Mary Kay Place
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mary Kay Place (born September 23, 1947) is an American actress, singer, director and screen writer. She is best known as portraying Loretta Haggers on the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, a role which won her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series in 1977. Place also recorded one studio album for Columbia Records in the Haggers persona, which included the Top Ten country music hit "Baby Boy." Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Kay Place, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: September 23, 1947
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Human Nature
2001-09-12
Human Nature
Overview: Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As Nathan trains the wild man in the civilized ways of the world, Lila fights to preserve the man’s natural state. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-12
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Being John Malkovich
1999-10-29
Being John Malkovich
Overview: One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-29
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Shrek Forever After
2010-05-16
Shrek Forever After
Overview: A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met—he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Fantasy Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-16
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Girl, Interrupted
1999-12-21
Girl, Interrupted
Overview: Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-21
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Private Benjamin
1980-10-06
Private Benjamin
Overview: A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-06
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It's Complicated
2009-12-23
It's Complicated
Overview: Ten years after their divorce, Jane and Jake Adler unite for their son's college graduation and unexpectedly end up sleeping together. But Jake is married, and Jane is embarking on a new romance with her architect. Now, she has to sort out her life—just when she thought she had it all figured out.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-23
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Lonesome Jim
2005-11-16
Lonesome Jim
Overview: After failing to find success as a writer in New York City, Jim slinks back to his family's home in the Midwest to lick his wounds. But his visit is quickly complicated when his angst spreads to his brother, Tim, who promptly decides to drive his car straight into a tree. Under the shadow of his sibling's injurious actions, Jim strikes up an unlikely friendship with Anika, whose centered small-town wisdom gradually rubs off on him.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-16
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The Safety of Objects
2002-10-25
The Safety of Objects
Overview: In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-25
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The Rainmaker
1997-11-18
The Rainmaker
Overview: When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-18
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The Big Chill
1983-09-30
The Big Chill
Overview: Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-09-30
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More American Graffiti
1979-08-03
More American Graffiti
Overview: College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.
Genres: Comedy Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-03
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New York, New York
1977-06-21
New York, New York
Overview: An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb.
Genres: Romance Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-21
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Killer Diller
2004-01-01
Killer Diller
Overview: A guitar playing car thief meets an autistic savant piano player, and together they transform a group of reluctant halfway house convicts into The Killer Diller Blues Band.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Mama's Boy
2007-12-14
Mama's Boy
Overview: A twenty-nine year-old slacker who lives with his mom realizes his sweet set-up is threatened when she hears wedding bells with her self-help guru beau.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-14
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City of Ember
2008-10-07
City of Ember
Overview: For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-07
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Citizen Ruth
1996-11-21
Citizen Ruth
Overview: "Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ridiculous people that rapidly dissolves into a media circus.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-21
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Captain Ron
1992-09-18
Captain Ron
Overview: When mild-mannered Martin Harvey finds out that he has inherited a vintage yacht, he decides to take his family on a Caribbean vacation to retrieve the vessel. Upon arriving on a small island and realizing that the ship is in rough shape, Martin and his family end up with more than they bargained for as the roguish Captain Ron signs on to sail the boat to Miami. It doesn't take long before Ron's anything-goes antics get the Harveys into plenty of trouble.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-18
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War Eagle, Arkansas
2007-11-03
War Eagle, Arkansas
Overview: Based on a True Story War Eagle, Arkansas is a character-driven drama about a young man’s choice of whether to leave his family and friends for a career in baseball or stay and redeem his struggling community. The story takes place over a few pivotal weeks in the summer after Enoch Cass’s senior year, and is set against the backdrop of Arkansas’ beautiful Ozark Mountains. War Eagle, Arkansas poses important questions that face all young people in rural America. The answers we find could touch us all.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-03
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Nine Lives
2005-09-02
Nine Lives
Overview: Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-02
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Eye of God
1997-10-17
Eye of God
