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Apple TV
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81
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81
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4.2
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99
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98
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87
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cc age 8+

Wolfwalkers (2020)
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
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Kanopy
81
7.4
/442793/
75
/23496/
72
/9504/
3.8
/562577/
94
/325/
87
/5000/
75
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cc age 13+

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF.
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78
7.6
/204627/
75
/3721/
74
/2299/
3.7
/79611/
87
/183/
89
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74
/36/
cc age 17+

The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.
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Amazon Prime Video
77
7.1
/257872/
69
/12709/
67
/3412/
3.7
/2442577/
85
/381/
73
/2959/
78
/59/
cc age 16+

Nosferatu (2024)
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
poster
76
7.3
/97199/
72
/2048/
72
/1534/
3.7
/112567/
85
/167/
76
/1914/
76
/35/
cc age 13+

Jane Eyre (2011)
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
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Peacock Premium
75
7.7
/656206/
78
/39038/
77
/20047/
3.7
/1817226/
76
/289/
85
/18964/
65
/42/
cc age 12+

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
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75
7.7
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77
/16840/
78
/10962/
3.6
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81
/269/
84
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71
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cc age 14+

The Theory of Everything (2014)
The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.
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Peacock Premium
73
7.0
/224823/
70
/5953/
66
/2843/
3.7
/151214/
84
/229/
65
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85
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cc age 17+

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
73
7.3
/338553/
74
/19210/
73
/9013/
3.4
/896414/
80
/253/
82
/2656/
65
/38/
cc age 16+

The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
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MGM Plus
70
7.1
/178735/
73
/10414/
68
/4703/
3.3
/103542/
60
/256/
64
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60
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cc age 17+

Allied (2016)
In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
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MGM Plus
69
6.9
/90439/
69
/1991/
69
/1768/
3.4
/56599/
62
/170/
67
/4449/
62
/34/
cc age 16+

The Duchess (2008)
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
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Kanopy
69
6.6
/122273/
68
/3489/
64
/1672/
3.3
/58840/
79
/208/
63
/2587/
76
/41/
cc age 16+

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
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Amazon Prime Video
67
6.5
/6730/
64
/137/
62
/92/
3.2
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65
/110/
68
/303/
64
/32/

Bright Young Things (2003)
During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the aspiring novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, who is attempting to raise enough money to marry fellow member Nina Blount. However, after customs officials confiscate his first manuscript, Fenwick-Symes must recover from the financial setback and figure out new ways to earn money for a wedding.
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Netflix
65
6.6
/139204/
67
/5447/
68
/2082/
3.1
/210336/
62
/189/
69
/330/
56
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cc age 16+

The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.
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Hulu
64
5.4
/1047/
54
/83/
64
/17/
3.0
/3754/
78
/32/
83
/14/
62
/13/
cc age 15+

The Actor (2025)
Paul Cole finds himself stranded in a mysterious small town with no memory of who he is or how he got here. As bits and pieces of his past slowly emerge, he attempts to find his way home, but time is slippery, appearances can't be trusted, and it's unclear which of his identities is real.
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63
7.0
/249176/
70
/6019/
66
/3231/
3.1
/84294/
55
/209/
62
/6800/
57
/37/
cc age 17+

Body of Lies (2008)
The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.
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The Roku Channel
62
6.8
/8857/
65
/114/
61
/112/
3.3
/3477/
48
/27/
71
/237/
59
/21/

Onegin (1999)
A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat.
poster
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6.5
/461/
50
/14/
62
/10/
3.3
/253/

Inside-Out (1999)
Girl cleaning windows of an Oxford St store catches the eye of a guy in the street who larks about much to her amusement.
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60
6.1
/202942/
63
/6447/
60
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2.7
/153987/
42
/194/
51
/31742/
51
/33/
cc age 11+

The Golden Compass (2007)
In a parallel universe, after overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
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6.8
/11061/
63
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64
/146/
3.4
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55
/22/
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46
/17/

Kafka (1991)
After a colleague is murdered, insurance worker Kafka gets embroiled in an underground group who are attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society.
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Hoopla
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6.4
/6670/
61
/121/
63
/117/
3.1
/1549/
38
/86/
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/160/
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The Reckoning (2004)
In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.
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/73215/
65
/2097/
64
/2147/
3.0
/59343/
52
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45
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cc age 12+

Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud.
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fuboTV
57
6.0
/10315/
65
/626/
59
/295/
3.0
/5741/
73
/82/
34
/32/
60
/19/
cc age 13+

The Mercy (2018)
In 1968, Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor, endangers the fate of his family and business, and his own life, blinded by his ambition to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, attempting to become the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the world without making any stopover.
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Hoopla
57
6.2
/2985/
59
/49/
55
/46/
3.1
/699/
41
/22/
45
/37/

Cousin Bette (1998)
In 19th century Paris, Bette Fischer, a poor and homely spinster, forms an alliance with the seductive courtesan Valerie Marneffe to orchestrate revenge on her handsome and wealthy relatives.
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57
6.6
/294743/
67
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63
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cc age 14+

Robin Hood (2010)
When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.
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The Roku Channel
56
5.8
/33273/
55
/815/
51
/597/
2.7
/27523/
72
/154/
40
/2206/
68
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cc age 17+

Friends with Money (2006)
As she reaches her mid-thirties and quits her lucrative job, singleton Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends. She begins to envy the security of her richer friends and, although their lives may seem easier, Olivia's friends have their problems too: screenwriters Christine and Patrick are unable to collaborate on their latest project, Jane and Aaron have lost the romance in their relationship, and Franny and Matt have difficulties handling the demands of parenthood.
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50
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63
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3.3
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74
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The Ogre (1996)
Frenchman Abel Tiffauges is a naive man who lives a simple life working as a mechanic. Falsely accused of being a child abuser, he is recruited as a soldier when World War II begins, but is captured soon and taken to the heart of Nazi Germany.
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49
4.8
/2688/
53
/136/
49
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3.0
/7674/
65
/43/
12
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cc age 17+

