Garry Marshall
Biography: Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016) was an American actor, director, writer and producer. His notable credits include creating Happy Days and The Odd Couple and directing Nothing In Common, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, Valentine's Day, and The Princess Diaries. Description above from the Wikipedia article Garry Marshall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 13, 1934
Deathday: July 19, 2016
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The Escape Artist
1982-05-28
The Escape Artist
Overview: The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-05-28
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Hocus Pocus
1993-07-16
Hocus Pocus
Overview: After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-16
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Keeping Up with the Steins
2006-05-12
Keeping Up with the Steins
Overview: All hilarity breaks loose in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy when three generations of Fiedlers collide in a crazy family reunion. As they prepare for the biggest Bar Mitzvah on the block, they begin to see that they're much more alike than they'd originally thought.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-12
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Tomcats
2001-03-30
Tomcats
Overview: College buddies chip in and promise that the group's last unmarried man will collect a cash pot. Seven years later, the kitty is worth $500,000 -- money Michael needs to pay a gambling debt. Problem is, the only other single guy is a hopeless womanizer!
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-30
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Chicken Little
2005-11-04
Chicken Little
Overview: When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.
Genres: Animation Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-04
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Runaway Bride
1999-07-30
Runaway Bride
Overview: Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to save his reputation and report on her upcoming fourth trip down the aisle – during which he's convinced she'll run again. Though he's there on a muckraking mission, Ike can't help but fall for this breathtaking heartbreaker.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-30
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Race to Witch Mountain
2009-03-12
Race to Witch Mountain
Overview: A taxi driver gets more than he bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they're also trying desperately to escape people who have made them their targets.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy Science Fiction Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-12
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Brando: An Icon Is Born
2007-07-01
Brando: An Icon Is Born
Overview: A short retroperspective feature on Brando's influence on acting itself and the cultural impact of his role in "The Wild One".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-01
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Suzi Q
2019-09-25
Suzi Q
Overview: Story of trailblazing American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who helped redefine the role of women in rock 'n' roll when she broke out in 1973.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-25
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Mother Ghost
2002-08-08
Mother Ghost
Overview: Keith Bennets mother passed away a year ago, and he feels like he has moved on with his life, until one morning his mothers jewelry shows up on Keiths bathroom sink. The same jewelry she was buried in. Keith tells his wife Karen, about the jewelry and that is the last straw. She claims he is distant and has shut her out. Now he thinks he is seeing things that aren't there and if things don't improve, she will take their only son and leave. Forced with the ultimatum, Keith launches himself on a day of reclamation. Keith winds up on the phone with a popular radio Psychiatrist who guides Keith through what he cannot see on his own. Keith discovers a new man and a new attitude. Several people are listening to Keith's plight on the radio and are making changes of their own. Is this dead visitor all in Keith's head or is she truly a Mother Ghost?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-08
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In Search of the Happy Ending
1999-06-14
In Search of the Happy Ending
Overview: Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related series of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the first of the six films, "In Search of the Happy Ending," filmmaker Garry Marshall delves into the institution of marriage as it has evolved in America throughout the past 100 years.
Genres: Documentary History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-14
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The Long Ride Home
2003-03-27
The Long Ride Home
Overview: A man fights the law and the lawless in order to reunite with his wife and son in the 1860s west.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-27
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This Space Between Us
1999-05-15
This Space Between Us
Overview: It’s been two years since his wife’s sudden death, and once-promising young filmmaker Alex Harty has allowed both his life and career to come to a standstill. But after he assaults a Hollywood studio executive, Alex returns to his hometown of San Francisco to reconnect with old friends for a bittersweet odyssey. Even if Alex can manage to run away from his life, will the memory of his late wife drag him back into it?
