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75
8.1
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69
/108/
3.9
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81
/650/
cc age 3+

A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Doc and his dog Sprocket, who had planned a quiet Christmas, end up joining the Muppets in their holiday activities and preparations. The Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock regulars join the festivities, but to Kermit's dismay, the only one missing is Miss Piggy, who has been caught in a snowstorm.
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Criterion Channel
69
6.6
/4005/
63
/100/
60
/71/
3.7
/5354/
75
/16/
72
/44/

The Adjuster (1991)
An uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.
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68
7.1
/5864/
68
/96/
66
/55/
3.5
/1755/
68
/25/
75
/109/

Mother Night (1996)
An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war.
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Amazon Prime Video
65
7.6
/260488/
78
/8542/
72
/2577/
3.4
/140762/
26
/31/
91
/30462/
44
/4/

The Boondock Saints (1999)
Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on their blood-soaked trail.
poster
57
5.8
/28066/
68
/1716/
62
/635/
2.9
/12557/
43
/14/
54
/1174/
cc age 8+

Short Circuit 2 (1988)
Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.
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Kanopy
52
6.0
/27779/
67
/1205/
65
/942/
3.3
/59658/
8
/24/
60
/2755/
45
/12/
cc age 5+

It Takes Two (1995)
Identical 9-year-olds from very different backgrounds: orphaned Amanda and wealthy Alyssa meet at summer camp and decide to switch places -- and play matchmaker between Alyssa's dad, Roger, and the kind social worker who cares for Amanda.
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Kanopy
71
46
6.6
/1681/
68
/34/
59
/31/
3.6
/2704/
100
/8/
67
/9/

Speaking Parts (1990)
Hotel employee Lisa develops an obsession with her co-worker Lance, a struggling actor who has appeared in several films as an extra.
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46
6.2
/68533/
66
/2671/
59
/785/
2.7
/19198/
23
/44/
58
/3469/
24
/16/

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
Skillfully framed by an unknown enemy for the murder of a priest, wanted vigilante MacManus brothers Murphy and Connor must come out of hiding on a sheep farm in Ireland to fight for justice in Boston.
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Hoopla
41
5.9
/17707/
63
/580/
56
/271/
2.8
/11963/
10
/20/
42
/319/
31
/21/

Trapped in Paradise (1994)
Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.
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Amazon Prime Video
63
39
6.8
/1948/
65
/65/
61
/38/
3.1
/822/
60
/1775/

An American Christmas Carol (1979)
In Depression-era New England, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment one Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble three of the people whose possessions Slade had seized to collect on unpaid loans. Assuming the roles of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future from Charles Dickens' classic story, the three apparitions force Slade to face the consequences of his skinflint ways, and he becomes a caring, generous, amiable man.
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60
32
5.9
/1853/
61
/27/
62
/32/
3.0
/356/
59
/119/

Deeply (2000)
On Ironbound Island, native Fiona McKay arrives from Europe with her teenage daughter Clair, hoping that the peace of the island will help the girl get over the death of her boyfriend. The girl finds comfort in the company of a visiting American girl and more so in the stories of Celia, a crazy old local who weaves enchanting tales which cleverly combine her own experiences on the island with mystifying legends.
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40
22
4.4
/1449/
45
/35/
44
/36/
2.6
/1234/
13
/345/

Spasms (1983)
A gigantic serpent is captured on a remote island and shipped to an American college for experimentation.
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Amazon Prime Video
51
20
5.4
/1130/
58
/23/
49
/21/
3.0
/964/
34
/18/

The Pyx (1973)
A detective investigating the death of a heroin-addicted prostitute uncovers evidence pointing to the existence of a murderous devil cult.
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MGM Plus
49
15
5.8
/241/
35
/4/
55
/4/
50
/212/

Fight for Life (1987)
Jerry Lewis plays an Ohio optometrist who has a six-year old daughter with epilepsy. He fights to get the FDA to approve a drug (at that time only available in England) for use in the U.S.
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58
15
6.2
/874/
65
/14/
63
/13/
38
/16/

Draw! (1984)
In the final days of the Old West, a former desperado faces down a now drunken ex-sheriff, who was his long time nemesis.
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fuboTV
44
10
4.9
/621/
44
/20/
49
/19/
3.0
/265/
20
/4/

