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Best Movies Released August 2008

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Frozen River Poster
44%

Ratings

  • 3.3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Ray Eddy, an upstate New York trailer mom, is lured into the world of illegal immigrant smuggling when she meets a Mohawk girl who lives on a reservation that straddles the US-Canadian border. Broke after her husband takes off with the down payment for their new doublewide, Ray reluctantly teams up with Lila, a smuggler, and the two begin making runs across the frozen St. Lawrence River carrying illegal Chinese and Pakistani immigrants in the trunk of Ray's Dodge Spirit.

Melissa Leo, Heather Rae, Mark Boone Junior, Courtney Hunt, Chip Hourihan, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott

R Drama Crime
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The Mummy: Tomb of Dragon Emperor Poster
82%

Ratings

  • 3.6 / 5

out of 5 stars

Explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex, wife Evelyn and her brother, Jonathan. And this time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force... unless the O'Connells can stop him first.

Rob Cohen, Stephen Sommers, Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel, Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Jim Jacks, Michelle Yeoh

PG-13 Action Adventure
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Swing Vote Poster
67%

Ratings

  • 3.7 / 5

out of 5 stars

Bud Johnson, an apathetic, beer-slinging, lovable loser, is coasting through a life that has passed him by. The one bright spot is his precocious, over-achieving twelve year-old daughter Molly. She takes care of both of them, until one mischievous moment on Election Day, when she accidentally sets off a chain of events which culminates in the election coming down to one vote... her dad's.

Kevin Costner, Stanley Tucci, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer, George Lopez, Jim Wilson, Madeline Carroll

PG-13 Comedy
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The Pineapple Express Poster
56%

Ratings

  • 4.3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Lazy stoner Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver (James Franco): to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop (Rosie Perez) and the city's most dangerous drug lord (Gary Cole), he panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him. And it is. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that they're not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia; incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both. All aboard "The Pineapple Express".

James Franco, Seth Rogen, James Remar, Amber Heard, David Gordon Green, Danny R. McBride, Evan Goldberg, Gary Cole

R Action 1 hr, 45 mins
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Elegy Poster
80%

Ratings

  • 3.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of 'emancipated manhood' -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.

Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Penelope Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Isabel Coixet, Sonja Bennett, Deborah Harry

R 1 hr, 53 mins
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Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Poster
80%

Ratings

  • 3.8 / 5

out of 5 stars

Lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other as they always have--with honesty and humor. Discovering their individual strengths, fears, talents and capacity for love through the choices they make, they come to value more than ever the bond they share and the immeasurable power of their friendship.

Blake Lively, Kira Davis, Sanaa Hamri, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn

PG-13 Drama Adventure
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Hell Ride Poster
50%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

"Hell Ride" is a raucous throwback to the days of the Sergio Leone spaghetti western, with a heaping helping of testosterone-fueled chopper action thrown into the mix. Writer/director Larry Bishop takes on a third role as Pistolero, head honcho of the Victors, a group of badass bikers who are out to avenge the murder of one of their members at the hands of the 666ers, a rival gang whose actions live up to their hellish moniker. Along with his cohorts, the Gent (deviously portrayed by Michael Madsen) and the mysterious Comanche (Eric Balfour), Pistolero aims to take down the Deuce and Billy Wings, menacing leaders of the 666ers, but a mutiny looms on the horizon when his commitment to profit is questioned by a few of his fellow Victors. An even larger story unravels when previously unknown information about Comanche resurrects ghosts from Pistolero's past.

Although there is enough sex, violence, and all-out machismo to keep grind-house fans firmly plastered to their seats, Bishop's take on the genre strays far from exploitation as he weaves a twisting, multilayered tale of revenge, loyalty, and brotherhood that is brought to life by a superb ensemble cast, with memorable performances by Dennis Hopper, Vinnie Jones, and David Carradine. In the words of Comanche, "The road to hell is paved with anything but good intentions."

Michael Madsen, Quentin Tarantino, Vinnie Jones, Eric Balfour, Laura Cayouette, Michael Steinberg, Shana Stein, Larry Bishop

R Drama 1 hr, 23 mins
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Henry Poole is Here Poster
57%

Ratings

  • 4 / 5

out of 5 stars

When a man discovers that he has only six weeks to live, he leaves his job, his fiancee and his overbearing mother and tries to spend his remaining days in seclusion. But when a miracle transforms his life, his quirky neighbors disrupt his plan to live out his days in quiet desperation.

