John Lithgow
Date of Birth: 19 Oct 1945
Country: USA
Biography: John Arthur Lithgow is an American actor, musician, and author. Presently, he is involved with a wide range of media projects, including stage, television, film, and radio. He also has written and published several books of poetry and children's literature. He appeared in the films The World According to Garp (1982) and Terms of Endearment (1983), receiving the Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for each...(Wikipedia)
Total Credits at Criticker: 82 (Actor)
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- Brains and Eggs (1996) - S1 E1
- Post-Nasal Dick (1996) - S1 E2
- I Enjoy Being a Dick (1996) - S1 E15
- Dick's First Birthday (1996) - S1 E3
- Dick Is from Mars, Sally Is from Venus (1996) - S1 E4
- Dick, Smoker (1996) - S1 E5
- Green-Eyed Dick (1996) - S1 E6
- Lonely Dick (1996) - S1 E7
- Body & Soul & Dick (1996) - S1 E8
- Ab-dick-ted (1996) - S1 E9
Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious lawyer, is addressed by a group of families. When investigating the seemingly non-profiting case, he finds it to be a major environmental issue that has a lot of impact potential. A leather production company could be responsible for several deadly cases of leukemia, but also is the main employer for the area... (imdb)
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This film turns the microscope on Alfred Kinsey (Neeson) in a portrait of a man driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. (Fox Searchlight)
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Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his disfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends the wrong application. So, Shaun goes to great lengths with a little help from his girlfriend Ashley and his drugged-out loser brother Lance to get into Stanford any way they see fit. (imdb)
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The Rugrats gang goes to Paris, France after Stu Pickle gets a call to repair an animatronic Reptar at a theme park. Meanwhile, the babies try to help Chuckie find a new "Mommy" to marry his widowed father. (Viacom)
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Once upon a time in a far away swamp, there lived an ornery ogre named Shrek (Myers) whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy-tale characters. (Dreamworks SKG)
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Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth.
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A botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains (imdb)
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Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid life of Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider), a womanizing, drug-using dancer. (imdb)
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A soundman accidentally records the evidence that proves a car "accident" was murder, and consequently finds himself in danger. (imdb)
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This heartwarming and heartbreaking story about the complex relationship between a mother and daughter. Aurora Greenway is a wealthy widow who is obsessed with her appearance and controlling her daughter, Emma. Emma marries against her mother's wishes, and the two have a troubled marriage.
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A joint American-Soviet space expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn what happen to the Discovery. (imdb)
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Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women. (imdb)
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The feature adaptation of Roger Lewis' book about the actor best remembered as Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies. (imdb)
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A city boy comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned. (imdb)
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Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man... (imdb)
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New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt... (imdb)
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A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger. (imdb)
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Four horror/sci-fi segments directed by four famous directors which are their own versions of classic stories from Rod Serling's landmark television series. (imdb)
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The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. (imdb)
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An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop. (imdb)
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Jenny Nix, wife of eminent child psychologist Carter Nix, becomes increasingly concerned about her husband's seemingly obsessive concern over the upbringing of their daughter. Her own adulterous affair with an old flame, however, causes her to neglect her motherly duties... (imdb)
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The Day After (1983) - TV Movie
A graphic, disturbing film about the effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas. (imdb)
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The first half of this film, set hundreds of years ago, shows how the old man who eventually became Santa Claus was given immortality and chosen to deliver toys to all the children of the world. The second half moves into the modern era, in which Patch, the head elf, strikes out on his own and falls in with an evil toy manufacturer who wants to corner the market and eliminate Santa Claus. (imdb)
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Twenty-five years after bringing Broadway audiences to their feet, the Tony Award-winning musical sensation Dreamgirls comes to the big screen. Set in the turbulent early 1960s to mid-70s, Dreamgirls follows the rise of a trio of women (Hudson, Knowles and Rose) who have formed a promising girl group called The Dreamettes. (Paramount Pictures)
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Livingston is trying to merge the Russians, Chinese and Italian gangsters into one group with huge amounts of money and power. FBI agent Susan and DEA agent Max are trying to stop them. (imdb)
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Boy meets scientist. Boy breaks into lab. Boy steals plutonium. Boy builds nuclear device. Scientist becomes mildly alarmed. Boy enters bomb in Science Fair. For the rest of the saga, you just have to see it to believe it. (imdb)
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ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway is a feature-length documentary that examines the annual influx of ambitious, star-crossed hopefuls, scrambling for the high-board to make their big leap into everlasting limelight. (Regent Releasing)
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Don Quixote (2000) - TV Movie
A crusade for decency and truth is mounted by a man gone mad (or has he?) in this made-for-TV adaptation of the classic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. (All Movie Guide)
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The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) - TV Movie
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to constantly endure harassement, prejudice, and much behind the scenes politics until at last they were able to prove themselves in combat. (imdb)
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Based on a novel by William Boyd (who also wrote the film's screenplay), this darkly witty drama explores the political, social, and sexual gamesmanship of a group of British and African politicians. (All Movie Guide)
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Life is good for Jack, Carter and Harlan, three inept ne'r-do-wells who help run master dope-grower Malcoms flourishing marijuana plantation somewhere in northern California. But then Malcom is suddenly bumped off by a mysterious assailant, after a moment of panic, the naive trio decide to take over the business themselves... (imdb)
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Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote mission was previously run by the Catholics, before the natives murdered them all. They are sent by the pompous Leslie Huben, who runs the missionary effort in the area but who seems more concerned about competing with his Catholic 'rivals' than in the Indians themselves... (imdb)
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Johnny Scardino is working for blackmailers, photographing wealthy guys in seedy motels. One such assignment turns the wrong way and blackmailers die one by one. Is Johnny the next on the list? (imdb)
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An interview mix-up leads a girl aiming for a fashion job to instead be hired for a financial journalism position. Hilarity ensues as she nurtures her shopping addiction while falling for her new boss and trying to win over the fashion editor as well.
