tewesday View post
    Revenge of the Nerds:

    A tale of bullying, electronic spying, racial tension and rape.
    Oh my God, WIN.
    So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.

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    Quote Originally posted by Rube E. Tewesday View post
    Casablanca:

    Two people who used to go out together run into each other in a bar.

    Actually, I thought this was pretty funny.
    "I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."

    -Jim Rockford

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    Star Wars:

    A smuggler gets caught up in a civil war.
    "I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."

    -Jim Rockford

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    I love these. This would make a good Twitter contest.

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    Hamlet:

    A young man struggles with his new step-dad.

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    The Shining:

    A guy hooks up with a furry in a hotel.

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    Citizen Kane:

    Rich guy bemoans lost youth.
    "I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."

    -Jim Rockford

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    The Matrix:

    A hacker gets philosophical.
    So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.

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    The Wizard of Oz:
    Kansas girl has odd dream.

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    The Terminator

    Waitress chooses new career

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    Sudden Impact:

    A homicide inspector's day is made.

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    War of the Worlds:

    A man too afraid to go outside and help sick visitors ends up killing his roommate.

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    American Beauty:

    Man has strained relationship with neighbor.

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    Notorious

    Wedding secrets can hurt, bigtime.

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    The Room:
    He did not hit her. He did nawt.

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    Rear Window:

    Can you guess what's in the hat box?

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    Jaws:

    Big fish eats people and gets blown up.
    In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.

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    Kill Bill:

    A coma patient has a miraculous recovery.

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    The Fast and the Furious:

    Vroom. Vroom vroom. SMASH. Vroom.

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    Fast Five:

    Vroom. Jump off something. Boom. Jump off something else. BUTTS.

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    Titanic

    Couple have shipboard romance, never see each other again.

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    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    Ship captain's old nemesis feels ignored, plots revenge.
    "I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."

    -Jim Rockford

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    Willard:

    A shy man befriends a number of rats.
    So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.

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    Napolean Dynamite:

    Teen hones his art skills to woo a girl.

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    Ghostbusters:

    Four guys capture ghosts and save New York.
    In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.

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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    Human evolution gets a few nudges.

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    Bicentennial Man:

    A robotic Robin Williams emotes.
    "I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."

    -Jim Rockford

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    The Truman Show
    Jim Carrey in good acting shocker.
    In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.

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    The Sound of Music:

    World War II proves inconvenient for a large Austrian family.

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    (damn these double posts)
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    Quote Originally posted by Hatshepsut View post
    The Sound of Music:

    World War II proves inconvenient for a large Austrian family.
    I love this one, Hattie.

    When Harry Met Sally:

    Two people have long courtship.
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    The Fugitive:

    Innocent guy proves he's innocent.
    "I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."

    -Jim Rockford

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    The Breakfast Club:

    5 kids get detention.
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    Animal House:

    A college student goes to the grocery store.

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    Gorky Park:

    Bad guy misleads skaters.
    "I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."

    -Jim Rockford

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    Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

    9 guys go off on a hike.
    In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.

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    Earth Girls Are Easy:

    Enough said.

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    Thelma and Louise:

    Two women strike up a friendship.

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    Presumed Innocent

    Guy's marital troubles impact his job.

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    Quote Originally posted by Oliveloaf View post
    Gorky Park:

    Bad guy misleads skaters.
    That also works for Gleaming the Cube.

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    Thor

    Daddy issues mean trouble.

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    Fight Club: A man meets a new friend on a plane.

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    The Room:

    A man, his fiancée, and his best friend are in a love triangle.

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