Maury Chaykin
Biography: Maury Chaykin, born on July 27, 1949, was a Canadian actor known for his versatile and captivating performances. With his distinctive appearance, rich voice, and remarkable acting talent, Chaykin left a lasting impact on both the stage and screen throughout his career. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Chaykin moved to Toronto, Canada, at a young age. He developed a passion for acting and pursued his craft at the University of Toronto and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Chaykin began his career in theater, performing in numerous productions and earning critical acclaim for his stage work. Chaykin's talent and dedication soon caught the attention of filmmakers, leading to his transition to film and television. He made his on-screen debut in the 1973 film "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz." Over the years, Chaykin became known for his ability to inhabit a wide range of characters, bringing depth, complexity, and nuance to each role he portrayed. Throughout his career, Chaykin worked extensively in both Canada and the United States, collaborating with renowned directors and fellow actors. He appeared in notable films such as "My Dinner with Andre" (1981), "Dances with Wolves" (1990), "The Sweet Hereafter" (1997), and "Being Julia" (2004). Chaykin's performances often garnered critical acclaim and earned him awards and nominations, including several Genie Awards (Canada's equivalent of the Oscars) for Best Actor. On television, Chaykin showcased his versatility in a wide range of roles. He appeared in numerous acclaimed series, including "The Sopranos," "Entourage," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," and "Nero Wolfe Mysteries." One of his most notable television roles was as Nero Wolfe in the A&E television series "A Nero Wolfe Mystery," for which he received widespread praise. Maury Chaykin's acting style was characterized by his ability to fully embody the essence of a character, no matter how eccentric or complex. He had a commanding presence on screen, capable of effortlessly transitioning between comedy, drama, and everything in between. Chaykin's performances were marked by his commitment to authenticity and his profound understanding of the human condition. Tragically, Maury Chaykin passed away on July 27, 2010, on his 61st birthday. His untimely death left a void in the acting community, but his legacy as a talented and versatile performer continues to inspire aspiring actors and entertain audiences worldwide. Chaykin's body of work serves as a testament to his remarkable talent, leaving an indelible mark on the world of film and television.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 27, 1949
Deathday: July 27, 2010
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Known For
WarGames
1983-06-03
WarGames
Overview: High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-06-03
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Dances with Wolves
1990-03-30
Dances with Wolves
Overview: Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
Genres: Adventure Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-30
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Cutthroat Island
1995-12-22
Cutthroat Island
Overview: Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her pirate raids.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-22
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The Sweet Hereafter
1997-09-25
The Sweet Hereafter
Overview: A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further apart. At the same time, one teenage survivor of the accident has to reckon with the loss of innocence brought about by a different kind of damage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-25
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Entrapment
1999-04-29
Entrapment
Overview: Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.
Genres: Romance Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-29
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The Vindicator
1986-02-14
The Vindicator
Overview: An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machine that, because of his programming must destroy anything that comes near him.
Genres: Action Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-14
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Millennium
1989-08-25
Millennium
Overview: An investigator seeking the cause of an airline disaster discovers the involvement of an organisation of time travellers from a future Earth irreparably polluted who seek to rejuvenate the human race from those about to die in the past. Based on a novel by John Varley.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-25
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The Art of War
2000-08-25
The Art of War
Overview: Neil Shaw is both agent and weapon - a critical line of defense for the Secretary General of the United Nations. He does not even officially exist. As an international security expert, he must uncover an international plot in which ruthless terrorists threatened to bring down the United Nations on the eve of an historic summit with China. A mysterious chain of events leads to the murder of the Chinese U.N. Ambassador and the terrorists frame Neil Shaw, the one man they believe can stop them. Accused of the crime, Shaw goes underground — in effect, vanishing from his own life — as he tries to stop what could become World War III.
Genres: Crime Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-25
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Nowhere to Hide
1987-07-17
Nowhere to Hide
Overview: Marine officer Rob Cutter and his wife Barbara have a son named Johnny. Rob discovers that two newly delivered helicopters in his squadron have crashed because a defective part, a C-ring, has been made of a weaker, less expensive alloy. Before Rob can go public with this, Rob is killed on the orders of corrupt General Howard, who did not want Rob to go public with the defective part. Howard believes that Barbara, who is also a marine, now has the part, so Howard and his henchmen set out to kill Barbara and Johnny and get the part, but Howard is underestimating what Barbara is willing to do to protect Johnny.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-17
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Blindness
2008-05-14
Blindness
Overview: When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.
