Ron Canada
Biography: Ron Canada is an American actor and producer who began his acting career in 1978. Canada has had a long career in both television and film, known predominantly for his work in Cinderella Man, Wedding Crashers, and his recurring role as Under Secretary of State Ted Barrow on The West Wing. In 1996, Ron received the Dallas Film Critics Award and significant national attention for his performance as "Otis Payne" in John Sayles's film Lone Star.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 03, 1949
Deathday: N/A
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Thank Heaven
2001-01-01
Thank Heaven
Overview: The life of Jack Lander (Matt Keeslar) a television news producer, was a disaster ... until the day when a misdirected golf ball changed everything. During a round of golf with friends, Jack ball accidentally hits an old man and leaves him unconscious. Arnie (Gene Bicknell) and will call then wakes up with amnesia. Jack has to take responsibility for it. As the day progresses, Arnie performs small miracles wherever he go. But what is it about Arnie? How do you perform those miracles?
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Just Like Heaven
2005-09-16
Just Like Heaven
Overview: Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-16
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Wedding Crashers
2005-07-13
Wedding Crashers
Overview: John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-13
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Man of the House
1995-03-03
Man of the House
Overview: Ben Archer is not happy. His mother, Sandy, has just met a man, and it looks like things are pretty serious. Driven by a fear of abandonment, Ben tries anything and everything to ruin the "love bubble" which surrounds his mom. However, after Ben and Jack's experiences in the Indian Guides, the two become much closer.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-03
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The Man Who Wasn't There
1983-08-12
The Man Who Wasn't There
Overview: When he accidentally takes possession of a top-secret invisibility potion while en route to his wedding, government bureaucrat Sam Cooper finds himself engulfed in a madcap free-for-all as Russians and other bad guys try to get the substance. To elude the Reds, his own State Department bosses and his livid fiancée, Cooper takes the vanishing juice himself—which only makes matters worse.
Genres: Action Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-08-12
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Downtown
1990-01-12
Downtown
Overview: Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-12
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Without Warning
1994-10-30
Without Warning
Overview: A television program is interupted by a news network announcing that three meteors have hit the United States, France and China. At first it seems natural but after interviews by scientists and eyewitness seems to suggest that it is not. Three more meteors are coming and the various Earth governments combine forces to stop them.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-30
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Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1992-07-16
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Overview: Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can make things grow. As in the first one, his machine isn't quite accurate. But when he brings Nick & his toddler son Adam to see his invention, the machine unexpectedly starts working. And when Adam comes right up to the machine, he gets zapped along with his stuffed bunny.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-07-16
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Clover
1997-09-10
Clover
Overview: Sara marries Gaten a single father who is African-American. Not long after they're married Gaten dies. So Sara has to take care of Gaten's daughter, Clover. Problem is she and Clover have not exactly bonded and several of Gaten's friends and relatives object to her being Clover's guardian.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-10
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Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
1998-02-11
Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
Overview: Wife of an upscale business executive becomes pregnant and at the same time discovers she has cancer in her uterus. Treatment means terminating the pregnancy. Keeping the baby means her ultimate death. The couple take a second honeymoon in Bermuda to make decision and while on a boat trip she is taken by what appear to be the forces of the Bermuda Triangle. The husband vows to find her, amid accusations of foul play and consults the help of a charter boat captain and a frustrated scientist.
Genres: Mystery Science Fiction Drama TV Movie
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1998-02-11
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The Beneficiary
2008-11-08
The Beneficiary
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Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-08
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Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988-07-08
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Overview: Arthur loses his fortune for staying with Linda, right as the two were preparing to adopt a child. As their marriage suffers, Arthur plans for a way to get his money back, but first he must sober up and get a real job.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-08
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Black River
2001-07-06
Black River
Overview: Burned-out Hollywood screenwriter Bo Aikens (Jay Mohr) is fed up with life in Los Angeles. He heads out of the hustle and bustle of the big city and arrives in picturesque Black River in Northern California, seeking relaxation and artistic inspiration. In small, idyllic Black River, nearly everyone is happy, contented, and welcoming of strangers. But despite the beautiful setting, Bo begins to feel unsettled after several disturbing incidents. He discovers that all of his money has been transferred to a bank account in Black River, and a house has been purchased for him by someone on "his" instructions.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller TV Movie Action Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-06
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National Treasure
2004-11-19
National Treasure
Overview: Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-19
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Ted 2
2015-06-25
Ted 2
Overview: Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-25
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After Words
2015-08-21
After Words
Overview: Jane Taylor, a librarian, has lost her job. Depressed and suicidal, she decides to take a final wonderful trip to Costa Rica before swallowing a bottle of pills. Once there, she meets a younger man, Juan, a vibrant tour guide who takes her on an unexpected journey filled with adventure and romance.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-21
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Cinderella Man
2005-06-02
Cinderella Man
Overview: The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-02
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Good to Go
1986-08-01
Good to Go
Overview: After being misled by the police about a rape and murder near a popular Washington, D.C. Go-Go club, a jaded journalist begins digging into the establishment's racist framework.
