George Brent Movie Rankings
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George Brent scores a combined 3.1759 out of 4 stars for Baby Face
3.1759
A wages-of-sin story in which a power hungry woman sleeps her way up the corporate ladder. ... more about Baby Face
DVD from $25.55 
(5 sellers)
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George Brent scores a combined 2.9809 out of 4 stars for Spiral Staircase
2.9809
Beautiful young mute Helen is a domestic worker for old ailing Mrs. Warren. Mrs. Warren's two sons, Albert (a professor) and womanizing impudent Steven, also live in the Warren mansion. Mrs. ... more about Spiral Staircase
DVD from $5.99 
(5 sellers)
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George Brent scores a combined 2.9742 out of 4 stars for Jezebel
2.9742
Set in antebellum New Orleans during the early 1850's, this film follows Julie Marsden through her quest for social redemption on her own terms. ... more about Jezebel
DVD from $5.79 
(7 sellers)
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George Brent scores a combined 2.9481 out of 4 stars for Dark Victory
2.9481
Judith Traherne is at the height of young society when Dr. Frederick Steele diagnoses a brain tumor. After surgery she falls in love with Steele. The doctor tells her secretary that the tumor will come back and eventually kill her. ... more about Dark Victory
DVD from $5.79 
(6 sellers)
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George Brent scores a combined 2.7213 out of 4 stars for Secrets of an Actress
2.7213
Kay Francis fights off tears, deprivations and a mediocre script in Warner Bros.' Secrets of an Actress. La Francis plays Fay Carter, a popular Broadway star romantically involved with architect Dick Orr (George Brent), who has put up the money for her latest production. ... more about Secrets of an Actress
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.6757 out of 4 stars for In Person
2.6757
Ginger Rogers, a movie star who has had a nervous breakdown and is suffering from agoraphobia, runs away and meets George Brent and they both retreat to the mountains. ... more about In Person
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.5752 out of 4 stars for Stranded
2.5752
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.5387 out of 4 stars for Painted Veil
2.5387
In Austria, Katrin is lonely after her sister's marriage and she agrees to marry her father's research associate Dr. Walter Fane. Fane takes her to China but constantly ignors her in favour of his medical research. ... more about Painted Veil
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.5341 out of 4 stars for Gold Is Where You Find It
2.5341
Michael Curtiz directs a Western that is almost of epic proportions, and screenwriters Warren Duff and Robert Buckner greatly assist in bringing about a snazzy script that is based on Clements Ripley's story. ... more about Gold Is Where You Find It
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.5022 out of 4 stars for Purchase Price
2.5022
Torch singer Joan Gordon, tiring of her relationship with small-time hood and racketeer Eddie Fields, flees to North Dakota and becomes the mail-order bride of down-to-earth farmer Jim Gilson. ... more about Purchase Price
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.4839 out of 4 stars for Stamboul Quest
2.4839
In 1915, German Counter-Intelligence Chief Von Sturm learns that someone is providing the British with critical strategic planning for the Turkish theater. ... more about Stamboul Quest
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.4261 out of 4 stars for In This Our Life
2.4261
A young woman (Stanley Timberlake) dumps her fiancée (Craig Fleming) and runs off with her sister's (Roy Timberlake) husband (Peter Kingsmill). They marry, settle in Baltimore, and Stanley ultimately drives Peter to drink and suicide. ... more about In This Our Life
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.4017 out of 4 stars for So Big!
2.4017
Selina lived well until her father Simeon died. Her aunts sold the estate and put her in a boarding school. As an adult she wants to be a teacher in farming country. She falls in love with and marries Pervus, a Dutch farmer she has been tutoring. ... more about So Big!