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-15
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Kismet
1999-01-01
Kismet
Overview: Stephanie is a young woman who just turned thirty, and has everything a girl wants in life -- beauty, intelligence, and a handsome, successful fiance who seems to be madly in love with her. Frank pushes her to set a date for the wedding after a long engagement, but Stephanie is not sure about making a commitment to marriage; something is holding her back. Does another man just exist in her imagination or is he out there somewhere? When Frank finally announces the wedding date in front of her family and friends, Stephanie has to face reality. In the moment of truth, Stephanie has to decide whether to follow her head or her heart.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Never Been Kissed
1999-04-09
Never Been Kissed
Overview: 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.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-09
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Orange County
2002-01-11
Orange County
Overview: Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong form.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-11
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The Hooping Life
2014-04-22
The Hooping Life
Overview: Learn the origins and rise of modern day hula-hooping through eight extraordinary stories of hoop devotees who have embraced it as an art form, a teaching aid, and even an instrument of redemption. From the streets, to intimate clubs, to giant arenas, we alternate between self-filmed video diaries, verité documentary footage, and spectacularly filmed performances in an attempt to celebrate the healing power of movement and the spirit of human inventiveness.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-22
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The Twilight of the Golds
1996-10-10
The Twilight of the Golds
Overview: A woman discovers her unborn baby has a genetic predisposition to homosexuality, unwittingly exposing deep-seated prejudices within her family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-10
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Hole in the Paper Sky
2008-08-07
Hole in the Paper Sky
Overview: A brilliant, misanthropic math genius is inexplicably drawn into an unusual friendship with a laboratory dog.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-07
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Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008-02-12
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Overview: Documentary about Stanley Kramer, included on the 40th anniversary edition of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-12
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Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990-02-01
Secret Agent 00 Soul
Overview: James Brown III, also known as Secret Agent 00 Soul, is an elite international operative who finally tells off the government and fulfills his longtime dream of opening a detective agency in his hold neighborhood. His once plush workspace is no a ramshackle hole-in-the-wall above a chicken and ribs joint, and instead of being surrounded by glamourous female agents, the is being shaken down by his son Junior, a 400-pound ne'er-do-well who wouldn't know hard work if it hit him in the face. Nonetheless, 00 Soul is able to transform an unlikely bunch of misfits into the wackiest group of oddball detectives ever to hit the 'hood.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-01
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Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery
2015-07-09
Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery
Overview: Get ready to Rock! Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang team up with the one and only KISS in this all-new, out-of-this-world adventure! We join the Gang at KISS World – the all-things-KISS theme park, as they investigate a series of strange hauntings. With help from KISS, they discover that the Crimson Witch has returned to summon The Destroyer from the alternate dimension of Kissteria! The evil duos ghastly plan, to destroy the earth! Can the Gang's cunning and KISS's power of rock save the day?!
Genres: Family Animation Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-09
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The Last Shot
1993-09-01
The Last Shot
Overview: Film drama about terminal illness...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-01
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Pretty Woman
1990-03-23
Pretty Woman
Overview: While on a business trip in Los Angeles, Edward Lewis, a millionaire entrepreneur who makes a living buying and breaking up companies, picks up a prostitute, Vivian, while asking for directions; after, Edward hires Vivian to stay with him for the weekend to accompany him to a few social events, and the two get closer only to discover there are significant hurdles to overcome as they try to bridge the gap between their very different worlds.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-23
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They Call Him Sasquatch
2003-06-06
They Call Him Sasquatch
Overview: They say Bigfoot doesn't exist. But try telling that to a misguided group of explorers (including Garry Marshall and Warren Berlinger) who are determined to track down the mythical Sasquatch when he's spotted in Northern California. The stakes get even higher when a privacy-loving pop star with a penchant for exotic animals offers up an impressive cash prize. But will the competing hunters kill each other first?
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-06
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Tempest Storm
2016-09-15
Tempest Storm
Overview: The controversial life story of America's greatest exotic dancer, who at 87 years old is preparing for her final and most important act: to repair her broken relationship with her daughter Patricia, who she walked away from fifty years ago.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-15
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Overboard
1987-12-16
Overboard
Overview: Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-16
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Lost in America
1985-02-08
Lost in America
Overview: David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-02-08
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Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979-01-01
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Overview: A day-in-the-life documentary with Garry Marshall. Marshall was an executive producer for ABC and was responsible for such hit shows as Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days, and Mork and Mindy. This tape features several behind the scenes segments from these shows' productions. Marshall is also interviewed about the nature of television production and comedy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Can't Be Heaven
2000-12-05
Can't Be Heaven
Overview: Everyone eventually meets the love of their lives. Sometimes, like Danny and Julia, that person comes along when you are 13 years old. Other times, like Hubbie and his sweetheart, star-crossed love makes getting together a life-long adventure. This heartwarming story will make you feel like falling in love all over again.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-05
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Finding Bliss
2009-01-18
Finding Bliss
Overview: Jody Balaban, an aspiring filmmaker, is fresh to L.A. with New York film school accolades and the dream of making her movie. Unable to get a job where she can use the skills she so finely honed, Jody must edit adult entertainment to make ends meet. The uncompromising desire to make her movie, leads Jody to secretly film in the porn studio facilities at night - until she is caught in the act.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-18
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Psych-Out
1968-03-06
Psych-Out
Overview: Jenny, a deaf runaway who has just arrived in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district to find her long-lost brother, a mysterious bearded sculptor known around town as The Seeker. She falls in with a psychedelic band, Mumblin' Jim, whose members include Stoney, Ben, and Elwood. They hide her from the fuzz in their crash pad, a Victorian house crowded with love beads and necking couples. Mumblin' Jim's truth-seeking friend Dave considers the band's pursuit of success "playing games," but he agrees to help Jennie anyway.
Genres: Drama Thriller Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-03-06
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Life After Beth
2014-08-15
Life After Beth
Overview: Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. When she mysteriously returns, he gets a second chance at love. Soon his whole world turns upside down...