Genres: Drama Mystery Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-14
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MouseHunt
1997-12-19
MouseHunt
Overview: Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant—a tiny and tenacious mouse.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-19
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A Life Less Ordinary
1997-10-24
A Life Less Ordinary
Overview: A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is kidnapped by janitor Robert. Although Celine quickly frees herself, she stays with Robert for thrills. O'Reilly and Jackson pursue, hoping to unite the prospective lovers.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-24
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Devil in a Blue Dress
1995-09-29
Devil in a Blue Dress
Overview: In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-29
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The Hunt For the BTK Killer
2005-10-09
The Hunt For the BTK Killer
Overview: After 31 years at-large, detectives in Wichita, Kansas hone in on the serial killer known as BTK.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-09
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Twins
1988-12-09
Twins
Overview: Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-09
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Death Hunt
1981-04-15
Death Hunt
Overview: Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains, buys a dog almost dead after a brutal dogfight, a good deed that will put him in trouble.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-15
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Where the Truth Lies
2005-10-07
Where the Truth Lies
Overview: An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-07
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Heavens Fall
2006-07-20
Heavens Fall
Overview: Successful New York attorney Sam Leibowitz travels to the South in 1933 to defend nine young black men accused of raping two women on an Alabama freight train.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-20
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Plan B
2001-01-01
Plan B
Overview: A bookkeeper who thinks she killed three mobsters is subsequently promoted by her boss to be a hitman.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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The Adjuster
1991-11-27
The Adjuster
Overview: An uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-27
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DEFCON-4
1985-03-15
DEFCON-4
Overview: Two men and a woman circle the globe in a satellite armed with a nuclear device. The third world war breaks out, and a few months later the satellite crashes. They survive the crash but one man gets killed by survivors and the other man gets caught. The woman stays by the remains of the the satellite but is soon caught by evil punks who have taken power.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-15
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Mystery, Alaska
1999-10-01
Mystery, Alaska
Overview: In Mystery, Alaska, life revolves around the legendary Saturday hockey game at the local pond. But everything changes when the hometown team unexpectedly gets booked in an exhibition match against the New York Rangers. When quirky small-towners, slick promoters and millionaire athletes come together.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-01
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Of Unknown Origin
1983-11-23
Of Unknown Origin
Overview: A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it becomes an interspecies duel.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-23
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Owning Mahowny
2003-05-02
Owning Mahowny
Overview: Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan Mahowny--the side that executed the largest single-handed bank fraud in Canadian history, grossing over $10 million in eighteen months to feed his gambling obsession.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-02
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It's a Boy Girl Thing
2006-07-15
It's a Boy Girl Thing
Overview: A visit to a natural history museum proves catastrophic for two high school rivals, an overachiever and a jock, when an ancient Aztec statue casts a spell that causes them to switch bodies and see exactly what it's like to walk in the other's shoes.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-15
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Hostage
2002-10-24
Hostage
Overview: The Driver is hired by the FBI to help defuse a hostage situation. A disgruntled employee has kidnapped a CEO and has hidden her, demanding $5,088,042. The Driver delivers the money, writing the sum on his hand as instructed by the hostage taker. After he is told that he holds the life of a person in his hand, he is ordered to burn the money. As he complies, the federal agents break in and attempt to subdue the man, who shoots himself in the head before he reveals where the woman is hidden. The Driver then tries to find the hostage before she drowns in the trunk of a sinking car. As a twist, the kidnapped woman is revealed to be the hostage taker's lover. She coldly taunts the dying man in the hospital.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-24
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Casino Jack
2010-09-16
Casino Jack
Overview: Based on a true story, a hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-16
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The Bedroom Window
1987-01-16
The Bedroom Window
Overview: Baltimore, Maryland. Sylvia sees a girl being attacked from her lover Terry's bedroom window. The assailant flees and his victim is saved. But that same night another girl is found murdered.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-16
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Where the Heart Is
1990-02-23
Where the Heart Is
Overview: A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-23
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Harriet the Spy
1996-07-10
Harriet the Spy
Overview: When the secret notebook of a young girl who fancies herself a spy is found by her friends, her speculations make her very unpopular! Can she win her friends back?
