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George Gently: Series 4
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsMartin Shaw is back as Inspector George Gently, a by-the-book cop from London now working in the northeast of England, a corner of the country that's just starting to experience the social changes sweeping the rest of 1960s Britain.
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Glory
1989 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsLoosely based on the letters of Union commander Col. Robert G. Shaw, this Academy Award-winning drama follows the first group of African-Americans to serve in combat during the Civil War -- and shows how they helped turn the tide of the war.
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H2O: Just Add Water: Season 1
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWhen three teenage girls -- Cleo , Emma and Rikki -- wander into a mystical pool while stranded on an isolated island during a full moon, they turn into mermaids with magical power, a secret they try to hide when they return home.
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H2O: Just Add Water: Season 2
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsEmma, Rikki and Cleo are teenagers with a secret: They're mermaids! The girls deal with superpowers, mishaps and crushes on boys, but when ambitious and determined new girl Charlotte crashes the scene, everything changes.
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H2O: Just Add Water: Season 3
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsRikki, Cleo and Lewis think they know everything about Mako Island, but when water attacks the girls during a full moon, they realize a dangerous force is developing on the mysterious island. Thankfully, they meet a new ally who can help.
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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsReferencing the popular Halo video game, this futuristic live-action series follows freshman cadet Thomas Lasky through training at the prestigious Corbulo Academy of Military Science -- and a battle to defend the academy from the Covenant.
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Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II
2005 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis fascinating documentary recounts the world's first nuclear attack and examines the alarming repercussions. Covering a three-week period from the New Mexico test blast to dropping the bomb on Hiroshima, the program chronicles America's political gamble and the planning for the momentous event. Archival film, dramatizations and special effects take viewers aboard the &NFi;Enola Gay&NFi_; and inside the exploding bomb.
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House of Cards Trilogy I (BBC): House of Cards
1990 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsConservative Party whip Francis Urquhart expects to be handed a high-level cabinet position upon the election of a new prime minister. When he's told he hasn't been promoted, Urquhart chooses to exact revenge by creating dissent within the party.
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House of Cards Trilogy II (BBC): To Play the King
1993 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsNow firmly entrenched as prime minister, Francis Urquhart faces a fresh challenge when the new King expresses a desire to reshape British society. With the help of a new adviser, the PM aims to hold the King at bay and retain absolute power.
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House of Cards Trilogy III (BBC): The Final Cut
1995 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsRuthless prime minister Francis Urquhart wants to leave his mark on the world before his term as the political leader of Great Britain ends. But skeletons in his closet keep raising their ugly heads and threaten to bring about his ruin.
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How To Survive a Plague
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis passionate documentary focuses on the grass-roots crusade in the 1980s and '90s to speed up efforts at developing treatments for the HIV virus. The film follows AIDS activists to Washington, where they challenge the government to act.
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Imitation of Life
1959 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn Douglas Sirk's emotionally and visually extravagant final film, Lana Turner is Lora Meredith, an aspiring actress and single mother who meets Annie Johnson, a black and similarly single and struggling mother. The two women move in together and face a huge challenge as they try to raise their children -- especially Annie's daughter, who, favoring her extremely fair-skinned father, slowly comes to resent her mother's black identity.
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Initial D: First Stage
1998 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWhen tofu delivery boy Takumi gets tapped to slip behind the driver's seat and race for a local team of all-stars, he puts his skills to the test against some of the best challengers on the street. But that's only the first stage of his adventures.
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Initial D: Fourth Stage
2004 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe sweet life continues for Takumi, who's racking up one victory after another as a proud member of the Project D racing team. But lest he get a big head, there's a long line of challengers who are good enough to keep him on his toes.
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Initial D: Second Stage
1999 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn the second stage of this fast-paced anime, tofu delivery boy Takumi is now a seasoned member of the Speed Stars -- and, so far, he's defeated every challenger. But the bitter leader of a rival racing group is eager to teach him a lesson in losing.
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Inside Job
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis sobering, Oscar-winning documentary presents in comprehensive, cogent detail the pervasive and deep-rooted Wall Street corruption that led to the global economic meltdown of 2008.
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It Might Get Loud
2008 | PG | 4.0 out of 5 StarsGuitar greats Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White discuss their own musical styles, eventually meeting up to play each others' songs: Led Zeppelin's "In My Time of Dying," U2's "I Will Follow" and the White Stripes' "Dead Leaves and Dirty Ground."
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Jab We Met
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsChanging fortunes await wealthy but dejected industrialist Aditya when he meets a spirited chatterbox named Geet on a train. Geet's on her way to elope with her secret beau, but fate has other plans.
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Jackie Chan Adventures: Season 1
2000 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAction star Jackie Chan lends his name and image to this imaginative animated series about a humble university archaeologist who spends his off-hours pulling double duty as a secret agent and martial arts expert.
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Jackie Chan Adventures: Season 2
2001 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsBelieving he's stopped the threat posed by Shendu, Jackie goes back to his university life -- only to find his hopes of living quietly dashed as the Dark Hand reappears ... armed with the power of all 12 talismans.
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Jackie Chan Adventures: Season 3
2002 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this season, Jackie and his allies again square off against the evil Daolon Wong and the Dark Hand gang, who are determined to steal a powerful set of talismans -- even if that means kidnapping Santa Claus.
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Jackie Chan Adventures: Season 4
2003 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis season introduces a new villain: Tarakudo, the King of the Shadowkhan. Hoping to shroud the planet in total darkness, evil wizard Daolon Wong summons Tarakudo from his slumber -- and if he has his way, Earth will never see sunlight again.
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Jackie Chan Adventures: Season 5
2004 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWith martial arts skills to spare, the Chan clan -- led by superspy Jackie -- takes on all manner of villains, including thugs, demons, ghosts and the notorious Drago. In the final season, Jackie confronts unimagined dangers and challenges.
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Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsJeff Dunham and his cast of characters join to make Christmas very special -- and hilarious -- like only they know how. All new show also includes never-before-seen material.
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Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsPlaying straight man to partners half his size, ventriloquist Jeff Dunham slays audiences throughout the United States, giving voice to such characters as elderly Walter, wisecracker Peanut, pepper-on-a-stick Jose Jalapeno and Bubba J.
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