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Last updated September 12, 2025
Highest Rated with a 3.9 / 5 Star Rating
The Business of Being Born
2007 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsDirector Abby Epstein's controversial documentary takes a hard look at America's maternity care system, juxtaposing hospital deliveries against the growing popularity of at-home, natural childbirths that some expectant parents are opting for. Former talk show host Ricki Lake was inspired to produce this compelling exposé after a dissatisfying birthing experience with her first child left her with many unanswered questions.
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The Caine Mutiny
1954 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsCaptain Queeg: madman or misunderstood taskmaster? That's the dilemma facing the first officer (Van Johnson) of the U.S.S. Caine when its stern new captain (Humphrey Bogart) drives the crew to the brink of mutiny. Part sea-going adventure, part courtroom drama, The Caine Mutiny is a tale that manages to be both thrilling and thought-provoking. Bogart shines in one of his last roles.
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The Cartel
2009 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn his first feature film, director Bob Bowdon takes aim at America's public school system, revealing a self-serving network of wasteful cartels that squander funding and fail to deliver when it comes to academic testing and basic skills. Both parents and teachers want change, but reform is an uphill battle in the face of heel-digging bureaucrats and so-called "dropout factories." It's a bona fide crisis that's burgeoning out of control.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWith their dour, bookish cousin Eustace (Will Poulter) in tow, the youngest Pevensie offspring -- Lucy (Georgie Henley) and Edmund (Skandar Keynes) -- take an unexpected trip back to Narnia and join noble King Caspian (Ben Barnes) for an epic high-seas adventure. Setting sail aboard the Dawn Treader, the young heroes head for the end of the world, determined to rescue seven once-powerful lords banished by Caspian's evil uncle.
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The Cure
1995 | PG-13 | 3.9 out of 5 StarsRejected by his peers, an 11-year-old Minnesota boy who contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion develops a kinship with his new neighbor. When the duo reads about a New Orleans' doctor's cure for AIDS, they head down the Mississippi River on a raft.
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The End of the Line
2009 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Rupert Murray traverses the world exposing the devastating effects that overfishing with modern technology is having on fish stocks and exploring the real solutions to solve the crisis.
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The Endless Summer
1966 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThe quintessential surf film directed and narrated by Bruce Brown follows summer around the globe in 1966. Mike Hynson and Robert August ride the wild waters of Hawaii, Australia, Africa and other exotic locales in search of the perfect wave.
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The Fifth Element
1997 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn this imaginative sci-fi epic, a 23rd-century cabbie finds himself involved with a fetching alien who may hold the key to saving the world. But it's curtains for planet Earth unless the duo can stay a step ahead of a demented villain named Zorg.
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The Girl Who Played with Fire
2009 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsHacker Lisbeth Salander becomes the prime suspect when two journalists die after magazine publisher Mikael Blomkvist launches an expose of the Swedish sex trade, so the vampiric Salander vanishes as Blomkvist digs deep into a possible conspiracy.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen a young computer hacker is tasked with investigating a prying journalist, their separate missions become entangled amid a decades-old conspiracy. David Fincher directs this English adaptation of Stieg Larsson's novel.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsA journalist and a rebellious computer hacker team up to investigate the unsolved disappearance of wealthy Henrik Vanger's niece, only to uncover dark secrets about Vanger's powerful family in this adaptation of the bestseller by Stieg Larsson.
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The Grapes of Wrath
1940 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsTom Joad, a Depression-era everyman, leads his poor family on a harrowing journey from Oklahoma's Dust Bowl to the promised land of California in this adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel.
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The Guardian: Season 1
2001 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen a drug conviction upends corporate attorney Nick Fallin's high-powered career, he's sentenced to 1,500 hours of community service. To fulfill his obligation, Nick works to help children tangled up in bad luck, bad families or both.
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The Guardian: Season 2
2002 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn Season 2, lawyer Nick Fallin continues his court-ordered service at a legal aid firm, where his once-reluctant commitment deepens. Nick also must cope with a thorny relationship with his father, his ex-dealer's murder and a complicated romance.
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The Guardian: Season 3
2003 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsHigh-powered attorney Nick Fallin continues his court-ordered stint at Legal Services of Pittsburgh in the final season of this drama series, taking up the cases of a patient who can't pay for cancer treatment and two children who may have AIDS.
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The Hole Story
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFilmmakers dig deep into a discussion about corporate greed, public health and environmental disaster in this exposé of the Canadian mining industry. With a long history of injustice to workers, the business continues to be dangerous and corrupt.
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The Magic School Bus: Season 1
1994 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsRide with Ms. Frizzle, teacher extraordinaire, and her enthusiastic, inquisitive students as their Magic School Bus takes them on exciting, cliff-hanging field trips into the human body, inside an ant colony, far out into space and much more.
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The Magic School Bus: Season 2
1995 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWahoo get out there and explore! The Magic School Bus takes teacher extraordinaire Ms. Frizzle and her enthusiastic, inquisitive students on cliff-hanging field trips into the human body, inside an ant colony, and far out into space. The series, based on the best-selling Scholastic books, transforms the world into a fresh and funny science laboratory - each time with a new destination.
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The Magic School Bus: Season 3
1996 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWahoo get out there and explore! The Magic School Bus takes teacher extraordinaire Ms. Frizzle and her enthusiastic, inquisitive students on cliff-hanging field trips into the human body, inside an ant colony, and far out into space. The series, based on the best-selling Scholastic books, transforms the world into a fresh and funny science laboratory - each time with a new destination.
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The Magic School Bus: Season 4
1997 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWahoo get out there and explore! The Magic School Bus takes teacher extraordinaire Ms. Frizzle and her enthusiastic, inquisitive students on cliff-hanging field trips into the human body, inside an ant colony, and far out into space. The series, based on the best-selling Scholastic books, transforms the world into a fresh and funny science laboratory - each time with a new destination.
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The Man from Snowy River
1982 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsAfter his father's death, young cowboy Jim must earn money so he can keep his father's farm going. When he takes work breaking wild horses and falls in love with his boss's feisty daughter, Jim must prove his worth to keep both his job and his girl.
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The Meerkats
2008 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsActor Paul Newman narrates this captivating documentary that chronicles the antics of young Kolo and his family, a clan of meerkats that makes its home in Africa's Kalahari Desert, where their daily fight for survival is anything but easy.
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The Next Three Days
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen his wife is sent to jail on murder charges she fervently denies, college professor John Brennan comes up with a meticulous plan for the ultimate prison escape -- even though he's never committed a crime in his life.
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The Planets
1999 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn this BBC documentary series, the solar system is front and center as interviews with scientists from around the globe, computer-generated images, and archival footage reveal information about space exploration, the sun, atmosphere and more. The comprehensive program also features famed astrophysicist-author Carl Sagan's theories as well as moonwalkers Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong discussing their historic 1969 journey.
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The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment
2008 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsBefore dominating the silver screen, Dwayne Johnson ruled the ring. This comprehensive review of the Rock's wrestling career features seven years of explosive highlights from his most memorable bouts. See the wrestling superstar take on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at Wrestlemania XIX, battle it out with Kurt Angle and Undertaker for the WWE Undisputed Championship, and square off against fellow wrestling legend Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania XVIII.
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