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A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Temple GrandinThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Raging BullIn the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not on...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent 12 Years a SlaveAfter he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Beautiful BoyBased on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Angela's AshesJournalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Spoiler AlertSet in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she st...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Girl, InterruptedA runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying "diving girl," but Doc refuses her pleas. Un...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Wild Hearts Can't Be BrokenAt the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent FirebirdJoin former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Becoming