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ID	Title	Year	Minutes	Director	Cast	Keywords
AJ00452	Wag the Dog	1997	97	Levinson, Barry	De Niro, Robert; Dunst, Kirsten; Harrelson, Woody; Heche, Anne; Higgins, John Michael; Hoffman, Dustin; Leary, Denis; Macy, William H.; Martin, Andrea; Nelson, Willie Crew Writer: Henkin, Hilary; Writer: Mamet, David; Cinematographer: Richardson, Robert; Editor: Linder, Stu; Composer: Knopfler, Mark	Black Comedy, Campaign, Comedy, Corruption, Drama, Institutional corruption, Mamet, Political, Satire, Washington, D.C.
AJ00453	Waiting for Guffman	1996	84	Guest, Christopher	Balaban, Bob; Cross, David; Doyle-Murray, Brian; Fisher, Frances; Guest, Christopher; Levy, Eugene; O’Hara, Catherine; Odenkirk, Bob; Posey, Parker; Willard, Fred Crew Writer: Guest, Christopher; Writer: Levy, Eugene; Cinematographer: Schaefer, Roberto; Composer: Ross, William	Artistic ambition, Christopher Guest, Comedy, Friendship, Improv, Missouri, Mockumentary, Movie about a writer, Music Movie, Rivalry, Show business
AJ00454	The War of the Worlds	1953	86	Haskin, Byron	Barrier, Edgar; Barry, Gene; Brandon, Henry; Cornthwaite, Robert; Frees, Paul; Hardwicke, Cedric; Kruschen, Jack; Lebedeff, Ivan; Robinson, Ann; Tremayne, Les Crew Writer: Lyndon, Barré; Writer: Wells, H. G.; Cinematographer: Barnes, George; Editor: Douglas, Everett; Composer: Stevens, Leith	Adventure, Alien invasion, Creature features, Drama, Hero doubted, Los Angeles, Movie magic, Practical effects, Science Fiction, Seminal Sci-Fi, Thriller
AJ00491	Watch on the Rhine	1943	114	Mohr, Hal; Shumlin, Herman	Bondi, Beulah; Caruso, Anthony; Cavender, Glen; Coulouris, George; Daniell, Henry; Davis, Bette; Fitzgerald, Geraldine; Lukas, Paul; Watson, Lucile; Woods, Donald Crew Writer: Hammett, Dashiell; Writer: Hellman, Lillian; Producer: Wallis, Hal B.; Cinematographer: Gerstad, Merritt B.; Cinematographer: Mohr, Hal; Editor: Fehr, Rudi; Composer: Steiner, Max	Based on a play, Drama, Espionage spies spy, Family dynamics, Fire, Historical, Lies and deceit, Nazis, Political, Self-sacrificing hero, Thriller, Washington, D.C., World War II
AJ00455	Wattstax	1973	103	Stuart, Mel	Crew Cinematographer: Alonzo, John A.	Documentary, Full band, Music Movie, Show business, Verité
AJ00456	Weird: The Al Yankovic Story	2022	108	Appel, Eric	Brunson, Quinta; Clark, Spencer Treat; Jones, Dot; Lennon, Thomas; Radcliffe, Daniel Crew Writer: Appel, Eric; Writer: Yankovic, "Weird Al"; Composer: Birenberg, Leo	Comedy, Costumes & Makeup, Hollywood, Music Movie, Parody, Show business
AJ00457	Wet Hot American Summer	2001	97	Wain, David	Banks, Elizabeth; Cooper, Bradley; Garofalo, Janeane; Lo Truglio, Joe; Marino, Ken; Meloni, Christopher; Pierce, David Hyde; Poehler, Amy; Rudd, Paul; Shannon, Molly; Showalter, Michael Crew Writer: Showalter, Michael; Composer: Shapiro, Theodore	Black Comedy, Comedy, Coming of Age, Parody, Romance, Satire, Silly
AJ00458	What We Do in the Shadows	2014	86	Clement, Jemaine; Waititi, Taika	Clement, Jemaine; Darby, Rhys; Gaoa, Mario; Harcourt, Ian; Waititi, Taika	Comedy, Horror, Mockumentary