Luke Wilson, Cheryl Hines, Tom Rosenberg, Adriana Barraza, Mark Pellington, Gary Lucchesi, Albert Torres, Radha Mitchell

PG Drama 1 hr, 40 mins
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars Poster
94%

Ratings

  • 4.1 / 5

out of 5 stars

On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will join such favorite characters as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala, along with brand-new heroes like Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka. Sinister villains--led by Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous--are poised to rule the galaxy. Stakes are high, and the fate of the Star Wars universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi Knights. Their exploits lead to the action-packed battles and astonishing new revelations.

George Lucas, Matt Lanter, Catherine Winder, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane, James Arnold Taylor, Dave Filoni, Henry Gilroy

PG Action 1 hr, 38 mins
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Mirrors Poster
56%

Ratings

  • 3.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

A man is head of security at a department store plagued by unexplained deaths The store is also the target of demonstrators wanting compensation for an earlier staff fire tragedy. The man becomes intrigued by a disturbed woman. She claims her sister, who died in the fire, is exacting revenge, using mirrors as a gateway back into the living world.

Amy Smart, Paula Patton, Jason Flemyng, Ezra Buzzington, Julian Glover, Erica Gluck, Mary Beth Peil, Darren Kent

R Drama Suspense
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Tropic Thunder Poster
83%

Ratings

  • 3.6 / 5

out of 5 stars

In the action-comedy "Tropic Thunder," Ben Stiller plays pampered action superstar Tugg Speedman, who is cast in the biggest, most expensive war movie ever produced. He sets out to Southeast Asia with a "Who's Who" of celebrity co-stars. They include Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), an intense, three-time Oscar-winning actor; Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black), star of the popular gross-out comedy franchise "The Fatties"; multi-platinum hip-hop-star-turned-entrepreneur-turned-actor Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson); and first-timer Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel). Soon after the production begins the actors are thrown into a real-life situation and are forced to become the fighting unit they're portraying, in order to find a way out of the jungle in one piece.

Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Steve Coogan, Nick Nolte, Bill Hader, Stuart Cornfeld, Jay Baruchel

R Comedy
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Local Color Poster
0%

Ratings

  • 4.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

A semiautobiographical account of Gallo's life as an impressionist painter during the summer of 1974.

George Gallo, Ray Liotta, Ron Perlman, David Permut, Trevor Morgan, Charles Durning, Jimmy Evangelatos, Mark Sennet

R Drama 1 hr, 47 mins
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The Rocker Poster
83%

Ratings

  • 3.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

A failed drummer is given a second chance at fame. Robert "Fish" Fishman is the extremely dedicated and astoundingly passionate drummer for the eighties hair band Vesuvius, who is living the rock n' roll dream until he is unceremoniously kicked out of the band. Twenty years after his rock star fantasies are destroyed, just when Fish has finally given up all hope, he hears that his nephew's high school rock band A.D.D. is looking for a new drummer. They reluctantly make him the newest member of the band, giving him a chance to reclaim the rock God throne he's always thought he deserved, and taking the young band along for the ride of their lives.

Shawn Levy, Emma Stone, Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Maya Forbes, Tom McNulty, Jane Lynch, Wally Wolodarsky

PG-13 Comedy
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The House Bunny Poster
77%

Ratings

  • 4.2 / 5

out of 5 stars

In Columbia Pictures' comedy "The House Bunny", Anna Faris charms as Shelley Darlington, a Playboy Bunny who teaches an awkward sorority about the opposite sex -- only to learn that what boys really like is what's on the inside. Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have -- a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.

Emma Stone, Fred Wolf, Beverly D'Angelo, Heather Parry, Sarah Wright, Anna Faris, Kat Dennings, Kirsten Kiwi Smith

PG-13 Comedy
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Death Race Poster
88%

Ratings

  • 3.6 / 5

out of 5 stars

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the U.S. penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the ''Death Race'', the world's biggest, most brutal sporting event. Five-time NASCAR champion Jensen Ames is a man who has become an expert at survival. After eight years of hard time, he has only six weeks before reuniting with his family. But when Weyland demands a driver to headline the big game, Ames is forced to submit. Donning the costume of mythical rider Frankenstein, the racer becomes an instant crowd favorite, an unequaled sporting superstar. His face hidden by a metallic black mask, one convict will be put through a brutal three day challenge, with the trophy being the ultimate prize: freedom. The only catch is that he must survive a gauntlet of the most vicious criminals in this post-industrial wasteland to claim it. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers, Ames must now kill or be killed to win the most treacherous spectator sport on Earth: ''Death Race''.