Siberia (2020)
Clint is a dead man who lives alone in a frozen tundra. However, this isolation cannot bring either evasion or peace. One night, he begins a journey where he must confront his dreams, memories, and visions, crossing the darkness into the light.
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Amazon Prime Video
62
48
5.7
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61
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62
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2.8
/2067/
74
/19/
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/21/

A Mistake (2024)
In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons’ performance, a gifted surgeon’s life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to close ranks, and even her partner, a nurse at the hospital, turns her back on her.
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Being Human (1994)
One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.
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Amazon Prime Video
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Tom & Viv (1994)
The story of the marriage of the poet T. S. Eliot to socialite Vivienne Haigh-Wood, which had to cope with her gynaecological and emotional problems and his growing fame.
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Pluto TV
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Boogie Woogie (2010)
In London's contemporary art world, everyone has a hustle. Art Spindle runs a high-end gallery: he hopes to flip a Mondrian for millions. One of his assistants, Beth, is sleeping with Art's most acquisitive client, Bob Macclestone. Beth wants Bob to set her up in her own gallery, so she helps him go behind Art's back for the Mondrian. Bob's wife, Jean, sets her eye on a young conceptual artist, Jo, who lusts after Art's newest assistant, Paige. Meanwhile, self-absorbed videographer Elaine is chewing her way through friends and lovers looking to make it: if she'll throw Dewey, her agent, under the bus, Beth may give her a show. And the Mondrian? No honor among thieves.
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Mesmer (1994)
A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."
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A Business Affair (1994)
This is the story of the lovely Kate Swallow and the loves of her life. At the start she is with Alec Bolton, a noted author, who discourages her when she wants to write a novel. Later she is swept off her feet by Alecs publisher, Vanni Corso, and leaves Alec for Vanni. She writes another novel and Vanni tells her he doesn't think the book will sell. Both of their actions are an indication of their vanity and fear of losing her.
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6.9
/69/
30
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The Crying Game (1992)
Roy Brush has aspirations to be a great footballer and this seems likely when he scores for England in the European Cup Final. To add to this he becomes a national hero, having seemingly saved a young lad from drowning. But Roy has a secret - he is gay - and the editor of the scurrilous 'Scum' tabloid is making it his business to out him. However, with the help of his manager, Roy can triumph at an inspirational climactic football match, where his tears touch the heart of the nation - and pundit Jimmy Twizzle gets very high on mushroom tea.
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Eisenstein (2000)
A glimpse at the life of legendary Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein.
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6.2
/19/
26
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The New Man (2016)
A creative documentary about becoming a parent... and how to reconceive yourself. Fiction director Josh Appignanesi turns the camera on himself and his wife as they undergo the ordeal of becoming parents in the era of man-children and assisted reproduction. Faced with fatherhood, Josh spirals comically into an envious career funk. But life-threatening complications emerge- the couple are tested to the brink, confronting shattering losses. It's a portrait of our generation going through a revolution in reproduction- forced to find new ways to think about ourselves as creative beings. We hear from Slavoj Žižek, John Berger, Darian Leader (20,000 Days) and Zadie Smith. Universal yet still taboo, it's a film for everyone who has children, wants them, or still feels like a child themselves.
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65
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6.1
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/6/
61
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Sweet Dreams (2003)
Skagerrak is the story of being hit by happiness when you least expect it. In their late twenties and tired of partying their way around the world, Danish Marie and Irish Sophie come ashore in Northern Scotland. After another drunken night they are soon parted from all their accumulated cash. Out of money and out of luck ambitious Sophie pressures Marie into accepting a lucrative job as surrogate mother. Months on, Marie finds herself alone, life having taken a dramatic turn. Heavily pregnant, and wanting to terminate her pregnancy, she's on the run from the future parents, searching for Sophie's old flame, Ken. In a case of mistaken identity, Marie ends up in hiding with three strange men in a seedy Glasgow garage. But then happiness strikes again.
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7.4
/65/
60
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John Berger or The Art of Looking (2016)
Art, politics and motorcycles - on the occasion of his 90th birthday John Berger or the Art of Looking is an intimate portrait of the writer and art critic whose ground-breaking work on seeing has shaped our understanding of the concept for over five decades. The film explores how paintings become narratives and stories turn into images, and rarely does anybody demonstrate this as poignantly as Berger.
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The Roku Channel
65
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51
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45
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For Those Who Can Tell No Tales (2013)
Kym, an Australian tourist, decides to travel to Bosnia. Her guidebook leads her to Višegrad, a small town steeped in history, on the border of Bosnia and Serbia. After a night of insomnia in the 'romantic' Hotel Vilina Vlas, Kym discovers what happened there during the war. She can no longer be an ordinary tourist and her life will never be the same again.
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The Encounter (2017)
In 1969 Loren McIntyre, a National Geographic photographer, found himself lost among the people of the remote Javari Valley in Brazil. It was an encounter that was to change his life, bringing the limits of human consciousness into startling focus. Simon McBurney traces McIntyre's journey into the depths of the Amazon rainforest, incorporating innovative technology into his solo performance to build a shifting world of sound.
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Gardening (2024)
In the aftermath of sexual assault, a woman retreats into the garden of her mind. Searching for answers and struggling to do 'the right thing', she realizes that she must regain her voice and find new paths to healing, before she and her garden are destroyed completely.


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