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Milk (2008)
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
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81
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85
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82
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cc age 17+

127 Hours (2010)
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
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Netflix
79
7.2
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71
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89
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78
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79
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cc age 17+

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.
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Hulu
77
7.5
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75
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72
/16025/
3.9
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93
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82
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83
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cc age 11+

Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
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Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present (2012)
Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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fuboTV
76
7.6
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77
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The Little Prince (2015)
Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.
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Hulu
75
7.6
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76
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73
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82
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77
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cc age 13+

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.
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Amazon Prime Video
75
7.5
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72
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69
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3.8
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84
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80
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64
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Call Me Lucky (2015)
An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry Crimmins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins’ gruff, hard-drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of rage stemming from his long-suppressed and horrific abuse as a child – a rage that eventually found its way out of the comedy clubs and television shows and into the political arena.
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Hulu
74
7.4
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75
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73
/20252/
3.9
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90
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67
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73
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cc age 11+

Spider-Man (2002)
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
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74
7.1
/77170/
70
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68
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3.5
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73
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77
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cc age 17+

In the Valley of Elah (2007)
A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
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74
6.9
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68
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63
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3.1
/272288/
90
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83
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85
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cc age 17+

Knocked Up (2007)
A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As they try to make the relationship work, they must navigate the challenges of parenthood and their differences in lifestyle and maturity.
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73
7.3
/170747/
72
/8065/
71
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3.6
/401952/
90
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85
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76
/44/
cc age 16+

The Disaster Artist (2017)
An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.
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Netflix
70
6.9
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69
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66
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3.3
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68
/199/
73
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64
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cc age 18+

Pineapple Express (2008)
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
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Netflix
70
6.6
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65
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71
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This Is the End (2013)
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
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James Dean (2001)
The man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.
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66
7.0
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73
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3.6
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51
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80
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cc age 13+

The Holiday (2006)
Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.
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Kanopy
65
6.6
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66
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Howl (2010)
It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment-the birth of a counterculture.
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The CW
65
7.2
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72
/1202/
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3.2
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40
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74
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cc age 16+

An American Crime (2007)
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
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Netflix
65
6.8
/83305/
70
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65
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3.2
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67
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62
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60
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cc age 17+

The Iceman (2012)
The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.
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Amazon Prime Video
64
6.2
/7137/
58
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53
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3.3
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49
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73
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cc age 13+

The Company (2003)
Ensemble drama centered around a group of ballet dancers, with a focus on one young dancer who's poised to become a principal performer.
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Hulu
64
6.8
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63
/170/
3.3
/3113/
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cc age 18+

Interview (2007)
After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress.
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The Roku Channel
64
6.5
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60
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3.2
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cc age 18+

The Dead Girl (2006)
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated women begin to intersect.
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64
6.3
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2.9
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67
/226/
55
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56
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cc age 15+

Date Night (2010)
Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves—and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and Claire killed.
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Kanopy
63
6.1
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61
/1135/
61
/902/
3.1
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70
/129/
49
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69
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cc age 16+

Palo Alto (2014)
A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.
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Disney Plus
62
6.0
/102409/
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2.6
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/90/
69
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cc age 13+

Never Been Kissed (1999)
Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation -- not to mention her own failed love life -- when she falls for her dreamy English teacher, Sam Coulson.
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62
6.4
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67
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60
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cc age 17+

The Night Before (2015)
In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends set out to find the Holy Grail of Christmas parties since their yearly reunion might be coming to an end.
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Hoopla
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3.0
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39
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70
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48
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cc age 17+

The Great Raid (2005)
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.
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60
6.8
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3.1
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cc age 14+

Tristan & Isolde (2006)
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
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Kanopy
59
5.7
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2.8
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64
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cc age 17+

Goat (2016)
Reeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of 'brotherhood,' tests him and his loyalty in brutal ways.
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Hulu
59
6.3
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3.2
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cc age 11+

Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.
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59
6.1
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cc age 18+

Sausage Party (2016)
Hot dog Frank leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store.
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Amazon Prime Video
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4.7
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Don't Come Back from the Moon (2019)
The men of a small town on the edge of nowhere mysteriously disappear, one by one, leaving women and children behind to fend for themselves in a desolate and dreamlike world.
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Fandango at Home Free
58
5.3
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Spring Breakers (2013)
After four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get entangled with a weird dude with his own criminal agenda.
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Netflix
58
6.5
/140684/
69
/7124/
69
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2.8
/60660/
42
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40
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cc age 17+

Homefront (2013)
Phil Broker, a retired DEA agent, leads a quiet life with his daughter Maddy, until a school bullying incident draws them into a conflict with Morgan “Gator” Bodine, a local crime boss.
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The CW
57
6.5
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3.0
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34
/128/
66
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47
/22/
cc age 14+

Flyboys (2006)
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
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Kanopy
56
5.6
/705/
67
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56
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3.2
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Mademoiselle C (2013)
A documentary focused on former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief and fashion stylist Carine Roitfeld.
poster
56
6.1
/27590/
62
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2.9
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49
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cc age 18+

City by the Sea (2002)
Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past, but then makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime.
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Kanopy
56
5.6
/6080/
60
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55
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2.5
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61
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37
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/19/

I Am Michael (2015)
The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.
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Hulu
56
6.5
/374359/
64
/14608/
61
/6104/
3.1
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cc age 17+

The Interview (2014)
Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.
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Hulu
55
6.3
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64
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59
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2.6
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/270/
56
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44
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cc age 10+

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
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Kanopy
54
6.2
/44427/
64
/1732/
60
/730/
2.9
/28078/
53
/124/
36
/541/
51
/37/
cc age 18+

Lovelace (2013)
Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.
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Kanopy
74
52
7.1
/1190/
78
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71
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88
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63
/9/

Eames: The Architect and the Painter (2011)
Interviews with the junior designers swept into the 24-7 world of "The Eamery" are the heart of this complex picture of a husband-and-wife creative team that define the era of Mid-Century Modernism. Narrated by James Franco, the film draws from a trove of archival material, primarily the stunning films and photographs produced in mind-boggling volume by Charles, Ray, and their staff during the hyper-creative forty years of the Eames Office.
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52
6.3
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/3704/
62
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2.9
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45
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38
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cc age 17+

True Story (2015)
A drama centered on the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.
poster
52
6.2
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71
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63
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2.7
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40
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cc age 17+

Why Him? (2016)
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.
poster
YouTube TV
51
5.9
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62
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3.0
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34
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42
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50
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cc age 14+

Eat Pray Love (2010)
Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy, the power of prayer in India and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali.
poster
The Roku Channel
50
5.8
/20186/
66
/2756/
61
/871/
2.7
/11967/
36
/94/
53
/219/
35
/20/
cc age 13+

Kin (2018)
A young boy finds a powerful otherworldly weapon, which he uses to save his older adoptive brother from a crew of thugs. Before long, the two of them are also pursued by federal agents and mysterious mercenaries aiming to reclaim their asset.
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Kanopy
50
5.0
/2869/
57
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52
/61/
2.4
/2502/
59
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29
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47
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Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
Filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine the lost 40 minutes from "Cruising" as a starting point to a broader exploration of sexual and creative freedom.
poster
Kanopy
50
5.6
/9936/
62
/922/
58
/480/
2.5
/15257/
50
/38/
32
/74/
48
/16/

King Cobra (2016)
It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home.


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