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Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims that he can translate her dialect, it is understood that the woman is a princess from a far away land. She is then welcomed by a family of haughty aristocrats that only wants to heighten their prestige. However, the local reporter is not at all convinced she is what she claims to be and investigates. Is Caraboo really a princess? (Steve Richer)
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An autistic boy witnesses his parents' double murder. Richard Dreyfuss as a controversial therapist, seeks to probe the child's mind in order to solve the case. (imdb)
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Shrek 4-D (2003) - Short Film
Lord Farquaad was eaten by the dragon, but his ghost has returned, and he's still evil. With the help of his henchman, Thelonious, he kidnaps Fiona. Shrek and the donkey set out to save her, with help from the dragon, before she goes over a waterfall on a raft. (imdb)
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95 Worlds and Counting (2000) - TV Movie
Swimming in Neptune's moons, flying in Uranus' moons, jumping in Mars' moons, living in Jupiter's moons...welcome to the future of the mankind, where you'll see the next worlds for to discover. (imdb)
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A Harvard graduate transports a load of marijuana from Boston to Berkeley, California. (imdb)
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Paul Harrington thinks he has the perfect wife, stunning, kind and ambitious. Yet behind Lauren's pretty face (played by Madchen Amick) lies a wicked person who sent her former boyfriend to jail by setting him up. Reno Adams has lost seven years of his life in Jail and wants revenge. After escaping, he tracks Laurne down and entends to make her and her husbands life a living hell. (imdb)
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US merchant sailor Alex Walker is stranded in Mexico, penniless and wanted by the police. He meets and joins up with an unlikely couple - ageing but likeable and young sexy, frustated wife Missy. The three develop a curiously inter-dependent relationship. Meanwhile, Police Captain Diaz and Detective Ortega are closing in and the plot circle is closed at Tapachula rail station amidst a stack of mistakes and wrong decisions. (imdb)
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Corruption and dirty tricks in a senatorial campaign directed by John Lithgow, an Abbie Hoffman character played by F. Murray Abraham, not a little comedy and a heaping of social commentary a la 60's style make this a highly recommended movie. (imdb)
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An orphaned New Zealand girl married to an older, wealthy businessman learns to deal with his strange sexual desires. (imdb)
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A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined. (imdb)
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The Glitter Dome (1984) - TV Movie
Al Mackey and Marty are homicide cops in Hollywood and hot on the trail of the murderer of a movie mogul that was moonlighting by making child porno pictures. Willie is one of several suspects with motive, opportunity and the evil means to carry out this act. A medal should be in order instead of being arrested. (imdb)
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World War II: When Lions Roared (1994) - TV Movie
This TV Movie is about the Tehran Conference between FDR, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. It shows the interaction between the three leaders at the close of the Second World War. (imdb)
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An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.
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A look at the lives of Pete and Debbie a few years after the events of Knocked Up. (imdb)
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Two rival North Carolina politicians with presidential aspirations tangle with one another. (imdb)
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Prohibition (2011) - TV Mini-Series
The rise and fall of the United States Constitution's 18th Amendment.