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.3195 out of 4 stars for Special Agent
2.3195
Newspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career of racketeer Nick Carston. Julie Gardner is Carston's bookkeeper. Bradford enters Carston's organization and Julie cooperates with him to land Carston in jail. ... more about Special Agent
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.2520 out of 4 stars for Fighting 69th
2.2520
"The Fighting 69th" is a First World War regiment of mostly New York-Irish soldiers. Amongst a cocky crew, perhaps the cockiest is Jerry Plunkett, a scrappy fellow who looks out only for himself. ... more about Fighting 69th
DVD from $9.42 
(6 sellers)
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George Brent scores a combined 2.2023 out of 4 stars for Experiment Perilous
2.2023
In 1903, Dr. Bailey meets a very strange woman on a train, then hears that she has died under mysterious circumstances. ... more about Experiment Perilous
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.1917 out of 4 stars for Old Maid
2.1917
Delia marries Jim, not Joe After Delia breaks her engagement to Clem and marries Jim, Clem promises to marry Delia's cousin Charlotte, but he dies at the battle of Vicksburg leaving Charlotte an unwed mother. ... more about Old Maid
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.1734 out of 4 stars for My Reputation
2.1734
Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems arise when the gossip is filtered down to her own children. ... more about My Reputation
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.0821 out of 4 stars for Female
2.0821
Alison is owner and successful manager of an automobile factory. She also has a good relation to her employees - especially the male ones, which she is known to invite to her bed for some time and then dump quickly. ... more about Female
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 2.0273 out of 4 stars for Great Lie
2.0273
Sandra and Pete elope but their marriage is invalid since she's not yet divorced. Sandra is, however, pregnant by Pete. Pete marries his former fiancée Maggie, then flies to South America where his plane crashes. ... more about Great Lie
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 1.9634 out of 4 stars for Tomorrow Is Forever
1.9634
Elizabeth and John say good-bye as John leaves to go to war. When the war ends, Elizabeth receives a telegram that her husband has been killed in action. She finds comfort in Harry and they marry. ... more about Tomorrow Is Forever
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 1.9542 out of 4 stars for Miss Pinkerton
1.9542
Scion of the once-rich Mitchell family, Herbert Wynn is found shot to death. Nurse Adams, bored by hospital routine, is recruited by the police to ferret out clues as she tends to Wynn's elderly aunt Julia. ... more about Miss Pinkerton
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 1.8264 out of 4 stars for Slave Girl
1.8264
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 1.8173 out of 4 stars for You Can't Escape Forever
1.8173
When Laurie goes to the execution of Varney and faints, she does not know that Varney gets a full pardon minutes before he fries. She calls in a story about his death and gets transferred to the Bewildered Heart Column of Prudence Maddox. ... more about You Can't Escape Forever
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 1.7176 out of 4 stars for Montana Belle
1.7176
In a fictionalized biography, Oklahoma outlaw Belle Starr meets the Dalton gang when rescued from lynching by Bob Dalton, who falls for her. ... more about Montana Belle
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Affairs of Susan
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Susan is about to be married, but the wedding may get called off after her fiancee summons three former beaus. ... more about Affairs of Susan
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Born Again
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Charles Colson was involved in the infamous Watergate scandal that brought down the administration of former President Richard Nixon. ... more about Born Again
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Charlie Chan Carries On
0.0001
Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking. ... more about Charlie Chan Carries On
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Christmas Eve
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The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth; but she will be saved if her three long-lost adopted sons appear for a Christmas Eve reunion. ... more about Christmas Eve
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Corpse Came C.O.D.
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When a dead body turns up in the home of a famous actress, two reporters (who also happen to be in love with one another) compete to get the real scoop. ... more about Corpse Came C.O.D.
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Crash
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Desirable
0.0001
Famous actress Helen Walbridge gives her lover, Stuart McAllister, the key to her apartment intending to meet him there after a party celebrating her latest success. Stuart finds Helen's daughter, Lois Johnson, when he gets there, waiting for her mother. ... more about Desirable
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dream Comes True
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The dream of the title is director 'Max Reinhardt' (qv)'s production of Shakespeare's comedy _Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935)_ (qv). This short shows how Reinhardt's vision was translated to the screen. ... more about Dream Comes True
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Ex-Bad Boy
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Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Fair Warning
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for FBI Girl
0.0001
A governor planning to run for U.S. Senate has a secret past that could prove damaging to his political aspirations: he's a convicted murderer, and that will come to light if the FBI does an investigative check on him. ... more about FBI Girl
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Front Page Woman
0.0001
Reporter Curt Devlin loves sob sister Ellen Garfield but believes women are "bum newspapermen". When she learns the identity of a murdered arsonist, he calls it luck. ... more about Front Page Woman
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Gay Sisters
0.0001
Fiona, Evelyn and Susanna are sisters. Their mother dies on the Lusitania, their father is killed in France, they must manage their Fifth Avenue mansion by themselves. ... more about Gay Sisters
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Go Getter
0.0001
