Time of the Gypsies (1988)

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1988 | Yugoslavia | Emir Kusturica | ★★★★★

Polarising film-maker Emir Kusturica's hugely entertaining Time of the Gypsies is an exuberant, lovingly crafted magic realist comic fable, packed with wonderfully oddball characters, irrepressibly off-the-wall plotting, and fantastic imagery.

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"The third film from the Yugoslavian director of the acclaimed 'When Father Was Away on Business' was inspired by a newspaper article on the inter-European trade in young Gypsy children. The result is an extraordinary epic that employs an elliptical, fantastic style influenced by Latin American magic realism." Sony Pictures

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Cheers (1982-93)

1982-93 | USA | James Burrows, Glen Charles, & Les Charles | ★★★★★

Set in a lively Boston bar owned by a former sportsman, James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles's rightly venerated Cheers is a consistently warm and witty sitcom, packed with memorable episodes, cracking dialogue, and decidedly loveable characters.

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"Laid-back Sam Malone, a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, owns and runs Cheers, a cozy bar in Boston. He hires smart, uptight -- and jilted -- Diane Chambers as a server, out of sympathy, but their attraction causes constant bickering. Wacky characters fill the bar: sarcastic waitress Carla, beer-loving accountant Norm, know-it-all postman Cliff. When Diane leaves Boston much later, Sam sells the bar, buys a boat and sails the world, but his boat sinks, so he returns. New, ambitious manager Rebecca Howe hires him back, but they love to hate each other too." IMDb

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Beetlejuice (1988)

1988 | USA | Tim Burton | ★★★★★

Starring Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, and Winona Ryder, Tim Burton's wonderfully entertaining Beetlejuice is a stylish, strikingly crafted, oft hilarious paranormal comedy, stuffed with larger-than-life performances, charming effects, and memorable set-pieces.

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"The Maitlands (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) are a happy couple who, when killed in a car crash, return as ghosts to their beloved home to wreak havoc on the ghastly yuppie family who have moved in. Being novices at haunting, their efforts go unnoticed by the house's new inhabitants except Goth daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder), who doesn't mind one bit. At their wit's end, the ghostly couple call on a despicably disgusting demon named 'Beetlejuice' (Michael Keaton) for help." Warner Bros

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