Overview: A small Oklahoma town is stripped of its innocence when one of its boys turns up mute and bloodied by the lakeside. Unable to tell his story, the local sheriff embarks on a quest to uncover the roots of a gruesome crime. He's led to Ainsley DuPree and her new husband, Jack, a man whose interest in family may very well outweigh his morals.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-17
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Modern Problems
1981-12-25
Modern Problems
Overview: Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fielder, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses to not only win her back, but to gain a little revenge.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-12-25
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Holidaze
2014-10-22
Holidaze
Overview: Melody, high powered corporate workaholic for a retail conglomerate, is happy to spend the holidays jet-setting with her girlfriends. However, she's in for an unpleasant surprise when her boss sends her to her sleepy hometown to convince the reluctant townspeople to allow them to build a new discount store. Now, forced to reconnect with her family and her childhood sweetheart Carter, her task is not so simple, as all are vehemently opposed to everything Melody's company stands for. Desperate to get out of town and back to her real life, Melody takes a spill and wakes up in an alternate universe where she never left home and is married to Carter! Once determined to leave her small town life behind, Melody must make sense of her new life and decide if you truly can go home again. - Written by ABC
Genres: Romance Family Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-22
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Starting Over
1979-10-05
Starting Over
Overview: After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-05
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Smashed
2012-01-22
Smashed
Overview: Kate and Charlie like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter… and getting smashed. When Kate’s partying spirals into hard-core asocial behavior, compromising her job as an elementary schoolteacher, something’s got to give. But change isn’t exactly a cakewalk. Sobriety means she will have to confront the lies she’s been spinning at work, her troubling relationship with her mother, and the nature of her bond with Charlie.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-22
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Bright Angel
1990-11-01
Bright Angel
Overview: In Montana, naive teenager George longs to escape from his broken home before his dysfunctional parents push him over the edge. When George meets pretty drifter Lucy, she easily convinces him and his friend Claude to join her on a road trip to Montana in hopes of breaking her brother out of jail.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-01
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Manny & Lo
1996-01-22
Manny & Lo
Overview: A pregnant teen and her younger sister run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they believe can help with the pregnancy.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-22
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Point Last Seen
1998-11-24
Point Last Seen
Overview: Fact-based story about a tracker who searches for a little girl who was lost in the desert, but suffers internally because her own children were kidnapped by her ex-husband.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-24
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The Toe Tactic
2009-01-29
The Toe Tactic
Overview: Mona is nearly overwhelmed by grief and depression. After her father's death, she's cut herself off: leaving teaching - she now temps as an office assistant, ignoring her mother's calls, talking to herself in mirrors, and rejecting any offered intimacy. She's watched over by comic extraterrestrial beings whom we see as cartoon squiggles. They ensure that random acts bring her connections - with a neighbor boy, his mother, and his surreptitious piano teacher (the lad wants to surprise his mom). She also meets an elevator operator in the building where she temps for Ms. Hadaway, a widow with perfect diction. Can Mona take a few steps on the road to expressing emotion?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-29
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A New Life
1988-03-25
A New Life
Overview: Steve Giardino, an abrasive workaholic Wall Streeter, and his wife Jackie divorce after twenty-six years of marriage and find themselves thrust back into the dating world in middle age and in search of a new life.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-25
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Samantha
1992-11-20
Samantha
Overview: A young woman sets out to find her birth parents when she finds out that she is adopted.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-20
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My Father's Dragon
2022-11-04
My Father's Dragon
Overview: Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a lifetime.
Genres: Animation Adventure Family Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-04
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Teresa's Tattoo
1994-03-15
Teresa's Tattoo
Overview: Mathematician Teresa just wanted to study during the College spring break. But her friends, who want her to live a little, drag her out to parties. The next thing she knows, she has been drugged, kidnapped, made a redhead, tattooed, and wearing leather?!? Her captors seem to be the most inept crooks ever. They seem to have a plan, if only she could figure out why it involves her.
Genres: Comedy Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-15
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Leonie
2010-11-20
Leonie
Overview: In the lush tradition of the glorious films of Merchant and Ivory, comes the true life story of Leonie Gilmour (Emily Mortimer), whose life crossed continents, wars and cultures, embodied with courage and passion in search of art and freedom. A tender and inspiring story of a remarkable woman who nurtures the amazing artistic talent of her son who has only one way to succeed and one person to guide him, as he grows into the world renown artist, Isamu Noguchi.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-20
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Bad Milo!
2013-08-28
Bad Milo!
