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There are 10756 movie, TV, and many other titles having to do with Christmas
 
Total number of characters named Santa: 1267
 
Total number of elves represented: 1012
 
For 8/31
 
 
Fredric March born this day in 1897 and left us on Apr 14 in 1975
American actor
Playing:  Scrooge 4 times 		Michael Constantine born May 22 in 1927 and left us on this day in 2021
Greek-American actor
Playing:  Santa Claus 1 time
James Coburn born this day in 1928 and left us on Nov 18 in 2002
American film and television actor
Playing:  Santa Claus 1 time 		Mona Marshall born this day in 1947
American voice actress
Playing:  Elf 1 time , Ghost of Christmas Past 1 time
Dee Bradley Baker born this day in 1962
American voice actor
Playing:  Elf 6 times , Santa Claus 2 times 		Todd Carty born this day in 1963
English-Irish actor and director
Paradise PD (2018– ) 
Christmas in Paradise (2018)      S1.E10
With Fitz still in coma, Kevin tries to figure out alone which cop from his unit is the real drug kingpin. Meanwhile, Dusty obsesses over the fact that it's Christmas, hoping that Santa will finally visit him, and Gina obsesses over him.
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2018
08/31/2018
TV-MA
TV Series Episode Animated
28 minutes
A
Genre:
Action
Comedy
 Director(s):
Brian Mainolfi
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Cast:

Sarah Chalke / Gina Jabowski (voice)
David Herman / Kevin Crawford (voice)
Tom Kenny / Chief Randall Crawford (voice)
Kyle Kinane / Bullet (voice)
Cedric Yarbrough / Gerald Fitzgerald (voice)
Roger Black / Unknown (voice)
Rachel Butera / Unknown (voice)
Grey Griffin / Mayor Karen Crawford (voice)
Waco O'Guin / Unknown (voice)
Dana Snyder / Dusty Marlow /  Stanley Hopson (voice)
 Paradise PD (2018– ) 



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Goodbye Children (1987)
A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond.
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1987
08/31/1987
PG
Film
104 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
War
 Director(s):
Louis Malle
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Cast:

Gaspard Manesse / Julien Quentin
Raphael Fejtö / Jean Bonnet
Francine Racette / Mme Quentin
Stanislas Carré de Malberg / François Quentin
Philippe Morier-Genoud / Père Jean
François Berléand / Père Michel
François Négret / Joseph
Peter Fitz / Muller
Pascal Rivet / Boulanger
Benoît Henriet / Ciron



AKA: Goodbye Children
 Goodbye Children (1987)



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Hybrid Heaven (1999)
A synthetic human hybrid created by aliens turns on his masters when he kills a synthetic human intended to replace the President's bodyguard.
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1999
08/31/1999
T
Video Game
C
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Unknown / President's bodyguard
Unknown / Alien
 Hybrid Heaven (1999)



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Edmond (2005)
A fortune-teller's teasing rumination sends Edmond Burke lurching into New York City's hellish underworld.
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2005
08/31/2005
R
Film
82 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Thriller
 Director(s):
Stuart Gordon
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Cast:

William H. Macy / Edmond
Frances Bay / Fortune Teller
Rebecca Pidgeon / Wife
Joe Mantegna / Man in Bar
Denise Richards / B-Girl
Wendy Thompson / Cocktail Waitress
Vincent Guastaferro / Club Manager
Bai Ling / Peep Show Girl
Matt Landers / Bystander
Dulé Hill / Sharper



 Edmond (2005)



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We Are the Best! (2013)
Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band -- despite not having any instruments and being told by everyone that punk is dead.
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2013
08/31/2013
Not Rated
Film
35 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Musical
 Director(s):
Lukas Moodysson
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Cast:

Mira Barkhammar / Bobo
Mira Grosin / Klara
Liv LeMoyne / Hedvig
Johan Liljemark / Kenneth
Mattias Wiberg / Roger
Jonatan Salomonsson / Elis
Alvin Strollo / Mackan
Anna Rydgren / Bobos mamma
Peter Eriksson / Bobos pappa
Charlie Falk / Linus



Trivia: Original title: Vi är bäst!
 We Are the Best! (2013)



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Swingers (1996)
A wannabe actor has a hard time moving on from a break-up, but he is lucky to have supportive friends.
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1996
08/31/1996
R
Film
96 minutes
M
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Cast:

Jon Favreau / Mike
Vince Vaughn / Trent
Ron Livingston / Rob
Patrick Van Horn / Sue
Alex Désert / Charles
Heather Graham / Lorraine
Deena Martin / Christy
Katherine Kendall / Lisa
Brooke Langton / Nikki
 Swingers (1996)



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Welcome To Wrexham (2022-)
Rebuilding (2022)      S1.E3
With just weeks before the season begins, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds find themselves having to convince star football players and executives to take a chance on Wrexham.
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2022
08/31/2022
TV-MA
TV Series Episode
25 minutes
M
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Cast:

Ryan Reynolds / Self - Co-Chairman, Wrexham AFC
Rob McElhenney / Self - Co-Chairman, Wrexham AFC
 Welcome To Wrexham (2022-)



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