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Derek: Season 1
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhile filming at a nursing home, a documentary crew's cameras capture the life of socially awkward caregiver Derek Noakes, a 49-year-old bachelor whose passions include Jesus Christ, animals and autographs.
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Desk Set
1957 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsBunny is a reference librarian whose tepid long-term relationship with television executive Mike Cutler is fizzling. Enter Richard Sumner, a no-nonsense computer genius who's created a new product to automate the work of Bunny and her co-workers.
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Detachment
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen a substitute teacher takes a new assignment at an inner-city school, he finds himself becoming involved in the lives of his colleagues and students. At home, he houses a young prostitute and meditates on what happened to his mother.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsBased on the hit children's book, this comedy follows misfit Greg Heffley and his pal Rowley Jefferson as their summer vacation disintegrates into one wild misadventure after another, including a disastrous attempt to start a lawn-mowing business.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsGreg Heffley returns to overcome ridiculous obstacles in this sequel to the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid adaptation, based on the books by Jeff Kinney. This time around, Greg must cope with the habits of his insufferable brother, Rodrick.
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Digimon Adventure: Season 1
1999 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhile at summer camp, seven kids are transported to a strange digital world. There, they make friends with creatures called Digimon, with whom the children team up to fight against the evil forces that threaten the digital realm.
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Digimon Adventure: Season 2
2000 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsA group of young teens is unexpectedly sent to the mysterious Digital World and paired up with their own powerful, morphing monsters called Digimon. Together, the group sets out on an adventure to fight evil and save the world.
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Dirty Wars
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsExploring America's covert operations in the war on terror, investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill takes viewers on a revealing journey through drone strikes, night raids, kill lists that include U.S. citizens and secret government-condoned torture.
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Donnie Darko
2001 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWriter-director Richard Kelly's trippy, mind-bending feature debut stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled Midwestern teenager plagued by incessant sleepwalking, family drama and visions of a menacing 6-foot-tall, doomsday-prophesying rabbit. Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Jena Malone, Patrick Swayze and Noah Wyle also star in this dark and intriguing psychological fantasy that swiftly earned a cult following.
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Doug Stanhope: Beer Hall Putsch
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsNamed after Hitler's failed coup attempt, "Beer hall Putsch" brings you deeper into acerbic comic Doug Stanhope's twisted world with his newest one hour stand-up special filmed live at Dante's in Portland.
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Dr. Strangelove
1964 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen a fanatical U.S. general (Sterling Hayden) launches an air strike against the Soviets, they raise the stakes by threatening to unleash a "doomsday device," setting the stage for Armageddon in this classic black comedy that brilliantly skewers the nuclear age. The film's star-studded cast includes George C. Scott, Slim Pickens, James Earl Jones and Peter Sellers (who steals the show and copped an Oscar nod playing three roles).
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Dragons' Den: Season 1
2006 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsOn each episode of Dragons' Den, aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas and products to five multi-millionaires who possess the expertise -- and the money -- to turn great ideas into incredible fortunes.
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Dragons' Den: Season 2
2007 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsDetermined inventors face down a team of multi-millionaires who each have the expertise -- and the money -- to turn fledgling business ideas into incredible fortunes. Season 2 entrepreneurs pitch a revised traffic pylon, racy underwear and more.
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Dragons' Den: Season 3
2008 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsCash-hungry entrepreneurs try to seal a deal with the Dragons that could make their wildest dreams come true. The prize is real investment from the Dragons' own coffers. This season, the Dragons review a golf shoe, multi-purpose caskets and more.
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Easy A
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsAmbitious student Olive decides to boost her popularity by pretending to be the school slut. As the school's swirling rumor mill increases both her notoriety and her finances, Olive enjoys her newfound status but eventually must if it's all worth it.
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Echo of the Elephants: The Next Generation
1996 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn this continuation of the Echo of the Elephants saga, elephant behavioral expert Cynthia Moss takes viewers back into Kenya's Amboseli National Park for a look at Echo's ever-growing brood. Mirroring the realm of human drama, the animals' natural habitat contains stories of love, loss and plenty of laughter, with an emphasis on the new faces that have joined the herd since the first installment in the series.
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Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen
2005 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis biopic chronicles how the shrewd Virgin Queen assumed the throne of a nation in turmoil, stabilized the economy, earned her subjects' devotion and manipulated a succession of suitors to political advantage.
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Enemy at the Gates
2001 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsSet during the infamous World War II siege of Stalingrad, this suspenseful drama follows a battle of wits and wills between renowned Russian sharpshooter Vassili Zaitsev and top German sniper Maj. König.
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Even the Rain
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn this provocative film-within-a-film, a director heads to Cochabamba, Bolivia, to shoot a movie about the trespasses of Christopher Columbus in the New World, only to find the locals protesting present-day exploitation of the poor.
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Exit Through the Gift Shop
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Thierry Guetta's project to chronicle the underground world of street art takes a fascinating twist when he meets elusive stencil artist Banksy, who turns the project around to film Guetta while he reinvents himself as a street artist.
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Family Guy: Season 1
1999 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWitness the Griffin family in all their silliness with these episodes from the first two seasons of the parody-packed animated sitcom. As Stewie aims for world domination, Brian the dog downs martinis and the rest of the family share jabs and laughs.
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Family Guy: Season 10
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWinning the lottery doesn't stop the Griffin family from having misadventures aplenty in Season 10 of this animated series. In other action, Meg becomes smitten with an Amish boy, Stewie crashes Brian's car and Peter gets a dolphin buddy.
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Family Guy: Season 11
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIt's another season of hilarity with the Griffins and their Quahog neighbors, which includes a Mount Everest expedition and a trip to Las Vegas. Highlights include Brian's Valentine's Day shock, Peter's meth business and the show's 200th episode.
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Family Guy: Season 2
1999 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWitness the Griffin family in all their silliness with these episodes from the first two seasons of the parody-packed animated sitcom. As Stewie aims for world domination, Brian the dog downs martinis and the rest of the family share jabs and laughs.
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Family Guy: Season 3
2001 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsMatricidal Stewie continues his quest for world domination in these sidesplitting episodes from Season 3 of the boundary-testing animated sitcom. In this volume, Brian becomes a drug-sniffing dog, and Peter learns Chris is more well endowed.
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