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66:Produced by
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1196:2012 films
1190:Categories
1132:19 October
1126:"Stitches"
1109:19 October
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1065:19 October
1040:19 October
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727:19 October
708:References
622:Dark Clown
514:Soundtrack
463:Production
398:Ross Noble
316:Ross Noble
307:is a 2012
293:Box office
252:86 minutes
235:2012-10-26
174:Production
160:Chris Gill
105:Ross Noble
49:Written by
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678:Category
639:Starburst
628:Reception
562:June 2017
533:does not
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418:as Bulger
412:as Vinnie
389:as Tommy
257:Countries
239: (UK)
176:companies
157:Edited by
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1160:Stitches
962:AlloCiné
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504:Stitches
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430:as Sarah
361:genitals
344:Stitches
304:Stitches
296:$ 63,555
277:Language
165:Music by
93:Starring
24:Stitches
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796:28 July
766:28 July
684:Result
608:Release
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539:sources
451:as Mary
436:as Paul
406:as Kate
280:English
263:Ireland
233: (
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969:1 June
937:. IFTN
886:. IFTN
675:Award
665:Awards
309:comedy
285:Budget
266:Sweden
600:band
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971:2017
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701:Won
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350:Plot
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