Wilford Brimley
1) The natural
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Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball stardom. As a 14-year old he fashions a baseball bat from an oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability. His talent also catches the eye of a sportswriter who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobbs' career. The appearance of a mysterious woman, however, shatters his dream. Years later Hobbs reappears as a rookie for the New York Knights and has...
2) The thing
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When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish...
3) The Firm
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A brilliant and ambitious Harvard Law grad joins a small, prosperous law firm in Memphis, and is soon confronted by FBI agents with evidence of corruption and murder within the firm.
5) I believe
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Nine-year-old Brian has a supernatural encounter with God, an experience that sends him on an adventurous quest to 'find out more about what Christians believe.' He faces heavy opposition from the world around him especially from his own father Simon, an atheist TV newscaster. Brian's pure and innocent faith brings about manifestations of God's extraordinary power that quickly become breaking news.
6) In & out
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When a former student tells the world that a high school teacher is gay, the man tries hard to assert his manliness.
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Caravan of courage: the Towani family are separated when their shuttlecraft crashes on Endor. While the parents are soon captured by the giant known as Gorax, Mace and Cindel, the son and daughter, are missing.
The battle for Endor: an army of Marauders, led by King Terak and the witch Charal, attack the Ewok village. Cindel and Wicket escape into the forest, where they meet Teek and Noa.
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Winter Horror Films
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In the midst of a snowfield in Antarctica, the scientists and workers of a small American research base are shocked when a helicopter begins to circle their camp, chasing and shooting at a dog. The helicopter is destroyed and the passenger's aboard are killed. The dog is let into the base. The helicopter is Norweign made and probably linked with the base that is close by. J.R. MacReady travels to the Norweigan base and finds the place destroyed. He...
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Lee Ferguson is released from prison after serving a ten-year sentence. Looking to lead a simple life, he takes a job at the local grocery store in the small town where he was raised. After saving Katie from an assault, his life becomes anything but simple. A scheming coworker and a mysterious stranger cause Lee to suddenly become confronted with the choices he made long ago. Now, he must decide how far he is willing to go to seek redemption.
12) Tender mercies
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An alcoholic drifter comes into the life of a lonely widow and her young son in the barren flatlands of Texas. But when Mac is revealed to be a once-famous country singer, he must confront a painful past that includes his bitter superstar ex-wife.
15) Country
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When government bureaucrats threaten to take away the farm that has bound their family together for generations, Jewell and Gil Ivy decide to fight at all costs.
16) Cocoon
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Art, Ben and Joe are three simple, aging senior citizens who like to swim in the unguarded swimming pool next door from the old folks home they live in. One day they go swimming and feel energized and 'ready to take on the world!' What they soon discover is that the pool was recently bought by four alien Antereans incognito as humans. The men and their friends offer to help the Antereans return the cocoons and as a reward, the Antereans offer something...
17) Crossfire trail
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A man honors his promise to his dying friend to protect his wife and daughter and their Wyoming homestead.
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In this sequel to Cocoon, the senior citizens who left Earth for Antarea where people live free from sickness and pain return to their families and friends. They find it hard to face human realities on Earth such as age, illness and personal loss, but soon come to realize that, even with its frailties, life on Earth may not be so bad after all.
19) End of the line
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When the powerful Southland Railroad Company closes its railyard in tiny Clifford, Arkansas, jobs are lost and the future looks grim. But grizzled railroaders Haney and Leo refuse to give up. They "borrow" a locomotive and set out for Chicago to have a little talk with the president.
20) Heaven sent
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A young man dies before his time and is given a second chance at life by a helpful angel in this comedy drama. The teen, Eddie, was well on the road to becoming a delinquent. He died when he was hit by a car after fleeing a convenience store where he had just stolen a snack. Howard, a novice angel, arranges for Eddie's resurrection, and while the youth learns to redeem himself, Howard, disguised as a social worker, stays close by.