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How I Met Your Mother: Season 5
2009 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThe gang's all back for yet another season of this popular, Emmy Award-winning CBS sitcom, centered on Ted Mosby's hilarious accounts of urban single life with his pals and his search for the eventual mother of his two children.
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How I Met Your Mother: Season 6
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsAs it turns out, Ted Mosby's tale of how he met and eventually married the mother of his two kids is a pretty long story, a saga that continues in Season 6 of this sitcom that gets its kick from the ongoing mystery and a stellar ensemble cast.
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How I Met Your Mother: Season 7
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThe seventh season of this hit CBS sitcom about friendship and relationships follows up on the shocking revelation that Barney -- yes, Barney -- is getting married, exploring the how's, why's and (more importantly) who's of the equation.
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How I Met Your Mother: Season 8
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsTed continues recounting the high jinks and mishaps that occur during his search for the woman who will eventually be the mother of his children in this eighth season of the popular Emmy Award-winning sitcom.
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Hungry For Change
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThis documentary exposes secrets the diet, weight loss and food industries don't want consumers to know about: deceptive strategies designed to keep you coming back for more. Find out what's keeping people from having the body and health they want.
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I Am
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn this contemplative documentary, filmmaker Tom Shadyac conducts in-depth interviews with prominent philosophers and spiritual leaders -- including Archbishop Desmond Tutu -- about what ails the world and how to improve it.
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Indie Game: The Movie
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThis captivating documentary follows several independent game designers as they painstakingly develop their games and hope for breakthrough success. It also explores the quirky sensibility these personalities bring to their art form.
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Justified: Season 1
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsAssigned to keep order in the modern, turbulent society of the Kentucky region where he spent his childhood, Raylan Givens finds himself at odds not only with the criminals he pursues but also with his bosses at the U.S. Marshal Service.
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Justified: Season 2
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsAs the season kicks off, Raylan's investigation of a paroled sex offender brings the lawman face to face with a longtime enemy of the Givens clan. Later, Raylan has to save a pregnant inmate abducted by human traffickers.
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Ken Burns: The Civil War
1990 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThis documentary masterpiece from Ken Burns depicts the strategies and action of famous Civil War battles, and relates the stories of generals, field soldiers, politicians, heroes and a beleaguered president.
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Ken Burns: The Dust Bowl
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThis TV miniseries chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains -- followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s -- nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation.
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Ken Burns: The War
2007 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsDocumentarians Ken Burns and Lynn Novick bring the harrowing history of World War II to life through the personal accounts of a handful of participants from four "typical" American towns -- proving nothing was typical during this terrible time.
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Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsGet ready for some serious laughs with this theatrical cut culled from comic Kevin Hart's wildly successful national concert tour. Besides offering his hilarious take on issues he faced in childhood, Hart revisits his Philadelphia hometown.
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Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 Stars"Seriously Funny" stars Kevin Hart performing in front of a sold out crowd live from Cleveland, Ohio - where he delivers his hilarious and unique brand of comedy. In this unforgettable night of comedy, Kevin is in rare form and funny as ever!
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Lie to Me: Season 1
2009 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsDr. Cal Lightman is a behavioral scientist with a talent for reading criminals' body language when they try to lie. Together with his team of specialists, Lightman helps the FBI and others who need help uncovering the truth in sticky situations.
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Lie to Me: Season 2
2009 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsTim Roth returns as behavioral scientist Cal Lightman, whose keen eye detects when and why somebody is lying. As Lightman assists law enforcement, he learns that teasing out the truth in his personal relationships can do more harm than good.
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Lie to Me: Season 3
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsBehavioral psychologist Dr. Cal Lightman is a top expert in the field of human deception. Working with law enforcement, his firm's employees put their analytic tools to use to uncover the truth in cases involving rape, murder and human weakness.
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Life: Season 1
2007 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsAfter spending years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, Det. Charlie Crews returns to the police force determined to prove himself to wary co-workers. Crews struggles to adjust, but he discovers that his time away has also given him an edge.
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Life: Season 2
2008 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsDamian Lewis stars as Charlie Crews, a Los Angeles detective who returns to the force after being jailed for a crime he didn't commit. As he tries to solve the crime that put him behind bars, Crews and his partner also probe a deadly love triangle.
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Lilyhammer: Season 1 (Recap)
2013 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a mob boss tries to whack him, wise guy Frank Tagliano enters the witness protection program and relocates to Norway with a new identity. Instead of laying low, Frank buys a night club and organizes his own gang in his new home of "Lilyhammer."
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Little Red Wagon
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsArmed with his beat-up red wagon and a blazing spirit of philanthropy, 8-year-old Zach sets out to help homeless children in the wake of Hurricane Charley by walking from his house in Florida to the White House.
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Louis C.K.: Chewed Up
2008 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsUnabashed, untamed and uncensored, Louis C.K. brings down the house in this stand-up special drawn from his 2008 Chewed Up tour. The Emmy Award winner tackles the issues that keep audiences rolling in the aisles.
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Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsEveryman comic genius Louis C.K. is back in his element with a fresh set of material presented in front of a live audience. Treading familiar themes but taking them in new directions, he opines about fatherhood, success, flying first class and more.
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Luther: Series 1
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIdris Elba stars in this crime drama as detective John Luther, whose personal demons complicate the chase as he searches for the evidence to convict mass murderer Alice Morgan, who is also his closest confidante.
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Luther: Series 2
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsBrilliant detective John Luther struggles to recover from his wife's murder while getting his crime-solving career back on track. Soon he's on the trail of a masked murderer who is committing ritualistic crimes in London's historical landmarks.
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