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-10
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Harry & Son
1984-03-02
Harry & Son
Overview: Widower Harry Keach is a construction worker who was raised to appreciate the importance of working for a living. He takes a dim view of his sensitive son Howard's lackadaisical lifestyle and has a strained relationship with his daughter Nina as he does not approve of her husband. When Harry is fired from his job, his life changes drastically as he is made to focus on the relationships around him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-02
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Cold Comfort
1989-08-28
Cold Comfort
Overview: Dolores has everthing she wants for her birthday: a party, 18 glowing candles, and Stephen, the handsome stranger who's more than a guest. He's a prisoner. COLD COMFORT bristles with the suspense, passion and danger of three people caught up in a madman's game.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-28
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Varian's War
2001-06-14
Varian's War
Overview: Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-14
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Jerry and Tom
1998-12-04
Jerry and Tom
Overview: Tom and Jerry are two hit men, they work by day at a third-rate second-hand car dealership. Tom is a veteran and Jerry is a novice in their business, and their attitude toward their profession differs a lot. It shows when Tom is required to kill his old friend Karl.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-04
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Wild Thing
1987-04-17
Wild Thing
Overview: A child witnesses drug dealers murder his parents. He escapes and grows up wild in the city's slums. Years later he emerges to help the residents of the area who are being terrorized by street gangs and drug dealers.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-04-17
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Camilla
1994-11-25
Camilla
Overview: Freda Lopez, an aspiring musician, travels with her husband to the beautiful beaches of Georgia where she befriends Camilla, an odd and exotic elderly woman who plays the violin. When the two embark on a journey together, Camilla reclaims a lost love and makes peace with herself and her son, while Freda discovers inner resources she never knew she had.
Genres: Adventure Drama Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-25
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George's Island
1989-08-15
George's Island
Overview: After telling his class about the ghost of Captain Kidd and his buried treasure on George’s Island, George is placed in a foster home. George and another foster child, Bonnie, flee to the island on Halloween but when they’re followed by adults Captain Kidd’s ghost is awakened.
Genres: Family Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-15
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Hockey Night
1984-12-14
Hockey Night
Overview: When a young girl wants to join her high school's hockey team as goalie, she meets with resistence, but also gets support, especially from the star forward of the team.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-14
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Whale Music
1994-11-03
Whale Music
Overview: Shot around the breathtaking coastline of B.C.'s Howe Sound, Whale Music is the triumphant adaptation of Paul Quarringaton's Governor General's Award-winning novel about the redemption of a faded rock star through love and music. Richard J. Lewis' exploration of the reclusive musician's efforts to create a piece of music that will summon the whales is a sensory and emotional tour de force. Written by Vancouver Film Festival, Handbook
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-03
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Stars & Bars
1988-03-18
Stars & Bars
Overview: A British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-18
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On Their Knees
2001-10-25
On Their Knees
Overview: Willie and Mo are half sisters who have never seen eye to eye. A cross-country road trip in an ice cream truck carrying their dead grandmother may not change that, but it will give them the opportunity to laugh and learn.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-25
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Montreal Stories
1991-11-08
Montreal Stories
Overview: Six stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic French. 2: The tale of a painting of Montreal's first mayor, Jacques Viger. 3: During a hockey game, Madeleine tries to tell Roger she wants a divorce after forty years of marriage. 4: A visitor to a conference on pictographs arrives at the airport, where the female customs officer steals a momento from each person. 5: As she is being driven to the hospital in an ambulance after an auto accident, Sarah recalls her life. 6: At a diplomatic reception, an older woman reminisces about her grand love in Montreal.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-11-08
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Exotica
1994-11-30
Exotica
Overview: In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-30
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Crossed Over
2002-03-03
Crossed Over
Overview: After her son dies in a hit-and-run accident, a woman forms an unusual friendship with a convicted killer awaiting execution.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-03
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Conduct Unbecoming
2011-12-20
Conduct Unbecoming
Overview: United States Marine Nick Dodd is charged with callously killing several civilians in Afghanistan. A military trial ensues.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-20
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The Guardian
1984-10-20
The Guardian
Overview: The residents of a New York apartment building are shocked when one of them is shot during a burgulary. They decide to hire a security expert to patrol the building, but he seem a little over-committed to his work.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-20
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Northern Lights
1998-07-02
Northern Lights
