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MGM Plus
86
8.1
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/4121/
4.2
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86
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91
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90
/18/
cc age 17+

The Deer Hunter (1978)
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
poster
81
7.2
/77829/
70
/1867/
68
/1059/
3.8
/233385/
90
/78/
81
/1964/
83
/18/
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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79
7.2
/2905/
68
/47/
66
/37/
3.8
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95
/19/
83
/30/

City of Hope (1991)
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.
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MGM Plus
79
7.6
/219238/
75
/9761/
72
/4322/
3.7
/417681/
88
/143/
84
/4120/
76
/13/
cc age 13+

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
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81
77
7.9
/10292/
76
/205/
73
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4.1
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94
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93
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73
/15/

Matewan (1987)
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
78
75
7.7
/18528/
75
/306/
69
/144/
3.6
/7894/
86
/28/
90
/742/

61* (2001)
In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally hated. Both men started off with a bang, and both were nearing Babe Ruth's 60 home run record. Which man would reach it?
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Plex
74
6.9
/52102/
71
/1528/
68
/780/
3.5
/37594/
86
/57/
67
/493/
72
/26/

Presumed Innocent (1990)
Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.
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Criterion Channel
74
7.2
/265982/
73
/6712/
70
/3685/
3.6
/284773/
52
/48/
81
/8900/
74
/20/
cc age 18+

Natural Born Killers (1994)
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
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Kanopy
73
6.9
/1303/
55
/16/
65
/13/
3.7
/2072/
72
/18/
73
/19/
80
/7/

Household Saints (1993)
A chronicle of three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York’s Little Italy.
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72
6.7
/6294/
63
/105/
66
/86/
3.3
/5981/
87
/31/
67
/75/
76
/13/

Heavy (1995)
Victor is a cook who works in a greasy roadside restaurant owned by his mother, Dolly. It's just the two of them, a waitress named Delores, and a heavy drinking regular, Leo. But things change when Callie, a beautiful college dropout, shows up as a new waitress and steals Victor's heart. But Victor is too shy to do anything about it, and too self-consciously overweight to dream of winning Callie away.
poster
71
6.7
/24555/
69
/867/
66
/480/
3.3
/13803/
88
/26/
54
/204/
71
/8/

F/X (1986)
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
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Amazon Prime Video
71
7.1
/65002/
72
/1260/
70
/804/
3.5
/37457/
75
/40/
85
/6325/
57
/21/
cc age 11+

Benny & Joon (1993)
A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
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70
6.7
/15939/
67
/273/
63
/213/
3.5
/15264/
71
/164/
61
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66
/36/

Auto Focus (2002)
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
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Kanopy
69
6.5
/77524/
66
/1994/
62
/1173/
3.0
/24039/
77
/151/
53
/1328/
69
/36/
cc age 16+

Changing Lanes (2002)
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.
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68
6.2
/6493/
67
/128/
60
/87/
3.2
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86
/21/
55
/79/
67
/12/

The Flamingo Kid (1984)
Brooklyn teenager Jeffrey Willis, thoroughly unhappy with his modest homestead, embraces the other-world aspects of his summer job at the posh Flamingo Club. He spurns his father in favor of the patronage of smooth-talking Phil Brody and is seduced by the ample bikini charms of club member Carla Samson. But thanks to a couple of late-summer hard lessons, the teen eventually realizes that family should always come first.
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MGM Plus
68
6.6
/10798/
68
/206/
63
/150/
3.4
/8580/
77
/31/
74
/211/
58
/11/

The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.
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67
6.7
/734/
56
/9/
48
/11/
3.5
/235/
81
/26/
74
/9/

Sunday (1997)
Mistaking a homeless man for a famous director, a British actress seeks career help from him.
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The Roku Channel
67
6.5
/14784/
69
/424/
65
/277/
3.1
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66
/32/
65
/339/
62
/19/

