The Vast of Night
At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.
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1993★ 6.7
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1994★ 6.1
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2000★ 7.3
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1942★ 6.5
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1978★ 6.5
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1983★ 7.4
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2016★ 6.1
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2014★ 7.7
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2009★ 6.4
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2019★ 6.3
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