Overview: A stranger's call informs Roberta that her estranged brother Frank has died in a small town under bizarre circumstances. Ben, his best friend from college, also gets the call. Arriving just in time for his funeral, it becomes quickly obvious to them that the little slice of small-town America in which they find themselves is like an episode of The Twilight Zone featuring Frank's eccentric friends, his amazing secrets and his stunning final request. Both Ben and Roberta are shocked to discover that Frank not only had a child, but that he has left them responsible for his son's care.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-02
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The Wet Season
2002-09-08
The Wet Season
Overview: Jocelyn works at her Uncle's 'Crying Booths' in the country, while crying is forbidden in the cities.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-08
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Wilby Wonderful
2004-09-13
Wilby Wonderful
Overview: A day-in-the-life dark comedy concerning a group of islanders, their respective secrets, and one man's plan to kill himself quietly.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-13
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Cooking With Stella
2010-03-19
Cooking With Stella
Overview: Inside the Canadian diplomatic compound in New Delhi, a mischievous cook affects the lives of her employers and fellow staff.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-19
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Adoration
2009-04-15
Adoration
Overview: For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-15
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Curtains
1983-03-04
Curtains
Overview: Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-04
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Nothing Personal
1980-03-28
Nothing Personal
Overview: Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to protect baby seals from slaughter.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-28
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Hooked on Speedman
2008-12-07
Hooked on Speedman
Overview: Would be filmmakers, Nick and Vince, dream of making it big and getting out of Nowheresville. Their goal is to make the next indie blockbuster of Blair Witch proportions and they have just the idea to take them to the top: a documentary about their hometown hero Scott Speedman. As Nick and Vince scour the city to document Scott Speedman stories, they encounter prolific producer Dietrich Baum, who agrees to help them if they can get the "actual Scott Speedman" in their movie. Nick and Vince seem destined to succeed. The only thing in their way, is reality.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-07
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Riel
1979-04-11
Riel
Overview: A film about the actions of the Metis rebel leader who opposed the Canadian government in two seperate rebellions.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-04-11
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White Coats
2004-05-16
White Coats
Overview: Follows the misadventures of a group of young interns at a hospital/medical school - dealing with the pressures of school and love.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-16
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Highpoint
1982-08-20
Highpoint
Overview: James Hatcher embezzles ten million dollars from a joint mafia/CIA operation, leaving them squabbling with each other. Unemployed Lewis Kinney gets caught up in the intrigue, and must try to recover the money, while saving the beautiful Lise Hatcher (hopefully for himself).
Genres: Thriller Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-08-20
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Sugartime
1995-11-25
Sugartime
Overview: Sam Giancana is a ruthless mob boss from Chicago. During a trip to Las Vegas, he sees a performance by the McGuire Sisters, a popular singing group with a pure image. Sam is attracted to Phyllis and begins aggressively courting her. The two enter into an epic romance, but it brings unwanted attention and tarnishes Phyllis's reputation. For Sam, however, the consequences are far more drastic, landing him in trouble with the law and his fellow mobsters.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-25
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Meatballs III: Summer Job
1986-10-27
Meatballs III: Summer Job
Overview: The ghost of a dead porn star comes to Earth to help a nerd with his sex life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-27
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Leaving Normal
1992-04-29
Leaving Normal
Overview: Darly, a waitress with a past that's weighing her down, decides to drive to Alaska to try and come to terms with her unfortunate history. Along the way, she meets Marianne, an impulsive young woman leaving an abusive relationship. The two hit the road together and keep driving north, bonding over the hardships that they have endured and meeting a number of eccentric characters as they get closer to their destination.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-29
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Love and Death on Long Island
1998-07-03
Love and Death on Long Island
Overview: Curmudgeonly author Giles De'Ath, a widower with a marked distaste for modern popular culture, attempts to buy a ticket for a film adaptation of an E.M. Forster novel, but instead finds himself watching a tacky teen sex comedy. Yet when the beautiful Ronnie Bostock appears on the movie screen, Giles finds himself caught in a whirlwind of unanswered questions about both his own sexuality and his place in late 20th-century society.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-03
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Unstrung Heroes
1995-09-15
Unstrung Heroes
Overview: Steven Lidz, unhappy with his home life since his mother became sick, moves in with his two eccentric uncles. As Steven grows closer to his uncles, he learns how to cope with his emotions and to value his own uniqueness.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-15
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Caribe
1987-12-24
Caribe
Overview: Prepare to get tangled in the jungles of Belize when an arms smuggler loses her partner in a deadly shootout and finds herself on the run in the tropics of Central America. Helen is an amateur, making her money as an illegal arms trader to Central American terrorists. And as she runs for her life after the deal goes bad, she has no choice but to trusts Jeff, a British Intelligence Agent - it's a life and death chase, where passion and loyalty are easily confused...
