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(0)Lindsay Crouse
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"Nancy Harmon long ago fled the heartbreak of her first marriage, the macabre deaths of her two little children, and the shocking charges against her. She changed her name, dyed her hair, and left California for the wind-swept peace of Cape Cod. Now remarried, she has two more beloved children and the terrible pain has begun to heal--until the morning when she looks in the backyard for her little boy and girl and finds only one red mitten. She knows...
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Sylvester and the magic pebble: His family is beside itself when Sylvester turns himself into a rock to escape the jaws of a hungry lion.
The amazing bone: A lonely pig dawdles long enough in a field of dandelions to meet a bone who speaks to her.
Brave Irene: When her mother falls ill, Irene battles a snowstorm to deliver a ball gown to the duchess.
Doctor DeSoto: A hungry fox with a toothache begs a mouse dentist to relieve his pain.
Pete's...
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Amidst the adventure, hardships, and excitement of her teenage years on the Dakota prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder puts pen to paper and begins to document her extraordinary life. Laura matures from young girl to woman, making sacrifices to help her family survive. She also meets her loving husband, Almanzo Wilder, and together with their daughter, Rose, they set off on their own pioneer adventure in Missouri.
29) The arrival
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Radio astronomer Zane Zaminsky believes he's picked up a cosmic noise that is signaling extraterrestrial intelligence. But after turning over the tape to his boss Phil Gordian, Zane's fired, his girlfriend get transferred and his partner is found dead from an apparent suicide. Zane's desperate search for answers leads him to Mexico and a mysterious power plant this is generating more than electricity and is run by people who are not what they appear...
30) The verdict
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An alcoholic, failed attorney is reduced to ambulance chasing. A friend gives him a supposedly easy malpractice case which becomes a last chance to redeem himself and his career.
32) Prefontaine
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Features the true-life story of legendary track star Steve Prefontaine, the exciting and sometimes controversial "James Dean of Track."
33) Daniel
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A fictionalized account of the son of a Jewish couple who are branded as spies and put to death by the U.S. government. Believing that his parents were wrongly convicted and executed, their son Daniel Isaacson, an anti-war activist, sets out to clear their name. The film flips back and forth from the story of Daniel and the story of his parents. Based on the real case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
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The dot: Vashti doesn't think she can draw, but her teacher encourages her to "just make a mark and see where it takes you." Amazing Grace: Grace's classmates discourage her from trying out for Peter Pan in the school play because she doesn't look the part. Brave Irene: When Mrs. Bobbins, the dressmaker, gets too sick to deliver her dress on time, her daughter Irene steps in and battles powerful winds and snow to prove that where there is a will,...
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"Amazing Grace. Even though her classmates discourage Grace from trying out for Peter Pan in the school play because she is black and a girl, Grace wins the part and proves that she can be anything she wants to be. Brave Irene. Irene summons up all her courage in the face of a fierce snowstorm when her mother falls ill and Irene must deliver a ball gown to the duchess. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. A small boy helps an old friend remember, when...
36) Desperate hours
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In dire need of a hideout, escaped convict Michael Bosworth uses his charming smile to gain entry into the posh home of Nora and Tim Cornell and their two children. While waiting for his beautiful lawyer-turned-accomplice to arrive, Bosworth's smile soon explodes into homicidal rage when the Cornells desperately try to fight back.
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Young working-class Paul dreams of escaping his dreary existence in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. Paul gets his chance by stealing some money and running off to glamorous New York City. Once there, Paul experiences everything he ever dreamed of, from a luxurious hotel suite to his first taste of champagne. However, when reality finally comes crashing down around him, Paul realizes the desperate course he must now take.
38) Desperate hours
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"A taut psychological thriller about a family held hostage in their own home. In dire need of a hideout, escaped convict Michael Bosworth uses his charming smile to gain entry into the posh home of Nora and Tim Cornell and their two children. While waiting for his beautiful lawyer-turned-accomplice to arrive, Bosworth's smile soon explodes into homicidal rage when the Cornells desperately try to fight back. Holding the family at gunpoint and ruthlessly...
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A Civil Action : A high-priced personal injury attorney takes on a case that becomes an epic legal battle ... one that may cost him his career, reputation and all that he owns.
The Insider : When former executive Jeffrey Wigand is fired by his employer, one of the largest tobacco companies in America, Wigand agrees to become a paid consultant for a story by veteran 60 minutes producer Lowell Bergman, regarding alleged unethical practices within the...
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Murphy's romance: In an endearing comic love story, a gutsy divorced mother eager to make it as a horse trainer on a small desert ranch is courted by the town's most eligible widower and her ne'er-do-well ex-husband. Places in the heart: It's the 1930's in Waxahachie, Texas. Against this Depression-torn background unforgettable characters meet and collide. Its emotionally gripping story centers around Edna Spalding (Sally Fields) and her unending...