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The Woman in Black
Released: February 3, 2012
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Director: James Watkins
Writer: Jane Goldman
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer, Ciarán Hinds
A young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.
The Princess and the Frog
Released: December 11, 2009
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Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Writer: Ron Clements, John Musker, Rob Edwards
Starring: Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Oprah Winfrey
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.
