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American Film Institute's Top 100 Comedy Films (this century)
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Film
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Director
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Year
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1
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Some Like It Hot
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Billy Wilder
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1959
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2
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Tootsie
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Sydney Pollack
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1982
| X
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3
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Dr. Strangelove
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Stanley Kubrick
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1964
| X
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4
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Annie Hall
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Woody Allen
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1977
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5
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Duck Soup
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Leo McCarey
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1933
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6
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Blazing Saddles
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Mel Brooks
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1974
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7
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M*A*S*H
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Robert Altman
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1970
| X
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8
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It Happened One Night
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Frank Capra
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1934
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9
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The Graduate
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Mike Nichols
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1967
| X
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10
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Airplane!
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Abrahams - Zucker - Zucker
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1980
| X
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11
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The Producers
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Mel Brooks
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1968
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12
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A Night At The Opera
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Sam Wood
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1935
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13
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Young Frankenstein
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Mel Brooks
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1974
| X
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14
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Bringing Up Baby
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Howard Hawks
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1938
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15
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The Philadelphia Story
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George Cukor
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1940
| X
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16
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Singin' In The Rain
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Kelly - Donen
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1952
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17
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The Odd Couple
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Gene Saks
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1968
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18
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The General
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Keaton - Bruckman
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1927
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19
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His Girl Friday
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Howard Hawks
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1940
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20
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The Apartment
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Billy Wilder
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1960
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21
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A Fish Called Wanda
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Charles Crichton
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1988
| X
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22
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Adam's Rib
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George Cukor
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1949
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23
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When Harry Met Sally
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Rob Reiner
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1989
| X
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24
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Born Yesterday
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George Cukor
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1950
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25
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The Gold Rush
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Charles Chaplin
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1925
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26
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Being There
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Hal Ashby
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1979
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27
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There's Something About Mary
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Farrelly - Farrelly
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1998
| X
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28
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Ghostbusters
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Ivan Reitman
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1984
| X
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29
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This Is Spinal Tap
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Rob Reiner
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1984
| X
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30
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Arsenic And Old Lace
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Frank Capra
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1944
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31
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Raising Arizona
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Joel Coen
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1987
| X
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32
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The Thin Man
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W S Van Dyke
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1934
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33
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Modern Times
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Charles Chaplin
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1936
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34
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Groundhog Day
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Harold Ramis
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1993
| X
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35
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Harvey
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Henry Koster
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1950
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36
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National Lampoon's Animal House
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John Landis
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1978
| X
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37
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The Great Dictator
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Charles Chaplin
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1940
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38
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City Lights
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Charles Chaplin
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1931
| X
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39
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Sullivan's Travels
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Preston Sturges
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1941
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40
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It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
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Stanley Kramer
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1963
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41
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Moonstruck
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Norman Jewison
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1987
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42
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Big
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Penny Marshall
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1988
| X
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43
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American Graffiti
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George Lucas
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1973
| X
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44
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My Man Godfrey
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Gregory La Cava
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1936
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45
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Harold And Maude
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Hal Ashby
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1972
| X
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46
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Manhattan
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Woody Allen
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1979
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47
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Shampoo
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Hal Ashby
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1975
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48
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A Shot In The Dark
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Blake Edwards
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1964
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49
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To Be Or Not To Be
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Ernst Lubitsch
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1942
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50
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Cat Ballou
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Elliot Silverstein
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1965
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51
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The Seven Year Itch
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Billy Wilder
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1955
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52
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Ninotchka
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Ernst Lubitsch
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1939
| X
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53
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Arthur
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Steve Gordon
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1981
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54
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The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek
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Preston Sturges
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1944
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55
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The Lady Eve
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Preston Sturges
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1941
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56
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Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein
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Charles T Barton
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1948
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57
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Diner
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Barry Levinson
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1982
| X
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58
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It's A Gift
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Norman McLeod
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1934
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59
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A Day At The Races
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Sam Wood
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1937
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60
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Topper
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Norman Z McLeod
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1937
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61
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What's Up Doc?
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Peter Bogdanovich
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1972
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62
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Sherlock Jr
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Buster Keaton
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1924
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63
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Beverly Hills Cop
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Martin Brest
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1984
| X
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64
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Broadcast News
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James L Brooks
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1987
| X
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65
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Horse Feathers
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Norman McLeod
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1932
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66
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Take The Money And Run
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Woody Allen
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1969
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67
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Mrs. Doubtfire
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Chris Columbus
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1993
| X
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68
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The Awful Truth
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Leo McCarey
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1937
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69
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Bananas
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Woody Allen
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1971
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70
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Mr. Deeds Goes To Town
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Frank Capra
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1936
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71
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Caddyshack
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Harold Ramis
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1980
| X
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72
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
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H C Potter
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1948
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73
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Monkey Business
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Norman McLeod
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1931
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74
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9 To 5
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Colin Higgins
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1980
| X
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75
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She Done Him Wrong
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Lowell Sherman
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1933
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76
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Victor/Victoria
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Blake Edwards
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1982
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77
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The Palm Beach Story
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Preston Sturges
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1942
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78
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Road To Morocco
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David Butler
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1942
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79
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The Freshman
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Taylor - Newmeyer
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1925
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80
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Sleeper
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Woody Allen
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1973
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81
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The Navigator
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Crisp - Keaton
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1924
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82
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Private Benjamin
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Howard Zieff
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1980
| X
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83
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Father Of The Bride
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Vincente Minnelli
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1950
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84
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Lost In America
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Albert Brooks
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1985
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85
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Dinner At Eight
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George Cukor
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1933
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86
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City Slickers
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Ron Underwood
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1991
| X
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87
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Fast Times At Ridgemont High
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Amy Heckerling
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1982
| X
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88
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Beetlejuice
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Tim Burton
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1988
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89
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The Jerk
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Carl Reiner
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1979
| X
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90
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Woman Of The Year
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George Stevens
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1942
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91
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The Heartbreak Kid
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Elaine May
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1972
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92
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Ball Of Fire
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Howard Hawks
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1941
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93
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Fargo
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Joel Coen
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1996
| X
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94
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Auntie Mame
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Morton DaCosta
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1958
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95
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Silver Streak
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Arthur Hiller
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1976
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96
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Sons Of The Desert
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William Seiter
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1933
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97
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Bull Durham
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Ron Shelton
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1988
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98
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The Court Jester
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Panama - Frank
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1956
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99
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The Nutty Professor
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Jerry Lewis
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1963
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100
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Good Morning Vietnam
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Barry Levinson
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1987
| X
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