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Hit Man (2023)
Glen Powell is effortlessly funny as the unassuming prof who reinvents himself
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Barefoot (2014)
This feel-good romance about mental instability successfully walks that fine line between cliche and authenticity
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The Rewrite (2014)
Hugh Grant is perfect as the screenwriter whose next assignment may require ... a rewrite
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Christmas in Scotland (2023)
A vacationing New York installation designer overcomes cliches to transform her Scottish hometown
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Furry Little Christmas (2021)
Yet another independent, successful woman is coerced into returning to her hometown for a ‘nice guy’
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Destination Wedding (2018)
Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder: A perfect pairing of oddball characters (and actors)
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Passengers (2016)
Sadly, the distasteful cliche they chose is worse than the cliches they avoided
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Victoria and Abdul (2017)
Judi Dench is the only beacon of light in this dark and joyless tale
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