Keyword: royal family
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Coming to America
Some movies announce themselves with noise; Coming to America (1988) prefers to earn its reputation the slow way, one convert at a time. You can tell a lot about a movie from its tagline, and “This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.” gives away the game in the best way. The setup is straightforward enough on…
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The King’s Speech
Not every drama movie needs to reinvent the wheel, but The King’s Speech manages to feel fresh anyway, thanks largely to Tom Hooper’s confident direction. “Find your voice.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. At its core, the plot goes like this: The King’s…