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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

France, Netherlands and United Kingdom, 1989
film

The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband’s restaurant.

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The Cook the thief his wife & her lover

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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

France, Netherlands and United Kingdom, 1989
Similarity: 87%

To Catch a thief

United States, 1954
Similarity: 53%

When a man loves a woman

United States, 1994
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Jump for glory

United Kingdom, 1937
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The Mother (2003)

United Kingdom, 2003
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Mrs. Soffel

United States of America, 1984
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Mrs. Soffel

United States, 1984
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The Opposite of sex

United States, 1998
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The Mother and the whore = La Maman et la putan

France, 1973
Similarity: 51%

The Bonfire of the vanities

United States, 1990
Similarity: 51%

Some like it hot (Captioned)

United States, 1959
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Some like it hot [DVD]

United States, 1959
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United States of America, 1988
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Some Like It Hot

United States of America, 1959
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Evil under the sun

United Kingdom, 1981
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What's cooking?

United States, 2000
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What's Cooking?

United Kingdom and United States of America, 2000
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