Genres: Romance Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-15
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Mute
2005-09-21
Mute
Overview: When we meet Eileen, we see her sabotaging her big sister's wedding. We find out that she blames her older sister, Claire for a car accident that has left her deaf and mute.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-21
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Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017-03-16
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Overview: Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-16
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The Majestic
2001-12-21
The Majestic
Overview: Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-21
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Chronic Town
2008-04-03
Chronic Town
Overview: Truman Korovin is a lonely, sharp-witted cab driver in Fairbanks, Alaska, 1980. The usual routine of picking up fares and spending his nights at his favorite bar, the Boatel, is disrupted when his girlfriend, Emily, dumps him on one of the coldest nights of the year. After an acid trip, Truman winds up in the local loony bin. Imprisoned in a grueling therapy group, Truman gets re-acquainted with loonies who are his old cab fares, which includes a local stripper he has insulted more than once. In this world, Truman must find or lose himself.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-03
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Grand Theft Auto
1977-06-16
Grand Theft Auto
Overview: A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her.
Genres: Comedy Action Crime Adventure Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-16
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Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors
2016-08-28
Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors
Overview: A two-hour documentary special Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors which gives viewers an intimate look at his life from his childhood in the suburbs of Chicago to small comedy clubs in Los Angeles, his breakthrough role on the TV show Happy Days as Mork from Ork and his big screen triumphs.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-28
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Dear God
1996-11-01
Dear God
Overview: A judge gives con-man Tom Turner a choice—a jail sentence, or a year of honest work. But when he gets a job in the U.S. Post Office's dead letter office, he starts a Good Samaritan con by answering letters written to God. His seemingly virtuous work inspires his co-workers to do the same, but their good deeds are frowned upon by the postmaster general—and the cops.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-01
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Frank Capra's American Dream
1997-01-01
Frank Capra's American Dream
Overview: A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Soapdish
1991-05-31
Soapdish
Overview: Celeste Talbert is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, Montana Moorehead, and the show's arrogant producer, David Seton Barnes, plot to aggravate her into leaving the show by bringing back her old flame, Jeffrey Anderson, and hiring her beautiful young niece, Lori Craven.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-31
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The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020-05-12
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Overview: In a heartfelt tribute to Hollywood legend Garry Marshall, his family and friends share their favorite memories of the creative genius behind some of the most memorable series in television history.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-12
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With Friends Like These
1998-09-10
With Friends Like These
Overview: Four small-time, two-bit character actors, all close friends, compete for the same important part in the next Martin Scorsese mob film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-10
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A League of Their Own
1992-07-01
A League of Their Own
Overview: As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-07-01
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Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986-10-09
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Overview: Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout, she remains in contact with this mysterious person, who needs Terry's help save his life.
Genres: Romance Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-09
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A Love Story of Today
2008-02-12
A Love Story of Today
Overview: A discussion of the very important and highly controversial film, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, featuring interviews with people like Katharine Houghton, Martin Baum, Louis Gossett, Jr., Norman Jewison, Garry Marshall, Karen Sharpe and Salome Thomas-El.
Genres: Documentary Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-12
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A New Princess
2001-12-18
A New Princess
Overview: A behind the scenes look at the making of the classic film, featuring royal interviews with both cast and crew.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-18
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Valentine's Day
2010-02-10
Valentine's Day
Overview: More than a dozen Angelenos navigate Valentine's Day from early morning until midnight. Three couples awake together, but each relationship will sputter. A grade-school boy wants flowers for his first true love. Two high school seniors plan first-time sex at noon. A TV sports reporter gets the assignment to find romance in LA. A star quarterback contemplates his future. Two strangers meet on a plane. Grandparents, together for years, face a crisis. An 'I Hate Valentine's Day' dinner beckons the lonely and the lied to.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-10
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CHiPs '99
1998-10-27
CHiPs '99
Overview: Ponch has returned to the police force, and is determined to help his friend Jon investigating various car thefts.
Genres: Action Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-27
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Beaches
1988-12-21
Beaches
Overview: A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-21
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Exit to Eden
1994-10-14
Exit to Eden
Overview: Photographer Elliot Slater has inadvertently snapped the only existing photos of elusive jewel thief Omar. When Elliot leaves for a private vacation on an S&M island, he is followed by Omar, Omar's partner, Nina, and undercover police officers Fred and Sheila. Unaware of the number of people chasing him, Elliot enjoys his stay at the resort, and finds himself falling in love with head dominatrix Lisa.
Genres: Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-14
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From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2005-10-04
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
Overview: The making of Cinderella (1950).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-04
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On the Set: The Princess Diaries 2 – Royal Engagement
2004-08-05
On the Set: The Princess Diaries 2 – Royal Engagement
Overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Garry Marshall's film, "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-05
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Intimate Portrait: Pam Dawber
2002-01-01
Intimate Portrait: Pam Dawber
Overview: Details the life of actress Pam Dawber through interviews with those close to her and footage of her work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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