Tom Cruise, Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Jeremy Bolt, Joan Allen, Paula Wagner, Paul W.S. Anderson, Ian McShane

R Drama Action
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No Poster Available
75%

Ratings

  • 3.4 / 5

out of 5 stars

In this groundbreaking 3-D animated adventure, three young flies set off on a courageous mission to become the first insects on the moon by hitching a ride on the historic Apollo 11 space flight. Based on the actual transcripts and the original blueprints from NASA, the film's stunning visuals and meticulous attention to detail introduce a whole new generation to the awe-inspiring achievements of the space program's most momentous mission. The year is 1969 and like everyone else in the world, Nat (Trevor Gagnon) and his pals IQ (Philip Daniel Bolden) and Scooter (David Gore) are abuzz over the upcoming launch of the first manned mission to the moon. Inspired by his Grandpa's (Christopher Lloyd) oft-told tale of hiding aboard Amelia Earhart's plane during her famed solo cross-Atlantic flight, Nat hatches a secret plan for the three young flies to stow away on the Apollo 11 rocket. Thinking the trip will be over in a matter of minutes, the fly boys—and their earthbound families—are shocked to learn they will be in space for closer to a week. When a N.A.S.A. Ground Control official catches sight of the three winged stowaways, he instructs the astronauts to store them in a test tube for later study. But after an electrical short causes the ship's engine to malfunction, the three intrepid insects manage to escape from their glass mini-brig just in time to discover the wiring problem and fix it. After a difficult lunar landing, Nat tags along with Neil Armstrong on his legendary moon walk. Although the flies face a few more close calls, the mission appears to be a success. At least until Grandpa's old flame Nadia (Nicolette Sheridan) arrives from Russia to warn him that her government, angry over losing the space race, has dispatched fly-spy Yegor (Tim Curry) to Cape Canaveral to sabotage the computer flight plans. With the Apollo hurtling toward Earth, it falls to Nat's family to save the mission—and the trio of brave flies—from disaster.

Christopher Lloyd, Robert Patrick, Ben Stassen, Tim Curry, Gina Gallo Paris, Domonic Paris, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr, Nicollette Sheridan

G Comedy Family
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Hamlet 2 Poster
38%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

A world premiere at – and the comedy smash of – the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. In the irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama teacher (Steve Coogan) rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages a politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Steve Coogan, David Arquette, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, Andrew Fleming

R Comedy Sequel
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The Longshots Poster
67%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

From Ice Cube, the star of such hits as "Are We There Yet?," "Are We Done Yet?" and "First Sunday," comes a feel-good family comedy, "The Longshots" -- a hilarious and heartwarming story of the the first and only girl quarterback in Pop Warner football history. Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube) - a down-on-his-luck former high school football star - turns his niece, Jasmine (Keke Palmer from "Akeelah & The Bee"), into the quarterback of the local team, the Minden Browns, and gets his stride back when he becomes the team coach. With Curtis as their new leader and their pigtail-wearing star player, this team of misfits wins its way to the the Pop Warner Super Bowl and the small city of Minden, Illinois, is ignited with team spirit, town pride and the glory it once knew.

Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Fred Durst, Tasha Smith, Dash Mihok, Matt Alvarez, Nick Santora, Jill Marie Jones

PG Drama Sports
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Trouble The Water Poster
100%

An aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband, armed with a video camera, show what survival is all about when they are trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters, and seize a chance for a new beginning.

Carl Deal, Tia Lessin

NR Documentary 1 hr, 33 mins
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No Poster Available
89%

Ratings

  • 3.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

A hitman turns down a job when he discovers it is too close to his own life. Elite members of his profession target him when they think he is losing his nerve.

Jesse V. Johnson, Rick Yune, Andrew Zarrow

Action
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No Poster Available
80%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

The story, set in 1957, concerns a small-town charmer (Jason Patric) who is forced to make difficult decisions in his fight to save his two daughters. Drea de Matteo will play his ex-wife. KaDee Strickland plays Patric's love interest, Bruce Dern his surrogate father and Shepard an opportunistic hustler.

Jason Patric, Drea de Matteo, Bruce Dern, Matt Williams, Sam Shepard, Alex Paraskevas

Drama
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona Poster
71%

Ratings

  • 4 / 5

out of 5 stars

The story follows the tale of Vicky and Christina (Scarlett Johansson and Rebecca Hall), two Americans vacationing in the title's Spanish city, who become part of a chain of romances involving an artist (Javier Bardem) and his nutty ex-wife (Penelope Cruz).