Genres: Drama Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-24
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Me
1975-01-01
Me
Overview: Frustrated by his unfulfilled professional ambitions, a novelist is torn in different directions by three complicated relationships.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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In Like Flynn
1985-08-14
In Like Flynn
Overview: Life is one cliff-hanger after another for a bright and beautiful woman and the reluctant young man who joins her in defying death as they investigate a series of baffling murders and disappearances in the Caribbean for a mysterious novelist whose best-selling thrillers are based on chilling reality.
Genres: TV Movie Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-14
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Pale Saints
1997-01-01
Pale Saints
Overview: Two small time hoods pretend to be serious henchmen in order to get to do a job in Toronto that they think will get them serious recognition in the mob. Things soon get out of control.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Strip Search
1997-04-02
Strip Search
Overview: Robby Durrell is the prince of the vice squad. A man who's seen it all and done a little of it too. But when the enchanting Sela hires him to help track down her stripper-stepdaughter, Robby learns there's more to Sela than meets the eye.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-02
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What's Cooking?
2000-01-20
What's Cooking?
Overview: Four families of different ethnicities prepare for a potentially explosive Thanksgiving dinner.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-20
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Act of Vengeance
1986-09-04
Act of Vengeance
Overview: In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-04
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Money for Nothing
1993-09-10
Money for Nothing
Overview: When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an investment firm, for advice, before turning to the mob for help laundering the money. While Joey makes plans to leave the country, however, a detective is following his ever-warmer trail in order to recover the cash.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-10
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Abroad
2010-03-14
Abroad
Overview: A young Canadian girl struggles to decipher the ways of the English especially the men when she comes to London to take up a junior position at the London Post.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-14
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Hot Paint
1988-03-20
Hot Paint
Overview: Two losers rob a rich guy and discover that, among the loot, they've taken a rare painting worth $2.8 million. John Larroquette plays his usual rude, selfish character-here named Gus - and he suckers Willy (Gregory Harrison) into his scheme to rob the mansion. The two losers have to try to figure out how to sell the valuable but high-profile item without getting busted. They travel the world looking for potential buyers but always end up short. Everyone can see that they are novices in the art world and buffoons in general.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-20
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Split Images
1992-01-01
Split Images
Overview: A journalist knows more about a grizzly murder than is good for her. All her evidence points toward a mysterious millionaire but no one will believe her.
Genres: TV Movie Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Bleacher Bums
2001-10-18
Bleacher Bums
Overview: They're known as the Bleacher Bums, a loud and proud group of fans who watch their team's games from the stadium's cheap seats. Most of them have been attending for years, tirelessly rooting for a team that never seems to win. They know each other, but that's no guarantee that they'll get along. As the game unfolds, the Bums argue, wager, cheer and boo... and discover they share more in common than they could ever have imagined.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-18
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Buried on Sunday
1992-09-18
Buried on Sunday
Overview: Angry island fishermen declare independence and use a Soviet nuclear submarine to get Ottawa's attention.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-18
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Sugar
2004-05-22
Sugar
Overview: Cliff receives an unusual 18th birthday gift from his younger sister — marijuana, alcohol, a subway token and the mission to lose his virginity. This results in Cliff meeting a young street hustler named Butch. At first, as Butch introduces Cliff to gay street life in Toronto, Cliff is excited by his new relationship. But as the two grow closer, he finds that Butch has problems, including drug addiction, that are cause for serious concern.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-22
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Double Negative
1980-05-12
Double Negative
Overview: Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-12
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Elijah
2008-05-28
Elijah
Overview: The story of Elijah Harper.....
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-28
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Turk 182!
1985-02-15
Turk 182!
