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The Mighty Macs
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsBased on true events, this drama tells the story of Cathy Rush (Carla Gugino), who becomes the head women's basketball coach at Immaculata College in Pennsylvania and whips the team into shape to win the first women's basketball national championship. David Boreanaz co-stars as Cathy's husband, NBA referee Ed Rush, with Marley Shelton as a nun and assistant coach, and Ellen Burstyn as Mother Superior.
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Political Animals
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFormer First Lady and current Secretary of State Elaine Barrish juggles international crises, a journalist who has it out for her, and her family's needs following her recent divorce from her unfaithful ex-husband.
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Political Animals
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsSigourney Weaver stars as Elaine Barrish Hammond, a former first lady and current U.S. secretary of state struggling to keep her family together while dealing with national crises and a journalist who's determined to tear her down.
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Requiem for a Dream
2000 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsA widow's growing dependence on amphetamines and a self-help television show parallels the struggles of her heroin-addicted son and his girlfriend and friend in Darren Aronofsky's bleak drama.
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Marilyn in Manhattan
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis documentary provides an exclusive look at Marilyn Monroe's life just before her tragic end. It's also filled with stories told by people who've spoken for the first time about a Marilyn "conspiracy."
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30 Days
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTwo young basketball players from opposite sides of the tracks walk a mile in each other's shoes in this drama. After a vicious postgame brawl, Donnell and Jason are forced to perform community service on each other's home turf.
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The Velveteen Rabbit
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSent to the house of his stern grandmother for the holiday season, young Toby finds an instant cure to his loneliness when he discovers an attic containing three special toys -- including a stuffed rabbit -- that magically come to life. Featuring the voice talents of Jane Seymour, Tom Skerritt and Ellen Burstyn, this delightful mix of live action and animation is inspired by the classic children's book by Margery Williams.
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Coma: The Complete Series
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this made-for-cable miniseries based on Robin Cook's bestselling novel, a doctor begins to suspect that something is amiss when several seemingly healthy patients begin lapsing into comas after routine operations.
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Coma
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this made-for-cable miniseries based on Robin Cook's bestselling novel, a doctor begins to suspect that something is amiss when several seemingly healthy patients begin lapsing into comas after routine operations.
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Playing by Heart
1998 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this slice-of-life mosaic, love and lust swirl around contemporary Los Angeles, kicking up dust in the lives of a diverse collection of couples as they attempt to navigate the battleground of the war between the sexes.
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Harry and Tonto
1974 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsRipping a page from John Steinbeck's novel &NFi;Travels with Charley&NFi_;, this bittersweet comedy follows an old codger named Harry as he takes a cross-country trip with his cat, Tonto, as a companion. The film earned Carney a Best Actor Academy Award.
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Same Time, Next Year
1978 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAlthough they're married to other people, accountant George and housewife Doris engage in a 25-year affair, meeting only once a year for a romantic weekend together. The otherwise mismatched couple's forbidden relationship evolves with the times.
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Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA perceptive teen who's adrift in a sea of family dysfunction finds comfort and acceptance in the company of his nonconformist grandmother. Meanwhile, his mother thinks he needs a life coach, and his father thinks he's gay.
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Another Happy Day
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsUpper-crust family dysfunction takes center stage in this drama, which stars Ellen Barkin as a divorcée attending the highbrow wedding of the son she barely knows and trying to hold her own against a family that couches judgment in every smile.
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PoliWood
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsOscar-winning director Barry Levinson trains his camera on the historic 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions as he examines the conflation of celebrity and contemporary politics in this provocative documentary.
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Main Street
2011 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsWhen an outsider arrives and proposes storing hazardous waste in their small North Carolina town, the residents must weigh the risks against the financial rewards in this ensemble drama that explores the politics of survival for rural America.
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