Genres: Crime Music Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-01
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Lone Star
1996-06-21
Lone Star
Overview: When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
Genres: Drama Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-21
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The Haunting of Molly Hartley
2008-10-31
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
Overview: When teenage Molly Hartley moves to a new town, she's haunted by terrifying visions that may have to do with dark secrets from her past. Something evil lurks just beneath the lush surfaces of her private-school world, and it holds the rights to her very soul. On the eve of her 18th birthday, Molly is about to discover the truth of just who or what she is destined to become.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-31
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The Discovery
2017-03-31
The Discovery
Overview: In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless people have chosen suicide to reset their existence, others try to decide what it all means. Among them is Dr. Harbor's son Will, who has arrived at his father's isolated compound with a mysterious young woman named Isla. There, they discover the strange acolytes who help Dr. Harbor with his experiments.
Genres: Drama Romance Science Fiction Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-31
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Crown Heights
2017-08-25
Crown Heights
Overview: When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-25
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Before He Wakes
1998-12-01
Before He Wakes
Overview: Initially cleared of "accidentally" killing her husband, an idyllic wife and mother comes under suspicion when police learn that her first husband also perished under similar circumstances. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that she'll stop at nothing to protect her secrets.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-01
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Pinocchio's Revenge
1996-10-07
Pinocchio's Revenge
Overview: Defense attorney Jennifer Garrick acquires a Pinocchio puppet from a condemned serial killer. Her pre-teen daughter, Zoe, mistakes the puppet as a birthday present and grows attached to her new friend. Suddenly, accidents begin to happen to those who cross Zoe. Zoe claims it's her Pinocchio doll but her therapist thinks otherwise. Pinocchio promises he'll behave if Zoe will cut his strings...
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-07
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Play Nice
1992-11-11
Play Nice
Overview: A serial killer is on the loose, and a cop must track him (or her) down.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-11
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The Human Stain
2003-10-29
The Human Stain
Overview: Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-29
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Bob Funk
2009-03-20
Bob Funk
Overview: After he's fired from his job -- by his mother, no less -- Bob Funk agrees to quit drinking, see a therapist, and eventually report to a new boss, who might just be the woman of his dreams.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-20
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Unholy Matrimony
1988-10-03
Unholy Matrimony
Overview: He's after a man who married for money. Insurance money.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-03
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Ocean of Pearls
2008-12-14
Ocean of Pearls
Overview: As a Sikh man with a full beard and turban, AMRIT SINGH is often the target of racial profiling. But when he sees his dreams of becoming Chief of Surgery at a state-of-the-art transplant center dwindle because of his appearance, Amrit goes against a tradition he's maintained his whole life and cuts his hair. Hiding this decision from his girlfriend and family in Toronto is only the start of a series of compromises Amrit finds himself making as he deals with hospital politics and health care injustices. When his compromises result in the death of a patient, Amrit begins to reexamine the value of the religious traditions he'd turned his back on.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-14
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Islander
2006-01-01
Islander
Overview: After a tragic accident at sea, Eben Cole loses his family, friends and stature in his island fishing community. He returns to the island an outcast but determined to win back the way of life he fought so hard to protect. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Maine coast, Islander captures the grit and integrity of this hard working community and celebrates man's unerring need for redemption.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Snowglobe
2007-12-15
Snowglobe
Overview: A young woman discovers a Christmas-themed dreamworld inside a magical snowglobe. Angela loves Christmas more than anything. However, her family does not share her love for the holiday at all. When she is about to breakdown because of her family, she receives a snowglobe in the mail. When she opens up the snowglobe, she is transported into the world inside, where Christmas is the heart and soul for everyone who lives there. She discovers she can return to her world by going down a small path in the small forest at the edge of the village, and can return whenever she winds up the snowglobe. After a long set of visits to the globe, she accidentally gets trapped inside.
Genres: TV Movie Family Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-15
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992-11-15
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Overview: Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve.
Genres: Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-15
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Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
1998-05-26
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Overview: Marvel's hard-boiled hero is brought back to fight the menace of Hydra after exiling himself in the Yukon since the end of the Cold War. The children of the former Hydra head, Baron Von Stucker, have taken charge of the terrorist organization. Under the lead of his vicious daughter, Viper, Hydra has seized a deadly virus and threatens the destruction of America.