Overview: After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, he grows suicidal. Furious, his brother Jimmy attempts to have Mayor Tyler intervene, but the corrupt politician instead denounces Terry as a drunk. Determined to get justice, Jimmy begins a graffiti campaign of embarrassing slogans mocking the mayor, which soon captivates the city.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-02-15
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Touched
1999-09-10
Touched
Overview: A young man runs from the voices in his head into the arms of an elderly cowgirl.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-10
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Keeping the Promise
1997-01-05
Keeping the Promise
Overview: A colonial family seeks a better life in Maine's wilderness in this powerful adventure. When William Hallowell leaves behind 13-year-old son Matt to safeguard their claim, the boy relies on his new friendship with the Penobscot Indians for survival.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-05
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Hearts of Fire
1987-11-06
Hearts of Fire
Overview: A reclusive musician, once a huge rock star, takes a young female protegee. While on a tour she meets a younger, more popular rocker and switches her loyalties.
Genres: Romance Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-06
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Hemingway vs. Callaghan
2003-03-31
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
Overview: 'Hemingway vs. Callaghan' is based on the true story of the friendship between Ernest Hemingway and Morley Callaghan in Toronto and Paris between 1923 and 1929.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-31
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Being Julia
2004-09-03
Being Julia
Overview: Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-03
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Camp Hollywood
2004-11-19
Camp Hollywood
Overview: A porn star, a bank robber and a Shakespearean actor are some of the subjects of Camp Hollywood, a feature documentary about the residents of a legendary Hollywood hotel. Seen through the eyes of a Canadian comic who's come out to L.A. for the first time, Camp Hollywood is an intimate portrait of the actors, musicians and other transients he meets during his two-month stay.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-19
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Jimmy B. & Andre
1980-03-18
Jimmy B. & Andre
Overview: Real-life story detailing the relationship between a popular Detroit restaurant owner and a young black youngster whom he tries to adopt.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-18
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The Grift
2008-03-06
The Grift
Overview: A 1940's period drama about about a woman who has been wronged by her husband, but must help him after he has fallen in with a family of grifters.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-06
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Hero
1992-10-02
Hero
Overview: Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-02
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The Kidnapping of the President
1980-08-15
The Kidnapping of the President
Overview: A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-08-15
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The Pianist
1991-01-31
The Pianist
Overview: Jean and her sister, played by Macha Grenon, have a life long infatuation with the Japanese Pianist who once lived across the street from them during their high school years. The film is set during the family's reunion on Vancouver Island and flashes back and forth over the last 10 years. By coincidence, Yoshi who is now a world famous Pianist is giving a concert in Vancouver and Amy is anxious to see him again but her sister curiously is not at all interested. The girls explore old passions, stalking, sibling rivalry and wrong life choice based on the fantasies of their youth.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-31
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Josh and S.A.M.
1993-11-24
Josh and S.A.M.
Overview: Josh and Sam are two brothers facing change, their mother is about to marry a French accountant and the kids are sent to go live with their father in Florida. Meanwhile, Josh tells Sam that he is a "S.A.M." that is going to be sent to Africa to fight in a war and that Canada is a safe haven for any S.A.M. unwilling to fight. Will Josh & S.A.M. make it to Canada or will they wish they should have never left home?
Genres: Adventure Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-24
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Mrs. Soffel
1984-12-26
Mrs. Soffel
Overview: Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother Jack. When Kate meets Eddie through her Bible readings to the prisoners, she is drawn to him, and they pursue a clandestine relationship. She agrees to help the brothers escape, and begins a treacherous journey with them to freedom in Canada.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-26
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The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2000-03-05
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Overview: Interrupted at dinner by a street kid with a strange story, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin find themselves drawn into a strange case when their young informant is found murdered. The victim's mother soon appears with his life savings totally $4.30, Wolfe's fee for taking the case! Archie's fancy legwork brings Wolfe to a mysterious woman with golden spider earrings. And when everyone else investigating the matter hits a dead end, only the inimitable Wolfe can get to the bottom of the crime.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-05
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Bartleby
2001-03-10
Bartleby
Overview: An adaptation of Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener" told in the setting of a modern office.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-10
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If Looks Could Kill
1996-02-06
If Looks Could Kill
Overview: The true story of John Hawkins as featured on America's Most Wanted.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-06
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The Mask of Zorro
1998-07-16
The Mask of Zorro
Overview: It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-16
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Barney's Version
2010-10-26
Barney's Version
Overview: The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-26
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Soup for One
1982-04-30
Soup for One
Overview: A neurotic young New Yorker believes he has found his perfect match and desperately tries to win her over.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-30
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My Cousin Vinny
1992-03-13
My Cousin Vinny
Overview: Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-03-13
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Breaking In
1989-10-13
Breaking In
Overview: Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-13
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Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1999-10-08
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Overview: Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang is about a young boy who strives to be heard. He is nicknamed "Two-Two" for having to say things twice to be heard. One day, he decided to buy the groceries for his parents. There is a misunderstanding by the clerk, so Jacob finds himself in court. He is sentenced Two Years, Two months, two weeks, two minutes and five seconds in the Children's Prison hundreds of miles away from civilization. It is a dark, dirty dungeon-like place where the children work and are kept in cells. There are the three head characters, Master Fish, a fish/human, Mistress Fowl, a bird like woman and the Hooded Fang himself. They also have green henchmen who spray "slime resistors" at the children to prevent them escaping. Two child agents try to help him out, as the children also come up with a plan for escape.