Overview: A horror comedy centered on a guy who learns that his unusual stomach problems are being caused by a demon living in his intestines.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-28
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A Country Christmas Story
2013-11-09
A Country Christmas Story
Overview: A starry-eyed young girl journeys from the mountains of Appalachia to the stage at Dollywood, where she discovers the impact of African-Americans on the world of country music - while at the same time competing in a country music competition for kids, hosted by Dolly Parton herself.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-09
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Waltz Across Texas
1982-10-01
Waltz Across Texas
Overview: A wildcatter and a geologist prospect for oil and love in West Texas.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-10-01
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Music
2021-01-14
Music
Overview: Zu, a free spirit estranged from her family, suddenly finds herself the sole guardian of her half-sister, Music, a teenager on the autism spectrum whose whole world order has been beautifully crafted by her late grandmother. The film soon challenges whether it is Zu or Music who has a better view of the world, and that love, trust, and being able to be there for each other is everything.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-01-14
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How to Make the Cruelest Month
1998-01-16
How to Make the Cruelest Month
Overview: Bright and neurotic girl Bell sets two goals for New Year - to quit smoking and to fall in love. As the first task turns out to be too difficult, she puts all her energy into the second.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-16
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Mom's On Strike
1984-11-14
Mom's On Strike
Overview: An ABC (American Broadcasting Company) Afterschool Special, about an overworked housewife, who, as the title suggests, goes on strike, in order to persuade the rest of her family to share household chores.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-14
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The History of White People in America
1985-06-04
The History of White People in America
Overview: In this parody of documentaries, host Martin Mull discusses the contributions that white people have made to the USA, visits the Institute of White Studies, and follows a typical white family as they go about their everyday lives.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-04
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You're in Charge
2013-10-14
You're in Charge
Overview: An optimistic ex-con reinvents himself as an alternative medicine doctor with hopes of impressing his family. But his plans go awry, and soon everyone's embroiled in this comedy of errors set in the heart of Cajun Louisiana.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-14
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Youth in Revolt
2009-09-11
Youth in Revolt
Overview: As a fan of Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard, teenage Nick Twisp is definitely out of his element when his mother and her boyfriend move the family to a trailer park. When a pretty neighbor named Sheeni plays records by French crooners, it's love at first sight for frustrated and inexperienced Nick. Learning that she is dating someone, Nick launches a hilarious quest to find his way into Sheeni's heart -- and bed.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-11
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Nobody Knows Anything!
2004-08-24
Nobody Knows Anything!
Overview: An aspiring filmmaker learns that success in Hollywood doesn't come as easy as she suspected as she attempts to discover the formula to success. When the guidance of her helpful has-been uncle fails to pave the way, Sarah Wilder must seek the advice of such Hollywood heavies as Mike Meyers, Ben Stiller, and Fred Willard -- only to discover that the old adage is true and Nobody Knows Anything about how to succeed in the cutthroat world of Los Angeles.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-24
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Smooth Talk
1985-09-21
Smooth Talk
Overview: Connie, the fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family, finds her summertime idyll of beach trips, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations shattered by an encounter with a mysterious stranger.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-21
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Miss Meadows
2014-09-12
Miss Meadows
Overview: Miss Meadows is a school teacher with impeccable manners and grace. However, underneath the candy-sweet exterior hides a ruthless gun-toting vigilante who takes it upon herself to right the wrongs in the world by whatever means necessary. For Miss Meadows, bad behavior is simply unforgivable.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-12
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The Breakup Girl
2015-07-10
The Breakup Girl
Overview: Three estranged sisters deal with the death of their father.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-10
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Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
1999-06-23
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
Overview: Fact-based story about a Bible-quoting woman who in 1990 murdered a camp counselor, whom she learned molested her 7 year old son. Seeking revenge, she turns to murder when she learns the man had previously been convicted of the same crime in 1983 and got off with probation.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-23
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Portrait of a White Marriage
1988-08-27
Portrait of a White Marriage
Overview: Now a famous talk show host, Martin Mull takes his crew and cameras to Hawkins Falls, Ohio with the intent to give his erratic career a fresh start by shooting a special. While the residents are only concerned with taking advantage of his celebrity status, Mull falls for former subject and number one fan Joyce Harrison, who's still very much devoted to her husband Hal.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-27
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Naturally Native
1999-10-08
Naturally Native
Overview: Naturally Native follows the lives, loves, pain, joy and relationships of three sisters as they attempt to start their own business. Of American Indian ancestry, but adopted by white foster parents as young children, each sister has her own identity issues and each has chosen a very different career path. Now dedicated to starting a Native cosmetic business, they attempt to overcome obstacles both in the business world and in the home. A touching love story of family and culture, Naturally Native also interweaves a subtle, but strong wake-up call regarding the treatment of Native people in corporate America. Naturally Native also provides some insight into tribal infrastructure and gaming issues.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-08
