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By *dy-uk OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Alcester

OK, I'm not an avid film buff but last month I flicked around and stopped in a film that gripped me.

American Made about an American pilot that started flying undercover for the CIA, doing frequent runs, but on the way back got involved in drug cartel which the CIA turned a blind eye until the latter years when they wanted to frame the cartel and got him to take photos of them which they published and basically signed his assination.

Was only at the end, when they listed the events after, I found out of was a true story.

Then I watched another film called 'the bank job'

Again another true film about a bank heist that was gripping and true story.

The last film that also gripped me, I watched the other night called 'Papillon'. I loved that film.

I need to find more like that.

So what's your favourite films, based on true story?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was papillon about the prison escape in Guyana ?

If so, loved it !

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By *inkyInkedBiWoman
over a year ago

Lion.

Sobbed and ugly cried at the end

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By *ig_eric_tionMan
over a year ago

IPSWICH

"Lion.

Sobbed and ugly cried at the end "

That's a good one. I read about that before I watched the film. Films based on true events are often good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Men of honor is good, tells the story of Carl Bashir, the us navy’s first African American master diver staring Cuba Gooding Jr and Robert Deniro . Worth a watch

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Donnie Brasco is definitely worth a look.

Papillon as previously suggested too. But the original with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman.

Not the more recent version

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By *dy-uk OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Alcester

"Was papillon about the prison escape in Guyana ?

If so, loved it ! "

Yes, the French man innocent for murder.

Did 2 years solitary confinement, then 5 years trying to escape, then sent to Devils Island where he did escape, made it back to France and published his book which sold millions of copies. He got a reprieve and allowed back to France.

His wealthy friend with glasses stayed on Devils Island, said thats his home now.

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By *inkyInkedBiWoman
over a year ago

"Lion.

Sobbed and ugly cried at the end

That's a good one. I read about that before I watched the film. Films based on true events are often good. "

I think that’s what made it all the more sad. Such a good film x

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By *inkyInkedBiWoman
over a year ago

"Men of honor is good, tells the story of Carl Bashir, the us navy’s first African American master diver staring Cuba Gooding Jr and Robert Deniro . Worth a watch "

That’s a good one

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By *ilverFox55Man
over a year ago

Watford

American Made is great, try The Aviator with Lonardo DiCaprio about Howard Hughes, great film.

The original 70s Papillon is better than the remake.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Was papillon about the prison escape in Guyana ?

If so, loved it !

Yes, the French man innocent for murder.

His wealthy friend with glasses stayed on Devils Island, said thats his home now."

Rami Malek was so good in it !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Debbie Does Dallas

Intending cheerleader goes for an interview at the Cowboys stadium. You know how it ends.

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By *ig_eric_tionMan
over a year ago

IPSWICH

"Lion.

Sobbed and ugly cried at the end

That's a good one. I read about that before I watched the film. Films based on true events are often good.

I think that’s what made it all the more sad. Such a good film x "

It's literally something that couldn't be made up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jaws

Sunny day........they all die!

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By *ookingfun82Man
over a year ago

Enniskillen

A few have mentioned Papillon. I've seen the original film and found it slow and not really engagung. I'd read the book before and it was one of the best books I've read, one to read again even sometime.

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By *mwirralMan
over a year ago

wirral

12 years a sl@ve

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By *rying2niteMan
over a year ago

Egremont

Serpico

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By *edstockings2Couple
over a year ago

Ilfracombe

Erin Brockovich

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Great kind of films to enjoy.

My personal favourites

Men of honor

Erin brockovich

The impossible

A few good men

Steel magnolias

127 hours

The imitation game

Goodfellas

All the presidents men

Spotlight

Belfast

Rain man

Elvis

The blind side

Hustlers

Fruitvale station

The social network

Milk

Dallas buyers club

In the name of the father

Girl interrupted

A league of their own

Doesn’t guarantee a good film though I’ve been disappointed by some I was really looking forward to watching.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lone Survivor.

The film actually plays down the level of his injuries. He had over 20 bullet wounds, bit his tongue off and broke his back!

The ending was exaggerated though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Check out Captain Phillips. It is one of the few films where I have actually cried at the end. The last few scenes by Tom Hanks are very powerful and moving. Just shows how good of an actor he is

Deepwater Horizon with Mark Wahlberg is another good film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Harriet

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

"OK, I'm not an avid film buff but last month I flicked around and stopped in a film that gripped me.

Was only at the end, when they listed the events after, I found out of was a true story.

Then I watched another film called 'the bank job'

Again another true film about a bank heist that was gripping and true story.

The last film that also gripped me, I watched the other night called 'Papillon'. I loved that film.

I need to find more like that.