AJ00459	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	1988	104	Zemeckis, Robert	Cassidy, Joanna; Craig, Edwin; Hoskins, Bob; Kaye, Stubby; LeParmentier, Richard; Lloyd, Christopher; Mitchell, Billy J.; Ridings, Richard; Silver, Joel; Tilvern, Alan Crew Writer: Price, Jeffrey; Writer: Seaman, Peter S.; Producer: Marshall, Frank; Cinematographer: Cundey, Dean; Editor: Schmidt, Arthur; Executive Producer: Kennedy, Kathleen; Executive Producer: Spielberg, Steven	Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Los Angeles, Neo-noir
AJ00460	Wife of a Spy	2020	116	Kurosawa, Kiyoshi		Based on literature, Drama, Espionage spies spy, Historical, Period piece, World War II
AJ00461	The Winslow Boy	1999	104	Mamet, David	Hawthorne, Nigel; Jones, Gemma; Northam, Jeremy; Pidgeon, Rebecca Crew Writer: Rattigan, Terence; Cinematographer: Delhomme, Benoît; Composer: Jans, Alaric	Based on a play, Class and status, Courtroom, Drama, Legal, Mamet, The Prosecution
AJ00462	Witness	1985	112	Weir, Peter	Ford, Harrison; Glover, Danny; Godunov, Alexander; Haas, Lukas; LuPone, Patti; McGillis, Kelly; Mortensen, Viggo; Rolf, Frederick; Rubeš, Jan; Sommer, Josef Crew Writer: Kelley, William; Writer: Wallace, Earl W.; Cinematographer: Seale, John; Editor: Noble, Thom; Composer: Jarre, Maurice	Crime, Drama, Family dynamics, Final shootout, Grief and loss, Self-sacrificing hero, Thriller
AJ00463	Witness for the Prosecution	1957	116	Wilder, Billy	Daniell, Henry; Dietrich, Marlene; Lanchester, Elsa; Laughton, Charles; Lee, Ruta; O'Connor, Una; Power, Tyrone; Thatcher, Torin; Wolfe, Ian Crew Writer: Kurnitz, Harry; Writer: Wilder, Billy; Cinematographer: Harlan, Russell; Editor: Mandell, Daniel; Composer: Malneck, Matty	Black & White, Courtroom, Crime, Drama, Legal, The Prosecution
AJ00464	Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director's Cut	1970	224	Wadleigh, Michael	Crew Writer: Wadleigh, Michael; Cinematographer: Myers, David; Editor: Scorsese, Martin	Documentary, Full band, Music Movie, Musical, Show business
AJ00465	Working Girl	1988	114	Nichols, Mike	Baldwin, Alec; Bosco, Philip; Cusack, Joan; Dukakis, Olympia; Dunn, Nora; Ford, Harrison; Griffith, Melanie; Platt, Oliver; Spacey, Kevin; Weaver, Sigourney Crew Writer: Wade, Kevin; Cinematographer: Ballhaus, Michael; Editor: O'Steen, Sam; Composer: Simon, Carly	Comedy, Drama, NYC, Rivalry, Romance, Workplace comedy
AJ00466	The Wrecking Crew	2008	102	Tedesco, Denny		Documentary, Full band, Music Movie, Show business
AJ00467	The Wrong Man	1956	105	Hitchcock, Alfred	Connolly, Norma; Cooper, Tarzan; Fonda, Henry; Hitchcock, Alfred; Lang, Doreen; Miles, Vera; Minciotti, Esther; Persoff, Nehemiah; Quayle, Anthony; Stone, Harold J. Crew Writer: Anderson, Maxwell; Writer: MacPhail, Angus; Producer: Hitchcock, Alfred; Cinematographer: Burks, Robert; Editor: Tomasini, George; Composer: Herrmann, Bernard	Black & White, Courtroom, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Hitchcock, Innocent man, Investigation, Jackson Heights, Legal, Murder, NYC, Wrongly accused

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