Chances Are (1989)
Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie's daughter, Miranda, together. It's not until Alex is invited to Louie's home that he begins to remember his former life, wife and best friend. Of course, there's also the problem that he's attracted to Louie's/his own daughter.
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Kanopy
66
7.2
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73
/1974/
71
/1149/
3.7
/86474/
64
/53/
79
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53
/19/
cc age 13+

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
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Disney Plus
64
6.3
/88328/
65
/2238/
63
/1446/
3.0
/68010/
91
/43/
68
/21/
71
/15/
cc age 12+

Splash (1984)
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.
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MGM Plus
64
6.5
/126796/
68
/4802/
64
/2423/
3.2
/115665/
66
/67/
54
/2074/
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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Hulu
64
6.3
/243776/
68
/7884/
68
/5448/
3.6
/1479898/
65
/178/
71
/20342/
57
/35/
cc age 11+

13 Going on 30 (2004)
After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. Thanks to some magic wishing dust, Jenna's prayer has been answered. With a knockout body, a fabulous wardrobe, an athlete boyfriend, a dream job, and superstar friends, this can't be a better life. But soon Jenna realizes that adult life isn’t as easy as she hoped for.
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Kanopy
63
6.7
/10651/
65
/149/
63
/139/
3.3
/4740/
58
/26/
58
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56
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Ironweed (1987)
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
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Disney Plus
60
6.4
/16737/
70
/551/
63
/292/
3.2
/15111/
52
/23/
69
/459/
53
/13/
cc age 11+

Big Business (1988)
In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes the twins unbeknown to the parents. Our story flashes forward to the 1980s where the mismatched sets of twins are about to cross paths.
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60
6.5
/50558/
66
/960/
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/707/
3.3
/21613/
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/35/
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cc age 12+

One Fine Day (1996)
Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.
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58
6.4
/1091/
53
/11/
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/16/
3.2
/531/
80
/5/
45
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Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
True story of a man in search of his children after his ex-wife enters the Witness Protection Program.
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Hoopla
57
6.3
/2657/
66
/187/
65
/42/
2.7
/4013/
74
/39/
50
/50/
52
/6/
cc age 13+

Radium Girls (2020)
Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.
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AMC+
55
6.5
/46627/
71
/1794/
66
/640/
3.2
/25010/
39
/23/
56
/788/
37
/13/
cc age 12+

Brewster's Millions (1985)
Monty Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit $300 million if he can successfully spend $30 million in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!
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Kanopy
56
51
6.0
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63
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57
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2.9
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67
/9/
45
/57/
43
/10/

Still of the Night (1982)
When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.
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fuboTV
62
50
4.8
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59
/229/
47
/45/
3.0
/376/
79
/19/
79
/61/
65
/5/

The American Side (2016)
Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
50
5.5
/280449/
56
/9539/
54
/5466/
2.5
/313365/
41
/73/
33
/18279/
54
/23/
cc age 13+

Batman Forever (1995)
Batman faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, and the Riddler, a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former employer by unleashing his brain-sucking weapon on Gotham City's residents. As the caped crusader also copes with tortured memories of his parents' murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian.
poster
47
5.7
/45098/
62
/1338/
58
/831/
2.8
/14898/
22
/32/
29
/487/

Money Train (1995)
When a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares, his foster brother—a fellow cop—tries to protect him.
poster
53
46
5.0
/3349/
58
/165/
58
/213/
2.7
/5162/
47
/141/
cc age 7+

Switching Goals (1999)
Twin sisters Emma and Sam come up with a scheme to switch places so each can play in the soccer team they prefer.
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Amazon Prime Video
45
5.5
/15874/
62
/407/
58
/249/
2.8
/8293/
28
/39/
32
/265/
33
/21/
cc age 13+

The Out-of-Towners (1999)
The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.
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Amazon Prime Video
49
42
5.4
/3853/
63
/468/
52
/114/
2.5
/1696/
34
/13/