So what's your favourite films, based on true story? "
towering inferno

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By *0ng0 furyMan
over a year ago

Birkenhead

the straight story (david lynch)

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By *MandMMCouple
over a year ago

Welwyn garden city

Hidden figures is a good film. There is a podcast about true films. Tells you how close to the facts they were.

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Zodiac

Lone Survivor

Social Network

Bohemian Rhapsody - yeah I liked it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"12 years a sl@ve

In the similar vain, ‘the birth of a nation’

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hacksaw ridge

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By *nliveneTV/TS
over a year ago

Selby

If you have enjoyed American Made than you need to watch the movie called Blow is with Johnny Deep and Penelope Cruz

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Harriet"

Incredible story and an incredibly brave and inspiring woman.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Inn of the sixth happiness

Patch adams

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Very exaggerated but Lone Survivor with Mark Whalberg.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If you have enjoyed American Made than you need to watch the movie called Blow is with Johnny Deep and Penelope Cruz

That’s one of my favourite films and ties in nicely with American Made. Also Narcos goes into that story too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pulp fiction

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

A lot of those mentioned already involve a healthy dose of artistic licence when telling the story. None more so than Belfast which could have been written by Disney.

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham

Zulu

22/23 Jan 1879

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rush

Le Mans 66

The big short

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Very exaggerated but Lone Survivor with Mark Whalberg."

Only the end was exaggerated (the battle never took place during his rescue). If anything much of it was played down. The book is quite excellent.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Very exaggerated but Lone Survivor with Mark Whalberg.

Only the end was exaggerated (the battle never took place during his rescue). If anything much of it was played down. The book is quite excellent."

I don’t actually know the full story. It just seems highly unlikely he survived all that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Theory of Everything

American Sniper

1917

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Slumdog millionaire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Theory of Everything

American Sniper

1917

Top choices

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Hurricane about a falsely accused boxer, the 60's song the Hurricane by Bob Dylan is about this guy.

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

"OK, I'm not an avid film buff but last month I flicked around and stopped in a film that gripped me.

Was only at the end, when they listed the events after, I found out of was a true story.

Then I watched another film called 'the bank job'

Again another true film about a bank heist that was gripping and true story.

The last film that also gripped me, I watched the other night called 'Papillon'. I loved that film.

I need to find more like that.

So what's your favourite films, based on true story? "
I loved that film though American made and he survived it all, all because he got bored lol

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By *dy-uk OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Alcester

Brilliant... I've got got some good films to watch.

Another great one I remembered. 'Catch me if you can' Frank Abagnale. Although a great film, allegedly true, several investigations have led to believe that his autobiography is also far fetched

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

"Great kind of films to enjoy.

My personal favourites

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Rain man"

Rain man's not a true story.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Iceman read the book then found out it was made into a film very good film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Veronica Guerin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saw The Good Nurse recently which I enjoyed.

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

Lovelace is a fantastic film.

We originally put it on thinking it would just be a nice bit of naughty fun. However, it's actually really good. (The stellar cast should've been a clue!)

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By *hillenCouple
over a year ago

Borehamwood

Zulu, which is a great movie.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The impossible about the Indonesian boxing day tsunami. Even though I knew the story of the family before I watched it was the most tense I've ever felt watching a film.

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

White boy Rick

Was a true story

Catch me if you can, true

Most of the horror movies also are based upon true stories

A sense of freedom, true

Mcvicar, true

Ice cream wars, true

The iceman, true class film.

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By *ibi_curiousCouple
over a year ago

Shepperton

Too many to choose just one so here's a few I would recommend

1- the town that dredded sundown (1976 version)

2- Zodiac, 2006 version watch this one first

3- Zodiac, 2007 version with Mark Ruffalo

4- glory, with Matthew Brodwick.

5- Elf, it must be true because santa is in it

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By *aturefun63Man
over a year ago

Belper

"OK, I'm not an avid film buff but last month I flicked around and stopped in a film that gripped me.

Was only at the end, when they listed the events after, I found out of was a true story.

Then I watched another film called 'the bank job'

Again another true film about a bank heist that was gripping and true story.

The last film that also gripped me, I watched the other night called 'Papillon'. I loved that film.

I need to find more like that.

So what's your favourite films, based on true story? "

Papillon was great with Steve McQueen in it ,not seen new remake

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri. Brilliant film.

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

Unstoppable, with Denzel Washington, is a literal edge-of-your-seat thrill.

