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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsBeloved by millions of children, Elmo is an international icon. But few people know the soft-spoken man behind the furry red monster: Kevin Clash. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, this documentary follows Clash's remarkable career as a puppeteer.
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The Long Walk Home
1990 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsSissy Spacek stars as Miriam Thompson, a Montgomery, Ala., housewife who finds herself in the midst of a civil rights revolution when she helps her black maid, Odessa (Whoopi Goldberg), during the infamous bus boycott of the 1950s. When Miriam discovers Odessa is forced to walk the 9 miles to her house and back, she volunteers to give Odessa a ride -- much to the dismay of Miriam's husband and social circle.
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A Little Bit of Heaven
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsMarley Corbett has always preferred to keep her romances relaxed and fun with no risk of commitment. But after she learns she has terminal cancer and becomes Dr. Julian Goldstein's patient, they both discover that love can change everything.
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Sarafina!
1992 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsCatch this inspirational story about a girl battling the oppression of apartheid in South Africa. Schoolgirl Sarafina (Leleti Khumalo) lives in Soweto. Her mother lives in Johannesburg, where she works for a white family. Missing her mother, Sarafina puts her energy into fighting for freedom. When police shoot and kill protesting students supporting their teacher (Whoopi Goldberg), Sarafina is arrested as a demonstrator and faces prison and torture.
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Ghost
1990 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsGothamites Sam and Molly see their romance shattered when a street thug kills Sam during a mugging. But love endures beyond the grave when a spectral Sam learns that Molly is in danger, and he must find a way to warn her before she suffers his fate.
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Soapdish
1991 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSoap opera star Celeste Talbert gets desperate when she finds out that her rival, Montana Moorehead, has been trying to get producer David Barnes to write her off the show. And since Barnes has eyes for Montana, Celeste must scramble to keep her job.
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The Little Engine That Could
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA timeless children's classic comes roaring to life in this star-studded animated tale of a train who overcomes every obstacle by repeating the words "I think I can, I think I can." Along the way, he climbs new heights and finds new friends.
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In & Out
1997 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen dim-bulb actor Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon) wins an Oscar for playing a gay Marine, he outs his high school drama teacher, Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline), in his acceptance speech. It all comes as a surprise to Howard -- not to mention to his long-suffering fiancée, Emily (Joan Cusack). With his wedding just days away and national media descending on his town, Howard's under the gun to prove just how much of a man he is.
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Get Bruce!
1999 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsComedy writer Bruce Vilanch -- an outsize talent if ever there was one -- is the subject of a scintillating documentary that asks the question: Are comics naturally funny? In Bruce's case, it's a resounding "Yes." Vilanch has written socko material for "Hollywood Squares" and the Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy awards shows, as well as one-liners for Bette Midler and Whoopi Goldberg, among others. When in trouble, celebrities just say, "Get Bruce!"
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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
2000 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWhen Boris (Jason Alexander), Natasha (Rene Russo) and Fearless Leader (Robert De Niro) take over numerous television networks with the goal of hypnotizing American viewers, young FBI investigator Karen Sympathy (Piper Perabo) tries to stop them with the help of sharp-tongued Rocky and dim-witted Bullwinkle. John Goodman, Carl Reiner, Randy Quaid, David Alan Grier, Janeane Garofalo and Billy Crystal co-star in this mixed live action-animated comedy.
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Monkeybone
2001 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsCartoonist Stu Miley finds success with his raucous creation, a troublemaking simian named Monkeybone. But after a car accident puts Stu in a coma, he finds himself face-to-face with Monkeybone in a freakish netherworld called Downtown.
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Mia and the Migoo
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsWhen a construction accident traps her father near a remote lake, Mia journeys through the jungle to rescue him in this animated feature. There, she encounters the Migou, fantastic beings who protect a sacred tree that safeguards all life on Earth.
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