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Two 12 year olds, the products of Upper West Side broken homes, struggle to make sense of their parents lives and their own adolescent feelings. (imdb)
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Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001) - Short Film
Shrek and his friends enjoy themselves with some Karaoke partying. (imdb)
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A claim jumper and a pioneer woman team up to escort three insane women from Nebraska to Iowa. (imdb)
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After Ben and George get married, George is fired from his teaching post, forcing them to stay with friends separately while they sell their place and look for cheaper housing -- a situation that weighs heavily on all involved. (imdb)
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A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. (imdb)
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A farce by the English playwright Arthur Wing Pinero. The plot concerns a respectable magistrate who finds himself caught up in a series of scandalous events that almost cause his disgrace.
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3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) - TV Series
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Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013) - TV Series
In Victorian England, the young and beautiful Alice tells a tale of a strange new land that exists on the other side of a rabbit hole. (imdb)
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MISS SLOANE is a ruthless lobbyist who is notorious for her unparalleled talent and her desire to win at all costs, even when it puts her own career at risk. The thriller pulls back the curtain on how the political game is played on Capitol Hill as Sloane faces off against the most influential powers in D.C.
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The Crown (2016) - TV Series
The Crown focuses on Queen Elizabeth II as a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne....a new era is dawning.
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Trial & Error (2017) - TV Series
A spoof of crime documentaries about the arrest and trial of a beloved poetry professor from a small town in South Carolina, who is accused of brutally murdering his wife, and the young Northeastern lawyer hired to defend him. (imdb)
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A holistic medicine practitioner attends a wealthy client's dinner party after her car breaks down. (imdb)
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Brad and Dusty must deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays. (imdb)
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Baby Girl Scott (1987) - TV Movie
The story of the Scotts, a young couple whose first child is born dangerously early, weighing less than a pound and a half. As they endure the anguish and struggle to help keep their baby alive, they discover what real love, courage and triumph are in the face of tragedy.
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Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small town somewhere in America, these two people will try to find love while trying not to get lost in each other's stuff. (imdb)
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A late-night talk show host suspects that she may soon be losing her long-running show.
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Louis Creed, his wife Rachel, and their two children Gage and Ellie move to a rural home where they are welcomed and enlightened about the eerie 'Pet Sematary' located nearby. After the tragedy of their cat being killed by a truck, Louis resorts to burying it in the mysterious pet cemetery, which is definitely not as it seems, as it proves to the Creeds that sometimes, dead is better.
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Resting Place (1986) - TV Movie
The mysterious death of an army officer comes under investigation by Major Kendall Laird as the young soldier's parents seek an honorable burial place, out of respect for their son. The parents are assisted by their neighbor, Mrs. McAlister, in their patriotic and racially divided community.
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The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts (2019) - Direct-to-Video
A live reading of "The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts " on a Monday night in June of 2019, in front of a live audience at New York's Riverside Church. The play focuses primarily on Mueller's findings around whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice. The 10 acts of the play each had a title corresponding to an act of possible obstruction committed by Trump. (imdb)
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A group of women decide to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.
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The dramatic story of one woman's survival in a battle for her sanity...and her life! (imdb)
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Following their win at the world championship, the now separated Bellas reunite for one last singing competition at an overseas USO tour, but face a group who uses both instruments and voices.
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Amy Adams stars as Anna, a woman whose scheme to wrangle her boyfriend into marriage by proposing to him on February 29th -- a day he cannot refuse her, according to Irish custom -- is jeopardized when weather threatens to cancel her trip to Dublin. Now Anna must convince a handsome but gruff Irish innkeeper (Matthew Goode) to take her across the country before the day slips away.
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Perry Mason (2020) - TV Series
In booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime. (imdb)
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My Brothers Keeper (1995) - TV Movie
A man and his HIV-positive twin take an insurance company to court over a possibly life-saving bone marrow transplant.
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The Old Man (2022) - TV Series
A former CIA officer, who's living off the grid, finds himself on the run from people who want to kill him.
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Emmy Award-winning "Live in Front of a Studio Audience" makes its highly anticipated return with a third iteration, featuring live reenactments of the hit series "The Facts of Life," created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, and "Diff'rent Strokes,' created by Bernie Kukoff and Jeff Harris. "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'The Facts of Life' and 'Diff'rent Strokes'. (imdb)
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Ivory Hunters (1990) - TV Movie
An author discovers that his missing research assistant's disappearance may be related to illegal trade in ivory tusks. He's then asked by the local inspector to help him find the poachers.
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As the Osage Nation's wealth attracted the greed and envy of outsiders, a wave of violence swept through the community, leaving a trail of devastation and fear in its wake. The film follows the investigation into these heinous crimes, led by a young FBI agent determined to bring justice to the Osage people.
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Motivations are suspect, and expectations are turned chaos, as a con artist takes on Manhattan billionaires.
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Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen.
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