Scarlett Johansson, Chris Messina, Penelope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Woody Allen, Javier Bardem, Rebecca Hall, Kevin Dunn

PG-13 Drama Comedy
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I Served the King of England Poster
20%

Dreaming of becoming a millionaire, a short but ambitious Czech works his way into a posh pre-war luxury spa, where his marriage to a Hitler-loving fräulein provides him with a golden opportunity to make his fondest wish come true.

Robert Schaffer, Julia Jentsch, Milan Lasica, Jiri Menzel, Oldrich Kaiser, Marian Labuda, Josef Abrham

R Comedy 1 hr, 58 mins
College Poster
67%

Ratings

  • 2.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

After Kevin (Drake Bell), a high school senior, gets dumped by his girlfriend for being too boring, he doesn't want to go to the freshman orientation weekend at Fairmont University, where they had planned to go together. But his best friends Cater (Andrew Caldwell) and Morris (Kevin Covais) convince him that the weekend away will help get his mind off her. Once there, one of the rowdiest fraternities on campus decides to recruit them as "pledges" in return for granting them access to the college party scene. Though forced to put up with the disgusting antics of fraternity brothers Teague (Nick Zano), Bearcat (Gary Owen), and Cooper (Zach Cregger), the guys meet sorority girls Kendall (Haley Bennett), Heather (Camille Mana), and Amy (Nathalie Walker), and sparks fly all around. But once Teague feels threatened by Kevin's new relationship with Kendall, he takes the pre-frosh humiliation to a greater level, and the guys decides to fight back, pulling a huge prank that lands them on top.

Haley Bennett, Drake Bell, Andrew Caldwell, Deb Hagan, Sam Nazarian, Dan Callahan, Adam Ellison, Kevin Covais

R Comedy
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Disaster Movie Poster
79%

Ratings

  • 3.3 / 5

out of 5 stars

In "Disaster Movie," the filmmaking team behind the hits "Scary Movie," "Date Movie," "Epic Movie" and "Meet the Spartans" this time puts its unique, inimitable stamp on one of the biggest and most bloated movie genres of all time – the disaster film.

"Disaster Movie" follows the comic misadventures of a group of ridiculously attractive twenty-somethings during one fateful night as they try to make their way to safety while every known natural disaster and catastrophic event - asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, the works – hits the city and their path as they try to solve a series of mysteries to end the rampant destruction.

Taking aim at everything and everyone, from "Indiana Jones" and "Iron Man" to Amy Winehouse and "High School Musical," "Disaster Movie" lampoons the blockbuster movie, pop culture icons and public figures along the way as Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer satirize everything as only they can.

Ike Barinholtz, Jason Friedberg, Matt Lanter, Carmen Electra, Kim Kardashian, Aaron Seltzer, G-Thang, Vanessa Minnillo

PG-13 Action Comedy
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Traitor Poster
63%

Ratings

  • 4 / 5

out of 5 stars

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn. A mysterious figure with a web of connections to terrorist organizations, Horn has a knack for emerging on the scene just as a major operation goes down. The inter-agency task force looking into the case meets with Carter, a veteran CIA contractor who seemingly has his own agenda and Max Archer, a fellow FBI agent. The task force links Horn to a prison break in Yemen, a bombing in Nice and a raid in London, but a tangle of contradictory evidence emerges, forcing Clayton to question whether his quarry is a disaffected former military operative -- or something far more complicated. Obsessed with discovering the truth, Clayton tracks Horn across the globe as the elusive ex-soldier burrows deeper and deeper into a world of shadows and intrigue.

Guy Pearce, Don Cheadle, Jeff Daniels, Todd LIeberman, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, David Hoberman, Neal McDonough, Jeff Silver

PG-13 Drama Thriller
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Babylon A.D. Poster
59%

Ratings

  • 3.1 / 5

out of 5 stars

In the near future, a mercenary is charged with delivering a young woman from Russia to Canada and learns that she has been manipulated by a synthetic virus and what lies inside her could doom the human race.

Vin Diesel, Gerard Depardieu, Mathieu Kassovitz, Charlotte Rampling, Mark Strong, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson

PG-13 Action Adventure
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Top August 2008 Movie Trailers

Picture This

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Sister Midnight

changed release date from TBA to May, 2025

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

changed release date from TBA to March 19, 2025

Superboys of Malegaon

changed release date from January 31, 2025 to February 28, 2025

Untitled Sony and Marvel Universe Film

changed release date from June 27, 2025 to TBA 2026

Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing

changed release date from TBA to April 11, 2025
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