P. J. Soles
Also Known As: Pamela Jayne Soles
Biography: Pamela Jayne Soles is a German-born American actress. She made her film debut in 1976 as Norma Watson in Brian De Palma's Carrie before portraying Lynda van der Klok in John Carpenter's Halloween and Riff Randell in Allan Arkush's Rock 'n' Roll High School. Wikipedia
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Germany
Birthday: July 17, 1950
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Halloween
Overview: Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-24
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The Devil's Rejects
Overview: The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.
Genres: Drama Horror Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-22
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Stripes
Overview: John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the US Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-26
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Breaking Away
Overview: Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-24
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Carrie
Overview: Withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-03
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Halloween Kills
Overview: Michael manages to free himself from Laurie Strode's trap to resume his ritual bloodbath. As she fights for her life from injuries from their last encounter, she inspires her daughter Karen, her granddaughter Allyson, and all of Haddonfield to rise up against the unstoppable monster.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-14
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Acting 'Carrie'
Overview: In this documentary, director Brian De Palma and the stars from his film "Carrie" (such as Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, Piper Laurie, William Katt, Nancy Allen and others) share stories about the making of the classic horror film 25 years after its release.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-28
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Rock 'n' Roll High School
Overview: A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-04-20
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Alone in the Dark 2
Overview: When the night falls, and the creatures of the dark are crawling out of the shadows, there is only one man who stands between us and evil: Edward Carnby.
Genres: Action Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-01
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Uncle Sam
Overview: It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-13
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Imps*
Overview: Once Upon a Time in a mythical place called Hollywood, a long, long, long time ago in a galaxy not so very far away, a witty group of actors with 38 EMMY Nominations, 3 Academy Award nominations, and 8 Golden Globe nominations, along with 4 Playmates and a Penthouse Pet, came together in a burst of comic frenzy and created imps*.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-12
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Beg
Overview: Jack Fox, a burnt out detective, is being forced into early retirement, as the worst serial killer since the Boston Strangler begins a killing spree through the streets of Salem. When detective Steve Ryan moves to town with his family, Jack is torn between a life of retirement and sanity or helping rookie detective Ryan in his quest to solve these killings that are haunting the people of Salem.
Genres: Horror Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-15
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Sweet Dreams
Overview: The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-02
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Our Winning Season
Overview: This teen drama follows high-school senior David Wakefield, a talented runner who is set on leading his track-and-field team to victory. As David continues to hone his running skills, he carries on a romance with his pretty sweetheart, Alice Baker, and struggles with other issues that come with the transition to adulthood. Also factoring into David's life is the Vietnam War, with the draft fully underway and young men being regularly called into service.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-01
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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Overview: Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed against bacteria and virus, his food is specially prepared, and his only human contact comes in the form of gloved hands. The movie follows his life into a teenager.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-12
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Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Overview: A year in the making, Still Screaming is the definitive documentary on the making of the iconic Scream movies. Dive into the fascinating success story of the classic trilogy with on-set footage and photos, and dozens of brand new interviews with cast and crew from all the films including Wes Craven, Neve Campbell, Liev Schreiber, Henry Winkler, Matthew Lillard, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Parker Posey, Scott Foley and many others. Written and Directed by Ryan Turek and Produced by Anthony Masi.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-14
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Jawbreaker
Overview: When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible conspire to hide the truth.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-30
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Zuma Beach
Overview: A fading rock singer goes to the beach to get away from it all and winds up getting involved in the lives of the teenage beachgoers.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-27
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Blast
