Minnie Driver
Also Known As: Amelia Driver, مینی درایور
Biography: Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver (born January 31, 1970) is an English actress and singer. She's best known for her roles as Skylar in Good Will Hunting, Maya DiMeo on the sitcom Speechless, Dahlia Molloy on the series The Riches, Fiona on the sitcom About a Boy, Frances Kelly on the series The Deep, Queen Beatrice in Cinderella (2021), Debi Newberry in Grosse Point Blank, Mandy in Ella Enchanted, Carlotta in The Phantom of the Opera, Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan in Circle of Friends, and the voice of Jane Porter in Disney's Tarzan. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in 1995's Circle of Friends. She went on to star in a wide range of films including the cult classic Grosse Pointe Blank, Gus Van Sant's Good Will Hunting for which she was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award, the musical The Phantom of the Opera, Owning Mahowny, and providing the voice of Lady Eboshi in Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke. Description above from the Wikipedia article Minnie Driver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
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Good Will Hunting
Overview: Headstrong yet aimless, Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he secretly solves highly difficult graduate-level math problems, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he gets court-ordered therapy. Eventually, therapist Dr. Sean Maguire helps Will confront the demons that are holding him back.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-05
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Sleepers
Overview: Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-18
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High Heels and Low Lifes
Overview: A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for $2 million.
Genres: Action Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-16
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Return to Me
Overview: It took a lot of cajoling to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirky Irish-Italian eatery. Once there, he's smitten instantly not with his date but with the sharp-witted waitress. Everything seems to be going great until an unbelievable truth is revealed, one that could easily break both of their hearts for good.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-07
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Motherhood
Overview: In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter's sixth birthday party has no idea of the challenges she's about to face in order to pull off the event.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-21
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Hard Rain
Overview: An armored car driver tries to elude a gang of thieves while a flood ravages the countryside.
Genres: Thriller Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-16
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Hope Springs
Overview: British artist Colin Ware discovers that his fiancée, Vera, is going to marry another man. Distraught and despondent, he gets on a plane for America and ends up in the tiny town of Hope in New England. At first, Colin is depressed, but he soon finds more than a shoulder to cry on when his innkeepers introduce him to Mandy, a beautiful nurse. All's going well and Colin has almost forgotten his old flame until Vera shows up with a surprise of her own.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-09
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An Ideal Husband
Overview: Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle philanderer and the despair of his father. Goring knows the lady of old, and, for him, takes the whole thing pretty seriously.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-14
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Circle of Friends
Overview: Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-07
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Higher Love
Overview: Ross, who lives with his eccentric Uncle Cullen, is desperately trying to become a successful businessman. When he attempts to sell the family wine collection to finance a new venture, his uncle hatches a plan to remind Ross of the talent he left behind.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-02
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Grosse Pointe Blank
Overview: Martin Blank is a hitman for hire. When he starts to develop a conscience, he botches a couple of routine jobs. On the advice of his secretary and his psychiatrist, he decides to attend his ten-year high school reunion in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-11
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Chevalier
Overview: The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Joseph Bologne rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette and her court.
Genres: Music Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-04-20
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Overview: In this feature film based on the hit animated series, the third graders of South Park sneak into an R-rated film by ultra-vulgar Canadian television personalities Terrance and Phillip, and emerge with expanded vocabularies that leave their parents and teachers scandalized. When outraged Americans try to censor the film, the controversy spirals into a call to wage war on Canada and Terrance and Phillip end up on death row, with the kids their only hope of rescue.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-30
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The Phantom of the Opera
Overview: A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.
Genres: Thriller Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-08
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Beautiful
Overview: Determined to win the Miss American Miss pageant, Mona is ready to sacrifice anything and everything to guarantee herself the crown including her own daughter! She manages to persuade her best bud to raise the kid as her own (Miss AM can't be a mom), but just when this beauty-queen wannabe thinks her prize is in sight, she's surprised by a come-from-behind competitor. Love.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-10
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Take
Overview: The lives of two strangers - a struggling mother and a gambling addict - meet in tragedy. Years pass, and they must come to terms with themselves, and one another.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-25
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Ella Enchanted
Overview: Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands of several unscrupulous characters whom she quite literally cannot disobey. Determined to gain control of her life and decisions, Ella sets off on a journey to find her fairy godmother who she hopes will lift the curse. The path, however, isn't easy -- Ella must outwit a slew of unpleasant obstacles including ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves and Prince Charmont's evil uncle, who wants to take over the crown and rule the kingdom.
