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Dirty Dancing
1987 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsExpecting the usual tedium of summer in the mountains with her family, 17-year-old Frances is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional dancer -- and falling in love with the resort's free-spirited dance instructor.
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Drake & Josh: Season 1
2004 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsTeens Drake Parker and Josh Nichols have nothing in common -- except the same family. But together, these stepbrothers navigate with humor the awkward ups and downs of adolescence, school and family, and put up with their scheming sister, Megan.
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Drake & Josh: Season 2
2004 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn Season 2 of the series about the hilariously mismatched stepbrothers, Drake makes a pool hustler out of Josh, Walter tries to bond with stepson Drake, the boys take their driver's tests and Drake tries to give Josh's image a cool makeover.
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Drake & Josh: Season 3
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn Season 3 of Nickelodeon's comedy, polar-opposite stepbrothers Drake and Josh find more outrageous mischief and missteps on the road through adolescence. With their parents away, the boys and their sister, Megan, get into some trouble!
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Drake & Josh: Season 4
2006 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAlthough stepbrothers Drake and Josh's plans never quite work out -- whether it's an out-of-control helicopter ride or a wager to see who can score the most dates -- these teen opposites always manage to get through their hilarious mishaps together.
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DreamWorks Happy Holidays from Madagascar
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsCelebrate good cheer with Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melman, King Julien and those wacky Penguins as they get wrapped up in these holiday escapades. First, Julien may ruin Valentine's Day; Private is stuffed in a stocking; and Santa crashes on Madagascar.
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DreamWorks Holiday Classics
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsJoin your DreamWorks friends for these four holiday specials. Watch as those wacky animals from Madagascar save Christmas; Donkey puts on a caroling Christmas Shrek-tacular; and Hiccup and Toothless unveil an explosive holiday Dragons surprise.
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DreamWorks Spooky Stories
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn the first of a fiendishly funny trio of animated Halloween tales, Shrek dares his friends to bring on the scary with ghost stories told in a haunted castle. Later, Ginormica and the Monsters face alien pumpkins and Shrek battles a ghost.
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Dutch
1991 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDuring a Thanksgiving break from his Eastern boarding school, a snobby, upper-class kid (Ethan Randall) learns a lot about life when he's forced to take a cross-country road trip with his mom's (JoBeth Williams) working-class boyfriend (Ed O'Neill). A lighthearted comedy with an excellent O'Neill in the titular role (which combines some of the "attributes" of his character Al Bundy in TV's "Married with Children"). Peter Faiman directs.
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Early Edition: Season 1
1996 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsKyle Chandler ("Friday Night Lights") stars as Gary Hobson, a down-on-his-luck stockbroker from Chicago whose life takes an astonishing turn when he inexplicably starts receiving tomorrow's newspaper a day in advance. Now, with the help of his best friends, Chuck (Fisher Stevens) and Marissa (Shanesia Davis-Williams), Gary races against time to stave off the tragedies predicted in his "early edition."
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Early Edition: Season 2
1997 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsKyle Chandler ("Friday Night Lights") returns for a second season of this CBS series as Gary Hobson, a onetime stockbroker blessed with the gift of receiving tomorrow's news a day in advance, via a magical copy of the Chicago Sun-Times. In this season, Gary lends a hand to the Chicago Bears, Marissa's (Shanesia Davis-Williams) vision makes a strange turnaround and news of a white supremacist's assassination puts Gary in a tough position.
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Early Edition: Season 3
1998 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn the third season of this time-travel series, stockbroker-turned-bar owner Gary Hobson (Kyle Chandler) continues receiving a copy of the Chicago Sun-Times the day before the paper is actually published, enabling him to prevent tragedies and help those in need. This season's headlines prompt Gary to save lives during a power blackout, thwart a terrorist attack, aid an FBI agent hunting mobsters, rescue his mother and confront his own mortality.
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Early Edition: Season 4
1999 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn the final season of this sci-fi series, Gary Hobson (Kyle Chandler) still struggles to do the right thing when he receives tomorrow's newspaper today, leading him to sometimes foolhardy acts of courage as he attempts to prevent upcoming tragedies. After meeting a New York man who also receives an "early edition," Gary comes closer to learning the truth behind his mysterious gift and also is transported to 1929 to thwart a modern murder.
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Episodes: Season 1
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe jump across the pond turns into a leap into the void for married British writing team Sean and Beverly Lincoln when they try to produce a stateside version of their hugely popular television comedy series.
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Episodes: Season 2
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsScreenwriters Sean and Beverly continue their maddening quest to make a hit American version of their acclaimed British sitcom. And their vain Stateside star, Matt LeBlanc, continues to thwart them in the second season of this comedy series.
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Erasing Hate
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis documentary presents a first-person look inside the dark world of racist skinheads, but offers hope in the story of one man's escape from a life of violence, addiction and bigotry.
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Erin Brockovich
2000 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsJulia Roberts earned an Oscar in this unconventional drama based on actual events for her portrayal of Erin Brockovich, a twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra.
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Eye for an Eye
1996 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsGrieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when the man who raped and murdered her daughter is freed on a technicality. Obsessed, she arms herself and joins a vigilante group.
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Family Weekend
2013 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAfter her preoccupied parents fail to attend her jump-rope competition, 16-year-old Emily Smith-Dungy decides to hold them hostage until they change their attitude. But her plan hits a snag when the police step in.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen Mr. Fox's nightly raids on three nearby farms raise the ire of the selfish farmers, he must outwit the men's increasingly outrageous plans to catch him in this animated adaptation of the Roald Dahl book. As the farmers' schemes take a toll on his hungry family, Mr. Fox must find a new way to get his paws on the bounty. Wes Anderson directs, and George Clooney and Bill Murray lend their voice-over talents in this Oscar nominee.
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Fargo
1996 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsPolice chief Marge Gunderson -- a serious sleuth who's sharper than her folksy accent suggests -- is hot on the trail of a Minneapolis car dealer conspiring with two kidnappers to snatch his wife so he can pocket part of the hefty ransom.
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Faster
2003 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsEwan McGregor narrates this in-depth look at the MotoGP world championship, an event watched by more than 350 million people worldwide. The film explores the risks and rewards of this dangerous sport and the fast-paced subculture surrounding it.
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FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy named Zak down to her size, the lad vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home, the pristine rainforest known as FernGully.
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Finding Neverland
2004 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsPeter Pan and the denizens of Neverland have captured the hearts and minds of J.M. Barrie's readers. But this Oscar-winning film reveals how the imaginative author envisioned a world that was at once so wondrous and perilous.
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Fireplace for Your Home
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSuitable for any time of the year, replicate the flickering peacefulness of an old-fashioned, wood-burning fireplace, as well as a natural crackling yule log fireplace, all set to Christmas holiday favorites.
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