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National Theatre Live is an initiative operated by the Royal National Theatre in London, which broadcasts live via satellite, performances of their productions to movie theaters, cinemas and arts centres on the world. The second production, All's Well That Ends Well, showed at a total of around 300 screens, and today, the number of venues that show NT Live productions has grown to around 700.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
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Break-dance trash musical comedy/parody based on William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Comedy
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Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: parody
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 134
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Country: UK, Canada
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 516
Genere: Comedy
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Duration: 103 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 16
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 686
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 322
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 141 min
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IMDB Votes: 97
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IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 25
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IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 804
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 334
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Comedy
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Comedy
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 882
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 238
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IMDB Votes: 69
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IMDB Votes: 43
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IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 9000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 827
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 137
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 291
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 44
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IMDB Votes: 61
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