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Alphas: Season 1
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe first season of this sci-fi action series follows a team of citizens with special powers -- individuals known as Alphas -- who use their talents to track criminals and solve crimes involving other Alphas, whom the U.S. government can't touch.
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Alphas
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsA team of individuals gifted with extraordinary neurological abilities is tasked with solving a series of high-profile crimes. Among them are an autistic man whose mind works as fast as a computer and an FBI agent with super strength.
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Alphas: Season 2
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsDr. Rosen and his Alphas -- humans with enhanced strength, cognitive abilities or other traits -- fight the Red Flag in Season 2. The team is about to find out that battle lines aren't as clear as they thought, and allegiances will be tested.
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Eight Men Out
1988 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDisgruntled Chicago White Sox players agree to lose the World Series for a big payoff in this account of the 1919 "Black Sox" scandal. The team owner underpays his talented players, leaving the door open for a gambling syndicate head to swoop in.
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Trumbo
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter failing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947, successful screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was blacklisted in Hollywood. This documentary details Trumbo's life through personal letters, interviews and archival footage.
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The Whistleblower
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSent to Bosnia in the aftermath of civil war, an American policewoman uncovers evidence that U.N. peacekeepers are covering up sex trafficking. But when she brings her findings to light, she learns that her foes are more powerful than the law.
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Evidence of Blood
1998 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDavid Strathairn stars as Jackson Kinley, a successful true crime author who returns to his hometown and is soon drawn into the case of a murder committed 40 years prior -- a crime for which a man was long ago found guilty. Working together, Kinley and the convicted man's daughter begin to uncover evidence that points to a long-buried conspiracy -- a cover-up that may even extend to Kinley's own family.
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Passion Fish
1992 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsMay-Alice Culhane (Mary McDonnell) is a soap opera star who's left paralyzed after a car accident and, left with few other options, returns to her Louisiana home. Her heavy drinking and bad attitude drive away all of her caregivers. That is, until Chantelle (Alfre Woodard) comes to work for her. The two women form an unlikely friendship in this John Sayles film, which earned McDonnell an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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Iceman
1984 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal is thawed out of the ice during a scientific expedition and begins to function again, anthropologist Stanley Shepard winds up in a desperate fight to keep his new friend from becoming the center of a media circus.
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Great Decisions in Foreign Policy
2013 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsNarrated by Academy Award nominated actor David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck, Lincoln) , the 2013 season of this award-winning series consists of eight half- hour documentaries, featuring interviews with nearly 100 of the most important figures in international affairs along with introductory remarks from every living U.S. Secretary of State.
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Great Decisions in Foreign Policy
2013 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsDavid Strathairn hosts this series that examines landmark international moments with nearly 100 key players in the global community. The award-winning show also includes comments by every living United States secretary of state.
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Racing Daylight
2007 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsAfter returning to the family farm to take care of her comatose grandmother (Leclanche Durand), Sadie Stokes (Melissa Leo) sees the ghost of a Civil War soldier (David Strathairn) in the mirror and begins to take on the persona of her own ancestor, Anna. Before long, she is caught up in a mysterious romance. Told in three short films, this supernatural love story marks Nicole Quinn's directorial debut.
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Relative Evil
2001 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsA recovering addict returns home from rehab only to discover that his evil family is plotting to cash in on his life insurance policy. As he unravels the cold truth about his relatives, he struggles to stay sober but soon slips into self-destruction.
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Speakeasy
2002 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsAlthough Bruce Hickman (David Strathairn) and Frank Marnikov (Nicky Katt) meet after their involvement in a minor traffic accident, their relationship develops into a lasting friendship. Directed by Brendan Murphy, this movie was a runner-up to be the coveted first feature film selected by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck for the reality television show "Project Greenlight." Also stars Lake Bell, Stacy Edwards and Arthur Hiller.
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