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For Love or Money
1984-11-20
For Love or Money
Overview: A man and a woman participate in a new game show where partners have to choose between love and money.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-20
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Telling Secrets
1993-01-17
Telling Secrets
Overview: Through a series of elaborate schemes, a wealthy woman arranges for the murder of her husband's mistress and then takes steps so that the crime won't be traced back to her. The detective investigating the murder soon realizes her role in it, and sets out to find a way to pin the murder on her.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-17
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I'll See You in My Dreams
2015-05-15
I'll See You in My Dreams
Overview: A sudden loss disrupts Carol’s orderly life, propelling her into the dating world for the first time in 20 years. Finally living in the present tense, she finds herself swept up in not one, but two unexpected relationships that challenge her assumptions about what it means to grow old.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-15
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The Hollars
2016-08-25
The Hollars
Overview: Aspiring New York City artist John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend, eight months pregnant with their first child, John is forced to navigate the crazy world he left behind.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-25
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Evergreen
2004-01-01
Evergreen
Overview: Seduced by a boy's affluent, seemingly idyllic family, a young girl goes to extremes to gain acceptance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Youth in Oregon
2017-01-11
Youth in Oregon
Overview: A man is tasked with driving his embittered 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon, while along the way helping him rediscover a reason for living.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-11
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The Intern
2015-09-23
The Intern
Overview: 70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-23
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Committed
2000-04-28
Committed
Overview: After her husband, Carl, suddenly leaves, Joline travels from New York to Texas to track him down. Although Joline tries to remain upbeat, she is discouraged when she discovers that Carl already has a new girlfriend, the lovely Carmen. Familiarizing herself with Carl's new home and friends, Joline gets company in the form of her brother, Jay. Will Joline win Carl back, or are there other romantic possibilities on her horizon?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-28
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Nailed
2001-04-21
Nailed
Overview: When a passionate but turbulent affair with an emotionally troubled girl results in pregnancy, a struggling writer and his tight-knit family are forced to decide how the story will end.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-21
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Out on the Edge
1989-05-14
Out on the Edge
Overview: Danny is a troubled teen with a difficult home life. His parents' marriage has disintegrated, and his father's already found someone else he'd like to wed. So, Danny turns to drugs to soothe his lost soul, and when he goes too far, his mother checks him into a psychiatric unit. Can Danny finally turn his life around, and will his father help?
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-14
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Explorers
1985-07-12
Explorers
Overview: Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-12
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Latter Days
2004-01-30
Latter Days
Overview: Christian, a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce Aaron, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-30
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Last Weekend
2014-08-29
Last Weekend
Overview: When an affluent matriarch gathers her dysfunctional family for a holiday at their Northern California lake house, her carefully constructed weekend begins to come apart at the seams, leading her to question her own role in the family.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-29
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A Woman's a Helluva Thing
2001-06-13
A Woman's a Helluva Thing
Overview: After the death of his estranged mother, a misogynistic womanizer returns home to find that his ex-girlfriend had been his mother's secret lesbian lover.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-13
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Talking With
1995-04-19
Talking With
Overview: Adapted from the group of stage monologues by the pseudononymous "Jane Martin," this is a series of characters snake handler, daughter, baton twirler, washed-up rodeo cowgirl, tattoed woman, and older woman in the twilight of her years talking with us about their experiences, in the poetic language that Jane Martin is known for bringing to all her stage characters. Kathy Bates does a wonderful job of translating these dead-on characters (talking directly to camera) from stage to screen. "Jane Martin" first came to prominence at the prestigious Louisville-based Humana Theatre Festival it was recently revealed that "she" is none other than the Festival's artistic director, Jon Jory.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-19
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Sweet Home Alabama
2002-09-26
Sweet Home Alabama
Overview: New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-26
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Just My Imagination
1992-12-21
Just My Imagination
Overview: A woman lives a normal, peaceful life in a small town until the day when a famous rock star who went to college with her quotes and cites her in one of his songs.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-21
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Death and Texas
2004-03-12
Death and Texas
Overview: Barefoot Bobby Briggs, the legendary running back for the Austin Steers was today sentenced to die for his role in the armed robbery/murder at a downtown Stop 'n Go convenience store... It's five years later, and Bobby's appeals have all but run out, and the Austin Steers are - once again - on the march to the Superbowl, with a lock on the playoffs, when their wide receiver has a season ending injury. With their playoff hopes in shambles, the Governor of Texas controversially offers Bobby a furlough -- from death row -- to help rescue the Steers' post-season hopes, and even play in the Superbowl.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-12
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Crazy From the Heart
1991-08-19
Crazy From the Heart