Genres: Science Fiction Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-26
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The Empty Man
2020-10-22
The Empty Man
Overview: Retired cop James Lasombra is asked by a friend to investigate the disappearance of her daughter, who seemingly packed in the night and left an ominous message on the bathroom mirror - "The Empty Man Made Me Do It." As he investigates this mysterious figure further, James begins to see and hear strange things, and is forced to come to terms with his past and what it means for his future.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-22
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Paved with Good Intentions
2006-07-01
Paved with Good Intentions
Overview: No Plot Given.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-01
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The Hunted
2003-03-11
The Hunted
Overview: In the wilderness of British Columbia, two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Hallam. A former Special Operations instructor is approached and asked to apprehend Hallam—his former student—who has 'gone rogue' after suffering severe battle stress from his time in Kosovo.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-11
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Bully
2018-06-15
Bully
Overview: A coming-of-age comedy about Jimmy, a quiet, heavy-set high school kid who is constantly tormented by the resident school bully Miles and his cronies. After an altercation on his way home from school lands him a chance meeting with former professional boxer "Action" Jackson and trainer Manny, Jimmy decides to learn how to fight back.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-15
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Noble Things
2009-10-30
Noble Things
Overview: Jimmy Wayne Collins finds himself adrift in Memphis, Tennessee. Forced to return home to the piney woods of Southeast Texas, Jimmy will face his imprisoned brother, his dying father and the demons he left behind.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-30
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D.C. Cab
1983-12-16
D.C. Cab
Overview: The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-16
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The Apartment Complex
1999-10-31
The Apartment Complex
Overview: A psychology graduate student becomes embroiled in a murder mystery after he takes a job as manager of Wonder View Apartments.
Genres: Comedy Mystery TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-31
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The Last of the Finest
1990-03-09
The Last of the Finest
Overview: An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of their superiors are involved in the drug ring. Banded together, four of the banned cops (which quickly becomes three when one is killed early) band together to fight the drug ring undercover. They gain capital for weapons by ripping off minor drug dealers. Then well-armed they go after the kingpin (Boyd).
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-09
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In Too Deep
1999-08-25
In Too Deep
Overview: Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold on the city is undercover cop Jeffrey Cole. But as Cole takes on an assumed identity to penetrate Gittens' criminal empire, he makes a disturbing discovery -- he kind of likes being a gangster.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-25
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The United States of Leland
2003-05-15
The United States of Leland
Overview: A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-15
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The American President
1995-11-17
The American President
Overview: Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-17
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Little Wings
2007-08-30
Little Wings
Overview: The dramatic short, Little Wings, explores the trauma of child abuse through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy named Thomas. In this emotional tale, Thomas learns about the Legend of the Butterfly from his mother, Emily. The Legend states that if you whisper a wish to a butterfly and then set it free, the butterfly will carry the wish off to the heavens to be granted. Thomas loves butterflies and seeks the escape he needs in the pages of his favorite butterfly book. Butterflies are his only true happiness while growing up on a farm with his abusive father. After Thomas saves a butterfly from a spider's web, a stranger arrives at the farmhouse. As the tale continues, Thomas ultimately finds his freedom and steps into the unknown world of "Joy".
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-30
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Othello
1997-12-13
Othello
Overview: Spurred by the devious Iago and believing that his beloved Desdemona has betrayed him, Othello destroys his own happy world. Accomplished film, television, and stage actor Patrick Stewart plays Othello joined by a Black cast, including Franchelle Stewart Dorn as Emilia. This bold, new look at the play highlights one of its major themes of “otherness.”
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-13
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Adventures in Babysitting
1987-07-01
Adventures in Babysitting
Overview: When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up Chris' friend Brenda. Soon, Brad's buddy Daryl is involved, and the group must contend with car thieves, blues musicians and much more.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-01
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Heart
1987-11-13
Heart
Overview: Eddie Brennan is a down-and out fighter with nowhere to go but up... and with just the right combination of guts and spirit to become a winner. Once a contender, Brennan is now a washed-up has-been living in a fantasy world halfway between the dreams of his glory days and the dreams of a comeback. And when a set-up fight disguised as a legitimate bout comes his way, he jumps at the chance. No one thinks Eddie can win... least of all his trainer. No one wants Eddie to win... especially the crooked promoters. But Eddie's got something to prove to them all... and to himself. And he'll do anything to show that he's got the heart it takes to be a winner.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-13
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Lake Effects
2012-05-06
Lake Effects
Overview: After the loss of their father, two estranged sisters reunite with their mother at their enchanting family lake house and find that the secret to overcoming tragedy and rebuilding hope lies in their ability to look deeper at themselves.
Genres: Drama Family Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-06
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