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What if you had no right to read?
Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 1.1K ratings · 7 Sept 1966 · English · 1h 53m · Released
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…
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1984
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Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 18 Dec 1992 · English
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Slaughterhouse-Five
Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 15 Mar 1972 · English
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Movie · 5.8 / 10 · 14 Jun 1972 · English
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