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Howl
It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Gin...
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Gleason
The story begins at the height of Gleason's career. He has it all: women, wealth, and extraordinary power. But he is haunted by memories of his childhood. Gleason spends his formative years entering a...
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The Return of Frank James
Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.
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Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story
The story of the 1973 hockey season when aging legend Gordie Howe returned to the ice at the age of 44.
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PT 109
Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's war time experiences during which he captained a PT boat, took it to battle and had it sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He and the survivors had to make their...
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Lords of Chaos
A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.
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A Scandal in Paris
A smooth-talking French thief wangles his way into an important position as prefect of police.
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Rocky Marciano
Step into the ring with one of America's greatest legends...and stand a couple of rounds with greatness! "Pulling no punches" (LA Daily News), Jon Favreau (Swingers) and OscarÂ(r) winner* George C. Sc...
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Annie Oakley
Awkward Annie (Barbara Stanwyck) loves her sharpshooting rival (Preston Foster) in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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The Notorious Bettie Page
Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation...
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