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MUBI
81
7.2
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3.8
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cc age 13+

Moonstruck (1987)
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
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Starz
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77
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70
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94
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81
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cc age 14+

Away from Her (2007)
Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. She must go to a specialized nursing home, where she slowly forgets Grant and turns her affection to Aubrey, another patient in the home.
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Disney Plus
74
7.4
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75
/1018/
69
/439/
3.5
/24326/
75
/28/
84
/2210/
59
/21/
cc age 10+

Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.
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74
6.8
/67252/
69
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65
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3.5
/61911/
83
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67
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73
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cc age 16+

Working Girl (1988)
When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.
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fuboTV
73
7.3
/68166/
74
/1771/
71
/706/
3.8
/92622/
73
/82/
89
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56
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cc age 10+

Steel Magnolias (1989)
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
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Amazon Prime Video
71
7.0
/44762/
68
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67
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73
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60
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Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
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Criterion Channel
71
6.8
/23238/
67
/473/
66
/430/
3.6
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86
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71
/380/
70
/16/

Sisters (1973)
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch, who helps her to uncover a secret about Danielle's past that has them both seeing double.
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MGM Plus
70
6.9
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65
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54
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3.4
/579/
90
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85
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61
/11/

The Idolmaker (1980)
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
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69
7.1
/5939/
70
/301/
68
/72/
3.4
/2558/
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The Pentagon Wars (1998)
From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work. (Spoiler alert: 25 years later ... it does work.)
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Netflix
67
7.0
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74
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66
/1758/
3.2
/31508/
72
/179/
71
/466/
66
/38/
cc age 17+

The Infiltrator (2016)
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
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Amazon Prime Video
65
6.8
/7137/
71
/179/
62
/67/
3.4
/3009/
71
/31/
67
/131/

Jeffrey (1995)
Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it, shortly after his declaration of a sex-free existence, he meets the handsome Steve Howard, his dream man -- except for his HIV-positive status. Facing this dilemma, Jeffrey turns to his best friend and an outrageous priest for guidance.
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Amazon Prime Video
76
65
7.2
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74
/121/
63
/55/
3.6
/2616/
100
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77
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Cloudburst (2011)
When Dot's granddaughter puts her into a nursing home, Stella stages a breakout, and takes Dot to Canada so they can get married. They pick up a hitchhiker along the way.
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MGM Plus
64
6.5
/126854/
68
/4802/
64
/2423/
3.2
/115665/
66
/67/
54
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63
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cc age 13+

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.
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Fandor
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69
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3.8
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83
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85
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)
John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter – each was nominated for Best Picture. Yet today most people don't even know his name. I KNEW IT WAS YOU is a fresh tour through movies that defined a generation.
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The CW
61
6.2
/23771/
69
/1680/
63
/687/
2.9
/9922/
60
/5/
57
/564/
cc age 9+

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.
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59
6.6
/2621/
73
/35/
58
/36/
3.5
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38
/13/
52
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John and Mary (1969)
John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.
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The CW
59
6.2
/17162/
68
/1232/
63
/615/
2.9
/6031/
49
/423/
cc age 9+

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
After retrieving the Crystal Skull in Utah, Flynn Carsen receives a map in the mail with the secret location of King Solomon's Mines. When the scroll is stolen, Judson explains the power of the Key of Solomon's book and assigns Flynn to retrieve the map. The map is useless without the legend piece to decipher it, which is located in Volubilis near the Roman ruins in Morocco. Flynn heads to Casablanca to the ruins where he is chased by a group of mercenaries leaded by General Samir. They too want to find the location of King Solomon's mines. Flynn teams-up with Professor Emily Davenport working in the dig and they escape from General Samir and his men. While traveling to Gedi, they save the local Jomo from death and the trio faces a dangerous journey through the wild Africa.
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57
6.5
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63
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63
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3.3
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44
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51
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The Thing About My Folks (2005)
Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that's for sale. The day trip turns into a road trip while dad and son explore their past, their relationship, and why Sam's wife might have left him. The road trip includes fishing, drinking, playing pool, sleeping under the stars, and frank discussion. Anger simmers close at hand, as do love and hope. Where Sam's wife is - and why she left - leads to the movie's resolution.
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57
5.6
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54
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3.1
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7 Chinese Brothers (2015)
Larry is an unqualified, unemployable, inebriated prankster who rides a tide of booze onto the glorious shores of an undiscriminating Quick-Lube. Taking a part-time job vacuuming and washing windshields, Larry finds himself mixed up with hostile co-workers and unsatisfied customers, while also finding himself smitten with his lovely boss, Lupe Torrez. Will Larry keep it together long enough to win the girl, provide for man's best friend (his dog Arrow), and do his grandmother proud?
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57
6.3
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63
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64
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3.0
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cc age 12+

