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"Two neighbors try to put the 'win' in winter. Determined to unseat Steve Finch's reign as the town's holiday-season king, Buddy Hall plasters his house with so many decorative lights that it'll be visible from space! When their wives bond, and their kids follow suit, the two men only escalate their rivalry -- and their decorating"--Container.
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Daniel and his family love spending time outside in their neighborhood. Daniel learns about swimming safely at the beach and visits the Enchanted Garden to pick strawberries. When a windstorm makes a mess of the neighborhood playground, Daniel and his friends work together to clean up.
3) High-rise
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Dr. Robert Laing is the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty location places him amongst the upper class. But as power outages become more frequent and building flaws emerge, particularly on the lower floors, the regimented social strata begins to crumble and the building becomes a battlefield in a literal class war.
4) The sandlot
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The sandlot: In the early 1960s newcomer Scotty Smalls becomes part of a sandlot baseball team whose members share adventures, first kisses, and encounters with the dreaded beast and its owner who live behind the left field fence.
The sandlot 2: Ten years after the original story a new team tries to retrieve an irreplaceable model rocket that lands in Mr. Mertle's backyard behind left field.
The sandlot: heading home: An arrogant pro baseball player...
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The story of what happened to Mission Hill is the story of many of America's older ethnic neighborhoods. Seventy years ago, Mission Hill was an Irish neighborhood of homes and small stores in which people lived near their schools, their church, and their shopping area. But between 1940 and 1980 it changed: thousands of units of public housing were built and decayed there. Nearby hospitals expanded, displacing people from their homes. Developers and...
6) Last call
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"A local success story and real estate developer, Mick returns home to his offbeat blue-collar Irish neighborhood in the shadows of Philadelphia for a funeral and is obligated to ensure his parents' ailing family business gets back on course. Amidst all of this, he grows closer to his childhood crush who is also back in town, while enduring the constant ridicule from his old hometown crew. As Mick begins to reconnect, he finds himself at a crossroads...
7) Putty Hill
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A beautifully realized portrait of a close-knit community on the outskirts of Baltimore, PUTTY HILL is the second feature from celebrated young filmmaker Matt Porterfield (*Sollers Point, I Used to Be Darker*). At a neighborhood karaoke bar, friends and family gather to remember a young man who passed away. Knowing little about his final days, they attempt to reconstruct his life. In the process, they offer a window onto their own lives, an evocative...
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It's a snowy day in the Neighborhood, and Daniel Tiger can't wait to play outside. Miss Elaina comes over to Daniel's house. Before they can go outside, Daniel learns that playtime in the snow is only grr-ific when he wears clothes that will keep him warm. Daniel also discovers that when an activity such as sledding or ice skating seems scary and hard to do, he can try a little bit at a time and then it's easier.
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Daniel's school is putting on a show, and everyone is performing their special talents: Daniel sings, Katerina Kittycat twirls and dances, Prince Wednesday does silly magic tricks, and Miss Elaina puts on a puppet show. But what makes O the Owl special? Daniel helps O realize that he is special in his own way!
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Mrs. Wetherby's Treasure: When two enchanting nine-year-old little girls notice a kindly old woman mysteriously arrive on their quiet street, they rush to see if they might help. The magic that comes of their innocent love and generosity leads to a discovery not only for them, but for the entire neighborhood. Dear Grandmother: New York fashion coordinator, Celia Davis, receives unexpected news--her mother, whom she has never known, has died suddenly...
11) Vivarium
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A couple's search for a dream home plunges them into a terrifying nightmare after they are trapped in a mysterious, labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.
12) Arlington Road
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Widowed when his FBI agent wife is killed by a right-wing group, college professor Michael Faraday becomes obsessed with the culture of these groups--especially when his new neighbors, the all-American Oliver and Cheryl Lang start acting suspiciously.
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Join Mister Rogers as he puts on his cardigan, changes into his sneakers, and introduces the day's topic. Each of the 30 episodes in this fun-filled collection features Mister Rogers meeting new neighbors and visiting new places, including the San Diego Wild Animal Park and the United States Postal Service.
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One year after Dave and Gemma moved in next door to Calvin and his wife, Tina, Dave is eager to take on a bigger role in the festivities, and prove how much a part of the community he's become. But Calvin's eye-opening reaction makes it clear that while the relationship between the two families has grown, the friendship between Calvin and Dave still has a way to go.
What happens when the friendliest guy in the Midwest moves his family to a neighborhood...
16) True to the game
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A charismatic drug lord tries to start a new life after he falls for a young woman from Philadelphia.
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Make yourself right at home in THE NEIGHBORHOOD. After season four brought a lot of changes to the Johnson and Butler families, season five continues to share the comedic situations in which both families consistently find themselves. Between Gemma's pregnancy, Tina's new business, Calvin's mother's arrival, and Marty's engagement, there's never a dull day in THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
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Take a trip back in time with Bert, Ernie, Big Bird, and Snuffleupagus. Sing along with classics. Sesame Street's second five years continued the show's "experimental nature" by introducing children to social change and including other cultures through Linda the Librarian modeling being a deaf member of a community and Buffy St. Marie discussing her Cree nationality.
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Season three finds the Butlers and Johnsons continuing to find common ground. Two years after Dave and Gemma moved in next door to Calvin and his wife Tina, the families come together for pivotal moments in their lives, whether standing against injustice in their community or supporting Dave's enthusiastic run for city council. But when Calvin and Dave decide to take their first road trip together, will their growing friendship survive, or hit an...
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An inside look at the emotional and spiritual struggles and joys of an extraordinary priest called to serve in one of Philadelphia's toughest neighborhoods. Faced with gangs, poverty, drugs and an often felt feeling of hopelessness, Father Mac is a tireless crusader, handing out food to the poor, interceding with colleges on behalf of promising students, and occasionally bailing out neighborhood kids from night court.
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