The First Time (1969)
With the coming of summer, three high school buddies--Kenny Leeds, Mike Decker, and Tommy Kingsley--anticipate their initiation into the pleasures of manhood. But Kenny is separated from his friends and sent to stay with his grandparents in Buffalo while his father, a widowed salesman, leaves on a business trip with his secretary-fiancée. Bored and alone in a strange city, Kenny writes his two friends letters about his adventures at "Rosie's," a fictitious brothel across the Canadian border in Niagara Falls. His lie quickly backfires.
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33
5
3.9
/776/
33
/3/
37
/10/
25
/3/

The Gunrunner (1990)
1926. The Chinese Civil War. Drifter Ted Beaubien is captured and forced to witness his girlfriend's execution. He finally escapes and vows to avenge her death by taking on a deadly mission to buy guns abroad and smuggle them back. Arriving in his hometown, Ted is shocked to find his elderly mother and younger brother George are penniless. But time is running out, and before he can help them, he's got to get the guns. In setting up the deal, Ted meets and falls for the seductive nightclub owner Maud Ryan who introduces him to the treacherous gangsters who will sell him the artillery. For a gun-runner, falling in love is like pointing a pistol at your heart - and pulling the trigger!
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61
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6.6
/112/
57
/3/

Bethune (1977)
Based on the true story of Canadian doctor Norman Bethune, this film traces his life from his beginnings with his deeply religious family in Ontario, through his medical studies in school, where he developed his overwhelming compassion for those less fortunate, and his driving desire to see that they get the medical attention they need. Most of his life after college was spent either working in war zones around Europe or developing new treatment techniques in his home country.
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10
/1/

Fraggles Look For Jobs (1986)
Fraggle Rock wrap video taped in 1986, and screened May 16, 1986.
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45
/2/

Running Time (1974)
This feature film is an exotic romp through the ’60s in song and dance. A fantasy that pokes fun not only at some hallowed institutions but at itself as well.
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10
/1/

A Great Big Thing (1968)
A 23-year-old Canadian wanders aimlessly throughout his wasted life.
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6.1
/46/
50
/1/

Second Wind (1976)
A successful executive and family man takes up jogging for a hobby. Soon his desire to excel as a long distance runner interferes with his career and marriage.
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35
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6.3
/194/
10
/1/

Yesterday (1981)
A young American hockey player, studying in Canada on a hockey scholarship, falls in love while risking his scholarship and the prospect of the Vietnam war draft.
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63
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6.3
/183/
56
/3/
70
/1/

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women (1997)
First in a series of anthology films dealing with Christians who put their lives on the line to help rescue Jews from the Holocaust. In the first of two short films, "Mamusha," as the Nazis invade her country, a Polish Catholic housekeeper takes under her wing the youngster in the Jewish family for whom she is employed, and shepherds him through WWII in hopes of ultimately getting him repatriated to Palestine. In "Woman on a Bicycle," an unmarried French woman is pressed into service by the church to distribute underground communication pamphlets for the Resistance and ultimately ends up helping the church shelter 19 Jews.
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45
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5.6
/187/
36
/3/
43
/6/

The Apprentice (1971)
In Montréal, Jean-Pierre is fired on the set of a TV commercial where he's an apprentice technician. He's penniless, behind on his rent, with a thin resume and no college units. He has a fiancée, Michelle, but his head is turned by a free-spirited model, from the U.S., who saw him being fired and comes to his flat to apologize. She's Elizabeth, a combination of feckless innocence and sexual freedom. Jean-Pierre borrows money from his outlaw friend, Dock, and buys clothes to impress Elizabeth. Soon he's sleeping with her, and he pulls a theft with Dock to get money to take her to Acapulco. Michelle tries to bring him back to her orbit. Is there a way out for Jean-Pierre?
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6.6
/7/
10
/1/

David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker (1964)
This short film recreates the story of David Thompson – a man who, over the course of his lifetime, mapped a-million-and-a-half square miles of uncharted territory. His achievement remains unsurpassed.
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fuboTV
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7.7
/77/
26
/3/

Small Gifts (1994)
Nora and Evan are a young married couple who find their finances are in serious trouble as Christmas draws near in this new take on O. Henry's classic story ""The Gift of the Magi.""
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fuboTV
62
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6.5
/320/
55
/5/
66
/4/
64
/3/

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (2000)
Fanny Kemble is a famous star of the English stage, but while touring the United States, she gives up her career to marry wealthy American Pierce Butler. Moving with him from Philadelphia to his Georgia plantation, Fanny sees slavery firsthand, and her outrage leads her to help the family's slaves in open defiance of her spouse. Undaunted by the consequences, Fanny eventually writes a book that strengthens the anti-slavery movement.
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47
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6.6
/93/
42
/4/
33
/3/

