
5 Against the House
Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.
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1947★ 6.6
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2007★ 6.7
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1938★ 7.5
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1947★ 7.2
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1939★ 7.5
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1947★ 7.1
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1942★ 6.6
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Force of Evil
1950★ 6.6
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1947★ 6.3
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The Woman in the Window
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