Overview: Four high school friends believe the local myth that developer Swenson killed a kid for trespassing years earlier and got away with it. When one of the four friends disappears, the remaining three believe Swenson killed their friend and they take revenge. When their friend then shows up alive they must deal with the consequences of crossing the harsh line that separates fantasy from reality.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-07
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The Tooth Fairy
Overview: A woman and her daughter (Nicole Muñoz) encounter a deadly legend at a bed-and-breakfast.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2006-08-08
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The American Nightmare
Overview: An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-11
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Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Overview: The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all-time. From "Fast Time at Ridgemont High" and "Office Space" to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and "Showgirls."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-06-23
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Killer Therapy
Overview: A mentally unstable young man goes on a mission to hunt down and murder all the therapists he blames for messing up his mind and his life.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-30
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Alienator
Overview: A space commander sends a female android to Earth to destroy an escaped convict.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-08
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Death by Engagement
Overview: Two police detectives try to track down a vicious serial killer bent on reclaiming his mother's family heirloom wedding ring as it passes from bride to bride with the killer always one step behind, and the detectives one step behind the killer.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-01
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Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Overview: In a small Southern town, the local sheriff tries to keep everything peaceful and under control.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-09
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Prank
Overview: Jessica: A college co-ed gets more than she bargained for after playing a not-so-innocent telephone game and discovers that sometimes the wrong people just might call you back. Madison: As Madison sits alone and waits anxiously for her boyfriend to come home, she fears something terrible has happened to him, that she is being watched and that her life is in danger. Cassidy: Cassidy loves a good mystery and finds herself wrapped up in her very own surprise whodunit party, but the fun stops when her friends start really dropping dead.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-12
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The Butterfly Room
Overview: A reclusive and butterfly-obsessed elderly lady suffering from bipolar disorder develops a disturbing relationship with a mysterious but seemingly innocent youngster.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-04
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Blood Bath
Overview: The actors for a horror movie go out to dinner one evening with their director and tell horror stories to each other.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-10-17
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Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Overview: In 1950s America, teenage rebellion comes easy when something like rock 'n' roll is viewed as sinful. Looking to have a good time while they're young, Susan, Cookie and Tony -- three teenagers from a small town -- start a nightclub where host Danny Klay introduces the newest rock 'n' roll talent, and everyone can dance the night away. Of course, not everyone in town is happy with the new establishment.
Genres: Drama Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-26
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Soldier's Fortune
Overview: A rich young girl is kidnapped by masked terrorists. Her mother's ex-husband, a former mercenary, gathers some of his former comrades and goes off to rescue her.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-04
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Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Overview: Using original interviews with director John Carpenter, stars Jamie Lee Curtis and P.J. Soles, and crew members, 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest unveils the production of the horror classic and how the ingenuity of Carpenter and his team, coupled with the shoestring budget of $325,000, drove the filmmakers to create one of the most influential horror films of all time.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-05
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Old Boyfriends
Overview: When her marriage falls apart, a psychiatrist seeks out those of her former boyfriends who left the biggest impact on her life, mostly in a bad way.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-22
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Halloween: Unmasked
Overview: A retrospective documentary on the making of the movie "Halloween," featuring exclusive interviews with director John Carpenter, producer Debra Hill, and stars Jamie Lee Curtis, PJ Soles, and Nick Castle.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-13
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Saigon Commandos
Overview: A series of drug-related murders haunt Saigon. Ex-Green Beret Mark Stryker and his MP's must find the culprits. With the help of Jean Lassiter, a nosey reporter covering the crime beat, Stryker uncovers the involvement of corrupt politicians in the heroin trade and in the killings. But before he can pin them down, Stryker is framed for the murder of his commanding officer and now he must clear his name, free Lassiter from her captors, and stop his men from carrying out their own kind of vengeance before it is too late.