Genres: Family Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-09
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Tarzan
Overview: Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
Genres: Family Adventure Animation Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-18
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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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Conviction
Overview: When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice, Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor, meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother - and her quest for the truth - pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-15
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Royal Celebration
Overview: A bittersweet drama about a street party held in a suburban London square to mark the 1981 Royal Wedding. After two years of the Thatcher administration there is recession and unrest, but the economic boom is just around the corner. Meanwhile, there's the fairytale wedding of Charles and Diana to celebrate.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-26
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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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Big Night
Overview: Primo and Secondo, two immigrant brothers, pin their hopes on a banquet honoring Louis Prima to save their struggling restaurant.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-20
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The Virgin of Juarez
Overview: When a reporter travels to Juarez to cover the ongoing story of the mass murder of local working women, she uncovers the amazing story of "The Virgin Of Juarez," a survivor of an attack who has developed stigmata, a sign of holiness, and whose followers will do whatever she asks.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-13
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The Governess
Overview: When the father of privileged Rosina da Silva violently dies, she decides to pass herself off as a gentile and finds employment with a family in faraway Scotland. Soon she and the family father, Charles, start a passionate secret affair.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-31
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Hunky Dory
Overview: In the heat of the summer of 1976, drama teacher Vivienne fights sweltering heat and general teenage apathy to put on an end-of-term version of Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-25
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The Upgrade
Overview: Constance Levine, a fragile, yet eerily determined woman who will stop at nothing to obtain the ultimate luxury. A woman shows up at the right place at the wrong time and falls prey to Constance's ruthless, scheming ambitions. Like Holly Golightly on bad acid, Constance is charming one moment and seductively deadly the next. But there is one thing she can be sure of in coach... no one can hear you scream.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-12
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I Give It a Year
Overview: After a quick courtship, two lovers hastily decide to tie the knot. As their first year of marriage unfolds, temptation and incompatibility put their relationship in jeopardy.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-08
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Stage Fright
Overview: A high-end musical theater camp is terrorized by a bloodthirsty killer who hates musical theater.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-03
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Slow Burn
Overview: A woman's lifelong pursuit of lost family diamonds is interrupted by the appearance of two escaped convicts.
Genres: Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-12
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Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
Overview: In 1935, Hungarian-American para-psychologist Nandor Fodor began his investigation of a strange occurrence on the Isle of Man. An average British family, the Irvings, claimed to have been contacted by a mysterious entity at their farm. A talking mongoose. Named Gef (Pronounced "Jeff".)
Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-01
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Beyond the Lights
Overview: Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-14
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The Beekeeper
Overview: One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-08
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Portrait
Overview: Esther is beautiful beneath the surface, in an office where the surface is all that matters. Plus she has brains and about 100 extra pounds. Her nasty, brutish, and tall colleagues (Donna, Caroline, and Erica) make fun of her even as they depend on her knowledge. One day, she excitedly offers to show them a portrait she's had taken by Bud, of "Bud's Glamour Shots," who had spammed the office with an e-mail promising a picture that will reveal her true inner self. Cut to Esther, driving home in tears. That night she sleeps with the portrait near the bed and awakes to discover something extraordinary. When the three harpies see the result, will they book a session with Bud?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-09
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Return to Zero
Overview: Based on the true story of a successful couple, Maggie and Aaron who are preparing for the arrival of their first child.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-18
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GoldenEye
Overview: When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006, a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond can save the world from a dangerous space weapon that -- in one short pulse -- could destroy the earth! As Bond squares off against his former compatriot, he also battles Xenia Onatopp, an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-16
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Peter Pan Live!
Overview: Following in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful The Sound of Music LIVE! - which drew over 18 million viewers - comes this musical masterpiece that tells the beloved story of Peter Pan, the mischievous little boy who ran away to Neverland. Get ready for show-stopping stars, stunning costumes, extravagant sets and delightful music that will have everyone in your home singing along. From Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron comes a soaring holiday event guaranteed to take viewers on a magical and musical journey to the second star to the right.
