Mercedes Ruehl
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"What happens when families come together for Thanksgiving? Almost anything! Tale of four very different families, as they cook up some tasty holiday surprises: love betrayal and even a few outrageous secrets! And, ultimately, discover the astonishing power love has to reconnect us all"--Container.
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Set during World War II, this is the story of two brothers sent to live with their domineering grandmother after their mother's death. Also living with her is their Aunt Bella, a somewhat backward 36 year-old who escapes to the movies whenever she can. But when Uncle Louie, a small-time gangster, arrives, everyone gets a surprising second chance at happiness.
6) For Roseanna
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Marcello is a trattoria proprietor in an Italian village who will stop at nothing to make sure his beloved but ailing wife, Roseanna, realizes her dream of being buried at the local cemetery.
7) Another you
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"George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again. Eddie Dash, a dedicated con-man, is supposed to keep him out of trouble, but when people begin to recognize George as the missing millionaire Abe, Eddie wants to take advantage of the situation"--Summary written by Lars J. Aas.
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This film is the first feature-length documentary about how health care professionals actively implemented and covered up the tortures in Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo and the CIA Black Sites. The film shows how the torture of detainees could not continue without the assistance of these American doctors. The little-known story is told by military, legal and medical experts and portrayed through staged demonstrations as spelled out in declassified government...
11) Loving Leah
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When Leah's husband Benjamin dies suddenly, Benjamin's brother Jake is stunned to learn he is expected to marry the childless Leah to carry on his brother's name. Jake suggests to Leah that they get married and maintain a secretly platonic relationship. The harder they try to disguise their 'pretend' marriage, the more their appreciation for each other's worlds grows.
12) Bad apple
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The FBI agents Mike Tozzi and Cuthbert Gibbons, bringing down the Mob is all in a day's work. But their latest assignment, putting the sting on a loan-sharking business run by llocal mafioso, Buddha Stanzione, might well be their last. Going undercover, Tozzi finds himself surrounded by double-crossing wise guys as he helplessly falls for the sister of his key informant. But as they get closer to a takedown, it is Tozzi's partner Gibbons who may discover...
13) The lost child
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Adoptee Rebecca Hoffman experiences culture conflict when she brings her family to meet her birth family on a Navajo reservation.
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Life is good for Susan, her two children and her new boyfriend, Russell. But life changes abruptly when she discovers her perfect boyfriend is a drug dealer. Realizing the danger this could bring her family, she tells him to leave. Suddenly her house is raided and Susan is arrested as a co-conspirator in Russell's drug business.
15) Last action hero
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Danny Madigan knows all the first three Jack Slater movies in and out. The fourth one is just about to be released, too, and with a magical ticket Danny really gets to know that movie in and out, literally speaking. During one of the action climaxes, Danny is transported into the movie, into a world following other rules than the real one. Benedict, one of the evil guys, gets ahold of the ticket and escapes out to the real world, a world where evil...
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In their late teens and early '20s, the Banner siblings Mitchell, Desiree and Danny made it big as a rock band, but everything fell apart when Desiree decided to leave the group at the height of their fame. Now, fifteen years later, their mother has a plan to bring the group back together and heal her fractured family. Will the siblings be able to put aside their differences and reunite or will they remain estranged forever?
17) Spooky house
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A young orphan boy attempts to beome friends with magician believed to live in a haunted house.
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It's Christmastime in Chicago, and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents' home to celebrate the season. During the course of this eventful week, traditions will be celebrated, secrets revealed, old resentments forgotten, familial bonds re-affirmed and the healing power of laughter will work its magic.
19) Spooky house
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The Great Zamboni is a magician with a mysterious secret. He lives alone with his jaguar, Shadow, in an old mansion rigged with magic tricks and hidden chambers. Young orphan Max believes he can befriend him but his attempts are met with stubborn resistance. When a trio of teenage bullies, who work for the town's eccentric crime queen led by Mona, chases Max and his friends into the mansion on Halloween, a night of hilarious magic and spectacular...
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Best defense: (94 min.) An engineer and a soldier are brought together to test the ultimate Super Tank/Super Weapon and the results have everyone running for cover. Crazy people: (91 min.) When a stressed-out ad executive proposes a "truth in advertising" scheme, he is promptly shipped off to a mental institution where, through a series of mishaps, he puts his plan into effect.