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Masterpiece Classic: Great Expectations
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsAn orphaned young man meets a convict in a cemetery and sets into motion a series of events that leads him from a life in his brother-in-law's forge to a mysterious inheritance and his acquaintance with the eerie Miss Havisham and her beautiful ward.
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The Fall
2013 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWhen the Belfast police are stalled in their investigation of a spate of murders, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson is drafted to investigate. Under her lead, the team uncovers an intricate web of lives entangled by the killings.
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The Fall: Series 1
2013 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWhile hiding behind the façade of a loving husband and father, Paul Spector preys on women in Belfast. Stumped by the case, the police call in Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson, who specializes in the psychology of serial killers.
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Masterpiece Classic: Great Expectations
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn this lavish production of Charles Dickens's classic tale, orphan Pip's fortunes change when an anonymous patron takes an interest in him. Meanwhile, he becomes involved with eccentric Miss Havisham, who can't get over being left at the altar.
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The X-Files: Season 9
2001 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAfter nine seasons that expertly blended science fiction and gripping drama, FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully finally decide to call it a day. Mulder appears only briefly in Season 9, as Scully now works mostly with agents Doggett and Reyes.
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Bleak House
2005 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAn orphaned girl finds a happy home with a wealthy man and his wards, never suspecting the truth about her origins -- or knowing her fate. But as the plot thickens, a suspenseful yarn of legal justice unfolds in this drama miniseries.
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The X-Files
1993 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsTracing both their personal and professional lives, this award-winning Fox series centers on FBI agents Scully (Gillian Anderson), a skeptic, and Mulder (David Duchovny), a believer, and their efforts to uncover a government conspiracy to hide evidence of extraterrestrial activity. From voodoo curses to bodies found in California that are missing various internal organs, the chilling show also stars Mitch Pileggi and Robert Patrick.
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Bleak House
2005 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe wealthy and kind John Jarndyce (Denis Lawson) takes orphaned Esther Summerson (Anna Maxwell Martin) into his household, where she befriends two of his wards, Richard (Patrick Kennedy) and Ada (Carey Mulligan). Meanwhile, Lady Dedlock (Gillian Anderson) guards a secret about Esther's origins -- and her fate. Charles Dickens's suspenseful yarn of legal justice comes to life in this BBC miniseries penned by period-piece writer Andrew Davies.
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The X-Files: Season 8
2000 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis season marks a big shift in this hit show's usual tone; instead of focusing on the push-pull relationship between a doubting Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and an insistent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), viewers meet the skeptical John Doggett (Robert Patrick) and the mysterious Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish). Scully, who's pregnant, is the believer now, and she's on a quest to find her former partner, no longer a hunter but an abductee.
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The X-Files: Season 5
1997 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThroughout this season, Mulder and Scully unravel one dark, paranormal mystery after another -- and reveal more about themselves, their pasts and their fears. Of course, it wouldn't be "The X-Files" without a big dose of conspiracy in each episode.
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The X-Files: Season 3
1995 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsCover-ups abound as FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) delve deeper into the mysteries of paranormal activity in our midst. From big-time bureaucrats who won't talk to small-town folks who won't even open their doors, Mulder and Scully have their work cut out for them as they attempt to save the world, one thrilling mystery at a time.
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The X-Files: Season 1
1993 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe truth is out there ... and the search begins as FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) team up to solve mysterious cases involving the paranormal. From investigations of aliens among us to their own personal demons, the first season of this multiple Emmy Award-winning sci-fi series from Chris Carter shows how it all began.
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The X-Files: Season 4
1996 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe conspiracies continue to deepen, with original storylines just as sharp and intriguing as the three previous seasons. Join FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) as they tackle the mysterious and the paranormal among us. Nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted – sometimes not even each other – when they face the dark mysteries of the universe.
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The X-Files: Season 7
1999 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) are at it again as they explore the roots of unexplained paranormal events in this seventh season of the popular Fox television series. The mysteries never seems to end and the conspiracies seem only to deepen as each episode brings them closer to the truth -- or sends them reeling further into confusion, danger and the utterly inexplicable.
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The X-Files: Season 6
1998 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIt seems that these two FBI agents have no choice but to fight the future. Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) continue to investigate eerie, unexplained phenomena in season six of the landmark Fox Network series. Cover-ups abound as the indomitable duo sleuth their way through conspiratorial webs that lead straight to the top and to people who seem to want the agents to stop succeeding -- at any cost.
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The X-Files: Season 2
1994 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe search for "the truth" continues in Season 2 of this multiple Emmy Award-winning sci-fi series that has FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigating a host of unique and bizarre phenomena. The second season delves deeper into the psyches of the agents, giving viewers both a glimpse of what's to come and a trickle of insight into why they've chosen to do what they do.
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The Mighty
1998 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen Kevin, who has a rare physical disorder, meets learning-disabled but very large and strong Max, they bond over a fantasy world of knights and sorcery, and the two outcasts combine their strengths at home and school to overcome their weaknesses.
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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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Shadow Dancer
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsCollette, a single mother and career IRA terrorist, is captured after an abortive bombing in London and faces an excruciating ultimatum. She can either turn against her lifelong compatriots or go to prison and be separated forever from her son.
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Sister
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsEvery day, impoverished 12-year-old Simon sneaks into a posh Swiss ski resort, where he helps himself to the gear of wealthy tourists. Benefitting from his thievery is his lazy older sister, Louise, who refuses to live up to her responsibilities.
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Boogie Woogie
2009 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsA star-studded cast brings the eccentricities of the contemporary London art scene to life in this character-driven satire, which centers on Piet Mondrian's iconic painting -- who owns it and who wants to possess it.
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