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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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0.651
likester rank
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0
friends
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25.9 M
everyone
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Sex and the City
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Tv show
A candid, comic view of sex and relationships, Sex and the City stars Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, a New York-based writer who e...
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0.644
likester rank
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0
friends
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13.5 M
everyone
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0.612
likester rank
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0
friends
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13.9 M
everyone
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The Notebook
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Movie
As teenagers, Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind courtship that soon blossoms into tender intimacy. The young ...
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0.609
likester rank
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0
friends
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13.8 M
everyone
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SpongeBob SquarePants
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Tv show
Nickelodeons official SpongeBob SquarePants Facebook Page Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
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0.595
likester rank
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0
friends
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43.2 M
everyone
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Katy Perry
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Musician/band
Pop-Rock: When Katy Perry was a fourth grader, her teacher asked the class to make a “vision board” — a collage of images cut out from magaz...
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0.588
likester rank
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0
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53.7 M
everyone
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0.579
likester rank
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0
friends
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26.6 M
everyone
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Coca-Cola
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Food/beverages
Created in 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia, by Dr. John S. Pemberton, Coca-Cola was first offered as a fountain beverage at Jacobs Pharmacy by mixi...
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0.576
likester rank
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0
friends
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65.3 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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0.576
likester rank
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0
friends
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38.4 M
everyone
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0.576
likester rank
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0
friends
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16.3 M
everyone
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Paramore
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Musician/band
Hayley Williams Jeremy Davis Taylor York
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0.571
likester rank
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0
friends
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25.7 M
everyone
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