Billy Austin served on the crew of the USN airship Macon until it crashed at sea during a storm. In the hospital, the captain has given him a watch with the motto of the crew 'It Shall Be Done' inscribed on it. ... more about Go Getter
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Golden Arrow
0.0001
A cafeteria cashier is hired by a cosmetic firm's publicity agent to live the life of Daisy Appleby, heiress to a fortune. Gossip about her will keep the Appleby name in the forefront. ... more about Golden Arrow
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Honeymoon for Three
0.0001
Noted writer Kenneth Bixby, in love with his witty secretary Anne Rogers, nevertheless agrees to a tete-a-tete with a former college fling, loopy Danish girl Julie who is married to penny-pinching Harvey Wilson. ... more about Honeymoon for Three
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Housewife
0.0001
Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client. Former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful commercial for the client and neats up their old romance. ... more about Housewife
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for International Lady
0.0001
London, at the beginning of the Second World War. ... more about International Lady
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Keyhole
0.0001
Anne Brooks is being blackmailed by her old dancing partner Maurice. They married when she was young but broke up after which he said he was getting a quickie divorce. ... more about Keyhole
Not Available on DVD
57
George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Kid from Cleveland
0.0001
Teen baseball fan Johnny Barrows sneaks into the baseball stadium of the Cleveland Indians, then playing in the 1948 World Series; claiming to be an orphan, he befriends team members & broadcaster Mike Jackson. ... more about Kid from Cleveland
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Lightning Warrior
0.0001
A Rin-Tin-Tin serial presented in 12 episodes. The mysterious Wolf Man is terrorizing settlers in a western town. With the help of Rinty, young Jimmy Carter unmasks the Wolf Man and foils his evil plot. ... more about Lightning Warrior
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Lilly Turner
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Lover Come Back
0.0001
Kay Williams, an executive with Styles, Inc., is true to her absent husband Bill despite much harassment for dates from co-workers. ... more about Lover Come Back
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Luxury Liner
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Luxury Liner
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Man Who Talked Too Much
0.0001
Assistant District Attorney Stephen Forbes (George Brent), an impressive orator with a long list of convictions, resigns when an innocent boy is convicted and the real murderer confesses too late. ... more about Man Who Talked Too Much
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Out of the Blue
0.0001
Set in an apartment building whose occupants include Arthur Earthleigh (George Brent), a meek and mild type married to the beautiful-but-domineering Mae (Carole Landis); a Bohemian artist, David Galleo (Turhan Bey) and his always-there model, Deborah ... more about Out of the Blue
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Racket Busters
0.0001
Manhattan gangster Pete Martin enters the trucking business in an effort to control the produce market. When he catches popular trucker Danny Jordan robbing the gang's office to provide for his pregnant wife Nora, Martin forces Jordan to join him. ... more about Racket Busters
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Rains Came
0.0001
An Indian aristocrat Rama Safti returns from medical training in the U.S. to give his life to the poor folk of Ranchipur. ... more about Rains Came
DVD from $5.99 
(4 sellers)
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Red Canyon
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Rich Are Always with Us
0.0001
The ten year marriage of of Caroline Van Dyke and Greg Grannard is falling apart. His latest love Allison plots to become his second wife. Caroline's friend, newspaper correspondent Julian, confesses he loves her. ... more about Rich Are Always with Us
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Right to Live
0.0001
Maurice and Stella Trent are happily married. When Maurice is crippled in an airplane crash, he and his mother send for his brother Colin to come help keep Stella busy. ... more about Right to Live
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Silver Queen
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Snowed Under
0.0001
Alan Tanner's new play opens in a week, but Tanner just can't finish the third act. He's retreated to a snowbound cottage to work, but blonde neighbor Pat Quinn wants to play. ... more about Snowed Under
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for South of Suez
0.0001
Greedy diamond mine owner Eli Snedeker, resentful that his ex-foreman John Gamble stopped him from taking over kindly, but drunken, mine owner Roger Smythe's mine just as he was about to strike it rich, kills Smythe and blames it on Gamble. ... more about South of Suez
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Temptation
0.0001
In a flashback, late-Victorian beauty Ruby, a divorcee with a shady past, calculatingly marries rich Egyptologist Nigel, who installs her at his Cairo estate while he digs for mummies. Bored, Ruby undertakes to recover a friend's letters from Baroudi. ... more about Temptation
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for They Call It Sin
0.0001
With time on his hands during a business trip, Jimmy Decker (who's engaged to his boss's daughter) romances small-town church organist Marion Cullen, who follows him to New York only to learn Jimmy's true colors after she's burned her bridges. ... more about They Call It Sin
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Twin Beds
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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George Brent scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Wings of the Navy
0.0001
Jerry and Cass have always been competitive. Now that Cass is a well respected Naval aviator like his father, Jerry leaves the submarine service to become a flying cadet with Class 61 at Pensacola. ... more about Wings of the Navy
Not Available on DVD
 
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George Brent
Birthdate:
March 15, 1899
Death date:
May 26, 1979

George Brent

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1930s
49
total ranking of 3.7197  3.7197
1940s
30
total ranking of 2.4371  2.4371
1950s
5
total ranking of 1.0144  1.0144
1960s
0
No Reviews
1970s
1
No Reviews
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Overall Actor Score:
2.6667
George Brent is ranked overall as 2.6667 of of 4 stars
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