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A boy with Tourette's syndrome overcomes criticism and discrimination to achieve his dream of becoming a teacher.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Front of the ClassIt's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Best Years of Our LivesDespondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Million Dollar BabyFrom a prolific career in film and television, Anton Yelchin left an indelible legacy as an actor. Through his journals and other writings, his photography, the original music he wrote, and interviews...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Love, AntoshaA dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Something the Lord MadeThe King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dr...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The King's SpeechWhen doctors diagnosed 19-year-old rock star Jason Becker with Lou Gehrig's Disease, they said he would never make music again and that he wouldn’t live to see his 25th birthday. 22 years later, witho...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Jason Becker: Not Dead YetA former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 m...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Rain ManA blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent A Patch of Blue