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TEDTalks: Life Hack
2012 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThis TEDTalks collection reveals simple tricks that can transform your life. Learn how your body language shapes who you are, how to start a movement, the secret to better work and much more.
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Terra Nova: Season 1
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsA family living in the year 2149, an era when Earth is dying, travels 85 million years back in time to a prehistoric colony called Terra Nova, where a band of intrepid explorers and scientists attempt to give human civilization a new lease on life.
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The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes: Season 1
2010 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWhen the planet is threatened by supervillains, mythical monsters or mad robots bent on destroying humanity, the Avengers assemble in this animated series based on the Marvel comic book team comprised of Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America and others.
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The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes: Season 2
2012 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThe greatest team of superheroes is challenged as never before when Dr. Doom sends an army of Doombots to conquer New York City, Iron Man battles Technovore, the Enchantress targets her former allies and Nick Fury pursues a possible traitor.
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The Big C: Season 1
2010 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsRecently estranged from her husband and diagnosed with cancer, Cathy Jamison decides to live life on her own terms, consequences be damned. Meanwhile, her self-absorbed spouse, teenage son and vagabond brother cope with the likelihood of losing her.
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The Big C: Season 2
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsAfter already coming to an ironic acceptance of her cancer diagnosis, Cathy Jamison reverses course and steps up to fight the disease head on. But her decision to consult another specialist doesn't go over well with Dr. Todd.
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The Boondocks: Season 1
2005 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsAfter he's named the legal guardian of Huey and Riley, Robert "Grandad" Freeman moves them from their rough Chicago neighborhood to "The Boondocks." But the transplanted twosome vow to be miserable.
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The Boondocks: Season 2
2007 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsHuey goes on a hunger strike, Riley starts acting like his gangsta rapper idol and Robert files a complaint against a boisterous new neighbor. The Freemans also get unwanted houseguests when Robert's cousin moves in after Hurricane Katrina.
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The Boondocks: Season 3
2010 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThe third season of this satirical animated series finds Huey joining a kickball team, Riley unscrupulously setting up a bogus fundraiser and Granddad smoking weed to reduce his stress.
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
2008 | PG | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWhen his family moves to Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence, where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey.
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The Great Escape
1963 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsBased on a true story, this tension-filled epic adventure centers on an audacious plan by Allied officers who've escaped their Nazi captors time and again to stage a massive breakout, this time from an ostensibly escape-proof German prison camp.
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The Guild: Season 1
2007 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn Season 1 of this web series, gamer Cyd, who goes by Codex online, tries but fails to limit the amount of time she spends playing an RPG called "The Game." Meanwhile, fellow gamer Zaboo shows up at her house after misinterpreting her motives.
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The Guild: Season 2
2007 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn the second season of this quirky web series, Codex and Zaboo get evicted and move into a new apartment, Bladezz tries to woo Tink and tensions among the characters come to a head at a party Codex hosts while the Game is undergoing maintenance.
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The Guild: Season 3
2009 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsInternal conflicts threaten to tear the Guild apart as the third season of this popular Internet series about quirky online gamers commences -- but Codex (Felicia Day) hopes the arrival of a new expansion pack for their game will be enough to heal the rifts. Meanwhile, another threat appears in the form of a rival Guild, the Axis of Anarchy, and its leader, Fawkes (Wil Wheaton), who's determined to win at all costs. Day also created the series.
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The Guild: Season 4
2010 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn the wake of the third season's cliffhanger, Codex (Felicia Day) struggles to rationalize her impulsive one-night stand with her archrival, the manipulative Fawkes (Wil Wheaton) -- not only to her guild mates but also to herself. Meanwhile, Vork (Jeff Lewis) and Zaboo (Sandeep Parikh) attempt to cope with an unexpected houseguest, and Clara (Robin Thorsen) and Tinkerballa (Amy Okuda) join forces to earn a fast bundle.
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The Guild: Season 5
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsFor the first time, Season 5 takes the Guildies out from behind their computers and on a road trip to an epic fan convention, MegaGame-O-RamaCon! Codex tries to rally the Guildies to action when she overhears upsetting news about The Game.
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The Legend is Born: Ip Man
2010 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThis martial arts biopic follows the early years of Ip Man -- the master who would one day become Bruce Lee's mentor -- as he perfects his Wing Chun style of combat against a small army of villainous foes.
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The New and Improved DX
2007 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsTriple H and Shawn Michaels created the WWE's popular faction D-Generation X, also known as DX. This program follows DX from its formation to the wild skits, promos and wrestling matches as members wreak havoc on "RAW" and Mr. McMahon's WWE.
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The Notebook
2004 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsTwo young lovers (Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams) are torn apart by war and class differences in the 1940s in this adaptation of Nicholas Sparks's best-selling novel. Their story is told by a man (James Garner) who, years later, reads from a notebook while he visits a woman in a nursing home (Gena Rowlands). Nick Cassavetes directs this heart-tugging romance about the sacrifices people will make to hang on to their one true love.
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The Unit: Season 1
2006 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThis gripping drama series follows an elite special forces unit charged with carrying out top secret military operations for the U.S. government. Of course, living a life with so many secrets creates problems for the families of the unit members.
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The Unit: Season 2
2006 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn Season 2 of this series that chronicles the trials of Special Forces soldiers and their families, the squad travels to Pakistan to help an undercover operative who's on a mission to thwart terrorists.
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The Unit: Season 3
2007 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsSeason 3 finds the covert Special Forces team known as the Unit facing annihilation from a mysterious source. Leader Jonas tries to keep his team together while working to uncover the identity of the deadly assassin.
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The Unit: Season 4
2008 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn this riveting drama series' final season, the dangerous missions continue for Col. Tom Ryan's covert Special Forces crew as they carry out hush-hush military operations that keep their devoted wives on tenterhooks back home.
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The Young Victoria
2009 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsEighteen-year-old British royal Victoria ascends to the throne and is romanced by future husband Prince Albert in this lush period film that chronicles the early years of the British monarch's larger-than-life reign.
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Thor
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn this Marvel Comics-inspired action flick, thunder god Thor finds himself banished by his father, Odin, and forced to live among humans on Earth to learn humility. Can Thor regain his powers and return home?
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