Genres: Action War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Overview: From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-21
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The Possessed
Overview: A former priest, now an exorcist, battles the satanic forces that are threatening the students at a girls school.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-05-01
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Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
Overview: Prestonburg, KY is a small blue-collar town with hunting, fishing, coal mining, and two of the biggest names in online horror talk radio: Wes Vance and Aaron Frye (aka "The Creepy Kentuckian" and "Uncle Bill") The two self-proclaimed "redneck geeks" bonded at a young age while their weekends devouring horror films. They now use their extensive horror knowledge to record a weekly podcast on DEADPIT.com and have found a worldwide audience through their candid conversation, quick wit, and lots of swearing. What started as an outlet to express their love for horror films has evolved into an online industry with millions of followers and the ability to talk to their childhood heroes. But what happens when your childhood pursuits start to collide with your adult aspirations? Can Deadpit survive it's own success?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-09
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Little Bigfoot
Overview: The Shoemaker kids are enjoying a quiet summer vacation in the country, until they discover a friendly little Sasquatch.... and the adventure of a lifetime.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-06-17
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B.O.R.N.
Overview: A speeding ambulance abducts three beautiful young women to a sinister medical center where someone is making a killing selling healthy human organs on the black market.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-26
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The Awakening of Cassie
Overview: Cassie is a young, pretty, free-spirited artist. She meets Mark, a handsome art gallery owner, and experiences in five days what few women do in a lifetime. Thrown into a whirlwind love affair, Cassie discovers both the pleasurable and painful realities of life. With fierce determination she rises to the level of supreme awareness, physically and mentally, and acknowledges the purpose of life and love!
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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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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Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy
Overview: A resurrected Aztec mummy conspires to manipulate men of power for world domination. Whether Mil Mascaras can be corrupted by the influence of his undead adversary is not clear, but the answer hinges upon the secret of his mask -- a mask which has been passed down to him from his ancestors since time in memoriam.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Out There
Overview: A Pulitzer Prize winning photographer is fired from his job for not being sensationalistic enough. After he purchases an old camera at a yard sale, he discovers some undeveloped film in it, including photos of an apparent alien abduction. When he goes public with the photos, he garners the attention of his former boss, the government and a woman who thinks her father was the abductee.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-19
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Kept
Overview: Dead bodies are piling up, and the leads the two LA homicide cops have point to Barbara, business manager for a successful architectural firm she runs with her husband Lance. The dead men were interns at the firm, and each of them was Barbara's lover (kept in a classy flat she owns and observed via closed-circuit TV by the applauding Lance). Kyle is Barbara's latest intern and lover, and he may be in danger. He also starts to fall in love with Barbara, and the feeling may be mutual. In the background are Erin, Lance and Barbara's myopic administrative assistant, and Tony, Kyle's one-time roommate who also knows Barbara. Can the cops solve this before too many more die?
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Innocent Prey
Overview: A woman living in Dallas discovers that her husband, from New Zealand, is actually a crazed serial killer who murders prostitutes.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-12
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Pee Stains and Other Disasters
Overview: This is a coming of age story that tells of two best friends, Ben and Thomas, and a summer they'll never forget. 16 years old, their lives are based on two things, skateboarding and meeting girls (and not necessarily in that order). While working their way through this confusing maze, their friendship is tested in ways they never expected.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-05
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Psychotic State
Overview: David Coleman spends his whole life looking to fit in. He is constantly bullied and screwed over by his so called friends. He finally has the family he had always wanted when his foster mom dies of Cancer. Now his life is nothing but hell. Thinking his bi-polar medication isn't helping him at all he quits taking them against the orders of his psychiatrist. When he accidentally kills one of his bullies he feels a bit of satisfaction that leads to a meticulous serial killer in the making.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-01
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The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen
Overview: Fifty lesser-known horror flicks hailed by critics and genre fans as "absolute must-sees" are given the spotlight with fun, engaging commentary from journalists, directors, actors and critics in a countdown like no other. Stalkers, monsters, slashers, evil dolls, terrorized babysitters, holiday maniacs, mannequins, eerie motels, even giant rats... they're ALL featured in "The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen!"