Dad (1989)
A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. Estranged from his own son, the executive comes to realize what has been missing in his own life.
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YouTube TV
57
6.0
/90514/
64
/3381/
62
/2410/
2.9
/64983/
29
/1977/
51
/15/
cc age 13+

Look Who's Talking (1989)
After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. Meanwhile, the point-of-view of the newborn baby is narrated through voice-over.
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Hoopla
55
5.8
/1015/
54
/21/
53
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3.2
/347/
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/7/
29
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The Cemetery Club (1993)
The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk about perspectives in their lives.
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54
6.4
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62
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58
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2.8
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43
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cc age 14+

In the Land of Women (2007)
After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live across the street.
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Amazon Prime Video
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51
5.7
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63
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57
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2.7
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50
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Big Driver (2014)
Tess Thorne, a famous writer, is determined to seek revenge on the man who brutally assaulted and raped her on a desolate New England road.
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50
5.5
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60
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58
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2.8
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44
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cc age 13+

Picture Perfect (1997)
A young advertising executive's life becomes increasingly complicated when, in order to impress her boss, she pretends to be engaged to a man she has just met.
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Hoopla
48
5.4
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63
/251/
54
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2.6
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22
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33
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I Love Trouble (1994)
Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.
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Hoopla
48
5.6
/16629/
61
/404/
54
/207/
2.7
/5895/
15
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47
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Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
After growing up poor in Salmonella, Vincenzo Cortino installs himself as the preeminent, if bumbling, Mafia don of the New World. But now he must pass on power to one of his two sons: either level-headed veteran Anthony or vituperative loose cannon Joey.
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41
4.7
/50800/
56
/2080/
55
/1449/
2.4
/34555/
13
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cc age 13+

Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
Mollie and James are together and raising a family, which now consists of an older Mikey and his baby sister, Julie. Tension between the siblings arises, and as well with Mollie and James when Mollie's brother Stuart moves in. Mikey is also learning how to use the toilet for the first time.
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39
4.4
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53
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2.3
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29
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26
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Look Who's Talking Now! (1993)
When high-powered executive Samantha LeBon hatches a scheme to spend a romantic Christmas with her new employee – the unsuspecting, blithesome James – his wife, their kids and their two dogs, Rocks and Daphne, must rescue him before he makes a terrible mistake.
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Amazon Prime Video
61
36
5.1
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/22/
cc age 10+

Not to Forget (2021)
A judge sentences a self-centered millennial to take care of his grandmother, who's affected by Alzheimer's. As he realizes the extent of the elderly woman's wealth and becomes her caregiver, the young protagonist gets ever-closer to Grandma and the treasure he's been looking for.
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The Roku Channel
54
35
5.5
/1626/
45
/25/
46
/22/
3.1
/294/
73
/41/
45
/166/
57
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The Great New Wonderful (2005)
The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.
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55
35
6.3
/1418/
58
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57
/19/
36
/39/
68
/131/
48
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3 Needles (2005)
A three-paneled look at the worldwide AIDS crisis: in Montreal, a porn actor schemes to pass his mandatory blood test; a young nun makes a personal sacrifice for the benefit of a South African village; in rural China, a black market operative posing as a government-sanctioned blood drawer jeopardizes an entire village's safety
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76
32
7.6
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75
/42/
63
/20/
3.5
/615/
92
/12/
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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (2017)
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin celebrates one of the world’s most beloved storytellers, following his evolution from a conservative son of the Old South into a gay rights pioneer whose novels inspired millions to reclaim their lives.
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63
31
5.7
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48
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3.1
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78
/9/
71
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A Match Made in Heaven (1997)
A dying widow plays matchmaker to her 32-year-old unmarried son and sets him up with a nurse that she meets.
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74
31
6.9
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68
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3.5
/218/
80
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87
/13/

Jerusalem (1996)
Members of a devout Christian congregation try to start a new life in Palestine.
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Amazon Prime Video
53
30
5.5
/2325/
60
/113/
47
/44/
2.9
/419/
45
/26/

