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301:Puget Sound
266:Coast Guard
238:Ashley Judd
179:105 minutes
125:Mark Warner
115:Peter James
87:Ashley Judd
70:Produced by
46:Directed by
1298:1999 films
1292:Categories
1259:Mr. Church
1171:Last Dance
1139:Black Robe
1083:King David
907:August 23,
765:Metacritic
629:References
619:Washington
585:Box office
578:Nominated
565:Nominated
536:Nominated
455:Metacritic
401:Production
262:Washington
208:Box office
163:1999-09-24
56:Written by
1115:Her Alibi
615:Louisiana
510:Category
500:Accolades
445:Reception
439:Vancouver
378:as Cutter
227:adventure
121:Edited by
1059:The Club
705:Archived
513:Subject
480:from the
411:Meg Ryan
372:as Bobby
192:Language
131:Music by
80:Starring
877:May 20,
870:Variety
732:May 11,
652:27 June
647:Lumiere
607:retrial
516:Result
283:in the
277:paroled
195:English
184:Country
161: (
1278:(2018)
1262:(2016)
1246:(2011)
1238:(2009)
1230:(2006)
1214:(2002)
1211:Evelyn
1206:(2001)
1198:(1999)
1190:(1999)
1182:(1997)
1174:(1996)
1166:(1994)
1158:(1994)
1150:(1992)
1142:(1991)
1134:(1990)
1126:(1989)
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1046:(1978)
1038:(1978)
1030:(1976)
1022:(1975)
1014:(1974)
1006:(1972)
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611:murder
507:Award
405:After
244:, and
200:Budget
1267:Flint
224:crime
1107:Aria
932:IMDb
909:2021
879:2013
832:ISBN
773:2020
734:2024
654:2017
552:Won
413:and
334:Cast
252:Plot
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449:On
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