Genres: Horror Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-26
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The Bill Murray Experience
Overview: At a crossroads in her life, actress Sadie Katz embarks on a year-long quest to have a magical experience with legendary comedian Bill Murray.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-19
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Murder on the Yellow Brick Road
Overview: A pretty young songbird found murdered on Hollywood Boulevard. The crusty old Private Eye who was in love with her. A smooth-talking seductress who hires him to solve the crime. A bulldog detective with a nose for the truth and a leash held by city hall. A long list of suspects with a long list of alibis. A sprinkling of dirty secrets. A zest of clever lies. These are the ingredients of an homage to the PI films of Hollywood's Golden Age.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Mirror, Mirror 4: Reflection
Overview: As a storm rages, five desperate people are caught in the mirror's power to reveal lost souls, broken dreams, second chances, and some very strange sexual vengeance.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-14
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Grindsploitation
Overview: Exploitation anthology from the twisted minds of established and up and coming directors from across the globe.
Genres: Horror Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-01
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Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Overview: Documentary by Frank H. Woodward.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-28
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Listen to the City
Overview: Hupar wakes up from a 20-year coma. Disoriented, he soon meets Arete, a young poet and Sophis, a TV newswoman. Together, the three team up to expose corporate crime in a crumbling city scape of the very near future.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-13
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The Power Within
Overview: Stan Dryer, a teen, afraid to even ask a girl to the prom, finds courage and extreme martial arts skill when he is given a ring by an old man he tried to save from a group of attackers. The ring is a mate to a ring stolen by a double dealing art thief who had been hired to steal it by a criminal mastermind who wanted it for its mystical powers.
Genres: Fantasy Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-24
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November First
Overview: Halloween has come and gone... what's a Shape to do?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-01
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Halloween
Overview: Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-18
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Candy Corn
Overview: On Halloween eve in 1980, local outcast, Julien Cummings, is carelessly murdered. A vagabond witch doctor, Dr. Death, takes matters into his own hands and brings Julien back from the dead to creatively seek brutal revenge on his killers.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-13
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No Place Like Home
Overview: When Susan, a film producer from NYC, goes to Jamaica to shoot a shampoo commercial, she finds herself, through a series of unforeseen circumstances, drifting further and further away from the world she knows and into the life of the island, a strange alternative reality that turns many of her previously held assumptions upside down.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-13
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Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
Overview: Retrospective documentary about Rock 'N' Roll High School.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-19
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Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Overview: Follow the evolution of the 'Halloween' movies over the past twenty-five years. It examines why the films are so popular and revisits many of the original locations used in the films - seeing the effects on the local community. For the first time, cast, crew, critics and fans join together in the ultimate 'Halloween' retrospective.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-26
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Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Overview: In this sequel to Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander's story is told in both the past and the present. Alexander's parents send him away from home for being too sensitive and not helping enough on their farm. He goes to Los Angeles in hopes of going to art school, but when he can't find a job as a minor, he turns to prostitution. After being arrested, he wants to head to Arizona to marry Dawn, but he falls into a lucrative job/relationship with a gay football star.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-05-16
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Hanukkah
Overview: A group of Jewish teens are getting ready to party for the holidays but are in for a Festival of Frights. With the help of a wise rabbi, they deduce that the murder victims have violated Judaic law and that their only chance at survival is to embrace their faith.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-25
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Halloween: The Inside Story
Overview: This feature-length documentary takes a look at one of the most successful film franchises of all time as it goes behind the scenes of John Carpenter’s Halloween, the frightfest that redefined the horror genre in the late 1970s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-25
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Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.
Overview: The life of doctor and hospital administrator Jim Storm at All Fellows Hospital and his cop wife, Patti.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-08-25
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The Other Woman
Overview: After losing his wife of 28 years in a skiing accident, widower Lou Chadway (Hal Linden) falls for and marries his daughter's sexy roommate but soon learns that he has absolutely nothing in common with her. Peg Gilford (Anne Meara) is a divorced grandmother who comes along to take Lou's mind off her and they embark on a secret love affair.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-22
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