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Bright (2017)

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Bright
TV-MA
Action
Fantasy
Thriller
Crime

Director
David Ayer
Release Date
December 22, 2017
Cast
Will Smith , Joel Edgerton , Noomi Rapace , Edgar Ramirez , Lucy Fry , Van Veronica Ngo
Runtime
117 minutes
Main Genre
Action

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