Baked in Brooklyn (2016)
A recent college graduate decides to sell marijuana on the streets of Manhattan after losing his job at a consulting firm. He soon meets the girl of his dreams. With an unsupportive girlfriend, an increase of clienteles, and the growing threats of being caught or killed, he soon realizes he is in way over his head.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
73
41
7.7
/1451/
70
/69/
66
/36/
3.6
/425/
81
/125/

Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed (2006)
Lewis Black stars in his second HBO solo special, an all-new hour of frenetic, take-no-prisoners stand-up comedy, taped before a live audience at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC. Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed features Black's opinions and insights into such issues as the State of the Union, abortion, frozen embryos, defecation habits, fossils, bad language, FEMA and, of course, Dick Cheney's aim.
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54
38
5.9
/2494/
59
/88/
55
/84/
2.7
/2672/
46
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cc age 6+

The Other Me (2000)
When Will Browning is threatened with military summer school if he doesn't get better grades, he decides to do a science project that will definitely get an A. So he buys some Ocean Pups, unhatched sea creatures that will look spectacular, but he hasn't bargained for the cloning agent that the unscrupulous manufacturers have put in the kit. Next thing he knows there's another him.
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53
37
6.1
/3790/
63
/60/
57
/63/
3.0
/847/
40
/10/
38
/29/

Two Bits (1995)
It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter, which he's promised to Gennaro and which Gennaro would like to have to buy a ticket to the plush new movie theater. But grandpa's not ready to pass on the quarter or pass on to his final reward: he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past, and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.
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Amazon Prime Video
46
35
5.7
/4434/
60
/105/
53
/85/
2.9
/694/
9
/34/
54
/484/
34
/14/
cc age 17+

Slow Burn (2005)
A district attorney is involved in a 24-hour showdown with a gang leader and is, at the same time, being manipulated by an attractive assistant district attorney and a cryptic stranger.
poster
Kanopy
72
28
7.5
/394/
56
/13/
64
/11/
3.6
/690/
100
/7/
69
/4/

A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014)
A recording of Julie Taymor's New York stage production of William Shakespeare's comedy.
poster
54
28
5.6
/2186/
56
/37/
55
/41/
3.1
/439/
43
/27/

A Crime (2006)
Vincent's life is on hold until he finds his wife's killer. Alice, his neighbor, is convinced she can make him happy. She decides to invent a culprit, so that Vincent can find revenge and leave the past behind. But there is no ideal culprit and no perfect crime.
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54
25
5.2
/1320/
53
/16/
52
/24/
3.0
/748/
56
/27/

Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, leaded by its Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project.
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48
22
4.7
/1548/
59
/47/
50
/38/
2.9
/569/
27
/22/

Bad Medicine (1985)
Jeff Marx wants to study medicine and become a physician. However, his grades are far from enough to get him into an American medical school. But then he gets a chance to study medicine abroad in a small Latin American dictatorship governed by the dictator Ramon Madera who has a big interest in how the medical students behave.
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65
21
7.0
/1643/
71
/17/
60
/23/
3.3
/458/
62
/6/

Citizen Cohn (1992)
As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.
poster
63
16
7.0
/600/
50
/10/
64
/16/
3.5
/530/

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988)
Dennis Jennings is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional waiter and has an equally-dull girlfriend, Emma. In an attempt to release his pent-up feelings of isolation, he begins seeing a psychiatrist, only to discover that the doctor is somewhat less than interested in what he has to say. The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
47
12
6.2
/439/
51
/7/
56
/13/
20

Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994)
Chicago police detective Jack Reed investigates the brutal murder of a stripper while he deals with corruption and bureaucracy within his own department.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
45
11
4.9
/667/
57
/24/
56
/18/
20
/1/

The Front (2010)
A detective uncovers a sinister conspiracy when he is sent to research a disintegrating neighborhood for a public relations campaign.
poster
43
10
5.2
/856/
54
/9/
38
/11/
3.0
/274/
20
/5/
35
/6/

The Naked Man (1998)
A man takes matters into his own hands when a pharmaceutical kingpin moves into his town to cause some real trouble.


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