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Rihanna
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Dory
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Movie
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken to a dentists office aquarium. Its up to Marlin (Albert Brooks), his worrisome f...
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0.802
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25.9 M
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Bruno Mars
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Rock / Soul / Experimental:
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0.801
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Evanescence
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Rock: Evanescence’s third album is self titled for a reason: 15 years after its formation, the multi-platinum band has made the most collabo...
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0.800
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The Simpsons
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Tv show
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0.792
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64.5 M
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Linkin Park
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Musician/band
Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Phoenix, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda
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0.791
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53.1 M
everyone
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Shrek
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Movie
After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving your in-laws’ kingdom, what’s an ogre to do? Well, if you’re Shr...
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0.789
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38.4 M
everyone
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0.777
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friends
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40 M
everyone
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Disney
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Company
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0.771
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0
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44.2 M
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0.771
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45.2 M
everyone
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Pirates of the Caribbean
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Movie
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” captures the fun, adventure and hu...
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0.765
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