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Last updated February 06, 2023
Forever Strong
2008 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsRick (Sean Faris) is a star player on his dad's rugby team until a DUI lands him in a reformatory. While he's serving his sentence, tough rival coach Larry Gelwix (Gary Cole) allows him to play for his team, which helps Rick straighten up his act. Upon his release, however, Rick becomes a pariah to his former teammates and even his father when he refuses to divulge Gelwix's strategies. Sean Astin co-stars in this inspiring true story.
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Amazing Love
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsWhen five teenagers embark on a youth group weekend camping trip, a confrontation occurs between two of the teens, giving the opportunity for their leader to share the touching Old Testament story about the prophet Hosea.
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24: Season 5
2006 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsElite counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer crams more into a 24-hour period than most people can pack into a lifetime: dodging bullets, offing terrorists and saving the country. In Season 5, Bauer takes on a new identity and a new set of challenges.
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Meerkat Manor
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn South Africa's Kalahari Desert, witness the compelling tragedies and triumphs of the Whiskers, an adorable family of meerkats who confront violent storms, rival gangs, terrible infighting and other nerve-racking threats to their survival. Filmed using a multitude of cameras above and below ground, this unique Animal Planet series follows fun characters such as dominant female Flower and her partner, Zaphod.
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50 First Dates
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this offbeat romantic comedy, marine veterinarian Henry Roth changes his womanizing ways after he falls for pretty art teacher Lucy Whitmore. Trouble is, she has no short-term memory, so Henry has to win her over again every day.
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Smile
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSheltered and privileged in sunny California, Katie's (Mika Boorem) perspective on life changes when she travels to China and meets Lin (Yi Ding), who hides her face because of a severe deformity. Brought together by a volunteer medical program, the young girls learn they share a birthday -- and a need to connect despite their divergent cultures. Sean Astin, Beau Bridges and Linda Hamilton co-star in this affecting coming-of-age drama.
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Adopting Terror
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTim and Cheryl Broadbent are excited to finally adopt a beautiful baby girl. But when the baby's biological father starts stalking them, their world turns upside down. Through intimidation and violence, he's determined to take his daughter back.
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Special Agent Oso: Season 1
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsOso the bear, who's training to be a special agent, helps children tackle lots of challenges, like how to plant flowers in a garden, prepare a salad for lunch and fly kites on a not-so-windy day.
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Special Agent Oso
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThis educational animated series follows the adventures of Oso, an adorable teddy bear who is training to be a special agent. He works for an organization called UNIQUE: The United Network for the Investigation of Quite Unusual Events.
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Stay Cool
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen writer Henry McCarthy (Mark Polish) returns to his high school to give a commencement address 20 years after his own graduation, he finds nothing has really changed: He still harbors the same unrequited crush (Winona Ryder), and he's still in trouble with the principal (Chevy Chase). Hilary Duff, Jon Cryer, Josh Holloway and Sean Astin star in this ensemble comedy helmed by Michael Polish and written by his twin brother, Mark.
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Love and Debate
2006 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAttractive, smart as a whip and able to outfox any guy on the high school debate team, Miami native Jordan Landa (Gina Philips) has a scholarship to Harvard and the world in the palm of her hand -- or so it seems. In her new milieu, however, Jordan begins to flounder, flummoxed by bad relationships and the pressures of being a Jewish Latina in a male-dominated world. Sean Astin and Adam Rodriguez co-star in this coming-of-age drama.
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And They're Off...
2011 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsAfter years of repeated losses, down-and-out horse trainer Dusty tries to get his life back on the track by adopting a winning strategy. But the only person who can help him win is his needy ex-girlfriend, a diminutive jockey.
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