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Mortdecai

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language: English
director: David Koepp
actor: Alec Utgoff Aubrey Plaza Ewan McGregor Guy Burnet Gwyneth Paltrow Jeff Goldblum Johnny Depp Jonny Pasvolsky Oliver Platt Olivia Munn

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Art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.

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