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The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985·Movie·en·1h 22m
The Purple Rose of Cairo
89

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ComedySci-Fi & FantasyRomance

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Prime

During the Depression in 1935 New Jersey, a lonely waitress with an abusive husband who takes comfort from the movies is stunned when a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world, offering her the hope of a happi...

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