Handel's Last Chance (1996)
As the film opens, the career of George Frideric Handel is in tatters. Invited to Dublin to present the premiere of a new choral work, The Messiah, he can't find singers adequate for the job. A boy who steals a chicken runs into Mr. Handel. The boy's Mother was NOT an employee at the Cathedral, she cleaned and ironed shirts, so the mother "bribes" Mr. Handel with non-starched shirts to save her boy from being in jail. The choir sucks until the washer lady's son is discovered by Handel.
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70
/2/

Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away (2005)
Boober Gorg: After being hit on the head by a radish, Boober thinks he's a Gorg! Determined to protect Gorgs' radishes, he joins forces with the giants to capture he Fraggle friends. Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe: When Mokey forgets to cover Marjory the Trash Heap before the first snowfall, Marjory freezes solid! With help from Boober and the Gorgs, Mokey keeps her promise to make things right. Inspector Red: Who stole the ancient fragglehorn? Red plays detective so solve the strange and bizarre mystery. Which of the suspects is guilty? Would a guilty Fraggle let an innocent Fraggle take the rap?
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The Roku Channel
46
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5.2
/311/
50
/4/
38
/5/

Thunder Point (1998)
Former IRA agent Sean Dillon comes to the rescue when a woman discovers a briefcase containing plans that could destroy all of Europe. Dillon's assignment is to protect her until the plans can be properly destroyed.
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25
/2/

The Suicide Murders (1985)
The apparent suicide of a politician he was hired to follow drags private detective Benny Cooperman into a whirlwind of hard boiled double crosses and psychotherapy whose roots lie in a decades-old unsolved murder.
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41
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4.3
/265/
46
/3/
35
/2/

Must Be Santa (1999)
When the reigning Santa is no longer fit for duty his helpers must search for a replacement. This leads to a wacky, exhausting hunt and doesn't turn up exactly what Santa's angels hoped for. To make matters worse still, "Santy" winds up being just this side of totally undesirable.
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48
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6.7
/306/
20
/1/
50
/2/
57
/2/

A House Divided (2000)
In the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to a vast cotton plantation. But the dreadful secret which has blighted her life threatens to deprive her of the birthright which her beloved father David had struggled for so long to create. Raised by her father and grandmother to be the perfect white Southern Belle, Amanda's true mother was a black slave Julia. Confronted with the forces of greed and bigotry, Amanda has to face not only the hatred of a racist world, but the complex truth of a family whose lives have been built on a lie.
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40
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6.2
/294/
20
/1/
40
/3/

Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998)
An examination of the aftermath of Desert Storm and how servicemen and women were affected by it medically.
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50
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6.5
/143/
10
/1/
57
/3/
69
/5/

The Last Winter (1989)
Tells the story of a young man's struggle to keep his world from changing. Placed in the rural setting of the mid 1950s.
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52
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5.7
/215/
53
/3/
48
/10/

Isabel (1968)
A woman believes she is beginning to lose her mind when she begins seeing ghosts and spirits.
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35
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5.0
/238/
10
/1/
49
/4/
33

Money (1991)
A young man whose father's fortune was stolen by his closest friends sets out to get revenge in this odyssey through the world's major financial centers.
poster
45
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6.1
/141/
40
/3/
37
/9/

Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 (2000)
A sensitive and realistic portrayal of the families' grief after the devastating crash of Swissair flight 111, in which all 229 passengers and crew were killed. A woman whose daughter was among the victims meets a fisherman in Nova Scotia who took part in the recovery mission.
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?

Cagney and Lacey - The Pilot (1982)
Cagney and Lacey are two female New York policewomen doing their job as best they can in a male-dominated police department. The feature length pilot that sparked the popular long-running series stars Loretta Swit as Christine Cagney and Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey.
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That Scatterbrain Booky (1992)
In 1932, Booky and her family suffer hardships from the Great Depression. She’s hungry all the time, her parents fight constantly and soon they may be evicted from their home. But Booky has imagination and spirit, and she keeps her family together through those cold, hard times.
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Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock (1983)
Gobo has not received his usual postcard from his Uncle Traveling Matt. He eventually comes to realize that he must venture out into Outer Space to look for him. Meanwhile, Red and Wembley discover a creature who is whatever you believe it is. The trouble starts when Ma Gorg believes it into being a monster in the basement of the castle. And Cotterpin Doozer decides she’d rather be a Fraggle like Red, than spend the rest of her life building with the Doozers.


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