Overview: A small-town, high-school principal still living at home with her mother shakes up her life in a way that even she never expected when she agrees to go out on a date with her school's Hispanic janitor.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-19
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Downsizing
2017-12-22
Downsizing
Overview: A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-22
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The Big Chill: A Reunion
1999-01-26
The Big Chill: A Reunion
Overview: A look back at the making of the film "The Big Chill" (1983) with cast and crew.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-26
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Grace Is Gone
2007-12-07
Grace Is Gone
Overview: Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip, all the while searching for the right time and place to tell them about their mother's fate.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-07
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Love in Another Town
1997-10-19
Love in Another Town
Overview: A fortyish interior designer, dumped by her husband, moves across the country and finds love in another town in a relationship with a much younger man.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-19
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Diane
2019-03-28
Diane
Overview: Diane is a devoted friend and caretaker, particularly to her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is left to reckon with past choices and long-dormant memories.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-28
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State Like Sleep
2019-01-04
State Like Sleep
Overview: Following the death of her husband, Katherine travels to Brussels, where a few loose ends become a whole web of secrets as she untangles her late spouse’s mysterious last days alive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-04
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The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986-01-01
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Overview: In this daring follow-up to The History of White People in America, comedian Martin Mull takes us on an in-depth look at such topics as White Religion, White Stress, White Politics, and White Crime.
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Silver City
2004-09-17
Silver City
Overview: The discovery of a corpse and the ensuing probe by an idealistic journalist threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor of Colorado.
Genres: Comedy Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-17
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In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994-01-23
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
Overview: A criminal gang commits a string of violent robberies and murders, culminating in the assassination of the police detective on the case, which may lead to their downfall.
Genres: Thriller Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-23
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Act of Love
1980-09-24
Act of Love
Overview: A tragic motorcycle accident leaves one brother paralyzed while the other brother is left guilt-ridden. Seeing his brother struggle with his new life of limited mobility and function, the young man finds his own life weighed down by his thoughts and feelings about the accident. Motivated by his emotions and the suffering of his brother, the young man performs an "act of love" which creates more chaos for him.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-09-24
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Bound for Glory
1976-12-05
Bound for Glory
Overview: A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-05
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Bed of Lies
1992-01-20
Bed of Lies
Overview: Dramatization of the true-life story of a woman who fights for custody of her children while awaiting trial for the murder of her husband, who happens to have been the son of the powerful ex-governor of Texas.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-20
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The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000-05-31
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
Overview: Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses and background accounts by historians.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-31
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Lip Service
2020-10-12
Lip Service
Overview: A woman records erotica fantasy audiobooks from her bedroom closet while her own life is far from perfect.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-12
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Pecker
1998-09-25
Pecker
Overview: A Baltimore teenager who picks up a second-hand camera starts snapping his way to stardom, soon turning into a nationwide sensation, with a fateful choice between his life and his art.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-25
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The Girl Who Spelled Freedom
1986-02-23
The Girl Who Spelled Freedom
Overview: A Cambodian family is given sponsored immigration to the United States where one daughter becomes a spelling bee champion.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-23
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Julie & Julia
2009-08-06
Julie & Julia
Overview: Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-06
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The Prom
2020-12-02
The Prom
Overview: After the PTA of a conservative high school in Indiana bans same-sex couples from attending the annual prom, a gang of flamboyant Broadway stars try to boost their image by showing up to support two lesbian students.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-02
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My First Mister
2001-10-12
My First Mister
Overview: Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of forty-nine who manages limited expectations and protects lonely secrets with pleasant ritual and quiet, ironic reserve. These two total opposites collide in conflict then come together in a surprising alliance, changing each other's lives forever.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-12
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For My Daughter's Honor
1996-11-20
For My Daughter's Honor
Overview: Fourteen-year-old high school student, Amy Dustin, becomes an object of romantic affection to the school's biology teacher and football coach, Pete Nash. They take a sudden interest in each other, sending each other notes and talking on the telephone. Although Pete has a family, the two begin a secret relationship. People then begin to suspect that Pete and Amy are having an affair.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-20
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Terms of Endearment
1983-11-20
Terms of Endearment
Overview: Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-20
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