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

Some excellent suggestions already and i can definitely recommend these mentioned

Papillon (original)

Goodfellas (up these as one of the best films i've seen)

Straight Story

Hidden Figures

Hacksaw Ridge

Le mans 66

Rush

Zulu

Patch Adams

I'll also chuck in the following

Argo

Moneyball

Pursuit of Happiness (Will Smith being a decent actor for once)

Can you ever forgive me (bit bleak but excellent)

Maudie (even bleaker- but superb)

Apollo 13 (exquisite)

Into the wild

Seabiscuit

Pharlap

Battle of the sexes

Letters from Iwo Jima & Flags of our fathers (in that order- makes more sense)

and if you don't mind subtitles

Mesrine (two parts to it, so make sure you watch both)

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"Great kind of films to enjoy.

My personal favourites

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Rain man

Rain man's not a true story."

Bit of a grey area- its based on a real person but the story and the character are changed or made up

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By *edstockings2Couple
over a year ago

Ilfracombe

The King and I

The sound of music

The King's Speech

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By *oeBeansMan
over a year ago

Derby

Green Book

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

American Gangster

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

Twilight

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Sound of Music

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The terminal was based on a true story and the man it was based on actually died today at the airport Charles de Gaulle where he lived for 18 years.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Goodfellas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A few have mentioned Papillon. I've seen the original film and found it slow and not really engagung. I'd read the book before and it was one of the best books I've read, one to read again even sometime."

I think that it quite often happens that if you have read a book, and like it, it makes a strong impression and if you then see a film of it it is usually (not always) disappointing.

Lucy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Into the Wild

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Zulu

Waterloo

The Battle of Britain

Hamburger Hill

Hacksaw Ridge

Schindler's List

Out of Africa

... among a few others.

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By *itzhallMan
over a year ago

birchington

All the Kings men starring David Jason...very sad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Some excellent suggestions already and i can definitely recommend these mentioned

Papillon (original)

Goodfellas (up these as one of the best films i've seen)

Straight Story

Hidden Figures

Hacksaw Ridge

Le mans 66

Rush

Zulu

Patch Adams

I'll also chuck in the following

Argo

Moneyball

Pursuit of Happiness (Will Smith being a decent actor for once)

Can you ever forgive me (bit bleak but excellent)

Maudie (even bleaker- but superb)

Apollo 13 (exquisite)

Into the wild

Seabiscuit

Pharlap

Battle of the sexes

Letters from Iwo Jima & Flags of our fathers (in that order- makes more sense)

and if you don't mind subtitles

Mesrine (two parts to it, so make sure you watch both)"

Mesrine is a fabulous film I couldn't believe he did all of those things, I had to Wikipedia the story and the film is spot on, like you I would recomend this movie.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the imitation game

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

"Great kind of films to enjoy.

My personal favourites

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Rain man

Rain man's not a true story.

Bit of a grey area- its based on a real person but the story and the character are changed or made up"

I think it's more correct to say that it was inspired by a real person. That and a hundred stereotypes.

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"Green Book

Another unexpectedly great film....which also reminds of

The Black Book (Dutch war movie)

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"Great kind of films to enjoy.

My personal favourites

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Rain man

Rain man's not a true story.

Bit of a grey area- its based on a real person but the story and the character are changed or made up

I think it's more correct to say that it was inspired by a real person. That and a hundred stereotypes."

The guy it was initially based round was a consultant on the film IIRC- although i think he was a savant and not autistic

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

"The guy it was initially based round was a consultant on the film IIRC- although i think he was a savant and not autistic"

I presume you're thinking of Kim Peek? The film is not based on him. The screenwriter met Peek and a number of savants to get inspiration.

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By *ecky and justCouple
over a year ago

Godalming

American Sniper has been mentioned before but such a sad film. The scenes at the end with people laying their respects on the bridges.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

There's another one I can't remember the name. Think it was called something ridge about the guy who wouldn't fight in the war

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

"There's another one I can't remember the name. Think it was called something ridge about the guy who wouldn't fight in the war"

Hacksaw Ridge?

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"There's another one I can't remember the name. Think it was called something ridge about the guy who wouldn't fight in the war

Hacksaw Ridge?"
That's the one. Thank you it was bugging me

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

The wicker Man...

I know what you're going to say that's fiction..but have you ever visited a remote Scottish island...?

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By *usu99Man
over a year ago

Hammersmith

Deep Water (2006 film) or The Mercy.

Based on Donald Crowhurst.

Not as good or moving as the book (Strange final voyage of Donald Crowhurst) but still worth watching.

Reading the final log entry in the book is a mix of horror and despair and i'm not sure any film can convey reading his words into a cinematic experience.

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over a year ago

"There's another one I can't remember the name. Think it was called something ridge about the guy who wouldn't fight in the war

Hacksaw Ridge?That's the one. Thank you it was bugging me"

Yes, a great film, and a marvellous true story behind it.

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By *uddy laneMan
over a year ago

dudley

Kill the messenger.

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

Jaws

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rouge Agent

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