The Last Keepers (2013)
This romantic fantasy movie is about two people who are the last survivors of an ancient line of goddess worshipers, who sell art at a shop. When their teenage daughter Rhea falls in love with a poetically inclined boy , she begins to develop magical powers of her own throwing everything into chaos.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
68
29
7.2
/1760/
62
/31/
67
/19/
3.3
/311/
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/23/

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
After Elizabeth's husband dies, she begins to play her tenor saxophone again, and remembers when she was 15 and a member of the Blonde Bombshells, an all-girl (with one exception) swing band. Accompanied by the exception and urged on by her grand-daughter, Elizabeth hunts up all the old members of the band and urges them to perform, and in doing so, learns more than she knew about the band, its members, the roses on the drum set, and herself--the last of the Blonde Bombshells.
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The Roku Channel
53
28
6.2
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The Event (2003)
Manhattan prosecutor Nick is charged with looking into the untimely death of city resident Matt, a musician who had AIDS. As she questions Matt's loyal family members — mother Lila and sister Dana — she comes to learn that his closest pal, health-care worker Brian, is an ardent believer in assisted suicide and that he threw Matt a big party before his death. This presents a dilemma for the humane but dutiful Nick.
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55
25
6.3
/909/
65
/61/
65
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3.0
/578/
40
/5/
42
/5/
cc age 10+

A Little Game (2014)
Ostracized at her posh new uptown school and shaken by the death of her beloved grandmother, a 10-year-old downtown girl finds an unlikely mentor in an irascible chess master, who uses the game to teach Max lessons in resilience, perseverance, and how to embrace inevitable change.
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59
24
6.5
/726/
61
/6/
48
/15/
3.5
/607/
71
/7/
42
/8/

Rich Kids (1979)
Two 12-year-olds, the products of Upper West Side broken homes, struggle to make sense of their parents lives and their own adolescent feelings.
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fuboTV
55
23
5.8
/1195/
59
/80/
50
/42/
2.8
/288/

The Christmas Spirit (2013)
Charlotte Hart, a distinguished journalist, is spending time with her family over the holidays when a real estate developer approaches their small town with quite an offer. Skeptical and looking for the real scoop, Charlotte drives to see the real estate head honcho to question him. While she's en route, she gets into a terrible car accident and wakes up in the hospital only to realize that her body is in a coma, but her spirit is very much awake. She meets another spirit, who just happens to be the greedy developer. It turns out that he was on the other end of the accident and he too is in a coma. With only a few days left before the town votes on the development, Charlotte must try to change the minds of the developer and the town, but that is no easy task when no one can see or hear her. Will her voice be heard?
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6.4
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3.8
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Twice a Man (1963)
A reworking of the myth of Hippolytus, in which a chaste youth rejects the incestuous advances of his mother and is saved from death by a caring physician.
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Amazon Prime Video
44
18
5.8
/784/
53
/36/
57
/15/
2.8
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14
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26
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cc age 10+

Change in the Air (2018)
A peaceful community is forever changed when a mysterious young woman moves in. As the quirky locals embrace her, their lives soon improve. But, they can't help notice that their strange new neighbor has a secret.
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MGM Plus
33
15
3.3
/1440/
36
/43/
31
/34/
2.4
/604/
18
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National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982)
A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.
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66
14
6.5
/821/
74
/14/
66
/8/
62
/12/

And Never Let Her Go (2001)
The true story of a woman's suspicious disappearance after ending an affair with a powerful, married attorney.
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40
7
4.8
/444/
35
/8/
40
/11/
38
/6/

Jesus, Mary and Joey (2006)
Twenty-something and aimless, Joey Vitello still lives at home with his colorful Italian-American family when he is reunited with a childhood schoolmate, Mary O'Callahan. Once mocked as 'Scary Mary' this ugly duckling has blossomed into an irresistible beauty. She's returned to the old neighborhood after an intense bout with cancer. When Joey learns her cure was the result of a miracle, friendship turns to romance as she educates him on the crossroads to the Almighty. Joey challenges his family's faith with his new found revelations and chaos ensues as they all search for a miracle of their own.
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The CW
46
7
5.7
/365/
55
/14/
56
/11/
17
/4/

Emily & Tim (2015)
The movie is comprised of six vignettes. A look at the tumultuous marriage of Tim and Emily Hanratty over half a century.
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33
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5.2
/128/
15
/2/

Ladies and The Champ (2001)
Two retired women (Olympia Dukakis, Marion Ross) find their lives rejuvenated when they decide to train a street thug (David deLuise) to become a prize fighter.


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