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-08
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Static
2008-08-19
Static
Overview: A trio of brainboxes create a cell phone chip that allows telepathic communication. But when the experiment goes wrong and power falls into the wrong hands, the results are terrifying.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-19
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Let the Devil Wear Black
1999-01-01
Let the Devil Wear Black
Overview: A man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murdered.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Iron Eagle II
1988-11-11
Iron Eagle II
Overview: Chappy Sinclair is called to gather together a mixed Soviet/U.S. strike force that will perform a surgical strike on a massively defended nuclear missile site in the Middle East. Chappy finds that getting the Soviet and U.S. Pilots to cooperate is only the most minor of his problems as he discovers someone in the Pentagon is actively sabotaging his mission.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-11
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Gone Fishin'
1997-05-30
Gone Fishin'
Overview: Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-30
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Bull
2008-11-11
Bull
Overview: Bull is a darkly comic neo-noir set among the heatwave-baked skyscraper canyons of the Toronto financial district. A hapless stockbroker named Charlie finds himself caught up in a twisty web where no one — no one at all — is telling the truth. Charlie isn't very good at his job — something his powerbroker boss Jay explains to him in exactly so many words. But then Jay also offers him an opportunity: a vague and somewhat shady opportunity, sure, but Charlie doesn't have much choice. And before long Charlie finds himself mixed up with all manner of dangerous characters, persistent detectives, beautiful women wearing surprisingly little, and a threatening and mysterious individual named Roland Gow.
Genres: Drama Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-11
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Mr. Destiny
1990-10-12
Mr. Destiny
Overview: Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man, who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life he always dreamed of. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realises that even this new life has its problems and drawbacks..
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-12
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Beethoven's 2nd
1993-12-14
Beethoven's 2nd
Overview: Beethoven is back -- and this time, he has a whole brood with him now that he's met his canine match, Missy, and fathered a family. The only problem is that Missy's owner, Regina, wants to sell the puppies and tear the clan apart. It's up to Beethoven and the Newton kids to save the day and keep everyone together.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-14
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The Suicide Murders
1985-01-01
The Suicide Murders
Overview: The apparent suicide of a politician he was hired to follow drags private detective Benny Cooperman into a whirlwind of hard boiled double crosses and psychotherapy whose roots lie in a decades-old unsolved murder.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
1984-09-22
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
Overview: A futuristic rebel becomes a Humphrey Bogart character after watching repeated reruns of Casablanca.
Genres: Romance Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-22
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In Passing
1991-11-08
In Passing
Overview: A visitor to a conference in Montreal arrives at the airport and has a strange experience with the customs officer. Short film written and directed by Atom Egoyan, as part of the Montreal vu par... anthology.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-11-08
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To Each His Own Cinema
2007-10-31
To Each His Own Cinema
Overview: Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state of their chosen artform in the early 21st century.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-10-31
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Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003-08-09
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Overview: Comedy special spotlighting Tracey Ullman’s larger than life character Ruby Romaine from HBO's “Tracey Takes On”. After an illustrious career, veteran Hollywood makeup artist Ruby has decided to call it quits. Or has she? In her makeup trailer, Ruby tells a series of hilarious tales and explains why she reconsidered her retirement. With Debbie Reynolds, Jane Kaczmarek.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-09
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Sommersby
1993-02-05
Sommersby
Overview: Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-05
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