Genres: Music Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-04
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Cruel Train
Overview: In wartime England, railway official Ruben Roberts discovers that his wife was sexually abused as a child by the Chairman of the Line, also her godfather. With her assistance, Ruben plots murder on the Brighton Express.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-22
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Uproar
Overview: A 17 year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-05
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That Sunday
Overview: Romantic comedy/short film from 1994, starring Alan Cumming and Minnie Driver.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Unity
Overview: Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one another, the animals, and nature. UNITY is a film about why we can't seem to get along, even after thousands and thousands of years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-12
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The Crash
Overview: In the not so distant future, a team of white collar criminals are enlisted by the Federal government to thwart a cyber-attack that threatens to bankrupt the United States of America.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-13
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Baggage
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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The Milky Way
Overview: What 'Food, Inc.' did for the food industry in America, this film will do for breastfeeding in our country. It will make every viewer rethink motherhood and how we treat mothers. It is a film that will empower each woman to trust her body, her baby, and herself in her journey as a mother. It will make her laugh, cry, nod fiercely in agreement, get angry, and then get so inspired it will be impossible not to take action.
Genres: Documentary Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-01
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Millers in Marriage
Overview: Eve Miller, a former indie rock singer, struggles with her toxic marriage while growing attracted to a music journalist. Her sister Maggie, a bestselling author, faces marital discord as her career overshadows her husband's.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-06
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The Assessment
Overview: In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful couple faces scrutiny by an evaluator over seven days to determine their fitness for childbearing.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-03-21
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Ripple Effect
Overview: Believing that bad karma is keeping him from realizing his dream, hip clothing designer Amer Atrash (Philippe Caland) attempts to orchestrate salvation -- with unexpected results -- in this indie drama. Pushed to the edge of financial disaster and facing marital woes, Atrash resolves to right a wrong he committed years earlier when his car accidentally struck Philip Blackman (Forest Whitaker), leaving him paralyzed.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-21
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Spinning Man
Overview: Evan Birch is a family man and esteemed professor at a distinguished university. When a female student goes missing, police Detective Malloy has reason to be suspicious when crucial evidence makes Evan the prime suspect in her disappearance.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-06
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The Wilde Wedding
Overview: After a whirlwind courtship, retired movie star Eve Wilde prepares to marry her fourth husband, the renowned English writer Harold Alcott. Sparks soon begin to fly when Eve's first ex and other guests arrive at her estate for a weekend get-together.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-15
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Laboratory Conditions
Overview: A physician investigating a missing body disrupts an unlawful experiment.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-13
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Cinderella
Overview: Cinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big dreams and with the help of her Fabulous Godmother, she perseveres to make them come true.
Genres: Fantasy Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-03
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GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Overview: A short documentary about the cast of GoldenEye.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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God on the Rocks
Overview: Growing up in a household incapable of showing love and affection, Margaret's life is transformed when Lydia, a worldly teenage maid, arrives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-29
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Rosaline
Overview: Left heartbroken after Romeo begins to pursue her cousin Juliet, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy in this comedic twist of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-11
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The Household Guide to Dying
Overview: Acerbic household influencer Delia Bennett decides to write ‘The Book’ on how to die well. When things don’t go according to plan, she is forced to consider that dying well is not as simple as laundry. Delia embarks on a road trip with her daughters to come to terms with her past and help her family face the future.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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Hail Mary
Overview: Centers on a suburban single mom living in Atlanta who teams up with a hustler to solve crimes.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-06
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Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Overview: An uplifting and touching documentary special which tells the story of one of Britain's best loved sitcoms as it comes to an end after 17 years. Featuring unprecedented access to creators James Corden and Ruth Jones as well as the cast and crew, including filming the final episode as they all say goodbye to the much-cherished show.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-01-01
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Angels in the Asylum
Overview: In early 1900s Surrey, fifty women labeled as typhoid carriers face unjust confinement at Long Grove Asylum. Isolated and stigmatized, they endure harsh conditions while fighting for their basic human rights against a cruel medical system.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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