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The Boys

Australia, 1998
film

Adapted from Gordon Graham’s award-winning 1991 play by Stephen Sewell, which was inspired by the horrific Anita Cobby murder case, ‘The Boys̵..

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The Boys in the band

United States, 1970
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Boys will be men

Canada, 1980
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Wonder boys

United States, 2000
Similarity: 70%

A Boy's life

United States, 1994
Similarity: 70%

Boys Grammar

Australia, 2005
Similarity: 69%

Boys will be boys (TEFC)

Australia
Similarity: 69%

Boys will be boys

Australia, 1983
Similarity: 69%

Boys and Balls

Australia, 1994
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Boy

Australia, 2005
Similarity: 68%

The Leather boys

United Kingdom, 1963
Similarity: 68%

The Hard word

Australia, 2002
Similarity: 68%

Angry Boy

United States, 1951
Similarity: 67%

Puberty Blues

Australia, 1981
Similarity: 66%

The Clubhouse boat

United States, 1969
Similarity: 66%

Sling blade

United States, 1995
Similarity: 66%

Boys Town

United States, 1938
Similarity: 66%

Deadly

Australia, 1990
Similarity: 66%

With time to kill

Australia, 1987
Similarity: 66%
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